National Girls High School Pre-Season Rankings Released
Released by USA Wrestling, FloWrestling, and National Wrestling Hall of Fame
South Carolina’s Zao Estrada #25 in Pound-For-Pound Rankings
Estrada is the only SE wrestler to make the pound-for-pound list. Estrada is at FloWrestling’s Who’s #1 event this weekend where she will take on Illinois’ Cadence Diduch. Estrada is ranked #2 at 112 and Diduch is ranked #6 at 117 (the match is listed at 117).
Estrada is one of 5 South Carolina girls to make the pre-season rankings. That is third best in the SE behind Tennesse and Florida. Tennessee has 10 and Florida has 9 girls ranked in the top 25 of their weight. Joining Estrada at the Who’s #1 event is 94 lb. 16U National Champ Valarie Solorio - formerly of Arnold High School and now wrestling at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. Solorio will wrestle Erica Pastoriza who is ranked #10 at 100 lbs. Solorio is ranked #17 at 100 lbs., but both ladies will compete at the WNO event at 94 lbs.
A total of 31 girls from across the Southeast begin the season ranked in the top 25 in their weight. For a full list of all of the girls ranked please visit USA Wrestling. All of the SE girls are highlighted below.
Who did they miss? Who from the SE should be ranked that isn’t? Let me know and I will let them know.
100 pounds
7. Kealonie Vega, junior, Kissimmee, Fla. Osceola Kissimmee High School (20 at 100)
9. Clare Booe, sophomore, Tarpon Springs, Fla., Palm Harbor University High School (7 at 100)
17. Valerie Solorio, sophomore, Panama City, Fla., Arnold High School (NR)
106 pounds
16. Avery Kibelbek, senior, Limestone, Tenn, Wyoming Seminary (PA) (25 at 112)
112 pounds
2. Zao Estrada, sophomore, Hilton Head, S.C., Hilton Head High School (2 at 112)
17. Isabella Hoffman, senior, Tega Cay, S.C., Fort Mill High School (NR)
24. Ella-Lina Gonzalez, junior, Clarksville, Tenn., West Creek High School (NR)
117 pounds
5. Juliana Diaz, senior, Orlando, Fla., Dr. Phillips High School (6 at 117)
18. Cameron Galvin, Orlando, Fla., Freedom High School (25 at 117)
122 pounds
11. Kailey Rees, senior, Orlando, Fla., Freedom High School (14 at 122)
25. Brooke Zak, sophomore, Aydlett, N.C., Currituck High School
127 pounds
23. April Kelly, senior, Taylors, S.C., Woodmont High School (13 at 127)
132 pounds
None
138 pounds
4. Caitlyn Davis senior, Hilton Head, S.C., Hilton Head High School (13 at 144)
11. Jada Llamido, junior, Oviedo, Fla., Hagerty High School (13 at 138)
21. Genevieve An, sophomore, Marietta, Ga., Kennesaw Mountain High School (18 at 127)
23. Yasmine Oliveria, senior, Birmingham, Alabama, Spain Park High School (NR)
25. Bryce White, junior, Hermitage, Tenn., Cane Ridge High School (20 at 138)
144 pounds
8. Maggie Graham, junior, Bartlett, Tenn., Bartlett High School (4 at 152)
25. Piper Fowler, freshman, Cleveland, Tenn., Cleveland Middle School (23 at 144)
152 pounds
17. Sidney Sullens, senior, Cleveland, Ga., White County High School (16 at 152)
164 pounds
None
180 pounds
3. Dasia Yearby, senior, Wellford, S.C., Christ Church Episcopal School (10 at 180)
18. Henlee Haynes, junior, Panama City, Fla., Arnold High School (21 at 180)
200 pounds
10. Ella Beam, senior, Lawndale, N.C., Burns High School (11 at 200)
14. Ellla Murphey, sophomore, Knoxville, Tenn., Harden Valley High School (14 at 200)
18. Chukwuedom Odeigah, senior, Collierville, Tenn. Collierville High School (23 at 200)
19. Ariyanna Anderson, senior, Charlotte, Tenn. Creek Wood High School (24 at 200)
22. Amariah Marenco, junior, Carrollton, Ga., Carrollton High School (NR)
225 pounds
4. Andrea Smith, senior, Middleburg, Fla., Orange Park High School (5 at 200)
5. Valerie Smith, senior, Nashville, Tenn., McGavock High School (3 at 225)
6. Justina Chong Nee, senior, Clarksville, Tenn, Rossview High School (8 at 225)
16. Isabella Redlinger, junior, Gainesville, Ga., Chestatee High School (NR)