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Here are 12 Columbus-area high school girls wrestlers to watch in 2023-24 season
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Four competitors from perennial power Olentangy Orange highlight our 12 central Ohio girls wrestlers to watch this season.
Jonathan Alder's Ava Ater
Ava Ater, Jonathan Alder
The senior is a three-time state qualifier and two-time state placer . She finished second at regional and fifth at state at 120 pounds last winter, capping a 35-9 season. Ater expects to compete at 125 this year.
Reynoldsburg's Summer Batts
Summer Batts, Reynoldsburg
The senior is a two-time state placer, including a seventh-place finish at 100 last season. Batts went 33-14 a year ago. She finished fourth at regional.
Olentangy Orange's Kascidy Garren competes at the 2023 state tournament. She finished fifth at 170 pounds while competing with injuries to both knees.
Kascidy Garren, Olentangy Orange
The senior will be looking for her third state berth after placing fifth at 170 last season to wrap up a 37-5 season. She also placed third at regional. A Presbyterian College commit, Garren expects to compete at 190 this season.
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Olentangy Orange's Lydia Heinrich
Lydia Heinrich, Olentangy Orange
The junior capped her 2022-23 season with a fifth-place state finish at 155. Heinrich, who went 34-11 and finished third at regional, expects to wrestle at 170 this season.
Teays Valley's Ava Miller
Ava Miller, Teays Valley
A senior and Indiana Institute of Technology commit, Miller is a two-time state placer who finished sixth at 105 last year. She was third at regional and went 38-5 for the season. She expects to compete at 110 this winter.
Olentangy Orange's Surraiya Mahmud
Surraiya Mahmud, Olentangy Orange
A two-time state placer, the senior finished eighth at state and first at regional at 145 a season ago. Mahmud will compete at 155 this season. She has committed to compete in wrestling and pole vault at Southern Virginia University.
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Josie Nickoloff, Olentangy Orange
The three-time state qualifier is coming off a 35-6 season in which she finished third at regional at 115. Nickoloff expects to compete at 120 this season.
Justine Perez, Dublin Scioto
A move-in from the state of Washington before her sophomore year, Perez finished fourth at state at 100 to cap a 22-3 debut season for Scioto. She also finished second at regional.
Columbus Academy's Cece Reitter
Cece Reitter, Columbus Academy
The senior capped a strong 2022-23 season by placing fourth at state at 105. She finished 25-6 and also won a regional title.
Central Crossing's Addison Rudolph
Addison Rudolph, Central Crossing
A three-time state placer, Rudolph took third at 115 last winter to cap a 34-8 season. That followed a second-place regional finish. The senior expects to compete at 120 this season.
Hamilton Township's Sienna Sanborn
Sienna Sanborn, Hamilton Township
A three-time state qualifier and two-time state placer, Sanborn's junior season featured a regional title and fifth-place state finish at 125. A Tiffin commit, she went 42-6 last winter and expects to wrestle at 130 this season.
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Cori Young, Olentangy
The junior capped a strong 2022-23 season with a fourth-place state finish at 120 and a 41-5 record. Young also won a regional title. She expects to compete at 115 this season.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: 12 central Ohio high school girls wrestlers to watch in 2023-24
