Audrey Jimenez

Audrey Jimenez of Sunrise, Arizona, was a three-time Arizona girls state champion and a one-time boys state champion for Sunnyside High School.

After winning girls high school titles as a freshman, sophomore and junior, she won an appeal with the Arizona Interscholastic Association to compete against boys and made history by becoming the first Arizona girl to win a state wrestling title against boys, capturing the Division I title at 106 pounds.

The daughter of Guillermo and Denise Jimenez, she will continue her career at Lehigh University. Ranked #1 in the pound-for-pound and at 130 pounds in the National Girls High School Rankings, she recently finished second at the U.S. Olympic Trials – Wrestling, becoming a member of the 2024-25 U.S. Senior National Team.

Jimenez was a two-time U17 World Championships team member, winning a bronze medal in 2021, and a two-time U20 World Championships team member, earning silver medals in 2022 and 2023. She won a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in 2023 and a bronze medal at the Pan-American Championships in 2024.

Jimenez has done motivational speeches for youth wrestlers and the Sunnyside School District staff while also volunteering at local nursing homes. A member of the National Society of High School Seniors, she has worked as a commentator during the Reno Tournament of Champions and did a podcast with the Sunnyside School District Superintendent.

Awards:

Year
2024
Award
Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award
Chapter/Region
West, Arizona

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