(August 31, 2026) - Center Grove Middle School North seventh grader Eden Hester won the 15U girls division at the RAF Next Generation National Wrestling Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, Aug. 23. Hester competed up an age division and won each of her matches by pin to claim the national title. She is currently the No. 1-ranked girl at 106 pounds in RAF tournaments and will return to national competition in November in Chicago, where she will compete to defend her title.

Before that, Hester will compete in the Girls High School Division at the Indiana Mat Hoosier Preseason Open in Fort Wayne in September, again competing above her grade level as a seventh grader.