Margaret Buurma of Fowlerville, Michigan became the first four-time Michigan girls state wrestling champion.

The daughter of Matt and Mindy Buurma, she also lettered in golf, softball and volleyball while being team captain in wrestling all four years.

Gilchrist is ranked No. 3 at 145 pounds in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, USA Wrestling and FloWrestling National Girls High School Rankings.

Buurma was a Junior National Champion in folkstyle in 2024 and a Junior Michigan USA Wrestling freestyle state champion in 2022 and 2024. She earned All-American honors at the Super 32 and Journeymen tournament in 2024 while being an All-American at the Women’s High School Showcase in 2023 and 2024 and at the 16U Folkstyle Nationals in 2022.

A four-time Academic All-State honoree and National Honor Society member, Buurma was also a member of the band, FFA and 4-H.

She was named Michigan Army National Guard Athlete of the Year in 2024 and was a Detroit High School Sports Authority nominee in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Buurma volunteers for the American Red Cross Blood Drive and the Christmas in the Ville, Fourth of July and Memorial Day parades. She also volunteered for Vacation Bible School and as a referee at youth tournaments across Michigan. Buurma read to elementary school students while also organizing and preparing holiday cards for assisted living residents and visiting shut-ins and senior living residents.