Ranked #1 nationally,. 0 responses. Meyer (15-4) claimed third place with a fall in 2:37 over William-Henry. Leighton (20-3) claimed third place by winning 6-4 in sudden victory overDothager. 18. Log in with; . A year ago, Conroy took third place at 152 and Ayala was fourth at that weight in the IWCOA finals. Its really nerve-racking since everyone is watching you and especially on that mat, too, since theres only one match going. This was really important for me because I started wrestling in second grade and there were very few girls, Janiak said. Ranked wrestlers are given a point value based on their ranking, Class 1A Individual and Tournament Team Rankings 2/4/20, Class 1A Individual and Tournament Team Rankings 1/22/20, Class 1A Individual and Tournament Team Rankings 1/7/20, Did your team make the nice list this year? Discuss Illinois Elementary School Association (IESA) Wrestling. The Yorkville senior, whos ranked 11th nationally at 132, capped a 30-1 campaign by recording three first-period falls to reach the 125 finals and then Markoutsis added one final pin, this one in 2:47 over Collinsville freshman Taylor Dawson to become one of four seniors who were able to win an IHSA title in their lone opportunity. MACOMB Rankings for wrestling and boys and girls basketball are updated and several area programs are getting plenty of attention. She secured her trip to the third-place match after winning 11-3 over Marchan. over Damon Meyer (South Winneshiek, Calmar) 21-5, Sr. (Dec 7-5), Luke Recker (East Buchanan, Winthrop) 42-4, Sr. over Jayden Soard (South Central Calhoun) 52-10, Jr. (Fall 4:34), 1st Place Chet Buss of North Butler-Clarksville, 2nd Place Rex Johnsen of Logan-Magnolia, 4th Place Dane Johnson of Pocahontas Area, 6th Place Matthew Kauffman of Pleasantville, 7th Place Cody Fox of East Buchanan, Winthrop, Chet Buss (North Butler-Clarksville) 37-0, Jr. over Rex Johnsen (Logan-Magnolia) 39-3, Jr. (Fall 1:40), Brant Baltes (Lisbon) 35-1, Sr. over Dane Johnson (Pocahontas Area) 37-4, Sr. (SV-1 7-5), Mitchel Marr (Riceville) 38-9, Jr. over Matthew Kauffman (Pleasantville) 33-8, Sr. (Fall 0:38), Cody Fox (East Buchanan, Winthrop) 19-4, Fr. After recording a first-period fall in her initial match, Hamilton won 4-2 over Zion-Benton junior Rachel Williams-Henry in the quarterfinals and then got a pin in 1:53 over Ottawa senior Sara Meyer in the semifinals. I didnt expect to have as many girls as we had this year. Prior to this season, the Pretzels only had won two state titles, and had just one title winner in the last 25 years, Major Dedmond in 2019, and now their total of champions has doubled. Ayala (21-9), who placed fourth at 152 at the IWCOA finals, recorded two falls to open her tournament, with the second of those being in 3:53 over Yanke in the quarterfinals. Dec 17, 2019 Eric Schares. Balderrama also made history, becoming the first Evergreen Park wrestler to win an IHSA medal since 1996, when Dan McNulty took fourth. In the fifth-place match, Dafnis (27-9), who was second at 138 at the 2021 IWCOA finals, won 9-0 over Anderson (14-6), who was sixth at 126 in last years IWCOA meet. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 17 2020 Individual Wrestling Monday, February 17, 2020 State champions will be crowned across 14 weight classes in Class 1A, 2A and 3A, respectively, at the State Farm Center on the campus of the University Illinois in Champaign-Urbana at the 2020 IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals. District tournaments for all three classes are currently scheduled for Saturday, February 11. . You really dont know what its like being in that tunnel until youre in there. It makes me come out to these girls tournaments and be comfortable with how my wrestling is. Ming advanced to the third-place match with an 8-4 win over Wauconda senior Keira Dafnis. So its not that surprising that the Freeport sophomore who is ranked second nationally at 117 and was a 2021 IWCOA champion at 113 and a 2021 16-U champion at 117 in Fargo who won tournament titles at Rockford East, Polo and the NIC-10 this season against boys, would be among the first group of IHSA championsin the sport, which she secured with an 11-0 major decision over Edwardsville freshman Mackenzie Pratt, in a clash of nationally-ranked competitors in the 120 title match. He currently competes for the University of Iowa. (Fall 5:20), 1st Place Garret Rinken of Nashua-Plainfield, 2nd Place Braden Graff of West Sioux, Hawarden, 3rd Place Dawson Schmit of Wapsie Valley, Fairbank, 4th Place Donavon Hanson of West Bend-Mallard, 5th Place Bryce Thompson of Highland, Riverside, 6th Place Dawson Bergan of Edgewood-Colesburg, 7th Place John Schroder of Riverside, Oakland, 8th Place Andrew Kimball of Don Bosco, Gilbertville, Garret Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield) 47-0, So. 18, Select an account to sign in or manage a saved account on this device, Scott Holland, The McDonough County Voice, Bombers top Cyclones; Macomb wrestlers get pair of wins, Macomb swimmers split with Dunlap, Mon-Rose, Macomb, Illinois, high school wrestling's ranking drops to No. over Nick Hageman (Beckman Catholic, Dyersville) 36-4, Sr. (Fall 5:23), Jerret Delagardelle (Jesup) 29-8, Sr. over Trae Ehlen (Mount Ayr) 41-5, Sr. (Dec 6-2), Garrett Sarringar (Sibley-Ocheyedan) 31-7, Sr. over Alex Beaty (Lake Mills) 37-6, So. Triopia received points, as did Monmouth United. (Dec 9-8), 1st Place Wyatt Reisz of Logan-Magnolia, 3rd Place Cullen Koedam of West Sioux, Hawarden, 5th Place Bryce McDonough of Central Springs, 6th Place Sam Hackett of Columbus Catholic. A lot of the girls that were out there that placed first, what we had to go through with the nail and the hammer to get to where we are now.. And thats what Rose Cassioppi is in the process of doing after she captured a state title in the first IHSA Girls Individual State Finals. Routt moved into the top ten, slotting in at No. Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. Forgot password? 7th Place Randy Jimenez of SE Warren, Lib. Following approval on Friday morning by the IHSAA's Board of Control, district tournament assignments for the 2023 wrestling postseason are now available. It was treated just like the guys tournament, I just want to see it in a bigger spotlight because the environment and energy at Champaign is unbeatable. Our girls showed up day after day looking to get better and try to show that we were one of the toughest teams in the state. Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Watch & stream live wrestling competitions on FloWrestling.org. In a matchup between girls with the last name of Rodriguez in the 190 finals, Jayden (10-5) was a winner by technical fall over Berwyn-Cicero Morton senior Diana in a weight class which featured some top finishers at last years IWCOA finals. Vazquez (27-2) won a 3-1 decision over Bolingbrook sophomore Aurelia Gil-Lane in her opener and then was surprised by Diana Rodriguez in the quarterfinals. Phillips (20-3) advanced to the title mat after recording a fall in 1:40 over McHenry sophomore Emma Garrett in the semifinals, the first time that an Alton wrestler reached the finals since Taylor McGiffen placed second 10 years ago. A total of 122 schools qualified individuals for the tournament and 52 of those sent more than one individual to the event. Perry won by fall in 1:18 over Canton freshman Aubrianna Putman (10-9) in her first match, by default over Barrington junior Kaia Fernandez (15-8) in the quarterfinals and by fall in 1:26 in the semifinals over Warren senior Adriana Demos. Heres a closer look at all of the first 14 IHSA girls champions as well as the remainder of placewinners at their weight classes. Ritchie (19-9) got a fall in 0:37 in her opener against Homewood-Flossmoor sophomore Kristen Roberts and then recorded another fall, this time in 3:50 over Wheaton Warrenville South senior Maya Kalombo (15-5) in the quarterfinals. In the five-place match, Paramo (8-3) won by fall in 5:06 over Motteler (16-5). 2nd Place - Gable Porter of Underwood. It feelsgreat, I put in a lot of hard work in practice. With them falling short, it was like, now its money time, I cant fall short, either. With just one defeat and being ranked highly in the nation, it looked like a pretty good bet that Natasha Markoutsis would wrap up her high school career as one of the first champions at the inaugural IHSA Girls Individual State Finals, and thats exactly what happenedin the 125 weight class. Its the biggest growth that Ive seen since I was little in the amount of girls that are wrestling now. Sulejmani, who took sixth a year ago at the IWCOA, placed fifth. FROM THE IWCOA: If you are enjoying these articles, please consider a small donation to the IWCOA so that we cancontinue funding feature stories for our website and social media. And Marchan (24-7) claimed fifth place with an 8-4 victory over Garrett (14-8). It feels awesome. (Dec 11-6), Easton Schlabaugh (Highland, Riverside) 43-8, So. We actually have representation now on Track and for our school and its going to make girls want to wrestle and do their best instead of not wanting to wrestle. Davis (9-0), an IWCOA champion at 120 in 2021 who is ranked seventh nationally at 117, opened her run toward becoming one of the first IHSA champions in her sport with first-period falls over Thornton Fractional South freshman Quincy Onyiaorah in her first match and then Hoffman Estates freshman Sophia Ball (17-8) in the quarterfinals before securing her spot on the title mat with a fall in 4:15 over Joliet West sophomore Eliana Paramo. Villegas and Hannah Suboni-Kaufman (third at 120) are the first IHSA medal winners for Maine East since 2002 when Dave Martinez won the 103 title in AA. (MD 13-5), Elliot Cooney (Nodaway Valley) 45-7, Jr. over Cade Cook (North Linn, Troy Mills) 34-9, Sr. (TB-1 6-4), 3rd Place Clayton McDonough of Central Springs, 4th Place Cameron Clark of West Sioux, Hawarden, 6th Place Beau Klingensmith of Woodbury Central, Moville, 7th Place Damon Huston of Midland, Wyoming, 8th Place Kaiden Knaack of Don Bosco, Gilbertville, Cade Siebrecht (Lisbon) 35-4, Jr. over Stevie Barnes (Underwood) 36-3, Jr. (Dec 11-5), Clayton McDonough (Central Springs) 57-1, Jr. over Cameron Clark (West Sioux, Hawarden) 41-7, Jr. (Dec 2-0), Brooks Meyer (Denver) 37-6, Sr. over Beau Klingensmith (Woodbury Central, Moville) 46-3, Sr. (Fall 0:55), Damon Huston (Midland, Wyoming) 40-4, Sr. over Kaiden Knaack (Don Bosco, Gilbertville) 30-14, Fr. There was one class of wrestling until 2019 when the activity was split into A and AA based upon enrollment. District tournaments will expand in Class 2A and Class 1A to 12 sites with the top two . She recorded two falls, with the latter coming in 4:41 over Kankakee junior Alejandra Cornejo in the quarterfinals, after falling to Wickson in the semifinals, she earned her spot on the third-place mat with a win by technical fall over Anderson.