Ceres High’s girls wrestling program had a strong showing at its home tournament.

The Bulldogs totaled 122.5 points en route to a second-place finish at the Third Annual Super Girl Showdown, which was staged on Dec. 20 at Phil de la Porte Gymnasium.

Livingston (168) won the team title.

Hayward (97) took third.

Crosstown-rival Central Valley (14) placed 14th.

“That’s the best we’ve done at our home tournament,” Ceres High head coach Curtis Hulstine said. “It’s a great accomplishment for the team. It shows how we’ve been building our program these last few years. It shows progress.”

Ceres High had a program-record 13 grapplers claim hardware at the 2024 Super Girl Showdown as the top-six finishers in each weight class were recognized.

Central Valley’s lone competitor medaled.

“Everyone wrestled tough,” Hulstine said.

Madeline Schultz, Alanize Moreno, Abigail Schultz, Mezmeriah Zuniga, Dayanna Alvarez, Elizabeth Boyd, Isabella Nungaray, Gabriella Cole, Zyla Leah-Lemus, Galilea Ramirez, Abrianna Bautista, Jazlyn Cisneros and Eva Onsurez led the Bulldogs.

Madeline Schultz placed first with a 2-0 record in the 190-pound.

She was awarded a cape, medal and shirt.

“It’s another goal of many she’s going to accomplish this year,” Hulstine said.

Madeline Schultz beat Livingston’s Aaliyah Renfrow (pin, 1:03) and Orestimba’s Abigail Fulton (pin, 1:02).

“She’s wrestling like a champion right now,” Hulstine said.

Moreno placed second with a 3-1 record at 235 pounds.

She beat Livingston’s Alexcya Hurtado (pin, 0:20), Hayward’s Jasmine Griggs (pin, 1:09) and Johansen’s Ferrinahou Nuku (pin, 0:29).

“Alanize did a great job,” Hulstine said.

Abigail Schultz placed third with a 3-1 record at 130 pounds.

She beat Patterson’s Alexa Rangel (pin, 0:51), Sanger’s Alysha Zarate (technical fall, 16-0) and Livingston’s Arianna Mujca (pin, 4:27).

“Abigail has a bunch of potential,” Hulstine said. “It’s just starting to show.”

Zuniga placed third with a 3-1 record at 135 pounds.

She beat Venture Academy’s Jazmine Castellanos (pin, 1:56), Davis’ Brizeida Mejia (pin, 0:44) and Livingston’s Denisse Zendejas (pin, 0:50).

“Mezmeriah is being very competitive as a freshman,” Hulstine said.

Alvarez placed third with a 3-1 record at 145 pounds.

She beat Riverbank’s Peyton Shrider (pin, 3:10), Livingston’s Dulce Montanez (pin, 1:17) and Sanger’s Maleah Ojeda (pin, 1:18).

“Dayanna wrestled tough,” Hulstine said.

Boyd placed third with a 3-1 record at 170 pounds.

She beat Chavez’s McKenzi Crosby (pin, 1:59), Livingston’s Ximena Aguirre (pin, 0:21) and Buhach Colony’s Iris Reyes (pin, 3:36).

“Elizabeth is being a lot more technical this year,” Hulstine said.

Nungaray placed fourth with a 1-3 record at 110 pounds.

She beat Hayward’s Kaylin Andrews (pin, 0:57).

Cole placed fifth with a 2-2 record at 105 pounds.

She prevailed twice via pin (1:07, 0:49) versus El Capitan’s Eliza Gutierrez.

Leah-Lemus placed fifth with a 1-2 record at 170 pounds.

She beat Livingston’s Ximena Aguirre (pin, 1:56).

Ramirez placed fifth with an 0-4 record at 140 pounds.

Bautista placed sixth with a 1-3 record at 120 pounds.

She beat Riverbank’s Antoinette Wilkerson (decision, 10-4).

Cisneros placed sixth with a 1-3 record at 125 pounds.

She beat Venture Academy’s Sophia Quiroz (pin, 1:13).

Onsurez placed sixth with a 1-3 record at 130 pounds.

She beat Sanger’s Alysha Zarate (decision, 10-5).

Just one member of Central Valley’s program competed at the Ceres High event.

Jayden Corona claimed a fourth-place medal at 115 pounds.

She wrestled at the Super Girl Showdown instead of the West Coast Tournament of Champions due to her work schedule.

Corona compiled a 2-2 record.

She beat El Capitan’s Savannah Garcia (pin, 1:24) and Isabella Sandoval (pin, 3:30).