Adeline Tomow Wins Wisconsin Youth State Wrestling Title in 65-Pound Division

A decade after Shawano last produced a youth state wrestling champion, Adeline Tomow won the 65-pound title at the Wisconsin youth state wrestling tournament and became the program's first-ever girls youth state champion.

Tomow, a member of the Menominee Tribe, delivered a historic performance at the youth state tournament. Her win ended a decade-long drought for Shawano at the top of the youth state podium and set a benchmark no Shawano girl had reached before: a state title.

The victory drew recognition from NDN Sports, a national Native American sports outlet, amplifying the achievement within a broader athletic community and marking one more Menominee Tribe member among Wisconsin's competitive wrestling ranks.

She did not carry the program's success alone. Meredith Buettner placed second in the 120-pound division, and Shawano finished with eight youth wrestlers on the podium in total at the state meet. That result, a state champion, a runner-up, and six additional place-finishers from a single county program, reflects the breadth of development investment the Shawano program has made in its youth wrestlers.

Coaches and supporters said the results point toward a strong future for Shawano wrestling as young athletes continue to reach the state level. For Menominee County, Tomow's title is the clearest evidence of what the local development pipeline can produce: a Menominee Tribe member who entered a statewide qualifying system and finished first in her weight class.

Whether the county can sustain and expand the conditions that produced eight podium finishers and one state champion is the question those coaches and supporters will be answering this offseason.