Kansas high school state girls wrestling: Maize South freshman finishes perfect year
It’s easy to be deceived by the diminutive size of Maize South freshman Krislynn Martinez.
But she showed she can pack as much power as anyone in a truly dominant performance, recording four straight pins to win the 100-pound championship at the Class 5A girls high school wrestling state tournament at Park City Arena on Saturday.
Not only did Martinez finish a perfect 37-0 season with a state title, she did not allow a single takedown all season. She also kept a clean slate at the state tournament — she was ahead by a combined total of 26-0 on the scoreboard before she notched her pins.
“It’s hard to take any credit for her because she is just that kind of workhorse and her record shows that,” Maize South girls coach Dan Moran said. “She has just been a brute from Day 1. I think people underestimate her strength and that’s played in her favor. There are girls who have left the mat thinking, ‘Holy smokes, what just happened?’”
Martinez has been wrestling since she was 9 years old and that experience has been on full display this season.
Even though she mowed down opponents at the state tournament, she never took any win for granted. Martinez was leading 11-0 in the final against Basehor-Linwood’s Lainie Galvan before getting a pin in the final minute of the match.
“I know my record was really good, but when I step out on the mat, I act like it’s 0-0,” Martinez said. “You never know what could happen.”
That’s why Martinez trained so hard throughout the season to prepare herself for a title run as a freshman.
Despite not allowing a takedown her entire debut season, Martinez said she considered her defense a weakness as recent as last year. She credits her father for the extra training that led to such a dominant freshman campaign.
“My defense kind of sucked last year, so I had to get a lot better over the summer,” Martinez said. “And now my defense is pretty good, but I still have some room to improve it.
“I was very proud to win because I put in so much work for this. My goal was to not get taken down and to go undefeated, so I was able to do both.”
Means finishes career on top of podium with perfect 5A title
After suffering heartbreak the last two years at the state tournament, nothing was stopping Bishop Carroll senior Alexis Means from a storybook ending this year.
Means completed a perfect 37-0 season by winning the 140 title with a first-period pin of Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Bella Green.
“It means a lot because I’ve put in a lot of hard work,” Means said. “It’s nice to be a state champ because this is what me and all of my siblings have been working toward. Some years it was cut short, but now I finally did it.”
Means said past losses at the state tournament, like taking fourth last year and sixth in 2023, served as motivation to finish strong this season.
“When I lose, I hate it,” Means said. “But whenever I did lose, it was just the drive to get better and to work harder.”
Treaster family in Newton adds yet another state title
Brookelyn Treaster joined her father, Matt, and older brothers, Logan, Grant and Nick, on top of the podium by becoming a state champion at 105 with a 5-0 decision over Great Bend’s Camdyn Post in the finals.
Treaster (28-5) was joined by teammate Avery Hinojos (32-3) as a gold medalist. Hinojos won a 5-1 decision over Emporia’s Heily Batres to win the 115 title.
Other Wichita-area medalists from the 5A tournament were Arkansas City senior Alondra Garcia (235, sixth); Bishop Carroll sophomore Madalynn Fritschle (135, sixth); Goddard freshman Brooklyn Simpson (110, fourth); Goddard Eisenhower sophomore Kyrah Martinez (155, second), freshman Sadie Kuehn (100, third) and junior Tori York (105, fifth); Hutchinson freshman Aaida Brown (100, sixth); Maize South sophomore Celina Urusquieta (115, fourth); and Newton junior Jaeann James (130, fourth), freshman Ryah Bristol (140, fourth), junior Ashley McMullin (120, fifth) and freshman Clair Harder (190, sixth).
Wichita North and Derby champions highlight 6A state meet
A pair of local winners highlighted the results from the Class 6A tournament held in Overland Park.
Wichita North freshman Reese Anderson avenged last week’s loss at regionals in a rematch in the 120 finals, this time winning a 16-9 decision over Garden City’s Julissa Rodriguez. Anderson finished her debut season as champion with a 32-2 record.
After finishing runner-up at 155 last season, Derby sophomore Veronica Madrid climbed to the top of the podium this season by winning the 155 gold with four straight pins, capped by one in the finals over Shawnee Mission South’s Siobhan Flanner. Madrid finished the season with a 35-1 record.
Other 6A individual medalists from the Wichita area included Campus sophomore Brooklyn Burling (235, fourth) and junior Tianna Murphy (100, fifth); Derby junior Chloe Spears (170, fourth); Maize sophomore Emma Vogel (135, sixth); Wichita East senior Sydney Taylor (135, third); Wichita Heights sophomore Jada Reed (120, third); Wichita Northwest sophomore Maray Rogers (190, third); and Wichita Southeast junior Karen Gonzalez (130, second), senior Kyra Cole (170, fifth) and senior Ayonna Crow (110, sixth).
Douglass duo, Remington senior win 3-1A championships
Douglass junior Ginger Landis finished off a 32-6 season by winning the 100 title with a 13-0 major decision over Stockton’s Carolina Northup at the 3-1A tournament in Hays. Meanwhile, teammate Cheyenne Wagoner, a senior, won the 145 title with a second-period pin over Russell’s Jaden Ney to finish off a 34-5 season.
Remington senior Camila Martinez registered a first-period pin over Central Heights’ Ebony Hughes to win the 110 title and cap a 36-4 season.
Other 3-1A individual medalists from the area included Bluestem freshman Reagan Neal (105, second); Burden-Central junior Aubrey Miller (115, fifth); Chaparral senior Taryn Meek (170, fifth); Douglass junior Braylie Knisley (235, fourth) and sophomore Layton Roberts (190, fourth); Haven senior Trista Rogers (155, third); and Remington junior Sheyenne Pinkston (125, fourth).
This story was originally published March 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM.
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