The high school wrestling state tournament will wrap up at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Saturday., (Matt Blewett/Minnesota Star Tribune file)

Anoka senior Gigi Bragg, the only girl competing in the boys individual tournament at the high school wrestling state championships, lost in her opening match Friday, falling to Eli Schultz of St. Michael-Albertville 17-4 in the Class 3A 114-pound bracket at Xcel Energy Center.

It wasn’t a surprise to Bragg, who has wrestled for the boys team all season. Schultz is ranked No. 2 in the state at 114 pounds and was fresh off the Knights' Class 3A team championship effort the night before.

Bragg said she would have preferred a victory, but that was never her primary objective. She doesn’t wrestle boys because she has something to prove. She has loftier goals. Bragg sees both a world championship and an Olympic berth in her future.

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