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2026 Iowa Girls State Wrestling Championship Central

2026 Iowa Girls State Wrestling Championship Central

Photo: Saga Communications/Steven Cutler


Class 1A

105

#8 Terra Swedin (GTRA/ELC) SEVENTH PLACE

  • Opening Round: #9 Kara Kennedy (Creston) L 10-4 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #16 Kirra Whisler (Centerville) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #10 Brielle Starkweather (North Fayette Valley) W FALL
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: #6 Sophia Carnes (Saydel) 
  • 7th Place Match: Terra Swedin (GTRA/ELC) W FALL

110 

#9 Cassie McKeen (Spirit Lake/Park)

  • Opening Round: #8 Braelyn Suckow (Sumner-Fredricksburg) L 11-2 MDEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #16 Myla Nehring (Martensdale-Saint Mary’s) L FALL

115

#7 Trista Guinn (GTRA/ELC) THIRD PLACE

  • Opening Round: #10 Adison Glosser (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #15 Morgan Petersen (Tipton) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #8 Cadence Kinzie (Atlantic) W FALL
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: #12 Alanna Schatz (Creston)
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: #7 Trista Guinn (GTRA/ELC) W FALL
  • 3rd Place Match: Trista Guinn (GTRA/ELC) W FALL

120

#8 Taylor Thayer (Emmetsburg) 

  • Opening Round: #9 Josie Lennon (Akron-Westfield) W 1-0 DEC
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #1 Erica Irvine (Don Bosco (Gv)) L FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #7 Remington Wadsworth (South Winneshiek) L 3-2 DEC

125

#5 Nichole Hart (Sioux Central)

  • Opening Round: #12 Kendra Krause (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #13 Addaley Girres (GTRA/ELC) L FALL

#13 Addaley Girres (GTRA/ELC)

  • Opening Round: #4 Keston Spratt (Williamsburg) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #5 Nichole Hart (Sioux Central) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #3 Ava Streeter (Durant) L 13-0 MDEC

130

#3 Reece Logan (Spirit Lake/Park) SIXTH PLACE

  • Opening Round: #14 Grace Sharr (Woodward-Granger) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #6 Willow Ray (West Central Valley) W FALL
  • Championship Semifinal: #2 Georgia Smith (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont)
  • Championship Semifinal: Reece Logan (Spirit Lake/Park) L FALL
  • 5th Place Match: Reece Logan (Spirit Lake/Park) L FALL

#11 Nataley Frerk (Sioux Central)

  • Opening Round: #6 Willow Ray (West Central Valley) L 11-4 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #14 Grace Sharr (Woodward-Granger) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #5 Cecelia Gryp (Williamsburg) L FALL

140

#7 Isabelle Harris (GTRA/ELC)

  • Opening Round: #10 Maddyn Sohn (Albia) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #2 Anna O’Rear (West Delaware) L FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #8 Pieper Lester (Clear Lake) L FALL

145

#5 Paytn Haack (Emmetsburg) FOURTH PLACE

  • Opening Round: Taya Metzger (Central Lyon/George-Little Rock) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #4 Hailey Pedrick (Pekin) L FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #11 Emma Dietsch (Lisbon) W FALL
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: #10 Kelly Throndson (New Hampton-Turkey Valley)
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: Paytn Haack (Emmetsburg) W FALL
  • 3rd Place Match: Paytn Haack (Emmetsburg) L FALL

170

#16 Makenna Burns (Emmetsburg)

  • Opening Round: #1 Bricsia Garcia-Vasquez (West Liberty) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #9 Ellie Hutton (Interstate-35) L FALL

 

Class 2A

100

#2 Kiara Ruiz (Spencer) THIRD PLAACE

  • Opening Round: #15 Nia Breitbach (Carlisle) W FALL
  • Championship Quarterfinal: #7 Elli Casey (Western Dubuque) W FALL
  • Championship Semifinal: #3 Mara Davis (Algona)
  • Cons Semis: Avery Headrick (West Des Moines) W FALL
  • Third Place Match: Piper Phillips (Mason City) W FALL

105

#7 Madison Stickrod (Spencer)

  • Opening Round: #10 Nia Kiley (Dallas Center-Grimes) L 8-6 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: Sloane Foss (Cedar Falls) W 4-3 DEC
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #8 Allison Houston (Nevada) L FALL

115

#11 Jada Mingus-Alfaro (Spencer) SIXTH PLACE

  • Opening Round: #6 Kate Eggleston (Liberty (IC)) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #14 Lexi Eaton (Muscatine) W FALL
  • Consolation 2nd Round: #12 Laura Stohr (Algona) W FALL
  • Consolation Quarterfinal: #7 Cadence Pastor (Marion)
  • Cons Semis: Nora Bockes (Ankeny) L FALL
  • 5th Place Match Lauren Whitt (Cedar Falls) L FALL

125

#15 Rylee Nehman (Spencer)

  • Opening Round: #2 Nesa Selmani (Bettendorf) L 7-1 DEC
  • Consolation 1st Round: #10 Kate Melody (Gilbert) L FALL

170

#14 Abigail Young (Spencer)

  • Opening Round: #3 Autumn Elsbury (South Tama County) L FALL
  • Consolation 1st Round: #11 Elly Wagner (West Des Moines) L FALL

 

 

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