The record · By state · New Jersey
New Jersey women's wrestlers, written down
6 wrestlers from New Jersey, 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
Chloe AyresPrinceton, NJ · Princeton3x NJSIAA girls' state champion for Princeton High, one at each of the first three tournaments; Super 32 champion; wrestled for Princeton
Elle ChangarisNJ2x NJSIAA girls' state champion for High Point at 114 and 120 pounds; 2026 16U Fargo runner-up at 120 pounds
Leigh JaynesMount Holly, NJ · Missouri Valley College2015 World bronze medalist at 60 kg for the Army's WCAP; 3x U.S. World Team member; 2007 U.S. National and 2015 U.S. Open champion
Skylar GroteFrelinghuysen, NJ · Brock University2022 U.S. Open and Pan American champion at 72 kg; U SPORTS champion at Brock; joined Blair Academy's all-male team in 2012
Sydney PetzingerParsippany, NJ · North CentralNew Jersey's first girls' state finalist and 2019 NJSIAA champion; 2025 NCWWC champion for North Central; 2026 U23 Pan American champion- Vickie ZummoHardyston Township, NJ1995 World bronze medalist at 97 pounds in high school; 2x U.S. national champion; 1995 USA Wrestling Women's Wrestler of the Year
Wrestling in New Jersey
The New Jersey state championship
Dates, venue and qualifying for the girls' state series, read off the association's own page.
Wrestling clubs in New Jersey
Where to practice, with the girls'-only and girls'-practice programs flagged.
New Jersey colleges with women's wrestling
3 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.
- Chloe Ayres: Kyle Franko, The Trentonian
- Elle Changaris: Julian Leshay Guadalupe, NorthJersey.com
- Leigh Jaynes: Tim Hipps, U.S. Army
- Skylar Grote: Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com
- Sydney Petzinger: USA Wrestling
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