Takedown Report

The TDR Top 12 awards

We have returned from the “Big Show” of the NCAA Division I National Men’s Wrestling Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. It was a challenging trip and we are glad to be back home. The flury of wrestling events and travel have interrupted our postings on The TDR Blog pages. For the rest of March we will be mailing and delivering plaques to the schools of the following wrestlers. The wrestlers named for the Big Awards will be announced in the coming week.

          2026  TDR Top 12 Women’s team
First Team
106 — Izabella Johnson (Croatan),  107 — Alissa Austin (First Flight),  114 — Zainab Hijawi (South Central), 120 — Khiry Reese (Rosewood),  Adrianna Miller (White Oak),  126 – Claire Ballard (New Bern),  LaNautica Johnson (Vance County),  132 – Mia Lavigne (White Oak),  138 – Benny Jenkins (Wake Forest),  145 – Sydney Simmons (Laney),  152 –  Laita Tellez (Havelock), 165 – Emma Yopp (South Brunswick), 185 – LaNesha Gause (Laney),  235 – Leslie Barden (Laney).
Second Team
107 – Peyton Smith (Jacksonville), 114 —  Morgan Foy (Onslow Early College),  120 —   Abby Garcia (Havelock), 126 – Mia Kiser (Laney),  Gabriella Aguirre-Gomez (Manteo),  Trinity Wiley (South Brunswick),  Jameson McCoy (Rosewood),  132 – Lauren Hall (Heidi Trask),  145 – Zaniyah Shepard (White Oak),    165 – Evangline (Evie) Alasin (Northeastern),  Emma Boychuck (Swansboro), 185 – Bella Abba (Wakefield),  235 – Malea Vinson (White Oak).
Honorable Mention 100 – Angelica Ayala-Garcia (Manteo), Yesan Huang (Laney), Alaina Vee (Swansboro),  107 – Ryleigh Cline (Swansboro),  114 – Mackynzie Bilbrey (Northside),  Nyima Lovett (J.H. Rose,  120 – Skyla Simpson (First Flight),  126 –  Abigail Brwer (Cleveland),  132 –  Kelli Faison (Croatan), Italia Squicciarini (Topsail), 145 – Faith Bane (New Bern),  Aydelyn Collins (Swansboro), Alexis Tirado (Croatan),  152 –  Imani Carroll (Bunn), 185 –  Leilany Hernandez-Colon (First Flight), Brilelle Bowman (Dixon).

2026  TDR Top 12 Men’s team
First Team
06 – Xavier Bernthal (New Bern),   113 – Tyler Gardner (Jacksonville), 120 – Lucas Angstadt (Ashley), 126 – Holton Quincy (North East Carolina Prep),  132 – Ashton Tennessee (West Johnston),  138 – Maxwell Davis (Jacksonville),  144 – James Campos (White Oak),  150 –  Isiah Mewborn (Pamlico), 157 –  Jacob Campos (White Oak),  165 – Tobin McNair (Wakefield),   175 – Aldinio Previl (Rosewood)  190 – Luke Padgett (Croatan), 215 – Judah Harris (Hunt),  285 –  Mason Hocker (John Hoggard).
Second Team
106 – Sander Tran (South Central),  113 —  Jackson Abel (Franklinton), 120 —  Isaiah Mazura (Rosewood), 126 — Christopher Braxton (New Hanover),  132 – Miller Menteer (Currituck), Christian Riddick (First Flight),  138 –  Samuel McQueen (Emsley Laney), Coy Deel (West Craven), 144 – Cade Gehris (First Flight), 150 –  Aiden Campbell (Havelock),  Hayden Smith (White Oak), 165 – John Bane (New Bern), Mac Kopelman (Emsley Laney),  175 – Jude Moulton (John Hoggard),   190 – Jaylin Darden (Rosewood), Rhett Stevens (Corinth-Holders),   215 – Nick Wade (Rosewood), Syler Hall (Pamlico), 285 –  John Garay-Martinez (First Flight).
Honorable Mention
106 –  Jonathan Helbert (West Carteret), Eliel Lopez (Rosewood),  113 — Alan Tebalan (North East Carolina Prep),  120 – Rory Gallagher (John Hoggard), Brayden Waneroik (North East Carolina Prep), Lucas Angell (Currituck),  126 – Robert Alexander (White Oak), Nate Jones (Northside, Jax),  132 – Colten Lewis (White Oak), Gael Guerrero-Perez (Bunn),  138 –  Zymir Best (Charles B. Aycock), Zachary Loveless (American Leadership Academy), Jake Amiott (Topsail), Shane Mangroo (Rosewood),  144 – Vincent Valentino (Emsley Laney), Dominic Avvisato (Dixon), Stephen Rubistello (Tarboro), David Barrera-Meza (Washington),  150 –Kaliil McDowell (Wakefield), Tucker Massie (Washington), Jacob Perry (New Bern),  157 – Jonathan Nguyen (Northeastern), Noah Cerino (West Carteret), Camden Herron (Northside, Jax), 165 –Anoop Monroe (Northside, Jax),  175 – Ben McCaleb (Topsail), Bryson Mabe (West Brunswick),   215 –Wisdom Mason (North Pitt), Andrew Robinson (Pender Co.),  285 –  Josh Lemke (Rosewood), Kayden Clark (SW Onslow).

March 26, 2026 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized