After winning the Western Maine Championship in her weight class in Wiscasset last week - and the first female to ever win a regional title - Jewett grabbed fourth place at the Class C State wrestling tournament on Saturday.

By winning fourth at the tournament, Jewett is the first female wrestler to place in the states, according to her coach, Shawn Guest.

``She was one point from going to the state finals. For a sophomore girl that isn't bad,'' he said. ``She earned it. She made history.''

At the regional tournament last week Jewett defeated Josh Bissell, of Dirigo to win her first time title. Ironically, she wrestled against Bissell again at the states, whom she defeated.

``He didn't say anything all day. He wouldn't even look at me or stand near me. I think he was pretty angry at me,'' she said. ``I never saw him and the kid from Calais I wrestled the rest of the day. The other three guys in my weight class were there all day.''

Kristen's mother, Carol, said her daughter displayed ``a lot of determination'' at the competition. Carol witnessed her daughter defeat Bissell at the states and said, ``If she could beat him once she could beat him again. I felt bad for him, but not that bad.''

Now that the season is over Jewett plans to work with her high school's drama department in the upcoming production of The Italian Straw Hat.

She is also looking for a job to help pay for her potential trip to the Netherlands - where she will study her junior year.

Jewett will continue to wrestle if she moves to the area.

``It will be interesting to see how different things are done in different countries,'' she said. ``I hope there aren't different rules because it could get so confusing.''