Girls Wr: Area advances six to Girls State Wrestling

Three Reds, Three Panthers advance to Girls State Wrestling

By Matt Gengler, Sports Editor

sports@missourivalleytimes.com

A total of six area individuals advanced to the 2026 Girls State Wrestling Championships with solid performances at the State Qualifying, Regional Wrestling Meet on Jan. 30 in Atlantic.

Missouri Valley’s Ryley Marcum (2^nd place) earned her second consecutive trip to the X-Tream Arena, with Madi McCall (1^st place) and Lexa Vinsonhaler (2^nd place) both earning their first trip to the state’s elite meet. MV’s Brixley Vinsonhaler (3^rd place) and Zoey Davis (4^th place) had solid outings, leading the Lady Reds to a fifth place team finish.

Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine also qualified three individuals, as Teagan Carritt (1^st place) and Mary Bowman (1^st place) earned their second straight trip to Coralville, with Gracyn Stone (2^nd) earning her first trip to the X-Treme Arena. Miley Murdock (3^rd place), Kassidy Neligh (4^th place) and Karter Springston (4^th place) helped lead the Panthers to a third place team finish.

The 2026 Girls State Wrestling Championships will be held Feb. 5-6 at X-Tream Arena in Coralville.

Girls Wr: Class 1A Super Regionals,

1-30-2026 @ Atlantic

Final Team Standings: 1) Woodward-Granger 142.2; 2) SWAT 141.5; 3) Lo-Ma/Woodbine 140.5; 4) Clarinda 140; 5) Missouri Valley 127; 6) Riverside 108; 7) Atlantic 106; 8) Audubon 97.5; 9) ATU 94.5; 10) Western Iowa 92; 11) West Central Valley 63; 12) East Mills 43; 13) Treynor 42.5; 14) Red Oak 33; 15) Shenandoah 16.5; 16) Southwest Iowa 13; 17) Griswold 4.

Area Results

MV Lady Reds Results

105: Teagan Babcock (23-25), 3-2 – Did not place.

110: *Lexa Vinsonhaler (38-10), 5-1 – 2^nd place.

120: Brixley Vinsonhaler (42-9), 5-1 – 3^rd place.

125: *Madi McCall (39-8), 5-0 – 1^st place.

130: LaVelle Miller (36-18), 3-2 – Did not place.

135: Zoey Davis (26-11), 4-2 – 4^th place.

140: Ellie Arrick (33-19), 4-2 – Did not place.

145: Madelyn Walker (6-11), 3-2 – Did not place.

155: *Ryley Marcum (38-4), 4-1 – 2^nd place.

170: Khloe Gardner (18-22), 3-2 – Did not place.

*2026 Girls State Wrestling Qualifyer.

Lo-Ma/Woodbine Results

105: Karter Springston (14-16), 4-2 – 4^th place.

110: Valerie Rodriguez (23-25), 3-2 – Did not place.

115: Kassidy Neligh (27-27), 5-2 – 4^th place.

120: *Gracyn Stone (37-15), 4-1 – 2^nd place.

130: Whitney Hawkins (35-18), 3-2 – Did not place.

135: Chaylyn Frazier (3-31), 3-2 – Did not place.

140: *Teagan Carritt (41-0), 5-0 – 1^st place.

145: Caydi Schafer (40-14), 4-2 – Did not place.

170: *Mary Bowman (42-6), 5-0 – 1^st place.

235: Miley Murdock (37-11), 5-1 – 3^rd place.

*2026 Girls State Wrestling Qualifyer.

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2026 Girls State Wrestling Championships

Feb. 5-6, 2026 -- X-Tream Arena, Coralville

Missouri Valley Lady Reds – 1^st Round Match-Ups

110: (13) Lexa Vinsonhaler (38-10), fr., Missouri Valley vs. (4) Cadence Christensen (42-2), fr., Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.

125: (7) Madi McCall (39-8), fr., Missouri Valley, vs. (10) Kia Montgomery (47-10), jr., Sigourney.

155: (3) Ryley Marcum (38-4), sr., Missouri Valley, vs. (14) Chloe Ruepke (38-19), jr., Chariton.

Logan-Magnolia Panthers – 1^st Round Match-Ups

120: (15) Gracyn Stone (37-15), jr., Logan-Magnolia vs. (2) Adley Sweeting (35-1), fr., Highland

140: (1) Teagan Carritt (41-0), soph., Logan-Magnolia, vs. (16) Londyn Alanis (32-18), fr., Colfax-Mingo.

170: ( 8 ) Mary Bowman (42-6), sr., Logan-Magnolia vs. (9) Ella Hutton (28-8), sr., Interstate-35.