Girls Wrestling Roundup: Liberty High Sophomore Van Dyke Qualifies For State For Second Year in A Row
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In two prep seasons Peyten Van Dyke has reached the state tournament twice.
Van Dyke secured a second consecutive state tournament appearance on Friday with a runner-up finish at the Class 2A regional qualifying meet held at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Fourth-ranked Van Dyke (21-5) defeated fifth-ranked Elsie Lewis of Muscatine 4-1 in sudden victory in the 155-pound semifinals.
Top-ranked Haylee McGrew (30-0) of Ankeny pinned Van Dyke in the 155-pound championship match but Van Dyke advanced to the 2A state meet schedule for February 6-7 at Xtream Arena in Coralville with her runner-up finish.
Two Liberty High wrestlers reached the championship match but dropped wrestle back matches on their way to third-place finishes.
Junior Taylor Cavanh (30-7) was third at 105 pounds and sophomore Kaitlyn Raue (29-6) dropped a wrestle back to finish third at 125 pounds.
Evalynn Karam (24-8) finished third at 110 pounds and Evelyn Eggleston (19-3) finished third at 140 pounds as Liberty High finished fourth in the team standings with 131.5 points.
Ankeny won the regional team title with 210. Points followed by Cedar Rapids Prairie with 186.
Class 2A Regional Meet
At Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Team scores – 1. Ankeny 210.5; 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 186; 3. Linn-Mar 150.5; 4. Liberty High 131.5; 5. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 92; 6. Anamosa 78; 7. Muscatine 43; 8. Clinton 37
Individual results (championship matches, state qualifiers)
100 – 1. Elizabeth Burns (CRP) tech. fall Brooke Walrath (L-M) 15-0
105 – 1. Lauren Watson (ANK) pinned Taylor Cavanh (ICL) 5:45; 2. Marie Burns (CRP)
110 – 1. Kate Seery (L-M) dec. Nora Bockes (ANK) 11-6
115 – 1. Jazlyn Enriquez (MUS) pinned Amiyah Burdine (CRJ) 3:33; 2. Lily Carlson (L-M)
120 – 1. Ally Jelinek (L-M) dec. Trudy Haag (ANK) 11-9
125 – 1. Elyse Engebretson (ANK) pinned Kaitlyn Raue (ICL) 1:40; 2. Chloe Adamson (L-M)
130 – 1. Mackenzie Childers (CRP) pinned Brielle Parke (L-M) 1:11
135 – 1. Claire Hynek (CRP) dec. Josephine Budederi (CRJ) 7-1
140 – 1. Hayden Bratland (ANK) pinned Addison Appelhans (ANA) 2:33
145 – 1. Jammie Krah (ANK) pinned Hadley Frater (ANA) 1:22; 2. Luisa Meade (CRP)
155 – 1. Haylee McGrew (ANK) pinned Peyten Van Dyke (ICL) 1:36
170 – 1. Isabella Taylor (ANA) pinned Addison Bowman (CRP) 4:41
190 – 1. Cambrie McLoyd (CLI) dec. Aliya Phillips (CRP) 2-0
235 – 1. Emelia Reyes (CRP) pinned Kaylie Staples (ANK) 2:55
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