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S-C’s Butts to Wrestle at Grandview
Smith-Cotton High School senior Kali Butts has accepted academic and athletic scholarships to wrestle at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Butts, the daughter of Amanda and Keith Butts, was a four-year letter winner in wrestling for S-C. She was district champion twice and a state qualifier three times, taking third place in the 195-pound weight class this year to earn All-State recognition. Butts is the first women s wrestling state medalist in Smith-Cotton history.
Her S-C career record was 76-34, including matches against boys before girls wrestling was sanctioned by the Missouri State High School Activities Association; her record against female competitors was 68-16, including 28-4 her senior year.