New York High School Girls Preseason Rankings: October 2019

We update rankings every month during the season. For female wrestlers in NY, the season will run all the way from November to July as girls transition from folkstyle to freestyle in April. Here’s a few things we want you to know:

1. Yes, it’s folkstyle season, but these rankings are mixed folkstyle & freestyle. We don’t have enough head to heads to ignore the freestyle results as they help give us more accurate info for making this list. If girls split matches with each other in both styles, folkstyle trumps freestyle during folkstyle season for ranking placement, and vice versa.

2. We’ve included 7th & 8th graders in this “high school” ranking as otherwise, they’ll be in a ranking no-man’s land. There are some youth co-ed rankings, but wrestlers start disappearing off those lists in 7th grade and, well, they’re co-ed. If a 7th or 8th grade female wrestler has the results to justify a high school ranking, they’ll be included. As an aside, we are considering developing a ranking for 12U girls in NY. Stay tuned on that one!

3. Girls do not have to be certified in a varsity program to be ranked. First, there are plenty of modified & JV girls who have rankable results, so we’re not going to exclude them on a technicality. Further, we don’t want to be in a situation where we have to leave somebody out because they weren’t certified, like Zoe Gress was two years ago, who certainly had the ranking credentials. Gress had just committed to freestyle that year and didn’t wrestle in her school’s varsity boys’ program. We certainly don’t want to “punish” a girl if she doesn’t want to wrestle the boys. Worthy note: WCWA national champion Jayden Laurent, from Wisconsin, didn’t wrestle on her high school boys’ team her last few years in school because the boys in her weight class were getting too strong. She played basketball and then wrestled women’s freestyle season in the USAW circuit after basketball season.

4. We included honorable mentions in a 90U (90 pounds & under) class. There’s always going to be girls that are excellent wrestlers, but are too small to make a varsity weight class. We’re going to acknowledge the best in our state at sub-90 weights.

5. Rankings are never perfect—especially the first one! Tell us where we got it wrong. Is there incorrect info? Let us know! Feedback email: info@americanwomenswrestling.com

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* 2019 PSAL State Champion
** 2019 Section 6 NYSPHSAA Invitational Champion
USAW = USAW All-American (Cadet or Junior)
USAW1 = USAW National Champion

90U honorable mentions
Rebecca Brennan (7th grade, New Paltz, Sec. 9) 12U USAW
Angie Dill (8th grade, Curby 3-Style, Sec. 2) U15 USAW
Teegan Sibble (7th grade, Bolivar, Sec. 5)

99 pounds
1. Vivian Chen* (senior, Townsend Harris, Sec. 12)
2. Alia Khan (sophomore, Edward Murrow)
3. Samantha Pawlinga (7th grade, Burnt Hills)
4. Maddie Wadsworth** (freshman, Maple Grove, Sec. 6)
5. Vikki Austin (sophomore, Wingate, Sec. 12)
6. Skylynn Tomlinson (sophomore, Jamestown, Sec. 6)
7. Nicole Kaplan (senior, Half Hollow Hills, Sec. 11)
8. Crystal Lagares (senior, Martin Luther King, Sec. 12)
9. Alyssa Reed (8th grade, Port Jervis, Sec. 9)
10. Brooke Tarshis (7th grade, Pine Bush, Sec. 9)

106 pounds
1. Layla Dervisevic* (senior, Forest Hills, Section 12)
2. Isabella Garcia (senior, Horace Greely, Sec. 1)
3. Lina Diamond (senior, Long Beach, Sec. 8)
4. Maddie Hurd (junior, Columbia, Sec. 2)
5. Alma Dervisevic (senior, Forest Hills, Sec. 12)
6. Ella Bode** (freshman, Penfield, Sec. 5)
7. Haley Delia (senior, Liverpool, Sec. 3)
8. Stacey Rosado (sophomore, Copiague, Sec. 11)
9. Jasmine Nautel (senior, Niskayuna, Sec. 2)
10. Savannah Kwan (junior, CSI/McCown, Sec. 12)

113 pounds
1. Ally Fitzgerald (junior, Lynbrook, Sec. 8) USAW1
2. Kaylee Swalgin** (freshman, Holland Patent, Sec. 3) USAW
3. Emily Sindoni (freshman, Tioga, Sec. 4)
4. Gianna Amendola (sophomore, Rocky Point, Sec. 11)
5. Alisia Scipioni (Scarsdale, Sec. 12)
6. Hannah Simoes (freshman, Yonkers City, Sec. 1)
7. Rachel Chai (junior, Townsend, Sec. 12)
8. Ahlianna Chambers (senior, Glen Cove, Sec. 8)
9. Alyssa Kamitsis (sophomore, Jericho, Sec. 8)
10. Gwyneth Edwards (freshman, Lewiston-Porter, Sec. 6)

120 pounds
1. Riley Dalrymple* (senior, Copenhagen, Sec. 3) USAW
2. Sophia Mirabella (junior, BTS, Sec. 12)
3. Esther Levendusky* (junior, Avon, Sec. 5) USAW
4. Lexybell Lopez (senior, Taft, Sec. 12)
5. Elleny Seda (junior, Martin Luther King, Sec. 12)
6. Betty Cherry (sophomore, Batavia-Attica, Sec. 5)
7. Kylah Holka (junior, Niagara Wheatfield, Sec. 6)
8. Gianna Codispoti (junior, Tottenville. Sec. 12)
9. Ragan Retell (8th grade, Curby 3-Style, Sec. 2)
10. Yuyao Shi (senior, Seward Park, Sec. 12)

126 pounds
1. Sofia Macaluso* (sophomore, Minisink, Sec. 9) USAW1
2. Zoe Gress (senior, Hoosick Falls, Sec. 2) NHSCA All-American
3. Rhylee Jung (senior, Niagara-Wheatfield, Sec. 6)
4. Nathaly Pichardo (sophomore, Truman, Sec. 12)
5. Lara Schechter (junior, Hackley, Sec. 12)
6. Tristan Davis (freshman, Niagara Wheatfield, Sec. 6)
7. Tiante Murray (junior, Letchworth, Sec. 5)
8. Lizzie Hines (junior, Cattaraugus-Little Valley, Sec. 6)
9. Emily Delima (senior, Brooklyn Tech, Sec. 12)
10. Alexandra Viera (8th grade, Connetquot, Section 11)

132 pounds
1. Mia Macaluso* (senior, Minisink, Sec. 9) USAW1
2. Grace Pauls (senior, Minisink, Sec. 9) USAW
3. Naomi Henry (senior, Wingate, Sec. 12) USAW
4. Schyler Caringi* (sophomore, Coxsackie, Sec. 2)
5. Natalie Dunn (senior, CSI/McCown, Sec. 12) USAW
6. Jade Eldridge (junior, Newark, Sec. 5)
7. Selina Moore (8th grade, Sherburne-Earlville, Sec. 3)
8. Bria Johnson (Townsend Harris, Sec. 12)
9. Kreetana Bhusal (senior, Beacon, Sec. 12)
10. Bridgette Mendoza (junior, Copiague, Sec. 11)

138 pounds
1. Mika Walters (senior, Southwestern, Sec. 6) USAW
2. Chloe Cabrera (senior, Truman, Sec. 12)
3. Damiana Racciatti (junior, Liverpool, Sec. 3)
4. Tays Pascual* (junior, Truman, Sec. 12) USAW
5. Alessandra Elliot (freshman, BTS, Section 12) USAW
6. Joyce Zheng (junior, Townsend Harris, Sec. 12)
7. Yasmin Valcano (senior, Martin Luther King, Sec. 12)
8. Tara Sanchez (sophomore, Beacon School, Sec. 12)
9. Jaylin Torres (sophomore, Metropolitan, Sec. 12)
10. Gloria Ruiz (junior, Queen’s Complex, Sec. 12)

145 pounds
1. Lily Rabine (junior, South Glens Falls, Sec. 2)
2. Yasmin Valerio (MLK, Sec. 12)
3. Alisha Wang (senior, Stuyvesant, Sec. 12)
4. Katrina Dydzuhn (senior, Townsend Harris, Sec. 12)
5. Annika McWilliam (sophomore, Seward Park, Sec. 12)
6. Erica Juarez (senior, Seward Park, Sec. 12)

152 pounds
1. Daijah Cloud* (senior, Forest Hills, Sec. 12)
2. Crystal Flores (junior, Inwood Academy)
3. Kiera Cawley (junior, Stuyvesant, Sec. 12)
4. Jaedyn Kukla (senior, New Rochelle, Sec. 1)
5. Angel Zhang (junior, Seward Park, Sec. 12)
6. Kiara Vasquez (junior, Pine Bush, Sec. 9)
7. Jadeyn Morales (junior , Metropolitan, Sec. 12)
8. Gabrielle Colon (junior, Newburgh Free, Sec. 9)

160 pounds
1. McKenzie Samuels (junior, Truman, Sec. 12) USAW
2. Kai Poux* (senior, Brooklyn Tech, Sec. 12) USAW
3. Morgan Davidson** (senior, Alfred-Almond, Sec. 5)
4. Persian Singh (senior, North Rose-Wolcott, Sec. 5)
5. Sire Toure (senior, Seward, Sec. 12)
6. Haddasseh Henderson (junior, Hackley School, Sec. 12)
7. Risa Sang (senior, Curtis, Sec. 12)
8. Andrea Smith (junior, East HS, Sec. 5)
9. Jamilyn Casbarro (sophomore, Port Byron, Sec. 3)

170 pounds
1. Katie Moore* (senior, Riverhead, Sec. 11) USAW
2. Jessica Kemgne Fotsso (junior, Inwood, Sec. 12)
3. Krissi Hedderman (junior, Curtis, Sec. 12)
4. Paige Blas (senior, Grover Cleveland, Sec. 12)
5. Jamilynn Casbarro (sophomore, Port Byron, Sec. 3)
6. Genesis Gavilanes (senior, Taft Educational, Sec. 12)

182 pounds
1. Tomasina Rodriguez (senior, Bronx School Studio, Sec. 12)
2. Makansira Keita (junior, BTS, Sec. 12)
3. Crystiani Davis (senior, Niagara Falls, Sec. 6)
4. Tsering Lama (senior, MLK, Sec. 12)
5. Christa Huang (senior, Bronx HS of Science, Sec 12)
6. Paige Blas (senior, Grover Cleveland, Sec 12)
7. Delange Pierre (senior, Wingate, Sec. 12)

195 pounds
1. Joanna Jones* (senior, Wingate, Sec. 12) USAW
2. Yoelis Gutierrez (senior, Martin Luther King, Sec. 12)
3. Kyla Green (senior, Greece, Sec. 5)
4. Katie Weeden (senior, Hoosick Falls, Sec. 2)
5. Jade Melendez (junior, Bronx HS of Science, Sec. 12)
6. Ziane Jones (senior, Wingate, Sec. 12)

220/285 pounds
1. Kayleen Way (junior, Curtis, Sec. 12)
2. Sujeydy Matos (sophomore, Inwood, Sec. 12) USAW
3. Dominique Diaz* (junior, Seward, Sec. 12) USAW
4. Baimagou Waggeh (sophomore, Bronx Studio, Sec. 12)
5. Jaedyn Edwards (sophomore, Bronx Studio, Sec. 12)
6. Merlyna Garabito (junior, Inwood Academy, Sec.12)
7. Samantha Santiago (East Harlem, Sec. 12)
8. Jessica Seekins** (sophomore, Salamanca, Sec. 6)