TIFFIN, Ohio – The Tiffin University women's wrestling team officially opened its 2026-27 campaign on Sunday, hosting the Tiffin Open inside the Heminger Center. The season-opening event attracted competitors from over 30 programs, providing a strong early season test for the Dragons on their home mats.
 
Annesley Day punched her ticket to the semifinals in dominant fashion, recording a pair of falls to begin her day. She needed just 30 seconds to pin Courtni Chuway of Indiana Tech before following it up with another fall in 2:35 against Noelani Lutz of Grand Valley State. In the quarterfinals she would take down Sarah Amonette in an 11-0 tech fall. Day recorded her third fall of the day taking down Hailey Medina in 4:24 and would come up short in the first place match but finished second overall at 117.
 
Kinsey Konrad would earn sixth place at 180 as the day began with back-to-back pins, including taking down Mercyhurst's Brooke Arbic in 21 seconds. Sophia Antonio also brought home sixth place as she fought through a tough bracket at 131 going 5-3. She began her day 3-0 including an impressive 10-0 tech fall over Adriana Murray and fought through the consolation bracket with wins over Triniti Green and Presley Anderson.
 
Megan Preston would represent the Dragons at 160 where she began her day going two with both victories coming via falls, but would medically withdraw. Abigail Miller would go 1-2 at 145 as she earned a pin in 22 seconds over Alma College's Aubrey Bates.
 
Making her collegiate debut at 131 pounds, Marisa McCartin turned in a strong performance with a 2-2 record, securing falls against Danayah Savoy of Frostburg State and Celeste Nunez of Indiana Tech. Layken Lively also debuted for Tiffin and she went 2-2 at 110 earning a 1:47 fall over Alexandria Evans and also went on to pin Otterbein's Kellie Kennedy in 40 seconds.
 
The Dragons will return to action on Nov. 8 at the Alma College Invite. Matches inside Art Smith Arena will begin at 11 a.m.