If the upcoming 6A girls wrestling state tournament is half as competitive as the two Divisional meets on Thursday, it has the makings of being a fantastic competition.
The combined points separating first and second place in Divisional A and Divisional B meets was a meager seven points.
Three-time state champion Westlake recorded 257 points in the Divisional A meet to narrowly finish first ahead of Mountain Ridge’s 251.5 points. The Divisional B meet was even tighter as Copper Hills edged Syracuse 224.5 to 223.
From the Divisional A meet, Westlake and Mountain Ridge each qualified 23 wrestlers to the state tournament, while Copper Hills led the Divisional B meet by qualifying 22 wrestlers for state.
Syracuse qualified 14.
All the state tournament qualifiers will now set their sights on the two-day 6A state tournament at the UVU on Feb. 14 and 15.
During last’s year’s 6A state tournament, Westlake rolled to the team title with a team score of 289, followed by Copper Hills in second with 175.5
There are six returning state champs who will be looking to repeat at state: Davis’ Kristina Kent (100), Syracuse’s Emily Ball (110), Weber’s Aleena Navarrete (120), Copper Hills’ Brooklyn Pace (125), Westlake’s Celeste Detoles (135) and Westlake’s Keilikki Nau Rarick (235)

Girls 6A Divisional A
At Westlake High School
Team scores
- Westlake, 257
- Mountain Ridge, 251.5
- Corner Canyon, 208.5
- Fremont, 152
- Riverton, 86.5
- Pleasant Grove, 67
- Farmington, 39
- American Fork, 29
Individual results
- 100 — 1. Kinlee Brandley, Fremont; 2. Ashlyn Ballantyne, Westlake; 3. Elise Larsen, American Fork.
- 105 — 1. Mina Trinh, Riverton; 2. Emerson Purser, Corner Canyon; 3. Vanhessa Vu, Mountain Ridge; 4. Paisley Andrus, Westlake.
- 110 — 1. Bella Butterfield, Riverton; 2. Eden Hulet, Mountain Ridge; 3. Paedyn Knight, Fremont; 4. Kara Williamson, Westlake; 5. Jacey Hilton, Riverton; 6. Isabella Vivar, Westlake; 7. Miley Kranendonk, Fremont; 8. Kaydence Roach, Mountain Ridge.
- 115 — 1. Hallie Hansen, Pleasant Grove; 2. Aubriana Wadley, Westlake; 3. Luciana Gamez, Mountain Ridge; 4. Rylee Bradshaw, Fremont; 5. Faith Bowen, Mountain Ridge.
- 120 — 1. Kennedy Jeppson, Westlake; 2. Gloria Jessop, Mountain Ridge; 3. Savanna Rode, Pleasant Grove; 4. Nataly Lucio, Mountain Ridge; 5. Evynn Reneer, Pleasant Grove; 6. Aliyah Melgoza, Riverton; 7. Isabella Burton, Westlake.
- 125 — 1. Brooke Deeter, Fremont; 2. Midori Kano, Corner Canyon; 3. Ariana Bustamante, Pleasant Grove; 4. Natasha Isom, Westlake; 5. Taylor Franz, Mountain Ridge; 6. McKenna Houskeeper, Mountain Ridge; 7. Heidi Huckstep, Westlake.
- 130 — 1. Kaitlyn Worthley, Fremont; 2. Ameris Jensen, Westlake; 3. Olivia Byington, Corner Canyon; 4. Alexis Pavlides, Riverton; 5. Sofia Gwynn, Mountain Ridge; 6. Elizabeth Grant, Mountain Ridge; 7. Lacie Rice, Fremont; 8. Marley Halterman, Farmington.
- 135 — 1. Celeste Detoles, Westlake; 2. Sadie Ashton, Mountain Ridge; 3. Amaya Kano, Corner Canyon; 4. Amelia Jenkins, Mountain Ridge; 5. Kate Okamoto, Westlake; 6. Annahli Morris, American Fork; 7. Gweneth Smart, Corner Canyon.
- 140 — 1. Meleana Fager, Corner Canyon; 2. Eva Newland, Mountain Ridge; 3. Marley Michaelis, Westlake; 4. Alyssa Murray, Mountain Ridge; 5. Aleana Curley, American Fork; 6. Clara Ellis, Westlake; 7. Meagan Gruel, Pleasant Grove.
- 145 — 1. Olivia Merino, Mountain Ridge; 2. Kinsey Byrge, Corner Canyon; 3. Ryanna Toki, Westlake; 4. Rianne Zhou, Mountain Ridge; 5. Isabelle Chambers, Corner Canyon; 6. Brittin Atwood, Westlake; 7. Glenna Ann Thomas, American Fork.
- 155 — 1. Isabella Morgan, Corner Canyon; 2. Hailey Curtis, Mountain Ridge; 3. Ava Morgan, Corner Canyon; 4. Burklee Heslop, Fremont; 5. Sarah Johnson, Westlake; 6. Shayde Lamprecht, Westlake; 7. Aleah Butler, American Fork; 8. Leena Lacayo, Pleasant Grove.
- 170 — 1. Clarion Fager, Corner Canyon; 2. Gabriella Merino, Mountain Ridge; 3. Lydia Frandsen, Farmington; 4. Madeline Fulks, Mountain Ridge; 5. Elena Holker, Riverton; 6. Alayna Parry, Westlake.
- 190 — 1. O`dessa Laititi, Westlake; 2. Gwenith Curry, Corner Canyon; 3. Naidelyn Lucio, Mountain Ridge; 4. Maleah Asi, Westlake; 5. DenTallia Betoney, Farmington; 6. Lailah Davis, Fremont; 7. Bella Birch, Mountain Ridge; 8. Elizabeth Hunt, Fremont.
- 235 — 1. Keilikki Nau Rarick, Westlake; 2. Hannah Whitlock, Mountain Ridge; 3. Hannah Bird, Fremont; 4. Olivia Tweety, Westlake; 5. Makayla Walden, Corner Canyon; 6. Avery Larsen, Riverton; 7. Abby Elliott, Riverton.
Girls 6A Divisional B
At Syracuse High School
Team scores
- Copper Hills, 224.5
- Syracuse, 223
- Herriman, 171
- Layton, 151
- Weber, 151
- Davis, 149
- Skyridge, 71
- Lehi, 14
Individual results
- 100 — 1. Kristina Kent, Davis; 2. Lidia Anderson, Herriman; 3. Emma Wallace, Davis.
- 105 — 1. Payton Gines, Syracuse; 2. Macie Anderson, Herriman; 3. Emma Branto, Davis; 4. Irma Archila-Menendez, Copper Hills; 5. Livia Brentel, Herriman.
- 110 — 1. Emily Ball, Syracuse; 2. Myah French, Copper Hills; 3. Brooke Fuller, Layton; 4. Presley Schroeder, Skyridge.
- 115 — 1. Brynlee Sorensen, Layton; 2. Hannah Bingham, Weber; 3. Elliza Brunner, Copper Hills; 4. Kortnee Packer, Syracuse; 5. Suzana Clark, Lehi; 6. Macie Harwood, Copper Hills; 7. Angela Coque, Herriman; 8. Taylor Hughes, Weber.
- 120 — 1. Aleena Navarrete, Weber; 2. Marlie Rigby, Layton; 3. Alyna Cordova, Layton; 4. Amelia Jones, Syracuse; 5. Dallas Peterson, Davis; 6. Dyani Granillo, Copper Hills; 7. Morgan Mcelreath, Copper Hills; 8. Avery Crawford, Herriman.
- 125 — 1. Brooklyn Pace, Copper Hills; 2. Erin Fuller, Layton; 3. Millie Leib, Davis; 4. Jennifer Brumbaugh, Davis; 5. Lillian Naylor, Syracuse; 6. Daisy Naylor, Syracuse; 7. Kortnie Denos, Herriman; 8. Marissa McElreath, Copper Hills.
- 130 — 1. Nadia Thomas, Skyridge; 2. Kara Noyce, Copper Hills; 3. Lily Kahmann, Syracuse; 4. Lauren Dyatt, Copper Hills; 5. Rachel Wischerath, Syracuse; 6. Serinity Powers, Weber; 7. Makayla Price, Skyridge; 8. Claribel Workman, Layton.
- 135 — 1. Jessica Mangelson, Davis; 2. Elizabeth Lemon, Copper Hills; 3. Hailey Tibbs, Herriman; 4. Ginger Burrup, Weber; 5. Daisy Garcia, Copper Hills; 6. Kenya Wiggill, Syracuse; 7. Mykenzi Kremers, Herriman.
- 140 — 1. Amelia Roennebeck, Syracuse; 2. Kimberlynn Fowers, Copper Hills; 3. Hailey Harvie, Herriman; 4. Aniston Trussell, Weber; 5. Catelynn Bingham, Davis; 6. Scotlyn Eyere, Weber; 7. Violet Gianchetta, Layton; 8. Elizabeth Anderegg, Lehi.
- 145 — 1. Madison Sherman, Skyridge; 2. Sarah Griffiths, Herriman; 3. Addison Grant, Weber; 4. Jetta Nshoa, Copper Hills; 5. Makena Pearce, Weber; 6. Lillie Stoll, Copper Hills; 7. Bryndee Killian, Layton; 8. Jalyssa Ross, Herriman.
- 155 — 1. Katie Law, Herriman; 2. Fa`aoso Tone, Copper Hills; 3. Merissa Johnson, Davis; 4. McKenzie Bogenschutz, Copper Hills; 5. Eliza Davis, Davis; 6. Grace Brimhall, Skyridge; 7. Shaelynn Willes, Skyridge; 8. Mjrna Seavello, Syracuse.
- 170 — 1. Ashlyn Packer, Syracuse; 2. Sophia Peck, Copper Hills; 3. Amayah Flores, Davis; 4. Lydia Jessen, Weber; 5. Gabriela Galvez, Layton; 6. Matilda Twitchell, Herriman; 7. Lina Aamara, Copper Hills.
- 190 — 1. Hope Barton, Syracuse; 2. Kayla Boatwright, Weber; 3. Kimberly Zapata, Layton; 4. Finnley Gilligan, Davis; 5. Addison Head, Davis; 6. Seini Lutui, Copper Hills; 7. Eliza Kerutis, Copper Hills.
- 235 — 1. Sam McCormick, Herriman; 2. Olivia Biscaro, Layton; 3. Vala Netane, Copper Hills; 4. Brooklyn Van Fleet, Syracuse; 5. Izabella McCormick, Herriman; 6. Jayda Angulo, Layton; 7. Zambrie Simon, Weber.