Katja Osteen of Simi Valley, California, was a California Interscholastic Federation girls state champion in 2018 and a finalist in 2020. She did not compete in the state tournament in 2019 because of injury and CIF did not compete in 2021 because of the pandemic.

A three-time CIF league and master’s champion, Osteen won the USA Wrestling Freestyle National High School Showcase in 2021.

Ranked third at 180 pounds in the National Girls High School Rankings, she will continue her wrestling career at Simon Fraser University.

The daughter of Thomas and Cheri Osteen, she reached the semifinals of the USA Women’s Nationals/World Team Trials and ultimately finished sixth after being forced to default because of injury in consolation semifinals. Osteen was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week in 2018 after capturing the Cadet and Junior titles at the Folkstyle Nationals. She also reached the finals at the USA Wrestling Women’s Nationals and at Fargo in 2018.

Osteen did not compete in 2019 because of an injury and did not compete in 2020 because of the pandemic.

She also lettered three years and was team captain in volleyball, but was unable to compete as a senior when the pandemic prevented falls sports.

Osteen competed for Chaminade College Preparatory High School as a freshman and sophomore and for Royal High School as a junior and senior. She was named Female Athlete of the Year at Chaminade and at Royal and was a member of the honor roll all four years.

Osteen has volunteered with Beat the Streets Los Angeles while also helping with beach cleanups and Operation Christmas Child and volunteering as an assistant teacher and daycare at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.