Kirby was named the female athlete of the month honors after posting an unblemished 13-0 record with 11 falls on the month. She finished the month scoring 65 points for the Patriots, which is the most points possible as her other two wins came via forfeit. Kirby was dominant on the mat beginning with the Patriots Duals, where she went 7-0 with five falls as part of the Patriots (Red Team). The Culpeper, VA native opened the tournament with a fall in 56 seconds over third-ranked Cristina Santoyo to help UC knockoff fifth-ranked Emmanuel. Kirby added two more falls on the day and two forfeit wins to improve to 5-0 on day one of competition. She added a pair of falls on day two of the event, including a fall over Journey Bass of Limestone to clinch the match for UC. Kirby followed that up at the Warriors Open, where she went 6-0 with six falls and total mat time of 8:03. At the tournament the junior defeated three wrestlers ranked in top-20, including tenth-ranked Catherine Palmieri of Life. Kirby’s performance earned her MSC Wrestler of the Week honors in consecutive weeks, making her the first wrestler in the MSC to do that, and the top-ranking at the 191 lbs. class in the NAIA.
