Girls Wrestling
Van Nuys Senior High is the home of the Wolves. At Van Nuys Wrestling: "We are the Wolf Pack."
At Van Nuys Wrestling we have a strong tradition of excellence, discipline and pride. Wrestling is a sport that helps young people develop the skills necessary for the real world as a person not just as an athlete. We are the Wolf pack.
Van Nuys Wrestling was unavailable from mid 1980's to 2010. In 2011, Coaches Tovar and Mascari resurrected the program and re-established the programs pursuit of championship level wrestling. Since 2013 there have been 26 CIF LA Medalists, A CIF LA Champion and CIF State placer. If you are interested in becoming our next CIF Placer, CIF Champ or State Championship level competitor please see coaches info below. No experience needed (Freshman have medaled).
Current Wrestling Coaches:
Ramon Tovar (2011) & Ross Spaulding (2023)
Girls CIF State Individual Medalists:
2015 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs. 5th
Girls CIF State Individual Qualifiers:
2015 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs.
2014 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs.
Girls CIF LA City Individual Champions:
2015 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs.
2014 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs.
Girls CIF LA City Multi-Year Medalists:
Sarah Moore (2016, 2015, 2014)
Lorraine Dayao (2016, 2015, 2014)
Katherine Montoya (2016, 2015, 2014)
Daniela Miranda (2016, 2015)
Alexis Keipinger (2014, 2013)
Girls CIF LA City Individual Medalists (by year):
2024 - Melissa Chavez 110 lbs 4th
2021 - Covid Shutdown
2017 - Genesis Flores 111 lbs 4th
2017 - Dhamar Chacon 106 lbs. 3rd
2016 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs. 2nd
2016 - Daniela Miranda 150 lbs. 3rd
2016 - Daniela Esquivel 126 lbs 5th
2016 - Yesika Guzman 121 lbs 3rd
2016 - Katherine Montoya 116 lbs 3rd
2016 - Clarissa Morales 106 lbs. 5th
2016 - Lorraine Dayao 101lbs. 4th
2015 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs. Champion
2015 - Daniela Miranda 150 lbs. 2nd
2015 - Cynthia Rivera 131 lbs 4th
2015 - Kathy Montoya 126 lbs. 5th
2015 - Mariana Jimenez 116 lbs. 5th
2015 - Lorraine Deyao 106 lbs. 6th
2015 - Dhamar Chacon 101 lbs. 4th
2014 - Sarah Moore 170 lbs. Champion
2014 - Brenda Chavez 143 lbs. 5th
2014 - Katherine Montoya 137 lbs. 6th
2014 - Julie Ramirez 131 lbs. 5th
2014 - Emily Arreseigor 121 lbs. 3rd
2014 - Katherine Kleiman 116 lbs. 3rd
2014 - Alexis Keipinger 106 lbs. 6th
2014 - Lorraine Dayao 101lbs. 5th
2013 - Alexis Keipinger 103lbs. 3rd
* 2013 the first official year of Girls wrestling
Past Coaches:
Maury Mascari 2011-12
Josh Melgar 2013-14
Carlos Salazar 2014-17
Carlos Flores 2018
George Davancens 2018
The Basics of High School Wrestling
Wrestling is a competition between two individuals, the object is to control the opponent to the ground or off their feet and score points for different types of control holds, the other objective is to use a control hold to "pin' the opponent to the mat. The match lasts approximately 6 minutes which consists of 3 possible periods of 2 minutes. The match can end earlier if an opponent is pinned, disqualified, or meets technical fall point criteria. Wrestlers are divided by their respective weights classes in order to maintain safety and fairness. The sport of wrestling is not only an individual sport but also a team sport in which the individual can score team points for each type of win, whether by points or pin.
Wrestling includes two main formats of competition. Tournament: which is typically groups of 12,16,24,32 person brackets (similar to that of "March Madness") by weight class. Dual meet: which is a team of up to 14 versus another team of up to 14 separated by weight class. The state championships is an individual tournament format that includes a team scoring format as well and is dependent on individual qualification from a CIF sectional tournament (LA CIF Championships).
Wrestling high school season is from November to February and is considered a "Winter Sport." Participants are encouraged to participate in sports "year round" and have the option to train/condition through out the year. Van Nuys also offers a wrestling club known as "Los Lobos Wrestling." "Los Lobos" is an offseason option open to all students and is not an official group of Van Nuys HS athletics.
Van Nuys HS competes in the Valley Mission League which includes:
Canoga Park HS, Panorama HS, Monroe HS, San Fernando HS, and Sylmar HS.
(Reseda HS and Kennedy HS do not sponsor wrestling)
Van Nuys HS is a member of the CIF Los Angeles City Section. Wrestling is separated by "gender" similar to any other sport offered in high school. Each gender has its own weight class system.
Girls 100 lbs., 105 lbs., 110 lbs., 115 lbs., 120 lbs., 125 lbs., 130 lbs., 135 lbs., 140 lbs., 145 lbs., 155 lbs., 170 lbs., 190 lbs., 235 lbs
For more information regarding eligibility and participation requirements for sports at Van Nuys HS visit the Van Nuys Athletics link below.
CIF Los Angeles
other information about California wrestling:
USA LA Wrestling (LAWA offseason)
check out Girls Wrestling nationwide
Wrestling impact
College Women's Wrestling on the rise (this could be you).
Credit :Wrestle Like A Girl Foundation via youtube.
