2 area girls place 3rd at state wrestling

WAVERLY - Waverly-Shell Rock High School was the place for high school girls wrestling Friday and Saturday.

Last year was the inaugural unofficial state wrestling tournament for girls and 87 wrestlers showed up.

This year there were 376 registered to take the mat.

WSR won the team title with 156.5 points. Mid-Prairie was 10th with 64 points. Washington was 46th and Mt. Pleasant was 69th. Cedar Rapids Kennedy was the 94th team that scored, registering three points.

The Golden Hawks' finish was the highest finish with the least amount of wrestlers. Each team was allowed to have 11 scoring wrestlers. The top nine teams all had 11 scoring wrestlers.

There were 11 classes available for the girls whereas boys offers 14.

Mid-Prairie had two girls finish on the medal stand while Washington had one with Teegan Sulentich placing third. Mid-Prairie, Rylee Vercande was fifth last year and third this year. Teammate Sarah Meader made herself known. She was seeded at 27 and finished sixth. The 21-place improvement was the third best of the tournament.