The National Girls High School Rankings for March 14 have been released. It is the fifth ranking of the 2017-18 season, recognizing the top high school girl wrestlers in the nation.

The National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling have partnered to create the national rankings for high school girls wrestlers.

There is a new No. 1 wrestler at 235 pounds, as Sophomore Shamia Wells of Elizabethton High School in Tennessee jumped up from No. 3 to take over the top spot. The other No. 1 wrestlers from the last rankings held their spot at the top.

The rankings include where athletes were ranked in the Feb. 21 rankings.

Two of the biggest official girls state championships, California and Texas, were held after the last ranking. The results of these two events were instrumental in changes in the rankings in most weight classes.

The release dates for the remaining rankings for 2017-18 are scheduled for April 11, May 23 and July 11.

Although the regular high school season is over, the rankings will continue into the postseason. There are four major events which will have the biggest impact on the rankings moving forward.

•    USA Wrestling USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 22-25
•    USA Wrestling Women’s National Championships, Irving, Texas, May 11-13
•    USA Wrestling Girls National Duals, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 19-23
•    USA Wrestling USMC Cadet and Junior Nationals, Fargo, North Dakota, July 12-20

The committee will also monitor state and regional competitions as well as other select tournaments during the offseason. Athletes who wish to improve their ranking or break into the national ranking are encouraged to attend these major spring and summer events.

The next major ranking tournament is the USA Wrestling USMC Girls Folkstyle Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 22-25. There is still time for athletes to register.

The staffs from these three leading wrestling organizations are working together to strategically publish this ranking throughout the year. The girls high school ranking will appear on the websites of all three organizations, and be promoted through each of their different media platforms.

The rankings evaluate all girls enrolled in grades 9-12, and includes athletes from all 50 states. There are six states which sponsor official girls state high school championships, while many other states are also developing their girls high school program.

Coaches, parents and athletes are encouraged to continue providing 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, please send it by email to girlsrankings@usawrestling.org

National Girls High School Rankings
Developed by National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling
March 14, 2018
Previous Ranking in parenthesis

100 pounds
1. Emily Shilson, Junior, Maple Grove, Minnesota, Centennial High School (1)
2. Angelina Gomez, Junior, West Covina, California, Northview High School (2)
3. Olivia Shore, Freshman, St. Paris, Ohio, Miami East High School (3)
4. Caitlyn Walker, Sophomore, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (4)
5. Nichole Moore, Sophomore, Abbyville, Kansas, Nickerson High School (5)
6. Angel Rios, Sophomore, Arvada, Colorado, Roosevelt High School (6)
7. Montana Delawder, Freshman, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysburg High School (7)
8. Jaclyn McNichols, Senior, Saginaw, Texas, Saginaw High School (9)
9. Kayla Kehr, Sophomore, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Spring Grove High School (8)
10. Katalina Barelt, Senior, Coral Gables, Florida, Coral Park High School (10)
11. Ira Navarro, Senior, Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahainaluna High School (11)
12. Amani Jones, Freshman, McDonough, Georgia, Ola High School (12)
13. Xiaolin Mai, Senior, Honolulu, Hawaii, Roosevelt High School (14)
14. Heaven Fitch, Freshman, Concord, North Carolina, Jay M Robinson High School (15)
15. Kaitlyn Banas, Senior, Houston, Texas, Cypress Ranch High School (NR)

106 pounds
1. Brelane Huber, Sophomore, Post Falls, Idaho, Post Falls High School (1)
2. Felicity Taylor, Senior, Spillville, Iowa, South Winneshiek High School (2)
3. Jaslyn Gallegos, Sophomore, Brighton, Colorado, Brighton High School (3)
4. Joanne Ortiz, Junior, New Milford, Connecticut, New Milford High School (5)
5. Tilynne Vasquez, Sophomore, Kalispell, Montana, Flathead High School (6)
6. Camille Fournier, Sophomore, Weatherford, Texas, Weatherford High School (8)
7. Samara Chavez, Freshman, Arlington, Texas, Arlington Martin High School (4)
8. Lauren Stone, Sophomore, Osprey, Florida, Venice High School (7)
9. Emalie Olson, Sophomore, Liberty, Missouri, Kearney High School (9)
10. Taryn Martin, Freshman, Grove City, Ohio, Grove City High School (10)
11. Carly Valleroy, Senior, St. Louis, Missouri, Mehlville High School (11)
12. Ciera Broukal, Junior, Spencer, Indiana, Bloomington South High School (12)
13. Sami Saribay, Junior, Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahainaluna High School (13)
14. Mia Palumbo, Freshman, Oak Lawn, Illinois, Richards High School (NR)
15. Elysia Urrea, Senior, Stockton, California, Lincoln High School (NR)

112 pounds
1. Alleida Martinez, Senior, Selma, California, Selma High School (1 at 117)
2. Vayle Baker, Senior, Benton, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (2)
3. Stefana Jelacic, Junior, Fountain Hills, Arizona, Mesa Mountain View High School (4)
4. Kiersten Bush, Sophomore, Riverdale, Utah, Bonneville High School, (5)
5. Gabrielle Skidmore, Junior, Spooner, Wisconsin, Cumberland High School (6)
6. Kasey Baynon, Senior, Statesboro, Georgia, Statesboro High School (7 at 122 last)
7. Peyton Prussin, Junior, Las Vegas, Nevada, Arbor View High School (6)
8. Alexis Zepeda, Freshman, Gervais, Oregon, Gervais High School (7)
9. Mia Rodriguez, Senior, Poplar Grove, Illinois, Belvidere North High School (8)
10. Mya Kretzer, Junior, McPherson, Kansas, McPherson High School (9)
11. Viktorya Torres, Sophomore, Granger, Washington, Granger High School (10)
12. Tiare-Lynn Ikei, Sophomore, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kaiser High School (13)
13. Josie Bartishofski, Junior, Weston, Wisconsin, Wausau East High School (14)
14. Kyleigh Lopez, Junior, Medford, Oregon, North Medford High School (15)
15. Marlene Avila, Junior, Fabens, Texas, Fabens High School (NR)

117 pounds
1. Alisha Howk, Senior, River Falls, Wisconsin River Falls High School (1)
2. Ainslie Lane, Junior, Bixby, Oklahoma, Bixby High School (2)
3. Leilah Castro, Sophomore, New Lexington, Ohio, New Lexington High School (3)
4. Rory Coscia, Senior, Modesto, California, Enochs High School (4)
5. Glory Konecny, Senior, Billings, Montana, Billings West High School (5)
6. Sophia Smith, Sophomore, North Dakota, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (6)
7. Tara Orthman, Senior, California, Benicia High School (7)
8. Jasmine Weaver, Senior, North Chesterfield, Virginia, Meadowbrook High School (9)
9. Makayla Welch, Senior, Mora, Minnesota, Cambridge-Isanti High School (10)
10. Isabella Badon, Junior, Johnson City, Tennessee, Daniel Boone High School, (11)
11. Autumn Flanigan, Sophomore, Troy, Missouri, Buchanan High School (12)
Isabelle Gonzalez, Junior, El Paso, Texas, Hanks High School (NR)
13. Macy Higa, Senior, Honolulu, Hawaii, Roosevelt High School (13)
14. Alex Moseley, Senior, Homer, Alaska, Homer High School (14)
15. Phoenix Dubose, Junior, Yelm, Washington, Yelm High School (15)

122 pounds
1. Grace Figueroa, Senior, Sanger, California, Selma High School (1)
2. Cameron Guerin, Senior, Yakima, Washington, Davis High School (2)
3. Louisa Schwab, Sophomore, Plainfield, Illinois, Joliet West High School, (3)
4. Amanda Walker, Junior, Hatboro, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (4)
5. Randi Robinson, Junior, East Peoria, Illinois, East Peoria Community High School (5)
6. Kerigan McKenna, Senior, Yorkville, Illinois, Yorkvillle High School (6)
7. Marisol Nugent, Sophomore, Boxford, Massachusetts, Phillips Academy Andover (8)
8. Nanea Estrella, Sophomore, Lahaina, Hawaii, Lahainaluna High School (9)
9. Payton Stroud, Junior, South Prairie, Washington, White River High School (10)
10. My Nguyen, Senior, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, First Flight High School (11)
11. Sierra Powell, Senior, Capon Bridge, West Virginia, Hampshire High School (12)
12. Lynette Samano, Senior, Everson, Washington, Bellingham High School (13)
13. Brooke-Lynn Rush, Junior, St. Joseph, Missouri, Benton High School (15)
14. Caitlin Cardenas, Senior, Corona, California, Corona High School (NR)
15. Taylor Olson, Junior, Bend, Oregon, Mountain View High School (NR)

127 pounds
1. Michaela Beck, Senior, New York, New York, Trevor Day High School (1)
2. Xochitl Mota-Pettis, Junior, Humble, Texas, Klein High School (2)
3. Ashton Cadman, Junior, River Falls, Wisconsin, River Falls High School (3)
4. Joessie Gonzales, Senior, Snohomish, Washington, Snohomish High School, (4)
5. Kaylee Moore, Junior, Yakima, Washington, Naches Valley High School (5)
6. Hailey Cox, Senior, Mapleton, Utah, Maple Mountain High School (6)
7. Cheyenne Bowman, Freshman, LaHabra, California, Rowland High School (14)
8. Mia Macaluso, Sophomore, Otisville, New York, Minnisink Valley High School (7)
9. Zoe Buteau, Junior, Wales, Maine, Oak Hill High School (8)
10. Robin Yunis, Sophomore, Clarksville, Tennessee, Rossview High School (9)
11. Emma Truax, Sophomore, Phoenix, Oregon, Phoenix High School (11)
12. Jacqueline Parks, Senior, Southgate, Michigan, Southgate Anderson High School (12)
13. Waipuilani Estrella Beauchamp, Sophomore, Wailuku, Hawaii, Baldwin High School (13)
14. Ashley Whetzal, Junior, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Kellum High School (14)
15. Desiree Estrada, Senior, Cerritos, California, Cerritos High School (NR)

132 pounds
1. Alexandria Liles, Senior, Allen, Texas, Allen High School (1)
2. Kaden Campbell, Junior, Greeley, Colorado, Douglas County High School (2)
3. Breanna Douglas, Senior, Paola, Kansas, Paola High School (3)
4. Sarah Conner, Senior, Brownsville, Oregon, Central Linn High School (4)
5. Candice Corralejo, Senior, New Castle, California, Del Oro High School (5)
6. Dalia Garibay, Junior, Brentwood, California, Freedom High School (6)
7. Charmayne Delong, Sophomore, Moorcroft, Wyoming, Moorcroft High School (7)
8. Hosanna Kropp, Junior, West Palm Beach, Florida, Wellington High School (8)
9. Shelby Ottum, Sophomore, Anchorage, Alaska, South Anchorage High School (9)
10. Bayleigh Heiman, Sophomore, Cabot, Arkansas, Cabot High School (10)
11. Jacqueline Ghent, Junior, Corpus Christi, Texas, CC Veterans Memorial High School (NR)
12. Grace Pauls, Sophomore, Middletown, New York, Minisink Valley High School (11)
13. Allison Blaine, Sophomore, Vancouver, Washington, Hudson’s Bay High School (15)
14. Paige Respicio, Sophomore, Ewa Beach, Hawaii Kamehameha-Kapalama High School (13)
15. Emma Walker, Sophomore, Clarksville, Tennessee, Rossview High School (14)

138 pounds
1. Emma Bruntil, Senior, Everson, Washington, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (1)
2. Cara Broadus, Senior, Terryville, Connecticut, Medical Professions/Teacher Preparation Academy (2)
3. Teniya Alo, Senior, Honolulu, Hawaii, Kahuku High School (3)
4. Hanna Ramos, Junior, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Bradford High School, middle (4)
5. Bella Ricchiazzi, Senior, Framingham, Massachusetts, Framingham High School (5)
6. Aine Drury, Sophomore, Westminster, California, Westminster High School (15)
7. Abnelis Yambo, Senior, Osceola, Florida, Osceola High School (7)
8. Lexie Basham, Sophomore, Roanoke, Texas, Byron Nelson High School (8)
9. Mattison Parker, Junior, Texas, Northwest Eaton High School (9)
10. Destiny Lyng, Senior, LaMesa, California, Helix High School (6)
11. Shaina Murray, Junior, Watchung, New Jersey, Wyoming Seminary, PA (10)
12. Sariah Stewart, Sophomore, East Greenbush, New York, Columbia High School (11)
13. Joye Levendusky, Senior, Avon, New York, Avon High School (12)
14. Cassandra Smith, Junior, Cincinnati, Ohio, Colerain High School (13)
15. Jade Herzer, Freshman, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Dells High School (14)

144 pounds
1. Macey Kilty, Junior, River Falls, Wisconsin, River Falls High School (1)
2. Jayden Laurent, Senior, Denmark, Wisconsin, Denmark High School (2)
3. Alara Boyd, Junior, River Falls, Wisconsin, River Falls High School (3)
4. Ashlynn Ortega, Senior, Pueblo, Colorado, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (4)
5. Hailey Finn, Senior, Scotia, New York, Scotia-Glenville High School (6)
6. Emmily Patneaud, Sophomore, California, Newark Memorial High School (12)
7. Brooke Logan, Senior, El Mirage, Arizona, Liberty High School (7)
8. McKenzie Cook, Senior, Homer, Alaska, Homer High School (8)
9. Adelyhda Perez, Junior, Uvalde, Texas, Uvalde High School (10)
10. Marlee Smith, Junior, Wantage, New Jersey, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (11)
11. Kayla DeLeon, Senior, Katy, Texas, Cinco Ranch High School (13)
12. Malea Palahniuk, Junior, Springfield, Oregon, Thurston High School (14)
13. Lyric Gonsalves, Senior, Clearwater, Kansas, Clearwater High School (15)
14. Julia Padilla, Senior, Azusa, California, Northview High School (NR)
15. Ashley Cook, Junior, Plano, Texas, Frisco Liberty High School (NR)

152 pounds
1. Alexis Gomez, Junior, Carol Stream, Illinois, Glenbard North High School (1)
2. Kelani Corbett, Junior, Mililani, Hawaii, Leilehua High School (2)
3. Kiana Pugh, Junior, Mosinee, Wisconsin, Mosinee High School (3)
4. Grace Kristoff, Senior, Belleville, Illinois, Altoff High School (4)
5. Jerzie Estrada, Junior, Selma, California, Selma High School (5)
6. Lena Flanagan, Senior, Roy, Washington, Wilson High School (6)
7. Tiyahna Askew, Sophomore, Lawrenceville, Georgia, Collins Hill High School (7)
8. Anna Luciano, Senior, Kissimmee, Florida, Osceola High School (8)
9. Victoria Hinojo, Sophomore, El Paso, Texas, Hanks High School (9)
10. Liliana Vergara, Junior, Salida, California, Gregori High School (10)
11. Paige Snapp, Senior, Jonesborough, Tennessee, David Crockett High School (11)
12. Alexandra Lefort, Sophomore, Texas, Lucas Lovejoy High School (12)
13. Mason Claibourn, Junior, Fredonia, Kansas, Fredonia High School (13)
14. Madison Burke, Senior, Mishawaka, Indiana, Penn High School (14)
15. Sawyer Graham, Bel Air, Maryland, C. Milton Wright High School (NR)

164 pounds
1. Sydnee Kimber, Senior, Sitka, Alaska, Mt. Edgecumbe High School (1)
2. Tristan Kelly, Sophomore, Castle Rock, Colorado, Douglas County High School (2)
3. Olivia Rondeau, Junior, Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (3)
4. Hailey Cancelleri, Senior, Staten Island, New York, Curtis High School (4)
5. Olivia Robinson, Sophomore, Hillsboro, Oregon, St. Mary’s Academy, (6)
6. Bailey Dennis, Sophomore, Madras, Oregon, Ridgeview High School (7)
7. Kenya-Lee Sloan, Senior, Knoxville, Tennessee, Hardin Valley High School (8)
8. Elisa Robinson, Sophomore, Fort Riley, Kansas, Junction City High School (9)
9. Katja Osteen, Freshman, Simi Valley, California, Chaminade High School (10)
10. Sarah Engedahl, Senior, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Oshkosh West High School (12)
11. Tiffani McNellis, Freshman, Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, Wyoming Seminary (Pennsylvania) (13)
12. Augustina Ijoma, Senior, Houston, Texas, Cypress Falls High School (NR)
13. Kapoina Bailey, Junior, Kealalekua, Hawaii, Konawaena High School (14)
14. Jasmine Hale, Sophomore, Indianapolis, Indiana, Pike High School (15)
15. Gabrielle Neal, Senior, Antioch, Tennessee, Cane Ridge High School (NR)

180 pounds
1. Jesse Kirby, Senior, Rixeyville, Virginia, Culpeper County High School (1)
2. Natalie Kemp, Junior, DeForest, Wisconsin, DeForest High School (2)
3. Nia Crosdale, Senior, Bronx, New York, Harry S. Truman High School (3)
4. Adelina Parra, Sophomore, San Fernando, California, San Fernando High School (4)
5. Kaylee Seabolt, Senior, Dohlonega, Georgia, Lumpkin County High School (5)
6. Gabrielle Hamilton, Sophomore, Gridley, Illinois, Gridley High School (6)
7. Jaycee Foeller, Freshman, De Soto, Missouri, De Soto High School (7)
8. Ridlica Tataille, Senior, Orlando, Florida, Freedom High School (9)
9. Isabeau Shalack, Sophomore, Evergreen Park, Illinois Evergreen Park High School (10)
10. Lindsey McIntosh, Senior, Coppell, Texas, Coppell High School (NR)
11. Emily Sandoval, Junior, Hayward, California, James Logan High School (11)
12. Bianca Rosales, Junior, Fort Worth, Texas, Birdville High School (8)
13. Faith Tuttle, Junior, North St. Paul, Minnesota, North High School (12)
14. Agatha Andrews, Senior, Sitka, Alaska Mt. Edgecumbe High School (13)
15. Shania Gowan, Junior, Orlando, Florida, Dr. Phillips High School (14)

200 pounds
1. Alexandra Castillo, Senior, Arleta. California, Birmingham Charter High School (1)
2. Corey Burton, Senior, Hesperia, California, Oak Hills High School (2)
3. Alyssa Marinaccio, Junior, Damascus, Maryland Damascus High School (3)
4. Shalee Williams, Senior, Staten Island, New YOrk, Curtis High School (4)
5. Taja Showers, Junior, Front Royal, Virginia, Skyline High School (5)
6. Folashade Akinola, Junior, Menlo, California, Atherton High School (NR)
7. Sierra Adams-Gregory, Junior, Lakewood, California, Milliken High School (8)
8. Ryan Schlereth, Freshman, St. Louis, Missouri, Hancock Place High School (9)
9. Sierra Pesnell, Senior, Parma, Idaho, Parma High School (10)
10. Evelin Valenzuela, Senior, LeSueur, Minnesota, LeSueur-Henderson High School (11)
11. Meagan Houser, Senior, Homedale, Idaho, Homedale High School (12)
12. Katie Scoville, Senior, Crossville, Tennessee, Stone Memorial High School (13)
13. Ofa He Lotu Tuifua, Freshman, Kent, Washington, Kent Meridian High School (14)
14. Shedeline Ulysse, Junior, Orlando, Florida, Dr. Phillips High School (15)
15. Jasmine Clark, Junior, Kelseyville, California, Kelseyville High School (NR)

225 pounds
1. Shamia Wells, Sophomore, Elizabethton, Tennessee, Elizabethton High School (3)
2. Elizabeth Cervantes, Senior, Aurora, Illinois, East Aurora High School (4)
3. Samantha Apple, Sophomore, St. Louis, Missouri, Mehlville High School (5)
4. Ambry McCann, Senior, Lubbock, Texas, Monterey High School (6)
5. Tavi Heidelberg, Junior, Sacramento, California, McClatchy High School (8)
6. Kaitlyn Vanhoose, Sophomore, St. Paris, Ohio, Graham High School (7)
7. Mariah Stewart, Senior, Federal Way, Washington, Federal Way High School (9)
8. Rachel Moore, Junior, Shaktoolik, Alaska, Shaktoolik High School (10)
9. Gabi Holloway, Junior, Katy, Texas, Seven Lakes High School (NR)
10. Tangitenina Niutupuivaha, Sophomore, Kahuku, Hawaii, Kahuku High School (13)
11. Mili-Nanea Nihipali, Junior, Hillsboro, Oregon, Century High School (15)
12. Cristina Santoyo, Junior, Vallejo, California North Hills High School (NR)
13. Lily Mills, Junior, Amarillo, Texas, Canyon Randall High School, (NR)
14. Kendall McGarity, Senior, Spring Branch, Texas, Comal Smithson Valley High (NR)
15. Arianna Cobian, Senior, Pittsburg, California, Pittsburg High School (1)

Upcoming rankings: April 11, May 23 and July 11