Carroll University Athletics

Junior standout Ava Butt, from Wautoma, WI, delivered the most dominant individual performance of Carroll's historic weekend at the DIII National Invitational, helping the Pioneers secure the first tournament championship in program history. Butt claimed the individual title and tournament MVP honors behind an exceptional 870 total pinfall, highlighted by a 258 opener and a 237 in Game 3 as she anchored one of the strongest traditional blocks in the field. Her consistency and power were central to Carroll overtaking Marian for the overall pinfall lead and earning the No. 1 seed in the championship match. Butt's scoring presence also steadied the Pioneers during tightly contested Baker sets and set the tone in Carroll's 4–0 sweep of William Smith in the title round.