Heart Announces 2025 Women's Wrestling Postseason Awards and All-Conference Teams
The Heart of America Athletic Conference announced its 2025 Women's Wrestling Postseason Awards and All-Conference teams on Monday afternoon.
The 2025 Heart Women's Wrestling Conference championship concluded on Saturday, March 1 and No. 2 nationally ranked Grand View University captured its fifth-straight Heart Conference Championship.
At the conclusion of the 2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Women's Wrestling Championship, the Heart handed out the following 2025 postseason awards and All-Conference teams. The postseason awards were selected by the Heart head coaches.
Below please find the list of 2025 winners.
2025 Coach of the Year – Angelo Crinzi - Grand View
Coach Crinzi lead the Vikings to their fifth-straight Heart women's wrestling conference championship last Saturday. Since the sport officially became a championship sport in the Heart in 2021, Grand View has won each conference championship.
2025 Assistant Coach of the Year – Arelys Valles - Grand View
The Vikings collected 192 total points in the Heart championship and had four wrestlers take home first place in their bracket at the Heart championship.
2025 Heart Conference Co-Tournament Outstanding Wrestler – Christianah Ogunsanya - William Penn
Ogunsanya won and individual Heart Championship in the women's 117-pound bracket last Saturday.
2025 Heart Conference Co-Tournament Outstanding Wrestler – Xochitl Mota-Pettis - Missouri Valley
Mota-Pettis won the 131-pound Heart championship with a pin of Dickinson State's Jumoke Adekoye in 2:23.
2025 Heart Conference Wrestler of the Year – Olivia Brown - Grand View
Olivia Brown is the No. 1 ranked 207-pound wrestler in the NAIA. At the Heart championship, she also won the Heart individual championship
2025 Heart Newcomer of the Year – Kendall Bostleman - William Penn
In her first season with the Statesmen, Bostleman won the 138-pound bracket with a 10-5 victory over Serenity De La Garza of Missouri Valley.
2025 Heart Co-Freshman of the Year – Emmalee Spurgeon - Grand View
Emmalee Spurgeon won a Heart individual championship in her first-ever appearance with a pin of Kiley Hubby of Dickinson State in the 160-pound bracket.
2025 Heart Co-Freshman of the Year – Jumoke Adekoye - Dickinson State
Adekoye placed second at the Heart Championships in the 131-pound bracket.
Wrestlers that placed in first, second or third in their respective weight classes also earned Heart All-Conference honors, with a first-place finish a wrestler earned First Team All-Conference, for second-place a wrestler earned Second Team All-Conference and for a third-place finish a wrestler earned Honorable Mention All-Conference.
2025 Heart Women's Wrestling All-Conference
103-Pound
1st Place - Judy Sandoval - Grand View
2nd Place - Lillian Zapata - William Penn
3rd Place - Devyn Moore - Grand View
110-Pound
1st Place – Lita Cruz - Grand View
2nd Place – Tristan Nitta - Grand View
3rd Place – Sarah Pineda - Missouri Valley
117-Pound
1st Place – Christianah Ogunsanya - William Penn
2nd Place – Cailin Campbell - Grand View
3rd Place – Mayangelie Colon - Grand View
124-Pound
1st Place – Joanna Vanderwood - William Penn
2nd Place – Jasmina Immaeva - Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Catie Campbell - Grand View
131-Pound
1st Place – Xochitl Mota-Pettis - Missouri Valley
2nd Place – Jumoke Adekoye - Dickinson State
3rd Place – Ashley Whetzal - Missouri Valley
138-Pound
1st Place – Kendall Bostelman - William Penn
2nd Place – Serenity De La Garza - Missouri Valley
3rd Place – Isabelle Hawley - William Penn
145-Pound
1st Place – Esther Kolawole - William Penn
2nd Place – Krista Warren - Grand View
3rd Place – Aniseta Acosta - Missouri Valley
160-Pound
1st Place – Emmalee Spurgeon - Grand View
2nd Place – Kiley Hubby - Dickinson State
3rd Place – Alexa Wolf - William Penn
180-Pound
1st Place – Kelani Corbett - Missouri Valley
2nd Place – America Lopez - William Penn
3rd Place – Jannell Avila - Baker
207-Pound
1st Place – Olivia Brown - Grand View
2nd Place – Bella Porcelli - Grand View
3rd Place – Mariyah Brumley - William Woods