{"id":370393,"date":"2024-02-24T17:46:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=370393"},"modified":"2024-02-24T19:02:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T19:02:02","slug":"watch-girl-wrestler-becomes-1st-to-win-arizona-state-championship-against-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=370393","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Girl wrestler becomes 1st to win Arizona state championship against boys"},"content":{"rendered":"

A senior high school wrestler in Tucson, Arizona, made history last week as she became the first girl to win the state’s top title while competing against boys.<\/span><\/p>\n

Audrey Jimenez of Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Ariz.) won the Division I title at 106 pounds against male competitors, defeating four opponents to help the team win its seventh straight boys’ team championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jimenez, who won three straight girls individual championships, filed an appeal with the Arizona Interscholastic Association to wrestle on the boys side this year. She and Everest Leydecker of Desert Vista (Phoenix) were given the go-ahead to compete against boys.<\/span><\/p>\n

“For me, wrestling against the boys is going to test me a little bit more,” Jimenez told the\u00a0<\/span>Arizona Republic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in December. “Either way, wrestling against the boys or the girls, I’m happy to represent Sunnyside.”<\/span><\/p>\n

See highlights of her victory here:<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to\u00a0<\/span>FloWrestling<\/span><\/a>, Sunnyside won with 312 points and had 13 total placers, eight of whom were champions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Just days later, she was back on the mat in the Pan-American Championships, securing\u00a0<\/span>third place<\/span><\/a>\u00a0against Canadian Katie Dutchak.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a remarkable way to tie a bow on a dynamic high school wrestling career. Jimenez, a top wrestling recruit, could have graduated early but chose to stay for her senior season in hopes of competing in the boys division, according to\u00a0<\/span>FloWrestling<\/span><\/a>. Her decision and hard work paid off.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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