2021-22 National Girls High School Rankings
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USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum have released the January 2022 rankings for high school girls wrestlers for the 2021-22 season. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.
We are currently in the middle of the high school wrestling season, and a majority of U.S. high school women wrestlers are competing either for their girls wrestling team or their boys wrestling team.
This ranking has evaluated results from the major girls high school in-season tournaments held at the state and local levels, along with a few competitions outside of the high school athletics structure. In addition, the state girls wrestling rankings were considered.
The first of the girls state high school championships was held in Alaska in December. There will be a few of the unofficial girls state tournaments held in January, with the majority of the state meets set for February and early March.
The biggest changes in the rankings came based upon the weight classes where the ranked wrestlers are competing during the high school season so far. A number of wrestlers have been moved to a different weight class because of their in-season competition.
New No. 1 ranked wrestlers since the November 2021 rankings are Hanna Errthum of Wisconsin at 132 pounds and Reese Larramendy of Nevada (and Wyoming Seminary of Pennsylvania) at 144 pounds.
The Pound-For-Pound (P-4-P) rankings were also updated. There was no change in the top 11 athletes, and only minimal adjustments among the top 25. There are two new athletes in the P-4-P, Sofia Macaluso of New York (No. 24) and Savannah Gomez of California (No. 25).
Because of the increased depth and growth of girls high school wrestling in the United States, the selection committee has decided to add honorable mention athletes at each weight class, based upon merit. The committee will add between one and five honorable mentions at a specific weight class. There were 44 wrestlers given honorable mention status in the January ranking. The goal of the committee is to develop the rankings to eventually include 30 athletes in each weight class.
The next National Girls High School Ranking will be in February, with some additional high school state tournaments included as well as updates from the January competitions.
The committee is seeking input from leaders on the state level, with information on the strongest high school girls regular season tournaments on the state and regional level. In addition, information on athletes who score a ranked win (a victory over a ranked wrestler) is also appreciated.
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.
RANK | NAME | GRADE | CITY | STATE | TEAM | PREVIOUS |
1 | Sam Calkins | SR | Brentwood | Calif. | Liberty High School | 1 at 200 |
2 | Riley Dempewolf | SR | Lafayette | Ind. | McCutcheon High School | 2 at 200 |
3 | Kiera Ganey | JR | Belleville | Ill. | Belleville East High School | 3 at 200 |
4 | Ella Murphey | SO | Knoxville | Tenn. | Harden Valley High School | 4 at 200 |
5 | Catherine Dutton | JR | Springfield | Mo. | Central High School | 5 at 200 |
6 | Lexi Shannon | SR | Kingswood | Texas | Humble Kingwood Park High School | 6 at 200 |
7 | Savannah Isaac | SO | Toledo | Ohio | Whitmer High School | 7 at 200 |
8 | Isabella Renfro | SO | Seneca | Mo. | Seneca High School | NR |
9 | Brooke Bennett | JR | Bonne Terre | Mo. | North County High School | NR |
10 | Mariyah Brumley | SO | Lebanon | Mo. | Lebanon High School | 8 at 200 |
11 | Trinity Monaghan | SR | Harleysville | Pa. | Souderton Area High School | 9 at 200 |
12 | Taylor Knox | JR | Calhan | Colo. | Calhan High School | 10 at 200 |
13 | Kailyn Garrett | SR | South Lyon | Mich. | South Lyon High School | 13 at 200 |
14 | Kaylyn Munn | SR | Platte City | Mo. | Platte County High School | 12 at 200 |
15 | Rachel Eddy | JR | Independence | Iowa | Independence High School | 14 at 200 |
16 | Alyssa Favara | SO | Naples | Fla. | Palmetto Ridge High School | 19 at 200 |
17 | Amariah Marenco | JR | Carrollton | Ga. | Carrollton High School | 15 at 200 |
18 | Azreal Smith | FR | Tulsa | Okla. | Union High School | 16 at 200 |
19 | Alyssa Arana | SR | Santa Maria | Calif | San Fernando High School | 17 at 200 |
20 | Jacinta Fonoti | SR | Mililani | Hawaii | Mililani High School | 18 at 200 |
21 | Ellie Harlow | SR | Bowersville | Ohio | Greeneview High School | 21 at 200 |
22 | Sydney Bentley | SR | Henderson | Nev. | Coronado High School | 22 at 200 |
23 | Cheyenne Ruiz | SO | Taylorsville | Utah | Taylorsville High School | 23 at 200 |
24 | Kassidee Savaria | JR | Billings | Mont. | Billings Skyview High School | NR |
25 | Madisen Pillers | SO | Newport | Wash. | Newport High School | 11 at 200 |
HM | Delaney Cobbs | SR | Burlington | Wash. | Burlington-Edison High School | NR |
HM | Ava Mull | SR | Larned | Kansas | Larned High School | NR |
HM | Tru Willis | SO | Tacoma | Wash. | Silas High School | NR |