Women’s Wrestling places 4th out of 13 teams at the 3C2A State Championships; Serrano, Saleh and Chavez earn All-Americans status

Women's Wrestling places 4th out of 13 teams at the 3C2A State Championships, hosted at Sac City. Serrano, Saleh and Chavez earn All-Americans status.

The 2nd-ever Community College Women's State Championships were hosted by Sac City this past weekend and it was a day to remember for Panthers. The home team qualified six wrestlers for the tournament and all six scored points towards the cumulative team score. The Panthers scored 81.5 points, edging out rival Fresno City College (80 points) for 4th place and became the highest-placing team in the event from Northern California. Cerritos College won the team championship, followed by Mt. San Antonio College in 2nd place, and East Los Angeles College in 3rd place.

Individually, Atziry Chavez (Cordova HS) led the way for the Panthers winning three matches by fall earning a spot in the 220 pound finals, where she was defeated by two-time state champion Izzy Calle from East Los Angeles College By virtue of a top-three finish at her weight class, Chavez earned All-American status. Lily Serrano (109) and Ibtasam Saleh (136) also earned All-American status by placing 3rd place in their weight classes. Alexis Hazelton (102) and Andrea Espinosa (148) each finished 4th place in their weight classes. Jessie Adame finished 2-2 at 220.

"It was a great day for us as a program," said Head Coach Marques Gales. "It's always nice to see your athletes perform their best at the end of the season and it was clear that we peaked at the right time. All six wrestlers won at least two matches each. Ibtasam Saleh and Andrea Espinosa beat opponents that they lost to multiple times in the regular season to put them in the 3rd place matches of their weight classes. Lexi Hazelton has battled through an injury-plagued season and was able to put together the best performance of her college career. Jessie Adame has gained a lot of confidence over the past month or so and was able to pin a tough opponent from Cerritos. Lily Serrano came from behind in each of her last two matches to secure 3rd place while Atziry Chavez dominated her way to the finals with three wins by pin."

The Panthers Women's Wrestling team will be an official intercollegiate program supported by the Kinesiology, Health, and Athletics division during the 2024-2025 School year.

Team Scores

1 Cerritos College 175.0

2 Mt. San Antonio College 127.5

3 East Los Angeles College 120.5

4 Sacramento City College 81.5

5 Fresno City College 80.0

6 Palomar College 76.5

7 Santa Ana College 60.5

8 Santa Rosa College 57.0

9 Delta 55.5

10 West Hills 23.0

11 Bakersfield College 20.5

12 College of the Redwoods 2.5

12 Lassen 2.5

3C2A Women's State Championships Results for Sacramento City College

102 - Alexis Hazelton (2-2) placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Rebekah Jimenez (Cerritos College) 3-0 won by fall over Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 (Fall 0:19)

Cons. Round 2 - Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 - Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 won by fall over Jessica Villalon (East Los Angeles College) 6-5 (Fall 3:34)

Cons. Semi - Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 won by fall over Araceli Stanev (Bakersfield College) 4-3 (Fall 2:01)

3rd Place Match - Stephanie Zamora (Santa Ana College) 7-6 won by fall over Alexis Hazelton (Sacramento City College) 2-2 (Fall 1:19)

109 - Lily Serrano (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 16.5 team points.

Quarterfinal - Lily Serrano (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Maya Vazquez (Santa Ana College) 3-7 (Fall 1:28)

Semifinal - Tiffany Yanagi (Mt. San Antonio College) 2-0 won by fall over Lily Serrano (Sacramento City College) 3-1 (Fall 4:30)

Cons. Semi - Lily Serrano (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Mollie Jimenez (East Los Angeles College) 4-12 (Fall 6:02)

3rd Place Match - Lily Serrano (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Preciosa Moreno (Palomar College) 2-2 (Fall 2:13)

136 - Ibtasam Saleh (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 15.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by decision over Bella Llamas (Mt. San Antonio College) 4-2 (Dec 12-5)

Semifinal - Ariana Valdivia (East Los Angeles College) 16-4 won by fall over Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) 3-1 (Fall 3:47)

Cons. Semi - Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Santana Gonzales (Palomar College) 2-3 (Fall 1:03)

3rd Place Match - Ibtasam Saleh (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Katrina Estrada (Fresno City College) 2-2 (Fall 4:35)

148 - Andrea Espinosa (4-2) placed 4th and scored 15.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 won by fall over Britney Parga-lopez (East Los Angeles College) 1-8 (Fall 1:36)

Quarterfinal - Geneiveve Deleon (Mt. San Antonio College) 2-3 won by fall over Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 (Fall 5:44)

Cons. Round 2 - Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 won by fall over Tabitha Mariscal (East Los Angeles College) 2-12 (Fall 1:56)

Cons. Round 3 - Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 won by fall over Vanesa De haro (Santa Rosa College) 1-2 (Fall 1:46)

Cons. Semi - Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 won by decision over Natalie Flores (Cerritos College) 3-2 (Dec 3-2)

3rd Place Match - Leilani Frazer (Santa Rosa College) 5-1 won by decision over Andrea Espinosa (Sacramento City College) 4-2 (Dec 7-0)

220 - Atziry Chavez (3-1) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Atziry Chavez (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Naomi Montoya (Cerritos College) 0-2 (Fall 0:45)

Quarterfinal - Atziry Chavez (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Alex Zia-lopez (East Los Angeles College) 1-9 (Fall 0:24)

Semifinal - Atziry Chavez (Sacramento City College) 3-1 won by fall over Isabel Zepeda (Delta) 20-5 (Fall 2:12)

1st Place Match - Izzy Calle (East Los Angeles College) 11-0 won by fall over Atziry Chavez (Sacramento City College) 3-1 (Fall 1:34)

220 - Jessie Adame (1-2) place is unknown and scored 2.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jessie Adame (Sacramento City College) 1-2 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Izzy Calle (East Los Angeles College) 11-0 won by fall over Jessie Adame (Sacramento City College) 1-2 (Fall 1:24)

Cons. Round 2 - Jessie Adame (Sacramento City College) 1-2 won by fall over Naomi Montoya (Cerritos College) 0-2 (Fall 3:12)

Cons. Round 3 - Nova Gallegos (Cerritos College) 3-2 won by fall over Jessie Adame (Sacramento City College) 1-2 (Fall 3:34)