East Stroudsburg, Pa January 26, 2025) - Alvernia University's Peyton Fries recorded a second place finish and Macenzie Hunter tallied a third place finish to lead the Golden Wolves at the PA Women's Collegiate State Championships Sunday at East Stroudsburg. 

Four Golden Wolves placed within the top six and six Golden Wolves recorded top eight finishes. The Golden Wolves took sixth place in the field of 11 with 38.5 points.

How it Happened 

• Peyton Fries recorded the best finish of the day for the Golden Wolves with a second place finish in the 207 pound bracket. Fries started with back to back pins in the quarterfinal and semifinals to punch her ticket to the championship bout. Fries then fell to Pollack from Delaware Valley by fall in the title bout to secure second place. 
• Macenzie Hunter recorded a third place finish in the 180 pound bracket for the Golden Wolves. Hunter started her day with a victory by fall in just 16 seconds to advance to the semifinals. Hunter then dropped the semi by fall but bounced back with a victory by fall in the consi semi to advance to the 3rd place bout. Hunter then received an injury forfeit in the 3rd place match as Hunter secured third place honors. 
• Danielle Ferrara recorded a fourth place finish for Alvernia in the 124 pound bracket and started her day with a victory by fall in 2:59 to advance to the semifinal. Ferrara then dropped the semi by a score of 8-2 but bounced back with a 14-2 VSU in the consi semi to advance to the third place match. Ferrara then fell in the third place match to McCarley from Gannon by fall to receive fourth place honors. 
• Grace Molloy rounded out the place finishers for the Golden Wolves with a sixth place finish at the 110 pound bracket. 

Full Results: 

Grace Molloy: 110 lbs. - 6th Place 

• QF - Barberio (ESU) over Molloy by VFA - 1:56
• Consi - Savino (ESU) over Molloy by VFA - 1:25
• 5th Place - Dewitt (Waynesburg) over Molloy by VFA - 0:55

Alana Durham: 117 lbs. - 7th Place 

• QF - Palmer (ESU) over Durham by VFA - 0:58
• Consi - Ridge (ESU) over Durham by VPO1 - 8-5

Danielle Ferrara: 124 lbs. - 4th Place 

• QF - Ferrara over Rodriguez (Muhlenberg) by VFA - 2:59
• SF - Roskos (Ursinus) over Ferrara by VPO1 - 8-2
• Consi - Ferrara over LaPerry (Del Val) by VSU1 - 14-2
• 3rd Place - McCarley (Gannon) over Ferrara by VFA - 2:14 

Abbigail Kohl: 138 lbs. 

• Rd. 32 - Kohl over Jegla (Waynesburg) by VFA - 0:37
• Rd. 16 - Amendola (ESU) over Kohl by VFA - 1:08
• Consi - Kohl over Wood (Gannon) by VFA - 1:23
• Consi - Ball (DVU) over Kohl by VSU - 10-0

Kathryn Berger: 145 lbs. - 8th Place 

• Rd. 16 - Berger over Pomeranz (Muhlenberg) by VPO1 - 10-8
• QF - DeLong (ESU) over Berger by VFA 1:39
• Consi - Sabir (CCC) over Berger by VFA - 0:55

Kayleigh Kehler: 160 lbs. 

• Rd. 16 - Martin (Del Val) over Kehler by VFA - 1:30 
• Consi - Lazaro (Muhlenberg) over Kehler by VFA - 4:27

Macenzie Hunter: 180 lbs. - 3rd Place 

• QF - Hunter over Jones (CCC) by VFA - 0:16
• SF - Brandt (York) over Hunter by VFA - 1:39
• Consi - Hunter over Charman (CCC) by VFA - 2:02
• 3rd Place - Hunter over Perez (Ursinus) by VIN

Peyton Fries: 207 lbs. - 2nd Place 

• QF - Fries over Jumper (PSU Altoona) by VFA - 4:58
• SF - Fries over Lavalle (York) by VFA - 2:02
• FINAL - Pollack (Del Val) over Fries by VFA - 1:47

Up Next

• The Golden Wolves are back in action on Saturday when they travel to Frostburg State for the Bobcat Open.