T-R PHOTO BY ROSS THEDE - BCLUW junior Ceanna White, right, tries to gain the advantage against Lucy Konechne of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock during their 140-pound consolation semifinal match at the IGHSAU State Wrestling Tournament on Friday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

CORALVILLE — Ceanna White waited three weeks to make a second impression, but only needed 1 minute, 40 seconds to deliver it.

The South Hardin-BCLUW junior 140-pounder put down North Mahaska’s ninth-ranked Macie Little by fall in the third round of consolation action on Friday at the IGHSAU State Wrestling Tournament, capitalizing on the opportunity at redemption on her way to the first girls’ state wrestling medal in BCLUW school history.

White wrapped up a 47-14 season with a 3-3 showing in the Class 1A field and a sixth-place medal, starting “moving day” with a first-period pin of a wrestler she’d previously been pinned by.

White claimed victory over Little in the third-round consolation match by winning a scramble for the first takedown that would eventually turn into a tightly-locked cradle and a pin in 1:40.

Little pinned White in 1:42 in their previous meeting Jan. 16 at the BGM January Bash, but the chance to undo that defeat on the biggest stage was too much to ignore.

“I definitely watched our match more than 20 times today, and a few more, because my mom likes to record them all,” said White. “It was just more of being smarter in that moment and understanding what’s going on and taking my time and not going too fast to where something wrong happens.”

The win moved White into the consolation semifinals, securing her spot between third and sixth place on the podium, but that was where her climb ended.

Fifth-ranked Lucy Konechne of Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (40-2) pinned White in 5:22, and sixth-ranked Katelyn Brandhorst of Woodward-Granger (48-9) got White’s shoulders to the mat in 4:38 in their match for fifth place.

“Sixth place isn’t bad, but it was a bit disappointing,” she said, “but I worked hard. I gave it all I got and, hey, my first year being here and placing is something I never knew could happen.

“I’m definitely gonna work harder now, and more than I have already, and I’m going to try to reach for the stars more and get higher up in the placing while also helping my teammates so we can have more come next year.”

White was one of four state qualifiers for the Storm. South Hardin senior Taya Hollingsworth earned her first medal in three trips to state, securing sixth at 155, in the team’s first visit to Day 2.

“It was new for both of them and us,” said head coach Mike White, Ceanna’s father. “Ceanna’s not disappointed in herself at all, which is awesome to see. She’s happy that she made it to Friday, she’s happy that she made it past the seventh/eighth-place match, so she beat all of her goals this year.

“Now she has a really high goal to set for herself next year.”

White will be the first BCLUW girls wrestler to have her podium picture put up on the wall in the hall near the high school gymnasium in Conrad — with one season left in front of her, too.

“I think that’s just gonna be my motivation for next year to make sure I can get stronger,” White said, “keep working on techniques while I do club, getting in the gym more often. That way I’m able to come back and that doesn’t play a factor in me winning or losing.”

White wrestled up to 140 after spending nearly the entire season at 135, but she got her younger sister Casadee to switch with her in time for regionals in hopes of finding a better avenue to get to state.

Now she’s got to lead her sister back to Xtream Arena.

“Taya was her partner in the wrestling room this year and it was awesome that they both made the podium this year,” coach White said. “What I told Ceanna is that you’ve got to pay that favor forward next year. Taya was the leader and you know what it looks like to be a good leader and how to help build up other girls when you have that opportunity. So the success that she’s had this year, I hope she’s able to turn around and be able to do the same thing.”