Johansen captures first in Greco-Roman, second in freestyle at state championships
Sandpoint senior Kayelin Johansen (left) and seventh grader Nevaeh Therrien pose for a photo at the USA Wrestling Idaho State Championships last weekend in Twin Falls.
(Photo courtesy of VALERIE JOHANSEN)
Kayelin Johansen placed first in Greco-Roman and second in freestyle at the USA Wrestling Idaho State Championships last weekend.
(Photo courtesy of VALERIE JOHANSEN)
TWIN FALLS — Sandpoint's Kayelin Johansen placed first in Greco-Roman and second in freestyle at the USA Wrestling Idaho State Championships held May 7-8 in Twin Falls.
The SHS senior, who was wrestling for the Bonners Ferry Wrestling Club, won a pair of matches by pin in the girls 16U/Junior category at 122-131 pounds to claim the Greco-Roman title. She grabbed second in freestyle in the same weight class.
This was Johansen's first competition in months after suffering a season-ending injury during the high school season with the Bulldogs.
The results allowed Johansen to qualify for the Idaho National/State Team for the fourth straight year while representing Bonner County. In 2020, Johansen finished second in Greco-Roman and freestyle at the state championships.
Johansen, who has also won a Folkstyle state title, will wrestle at Corban University in Salem, Oregon, this fall.
Sandpoint seventh grader, Nevaeh Therrien, competed at the state championships as well. She placed second in freestyle and Greco-Roman in her weight class.
