It was a historic day at the Indiana State Fairgrounds and the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Friday as hundreds of girls wrestlers from throughout the state battled it out for the first-ever IHSAA Girls Wrestling State Finals.
Several area girls traveled to Indianapolis, including three from Clinton Prairie, one from Rossville, one from Lebanon and two from Delphi.
Here are the final results.
110 Class
Kadie Fearnow (Clinton Prairie) – Third
Fearnow won her first two matches against opponents from Glenn and Seymour. In the semi-final, Fearnow fought hard but fell to eventual State Champion Joy Cantu of Merrillville. Fearnow defeated Monica Alverado of North Central to claim third place. Fearnow ends the year 28-7
Katie Emerson (Delphi) – Emerson matched up with Joy Cantu in the first round and was defeated. Emerson finishes the season 14-10.
115 Class
Mimi Nicolas (Rossville) – Second
Nicolas defeated opponents from Carmel, Franklin, and Rensselaer Central, before matching up with her Regional championship opponent, Ysabelle Ocampo of New Haven. Nicolas ends the season with an impressive 33-4 record.
135 Class
Shelby Luper (Clinton Prairie) – Luper fell in the first round to Wawasee, she finished the year 34-3.
Taylor Martin (Delphi) – Martin was defeated by an opponent from Merrillville in round one, she finished the year with a record of 16-9.
145 Class
Aries Day – Day fell in the first round to an opponent from Wheeler. She finished the season 26-10.
170 Class
Claira Gramlin (Lebanon) – 5th
Gramlin won her opening-round match against Warsaw before falling in round two. She won back-to-back matches to secure fifth place and finished with an overall record of 32-7.
Congratulations to all the area wrestlers on their fantastic seasons and their performance in the first IHSAA Girls Wrestling State Finals.
Photos provided by Lebanon, Rossville, and Clinton Prairie Athletic Departments.