2024-25 high school individual state champions list, as of March 10: season ends with 7 final states
Once again, USA Wrestling will publish regular updates on the 2024-25 state high school champions for both boys and girls.
Winning a state high school title is an amazing achievement for a high school student-athlete. We will post the champions from official state high school championships for boys, as well as the girls who have won official state high school titles, as well as the recognized state competitions which are not run by their state high school association. We will also post the team champions at the state level as available. As available, we will include the state champion’s year in school and final record.
We have now completed the regular high school season, with the last seven championships in the record books.
This past week, the public school state championships that were held were; the Florida Boys and Girls State Championships in Kissimmee, the Maryland Boys and Girls State Championships in Upper Marlboro, the New England Boys and Girls State Championships in Providence, R.I., the New Jersey Boys and Girls State Championships in Atlantic City, the Ohio Boys and Girls State Championships in Columbus, the Pennsylvania Boys and Girls State Championships in Hershey and the West Virginia Boys and Girls State Championships in Huntington.
All of the 2024-25 individual state champions, as well as the team champions, are listed in the document below. It has been a very good year.
West Virginia State Championships
At Huntington, W.Va., March 7-8
Boys AA-A champions
106 – Matthew Kesterson, sophomore (Gr West)
113 – Josh Bostic, freshman (Herbert Hoover)
120 – Dutch Sandy, freshman (Williamstown)
126 – Jackson Swingle, sophomore (Keyser)
132 – Carter Price, sophomore (Point Pleasant) … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/10/2024-25-high-school-individual-state-champions-list-as-of-march-10-season-ends-with-7-final-states
2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship Breaks Conference Attendance Record
TULSA, Okla. – The 2025 Big 12 Wrestling Championship set a Conference record with a total attendance of 21,309 over the weekend at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Big 12 surpassed its previous record of 19,892 at the venue in 2019.
The Conference began holding its wrestling championship at the BOK Center in 2017 and eclipsed 17,000 fans six times in its nine years held in Tulsa.
Oklahoma State claimed the Big 12 crown Sunday night in thrilling fashion, securing the team championship with Wyatt Hendrickson’s heavyweight victory in the final match. The Cowboys have now claimed 20 of the 29 Big 12 tournament trophies titles that have been awarded in Conference history, as well as the 2012 and 2013 regular season titles in the only years it was awarded.
Northern Iowa earned runner-up honors after winning titles in three different weight classes to match the program’s best performance at the Big 12 Championship since earning a runner-up finish in 2018.
Missouri’s Keegan O’Toole was voted the 2025 Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship by the league’s coaches. … more at … https://big12sports.com/news/2025/3/10/2025-big-12-wrestling-championship-breaks-conference-attendance-record.aspx
NCAA wrestling award standings update for the 2025 season
INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has released updated standings for the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Awards that will be awarded on March 22 at the conclusion of the Division I Wrestling Championships.
The inaugural NCAA Wrestling Awards were presented at the 2012 wrestling championships. The three awards, given in each division, honor the Most Dominant Wrestler as well as the student-athletes that have accumulated the most falls and the most technical falls throughout the course of the regular and postseasons.
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For results to be counted for the awards they must come against opponents in the same division (i.e. Division II vs. Division II). Ties in the falls and tech falls categories are broken based on the aggregate time.
The Most Dominant Wrestler standings are calculated by adding the total number of team points awarded through match results and dividing that number by the total number of matches wrestled. Wrestlers need a minimum of 17 matches and must qualify for the national tournament to win the award. Points per match are awarded as follows.
- Fall, forfeit, injury default or DQ = 6 points (-6 points for a loss)
- Tech falls = 5 points (-5 points for a loss)
- Major decision = 4 points (-4 points for a loss)
- Decision = 3 points (-3 points for a loss)
Big 12 Conference heavyweight champion Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State has led wire-to-wire in the standings for Most Dominant Wrestler. Going into the national championships, … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2025-03-11/ncaa-wrestling-award-standings-update-2025-season
2025 NCAA DII wrestling championship: Qualifiers list, selections info, times, dates
The 2025 NCAA DII wrestling championship tournament will be held in Indianapolis, IN, from March 14-15 at Corteva Coliseum.
Click or tap here for the full list of qualifiers
Click or tap here for the bracket
2025 DII wrestling championship schedule
- Friday, March 14
- 10 a.m. ET | Session 1 – Championship Prelims & First Round
- 5 p.m. ET | Session 2 – Championship Second Round + Consolations
- Saturday, March 15
- 10 a.m. ET | Session 3 – Championship Semis + Consolations
- 7 p.m. ET | Session 4 – Championship Finals
2025 DII wrestling championship qualifying meets
The national qualifiers list was announced on March 2 at 6 p.m. E.T. 30 qualifiers from each region below were chosen. … more at … https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2025-03-13/2025-ncaa-dii-wrestling-championship-qualifiers-list-selections-info-times-dates
Lopers Soar to No. 1 in Final Coaches Poll Ahead of NCAA DII Wrestling Championships
Manheim, PA – With the 2025 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships quikly approaching, Nebraska-Kearney has secured the No. 1 spot in the final DII Men’s Coaches Association poll, edging out St. Cloud State in a tightly contested race.
Fresh off their Super Region 6 Championship victory, Nebraska-Kearney enters the tournament with unmatched depth, qualifying 10 wrestlers—the most of any team in the tournament field. Their 92 total points narrowly surpasses St. Cloud State (87 points), which qualified seven wrestlers. Central Oklahoma (71 points), Grand Valley State (56 points), and Augustana (53 points) round out the top five.
Under head coach Dalton Jensen, the Lopers bring a well-balanced lineup featuring four top-three seeds, including Crew Howard (285 lbs.), who holds the No. 1 seed in his bracket. Their depth across multiple weight classes makes them the frontrunners for the team title, though the competition remains fierce. Top Wrestlers to Watch
The individual competition will be just as intense, with returning champions and top contenders vying for national glory.
At 184 lbs., West Liberty’s Ty McGeary is on the hunt for his third consecutive national title. A dominant force in his weight class, McGeary has been nearly unstoppable over the past two seasons. Another title would solidify his place among the all-time greats in DII wrestling.
At 197 lbs., Indianapolis’ Derek Blubaugh enters the tournament looking to capture his second national championship in what would be his fourth finals appearance. With experience and resilience on his side, Blubaugh is determined to claim the top spot in one of the tournament’s most competitive weight classes.
Three additional returning national champions are set to defend their crowns:
- Gabe Johnson (Central Oklahoma, 157 lbs.)
- David Hunsberger (Lander, 165 lbs.)
- Joshua Kenny (Grand Valley State, 174 lbs.) … more at … https://nwcaonline.com/news/2025/3/7/national-wrestling-coaches-association-lopers-soar-to-no-1-in-final-coaches-poll-ahead-of-ncaa-dii-wrestling-championships.aspx
TDR Top 12 Team additions announced
Two additions to the TDR Top 12 Team are shown in bold below with James Campos of White Oak included on the Second Team and Maxwell Davis of Jacksonville being added to the Honorable Mention group.
The TakeDown Report will reward the following wrestlers for their successful seasons with an engraved wooden plaque with the wrestler’s name and weight class. The following wrestlers will be listed as a First Team of the top ranked wrestler at each weight, a Second Team and the Honorable Mentions from deep weight classes. The full listing of rankings will be posted soon.
First Team:106– Sam Boltes, So. (Washington), 113– Holton Quincy, So. (N.E.C.P.), 120– Brandon Nolasco-Rayo, Sr. (Louisburg), 126– Tyler Watt, Sr. (Wake Forest), 132– Stephen Rubistello, Jr. (Tarboro), 138– Ryan Mann, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 144– Tobin McNair, So. (Wakefield), 150– Gerald “JJ” Johnson, Sr. (West Craven), 157– Justin Root, Sr. (Dixon), 165– Mac Kopelman, Jr. (Laney), 175– Noah Michael, Sr. (Franklinton), 190– Lucas Summers, Sr. (First Flight), 215– Asher Eason, Sr. (Heidi Trask), 285– Jaden McClary, Jr. (Goldsboro)
Second Team:
106– Sader Tran, Jr. (South Central), 120– Cole Hunt, Sr. (Jacksonville), 126– Bryce Perry, So., (Washington), 126– Gavin Nipper, Sr. (Jacksonville), 132 – James Campos, Jr. (White Oak), 144 — Hayden Smith, Fr.,(White Oak),150– Gabe Foreman, Jr. (Washington), 150– Isiah Mewborn, Jr. (Pamlico Co.), 157– Landon Browning, Jr. (Tarboro), 175– Brendan Stevens, Sr. (Corinth-Holders), 175– Jude Moulton, Jr. (Hoggard), 190– Joseph Miller, Sr. (Lejeune), 190– Aldinio Previl, So. (Rosewood), 285– Everest Ouellette, Sr. (First Flight), 285– Nicholas Rodgers, Sr. (Wilson-Fike)
Honorable Mentions:
106– Tyler Mundell, So. (North Pitt), 113– Abrey Verhow, Jr. (White Oak), 120– Ethan Brownlee, Sr. (South Johnston), 120– Ayden Arington (Laney) 126– Braulio Nolasco-Rayo, Sr. (Louisburg), 126– Jake Amiott, Fr. (Topsail) 132– Bladen Davis, Sr. (South Lenoir), 132 – Maxwell Davis, Jr. (Jacksonville), 138– Dylan Shirley, Sr. (West Carteret), 138– Coy Deel, So. (West Craven), 144– Ashton Shield-Adams, Sr. (SW Onslow), 150– Kirick Gurkin, Jr. (North Brunswick), 157– Trenstin Bolden, So. (SW Onslow), 165– Jordyn Toliver, Sr. (Curituck Co.), 175– Josiah Daniel, Jr. (J.F. Webb), 175– Marquise Kelly, Sr. (Laney), 190– Clark Kellar, So. (Pasquotank Co.), 190– Lucky Horrell, Sr. (Hoggard), 190– Wisdom Mason, So. (North Pitt), 215– Nick Wade, Jr. (Rosewood), 285– Daniel Silver, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 285– Antonio Nixon, Sr. (Heidi Trask)
Award Finalists for the James Johnson Memorial, Michael Stokes, Roy Heverly & Lee Caroll Awards;
113– Holton Quincy, So. (N.E.C.P.), 132– Stephen Rubistello, Jr. (Tarboro), 138– Ryan Mann, Sr. (N.E.C.P.), 144– Tobin McNair, So. (Wakefield), 150– Gerald “JJ” Johnson, Sr. (West Craven), 175– Noah Michael, Sr. (Franklinton), 190– Lucas Summers, Sr. (First Flight), 285– Jaden McClary, Jr. (Goldsboro)
Indian Hills wins fifth-straight NJCAA Women’s National team title
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – The Indian Hills women’s wrestling team captured their fifth consecutive NJCAA National title on Saturday night at Mid-America Arena in Council Bluffs, Iowa. After the first day of action, Indian Hills sent 14 through to the semifinals, leading by 78.5 points. Sixteen athletes earned All-America honors at the tournament.
Three athletes won individual titles for the Warriors on Saturday night: Ariah Mervilus (110), Kali Hayden (180) and Kennedi Washington (235). Indian Hills had an additional four finalists advancing to the finals in Chasey Karabell (103), Emmalyn Burnett (117), Angelica Vicente (124) and Wyntergale Oxendine (207).
Iowa Western bumped up to finish second in the team race, after sitting in third through the first day of action. Mia Siqueiros (103), Rosalia Rubio (117) and Ayana Fletcher (160) won titles for Iowa Western in the championship round. In addition to the three champions, four secured All-America honors.
In fourth place was Snow, scoring 173 team points, and two finalists in Rachel Jones (110) and Isabella Morgan (145). Rounding out the top five was Southeast, with 145 team points. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/indian-hills-wins-fifth-straight-njcaa-women-s-national-team-title
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Indian Hills earns first NJCAA men’s team title in program history
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Indian Hills secured the team title at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championships inside Mid-America Arena on Saturday night. The team totaled 182 points with nine earning All-America honors.
This is the first team title for the Indian Hills Warriors in history. The program has existed for just five years. The team entered the tournament ranked second in the nation behind No. 1 Western Wyoming.
Gavyn Whitehead (141) and Andrew Marquez (197) were the two individual champions for Indian Hills. Whitehead, seeded No. 4 in the 133lb bracket, defeated Dmitri Alarcon of Western Wyoming in sudden victory in the finals on Saturday night. Marquez, seeded No. 2, bested Coen Grimm of Iowa Central in the championship match.
Clackamas placed second with 141.5 points, as Ane’e Vigil (125) and Gavin Bauder (133) won individual titles.
Western Wyoming, the defending NJCAA National Champions, finished in third place with 137.5 points. Dmarian Lopez won the title at 285 pounds in sudden victory over Jeisser Sampson-Sanchez of Fort Hays Tech. Lopez finished third in last year’s tournament.
Rounding out the top five in the team race was Fort Hays Tech with 125.5 points, and Iowa Central with 116.5 points. Fort Hays Tech was backed by three individual champions: Job Lee (157), Otgonbayar Batsuuri (174) and Lazaro Crespo (184). … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/indian-hills-earns-first-njcaa-team-title-in-program-history
Led by three champions, Iowa repeats as NCWWC champions; women’s wrestling now moves on to NCAA status
CORALVILLE, Iowa – Led by three international wrestling stars who won titles tonight, the University of Iowa repeated as champions at the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championships at Xtream Arena.
This was the sixth annual championships for NCAA varsity women’s wrestlers. In January, the NCAA approved women’s wrestling as its 91st national championships, making this the last year that the coalition of wrestling organizations has run this competition. The first NCAA Women’s Wrestling Championships will be held at a date and location to be announced in the winter of 2026.
Iowa, ranked No. 1 all season, finished with 201.5 points, ahead of North Central College with 181 points. McKendree finished in third with 158.5 points, first-year program Grand Valley State in fourth with 129.5 points and King University in fifth with 92.5 points.
All of the champions and runners-up have been active with USA Wrestling, making numerous age-group World Teams and winning national titles and All-American honors at a variety of age-group levels.
Iowa’s three individual champions were all No. 1 seeds, Macey Kilty (145), Kennedy Blades (160) and Kylie Welker (180). Welker won her second straight NCWWC title, while Kilty and Blades won titles in their first year in college wrestling.
Blades, a 2024 Olympic silver medalist who is a junior, scored a 10-0 technical fall over No. 2 seed Kaylynn Albrecht of McKendree in the finals. Blades was dominant on her feet in a match against a highly respected opponent. Albrecht, a graduate student, was a 2023 NAIA champion for Baker University before transferring to McKendree. Blades was named Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament.
Kilty, a two-time Senior World medalist and a graduate student, won a rugged 7-2 decision over No. 3 seed Bella Mir of North Central College. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/march/08/led-by-three-champions-iowa-repeats-as-ncwwc-champions-women-s-wrestling-now-moves-on-to-ncaa-status
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Petzinger and Jones Win Titles, Cardinals Take Second
Results Team Scores
CORALVILLE, ILL. (Mar. 8, 2025) – After two long days in Xtream Arena, the North Central College women’s wrestling team finished the 2025 NCWWC National Championships as the national runner-up. Sydney Petzinger (117) and Amani Jones (124) earned national champion status in their respective weight classes. North Central had 12 wrestlers earn All-American honors.
The University of Iowa won its second consecutive national title with 201.5 points. The Cardinals finished in second with 181 points, followed by McKendree University (158.5), Grand Valley State University (158.5), and King University (92.5).
Second-ranked Petzinger opened her day with a 10-1 decision win over fourth-ranked Karissa Tunrwall from Emmanuel University in the semifinals of the 117-weight class. Petzinger met third-ranked Clare Boone (King University) in the finals. Petzinger brought the energy from the very beginning and fed off the North Central fans. Petzinger conquered Booe with a 10-6 decision. Petzinger took her first national championship and earned All-American honors for the fourth time in her career.
“My moms have done everything for me since I started wrestling when I was seven. I owe it all to them,” said Petzinger.
In the 124-weight class, top-ranked Jones sent herself to her second consecutive NCWWC finals by defeating fifth-ranked Aspen Blasko from Grand Valley State University in the semifinals. Jones took on third-ranked Shelby Moore (McKendree University) in the finals. Jones held her head high, kept her pace, and wrestled her shots in the finals. Jones shut down Moore with a 5-0 decision. Jones is a back-to-back national champion and has earned All-American honors every season of her career.
“I am really excited I got to end my final season with a win in front of my teammates after all the support they’ve given me,” said Jones.
Top-ranked Sara Sterner (131) stood her ground in the semifinals against second-ranked Alexandra Szkotnicki (McKendree), … more at … https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-wrestling-petzinger-and-jones-win-titles-cardinals-take-second.aspx
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A Fourth Place Finish And Two National Champs After Day 2 Of The NCWWC
CORALVILLE, IOWA. – The Grand Valley State Lakers ended their 2024-2025 season with two National Champions and Runner-Up in their respective weight classes. The Lakers finished fourth out of 64 teams in the Championship with a score of 129.5. They were behind McKendree University that had 158.5. They brought 12 girls for the first day of competition and had nine girls compete in the second day.
“I am extremely excited about the way our women went out and competed. The national tournament is filled with so many ups and downs. One of the most important things to be able to do is have a short memory. Whether you have a great win, or a hard loss. You move forward and start focusing on the next mat.” stated Head Coach Jake Short about the National Championship. “I could not be more proud of the attitude and effort this team brought to this tournament. … more at … https://gvsulakers.com/news/2025/3/9/womens-wrestling-a-fourth-place-finish-and-two-national-champs-after-day-2-of-the-ncwwc.aspx
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Presbyterian College Places Higher Than Ever at National Championships; Six All-Americans
CORALVILLE, Iowa – The Presbyterian College women’s wrestling team finished off a marvelous 2025 season on Saturday night with eight of their 14 qualifiers advancing to the top 12 of the NCWWC National Championships. When the dust cleared, PC garnered a school-record six All-Americans and a sixth-place team ranking (the program’s highest in history).
After claiming the Southeast Region title for the first time two weeks ago, the Blue Hose sent three wrestlers to the National Semifinals in Iowa and found their highest-ranking placer in true freshman Carina Giangeruso who nabbed 4th.
Regional Coach of the Year Brian Vutianitis has directed his squad to a school record in three consecutive seasons at this tournament (which encompassed 61 other institutions), … more at … https://gobluehose.com/news/2025/3/8/womens-wrestling-pc-places-higher-than-ever-at-national-championships-six-all-americans.aspx
Monchery Propels Mountaineers to Dramatic SoCon Wrestling Title
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — App State Wrestling needed a reversal of fortune, and true freshman Stephan Monchery came through in the most clutch way imaginable.
With the Mountaineers shut out of championship round victories heading into the heavyweight finale but still in position to win the SoCon Championship tournament with one timely triumph, Monchery’s deficit-erasing, trophy-clinching reversal with 14 seconds left gave him a 6-5 decision against The Citadel’s Jonathan Chesser and lifted coach JohnMark Bentley‘s program to its third straight tournament title.
App State, which was ahead of The Citadel by 3.0 points going into the head-to-head showdown with the Bulldogs, totaled 79.5 team points. With a 3-2 record in championship finals, including two head-to-head wins over the Mountaineers, The Citadel finished with 73.5 points to place second in a tight team race that included third-place Campbell (71.5 points) and Chattanooga (66.0 points) entering the final day with a chance to win.
Eight of App State’s 10 starters earned a top-three finish, with finalists Kaden Keiser (149), Will Miller (165) and Luke Uliano (174) being runners-up in their weight classes. Chad Bellis (133), Jeremiah Price (157), Logan Eller (184) and Carson Floyd (197) all had hands raised to conclude third-place matches. Aldo Hernandez (141) pulled an upset in his opening-round match Friday, and Bryson Terrell (125) collected a pin on the first day.
Of the Mountaineers’ four finals matches, the first three were App State losses with the only takedown of each match breaking a 1-1 tie in the final minute of the third period or overtime. The second-seeded Monchery didn’t know the team stakes when he took the mat against the fifth-seeded Chesser, who returned from injury to make his season debut in mid-February and beat the top-seeded heavyweight in the semifinal round.
After a scoreless first period, Monchery quickly followed an escape to open the second period with a takedown for a 4-0 lead. Chesser executed his second escape of the match early in the third period from the down position and took a 5-4 lead on a takedown with 49 seconds remaining, but Monchery’s clutch two-point reversal 35 seconds later (with him being close to near fall points) flipped the match.
A go-ahead, pop-out reversal from Chesser occurred just after time expired, and the Mountaineers were able to start celebrating once a lengthy review concluded with no point awarded to him.
Displaced from its flooded locker room leading up to the season because of damage from Hurricane Helene, a group that started freshmen at five of 10 weights after losing two top-16 NCAA finishers to P4 programs via the transfer portal and having two other SoCon champions with NCAA experience suffer season-ending injuries in the first dual delivered the program’s 13th SoCon tournament title and 28th overall SoCon title.
Under Bentley, the Mountaineers have won their fifth SoCon tournament title after earning a share of an eighth regular season title in his 16 seasons. For several wrestlers, the next step is hoping for an at-large berth to the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, as Monchery clinched the only automatic bid.
Keiser and top-seeded Carson DesRosier entered overtime of the 149 final tied at 1-all, and DesRosier won on a takedown 16 seconds into the Sudden Victory period. … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/3/8/monchery-propels-mountaineers-to-dramatic-socon-wrestling-title.aspx
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