High school wrestling is over in Lexington County, as four local athletes captured a gold medal at the SCHSL individual championships. 

The two-day event was held at the Florence Center and included all the top qualifiers from each classification in each weight class. All of the title bouts were on the final day, concluding the competition and the 2025-26 season. 

While four Lexington County wrestlers won gold, six competed in the championship matches, and 10 received medals in total. 

Dutch Fork’s Jackson Stocker and Lexington’s Grace Beeson got the championship festivities started, wrestling side-by-side on the 5A and girls mats. 

Stocker came into his match as the No. 1-ranked wrestler in his class. He proved his status and defeated Indian Land’s Josiah Fogarty, 10-2, to win the Class 5A boys 132-pound championship.

It was Stocker’s first win in three title match appearances.

“ I feel amazing. It's been a long time coming,” Stocker said after his win. “ I really never took a break. I just wrestled all off-season. I had one goal in mind and finally got there.”

When it became official, Stocker ran straight to his coaches and celebrated the win with the people who guided him on his journey all year long. 

“ It's probably just the best season I've ever had. Everything about it was great. I loved my team, thanks to my coaches and thank God. It was just amazing,” he said. 

On the neighboring mat, Beeson’s match also went the distance before ending in a 7-0 decision in favor of the sophomore. She controlled the match the entire time and clinched her second title in two years. 

“Just glad to be out here winning again,” Beeson said. “ Having to balance all my different sports, it gets in your brain sometimes. You just have to lock in and remember what matters.”

Airport’s Givyn Dyer won the next title for Lexington County a few matches later, defeating Greenwood’s Malia Hart to win the girls 140-pound title.

“ First year I got third, second year sophomore slump, so you know, third year I had to get first,” Dyer said. 

Dyer pinned Hart less than four minutes into the match to win the title. She displayed the most excitement of any of the local winners and celebrated with a bunch of friends and coaches after the match. 

“ They really helped me a lot, especially with my wrestling and taught me all types of stuff,” she said. “I started off with them, I finish off with them. That's my family.”

River Bluff’s Kyrra Shipman-Lutz ended the day for Lexington County with a historic victory. 

Her pin against Greenwood’s Heaven Whatley in the 190-pound championship gave the Gators their first individual state title in program history. Shipman-Lutz wrestled for the first time two years ago and is now a state champion. 

“ I'm amazed. It just shows all the hard work and all the morning practices are worth it. It's incredible,”  Shipman-Lutz said. “ This is the sport where the more effort you put, you see it.”

Shipman-Lutz and Whatley were deadlocked until the final moments. Neither girl had registered any points yet, and the second period was nearing an end. But before the action stopped, Shipman-Lutz quickly got in an advantageous position and secured the pin to end the match. 

After her win, Shipman-Lutz was congratulated by her coaches and teammates, who were also there to receive medals. The bond that group of Gators has formed in two years made the moment even more special.

“ One of the best decisions I’ve made was to switch to the sport,” Shipman-Lutz said. “It brought me all my closest friends I have. I love the sport. That's all it means to me.”

Gilbert’s Rory Travis and Pelion’s Shiloh Tindal made it to the championship round but lost, earning silver. Both of their matches went the distance, but the pair came up just a few points short. 

Pelion’s Isaiah Dover, Chapin’s Grace Jumper and River Bluff’s Sophia Voudouris and Amy Robinson finished third in their weight classes to take bronze medals.