IndyStar is providing you with an opportunity to highlight some of the best female wrestlers in Central Indiana in our latest fan poll! From state champions to freshman prodigies, these 13 athletes have thrived during the 2025 IHSAA girls wrestling season. With the sectional tournament set to begin Friday, each of them has the potential to make a deep postseason run.
Vote for who you believe will win wrestler of the year in the poll at the bottom of the article! The poll will close Friday at noon.
Kendall Moe, Cathedral
The senior transferred from Hamilton Heights to Cathedral ahead of this season and is competing at 115 in her final year of high school wrestling. Moe is a threat at her new weight and has the championship pedigree to guide her. Moe won the state championship at 105 last season while wrestling for the Huskies. Moe finished her junior year 29-0. Moe placed runner-up at 115 at Brian Keck Preseason Nationals in late October.
Khloe Weber, Mooresville
The freshman star is 6-1 this season, according to IndianaMat, with her only loss coming to Whiteland’s Mikayla Perkins, the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 120. Out of Weber’s six victories, five were against ranked opponents. Based on her performance this year, Weber is poised to have a successful state tournament. Weber won the 120 championship at the Sarah Hildebrandt Invitational in mid November.
Claire May, Roncalli
The senior made herself known at state earlier this year, taking third place in the 100-bout. May decided to stay at her weight class this season. With a successful tournament run under her belt from last year, expect May to make noise at state this season as she looks to secure a championship at 100 to cap her high school wrestling career.
Ryanna Benson, Warren Central
Benson placed fifth at 105 at state last season. The junior is 4-4 on the year, according to IndianaMat, but has the state championship experience to make a run in the postseason.
Kaitlynn Fouty, Whiteland
The Whiteland sophomore is the No. 1-ranked wrestler at 100 in the state and 12th in the nation. Fouty went down a weight class this season after placing third at 105 at state earlier this year. Whiteland finished fourth as a team in the first IHSAA girls wrestling state tournament thanks to its young star.
Monica Alvarado, North Central
The North Central senior is currently ranked sixth in the state at 125. Alvarado jumped two weight classes this season and is competing at 125. Alvarado placed fourth at 110 at state earlier this year.
June Wagner-Gilbert, New Palestine
Wagner-Gilbert secured first place at 135 at the Kyle Osborn Invitational at McCutcheon on Saturday. The junior competed at 130 last season and finished fourth at state earlier this year. Wagner-Gilbert hopes for another successful postseason run, starting with sectionals on Jan. 2.
Mikayla Perkins, Whiteland
The Whiteland sophomore had an impressive state tournament performance last season as a freshman, finishing fifth at 105. Perkins placed first at 120 at the 2025 Air Force Special Warfare 16U & Junior Boys and Girls Folkstyle Nationals in March. Perkins hopes for a similar outcome in her second state tournament appearance in January.
Jazlinn Diaz-Avalos, Franklin
After consecutive state final appearances at 145, Diaz-Avalos decided to compete at 140 this season. The senior is the second-ranked wrestler in Indiana at her new weight class.
Zoie Gray, Triton Central
Gray qualified for the state championship at 190 last season but failed to advance past the first round. However Gray, now an upperclassmen, has experience on her side heading into January. The junior is currently ranked third in the state at 190.
Racheal Adolphe, North Central
Adolphe won state at 235 last season. The North Central junior is ranked third in the state at 135 at this point of the season, but with the state tournament around the corner, Adolphe is still the favorite to repeat as champion.
Claira Gramlin, Lebanon
Gramlin had a successful junior campaign. The senior placed fifth at 170 at state last season. Gramlin made a 20-pound jump and is wrestling at 190 in her final year.
Eleanor Robertson, Franklin
Robertson is the top-ranked wrestler in Indiana at 170. The sophomore placed fourth in her weight class at state last season.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana high school girls wrestling: Vote for wrestler of the year
