Posted: Jan 18, 2026

Epstein, Griffin, And Parets Each Declared Tournament Champions As All 10 Hawks Place At The Spartan Mat Classic

NORTH MANCHESTER, IN.- Looking to follow up on their exemplary performances at home in the Red Lady Duals and Red Lady Classic, Huntingdon Women's Wrestling pieced together arguably the program's best performance since it's inception in 2022 at the Spartan Mat Classic hosted by Manchester University.

In a field of 7 teams, all 10 Hawks in the lineup placed inside the top 8, with Jordan Epstein, Aniyah Griffin, and Chloe Parets leading the way with individual tournament championships. Angie Knepp, Brooke Madden, and Nomaneta Iopu each took second place in their respective weight class with Arie Bacon bringing in a 3rd place spot. To round things out, Caden Collett finished 5th, Sakiya Winston finished 6th, and Emma Stephenson finished 7th, putting a bow on Huntingdon's dominant showing on the mat. See below for the full match-by-match breakdown from today's action.

Women 103

Jordan Epstein's place is 1st and has scored 2.0 team points.

Round 1 - Jordan Epstein (Huntingdon) won by decision over Jackeline Shackleford (Manchester) (Dec 3-0)
Round 2 - Jordan Epstein (Huntingdon) won by decision over Jackeline Shackleford (Manchester) (Dec 8-4)

Women 117

Chloe Parets's place is 1st and has scored 23.5 team points.

Round 1 - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by fall over Laylah Hicks (Trine) (Fall 1:23)
Round 2 - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Lesly Sala (Point Park) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by injury default over Paola Villarruel (Manchester) (Inj. 4:51)
Championship Bracket - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by fall over Courtni Chuway (Indiana Tech) (Fall 2:24)
1st Place Match - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by decision over Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) (Dec 8-1)

Women 117

Brooke Madden's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.

Round 1 - Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) won by fall over Courtni Chuway (Indiana Tech) (Fall 5:44)
Round 2 - Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) won by fall over Jillian Donnelly (Manchester) (Fall 4:41)
Round 3 - Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) won by fall over Rei Vlahov (Point Park) (Fall 1:25)
Championship Bracket - Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) won by injury default over Paola Villarruel (Manchester) (Inj. 0:00)
1st Place Match - Chloe Parets (Huntingdon) won by decision over Brooke Madden (Huntingdon) (Dec 8-1)

Women 131

Angelina Knepp's place is 2nd and has scored 21.0 team points.

Round 2 - Angelina Knepp (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Jenna Thompson (Trine) (TF 12-2)
Round 3 - Kaylee Smith (Manchester) won by tech fall over Angelina Knepp (Huntingdon) (TF 13-2)
Quarterfinal - Angelina Knepp (Huntingdon) won by decision over Kendya Pierre-Louis (Indiana Tech) (Dec 10-7)
Semifinal - Angelina Knepp (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Joslyn Barnett (Manchester) (TF 10-0)
1st Place Match - Marisa Moffitt (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Angelina Knepp (Huntingdon) (Dec 13-5)

Women 138

Sakiya Winston's place is 6th and has scored 10.0 team points.

Round 2 - Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) won by fall over Elizabeth Watts (Point Park) (Fall 0:44)
Round 3 - Madison Small (Trine) won by fall over Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:13)
Round 4 - Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) won by fall over Alexis Kelley (Indiana Tech) (Fall 1:28)
Round 5 - Honesty Lacy (Manchester) won by fall over Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) (Fall 1:24)
5th Place Match - Caden Collett (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) (TF 10-0)

Women 138

Caden Collett's place is 5th and has scored 14.0 team points.

Round 1 - Grace Spiess (Manchester) won by fall over Caden Collett (Huntingdon) (Fall 3:43)
Round 2 - Hannah Seitzinger (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Caden Collett (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:28)
Round 3 - Caden Collett (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Celeste Nunez (Indiana Tech) (TF 10-0)
Round 4 - Caden Collett (Huntingdon) won by fall over Kaitlynn Ploppi (Point Park) (Fall 1:16)
5th Place Match - Caden Collett (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Sakiya Winston (Huntingdon) (TF 10-0)

Women 145

Arieana Bacon's place is 3rd and has scored 6.0 team points.

Round 1 - Arieana Bacon (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Madalaine Menchaca (Indiana Tech) (TF 12-2)
Round 2 - Ella Gahl (Manchester) won by fall over Arieana Bacon (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:52)
Round 3 - Arieana Bacon (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Tessa Allen (Manchester) (TF 10-0)
Round 4 - Annabell Hunter (Heidelberg) won by decision over Arieana Bacon (Huntingdon) (Dec 10-5)

Women 160

Emma Stephenson's place is 7th and has scored 4.0 team points.

Round 1 - Brooklyn Sage (Albion) won by tech fall over Emma Stephenson (Huntingdon) (TF 10-0)
Round 2 - Cailyn Casto (Point Park) won by fall over Emma Stephenson (Huntingdon) (Fall 2:16)
Round 3 - Emma Stephenson (Huntingdon) won by decision over Katelyn Capper (Indiana Tech) (Dec 11-10)
Consolation Bracket - Maggie Milbery (Heidelberg) won by fall over Emma Stephenson (Huntingdon) (Fall 3:34)
5th Place Match - Paris Ford (Albion) won by tech fall over Emma Stephenson (Huntingdon) (TF 12-2)

Women 180

Aniyah Griffin's place is 1st and has scored 8.5 team points.

Round 2 - Aniyah Griffin (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Adisyn Kramer (Heidelberg) (TF 10-0)
Round 3 - Aniyah Griffin (Huntingdon) won by fall over Payton Moyer (Point Park) (Fall 1:15)

Women 207

Nomaneta Iopu's place is 2nd and has scored 3.5 team points.

Round 1 - Nomaneta Iopu (Huntingdon) won by tech fall over Mackenzie Weatherford (Manchester) (TF 15-4)
Round 2 - Isabel Anaya (Manchester) won by tech fall over Nomaneta Iopu (Huntingdon) (TF 10-0)

The Hawks will look to keep rolling on January 24th as they take on the Georgia Women's Open hosted by Emmanuel University.