11/01/2026
BIG NEWS FOR DENVER GIRLS YOUTH WRESTLING!
THREE STATE CHAMPIONS. THREE NCAA NATIONAL QUALIFIERS. ONE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUNG CYCLONES!
We are excited to welcome Sophie Bowers, Mackenzie (Kenzie) Childers, and Afftynn Stusse from the Wartburg College Women's Wrestling program! These three accomplished athletes will be helping coach and develop our girls youth wrestlers this season!
SOPHIE BOWERS
- 2× Illinois High School State Champion
- NCAA National Qualifier
- American Rivers Conference Champion
- Wartburg Single-Season Wins Record Holder
- Illinois State Track & Field Medalist
KENZIE CHILDERS
- Iowa High School State Champion (Cedar Rapids Prairie)
- NCAA National Qualifier
- American Rivers Conference Champion
- NWCA Scholar All-American
AFFTYNN STUSSE
- Nebraska High School State Champion
- NCAA National Qualifier
- 2× American Rivers All-Conference
- 3× NWCA Scholar All-American
Our young girls will have the opportunity to learn directly from female athletes who have competed at the highest levels of high school wrestling and continued their careers at the collegiate level.
They'll get to see firsthand what hard work, confidence, dedication, and a love for the sport can lead to!
DENVER GIRLS YOUTH WRESTLING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER
📍 Monday, November 2
📍 Monday, November 9
📍 Monday, November 16
📍 Monday, November 23
📍 Monday, November 30
DECEMBER
📍 Monday, December 7
📍 Monday, December 14
⏰ TIME: 6:15–7:15 PM
Having positive female role models in our wrestling room is an important part of building our program from the ground up. We're incredibly excited to have these three women investing their time and knowledge into the next generation of Cyclone wrestlers!
BUILDING THE FUTURE OF DENVER GIRLS WRESTLING!