The Goddess of Olympia girls wrestling tournament held Dec. 18 at Olympian High School set records for number of teams and number of participants in the San Diego Section.
“It’s the biggest ever girls tournament held in San Diego,” tournament director Jay Fabunan said. “We had 300 girls on six mats and finished by 5:30 p.m. with awards.”
Participants competed in 14 weight classes, ranging from 101 to 235 pounds.
Teams were drawn with both within the San Diego Section and outside.
Brawley Union High School won the team title with 232.5 points while San Clemente finished second with 140 points.
Tournament host Olympian finished a strong third with 135 points while Mira Mesa placed fourth with 115 points.
Grossmont represented East County with 76 points in fifth place. Steele Canyon finished in a tie for eighth place with 59 points while El Cajon Valley finished in a tie for 14th place with 28 points.
Mount Miguel (25th place), West Hills (26th place), Santana (29th place) and Monte Vista (35th place) also placed among the 37 scoring teams.
Fabunan said feedback from such a large tournament has been positive.
“I was very busy leading up and during the day but I’ve only heard great things and people have been very complimentary on how smooth it was from wrestlers, coaches, refs and fans,” he said.
“We had high caliber talent from San Diego and Southern Section that came to compete. Great matchups throughout the day. The finals bout at 126 between Kayla Edwards (from Rancho Buena Vista) and Chloe Tolentino (from Grossmont) was very exciting, while Birta (McCaskill from Mira Mesa at 111 pounds) fended off Fairmont SJC’s Kylee Golz, who came in with several national tournament wins. Savannah Gomez (from Brawley at 137 pounds) is world class and wrecked everyone she wrestled.”
Grossmont had four place-winners: Chloe Tolentino (first, 126 pounds), Olivia Coates (third, 106), Sarah Stevens (sixth, 131) and Kyli Stanley (sixth, 150).
Steele Canyon had four place-finishers: Faith Manis (second, 189), Bella Sevillano (third, 101), Melisa Baltazar-Perez (sixth, 106) and Kennedi Jones (235).
El Cajon Valley’s Valeria Rocha won her 235-pound division while Mount Miguel’s Emma Contreras finished fourth at 160 pounds. West Hills’ Samiya Wright placed fifth at 189 pounds.
“Starting the week there were 370 girls signed up,” Fabunan said. “Unfortunately, a few teams had to drop out for various reasons. But the future is bright for girls wrestling with numbers bouncing back after the COVID shortened spring season.”
GODDESS OF OLYMPIA PLACE-FINISHERS
101 POUNDS
1. Alica Serratos (Laguna Hills)
2. Jaylee Cazares (Brawley)
3.Bella Sevillano (Steele Canyon)
4. Retaj Ridna (San Clemente)
5. Kaiya Lopes (Rancho Bernardo)
6. Isabella Ramirez (Olympian)
106 POUNDS
1. Mary Santana (Brawley)
2. Lexi Holguin (University Cty)
3. Olivia Coates (Grossmont)
4. Lexi Brummett (San Clemente)
5. Forfeit
6. Melisa Baltazar-Perez (Steele Canyon)
6. Jo-Marie Aguilera (Hilltop)
111 POUNDS
1. Birta McCaskill (Mira Mesa)
2. Kylee Golz (Fairmont SJC)
3. Mia Navarro (Brawley)
4. Jasmine Rodriguez (Castle Park)
5. Forfeit
6. Sophia Brice (San Clemente)
6. Danytza Sandoval (Holtville)
116 POUNDS
1. Eden Hernandez (San Clemente)
2. Helena Insko (Mira Mesa)
3. Eve Norvan (Point Loma)
4. Grace Neiman (Olympian)
5. Forfeit
6. Jocelyn Mendez (Brawley)
6. Caledonia Astleford (Rancho Bernardo)
121 POUNDS
1. Delarie Juarez (Brawley)
2. Isabella King (Olympian)
3. Estella Wade (Sultana)
4. Lena Truong (Mira Mesa)
5. Forfeit
6. Elizabeth Morales (Clairemont)
6. Blayne Lopez-Griggs (Bonita Vista)
126 POUNDS
1. Chloe Tolentino (Grossmont)
2. Kayla Edwards (Rancho Buena Vista)
3. Celina Esquer (Olympian)
4. Samantha Velazquez (Hilltop)
5. Forfeit
6. Gabriella Rine (Clairemont)
6. Genesis Garcia (Brawley)
131 POUNDS
1. Milana Sims (Mt. Carmel)
2. Alyssa Jones (Rancho Bernardo)
3. Keyla Ajoleza (San Clemente)
4. Makenna Harbin (Olympian)
5. Forfeit
6. Sarah Stevens (Grossmont)
6. Yzabella Lopez (Centra Union)
137 POUNDS
1. Savannah Gomez (Brawley)
2. Annabel He (Rancho Bernardo)
3. Kyla Pattillo (Mira Mesa)
4. Jennifer Pantoja (Carlsbad)
5. Forfeit
6. Berlyn Davis (San Clemente)
6. Cara Cheng (Temescal Canyon)
143 POUNDS
1. Mariz Soliman (Temescal Canyon)
2. Alexis Jimenez (Valley View)
3. Gabriella Doran (Mater Dei)
4. Alyeen Gomez (Olympian)
5. Forfeit
6. Kate Grizzle (Holtville)
6. Jazmine Harton (Heritage)
150 POUNDS
1. Kyrra Young (Valley Center)
2. Iris Diaz (Valley Center)
3. Paola Alcantar (Brawley)
4. Samantha Arce (Mater Dei)
5. Forfeit
6. Alisa Amelina (Olympian)
6. Kyli Stanley (Grossmont)
160 POUNDS
1. Desiree Jones (Valley Center)
2. Hannah Catungal (Mira Mesa)
3. Laila Satterwhite (Sultana)
4. Emma Contreras (Mt. Miguel)
5. Forfeit
6. Aunica Vargas (Olympian)
6. Aurora Hardy (Torrey Pines)
170 POUNDS
1. Dylan Jardon (Brawley)
2. Mia Garcia (Sultana)
3. Dylan Tsuou (San Clemente)
4. Daia Kawashiro (Olympian)
5. Kendra Rojas (Temescal Canyon)
6. Martina Rodriguez (Hilltop)
189 POUNDS
1. Foshay Mallard (Crawford)
2. Faith Manis (Steele Canyon)
3. Kiley McClain (Rancho Buena Vista)
4. Aleczandria Montemayor (Brawley)
5. Samiya Wright (West Hills)
6. Alyssa Blancas (Vista)
235 POUNDS
1. Valeria Rocha (El Cajon Valley)
2. Lily Mercado (San Clemente)
3. Chinazaekpere Irechukwu (Brawley)
4. Kennedi Jones (Steele Canyon)
5. Forfeit
6. Angelina Leal (Olympian)
6. Eveylnn Coronado (Montgomery)
Note: Birta McCaskill (111) and Savannah Gomez (137) were named most outstanding wrestlers.
