Best of the Best: 2025 All-Valley Girls Wrestling Team
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- Skyridge’s Madison Sherman competes in the 6A 155-pound championship at the girls state wrestling finals at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
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- Westlake senior Keilikki Rarick competes in the 6A 235-pound championship at the girls state wrestling finals at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
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- Cedar Valley’s Asinate Mafuahingano competes in the 5A 190-pound championship at the girls state wrestling finals at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
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- Westlake senior Keilikki Rarick pretends to crown her younger sister Tevia Rarick after the 6A 190-pound championship at the girls state wrestling finals at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
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- Wrestlers compete on the first day of the state girls wrestling tournament at the UCCU Center in Orem on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.
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- Westlake freshman Tevia Rarick competes in the 6A 190-pound championship at the girls state wrestling finals at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.
Here are the top girls wrestlers in the Utah Valley area in 2024-25:
2024-25 Utah Valley Girls Wrestler of the Year: Keilikki Rarick, Westlake, 235 pounds
Rarick was not only an All-American but a 4-time state champion for the Thunder program.
2024-25 Utah Valley Girls Coach of the Year: Maren Stafford, Mountain View
Stafford has not only developed a winning program at Mountain View but has provided a home for wrestlers from Orem and Timpanogos to compete as well.
2024-25 All-Utah Valley Girls Wrestling Team
(alphabetical order)
Ashlyn Ballantyne (Westlake, 105 pounds): The Thunder junior won a divisional title and placed second in state.
Rhya Balmforth (Cedar Valley, 145 pounds): Aviator senior placed second in state.
Kelseigh Banks (Salem Hills, 130 pounds): Skyhawk junior placed third this year after taking state in 2024.
Addie Brindley (Salem Hills, 105 pounds): The Skyhawk junior won a silver medal in the 5A tourney.
Martha Camacho (ALA, 115 pounds): Sophomore sensation won the 1A/2A tourney while going 30-3 on the season.
Mackayla Carrick (Salem Hills, 115 pounds): Skyhawk sophomore placed second in state.
Hannah Coyne (Salem Hills, 110 pounds): After a third-place finish at the divisional tourney, she improved to earn second place at the 5A state tourney.
Hallie Denney (Cedar Valley, 155 pounds): Fabulous freshman took second in 5A State.
Alexandra Gates (Cedar Valley, 135 pounds): After finishing third at the divisional tournament, she stormed to the 5A state title.
Giavonna Good (Cedar Valley, 130 pounds): Fabulous freshman went 41-5 and placed second in state for the Aviator program.
Jaskin Hair (ALA, 105 pounds): Eagle senior was a 1A/2A runner-up.
Ameris Jensen (Westlake, 130 pounds): The Thunder senior took second in state.
Elle Jensen (Maple Mountain, 130 pounds): The Golden Eagle senior won her third state title in one of the toughest weight classes in 5A.
Rachel Jensen (Springville, 140 pounds): The Red Devil freshman saved her best wrestling for the end of the season taking state in 5A.
Sophia Johnson (Orem, 130 pounds): Johnson trained with the Mountain View program and earned a second-place medal for the second consecutive season.
Ruby Lindstrom (Salem Hills, 155 pounds): The sophomore sensation claimed a 5A state title for the Skyhawks.
Asinate Mafuahingano (Cedar Valley, 190 pounds): The Aviator senior went 42-3 and claimed gold at the 5A state tourney.
Darryn Matagi (Mountain View, 170 pounds): Bruin senior finished fifth at divisionals but stormed to a runner-up finish in the 4A state meet.
Tevia Rarick (Westlake, 190 pounds): Nobody went the distance with this freshman sensation as Rarick went 38-0 on her way to taking state in 6A.
Madison Sherman (Skyridge, 155 pounds): Skyridge senior won back-to-back 6A state titles.
Aubriana Wadley (Westlake, 110 pounds): Thunder junior won a divisional title and placed second in 6A state.
Avery Winterton (Salem Hills, 145 pounds): Skyhawk senior capped off a great career with a 5A state title in 2025.
Honorable Mention All-Valley
ALA: Airiel Worthen (140 pounds); Baily Tanner (145 pounds).
Lehi: Addison Hutchinson (155 pounds).
Cedar Valley: Nevi Brady (100 pounds); Isabella Munton (100 pounds); Isabella Sagastume (140 pounds); Inaily Samaniego (170 pounds); Rylyn Denney (235 pounds).
Maple Mountain: Samantha Clark (120 pounds).
Mountain View: Sophie Stoddard (155 pounds); Josalyn Moore (170 pounds).
Pleasant Grove: Ariana Bustamante (125 pounds); Anna Carney Carlos (155 pounds).
Provo: Ella Reynolds (135 pounds).
Springville: Brooke Gehring (155 pounds); Kyle Pope (170 pounds); Quincey Anderson (235 pounds).
Timpview: O’nella Laititi (190 pounds).
Westlake: Francesca Linares (110 pounds); Kennedy Jeppson (115 pounds); Heidi Huckstep (120 pounds); Marley Michaelis (135 pounds); Alayna Parry (170 pounds).
