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Chloe Ayres
3x NJSIAA girls' state champion for Princeton High, one at each of the first three tournaments; Super 32 champion; wrestled for Princeton
Princeton, NJ · Princeton HS · Princeton
By Joe Spisak, Pennsylvania state champion and 4x NCAA qualifier at Virginia · Published September 23, 2026
Chloe Ayres grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, where her father, Chris Ayres, was the head wrestling coach at Princeton University. She wrestled for Princeton High School and competed against boys in dual meets. In 2020 she placed fourth at the Mercer County Tournament, then the best finish by a girl at that event.
She won titles at the first three NJSIAA girls' state tournaments. She took the 105-pound title in 2019 over Randi Miley of High Point. In 2020 she beat Johnae Drumright of Trenton Central 4-3 in the 107-pound final.
In April 2021 at Phillipsburg High School she pinned all three of her opponents. The last was Riley Lerner of Cedar Creek, pinned at 4:40 of the 114-pound final. She was the first wrestler from Mercer County to win three state titles.
She finished high school 20-0 against girls. She also won a Super 32 title and was an All-American at Junior Nationals in Fargo. The National Wrestling Hall of Fame gave her a Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award for New Jersey in 2021.
At Princeton she joined the varsity roster during the 2022-23 season. She was president of the school's Women's Wrestling Club and a two-time U23 All-American at the U.S. Women's Nationals. In 2024-25 she wrestled at 117 pounds, took second at the Princeton Open and placed fifth at the Midlands Championships with four technical falls.
She graduated from Princeton with a degree in economics. In October 2025 Beat the Streets New York named her to lead its weekly girls-only freestyle practices.
Results
| Season | Level | Event | Weight | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | High school | NJSIAA girls' state championships | 105 lb | 1st | Randi Miley (High Point) was second and Johnae Drumright (Trenton Central) third. |
| 2019-20 | High school | Mercer County Tournament | 4th | The Trentonian reported it in 2021 as the highest finish ever by a girl at the county tournament. | |
| 2019-20 | High school | NJSIAA girls' state championships | 107 lb | 1st | She won the South Region final 9-3, beat Izabella Frezzo (Becton) 4-2 in the state semifinals and beat Johnae Drumright (Trenton Central) 4-3 in the final. |
| 2020-21 | High school | NJSIAA girls' state championships, Phillipsburg | 114 lb | 1st | Three pins on the day, including Gianna DeDreux (Brick Township) in the semifinals and Riley Lerner (Cedar Creek) at 4:40 in the final. Her third state title made her the first Mercer County wrestler with three. |
| 2024-25 | College | Princeton Open | 117 lb | 2nd | 3-1. Princeton's roster records the silver medal and a 3-1 day. |
| 2024-25 | College | Midlands Championships | 117 lb | 5th | 5-3. Four technical falls. |
What we could not confirm
Anything not on this page, a high school record, a final score, a season, was left out because no primary source stated it when this was written. If you have a bracket, a program, or a clipping, send it to the operator, Joe Spisak, at joe@spisak.co and the page gets the number.
Sources
- https://www.njsiaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/2020-winners_0.pdf · NJSIAA list of girls' state tournament winners, with Chloe Ayres of Princeton High School first at 105 pounds in 2019, 107 pounds in 2020 and 114 pounds in 2021.
- https://www.trentonian.com/2021/04/10/princeton-highs-chloe-ayres-becomes-first-mercer-county-wrestler-to-win-three-state-titles/ · The Trentonian, April 2021. She pinned Riley Lerner of Cedar Creek in 4:40 of the 114-pound final at Phillipsburg High, her third pin of the day, and became the first Mercer County wrestler to win three state titles. She finished undefeated against girls and had placed fourth at the 2020 Mercer County Tournament.
- https://highschoolsports.nj.com/player/chloe-ayers/girlswrestling/season/2019-2020 · NJ.com's 2019-20 match log for her 107-pound state title run.
- https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/14733 · National Wrestling Hall of Fame, 2021 Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award for New Jersey. Three-time state champion for Princeton High, 20-0 against girls, a Super 32 champion and a Fargo All-American.
- https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/wrestling/roster/chloe-ayres/22311 · Princeton University roster biography. She joined the varsity roster during the 2022-23 season and in 2024-25 wrestled at 117, with fifth at Midlands and second at the Princeton Open.
- https://www.btsny.org/post/chloe-ayres-nyc-girls-wrestling-coach-beat-the-streets-new-york · Beat the Streets New York, October 2025. It named her to lead its weekly girls-only freestyle practices. She was president of Princeton's Women's Wrestling Club, a two-time U23 All-American at the U.S. Women's Nationals and a two-time Midlands placewinner, and graduated with a degree in economics.
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