With the 2023 portion of the high school wrestling season in the books, Hays High senior Lexi Burton knows where she will be wrestling in college.
Burton signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to wrestle at Fort Hays State University. The Tigers added wrestling to their list of offerings but won't start competing as a team until the 2024-2025 season.
The Hays High senior is a two-time state placer. She finished 5th in 2023 and 6th in 2022. This year Burton is ranked second in class 6-5A at 140 pounds and has a 12-0 record so far. Her career record sits at 85-34.
The Hays High girls wrestling team is currently ranked eighth. Burton's has two teammates currently ranked. Tionna Napue is third at 120 and Addison Otte is sixth at 125.