McKendree's Emma Bruntil's college season ended almost as quickly as it started. She entered the regional qualification tournament as her first competition of the year but fell to Iowa's Reese Larramendy in the finals following a nail-biter against Hawkeye star Ella Schmit in the semifinals. 

Bruntil was seeded third in the 143-pound bracket at the 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships behind North Central's Alara Boyd and Larramendy. William Jewel's Athena Willden moves into the three-seed and is now on the bottom side of the bracket with Larramendy. 

Wartburg's Aniyah Kelly, who placed fifth at Region V, qualifies for the National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships now that Bruntil has withdrawn. 

Bruntil won NCWWC (NCAA) titles for McKendree in 2020 at 136 and 2021 at 143 and was part of national championship teams both seasons. She entered the transfer portal on November 22, 2021, but never returned to college until this year. The Acme, Washington, native trained full-time for domestic and international freestyle competitions and made the 2023 U.S. World team at 68 kilograms.

The 2024 National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships are March 8-9 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Below is the new 143-pound bracket.