Women's Wrestling 3/7/2025 9:19:00 PM

Lints and Retell Advance Through Consolation Bracket on Friday for Women's Wrestling

CORALVILLE, IOWA – The chance to earn All-American honors remains alive for a pair of Elmira College women's wrestlers following the opening day of the 2025 NCWWC National Championships at the Xtream Arena in Iowa.

Sophomore Zoey Lints and first-year wrestler Ragan Retell will each have a fourth-round wrestleback match on Saturday morning as they look to earn All-American status for the Soaring Eagles.

JUST THE BASICS:
SCORE: Elmira – 13^th of 55 programs (22.5 points)
LOCATION: Coralville, Iowa | Xtream Arena
DAY ONE RECORDS: Duke (2-2 110 lbs.), Edwards (0-2 124 lbs.), Retell (3-1 131 lbs.), Bradigan (1-2 138 lbs.), Lints (2-1 145 lbs.), Chakouian (2-2 160 lbs.), Dahlquist (0-2 180 lbs.), Labady (0-2 207 lbs.)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Returning All-American Zoey Lints won each of her first two bouts of the tournament to advance to the quarterfinals at 145 pounds for the Soaring Eagles.
Lints opened the tournament with a 10-1 decision against Grace O'Korn from West Liberty and followed in the second round with a pin in 2:11 against nationally ranked Annie Obermark from Simpson.
In the quarterfinals, Lints would be matched up for a second straight year against Iowa's Reese Larramendy. It would be Larramendy who got the 11-0 tech fall win against Lints as the loss snapped a 21-match winning streak for the second-year wrestler for the Purple & Gold.
Lints will wrestle Grand Valley State's Emily Medford on Saturday with a chance to advance to the fifth-round wrestleback before eyeing a shot at the consolation semifinals.
First-year wrestler Ragan Retell gained plenty of momentum on the first day after dropping her opening bout against nationally ranked Alexandra Szkotnicki from McKendree via a 10-0 tech fall.
Retell responded by winning three consecutive consolation bracket matches to advance to the fourth-round wrestleback at 131 pounds for Elmira. In her first consolation bout, Retell earned a pin against two-time national qualifier and 2023 All-American Jessica Corredor from King (TN).
Retell then picked up her second pin against Ella Finding from Simon Fraser University to set up a bout with three-time national qualifier and two-time All-American Zoe Gress from East Stroudsburg.
Retell and Gress looked to tally as many points as possible in the bout, as Gress controlled the first period, outscoring Retell 7-3. Retell shot for points in the second period and used a pair of four-point takedowns to grab the lead for good with a 16-12 final.
Abby Duke advanced to the consolation third round at 110 pounds for Elmira after recording a pin in the opening round and a tech fall in the consolation second round.
Duke faced Layla Phillips from Simpson in the consi second round and would notch the 11-0 tech fall 3:51 into the bout. Duke would fall just one win shy of advancing to day two as she was pinned with one second left in the first period by Sam Miller from McKendree.
Four-time national qualifier and All-American Skylah Chakouian went 2-2 on the day for Elmira and battled to the consolation third round before seeing her tournament come to an end.
Chakouian opened the tournament with a pin against Alexa Valdez from Quincy before dropping into the consolation bracket after being pinned by Kaylynn Albrecht from McKendree. Chakouian stayed alive with a massive pin against Lock Haven's Avry Ryhal at 1:50 in the consi second round.
Chakouian would be pinned in her final bout by Lene McCrackin from Simon Fraser in 4:18 in the consi third round.
Megan Edwards and Gabby Bradigan wrestled to the consolation second round for the Soaring Eagles at 124 and 138 pounds.
Edwards dropped her opening bout against nationally ranked Cali Leng from Iowa before falling against Kalli Roskos from Ursinus.
Bradigan won her consi first-round bout via a medical forfeit over Emma Grimm from North Central. Her tournament ended in the consi second round with a 10-0 tech fall against Kyra Tomlinson from Greensboro College.
Hazel Dahlquist dropped a pair of matches at 180 pounds for Elmira as she battled Allison Brandt in the first round and Jade Herzer in the consolation round.
Tayana Labady was matched up against nationally ranked Julia Richey from Simon Fraser in her opening bout as Richey would come away with a pin. Labady then dropped a 7-4 decision against Hailey Conley from Fort Hays State in her consolation matchup.