Meredith Kaump competed in the Girls State Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 6 and 7, placing sixth and executing the fastest pin at 14 seconds. Wrestling in the 140 weight class, this was Kaump’s first state...
Olivia Hallam is a junior at Kennedy High School and recently competed in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) State Championship on Feb. 6. She placed fourth overall in the 2A division of...
The Girls State Wrestling tournament commenced Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. Five wrestlers from Kennedy qualified for the tournament, juniors Olivia Hallam, Meredith Kaump and Joscelyn Striker and seniors Liz Renshaw...
Junior Ella Brown took fifth place at the IGHSAU (Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union) State Championships on February 2, 2024, at the Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
This was Brown’s second state...
Sophomore Meredith Kaump never thought to try wrestling until last year when women’s wrestling was deemed a sport for the first time in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. This year, she finds...
On Feb. 2 and 3, sophomore wrestler, Ella Brown, took home fifth place in Iowa’s first sanctioned Girls’ Wrestling State Tournament. This marked another victory in the books for Brown. After placing...
Ella Brown and Jacie Bedell competed for Kennedy at Iowa’s first sanctioned girls’ wrestling state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 2 and Friday, Feb. 3. They went up against over 100 schools.
Bedell,...
Kennedy Wrestler senior Jacie Bedell, faced off against Maeley Elsbury from South Tama in the 135 weight class at the first sanctioned girls state tournament. The tournament takes place Thursday, Feb....
Kennedy Girls’ Wrestling is competing at state Thursday, Feb. 2 and Friday, Feb. 3. Qualifying wrestlers go up against over 100 schools to take home the first sanctioned girls’ wrestling state championship...
On Dec. 8, Kennedy girls’ wrestling won their second meet 39-36. The match took place at Kennedy against Dubuque Hempstead, putting the girls on a winning streak of 2-0.
Wrestlers coached by Craig...
