Making History on the Mat
Freshmen Keisha Walker, Mya Lindauer, Megan Sautter, and Josie Jecklin are the first girls on the Western Dubuque Bobcats wrestling team in program history. Keisha convinced Megan and Mya to start wrestling with her in seventh grade in the Bobcat Youth Wrestling Club. They made the jump to high school wrestling as freshmen at Western Dubuque High School, and Keisha convinced their classmate Josie Jecklin to join the three of them in their historic endeavor. The four girls were welcomed to the program and became part of the Bobcat wrestling family. They trained alongside the junior varsity and varsity wrestlers all season. They wrestled in as many matches as they could depending on which teams had other girls to wrestle. Keisha, Mya, Megan, and Josie wrestled each other for hours in the school's wrestling room to help each other prepare for matches and improve their technique. The girls’ season culminated in the second-ever Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Girls State Tournament at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Waverly, Iowa, on Jan. 24-25, 2020. Mya Lindauer became the first female medalist in Bobcat history when she placed 4th in the state tournament. The four wrestlers are excited to see what the future of girls’ wrestling holds.
(For the Telegraph Herald)
