Milestones in Louisiana Girls Wrestling
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| October-1993 | Approximately 15 young girls join the Andrew Jackson middle school wrestling team. |
| February-1994 | Times-Picayune article on Andrew Jackson's Jessica Bayard winning her first match. |
| July-1997 | Kellie Odinet (Andrew Jackson)
becomes the first female to qualify for and compete in the Junior Greco-Roman National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, N.D. |
| February-1998 | Kellie Odinet becomes the first girl to win a match at the LHSAA Division I State Wrestling Championships |
| April-1998 | Kellie Odinet earns the runner-up spot at the U.S. High School Girls Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, MI. |
| February-2004 | Sharon McDonald (Benton High School) places fourth to earn a place on the podium at the LHSAA Division III State Wrestling Championships. |
| 2004 and 2005 | Hope Schenck (Andrew Jackson) places ninth at the USGWA National Championships. |
| 2005-9 | Hope Schenck becomes an All-American women's wrestler for Northern Michigan University. |
| 2009 | Abby Nette (Gator Wrestling Club) wins her first Louisiana USAW Kids Freetyle state championship. |
| October-2010 | Doyline's Brittany Bates (Doyline High School) starts wrestling in her seventh-grade year. |
| November-2010 | Cammi LaRosee (Hahnville High
School) becomes the first girl to win a varsity wrestling tournament, the John Ehret Invitational, going 3-0 against the boys and earning an Outstanding Wrestler award.. |
| 2010 | Abby Nette (Gator Wrestling Club) wins the Louisiana USAW Kids Folkstyle state championship. |
| 2011 | Abby Nette (Gator Wrestling Club) wins her
second
Louisiana USAW Kids Freestyle state championship and the USA Wrestling Schoolgirl Folkstyle National Championship |
| January-2012 | Brittany Bates places second at the John Curtis Class AA, A, B & C Championships as a freshman. |
| December-2012 | Brittany Bates win her first tournament, the Evangel Eagle Open. |
| 2013 | Brittany Bates earns her first USA/ASICS
Wrestling All-American recognition. Brittany Bates wins the USA Wrestling Louisiana Freestyle State Championship, the USA Texas Wrestling Folkstyle State Championship; places second at the USAW Cadet Folkstyle National Championships, Evangel Eagle Open (OW) and Holiday Classic (OW). |
| January-2014 | Brittany Bates wins the Lamar Invitational
(Texas girls), the Brusly Invitational (OW), the John Curtis AA, A, B & C Championships (OW) and the Jacob McMillan Memorial. |
| February-2014 | Brittany Bates, Raven Guidry and Abby Nette all win matches at the LHSAA State Wrestling Championships. |
| March through July-2014 | Brittany Bates wins the USA Texas Wrestling
Folkstyle State Championship; Oklahoma Girls Folkstyle State
Championship; places 2nd at the Cadet Women's Freestyle Nationals and 5th at the USA Wrestling Junior Women's Freestyle Nationals in Fargo, ND. Brittany Bates earns her 10th USA/ASICS Wrestling All-American recognition. |
OW = Outstanding Wrestler award