PhotoFest: State Wrestling-Girls Finals
The Girls State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up in Casper on Saturday with plenty of excitement and enthusiasm. This was the 2nd year that the girls had a stand-alone State Tournament for the the 2nd year in a row, Star Valley won the team championship. The Braves had just one champion but rang up 163 points to easily outdistance Pinedale who accumulated 107 points. Sheridan was right behind the Wranglers for 3rd with 106, Kemmerer was 4th with 96 and Wind River was 5th with 95.
Several athletes repeated as state champions starting with 100-pounder McKinzie Mortenson of Pinedale who also finished the year undefeated. Moorcrofts Rebekah Anderson is a two-time state champion as well as Ariel Kumelos of Wheatland, Josie Houl of LFL/Southeast who was unbeaten this season, and Sheridan's Becca Oetken who also went undefeated this year. Here is the list of the placers at the 2024 Girls State Tournament
100 lbs.
- 1st Place - McKinzie Mortensen of Pinedale
- 2nd Place - Caden Simianer of Upton
- 3rd Place - Riley Meyer of Kemmerer
- 4th Place - Trinity Warner of South
- 5th Place - Cerenity Quintana of Worland
- 6th Place - Bree Padilla of Cheyenne East
105 lbs:
- 1st Place - Kaylea Mortensen of Pinedale
- 2nd Place - Cora Remacle of Wind River
- 3rd Place - Bianca Maez of Green River
- 4th Place - Trona Bates of Central
- 5th Place - Carlee Angell of Star Valley
- 6th Place - Kenna Merritt of Star Valley
110 lbs.
- 1st Place - Rebekah Anderson of Moorcroft
- 2nd Place - Molly Bornhoft of Wind River
- 3rd Place - Allison Leblanc of Powell
- 4th Place - Brianna Uhrig of Green River
- 5th Place - Alaina McNees of H.E.M.
- 6th Place - Abigail Vroman of Central
115 lbs.
- 1st Place - Lilly Quintanilla of Thermopolis
- 2nd Place - Paisley Smith of Star Valley
- 3rd Place - Kaiana Garlough of Central
- 4th Place - Lily Hill of Wind River
- 5th Place - Aspen Henry of Thunder Basin High School
- 6th Place - Sidney Liechty of Evanston
120 lbs.
- 1st Place - Tai McBride of Jackson Hole
- 2nd Place - Laynee Walker of Kemmerer
- 3rd Place - Caydence Watters of Natrona County
- 4th Place - Keston Johnson of Star Valley
- 5th Place - Gillian Holman of Glenrock
- 6th Place - Rhaychele Cole of Lyman
125 lbs.
- 1st Place - Rivers Carrell of Worland
- 2nd Place - Lily Harris of Green River
- 3rd Place - Eliza Clegg of Lyman
- 4th Place - Leah Larkin of Evanston
- 5th Place - Jordan Nielsen of Lander Valley
- 6th Place - Rylee Anderson of Worland
130 lbs.
- 1st Place - Ariel Kumelos of Wheatland
- 2nd Place - McKenna Barham of Laramie
- 3rd Place - Carlee Roth of Thunder Basin High School
- 4th Place - Lynsey Lawson of Star Valley
- 5th Place - Johana Saavedra of Evanston
- 6th Place - Carolina Rodriquez of Central
135 lbs.
- 1st Place - Paityn Covolo of Sheridan
- 2nd Place - Remington Aullman of Star Valley
- 3rd Place - Gabby Dowling of Greybull/Riverside
- 4th Place - Autumn Clark of Thunder Basin High School
- 5th Place - Danika Crumrine of Lovell
- 6th Place - Kristine Young of Big Piney
140 lbs.
- 1st Place - Kaylie Julander of Kemmerer
- 2nd Place - Maggie Jensen of Wind River
- 3rd Place - Lacoda Kiser of Shoshoni
- 4th Place - Peyton Hadden of Lyman
- 5th Place - Hallie Fuller of Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast
- 6th Place - Kloey Walker of Rawlins
145 lbs.
- 1st Place - Cara Andrews of Star Valley
- 2nd Place - Lynsie Julander of Kemmerer
- 3rd Place - Skylee Gangwish of Kelly Walsh
- 4th Place - Abrianna Kiser of Shoshoni
- 5th Place - Delainie Munch of Hulett
- 6th Place - Nichole Sumare of Burns/Pine Bluffs
155 lbs.
- 1st Place - Josie Houk of Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast
- 2nd Place - Kaelyn Ronnau of Cheyenne East
- 3rd Place - Eva Anderson of Sheridan
- 4th Place - Charleigh Smith of Big Piney
- 5th Place - Alix Sorensen of Thermopolis
- 6th Place - Brooke Schwab of Star Valley
170 lbs.
- 1st Place - Ashten Hubbs of Cody
- 2nd Place - Shaely Kunz of Star Valley
- 3rd Place - Hali Witt of Rock Springs
- 4th Place - Bridgette Price of Sheridan
- 5th Place - Teagen Pickerd of Lander Valley
- 6th Place - Harley Hunter of Campbell County
190 lbs.
- 1st Place - Becca Oetken of Sheridan
- 2nd Place - Gracin Goff of Cheyenne East
- 3rd Place - Autiana Tolayo of Natrona County
- 4th Place - Jessie Graves of Wheatland
- 5th Place - Seriah Lamb of Evanston
- 6th Place - Ella Kalenberg of Campbell County
235 lbs.
- 1st Place - Katyana Dexter of Pinedale
- 2nd Place - Aaliyah Martin of Dubois
- 3rd Place - Kaitlin Barral of Thermopolis
- 4th Place - Joci Davis of Cheyenne East
- 5th Place - Aleah Marquez of Campbell County
- 6th Place - Jada Bohm of Sheridan
2024 State Wrestling-Girls Finals
Gallery Credit: Frank Gambino