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Historic day as first NYSPHSAA State Championships for girls in New York used freestyle wrestling rules

Feb 28, 2025, 5:33 PM EST by Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling
It was a historic day for wrestling in New York State on Thursday, as the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), the high school state association for New York, hosted its first official state wrestling championships for girls at the MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.
MVP Arena is the same venue which has hosted the boys state championships since 2005. The boys state tournament followed immediately there on Friday and Saturday. What made the competition even more historic is that New York decided last year that it would use international freestyle wrestling rules for its official girls wrestling program. Freestyle is the style which is used in women’s college wrestling (including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA). This decision will give New York girls an advantage as they move on to the college level and beyond.
Just like boys wrestling in the state, the girls who competed in the state championships this year qualified through 11 member Sections and represented both their Section and their high school at the event. There were 212 athletes competing in one division and 13 weight classes. Brackets included 16 girls per weight class with the top six finishers being recognized on the podium following the finals. New York girls are already recognized nationally for their excellence in wrestling, and there were nine nationally ranked athletes entered in the tournament this year. Nationally ranked wrestlers who won New York state titles this year were … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/february/28/historic-day-as-first-nysphsaa-state-championships-for-girls-in-new-york-used-freestyle-wrestling-rules

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