Back-to-back for Greta Garbuzovas. The Lumpkin star wins a second straight championship, which results in a subsequent BLITZ POY award.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• 28-1 Record
• State Champion 140 LB (Back-to-Back)

Greta Garbuzovas wins back-to-back titles. At the 140-lb level, the sophomore went 28-1 along the way to earning gold!

VOTING RESULTS

1. Greta Garbuzovas – 82 pts (13 1st-place votes)
2. Ollie Weiland – 64 pts (6)
3. Nora Garbuzovas – 39 pts
4. Ella Hughes – 24 pts

Voting included our 19-person panel made up of sports reporters, writers, video producers, former coaches, players, GHSA officials, and sports experts. The voting is Heisman-style, with the following points system:
1st place votes: 5 pts; 2nd: 3 pts; 3rd: 2 pts; 4th: 1 pts; 5th-6th: 0.5 pts; 7th-8th 0.25 pts

Garbuzovas won the vote fairly easily with 13 1st-place votes. Ollie Weiland did get 6 tallies at the top spot.

HISTORY OF GIRLS WRESTLER OF YR

• 2023-24 – Greta Garbuzovas – Lumpkin County SO
• 2022-23 – Greta Garbuzovas – Lumpkin County FR
• 2021-22 – Sidney Sullens – White County SR
• 2020-21 – Sidney Sullens – White County JR

Garbuzovas is the second back-to-back winner in a row, and will now have a realistic shot at being the first 3-time winner next year.