Crismon finished in 18th place last year with only 32.5 points. Madison Maselli was the only wrestler to stand on the podium when she took fourth place in the 145-pound division. The Rattlers recorded four points in 2024 and seven in 2023. This year, Madison Maselli won a state championship (152) and she was one of three to do so. In all, six wrestlers from Crismon stood on the podium with the Rattlers pulling off a 154-105.5 win over Somerton.

Matches of note: Somerton freshman Annette Preston (185) joined her brother Jayden (115) with a state championship. They became the fourth set of brother/sister siblings to win a state championship. Walden Grove sophomore Isabella SantaMaria (138) won her second championship and she knocked off former state champion, Wickenburg senior Peityn Codding to earn it.

There are five graduating seniors and the seven remaining champions will be joined by 2025 state champions (107: Iliana Arenas, So. Marcos de Niza), (114 Kaliyah Molina, So. Yuma Catholic) and (126 Carli Jones, Jr. Monument Valley) next year.

 

GIRLS DIVISION II

1 Crismon 154

2 Somerton 105.5

3 Morenci 70

Somerton. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365)

 

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS

D-II 100: Khyla Lipumano, Sr. Yuma Catholic 45-5 (2X)

D-II 107: Ruthie Wilhelm, So. Show Low 43-1 (2X)

D-II 114: Brisa Gonzalez, Fr. Round Valley 38-4

D-II 120: Roxy Robinson, Sr. Crismon 43-2

D-II 126: Tynlee Petersen, So. Crismon 35-5

D-II 132: Ariana Thomas, Sr. Marcos de Niza 32-9

D-II 138: Brylee Colwell, Jr. Eastmark 30-1 (2X)

D-II 145: Isabella SantaMaria, So. Walden Grove 14-1 (2X)

D-II 152: Madison Maselli, Sr. Crismon 37-8

D-II 165: Madelyn Oliver, Jr. Benjamin Franklin 31-1

D-II 185: Annette Preston, Fr. Somerton 40-1

D-II 235 Jessence Octavio-Callejo, Sr. Rio Rico 25-6

 

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