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Former North Allegheny girls’ wrestling captain and current Baldwin Wallace University women’s wrestler Leyna Rumpler became the first Baldwin Wallace University women’s wrestler to win her weight class as the women’s wrestling team had its first-ever competition when it wrestled at the NCAA Division II Tiffin University Open on Saturday.

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Rumpler went 4-0 in her collegiate debut. She won her first match by injury default over Claudia Mendez of NAIA Rio Grande after leading 4-0. In the quarterfinals, she faced Meghan Werbrich of NAIA Campbellsville (KY). This was a rematch of the 2024 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic, where Werbrich came out the winner with a 9-5 decision. Rumpler wasted little time this time around and after taking a 6-0 lead after 26 seconds, was able to secure the fall in 54 seconds to advance. Waiting in the semifinals was Bo Geibe of NAIA Indiana Tech, the returning NAIA National Championship 5th Place finisher. Geibe scored an early point to go ahead 1-0 before Rumpler scored 12 unanswered points to secure the technical fall and move onto the finals. Rumpler and Trinity Barrus of Bethany (WV), the 2024 Montana High School State runner-up, traded points in the first period before Rumpler broke open a 4-4 tie to take the lead 8-4 and then secured the win with another pin in a minute and 56 seconds.

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Rumpler made North Allegheny Girls Wrestling history with her performance. She became the first alumni of the Girls Wrestling Program to ever wrestle a collegiate match, became the first to ever win a match, and is also the first to claim a college wrestling tournament title.

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Rumpler finished her career at NA as a 3-time State finalist, claiming Silver in 2022 and Gold in 2023. In 2024 after the PIAA Sanctioned Girls Wrestling,  Leyna became the programs first ever WPIAL Champion and PIAA Regional Champions and the first PIAA State Medalist and Finalist. She holds the record for most wins with 103 and was selected as the 2024 North Allegheny Athletic Department Female Athlete of the Year. She also wrestled for Team Pennsylvania and helped them win the 2024 Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma this summer.