FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. – History repeated itself for the fifth-ranked Presbyterian College women's wrestling team on Saturday afternoon, winning the Southeast Region Championship for the second straight time and qualifying all 10 athletes to Nationals next month.

Chloe Dearwester, Maddie Kubicki, Isabella Gretzinger, and Maria Aiono each won their first Region titles at the tourney (which was held at Emmanuel). A PC wrestler competed in nine of the ten Championship matches.

Just like last season, head coach Brian Vutianitis was voted as the Southeast Region Coach of the Year. He'll lead a Blue Hose lineup to Nationals in Iowa on March 6, aiming for a fourth straight top-ten finish.

In a Region tournament that also featured #5 King and #10 Emmanuel, the Scotsmen emerged as the champs by landing nine wrestlers at either Gold or Silver.


 
NOTABLES

 
- Dearwester (who holds PC's best win percentage with a 21-2 personal record) defeated King's Avery Kibelbek in the 110-lb. Finals with a 2:53 pin.

- Ranked fifth in the nation for her weight class, Dearwester avenged her 2^nd-place finish at Regionals last year and will be a favorite for the National Championship in two weeks.

- Two-time All-American Kubicki knocked off Delaware State's Louise Juitt for the 145-lb. crown, collecting a 2:20 fall which is her 74^th career victory.

- Gretzinger grabbed two standard decisions to win Gold in class 180, shutting out Journey Land (Mount Olive) by a 5-0 count to win her first postseason title as a sophomore.

- One of Presby's six All-Americans last spring, Aiono improved on her 3^rd-place standing at Regionals in 2025 with a ridiculous 20-second fall that won the 207-lb. championship.

- Presbyterian racked up 14 individual titles throughout tournament play this winter, creating a new dynasty in the Southeast Region with two straight 1^st-place trophies.


 
RESULTS

 
103 – SLOANE KRUGER – 2^nd Place
Sloane Kruger (PC) def. Katie Ramsay (Southern Virginia) by TF, 10-0
Rebekah Jean-Baptiste (Emmanuel) def. Sloane Kruger (PC) by Dec., 11-4
 

110 – CHLOE DEARWESTER – 1^st Place
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPION
Chloe Dearwester (PC) def. Katie Simmons (Mount Olive) by Fall, 2:22
Chloe Dearwester (PC) def. Avery Kibelbek (King) by Fall, 2:53

 
117 – JENNA ANDERSON – 2^nd Place
Jenna Anderson (PC) def. Icart Galumette (Delaware State) by TF, 10-0
Karissa Turnwall (Emmanuel) def. Jenna Anderson (PC) by Dec., 6-0

 
124 – ALYSSA MAHAN – 2^nd Place
Alyssa Mahan (PC) def. Kalayah Edwards (Emmanuel) by Dec., 7-4
Virginia Foard (King) def. Alyssa Mahan (PC) by TF, 10-0
 

131 – KASSEY DAUGHERTY – 2^nd Place
Kassey Daugherty (PC) def. Isis Severe (Allen) by TF, 10-0
Janida Garcia (Emmanuel) def. Kassey Daugherty (PC) by Dec., 7-0

 
138 – CARINA GIANGERUSO – 3^rd Place
Kalyse Hill (Mount Olive) def. Carina Giangeruso (PC) by Fall, 0:54
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Stephanie Noel (Randolph) by Fall, 1:37
Carina Giangeruso (PC) def. Kyra Tomlinson (Greensboro) by Dec., 11-5

 
145 – MADDIE KUBICKI – 1^st Place
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPION
Maddie Kubicki (PC) def. Alexandra Ford (Emmanuel) by Fall, 5:05
Maddie Kubicki (PC) def. Louise Juitt (Delaware State) by Fall, 2:20

 
160 – MAY CUYLER – 2^nd Place
May Cuyler (PC) def. Vida Beckel (Emmanuel) by TF, 11-1
Stella Steigler (King) def. May Cuyler (PC) by Dec., 3-1
 

180 – ISABELLA GRETZINGER – 1^st Place
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPION
Isabella Gretzinger (PC) def. Maria Hiles (Frostburg State) by Dec., 14-8
Isabella Gretzinger (PC) def. Journey Land (Mount Olive) by Dec., 5-0

 
207 – MARIA AIONO – 1^st Place
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPION
Maria Aiono (PC) def. Katianna Martinez (Marymount) by Fall, 0:58
Maria Aiono (PC) def. Zaria Robinson (Mount Olive) by Fall, 0:20