Make it a 3-peat for Greta Garbuzovas! The Lumpkin County star grappler is Wrestler of the Year!

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

State Champion – 140 LB
3x State Champion
48-5 Record

Garbuzovas was as dominant as ever. The Lumpkin junior racked up 48 wins against just five losses, claiming her third consecutive GHSA State Championship, this time at the 140-lb level.

VOTING RESULTS

1. Greta Garbuzovas – 93 pts (15 1st-place votes)
2. Nora Garbuzovas – 75 pts (6)
3. Millie Hughes – 38.5 pts
4. Kiera Gilkes – 20.5 pts
5. Ollie Weiland – 14.5 pts

Voting included our 21-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

Greta edged out her sister Nora with 15 1st-place tallies. All her other six were 2nd-place votes behind her sister. Dominant on the mat, and dominant in the voting.

HISTORY OF GIRLS WOY

• 2024-25 – Greta Garbuzovas – Lumpkin County JR
• 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 first 3-time winner. Though BLITZ dates back to 2009, a girls separate wrestling award didn’t emerge until 2020-21.

WHO WILL WIN IT NEXT YEAR?