Washburn Rural wins back-to-back Girls State title

WICHITA, Kan. (WIBW) - In the second ever girls state wrestling championship in Kansas, Washburn Rural came home with their second-consecutive team state title. The team finished with 100.0 points, 26 points ahead of the second place finishing team.

The Lady Blues had two grapplers finish as state champions. Rebekah Smith took home first place at the 155 weight class and Dajia Anderson won her second straight state title after winning the 191 weight class.

State champ @TeamTopHat1 pic.twitter.com/Ilq5P9yWKd
— Aiden Droge (@aidendroge) February 26, 2021

Emporia finished fifth with 51.0 points.

Below is a list of girls who placed after today’s events.

Athlete	School	Weight Class	Place
Laila Lesher	Junction City	109	5th
Shayne Miles	Washburn Rural	115	6th
Addison Broxterman	Washburn Rural	120	2nd
Riley Thompson	Shawnee Heights	120	5th
Madelynn Griffin	Emporia	126	3rd
Alexis Fredrickson	Washburn Rural	126	5th
Virginia Munoz	Emporia	138	4th
Hannah Boa	Emporia	143	5th
Rebekah Smith	Washburn Rural	155	1st
Jaliah Johnson	Washburn Rural	170	3rd
Dajia Anderson	Washburn Rural	191	1st
Maranda Bell	Shawnee Heights	191	3rd
Trinity Ervin	Emporia	191	5th
Megan Olson	Emporia	235	6th