TAHLEQUAH -- Northeastern State women's wrestling will make its program debut Sunday at Hastings, opening a new chapter in RiverHawks athletics with its first competition.
The RiverHawks will feature 12 wrestlers across 10 weight classes, with several bringing collegiate experience and postseason accomplishments to the program.
At 103 pounds, freshman
Scarlett Hillis will begin the lineup. Junior transfer
Audrie Felkins is listed at 110, followed by sophomore
Mariah Dillard and junior transfer
Abigail Butts at 117.
Junior
Zoey Freeman is listed at 124 pounds, while senior
Samara Markwardt and freshman
Brooklyn Collingsworth will compete at 131. Freshman
Makaylee Cannon is listed at 138, with sophomore
Janaye Wise at 145.
Senior
Aliana Barnoski will represent the RiverHawks at 160 pounds, followed by sophomore
Ambre Chevreau at 180 and junior
Catherine Dutton at 207.
The lineup features several accomplished wrestlers. Markwardt is a two-time NJCAA All-American and 2022 Oklahoma state champion, while Barnoski was a junior college finalist and two-time All-American. Butts is a two-time junior college All-American, and Dutton is an NJCAA All-American and Fargo Cadet champion.
Dillard is an NAIA qualifier and two-time Texas state champion. Freeman was a state champion and four-time state qualifier, while Cannon won the 2025 Oklahoma Class 6A state championship and earned All-American honors at the 2025 Women's National Championships.
Northeastern State Lineup
103:
Scarlett Hillis
110:
Audrie Felkins
117:
Mariah Dillard,
Abigail Butts
124:
Zoey Freeman
131:
Samara Markwardt,
Brooklyn Collingsworth
138:
Makaylee Cannon
145:
Janaye Wise
160:
Aliana Barnoski
180:
Ambre Chevreau
207:
Catherine Dutton