High schooler becomes 4-time state champion in girls’ wrestling: ‘She hates to lose’

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - A high school senior in Ohio continues to make history after becoming a four-time state wrestling champion over the weekend.

Savannah Isaac gained her fourth state championship last Sunday in girls’ wrestling after winning the Ohio High School Athletic Association 2024 Wrestling State Tournament in Columbus.

“As soon as I stepped on the mat I was like ‘I got it, I have to get this,’” Isaac said.

The Whitmer High School senior celebrated that win by jumping into her coaches’ arms, including Whitmer Wrestling Program coach Jeremy Fowler.

“She doesn’t want to be treated any differently,” he said. “I know she’s a female in a male-dominated sport, but you’d never know.”

Fowler went on to talk about Isaac’s competitive nature.

“She’s competitive, she hates to lose,” he said. “She doesn’t want to lose at anything.”

But if you think Isaac’s resume stops at being a four-time state champion, think again.

Isaac is ranked No. 1 in the country for girls’ wrestling.

The high school senior has also earned the nickname Queen of the Mat as she is undefeated in girls’ wrestling with an 84-0 record and the only girl in the state’s history to win three national titles.

Isaac said she has been wrestling since she was 5 years old and her coaches say she has inspired others to join the sport.

“We’ve got around 28 wrestlers in our junior high and high school programs already,” Fowler said. “The growth of women’s wrestling has been amazing.”

Isaac said the community support she has received has meant a lot.

“I just want to thank them for showing me that they care and for showing me that they will always have my back,” she said.

There’s even a mural of Isaac in the Whitmer Field House parking lot.

The state champion wrestler also thanked her parents for their ongoing support.

“I want to thank them for everything they have done for me,” she said. “For their support and their love and their care for me.”

Isaac said she will be competing for a fourth national title this summer before continuing her academic and athletic career at Life University in Georgia.