2022-23 National Girls High School Rankings

164 pounds

USA Wrestling, FloWrestling, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published its February 2023 rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2022-23 season. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.

The annual state high school championships season is upon us, with the results of the events having a considerable impact on the rankings.

Girls state championships, both official and unofficial, have already been held in Alabama, Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. A number of other states have already held the qualifying events for their state championships.

There were a number of changes in the rankings based upon athletes competing in different weight classes from where they were ranked.

Shelby Moore of Washington, who was No. 1 at 127 pounds, has dropped to 122 points, and takes over the No. 1 position there. Destiny Rodriguez of Oregon, who was No. 1 at 164 pounds, has dropped back to 152 pounds and taken over No. 1 at that weight class.

With the previous No. 1 at 100 pounds jumping two weight classes, Morgan Turner of Illinois is the new No. 1 at 100 pounds. With Moore dropping down, the new No. 1 at 127 pounds is Cadence Diduch of Illinois. With Rodriguez dropping down, as well as the previous No. 2 at 164 going down as well (Jasmine Robinson of Texas), returning as No. 1 at 164 pounds is Ella Pagel of Minnesota.

Repeating in their No. 1 positions in their current weight class are Audrey Jimenez of Arizona (105), Alex Szkotnicki of Maryland (112), Elena Ivaldi of California (117), Emily Sindoni of New York (132), Valerie Hamilton of Illinois (138), Maddie Kubicki of Missouri (144), Sabrina Nauss of Michigan (180), Savannah Isaac of Ohio (200) and Kiera Ganey of Illinois (225).

Weight class changes also affected the Pound-For-Pound (P-4-P) rankings, with a number of athletes getting a new ranking at a different weight class. The top four positions in the P-4-P are unchanged. In spite of the shuffling of weight classes, there are only three new athletes in this month’s P-4-P ranking, No. 19 Karlee Brooks of Arizona, No. 22 Cadence Diduch of Illinois and No. 23 Ava Ward of Missouri.

The next National Girls High School Ranking will be in mid-March, after the conclusion of the rest of the high school state championships. In addition, the first of the major post-season competitions will also impact the next ranking, the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals, which is set for Omaha, Neb., March 4-5.

Coaches, parents and athletes are encouraged to provide information about specific athletes and their achievements throughout the year for the committee to consider. If they have information on specific girls who should be considered for ranking or updates on their achievements, please send it by email to girlsrankings@usawrestling.org. The quality of these rankings continue to improve as people choose to share updated information.

RANKNAMEYEAR CITYSTATESCHOOLLAST
1Ella PagelSONerstrandMNNorthfield High School3 at 164
2Piper FowlerSOClevelandTNCleveland High School4 at 164
3Stella SteiglerJROrangeVAWyoming Seminary5 at 164
4Amarisa ManuelJRWashingtonMIRomeo High School6 at 164
5Naomi SimonJRDecorahIADecorah High School7 at 164
6Johanna FormanSRUplandCAUpland High School9 at 164
7Rose CassioppiSRColorado SpringsCOSprings Studio6 at 152
8Leilani LemusFRClovisCAClovis High School8 at 164
9Sarah HenckelFRSouthburyCTBlair AcademyNJ
10Genevieve AnJRMariettaGAKennesaw Mountain High School5 at 152
11Kalila ShriveSRTracyCAMerrill West High School11 at 164
12Olivia SteanJRBonner SpringsKSBonner Springs High School12 at 164
13Jael Miller SOSmickburgPAhomeschooled wrestles for Punxsutawney Area Schools13 at 164
14Alexandra HofrichterSRDeerbrookWIAntigo High School14 at 164
15Ali HaiserSRChesterfieldMOMarquette High School15 at 164
16Kylee LindsleySOBelgradeMTBelgrade High School14 at 180
17Emily BrownJRSalamancaNYWyoming Seminary17 at 164
18Alison EvansJRColorado SpringsCOMesa Ridge High School19 at 164
19Billie BonwellSOLas VegasNVSLAM Academy25 at 180
20Madeline HodgesSRMidlothianTXMidlothian High SchoolNR
21Wendy Riley-WashingtonSRSpringfieldMOKickapoo High School20 at 164
22Abbie MilesSRNew CastlePALaurel High School21 at 164
23Kaylee RickettsSRWahooNEWahoo High School23 at 164
24Trinity GottlerSRFrankfortKYAnderson County High School24 at 164
25Kaylie HallSORomneyWVHampshire High School25 at 164
26Rachel SchauerJRMt. HopeWIFennimore High School26 at 164
27Alexandria AlliSOAshleyOHWyoming Seminary27 at 164
28Mallory WinnerSORidgevilleINJay County High SchoolNR
29Alyssa FavaraJRNaplesFLBishop McCort High School (PA)NR
30Caitlyn FlahertySRFriscoTXFrisco Memorial High School16 at 164