LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Six members of the seventh-ranked Lock Haven women's wrestling team are set to cap the 2023-24 season on women's collegiate wrestling's biggest stage.
 
Kaelani Shufeldt, Lily Sherer, Grace Stem, Paige Jackson, Azariah Moore and Stella Steigler have all qualified, and are set to compete at the 2024 NCWWC National Championships, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 8-9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Action will start Friday, March 8 at 12 p.m. EST. 
 
Following Lock Haven's second-place finish at the 2024 Region I Championships on Feb. 24, the Bald Eagles jumped to No. 7 in the most recent (Feb. 29) National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) NCAA Women's Wrestling Coaches' rankings. The No. 7 ranking matches the highest team ranking in school history.
 
For The Haven, the six national qualifiers this season are the most in school history.
 
Three of Lock Haven's six national qualifiers were listed in the final regular season individual national rankings. Shufeldt is ranked No. 4 at 109, Stem is ranked No. 3 at 136 and Steigler is ranked No. 7 at 170.
 
Both Shufeldt and Stem claimed gold at the regional championships, marking back-to-back individual region titles for the standout duo.
 
Sherer (130) finished second at the Region I Championships and Steigler was third at regionals. Both Jackson (143) and Moore (155) placed fourth as the four booked their sports in the national championship event.
 
Shufeldt, Sherer and Stem have now qualified for the national championships in back-to-back years. Sherer is a three-time national qualifier as she also competed at the national championships in 2022, along with last season's All-American effort.
 
The trio of freshmen - in Jackson, Moore and Steigler will all make their NCWWC national championship debut this weekend.
 
Veteran standouts – Shufeldt, Sherer and Stem are also all returning All-Americans for Lock Haven. Last season, Stem was fourth at the national championships, marking Lock Haven's highest individual finisher. Shufeldt was sixth last season and Sherer was eighth.
 
As a team, the Bald Eagles placed 11^th last season at the national championships, the highest finish in school history, to date.
 
Of note, both Stem and Shufeldt have long winnings streaks heading into the national championships. Dating back to the opening weekend of the season, Stem has won 18 straight matches. Shufeldt has won 12 straight bouts dating back to Midlands in late December.
 
Lock Haven's National Championship Lineup:
109: #4 So. Kaelani Shufeldt (Huntington Beach, Calif./Marina)
Returning All-American (2X National Qualifier)
Season Record: 24-3 (15 pins, 6 tech falls)
Career Record: 47-7
 
130: Jr. Lily Sherer (Shohola, Pa./Delaware Valley)
Returning All-American (3X National Qualifier)
Season Record: 20-8 (9 pins, 7 tech falls)
Career Record: 54-23
 
136: #3 So. Grace Stem (Snow Shoe, Pa./Bald Eagle)
Returning All-American (2X National Qualifier)
Season Record: 20-2 (16 tech falls)
Career Record: 42-8
 
143: Fr. Paige Jackson (Harpers Ferry, W.Va./Spring Mills)
Season Record: 15-17 (7 pins)
Career Record: 15-17
 
155: Fr. Azariah Moore (Montross, Va./Westmoreland)
Season Record: 15-8 (6 tech falls)
Career Record: 15-8
 
170: #7 Fr. Stella Steigler (Orange County, Va./Orange County
Season Record: 11-1 (5 pins, 5 tech falls)
Career Record: 11-1