Girls State Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday with 13 Metro qualifiers

The girls high school tate Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday at Xtreme Arena in Coralville.

At Friday’s Class 2A Regional in Independence, 11 Cedar Falls Tigers qualified.

Waterloo Columbus’ Josie Dean became the first Sailor to qualify for the state tournament after a second-place finish at 140 pounds at the Class 1A Regional at East Buchanan.

And Waterloo West’s Libby Stocks qualified at 115 pounds.

For the first time the state tournament will be separated into two classes. Additionally, there will be 16 wrestlers in each weight class.

Listen for periodic on-air reports on Metro and Area athletes competing at the state tournament this coming Thursday and Friday on The Fan. Reports will also be available on-demand, online.