Record-setting turnout highlights IWCOA Girls Championships
By Curt Herron – for the IWCOA
The popularity of the IWCOA’s Girls Championships has surged in the past few years and the 2025 competition established a new standard in impressive fashion.
A total of 452 girls took part in the two-day competition at Bank of Springfield Center, which was a 50 percent boost from last year’s field, which was 301. And this year’s tournament had a 220 percent gain from the 2023 Championships, when 141 participated.
The eight sectionals also had a 60 percent increase from a year ago with 572 on hand this year and 357 taking part in 2024. The Boys Frosh/Soph Championship also established a new record this season with 591 competitors so the combined total of 1,043 for both events.
Fourteen schools had first-place finishers in the Girls Championships with Metea Valley being the only one that had two title winners, Janiya Moore (115) and Alketa Picari (135).
The west suburbs had the most champions with Naperville Central’s Annika Hull (95), Glenbard West’s Jivona Brown (100), Lisle Senior’s Sophie Crescenzo (125), Oak Park and River Forest’s Isabella Miller (140), J. Sterling Morton’s Anali Wilson (190) and Glenbard North’s Asreilla Wallace (235) joining Moore and Picari as title winners.
Other Chicago-area first-place finishers were Lockport Township’s Averi Colella (105), Warren Township’s Aaliyah Vazquez (110), Kankakee’s Taniyah Sherman (120) and Saint Ignatius College Prep’s Giancarla Garduno (145).
Champions from central Illinois programs were Springfield co-op’s Ariella Miloncus (130) and Richwoods’ Sydney Johnson (170) while southern Illinois also had a first-place finisher, Murphysboro’s Nahima Mateo (155).
Springfield co-op’s Ariella Miloncus won her third title at the Championships, also taking firsts in 2022 and 2023 in her other two appearances and she could not compete in the event last season since she qualified for the IHSA Individual Finals. The co-op team features athletes from Springfield High, Lanphier and Southeast.
Champions who moved up from a year ago (with finishes in 2024 listed) were Kankakee’s Taniyah Sherman (third at 115), Metea Valley’s Alketa Picari (third at 145), Naperville Central’s Annika Hull (fourth at 95), Richwoods’ Sydney Johnson (fourth at 170), Glenbard North’s Asreilla Wallace (fourth at 235), Metea Valley’s Janiya Moore (fifth at 110), Oak Park and River Forest’s Isabella Miller (sixth at 140) and Warren Township’s Aaliyah Vazquez (DNP at 125).
Glenbard North advanced three to title matches as Keagan Edwards (130) and Suzanne Stalley (140) both took second. And Springfield co-op also had a runner-up, Reaghan Madura (110).
Additional second-place finishers from Chicago-area schools were Larkin’s Ashley Hammond (105), Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Aubrianna Rapier (120), District 230 co-op involving Andrew, Carl Sandburg and Stagg’s Piper Booe (125), Conant’s Ewa Krupa (135), Plainfield North’s Viktoriia Rodnikova (145), Plainfield East’s Kaitlyn Bucholz (155), Cary-Grove’s Denver Gier (170) and Shepard’s Karrine Jenkins (235). Rodnikova also took second place last year at 140.
Other individuals who finished in second place from downstate Illinois schools were Olympia’s Mya Downs (95), Geneseo’s Addison Hadsall (100), Pekin’s Violet Pennington (115) and Waterloo’s Izabell McBride (190).
Some of the closest championship matches included Saint Ignatius College Prep’s Giancarla Garduno getting past Plainfield North’s Viktoriia Rodnikova 6-3 by sudden victory at 145, Warren Township’s Aaliyah Vazquez edging Springfield co-op’s Reaghan Madura 5-4 at 110, J. Sterling Morton’s Anali Wilson prevailing over Waterloo’s Izabell McBride 1-0 at 190 and Oak Park and River Forest’s Isabella Miller defeating Glenbard North’s Suzanne Stalley 6-4 at 140.
There was a three-way tie for the most teams points with 34 between Glenbard West’s Jivona Brown, Kankakee’s Taniyah Sherman and Lisle Senior’s Sophie Crescenzo while Springfield co-op’s Ariella Miloncus and Murphysboro’s Nahima Mateo tied for fourth with 33 points.
Metea Valley’s Alketa Picari scored 32.5 points while Naperville Central’s Annika Hull, Oak Park and River Forest’s Isabella Miller and Glenbard North’s Asreilla Wallace all had 32 points and Saint Ignatius College Prep’s Giancarla Garduno rounded out the top 10 with 31 team points.
Champaign Central’s London Grant had the most total match points with 86, Pekin’s Madizyn Megrant ranked second with 76 points and Lincoln-Way co-op’s Emily Peyton was third with 72 points. Megrant and Peyton also were the only two individuals in the Girls Championships who won three matches by technical fall.
There were three competitors who collected six falls during the Championships, Minooka’s Sabina Charlebois, West Aurora’s Kaylee Martinez and Oak Forest’s Brooklyn Strelow.
Here’s a look at the title winners at the IWCOA Girls Championships and other medalists at their weight classes:
95 – Annika Hull, Naperville Central
Annika Hull had a successful season by most standards after going 28-12 and she won a title at Eisenhower, took second at Ottawa Township and her own school’s invite, was third at Curie and fourth at Niles West. But the Naperville Central senior was disappointed that she fell a bit short of advancing to the Schaumburg Sectional from the Hinsdale South Regional. So she decided to compete in the IWCOA Girls Championship series again and she closed her career on a high note after winning the title at 95 with a fall in 2:15 over Olympia senior Mya Downs.
Hull, one of two medalists and the lone finalist for the Redhawks, who are coached by 2011 IWCOA Hall of Fame inductee Rob Porter, who is also serves as the IWCOA President, qualified for the Finals by winning the title at her own school’s sectional. She received a bye and then recorded falls in next four matches, winning in 4:21 over Mahomet-Seymour’s Sierra Tuttle in the quarterfinals and then in 2:58 over Robinson’s Serenity Canady in the semifinals. Hull also competed in the Championships last season and claimed fourth place at 95.
“Having coach (Rob) Porter as a coach, he’s always just made me focus on the next match, rather than actually winning the whole thing,” Hull said. “So it kind of made me look at it one step at a time, rather than the big picture, which really helped me a lot. So when I was out there in my last match, I was more thinking of winning the match rather than winning the actual tournament itself, which put me in a better mindset. At first, you don’t really know that you won, you’re just in shock. But then when you see your coach in the corner and he’s all happy and everything, you really feel accomplished and that you just did a good job out there. It was a really tough competition. Coach Porter was proud of how far I did come in my actual state run, but he knew I could have done better. Seeing me make it to the finals, he was like, ‘I knew you could be a finals placer.’ I was actually the first one on the team at Naperville Central. And just watching the team grow, along with coach Porter, I always liked having him in my corner and having him there to coach me. And to see our team grow, since we went from two to now 11.”
Mya Downs, who went 20-10 and took second place at the Pontiac Regional before falling a bit shy of qualifying for the IHSA Individual Finals at the Highland Sectional, was a member of her school’s first qualifier for the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals since 2017, where it lost 53-22 to eventual champion Coal City in the quarterfinals. The lone qualifier for coach Josh Collins’ Spartans in the Girls Championships, she also received a bye before getting a fall and then claimed a 2-0 decision over Lincoln-Way co-op’s Monica Alvarez in the quarterfinals before capturing a 9-5 decision over Joliet Central’s Kassandra Ruiz in the semifinals.
Lincoln-Way co-op’s Monica Alvarez lost in the quarterfinals to Mya Downs and bounced back from that with four-straight victories to capture third place with a fall in 3:25 over Joliet Central’s Kassandra Ruiz. For fifth place, Mahomet-Seymour’s Sierra Tuttle claimed a 13-7 win by sudden victory over Robinson’s Serenity Canady. And for seventh place, Bloom Township’s Lillian O’Brien won by fall in 2:18 over Heyworth’s Haley Richter.
100 – Jivona Brown, Glenbard West
Jivona Brown went 19-12 this season and took third in the West Suburban Conference and fourth at Larkin but was unable to advance to the IHSA Individual Finals after falling a bit short of qualifying from the Schaumburg Sectional. So the Glenbard West senior wanted one more opportunity to compete along with her teammates and got that chance when she qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championship by taking first place at the Naperville Central Sectional.
Brown claimed victories in all five of her matches in the Championship with pins, winning in 1:18 over West Aurora’s Melissa Melgar in the quarterfinals and in 3:38 over Mahomet-Seymour’s Madilyn Becker in the semifinals and then capturing the title at 100 in 1:29 over Geneseo freshman Addison Hadsall to become the lone finalist and one of four medal winners for coach Pat McCluskey’s Hilltoppers. Brown tied Lisle Senior’s Sophie Crescenzo, the champion at 125, and Kankakee’s Taniyah Sherman, the title winner at 120, for the most team points with 34. They were the only three champions who won all five of their matches with falls.
“Being able to go into this and to end up with a title is something that I really didn’t think was going to happen,” Brown said. “In general, me and my teammates, especially some of the older girls that were with me the entire time, we came just to have some fun. Our sectional ended up being really, really hard, and we didn’t make it all the way, so we chose the IWCOA as a last go for all of us. So being able to end up with the title was honestly mind-blowing and is something that I consider to be a very defining moment in my wrestling career. It was definitely a real special team. A lot of these girls I ended up practically growing up with, so being able to come to the IWCOA, we were like, ‘let’s just all do it together and have fun, let’s just be the team that we’ve always been.’ It was just a very special bonding moment for all of us. It was a humongous tournament, I’ve never been to anything outside of a school tournament, so walking into the IWCOA, was like, ‘whoa’. This was my first time competing in the 100 bracket ever, so I was like, ‘I have no idea what I’m expecting.’ So it was kind of weird to be a senior that’s in the know about everything you should have some background knowledge, and I didn’t. I’ve only been wrestling for two seasons, so everything is fairly new to me. For me and my girls, it was like anything could happen. Being able to go in and kind of go where the wind blows was really fun.”
Addison Hadsall, who went 33-16 and won titles at the first Princeton Invitational Tournament and the Jacksonville Regional and also placed fourth at Canton, fell a bit short of advancing from the sectional that her school hosted to miss out on a trip to the IHSA Individual Finals. So the freshman entered the IWCOA Girls Championship series and qualified for state by taking first at the Sterling Sectional. She opened with a quick pin and a major decision before winning by fall in 2:13 over Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin coop’s Gracie Pattison in the quarterfinals and then advanced to the 100 title mat with a pin in 1:31 over Glenbrook North’s Leah Stringfellow to become the lone finalist and one of two medalists for coach Carley Rusk’s Maple Leafs.
Lincoln-Way’s Emily Peyton bounced back from a 13-5 loss to Glenbrook North’s Leah Stringfellow in the quarterfinals to win four in a row, capping that run with a 10-4 decision over Stringfellow to claim third place. Peyton was one of two individuals in the tournament who had three wins by technical fall and tied for third in total match points with 72. For fifth place, Wheeling’s Haydee Cruz claimed a 5-0 decision over Mahomet-Seymour’s Madilyn Becker. And for seventh place, Richwoods’ Leah White won 2-0 over Burlington Central’s Melanie Granada.
105 – Averi Colella, Lockport Township
Averi Colella made history by becoming the first girl at Lockport Township to collect 100 wins and was 40-13 and qualified for the IHSA Individual Finals in 2024. In her senior season, she went 44-10 and won a title at Oswego East, took second at Minooka and Niles West and placed third at Hoffman Estates and the Hinsdale South Regional but fell one win shy of advancing from the Schaumburg Sectional. So Colella decided to finish her career on a better note at the IWCOA Girls Championships and that paid off for her since she claimed the title at 105 with a victory by technical fall over Larkin senior Ashley Hammond.
Colella qualified for her trip to Springfield by taking first at the Thornton Township Sectional. After collecting a fall in her opener, she got a pin in 4:53 over Schaumburg’s Justice Girod in the quarterfinals. Colella earned her spot in the 105 finals with a 7-0 decision over West Chicago’s Brissia Bucio in the semifinals to become the only medalist for coach Nathaniel Roth’s Porters.
“Our assistant coach, Sam Fuentes, organized the postseason IWCOA Tournament for us,” Colella said. “I wanted to continue and we had some girls that wanted to be in it but the school does not fund it, so we had to pay our own way. Although she couldn’t wrestle in it because she was in the IHSA tournament, Rebekah Ramirez came with us. I felt like I was supposed to go to state but didn’t get super lucky in the blood round at the (Schaumburg) Sectional. Veronica (Skibicki) was my partner in the room and went as an alternate and got to wrestle at state and made the second day. The lower weight classes were loaded. When I got to the title match, I knew I’d win. I had pinned her at the sectional and this time I had a tech fall.”
Ashley Hammond saw her 30-14 season come to an end when she lost to Colella in consolation round three at the Schaumburg Sectional. The senior also enjoyed a lot of success in tournaments, winning titles at East Aurora and Conant, taking second place at her school’s invite, Curie and the Willowbrook Regional and fourth at Minooka and Ottawa Township. She qualified for the Championships by taking first at the Naperville Central Sectional and recorded falls in her first three matches, needing 1:59 to defeat Vernon Hills’ Hanna Lee in the quarterfinals. The lone medalist for coach Patrick Hillebrand’s Royals captured a 16-5 major decision over Plainfield East’s Angelina Nettey in the semifinals. She took fifth at 105 in last year’s IWCOA competition.
Maine East’s Eliana Badeen lost her second match and then won six in a row to claim third place with a fall in 4:49 over Plainfield East’s Angelina Nettey. For fifth, West Chicago’s Brissia Bucio recorded a pin in 2:52 over Schaumburg’s Justice Girod and for seventh place, Granite City’s Briana Ramirez won an 8-0 major decision over Anna-Jonesboro’s Haydyn Williamson.
110 – Aaliyah Vazquez, Warren Township
Aaliyah Vazquez came up a bit short of qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the New Trier Sectional but the Warren Township sophomore had a lot of positives in her 29-10 season. She won titles at Rockford East and Niles West, finished second at Waukegan, Westosha Central, WI, Bolingbrook, Conant and Lake County and was third at the Round Lake Regional. Vazquez decided to end things on a better note and did just that by taking first place at 110 at the IWCOA Girls Championship with a 5-4 decision over Springfield co-op senior Reaghan Madura.
Vazquez qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championship with a first-place finish at the Lake Zurich Sectional. After getting a pin and win by technical fall in her first two matches, she claimed a 15-5 major decision over Crane Medical Prep’s Hannah Chong in the quarterfinals before winning by technical fall over Streator Township’s Addison Yacko in the semifinals. She was the lone finalist and one of two medal winners for coach Nick Grujanac’s Blue Devils.
“I had some new things and I kind of wanted to put them out there and do what I do, and I love wrestling,” Vazquez said. “I’ve been wrestling since seventh grade.This sport teaches you a lot of discipline and how to work hard and be patient. It’s just really fun when you get to learn all of the basics and all of the fun moves and get fluent with it. Since the (Warren Township) boys can get titles), us girls can get them, too. This was like a redemption from sectionals and all of that.”
Reaghan Madura, who fell a bit short of qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the Highland Sectional went 22-8 in her final season. She won the title at Lanphier’s Jeff Gardner Memorial, took seconds at Pontiac, Canton and the Mt. Zion Regional and was third at Granite City and Jacksonville. She qualified for the IWCOA Championships by taking first at the Granite City Sectional. After getting a win by technical fall and a major decision, Madura won a 9-3 decision over ROWVA’s Marissa Brown in the quarterfinals and a 10-6 decision over Willowbrook’s Angelina Manlapaz in the semifinals to become one of two finalists, with 130 champ Ariella Miloncus the other, for coach Sean Kenny’s co-op team, that includes athletes from Springfield High, Lanphier and Southeast.
Woodstock’s Eva Hermansson lost her second match and then won six in a row to claim third place with a 7-4 decision over Streator Township’s Addison Yacko. For fifth place, Willowbrook’s Angelina Manlapaz won by fall in 4:03 over Pekin’s Madizyn Megrant, who joined Lincoln-Way’s Emily Peyton as the only two individuals with three wins by technical fall. And for seventh place, St. Charles East’s Sydney Stieb was a winner by technical fall over Saint Viator’s Evalyn Idzik.
115 – Janiya Moore, Metea Valley
Janiya Moore closed out a successful sophomore season with a 43-6 record but fell one win shy of advancing to the IHSA Finals from the Schaumburg Sectional. In addition, she won two tournaments at Oswego East and also took firsts at Waukegan, Hampshire and Oak Forest, second at East Aurora and thirds at Niles West, Conant and the Hinsdale South Regional. With all of that success, it was no surprise that she would want to compete again in the IWCOA Girls Championships and that was wise decision since she took first place at 115 after claiming an 8-3 decision over Pekin sophomore Violet Pennington in the title match, helping Metea Valley to be the only team in the event with two champions as Alketa Picari also took first place at 135.
Moore, who took fifth at 110 last season, qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships by winning the title at the Naperville Central Sectional. After opening with a win by technical fall and a pin, she claimed another win by technical fall over Westville’s Kiley Knight in the quarterfinals and then earned her spot in the 115 title match with a 5-3 decision over York’s Charlie Dolan. Title winners Moore and Picari were the lone qualifiers for coach Kevin Garbis’ Mustangs.
“This gives me a boost and I feel like I’m more confident now that I can win,” Moore said. “Last year, I got fifth (at the IWCOA), so being first is really exciting and gives me a lot of confidence. I feel like winning this just proves that I 100 percent could have made it to state and I could have placed. I’m super glad that both of our boys made it (to IWCOA state) and I’m super glad that she (Alketa) made it. And even if they just competed at sectionals, I’m glad that everyone could just come together and try to learn. I’m super glad that I got to wrestle girls that were really good. This is good because we live and we learn, and this was a learning experience overall.”
Violet Pennington finished 9-5 and advanced to the Geneseo Sectional. She won a title at the Mid-Illini Conference, was second in the Metamora Township Regional and took fourth place at Normal Community. She advanced to the IWCOA Girls Championships after taking first at the Heyworth Sectional. Pennington, one of two medalists and the lone finalist for coach John Jacobs’ Lady Dragons, opened with a victory by technical fall and then got a pin. She won by fall in 3:23 over Edwardsville’s Gigi Linhorst in the quarterfinals and then advanced to the 115 title match with another pin, this one in 3:53 over Morris’ Makensi Martin in the semifinals.
Edwardsville’s Gigi Linhorst lost to Violet Pennington in the quarterfinals and then won four-straight matches to claim third place with a 12-6 decision over Morris’ Makensi Martin. For fifth place, York’s Charlie Dolan captured a 9-4 decision over Grant’s America Camacho. And for seventh place, West Aurora’s Kaylee Martinez, who tied two other individuals for the most falls with six, recorded a pin in 0:38 over Sherrard’s Sophia Bradarich.
120 – Taniyah Sherman, Kankakee
Taniyah Sherman completed her junior season with an 18-4 record but her quest to advance to the IHSA Individual Finals came up a bit short at the Geneseo Sectional. So the Kankakee junior, who won a title at Pontiac, took second at Ottawa Township and placed third at the Metamora Township Regional, decided to see how well she could do in the IWCOA Girls Championships series after placing third at 115 in 2024. She not only got back to the state finals but she captured the title at 120 with a fall in 4:20 over Bradley-Bourbonnais sophomore Aubrianna Rapier, avenging a loss when the two met up for the title at the Thornton Township Sectional between athletes whose schools are less than five miles away from each other.
Sherman took second place in the IWCOA Thornton Township Sectional, when she lost to Rapier by fall in 2:09 in the title match. She then proceeded to win all five of her matches in Springfield with pins, becoming one of three champions who pulled off that feat, with the others being Glenbard West’s Jivona Brown, who took first place at 100, and Lisle Senior’s Sophie Crescenzio, who won a title right after her at 125. Not surprisingly, all three of those champions also tied for the most team points with 34. She got a fall in 2:32 over West Aurora’s Lailonie Molina in the quarterfinals and then earned her spot in the 120 finals with a pin in 3:44 over Schaumburg’s Isabella Rivas to become the lone medalist for coach Brad Burns’ Lady Kays.
“Yes, I’m pleased,” Sherman said. “At sectionals, I went through a really hard part of the bracket and it got into my head a little bit. But here, it was just about having fun and there was no pressure. And it’s so much fun to see all of these different people. There were so many people here and it was so fun meeting so many different people. The growth this year has been amazing with so many new girls wrestling and so many people are giving it a try. I’ve been wrestling for three years now and when I started, I was only wrestling boys but now there’s so many girls wrestling, I love how fast the sport is growing. I had an amazing time wrestling here, there’s so many girls here with so many different skill levels. I’m still learning as I go in every match, and that’s the fun part. Last year, I came in third and I knew that I could have done better, and now I did better.”
Aubrianna Rapier came up one win short of advancing to the IHSA Finals at the Geneseo Sectional and also competed in the Metamora Township Regional, but she did so at 125, so she didn’t face Sherman there. Rapier had two third-place finishes to highlight her 18-5 season, at Eisenhower in Blue Island and also at the regional. She qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships in Springfield by taking first at the Thornton Township Sectional, where she pinned Sherman in 2:09 in the 120 title match. After not placing in the event last season, she won her first four matches with pins, beating Lake Forest’s Mirabelle Duboeuf in 0:56 in the quarterfinals and Rock Falls’ Ryleigh Eriks in 3:38 in the semifinals to earn another matchup with Sherman. She was the lone medalist for coach Micky Spiwak’s Boilermakers.
In the third-place match, Schaumburg’s Isabella Rivas won by fall in 3:55 over West Aurora’s Lailonie Molina. For fifth place, Glenbard West’s Valentina Fantoni won by medical forfeit over Rock Falls’ Ryleigh Eriks. And for seventh place, Oswego East’s Mia Nevarez was a winner by fall in 2:45 over Marist’s Ava Enright.
125 – Sophie Crescenzo, Lisle Senior
Sophie Crescenzo went 18-7 this past season and fell one win short of qualifying for the IHSA Individual Finals from the Schaumburg Sectional. She took second at Bolingbrook, was third at Fremd and the Hinsdale South Regional and placed fourth at Hampshire. Disappointed about not getting an opportunity to compete in Bloomington, the freshman at Lisle Senior decided to take part in the IWCOA Girls Championships and that proved to be a good decision since she captured the title at 125 with a fall in 1:39 over District 230 co-op freshman Piper Booe in the finals.
Crescenzo qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships by winning the Naperville Central Sectional title. Following two first-period falls in her opening two matches in Springfield, she recorded a pin in 4:07 over Minooka’s Sabina Charlebois in the quarterfinals and also won by fall in 4:44 over Edwardsville’s Olive Linhorst in the semifinals. The lone medal winner for coach Brandon Wolak’s Lions, she joined the two individuals who won championships before her, Glenbard West’s Jivona Brown (100) and Kankakee’s Taniya Sherman (120) as the only title winners in the finals who competed in five matches and won each by fall. She also tied Brown and Sherman as the leaders in the Championships for the most team points with 34.
“I’m so proud of myself with how far I’ve come,” Crescenzo said. “I was so close to state, I lost my match by one point in the blood round, so I was right there, but I think that this is better. (About wrestling) I can’t even explain it, it’s changed my life in so many ways. Just the atmosphere of everyone, all of the girls and the love, it’s so fun.”
Piper Booe, who went 28-16 this season, also fell one win away from qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the New Trier Sectional to cap a successful debut season where she took third at the Rich Township Regional and was fourth at Oak Forest. She was the lone qualifier for coach Liz Short’s District 230 co-op team, which featured athletes from Andrew, Carl Sandburg and Stagg, that claimed the IHSA championship at the Finals in Bloomington. Booe also won her first four matches in the Girls Championships by fall, winning in 10 seconds over Schaumburg’s Lauren Brehmer in the quarterfinals and then in 2:11 over Sherrard’s Kylie Mathis in the semifinals.
Minooka’s Sabina Charlebois lost to Crescenzo in the quarterfinals and then won four in a row to claim third place with a victory by fall in 2:28 over Edwardsville’s Olive Linhorst. For fifth place, Oak Forest’s Brooklyn Strelow recorded a pin in 1:53 over Sherrard’s Kylie Mathis. And for seventh place, Neuqua Valley’s Zuzanna Wegiera was a winner by technical fall over Urbana’s Randi Campe. Charlebois and Strelow were two of the three individuals in the finals who recorded six falls, with West Aurora’s Kaylee Martinez, the other one.
130 – Ariella Miloncus, Springfield co-op
Ariella Miloncus, a senior for the Springfield co-op team, which includes athletes from Springfield High, Lanphier and Southeast, captured her third title at the IWCOA Girls Championship after winning by fall in 4:52 over Glenbard North junior Keagan Edwards in the 130 finals, adding to first-place finishes in 2023 and 2022 and qualifying for the IHSA Finals in 2024. She posted a 21-8 record this season but fell one win shy of advancing to the IHSA Finals from the Highland Sectional. She also took first at the Mt. Zion Regional, placed second at Pontiac, Springfield’s Joe Bee and Canton and claimed a third-place finish at Jacksonville.
Miloncus took first in the IWCOA Granite City Sectional to qualify for the event for the third time and won her initial two matches with first-period pins. In the quarterfinals, she captured a 15-3 major decision over Downers Grove North’s Natalia Cruz in the quarterfinals and then earned another trip to the title match in Springfield following a win by fall in 2:02 over Geneseo’s Bella Curcuru. Miloncus was one of two finalists for coach Sean Kenny’s Springfield co-op team.
“I’ve won this three times, also in my freshman and sophomore years,” Miloncus said. “Junior year, I couldn’t wrestle because I went to IHSA state and this year, unfortunately, lost by one match and the sectional had a difficult bracket. All three of our high schools, we all work together as one team, it’s a change, but it helps us to come together. The team this year has pushed me a lot. From my freshman year, it was just me pretty much. I’m so excited that whenever you first step on the mat, you’re scared, but you know people are there supporting you and that you have a family behind you. If I’m going up against someone, if I win or I lose, we’re all supportive of one another, especially in girls wrestling. The boys are a lot different, it’s a lot more competitive, but us girls know that it’s a growing sport, so we have to stick together.”
Keagan Edwards went 41-8 this season and fell a bit short of qualifying for the IHSA Individuals Finals at the Schaumburg Sectional. She won titles at Glenbard South, Morris, Batavia and the DuKane Conference, placed second at Niles West and finished third at Ottawa Township and the Willowbrook Regional. She qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships with a third-place finish at the Naperville Central Sectional and won her first four matches with pins, winning in 4:54 over Homewood-Flossmoor’s Amara Nwoye in the quarterfinals and earning her spot on the 130 title mat with a pin 2:06 over Galesburg’s Amyah Pruitt in the semifinals. She was one of three finalists and two second-place finishers in the event for coach Chris Edwards’ Panthers.
In the third-place match, Galesburg’s Amyah Pruitt was a winner by fall in 1:55 over Geneseo’s Bella Curcuru. For fifth place, Downers Grove North’s Natalia Cruz recorded a pin in 2:13 over Bolingbrook’s Anaya Campbell and for seventh place, Lake Zurich’s Caitlin Ruley captured a 5-0 decision over Joliet Central’s April Ortiz.
135 – Alketa Picari, Metea Valley
Alketa Picari and Janiya Moore found themselves in similar, yet very disappointing, positions on the final day at the Schaumburg Sectional when they both missed out on advancing to the IHSA Individual Finals by one victory. The Metea Valley sophomores were in the same positions on the last day of the IWCOA Girls Championships, except this time it was certainly a much more enjoyable scenario since they both captured championships in the Finals in Springfield to make the Mustangs the only team to have more than one first-place finisher. Picari won by fall in 2:19 over Conant junior Ewa Krupa in the 135 title match, shortly after Moore took first place at 115.
Picari, who went 35-11 this season, and Moore were the two IWCOA qualifiers for coach Kevin Garbis’ Mustangs. She took second place In the Hinsdale South Regional and was third at Waukegan, East Aurora, Conant and Oswego East before falling short at the Schaumburg Sectional. She advanced to the IWCOA Championships after winning a title at the Naperville Central Sectional. After opening with a quick pin and a 12-2 major decision, Picari claimed a win by technical fall over Freeburg’s Kyliee Sudja in the quarterfinals before earning her spot in the 135 title match by recording a fall in 2:55 over DeKalb’s Lana Zimmerman in the semifinals. She improved on her showing in the event last season when she finished in third place at 145.
“It feels good actually and we wanted to win together,” Picari said of winning the title along with Moore. “It’s good just having somebody by your side and we had to warm up together, even though we were at different weights. This gets it rolling for our team, because our girls team is pretty small, we don’t have that many people. All of the competition has helped our team so much. I like the community around it and feeling that you can be tough as a girl in a sport like this. Even now, guys will come up to me and they’ll be like, ‘you just mess around and pull each others’ hair, don’t you?’ It’s just such a different sport than other sports. You have so many opportunities and you’re not on the bench, and I like that.”
Ewa Krupa, who went 39-8 this season, also fell one victory short of qualifying for the IHSA Individual Finals at the Schaumburg Sectional. She captured titles at Larkin and Palatine, took second place at Maine East, the Mid Suburban League and the Willowbrook Regional and was third at her own school’s invite. Krupa qualified for the IWCOA Championships by taking first place at the Lake Zurich Sectional and in Springfield, she advanced to the 135 title match with four falls, with the last two pins in less time than the first two. She won by fall in 1:52 over Morris’ Olyve Havens in the quarterfinals and then got a pin in 1:28 over Ottawa Township’s Ava Weatherford in the semifinals. She was the lone IWCOA state qualifier for coach Brad Bessemer’s Cougars.
In the third-place match, DeKalb’s Lana Zimmerman won by fall in 2:53 over Ottawa Township’s Ava Weatherford. In the fifth-place match, Morris’ Olyve Havens recorded a pin in 1:57 over Champaign Central’s London Grant, who led all competitors in the Girls Championships with 86 total match points. And for seventh place, Dundee-Crown’s Ruby Gavina captured a 13-7 decision over Maine East’s Alena Oshana.
140 – Isabella Miller, Oak Park and River Forest
Isabella Miller was like so many other title winners in the IWCOA Championships that aspired to qualify for the IHSA Individual Finals but fell a bit short doing that at the Schaumburg Sectional. So after going 20-9 this season and finishing second at Ottawa Township and Conant and taking third place at the Willowbrook Regional, the Oak Park and River Forest junior decided to try to end on a better note at the Championships in Springfield and she did just that as she won the title at 140 after claiming a 6-4 decision over Glenbard North freshman Suzanne Stalley.
Miller, who qualified for the IWCOA Championships by capturing first place in the Evanston Township Sectional, won her first four matches by fall before facing her toughest test on the 140 title mat. The first three of those pins came in the opening period, including one in 1:13 over Hinsdale Central’s Tiyanna Hart, in the quarterfinals before she earned her spot in the 140 finals with a fall in 3:00 over Freeburg’s Aubrey Raban. Miller, who placed sixth at 140 in last year’s competition, was the lone finalist and one of two medalists for coach Patrick Woulfe’s Huskies.
“The girls are a lot better than they were last year,” Miller said. “I’m a junior, but this is only my second year. I actually was wrestling guys at a club, and these two girls were like, ‘just actually join the wrestling team, and I said, ‘okay.’ It’s awesome to compete for it (OPRF). It’s like a whole other family, besides obviously your family at home. We have a pretty decent-size team and a lot of the girls are getting better and it’s fun to watch them all grow, too. Actually the girl I wrestled, I wrestled her at regionals, so we were talking the whole time before our match and she was a really fun girl to wrestle. She’s good and she almost got me. I was really nervous.”
Suzanne Stalley competed in several tournaments in her freshman season and fell short of advancing from the Willowbrook Regional. She finished with a 32-14 record and won a title at Glenbard South, took second place in the DuKane Conference and was fourth at Batavia. Stalley advanced to the IWCOA Championships by taking first place at the Naperville Central Sectional. After opening with two falls, she won a 12-10 decision over Murphysboro’s Roxie Royster in the quarterfinals and then earned her spot in the 140 finals with a pin in 1:44 over Naperville Central’s Arianna Rico in the semifinals. She joined 235 champion Asreilla Wallace and 130 runner-up Keagan Edwards as finalists and the medalists for coach Chris Edwards’ Panthers.
Barrington’s Nicole Dziura lost in the quarterfinals but then won four matches in a row to claim third place with a fall in 4:10 over Hinsdale Central’s Tiyanna Hart, who lost to Isabella Miller in the quarterfinals before winning her next three matches. For fifth place, Freeburg’s Aubrey Raban recorded a pin in 2:22 over Naperville Central’s Arianna Rico. And for seventh place, Antioch’s Sasha Johnson was a winner by fall in 3:43 over Murphysboro’s Roxie Royster.
145 – Giancarla Garduno, Saint Ignatius College Prep
Giancarla Garduno and Viktoriia Rodnikova couldn’t decide in regulation who would claim top honors at 145 at the IWCOA Girls Championships so the outcome required more than six minutes to be resolved. With things scoreless through the first two periods, Saint Ignatius College Prep sophomore Garduno got a takedown while Plainfield North sophomore Rodnikova used two escapes and a penalty point in the third period to force extra time. Garduno finally ended the drama when she got another takedown with 36 seconds left in overtime to capture a 6-3 win by sudden victory to prevail in the only title match in the event that required extra time.
Garduno went 19-4 and fell one win short of advancing to the IHSA Individual Finals from the New Trier Sectional. The lone qualifier for coach Ben Sanchez’s Wolfpack, she won a title at Beat the Streets and took second place at Rich Township, Garduno qualified for the IWCOA Championships by taking first place at the Shepard Sectional and she got pins in her first three matches, winning in 2:52 over Sandwich’s Jazmin Rios in the quarterfinals and then capturing a 13-4 major decision over Robinson’s Macee Hammond in the semifinals. In 2024, she made history for her program by being its first regional champion and its initial qualifier for the IHSA Finals, where she fell one win shy of getting a medal at 140 and finished with a 25-4 record.
“I went to public schools my whole life until I got a scholarship and got the chance to go to Saint Ignatius,” Garduno said. “It was a big change, it was something new and something different. I got into wrestling my eighth grade year, and I was going to Ignatius for wrestling. I became the first girls state qualifier at Saint Ignatius and the first regional champ of the girls. I feel great because it’s something that they’ll know me for and I’m proud of myself and I just really enjoy wrestling for Saint Ignatius. I have a lot of friends from other teams and I enjoy being with them and I hang around with them at tournaments. I’m also really close with the girls on my team.”
Viktoriia Rodnikova, who had a 24-9 record this season a came up a bit short of qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the Schaumburg Sectional, took first place at Minooka and the Southwest Prairie Conference, placed third at Oswego East and Hinsdale South Regional and finished fourth at another invite at Oswego East. She qualified for the Girls Championships by winning the title at the Thornton Township Sectional. The lone qualifier for coach Michael Parton’s Tigers won her first two matches in Springfield with pins and then captured a 4-1 decision over Warren Township’s Tyanna Jackson in the quarterfinals before getting a pin in 1:28 over Bolingbrook’s Savannnah Burns in the semifinals to earn her spot in the 145 title match. She also competed in the IWCOA Girls Championships last season and settled for a second place finish at 140.
In the third-place match, Bolingbrook’s Savannah Burns recorded a fall in 2:59 over Robinson’s Macee Hammond. For fifth place, Lincoln-Wa co-op’s Bailey Mitchell captured a 4-2 decision over Warren Township’s Tyanna Jackson. And for seventh place, Tinley Park’s Rylee Hernandez was a winner by fall in 2:57 over St. Laurence’s Hannah Marusarz.
155 – Nahima Mateo, Murphysboro
Nahima Mateo was very happy when Murphysboro was able to qualify for the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Finals for the third time in its history and make its first trip to state since 2016. So after going 21-6 and falling one win shy of a trip to state from the Highland Sectional, the junior decided that she’d try to add to the success that coach Shea Baker’s Red Devils enjoyed this season by competing in the IWCOA Girls Championships, and she not only was able to qualify for state, she won the title at 155 with a fall in 4:22 over Plainfield East junior Kaitlyn Bucholz.
Mateo, who took second place at Cape Girardeau, Missouri’s Cape Central invite and had third-place finishes at Carbondale, Anna-Jonesboro and the Civic Memorial Regional, qualified for the Girls Championships by taking first place at the Granite City Sectional. She opened the competition with two first-period falls before capturing a 16-4 major decision over Tremont’s Paytyn Dykes in the quarterfinals and then got a pin in 1:59 over Woodstock’s Brianna Crown in the semifinals to become the lone finalist and one of two medal winners for Murphysboro.
“I really am proud of them, everybody worked hard and all of them are good people,” Mateo said of Murphysboro’s boys qualifying for Dual Team State. “Sometimes I practice with the boys and sometimes I practice with my girls and all of them help me to do better. You have to have a good mindset and enjoy the sport. Some of the people that I’ve wrestled before, we are friends. This is my first year and I’m so glad that I joined this.”
Kaitlyn Bucholz, who went 30-9 this season but was unable to advance from the Hinsdale South Regional, joined a significant number of eventual IHSA champions as a title winner at Hoffman Estates, placed second at Minooka, took third in the Southwest Prairie Conference and finished fourth at Oswego East to highlight her successful season. She qualified for the Championships by taking first place at the Thornton Township Sectional and then recorded first-period falls in her first three matches, winning in 1:38 over Roxana’s Emma Gischer in the quarterfinals and then got a pin in 2:12 over Glenbard West’s Miyalinna DeJesus to become the lone finalist and one of two medalists, who also were the two qualifiers, for coach Julian Ochoa’s Bengals.
In the third-place match, Glenbard West’s Miyalinna DeJesus won 5-2 in sudden victory over Woodstock’s Brianna Crown. For fifth place, Tremont’s Paytyn Dykes captured a 3-1 decision over Wheeling’s Madeline Chicas. And for seventh place, Sycamore’s Avelina McMurtry claimed a 12-2 major decision over Roxana’s Emma Gischer.
170 – Sydney Johnson, Richwoods
Sydney Johnson is proud to continue her family’s tradition of sisters having success in state tournaments for Richwoods, following in the footsteps of Arie and Jaida, by taking first place at 170 in the IWCOA Girls Championships after the junior won a 10-4 decision over Cary-Grove senior Denver Gier. Arie won the 2021 IWCOA title at 152 in 2021 and was fourth at 145 in the first IHSA Individual Finals in 2022. That same year, Jaida was an IHSA runner-up at 155 and she took second at 155 in 2024 to become the first Lady Knight to be a two-time IHSA medalist. This is her second medal in the event, improving on her fourth-place finish at 170 last season.
Johnson, who went 22-7 this season and fell one win shy of advancing to the IHSA Finals from the Geneseo Sectional, won titles at Pontiac and Metamora Township, placed second at Ottawa Township and Canton and finished fourth at the Metamora Township Sectional. She qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships by finishing in second place at the Heyworth Sectional and then she won close decisions in her first two matches in Springfield. After recording a fall in 0:50 over Yorkville’s Lauryn Trotter in the quarterfinals, she earned her spot in the 170 title match by capturing a 4-3 decision over Oak Park and River Forest’s Caliyah Campbell that resulted in her being the lone finalist and one of three medal winners for coach Rob Penney’s Lady Knights.
“It does feel good,” Johnson said. “I came here last year and I placed fourth, so my goal was to place above that and grow, and I succeeded since I took first. (Richwoods) They’ve been doing it for a long time, so we’re like a family and each year, someone excels and there’s been three of us (Johnson sisters at Richwoods). I like the friends and the company that you keep, the people that support you with your wrestling and as you’re going through your matches, and the hard times, too.”
Denver Gier, who went 15-7 this season and fell a bit shy of advancing from the Hampshire Regional, took second place at Rockford East, placed third at Oswego East and finished fourth at Westosha Central, Wisconsin. She qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships by taking first place at the Lake Zurich Sectional. The only IWCOA state qualifier for coach Amy Saldivar-Castaneda’s Trojans, she collected victories in each of her first four matches with falls, winning in 1:59 over Jacksonville’s Olivia Monroe in the quarterfinals and then in 3:00 over Champaign Central’s Iyjah Grant in the semifinals to earn her spot in the 170 finals.
In the third-place match, Oak Park and River Forest’s Caliyah Campbell claimed a 6-4 decision over Champaign Central’s Iyjah Grant. In the fifth-place match, Yorkville’s Lauryn Trotter won by fall in 1:18 over Vandalia’s Brynn Swyers. And for seventh place, Marist’s Sarah Parker recorded a pin in 0:55 over Hononegah’s Linda Villa.
190 – Anali Wilson, J. Sterling Morton
Anali Wilson had a 21-20 record and lost both of her matches in the New Trier Sectional in addition to having some tournament successes during her sophomore season at J. Sterling Morton. But while others in the IWCOA Girls Championships had better records and more top finishes to their credit, Wilson put everything together over the course of two weekends and that helped her to become a surprise title winner after she used a second-period escape to help her win a 1-0 decision over Waterloo sophomore Izabell McBride in the 190 title match to become one of the 15 champions and the lone medal winner for coach Fernando Arratia’s Mustangs.
Wilson won a title at Kelly, took second at the Rickover Naval Academy Regional, placed third at Waukegan and finished fourth at Curie Metropolitan before qualifying for the IWCOA Girls Championships by capturing first place at the Evanston Township Sectional. She received a bye in her opener and followed that with a 10-3 win before pulling out a 2-0 victory over Belleville West’s Andre’a Kirkpatrick in the quarterfinals and then claimed a 13-8 decision over Glenbard East’s Nadine Spandiary in the semifinals to earn her spot in the 190 championship match.
Izabell McBride closed out her trip to the Girls Championships by finishing with three close decisions. She prevailed 5-4 in the quarterfinals over Westville co-op’s Addison Briggs and captured a 9-7 decision over Palatine’s Irma Villa Colunga in the semifinals before dropping the one-point heartbreaker in the tilde match to Wilson. The lone IWCOA qualifier for coach Ryan Wiggers’ Bulldogs, she qualified for state by winning the Granite City Sectional and she also had a bye in the first round and won with a quick fall after that. McBride competed in last year’s IWCOA Championships but did not place. She finished this season with a 16-12 record after falling one victory shy of qualifying from the Highland Sectional and also had second-place finishes at Marion, O’Fallon and the Civic Memorial Regional and placed third at Granite City.
For third place, Glenbard East’s Nadine Spandiary recorded a fall in 0:21 over Palatine’s Irma Villa Colunga. For fifth place, Lincoln-Way co-op’s Riley DePolo was a winner by fall in 3:22 over Blue Island Eisenhower’s Phoebe Heyboer. And for seventh place, Belleville West’s Andre’a Kirkpatrick claimed an 11-5 decision over Westville/ Georgetown-Ridge Farm’s Addison Briggs.
235 – Asreilla Wallace, Glenbard North
Asreilla Wallace was the final near miss of those that just missed qualifying for the IHSA Individual Finals from the Schaumburg Sectional who went on to be title winners at the IWCOA Girls Championships when the Glenbard North sophomore recorded a fall in 1:16 over Shepard sophomore Karrine Jenkins to claim top honors at 235. Wallace went 33-12 this season and fell one win shy of advancing from the Schaumburg Sectional. She won titles at Waukegan and the DuKane Conference and placed third at Niles West, Kelly and the Willowbrook Regional.
Wallace qualified for the IWCOA Girls Championships by taking first place at the Naperville Central Sectional. She received a bye and followed that with a quick fall before recording a pin in 2:27 over East Aurora’s Lilli Ortiz in the quarterfinals and then she collected her third of four pins in 4:06 over Richwoods’ Marley Clark in the semifinals to become one of the three finalists and medal winners for Chris Edwards’ Panthers. Wallace also participated in the same competition last season and finished in fourth place at 235.
Karrine Jenkins went 26-12 this season and fell one win shy of qualifying for the IHSA Finals from the New Trier Sectional. She took second at the South Suburban Conference and the Rich Township Regional and was third at Eisenhower. Jenkins qualified for the Girls Championships by winning the sectional title at her own school. She got a bye in her first match in Springfield and then recorded a quick pin. She followed with a fall in 2:11 over Belvidere North’s Savannah Trevino in the quarterfinals and won a 9-0 major decision over West Chicago’s Ariana Bonilla in the semifinals to become a finalist and the lone medalist for coach Tyler Karas’ Astros.
For third place, Richwoods’ Marley Clark was a winner by fall in 4:08 over West Chicago’s Ariana Bonilla. In the fifth-place match, East Aurora’s Lilli Ortiz won with a pin in 2:02 over Glenbard West’s Thanh Dinh. And for seventh place, McHenry’s Nala Hernandez claimed a 5-0 decision over Belvidere North’s Savannah Trevino.
IWCOA Girls Championships – Place matches
95
1st Place Match
Annika Hull (Naperville Central) won by fall over Mya Downs (Olympia) (Fall 2:15)
3rd Place Match
Monica Alvarez (Lincoln-Way co-op) won by fall over Kassandra Ruiz (Joliet Central) (Fall 3:25)
5th Place Match
Sierra Tuttle (Mahomet-Seymour) won in sudden victory over Serenity Canady (Robinson) (SV-1 13-7)
7th Place Match
Lillian O`Brien (Bloom Township) won by fall over Haley Richter (Heyworth) (Fall 2:18)
100
1st Place Match
Jivona Brown (Glenbard West) won by fall over Addison Hadsall (Geneseo) (Fall 1:29)
3rd Place Match
Emily Peyton (Lincoln-Way co-op) won by decision over Leah Stringfellow (Glenbrook North) (Dec 10-4)
5th Place Match
Haydee Cruz (Wheeling) won by decision over Madilyn Becker (Mahomet-Seymour) (Dec 5-0)
7th Place Match
Leah White (Richwoods) won by decision over Melanie Granada (Burlington Central) (Dec 2-0)
105
1st Place Match
Averi Colella (Lockport Township) won by tech fall over Ashley Hammond (Larkin) (TF 16-1)
3rd Place Match
Eliana Badeen (Maine East) won by fall over Angelina Nettey (Plainfield East) (Fall 4:49)
5th Place Match
Brissia Bucio (West Chicago) won by fall over Justice Girod (Schaumburg) (Fall 2:52)
7th Place Match
Briana Ramirez (Granite City) won by major decision over Haydyn Williamson (Anna-Jonesboro) (Maj 8-0)
110
1st Place Match
Aaliyah Vazquez (Warren Township) won by decision over Reaghan Madura (Springfield co-op) (Dec 5-4)
3rd Place Match
Eva Hermansson (Woodstock) won by decision over Addison Yacko (Streator Township) (Dec 7-4)
5th Place Match
Angelina Manlapaz (Willowbrook) won by fall over Madizyn Megrant (Pekin) (Fall 4:03)
7th Place Match
Sydney Stieb (St. Charles East) won by tech fall over Evalyn Idzik (Saint Viator) (TF 15-0)
115
1st Place Match
Janiya Moore (Metea Valley) won by decision over Violet Pennington (Pekin) (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match
Gigi Linhorst (Edwardsville) won by decision over Makensi Martin (Morris) (Dec 12-6)
5th Place Match
Charlie Dolan (York) won by decision over America Camacho (Grant) (Dec 9-4)
7th Place Match
Kaylee Martinez (West Aurora) won by fall over Sophia Bradarich (Sherrard) (Fall 0:38)
120
1st Place Match
Taniyah Sherman (Kankakee) won by fall over Aubrianna Rapier (Bradley-Bourbonnais) (Fall 4:20)
3rd Place Match
Isabella Rivas (Schaumburg) won by fall over Lailonie Molina (West Aurora) (Fall 3:55)
5th Place Match
Valentina Fantoni (Glenbard West) won by medical forfeit over Ryleigh Eriks (Rock Falls) (MFF)
7th Place Match
Mia Nevarez (Oswego East\) won by fall over Ava Enright (Marist) (Fall 2:45)
125
1st Place Match
Sophie Crescenzo (Lisle Senior) won by fall over Piper Booe (District 230 co-op) (Fall 1:39)
3rd Place Match
Sabina Charlebois (Minooka) won by fall over Olive Linhorst (Edwardsville) (Fall 2:28)
5th Place Match
Brooklyn Strelow (Oak Forest) won by fall over Kylie Mathis (Sherrard) (Fall 1:53)
7th Place Match
Zuzanna Wegiera (Neuqua Valley) won by tech fall over Randi Campe (Urbana) (TF 17-1)
130
1st Place Match
Ariella Miloncus (Springfield co-op) won by fall over Keagan Edwards (Glenbard North) (Fall 4:52)
3rd Place Match
Amyah Pruitt (Galesburg) won by fall over Bella Curcuru (Geneseo) (Fall 1:55)
5th Place Match
Natalia Cruz (Downers Grove North) won by fall over Anaya Campbell (Bolingbrook) (Fall 2:13)
7th Place Match
Caitlin Ruley (Lake Zurich) won by decision over April Ortiz (Joliet Central) (Dec 5-0)
135
1st Place Match
Alketa Picari (Metea Valley) won by fall over Ewa Krupa (Conant) (Fall 2:19)
3rd Place Match
Lana Zimmerman (DeKalb) won by fall over Ava Weatherford (Ottawa Township) (Fall 2:53)
5th Place Match
Olyve Havens (Morris) won by fall over London Grant (Champaign Central) (Fall 1:57)
7th Place Match
Ruby Gavina (Dundee-Crown) won by decision over Alena Oshana (Maine East) (Dec 13-7)
140
1st Place Match
Isabella Miller (Oak Park and River Forest) won by decision over Suzanne Stalley (Glenbard North) (Dec 6-4)
3rd Place Match
Nicole Dziura (Barrington) won by fall over Tiyanna Hart (Hinsdale Central) (Fall 4:10)
5th Place Match
Aubrey Raban (Freeburg) won by fall over Arianna Rico (Naperville Central) (Fall 2:22)
7th Place Match
Sasha Johnson (Antioch) won by fall over Roxie Royster (Murphysboro) (Fall 3:43)
145
1st Place Match
Giancarla Garduno (Saint Ignatius College Prep) won in sudden victory over Viktoriia Rodnikova (Plainfield North) (SV-1 6-3)
3rd Place Match
Savannah Burns (Bolingbrook) won by fall over Macee Hammond (Robinson) (Fall 2:59)
5th Place Match
Bailey Mitchell (Lincoln-Way co-op) won by decision over Tyanna Jackson (Warren Township) (Dec 4-2)
7th Place Match
Rylee Hernandez (Tinley Park) won by fall over Hannah Marusarz (St. Laurence) (Fall 2:57)
155
1st Place Match
Nahima Mateo (Murphysboro) won by fall over Kaitlyn Bucholz (Plainfield East) (Fall 4:22)
3rd Place Match
Miyalinna DeJesus (Glenbard West) won in sudden victory – 1 over Brianna Crown (Woodstock) (SV-1 5-2)
5th Place Match
Paytyn Dykes (Tremont) won by decision over Madeline Chicas (Wheeling) (Dec 3-1)
7th Place Match
Avelina McMurtry (Sycamore) won by major decision over Emma Gischer (Roxana) (Maj 12-2)
170
1st Place Match
Sydney Johnson (Richwoods) won by decision over Denver Gier (Cary-Grove) (Dec 10-4)
3rd Place Match
Caliyah Campbell (Oak Park and River Forest) won by decision over Iyjah Grant (Champaign Central) (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
Lauryn Trotter (Yorkville) won by fall over Brynn Swyers (Vandalia) (Fall 1:18)
7th Place Match
Sarah Parker (Marist) won by fall over Linda Villa (Hononegah) (Fall 0:55)
190
1st Place Match
Anali Wilson (J. Sterling Morton) won by decision over Izabell McBride (Waterloo) (Dec 1-0)
3rd Place Match
Nadine Spandiary (Glenbard East) won by fall over Irma Villa Colunga (Palatine) (Fall 0:21)
5th Place Match
Riley DePolo (Lincoln-Way co-op) won by fall over Phoebe Heyboer (Blue Island Eisenhower) (Fall 3:22)
7th Place Match
Andre`a Kirkpatrick (Belleville West) won by decision over Addison Briggs (Westville) (Dec 11-5)
235
1st Place Match
Asreilla Wallace (Glenbard North) won by fall over Karrine Jenkins (Shepard) (Fall 1:16)
3rd Place Match
Marley Clark (Richwoods) won by fall over Ariana Bonilla (West Chicago) (Fall 4:08)
5th Place Match
Lilli Ortiz (East Aurora) won by fall over Thanh Dinh (Glenbard West) (Fall 2:02)
7th Place Match
Nala Hernandez (McHenry) won by decision over Savannah Trevino (Belvidere North) (Dec 5-0)