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Kylie Rule
2x WIAA girls' state champion for Mineral Point, including the first tournament in 2022; 2x All-American for Wartburg
Mineral Point, WI · Mineral Point HS · Wartburg
By Joe Spisak, Pennsylvania state champion and 4x NCAA qualifier at Virginia · Published September 28, 2026
Kylie Rule is from Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and wrestled for Mineral Point High School. Her school's Hall of Fame lists her as a girls' state runner-up in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, before the WIAA held a girls' state tournament.
The WIAA held its first girls' individual state tournament at the La Crosse Center in January 2022. The junior won the 132-pound title. She pinned Vanessa Skildum of Turner, beat Aevri Ciha of Cambridge 7-1 and beat Madalyn Sokolski of Bonduel 9-0 in the final. She was one of 12 girls to win a title that first season.
In 2023 she won 132 pounds again, pinning Angela Zimmerman of Barron in 1:58 in the final. The Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association named her its Female Wrestler of the Year, and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame gave her a Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award.
At Wartburg College she placed eighth at 130 pounds at the 2024 NCWWC championships as a freshman. As a sophomore she won the conference title at 131 pounds and qualified for nationals again.
In 2025-26 she won the Luther College Open and the conference title and placed second at NCAA Region V. At the first NCAA women's championships in Coralville in March 2026 she was seeded seventh at 138 pounds. She pinned Ragan Retell of East Stroudsburg in 1:55, then lost 11-1 to Claire DiCugno of North Central. She came back through the consolation bracket with wins over Carina Giangeruso of Presbyterian, 14-4, and Ruby Julien-Newsom of King, 10-2. After a loss to Lilly Luft of Iowa, she beat Jacinda Espinosa of Lindenwood 7-2 to place fifth, her second All-American finish.
She is a senior at Wartburg for the 2026-27 season.
Results
| Season | Level | Event | Weight | Place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | High school | Girls' state tournament (WWF) | 2nd | Before the WIAA held a girls' state tournament. Mineral Point's Hall of Fame lists the finish. | |
| 2020-21 | High school | Girls' state tournament (WWF) | 2nd | Mineral Point's Hall of Fame lists her second straight runner-up finish. | |
| 2021-22 | High school | WIAA girls' individual state tournament, La Crosse | 132 lb | 1st | The first WIAA girls' state tournament. She pinned Vanessa Skildum (Turner) in 2:00, beat Aevri Ciha (Cambridge) 7-1 and beat Madalyn Sokolski (Bonduel) 9-0 in the final. |
| 2022-23 | High school | WIAA girls' individual state tournament | 132 lb | 1st | Her second straight state title, with a pin of Angela Zimmerman (Barron) in 1:58 in the final. |
| 2023-24 | College | NCWWC Championships | 130 lb | 8th | All-American as a Wartburg freshman. |
| 2024-25 | College | Conference championships | 131 lb | 1st | The conference title. She also placed second at regionals and qualified for nationals. |
| 2025-26 | College | NCAA Region V Championships | 2nd | She had also won the Luther College Open and the conference title that season. | |
| 2025-26 | College | NCAA Championships, Coralville | 138 lb | 5th | 4-2. Seeded seventh. She pinned Ragan Retell (East Stroudsburg) in 1:55, lost 11-1 to Claire DiCugno (North Central), beat Carina Giangeruso (Presbyterian) 14-4 and Ruby Julien-Newsom (King) 10-2, lost 12-2 to Lilly Luft (Iowa) and beat Jacinda Espinosa (Lindenwood) 7-2 for fifth. |
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://mineralpointschools.org/2022/02/rule-wins-first-girls-state-wiaa-wrestling-title/ · Mineral Point School District, February 2022. At the first WIAA girls' individual state tournament, junior Kylie Rule won the 132-pound title, one of 12 girls to win that first season.
- https://mineralpointschools.org/2023/02/riley-rule-sullivan-win-state-wrestling-titles/ · Mineral Point School District, February 2023. Kylie Rule won her second consecutive state title at 132 pounds with a pin of Angela Zimmerman of Barron in 1:58.
- https://mppointers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/kylie-rule/9 · Mineral Point High School Hall of Fame. Her year-by-year honors, including girls' state runner-up finishes in 2019-20 and 2020-21, two WIAA state titles and the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association Female Wrestler of the Year award.
- https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/15585 · National Wrestling Hall of Fame, 2023 Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award for Wisconsin. A two-time state champion for Mineral Point and the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association Female Wrestler of the Year.
- https://go-knights.net/news/2026/3/7/womens-wrestling-womens-wrestling-secures-program-best-11th-place-at-2026-ncaa-nc-championships.aspx · Wartburg College recap, March 2026. Junior Kylie Rule placed fifth at 138 pounds at the first NCAA women's championships, her second All-American finish after eighth at 130 pounds in 2024.
- https://thedodgevillechronicle.com/news_article/from-prep-to-college-report/ · The Dodgeville Chronicle, March 2026. Her match-by-match run to fifth place at 138 pounds from the seventh seed. Wartburg was one of three Division III programs in the top 15 of the team standings.
- https://go-knights.net/sports/womens-wrestling/roster/kylie-rule/15652 · Wartburg College roster biography, with her season-by-season college results and high school honors.
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