Prep Girls’ Wrestling- High School girls’ wrestling has been growing exponentially across the nation, but especially here in Iowa with the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) first sanctioning it for the 2022-2023 season then expanding it to two classes this past season.
Now, the IGHSAU has approved the implementation of a girls wrestling state dual tournament for the 2026-27 season.
“A state dual meet tournament is something that our wrestling schools have wanted,” said IGHSAU Executive Director Erin Gerlich. “The impressive growth of girls wrestling in Iowa along with more schools being able to field a full roster of wrestlers in every weight class shows that girls wrestling is ready for a dual team tournament.”
The tentative date for the dual state qualifying meets is January 18th, 2027, with state to follow on January 22nd. The number of classes and the venue will be announced at a later time. The state dual tournament will commence before the individual state qualifying meets, similar to Iowa high school boys’ wrestling.