Arkansas high school girls wrestling state tournament top stars, best performances (2/26/2024)
Listed below are some of the top high school girls wrestling performance from last weekend's state tournament.
Emily Ashby, Springdale
Ashby won by fall over Pandelitsa Nicolaou (Fayetteville) in 1:35 in the 6A-110 finals to claim her second consecutive state title.
Shania Brown, Searcy
Brown did not need much time to defeat defending state champion Eva Garcia (Van Buren), as she won by fall in 31 seconds in the 5A-120 finals.
Diana Cervantes, Rogers Heritage
Cervantes pinned Layne Hattenhauer (Little Rock Central) in 5:17 in the 6A-115 finals.
Ka'liyia Chism, North Little Rock
Chism won by fall over Nahomy Ranero-Garcia (Bentonville) in 2:00 to win her second consecutive state title in the 6A-125 finals.
Riley Chism, Russellville
Chism defeated Aubrey Hart (Searcy) by fall in 3:28 in the 5A-145 finals.
Anna Dux, Rogers
Dux defeated Mallory Williams (Cabot) by fall in 3:56 in the 6A-135 finals.
Isabella Easterling, Bentonville West
Easterling won a 9-3 decision over Ella Casteel (Rogers Heritage) in the 6A-120 finals.
Riley Fazio, Sylvan Hills
Fazio defeated Hayley Riddell (Lake Hamilton) by fall in 1:42 in the 5A-105 finals.
Jaelyn Gibson, Russellville
Gibson edged defending state champion Raylee Hunter (Lake Hamilton) via a 3-2 decision to win her second consecutive state title in the 5A-125 finals.
Mackenzie Graves, Bentonville
Graves pinned Laila Brown (Springdale) in 3:46 to win her second consecutive state title in the 6A-100 finals.
Dalani Hornbuckle, Rogers
Hornbuckle won a 7-5 decision over Laila Jordan (Little Rock Central) in the 6A-105 finals. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 6A's 100-120.
Izzy Hovater, Central Arkansas Christian
Hovater defeated Emery Anderson (Mena) by way of a tiebreaker in the 5A-140 finals.
D'Mysha James, Sylvan Hills
James won her second consecutive state title after quickly pinning Cynthia Martinez (Batesville) in 25 seconds in the 5A-190 finals. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 5A's 155-235.
Archer Jones, Springdale Har-Ber
Jones defeated Heidi Benefield (Rogers) by fall in 2:40 in 6A-190 finals.
Skylur Lewis, Rogers
Lewis won her fourth state title in as many years after pinning Meya Flowers (Fayetteville) in 3:32 in the 6A-155 finals. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 6A's 155-235.
Elizabeth Garcia-Martinez, Springdale
Garcia-Martinez defeated Samantha Graciano (Bentonville West) by fall in 6:34 in the 6A-140 finals.
Kaylei Parish, Searcy
Parish pinned Emele Siegfried (Sylvan Hills) in 3:22 in the 5A-100 finals.
Emerson Pulley, Searcy
Pulley won a 12-10 decision over defending state champion Alexis Schmotzer (Van Buren) in the 5A-130 finals.
Torrie Seymore, Searcy
Seymore defeated Kylee Herron (Hot Springs Lakeside) by fall in 4:27 in the 5A-155 finals.
Sharnesia Tate, El Dorado
Tate pinned Kylee Laird (Sylvan Hills) in 2:39 in the 5A-235 finals.
Ar'Kiya Taylor, Little Rock Central
Taylor pinned Akira Tucker (Little Rock Southwest) in 39 seconds to win her second straight state title in the 6A-235 finals.
Avery Taylor, Russellville
Taylor won via technical fall over Olivia McCoy (Mountain Home) in the 5A-135 finals to win her second consecutive state title. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 5A's 125-145.
Ashley Thompson, Rogers
Thompson defeated Lola Harbaugh (Springdale Har-Ber) by fall in 1:43 in the 6A-145 finals.
Gabriella Watson, Lake Hamilton
Watson won via sudden victory over Kyra Looney (Sylvan Hills) in the 5A-170 finals.
Gracie Webb, Searcy
Webb pinned Faith Howerton (Arkadelphia) in 1:08 in the 5A-110 finals.
Isabelle Weiner, Rogers
Weiner won by fall over Tytianna Holloway (Little Rock Central) in 3:48 in the 6A-130 finals. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 6A's 125-145.
Alena Williams, Searcy
Williams captured her third consecutive state championship via fall over Zoey Weeks (Sylvan Hills) in the 5A-115 finals in 1:18. She was also named the Outstanding Wrestler for Class 5A's 100-120.
Alexa Wolf, Rogers
Wolf won a 3-0 decision over defending state champion Alissa Castro (Fayetteville) in the 6A-170 finals.
(Photo of Searcy's Alena Williams by Tommy Land)
