The record · By state · Michigan
Michigan women's wrestlers, written down
7 wrestlers from Michigan, with every placement traced to a source. Home state as her profile records it, so a wrestler who left for college is still listed here.
By Joe Spisak, Pennsylvania state champion and 4x NCAA qualifier at Virginia · Published September 3, 2026
The record
Eliana BommaritoMI · King UniversityMichigan's first 4x girls' state champion; 3x Senior Beach World champion, the first American; 2x NJCAA champion for Indian Hills- Jackie BerubeEscanaba, MI · University of Wisconsin-La Crosse1996 World silver medalist at 57 kg in Sofia; wrestled a varsity season on Wisconsin-La Crosse's men's team; USA Weightlifting Hall of Fame
- Julia SalataCanton, MI · King University2x WCWA champion for King at 155 pounds; 3x Junior Nationals, Fargo, champion; 2018 U.S. Open and 2019 Pan American champion at 65 kg
Kaili ManuelWashington Township, MI2026 U17 World champion at 73 kg; 3x MHSAA girls' state champion for Romeo; first girl to win a 16U Triple Crown
Lauren LambOkemos, MI · Cornell6x U.S. World Team member; 6x U.S. Nationals champion; 1997 Pan American champion; 3x fifth place at the World Championships
Sabrina NaussBrighton, MI · Grand Valley State University4x Michigan state champion and Brighton boys team captain; national runner-up at 180 pounds in 2025 and at 207 in 2026
Tricia SaundersAnn Arbor, MIFirst U.S. woman to win a world wrestling title; 4x world champion; first woman inducted as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Wrestling in Michigan
The Michigan state championship
Dates, venue and qualifying for the girls' state series, read off the association's own page.
Wrestling clubs in Michigan
Where to practice, with the girls'-only and girls'-practice programs flagged.
Michigan colleges with women's wrestling
9 listed programs in the state, with the coach's email where the school publishes one.
Photo credits
Photographer and outlet for each photo above. The license each one is used under is printed on that wrestler's own page.
- Eliana Bommarito: Kostadin Andonov, United World Wrestling
- Kaili Manuel: George Spiteri, for MediaNews Group
- Lauren Lamb: Spencer Tulis, Finger Lakes Times
- Sabrina Nauss: Bill Khan, Livingston Daily
- Tricia Saunders: Photo courtesy of Tricia Saunders, via The Communicator (Community High School, Ann Arbor)
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