WRESTLING

See which central Ohio high school boys, girls wrestlers qualified for state tournaments

Frank DiRenna
Columbus Dispatch
DeSales' Zack Lopez competes at state last year.

The boys and girls wrestling seasons will culminate with the state tournaments Friday-Sunday at Value City Arena.

The three boys divisions held district tournaments Friday and Saturday, and the girls competed in regionals Sunday. The top four finishers in each weight class advanced to state. 

Here is the list of central Ohio state qualifiers from each boys district and girls regional. When four qualifiers are listed for a weight class, they are in order of district or regional finish.

Watkins Memorial's Nolan Perry qualified for state at 106 pounds.

BOYS 

Division I (Hilliard Darby) 

  • 106 pounds: Luke Mokros (Olentangy), Nick Lawrensen (Dublin Coffman), Nolan Perry (Watkins Memorial), Blake Coakley (Logan) 
  • 113: Kurt Mokros (Olentangy), Brock Blankenhorn (Mount Vernon), Maddux Nauman (Olentangy Berlin), Carson Hix (Teays Valley) 
  • 120: Jaxson Rosselli (Olentangy Liberty), Blaze Van Gundy (Coffman), Josh Zimmer (Teays Valley), Preston Schuler (Olentangy) 
  • 126: Huggy Williams (Liberty), Musa Jalloh (Gahanna Lincoln), Finn McHugh (Upper Arlington), Nolan Gregson (Olentangy) 
  • 132: Prestyn Parks (Liberty), Dean Poppy (Thomas Worthington), Christian St. Clair (Westerville South), Lucas Crosier (Westland) 
  • 138: Jake Piontkowski (Olentangy), Joseph Baumann (Coffman), Zade Archibald (Liberty), Hawkins Marihugh (Hilliard Davidson) 
  • 144: Omar Ayoub (Coffman), Andrew Myers (UA), Mavrik Gregory (Mount Vernon), Boston Burkardt (Marysville) 
  • 150: Ty Wilson (Dublin Scioto), Ian Cho (Dublin Jerome), Eli Esguerra (Coffman), Jacob Ramirez (Central Crossing) 
  • 157: Grayson Woodcock (Coffman), Tyler Deericks (Liberty), Jake Taylor (Mount Vernon), Chase Cone (Berlin) 
  • 165: Ethan Birden (Coffman), Donavyn Watts (Pickerington North), Lincoln Gardner (Liberty), Scott Speakman (Watkins Memorial) 
  • 175: Carson Mize (Marysville), Sammy Moloney (Coffman), Broc Fitzpatrick (Liberty), Kallan Baker (Newark) 
  • 190: Christopher Price (Scioto), Javon Lewis (Gahanna), Storm Beane (Coffman), Ethan Guevara (Berlin) 
  • 215: Alex Taylor (Mount Vernon), Cole Dickerson (Lancaster), Brady Quillin (Liberty), Charlie Mitchell (Coffman) 
  • Heavyweight: Luke Cox (Lancaster), Gage Counts (Marysville), Luke Sparkman (Davidson), Luke Mullins (Mount Vernon) 
DeSales' Aidan Rush competes at state last year.

Division II (Norwalk)

  • 106: Marius Garcia (Bexley, first) 
  • 144: Anthony LaVerdiere (Bexley, fourth) 
  • 150: Aidan Rush (DeSales, second) 
  • 157: Joel Welch (DeSales, first) 
  • 165: Zack Lopez (DeSales, second) 
  • 175: Andrew Barford (DeSales, first); Landon Froehlich (Buckeye Valley, fourth) 
  • 190: Lincoln Shulaw (DeSales, first); Muhammad Jallaq (Bexley, third) 
  • 215: Max Shulaw (DeSales, first) 
  • Heavyweight: Keegan Jacks (Lakewood, second) 
Hartley's Aiden King competes at state last year.

Division II (Wilmington)

  • 106: Konner Blaney (Highland, second); Karson Jenkins (River Valley, third) 
  • 113: Nash Finley (Granville, first); Greyson Conyers (Watterson, second) 
  • 120: Neal Krysty (Watterson, first); Peyton Costa (Granville, third) 
  • 126: Joe Curry (Watterson, second); Kasey Clark (Highland, fourth) 
  • 132: Aiden King (Hartley, first) 
  • 138: James Lindsay (Watterson, first) 
  • 144: Cael Gilmore (Highland, second); Ethan Kuhns (Jonathan Alder, third); Luke Hangen (Watterson, fourth) 
  • 150: Mitchell Younger (Watterson, first) 
  • 157: Cooper Rathburn (Hartley, second) 
  • 165: Michael Boyle (Watterson, first); Anthony Kroninger (Jonathan Alder, second) 
  • 175: Jay Zang (Hartley, fourth) 
  • 190: Tristan Britch (Bloom-Carroll, second); Porter Rick (River Valley, third) 
  • 215: Chase Payne (London, third) 
  • Heavyweight: Ian Rutherford (Granville, second); Dom Kroninger (Jonathan Alder, fourth) 
Northridge's Treven Angus competes at district on Friday.

Division III (Heath) 

  • 106: Nolan Fraley (Mechanicsburg, first); Carter Thomas (Galion Northmor, third) 
  • 113: Brady Carr (Northmor, second) 
  • 120: Ethan Amens (Northmor, third); Jacob Durr (Amanda-Clearcreek, fourth) 
  • 126: Trent Rooke (Fredericktown, fourth) 
  • 132: Cowin Becker (Northmor, first); Brian Luft (Newark Catholic, fourth) 
  • 138: Christopher Marshall (Centerburg, third) 
  • 144: Treven Angus (Northridge, second); Bodie Martin (Amanda-Clearcreek, fourth) 
  • 150: Daxton Chase (Marion Pleasant, second); Kaiden Luikart (Marion Elgin, fourth) 
  • 157: Carson Campbell (Northmor, third); Quinten Harrison (Elgin, fourth) 
  • 165: Sam Mentzer (Pleasant, fourth) 
  • 190: Ronnie Thomas (Mechanicsburg, first); Blake Elliott (East Knox, third); Landon O’Donnell (Pleasant, fourth) 
  • 215: Tyler Pasma (Elgin, fourth) 
Marysville’s Cami Leng, top, qualified for state at 115 pounds.

GIRLS

Marysville

  • 105: Mirage Haverfield (Madison Plains, third) 
  • 110: Valerie Riegel (River Valley, fourth) 
  • 115: Cami Leng (Marysville, second) 
  • 120: Hallie Winslow (Elgin, first); Ava Ater (Jonathan Alder, fourth) 
  • 125: Lauren Mobley (Marysville, first) 
  • 135: Addi Lyon (Marysville, third) 
  • 140: Cara Leng (Marysville, third) 
  • 170: Lori Grimes (Marysville, first) 
  • Heavyweight: Desi Lee (Marysville, second) 
Teays Valley's Ava Miller competes at state last year.

Olentangy Orange

  • 100: Summer Batts (Reynoldsburg, second); Mila Cruz (Watkins Memorial, third); Reagan Radtke (Big Walnut, fourth) 
  • 105: Ashlyn Brokaw (Mount Vernon), Emily Leeseberg (Gahanna), Cece Reitter (Columbus Academy), Megan Justice (Watkins Memorial) 
  • 110: Mackenzie Carder (Orange, second); Ava Miller (Teays Valley, third) 
  • 115: Kandice Spry (Dresden Tri-Valley, first); Alanna Smith (Orange, second); Emma Rinehart (Mount Vernon, fourth) 
  • 120: Addison Rudolph (Central Crossing, first); Josie Nickoloff (Orange, third) 
  • 125: Cori Young (Olentangy), Lauren Seeman (Licking Heights), Erin Scully (Watterson), Adison Justice (Licking Valley) 
  • 130: Sienna Sanborn (Hamilton Township, first); Chloe Tompkins (Berlin, third); Audrey Slivka (Bradley, fourth) 
  • 135: Marie Nina Kim (Columbus Academy, second); Cailyn Casto (Johnstown, third); Lucy Scheibeck (Orange, fourth) 
  • 140: KyLee Tibbs (Gahanna), Sky Zoellick (Teays Valley), Peyton Johnson (Orange), Valerie Hamilton (Logan) 
  • 145: Reagan Knapp (Pickerington North, first); Nelease Danzy (Delaware, third); Emma Bolyard (Darby, fourth) 
  • 155: Surraiya Mahmud (Orange, third); Razilee Wisseh (Canal Winchester, fourth) 
  • 170: Lydia Heinrich (Orange), Alyssa O'Barr (Olentangy), Emma Watkins (Watkins Memorial), Cameron Sherman (Cardington) 
  • 190: Kascidy Garren (Orange, first); Jordan Mills (Gahanna, second); Emma Bolton (Highland, fourth)
  • Heavyweight: Audrina Pack (Hamilton Township), Grace Murphy (Whetstone), Jenny Huaracha-Arellanos (Orange), Madelynn Meehan (Westerville North) 

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