CEDAR RAPIDS — Gigi Lantigua made Marshalltown girls wrestling history on Friday.

The 170-pounder is the first Bobcat girls wrestler in history to qualify for state after placing fourth in the Region 5 bracket at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids.

She will wrestle at the Xtream Arena in Coralville for the second IGHSAU state tournament scheduled for Feb. 1-2.

Lantigua won her first two matches with first-period pinfalls, but was bested by Izzy Strickert of Independence in the semifinals. Strickert went on to win the bracket.

Bouncing back in consolations with a second-period pin of Midland’s Gracee Tompkins clinched her spot, even after a loss to Denver’s McKenna Broadhead in the third-place match.

Nintee Tarr was fifth at 140 pounds, missing out on state qualification; Ruby Arana placed sixth at 105. Kaitlyn Yepez (110 pounds), Rayna Bastidas (115), Ava Kusserow (120), Velkis Zelaya (125), and Mia Zazueta (145) all went 1-2 on the day. Addyson Lovelace was 2-2 at 130 pounds and Rhayne Morales finished 0-2 at 155.

STC girls sending four to state wrestling

MASON CITY — South Tama County crowned two regional champions as part of a quartet of state qualifiers from a Region 7 tournament at Mason City High School on Friday.

Maeley Elsbury won the 135-pound title and Autumn Elsbury topped the podium at 170 pounds. Kinley Jimenez was 3rd at 235 pounds and Abigail Chyma 4th at 155 pounds.

Maeley claimed a 6-4 sudden victory over Waverly-Shell Rock’s Makana Miller in the finals, while Autumn received a medical forfeit in the finals after pinning Clear Lake’s Kayma Burleson in the semis.

Chyma went 3-2 on the day with losses to state qualifiers Macie Graves of Cedar Falls and Rory Siems of AGWSR. Jimenez was 3-1, losing a semifinal match with Madison Hinrichs of W-SR by fall and then pinning her next two opponents, including Tripoli’s Maci Bergmann in the third-place match.

Livia Smith just missed state qualification in fifth at 100 pounds and Brooklyn Mitchell was sixth at 145 pounds.

Five area girls advance from Region 8

MASON CITY — Three South Hardin-BCLUW wrestlers and two Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center girls grapplers will advance to next week’s state tournament in Coralville with top-four finishes at Mason City High School in a Region 8 tournament on Friday.

A-P/GC’s 120-pounder Grace Storjohann was the only area champion in Region 8, pinning Osage’s Maddie Swenson in the first period to return to the state tournament. Teammate Zoey Uhlenhopp was third at 155 pounds.

All three Storm qualifiers finished with bronze medals; Leila Wedgwood went 4-1 at 125 pounds, Taya Hollingsworth was 3-1 at 145 pounds and Kailan McEwen went 4-1 with four pins to take third at 170.

Other non-qualifying placewinners for the Storm were Raegan Crawford in 5th at 130 and Ceanna White in sixth at 120 pounds.