RESULTS

ATHERTON, Calif. – 16 Oaks took the mat in the second weekend of competition for Menlo NCWA Women's Wrestling. For Menlo's newest wrestlers, the 2026 Menlo Open represented a chance to match up in real competition for the first time on their home mat at Haynes-Prim Pavilion. 

OAK HIGHLIGHTS

• Of the 16 Oaks that competed, six wrestled for the first time at Haynes-Prim.
• Highlighted by a second-place finish by Megan Dean, two Oaks placed.
• Freshman Meribel Mazariegos ended her competition with a pair of pins, as Menlo finished with four as a team.

DEAN DOES IT AGAIN

Fresh off a first place finish in the Lady Red Hawk Duals at Simpson University, Megan Dean starred again for the Oaks in the Menlo Open. A transfer from Mt. San Antonio College, Dean finished with three pins in her first dual of the year and dominated yet again in her home debut. 

In each of her first three bouts to reach the championship match, Dean took down her opponent by technical fall. She won her first 10-0, then one-upped that mark against Sacramento City's Alexia Odell in her second, 11-0. Finally, taking on Mission College's Tuongvi Le, Dean again shut out her opponent and came out victorious, 10-0. Finally falling in the 1st Place Match, Dean ended her day 3-1 at 138lbs, finishing as Menlo's highest placer.

Sophomore Layla Lorenzo finished as a fifth place double-forfeit at 207lbs as Menlo's second placer, winning by forfeit in the consolation round and the fifth-place match.

Another first-time competitor in the 'Prim, Mazariegos received a bye in the first round and took her second round victory by pin, finishing off Modesto College's Savanna Smith in just a minute and 46 seconds. After two four-point near falls against Southwestern Oregon Community College's Amina Thomas, Mazariegos pinned her second opponent of the match, this in just a minute and 42 seconds, for her second victory of the day. Mazariegos finished 2-2 competing at 160lbs. 

Competing at 124lbs, Maya Berrios opened her day with a victory by pin just 54 seconds into her first bout against Fresno State's Araceli Zeferino. At 180lbs, Noemi Revuelta's first victory of the open was Menlo's fourth pin, doing so midway through the second period against Sierra's Juliana Deak.

Next up on the Oaks' schedule is a competition at San Jose State University, as the Oaks hit the road for the Battle at Sparta on November 14.