Eight Nixa girls wrestlers will be headed to Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo., on Feb. 27-28 to compete in the 2026 8th Girls Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Class 2 State Wrestling Championships.

The defending state champs enter as Missouri Wrestling's No. 1-state-ranked team and USA Wrestling's No. 14-nationally-ranked team in the latest February rankings, with expectations to repeat again and hoist the title. The Eagles trophy case is ever-growing, and has four team trophies since the inaugural season of MSHSAA Girls Wrestling in 2018-19, placing second in 2022 and 2024, fourth in 2023, and first in 2025.

Ft. Osage (2nd), Willard (3rd), Troy (4th), and Liberty (5th) are the top-five ranked teams behind Nixa.

The Eagles scored 206.5 points to capture a three-peat of district titles, besting Willard's 154.

After placing in the top four at the MSHSAA Class 2 District 3 Tournament, Elaina Goodnight, Hanna Egley, Ashton Mayes, Addison Harkins, Brylee James, Kamryn Bourbon, Natalie Edmission, and Avery Muniz qualified for the state tournament and will represent the Nixa on the grand stage in Columbia.

Mayes (110), Bourbon (145), and Harkins (130) captured district titles in their respective weight classes, while Goodnight (100), James (135), and Muniz (190) finished as the runner-up. Egley (105) and Edmission (155) won the bronze. Recap the district tournament here.

Freshman Elaina Goodnight enters her first state tournament with a record of 36-11. Goodnight faces Fox's sophomore Shaylynn Mills (36-10) in the opening round of the bottom eight of the 16-man bracket, who placed third in District 1. This marks the second matchup between the two, as Goodnight defeated Mills by technical fall (TF) 15-0 1:58 at the Lafayette 'Fred Ross' Invitational.

Goodnight defeated three additional opponents within her 100 bracket – Rolla's Kiara Sederburg (Fall 3:37), Republic's Rachel Clark (Fall 1:31, Fall 2:02), and Seckman's Skylar Bain (Fall 1:43, Fall :59) – while also dropping to three during the regular season. 2x state champion Liberty's Lilly Breeden is in the bottom eight of the bracket as well, which Goodnight could see in the semifinals. 

Click here to view the 100-lbs bracket.

Junior Hanna Egley is making back-to-back appearances in the state tournament, capturing fourth place in 2025. Egley enters with a 29-12 record as the No. 6-ranked wrestler in her class. She faces Staley's junior Natalie Nammavaly (36-16). The two faced off during the regular season with Nammavaly winning by fall. 

Egley defeated three opponents – Seckman's Heidi McArthur (Fall 2:45), Timberland's Alysaa Dietiker (MD 11-1), and Carthage's Hadley White (Dec. 7-0, Dec. 6-2) – inside her 105 bracket, while also falling to four during the regular season. A potential rematch with McArthur could play out if both were to either win or lose, with both being in the top eight of the bracket. The 105-lbs division runs through 2x defending champion senior Sandy Breeden, who is in the bottom half of the bracket.

Click here to view the 105-lbs bracket.

Junior and 2x-state medalist, Ashton Mayes, seeks to capture her third consecutive state medal, finishing sixth in 2024 and fourth in 2025. Mayes enters with a record of 30-7 and is the No. 5-ranked wrestler in the 110-lbs division. She is slated to Lee's Summit North's (LSN) junior Grace Cronk (34-11), who placed fourth in District 4. The matchup marks the first time the two will grapple.

Within the 110 bracket, there will be a new state champ, and Mayes faced six opponents during the regular season, defeating four and dropping two. She was victorious over North Point's Olivia Donley (Fall :25), Northwest's Brooklyn Robinson (TF 19-4 5:00, Fall 3:07), Staley's A'Shay White (SV-1 16-9), and Parkway South's Jazmin Campbell (Fall 1:12), while falling to Eureka's Kirra Dunscombe (Fall 3:48) Jackson's Kayleigh Milam (Fall :59). Dunscombe, Donley, and Robinson are stationed on the bottom half of the bracket with Mayes. Mayes and Dunscombe could rematch if either won or lost.

Click here to view the 110-lbs bracket.

The 2025 125 state champ and 2023 and 2024 state runner-up, Addison Harkins, has bumped up a weight class and appears in the fourth straight tournament, vying to win back-to-back golds. The senior and top-ranked grappler in the 130-lbs division enters her final state tournament with a record of 40-3. She is slated to face the fourth-place winner of District 2, Francis Howell North's senior Jillian Hoelting (14-13). This matchup marks the first between the two.

Harkins faced seven of the 16 opponents in her bracket, dropping just one. She defeated Seckman's Cameron Beck (TF 21-6 1:42), Francis Howell Central's Kaitlyn Sparkman (Fall 3:15), Northwest's Amber Miller (Fall 1:36), Lindbergh's Quinn Hope (Fall :53. Dec. 12-11), Willard's Scout Puryer  Dec. 4-3), Ft. Osage's Kylie Dunn (MD 16-6), and Waynesville's Destany Oster (MD 13-5). Harkins fell to Puryear as well. Her other two losses came against Francis Howell's Anna Bowles in the 135-lbs division and Broken Arrow's, Okla. Kyah Leyba. Sparkman and Beck are both on the bottom half of the bracket with Harkins, and a potential rematch between Harkins and Beck can play out in round two. Puryear and Harkins could meet for the title if both were to win out.

Click here to view the 130-lbs bracket.

Senior Brylee James is appearing in her third consecutive state tournament with a record of 36-10, seeking to capture the first state medal in her final go-around. James is ranked No. 6 in the 135-lbs class, who will see a new state champ in 2026, and faces the District 2 third-place winner, Ft. Zumwalt West senior Micah Barnes (21-9) for the first time this season.

During the regular season, James defeated two state qualifiers in her bracket – Republic's Gabby Shanks (Fall 1:24, Fall 1:30) and Liberty's Heaven Patton (Fall 2:39) – but fell to Waynesville's Addison Brown three times. Brown is ranked No. 2 in the class and stationed on the bottom of the bracket, while James is on the top with No. 1-ranked freshman Jauzlyean Gray, of Ft. Osage, who would be a quarterfinal opponent if both won in round one. 

Click here to view the 135-lbs bracket.

Sophomore and 2025 state medalist Kamryn Bourbon appears in her second consecutive state tournament as the top-ranked 145-lbs grappler with a record of 43-3. The fourth-place finisher a year ago Bourbon is in the bottom bracket and faces sophomore Grandview's Shantel Wilson (24-9), who placed fourth in District 4, marking the first matchup between the two this season.

The No. 14-ranked wrestler in the nation squared off against five opponents during the regular season, defeating four of the five – Seckman's Caroline Owens (Fall 2:30, MD 13-1), Eureka's Mira Richardson (Fall :21), Belton's Aryana Roberts (Fall 1:55, MD 15-7), Carthage's Irish Lee (Fall 1:41, Fall 5:43). She fell to Capital City's Anthen Anderson, the No. 3-ranked wrestler in the class, and also dropped a match to Richardson, the No. 2-ranked wrestler, each of which are on the top half of the bracket. A potential rematch would be the championship match between either, where the division will witness a new state champ. Bourbon and Owens could rematch in round two, if both were to win or lose. Bourbon's other defeat came against Collinsville's, Ill. Leann Cory.

Click here to view the 145-lbs bracket.

First-time qualifier Natalie Edmission enters with a record of 38-7 as the No. 5-ranked wrestler. The senior is on the top eight of the bracket and faces District 2's runner-up Troy's junior Molly Marischen (35-7). This marks the second meeting between the two, with Edmission taking round one by fall at the Columbia Wonder Woman.

In a bracket where a new champion will be crowned, Edmission also defeated Grain Valley's Brooklyn Koepkey (TF 18-3 5:59), Rolla's Kymalia Brevett (MD 16-8, Fall 4:05), Lee's Summit North's Kaylee Scott (Fall 6:00, MD 15-6, Fall 2:23), Francis Howell Central's Halen Phillips (Fall :16), Webb City's Maddie Barchak (Fall 1:44, Fall 1:54), Seckman's Caylii Rickmann (Fall 1:31, Fall :38), and Jeff. City's Jaiden Allen (Fall :46). She also dropped a match to Brevett and Scott, as well as, against Hazelwood West's Bailly Rabun and Oak Park's Bailee Wardlow. A rematch with Scott could play out in round two, result depending. A semifinal match could see Edmission facing Lafayette's Ella Kimbrough, the No. 1-ranked wrestler in the class.

Click here to view the 155-lbs bracket.

District-runner up Avery Muniz enters her first and only state tournament with a record 38-8 as the No. 4-ranked wrestler in the class. The senior is on the bottom half of the bracket and faces Lindbergh's sophomore Natalie Hollis (19-20), who placed third in District 1. Muniz pinned Hollis in the first period at the Columbia Wonder Woman during their regular-season matchup.

Additionally, Muniz defeated half of the competitors in the 190-lbs division – Francis Howell Central's Peyton Holland (Fall 2:49), Rolla's Bailie Morris (Fall 1:17, Fall :22), Timberland's Madison Glore (Fall :56), Seckman's Lilly Julius (Fall :19), Belton's Emily Kilpatrick (Fall :50), Francis Howell's Clair Mangiapanello (Fall 2:00), Eureka's Haley Sims (Fall :17, Fall :35, Fall :22), and Grain Valley's Jayden Moehle (Fall :48, Fall 5:21) – while falling to three opponents. She fell to Oak Park's Kendall Angelo, Staley's Alayna Leslie, and Willard's Harmony Moore. The division runs through defending champ and top-ranked Angelo, who Muniz can potentially see in round two. Glore, Morris, and Holland are also on the bottom half of the bracket.

Click here to view the 190-lbs bracket.

Additional information regarding the Class 2 state tournament can be found below.

The tournament will be held Feb. 28 – March 1, at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.

Friday, Feb. 27 Schedule:
1 p.m.: Grand March
1:15 p.m.: 1st Round Matches
2:45 p.m.: Quarterfinals and 1st Round Wrestlebacks
4:15 p.m.: 2nd Round Wrestlebacks

Saturday, Feb. 28 Schedule:
10:15 a.m.: Semifinals and 3rd Round Wrestlebacks
11 a.m.: 4th Round Wrestlebacks
3 p.m.: 3rd and 5th Place Matches
5:15 p.m.: Finalist March
5:45 p.m.: Championship Bouts

Ticketing Information:
Admission is required for all persons 6 years of age and older.
Tickets for each session/day are $17.
Tickets must be purchased digitally on MSHSAA's website here.

How To Stay Updated:
MSHSAA will be live broadcasting the entire tournament for a pay-per-view of $15 on MSHSAA.tv here. 

Nixa will also post live meet updates on their social media channels, including pictures and videos. Follow the accounts below to stay updated. 
Twitter (X): @nixaathletics
Facebook: @nixaathletics
Instagram: @nixaathletics

Any additional information can be found on MSHSAA's website by clicking here.