2A Wrestling State Championships Recap by Tyler Buhr

The 2025 State Championships are over and we have had some time to relish in the accomplishments but now let’s remind ourselves of the great victories that took place amongst the 2A state wrestling stage.

Before we dive into the team races and how those shook out, we need to talk about the achievement of the weekend. Fowler’s Traven Sharon became the 35^th member of the four-timers club on finals night after securing his 126-pound crown via a pin late in the second period. An accomplishment that cannot be congratulated enough, to Travan, his family, his coaches, the school of Fowler, and the surrounding community, congratulations!

Now to the team scores,

Cedaredge – 141.5

Took 11 wrestlers to state and placed an astounding 8 of them. Lead off by their two individual champs at 106 Jared Roberts and 120 Cash Martinez. Other place winners would be: Liam Martin (113) 5^th, Josh Martinez (126) 5th, Ethan Hice (132) 3^rd, Ethan Toothaker (144) 5^th, Wylee Lorimer (157) 6^th, and Kolter Mann (190) 5^th. Cedaredge appears to of had it all cooking with both depth and quality this year.

North Fork – 138.0

Also took 11 wrestlers to the tournament, would go on to place 7 of these. Two wrestlers would make it to finals night where Charlie Miller at 157 would bring home the gold and at 132 Treyven Stevens would bring home the silver. Other placers include: Bronson Hall (120) 3^rd, Derrick Sievertsen (144) 3^rd, Braeden Flores (150) 5^th, Peyton Armstrong (165) 4^th, and Jakob Carver (175) took 4^th. Made a good run at the team title but fell just 3.5 points short this year.

Wray – 126.0

Took 9 wrestlers for the competition and would go on to place 4 of them. The amazing part is that all 4 of these wrestlers would make it to the finals. Wray would go 2/4 on finals night where their 132 pounder, Austin Collins, would grab gold along with Tavery Chappell in the 215-weight class. Samuel Meisner (150) and Casey Midcap (157) would both take home the silver.

Rocky Ford – 110.5

Would also take 11 wrestlers to state this year, would go on to place 6 of them. At 106 Emilio Vallejos takes 3^rd, at 113 Anthony Franco take 3^rd, at 120 Cruz Vallejos takes 6^th, at 132 Jadiss Rodriguez take 6^th, at 215 Cayson VanDyk takes 4^th, and at 285 Omar Ocana takes 3^rd.

Highland – 102.5

Brought home 5 individual medal this year and had a total of 10 competing at state. Would advance three wrestlers to the finals and Ira Sittner at 190 would bring home the title, Wyatt Chase (175) and Tyler Varra (138) would take 2^nd. Other placers for Highland include: Korbin Hoke (120) 4^th, and Carter Jensen (126) 6^th.

Sedgewick County/Fleming – 89.0

With 10 total wrestlers competing they would advance two to the finals and place one other. Scotty Engle at 144 would bring home the gold, teammate at 106, Nathan Gonzales would grab silver, and at 165 Grant Statz would grab 5^th.

Center – 80.5

Would take 6 wrestlers to state but would place all but one and take home 5 individual medals including one state champ at 150 pounds Aaron Valadez takes the gold. Caden Ruggles (157) would lose his first match of the tournament to then rip off 5 consecutive wins to grab 3^rd. At 113 Michael Archuleta would grab 4^th, at 144 Andree Meraz take 6^th, and at 165 Martin Palma takes 6^th as well.

Meeker – 77.5

With 5 wrestlers qualified they would go on to place 3 of them with 2 of these making appearances in the finals. At 175 Cade Blunt would grab an individual state title. Koy Weber at 126 would fall in the finals to take 2^nd place. At 138 Clay Crawford would take a 3^rd place finish.

Monte Vista – 68.0

Took 6 wrestlers to state this year and would collect team points from every one of them. Would go on to have 5 medalists. Kevin Cisneros at 150 and Jacob Pacheco at 165 would both take 3^rd. Mathieu Dean (106), Matthew Rodriguez (113), and Jeremiah Baumgardner (175) would all take 6^th.

Burlington – 50.0

Would qualify 8 wrestlers but unfortunately would only place two of these. At 215 Anthony Estrada would advance to the finals where he would finish with 2^nd place, and at 157 Connor Halde would come out with a 5^th place medal.

Once again, Congrats to all wrestlers, their coaches, families, and schools on these amazing accomplishments.