SACRAMENTO, CA – The 2025-26 season came to a powerful close as the Menlo Women's Wrestling program claimed the Sacramento City Women's Open team title with 233.5 team points. With five individual champions and podium finishes across the board, the Oaks capped their final competition of the year with complete dominance.
 
Veterans Lead the Way
Kayla McKinley-Johnson was the first champion for the Oaks, running through the 110lb bracket from start to finish. She opened the day with a lighting quick 41-second fall to set the tone for what would become a bonus-point showcase. McKinley-Johnson would earn two 10-0 tech falls in the quarterfinals and semifinals to put herself in the finals. She would end up picking up the fall in 1:14 to end the season on top with gold.
 
Senior Haley Narahara would follow with another championship run at 124lbs, delivering one of the most dominant performances of the tournament. Narahara would open with two consecutive 10-0 tech falls to place herself in the semifnals against Elli Brant of Fresno City. Narahara would go and pick up the fall in :41 seconds and head into her final match as an Oak. Wasting no time, Narahara would go on to end her career on top with yet another 10-0 tech fall to end her career on top of the podium.
 
Another senior in Stephanie Chavez ended her Oak career with a gold medal, putting together an electrifying run at 138lbs. The pinning machine recorded two lighting-fast falls to open the tournament before adding a 10-0 tech fall in the semis. Chavez would pull away in the finals for a 10-4 decision victory to put a close on her career as an Oak.
 
Desiree Jones followed in the next weight class at 145lbs, showcasing how much of a bonus point machine the senior is. Jones rolled through her first two bouts with two tech falls to get into the semis. Jones would pick up a pin in the semis and another tech fall in the finals to end her Oak career with a gold medal.
 
The final Oak champion comes from none other than Kalila Shrive. The Tracy, Ca native powered through the 180lb bracket with authority. Picking up a fall and a tech fall to put herself in the semifinals. Due to injury, Shrive would advance to the finals and continued her offensive prowess with an 11-0 tech in the finals to end her season.
 
Young Guns Running the Backside
The Oaks would have the younger side of their lineup show out their talents to claim top three finishes. Navjot Waraich put together an impressive run at 103lbs making it to the finals. Waraich would pick up a 10-0 tech fall and two pins to get into the finals and claim a second-place finish to end her freshman season. Mia Navarro followed at 110lbs with a second-place finish as well, picking up a fall and an 8-0 decision in the semifinals to get into the finals.
 
Keira Siason would go on to claim a bronze medal after falling in the semis, snatching a tech fall and a pin on the backside to end her freshman season. Isabel Navarro would also claim a top three placement at 131lbs, earning bonus points to get into the semis. Despite falling in the semis, she would pin her final two opponents to close the season.
 
Maci Stemmons would make a return at 138lbs, picking up a third-place finish with a fall, tech fall, and a 9-3 decision in her final match of the season to pick up bronze. Alexandra Lopez would also finish her junior year with a third-place finish. Lopez would pick up two falls and three 10-0 tech falls to put a stamp on a great season.
 
With the season now complete, the Oaks shift their focus toward the offseason and the next level of competition. Building off a team title performance at the Sacramento City Open, Menlo Women's Wrestling will carry that momentum into preparation for the U.S. Open and the U20 and U23 World Team Trials. The offseason now becomes an opportunity for the Oaks to sharpen their freestyle skills, compete against the nation's best, and pursue national and world team berths as they continue elevating the program on the national stage.