Two here, four there, eight here.
The local wrestling programs walked away from their respective regional tournaments with 14 state berths: Bayfield High School qualified two Class 3A wrestlers; Durango High School qualified four Class 4A wrestlers; Ignacio High School qualified eight Class 2A wrestlers.
CHSAA – the Colorado High School Activities Association – announced their assignments Sunday for next weekend’s state tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Durango High School
DHS junior Matthew Lavengood (29-7) will wrestle Lewis-Palmer junior Trevor Wilch (37-12) in the 120-pound bracket.
DHS junior Hunter Hall (28-16) will wrestle Broomfield junior Darek Huff (42-6) in the 126-pound bracket.
DHS junior Patrick Cunnion (21-11) will wrestle Lewis-Palmer junior Brad Ellis (16-20) in the 182-pound bracket.
DHS senior Daniel Gustavson (14-8) will wrestle Pueblo West freshman Hunter Mooring (30-17) in the 220-pound bracket.
“We are excited to qualify four,” DHS head coach John Gurule said Saturday after the Class 4A regional tournament in Montrose. “We are going to get back in the room and get to work and try to prepare those boys to walk away with some medals.”
Bayfield High School
BHS freshman Ryan Nava (25-4) will wrestle Sterling junior Corbin Usry (21-4) in the 120-pound bracket.
“He is going to surprise at state and end up on the podium, no doubt about it,” BHS head coach Todd McMenimen said Saturday after the Class 3A regional tournament in Colorado Springs.
BHS junior Colter McMenimen (31-1) will wrestle Jefferson freshman Fabian Estrada (31-15) in the 138-pound bracket.
“He is a determined kid who will push and work toward it,” coach McMenimen said of his son. “When he sets his mind to something, he is tough to stop. We hope to carry it out this week and obtain his goals.”
Ignacio High School
IHS freshman Stocker Robbins (31-8) will wrestle Sedgwick County-Fleming freshman Levi Mueller (23-13) in the 106-pound bracket.
IHS freshman Dalton Mickey (11-9) will wrestle Yuma senior Hayden Holtorf (23-12) in the 120-pound bracket.
IHS freshman Ethan Appenzeller (23-11) will wrestle Fowler freshman Sean Graham (8-15) in the 126-pound bracket.
IHS freshman Lorenzo Pena (20-11) will wrestle Rye junior Jake Shaffer (197) in the 138-pound bracket.
IHS junior Miguel Perez(19-14) will wrestle Center freshman Salomon Chavez (20-13) in the 152-pound bracket.
IHS junior Blaine Mickey (28-11) will wrestle John Mall sophomore Lawrence Martinez (5-8) in the 170-pound bracket.
IHS senior Christian Knoll (24-7) will wrestle Calhan senior Aaron van Zoreon (6-7) in the 182-pound bracket.
IHS junior Josh Gallegos (23-14) will wrestle Sedgwick County-Fleming junior Levi Davis (34-1) in the 220-pound bracket.
“Now, it is time for them to get their heads right and prepare for the next couple days for the big state tournament,” IHS head coach Cody Haga said Saturday after the Class 2A regional tournament in Grand Junction.
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