Class 2A Wrestling Regionals Recap and State Preview
The State Tournament is here! We kick things off at Noon Today at Ball Arena here in Denver Colorado. Here is a quick look back at Regionals, plus we take a deep dive into the State Tournament with a great preview!
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Region 1
Regional Team Performance Summary
| Team | Team Score | Champs | Qualifiers |
| Cedaredge | 205.0 | 4 | 6 |
| Wray | 177.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Meeker | 163.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Norwood | 159.0 | 2 | 7 |
| West Grand | 138.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Ignacio | 109.5 | 2 | 5 |
| Hayden | 109.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dolores Secondary | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Olathe | 93.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Soroco | 47.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nucla | 46.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Mancos | 41.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dove Creek | 36.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rangely | 24.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clear Creek | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
State Qualifiers
106: 1st – Mace Harris (Norwood), 2nd – Keaton Banks (Dove Creek), 3rd – Garyn Espinoza (Cedaredge), 4th – Caleb Klotz (West Grand)
113: 1st – Aven Bourriague (Ignacio), 2nd – Jared Roberts (Cedaredge), 3rd – Jace Bonacquista (Nucla), 4th – JD Johnson (Norwood)
120: 1st – Cash Martinez (Cedaredge), 2nd – Traycer White (Mancos), 3rd – Reid Zadra (Rangely), 4th – Lance Buoy (Wray)
126, 1st – Liam Martin (Cedaredge), 2nd – Joshua Kerrigan (Ignacio), 3rd – Conner Horn‑Beanland (Dove Creek), 4th – Jose Gonzalez (Wray)
132:1st – Koy Weber (Meeker), 2nd – Jackson McCabe (Nucla), 3rd – Kenji Edwards (Dolores Secondary), 4th – Arthur Redmond (Soroco)
138: 1st – Monty Yarnell (Olathe), 2nd – Owen Tackett (Norwood), 3rd – Kael Overton (Meeker), 4th – Jaden DePue (Wray)
144, 1st – Holton Harvey (Meeker)
2nd – Nathan Hill (Dolores Secondary), 3rd – Danek DeMorat (Hayden), 4th – Dillon Brann (Ignacio)
150: 1st – Austin Collins (Wray),2nd – Jarrett Davis (Hayden),3rd – Noah Gray (Olathe), 4th – Jackson Dinsmore (Norwood)
157: 1st – Landon Lockhart (West Grand), 2nd – Zane Pontine (Ignacio), 3rd – River Wickstrom (Dolores Secondary), 4th – Noah Weber (Hayden)
165: 1st – Lincoln Dekay (Ignacio), 2nd – Walker Howell (West Grand), 3rd – Orion Musser (Meeker), 4th – Carson Campbell (Hayden)
175: 1st – Kolter Mann (Cedaredge),2nd – Brody Richards (Wray),3rd – Ryder Weber (Hayden),4th – Colton Kepley (Norwood)
190: 1st – Ben Riggleman (Wray),2nd – Jonah Christensen (Meeker),3rd – Conner Stone (West Grand),4th – Bryson Corn (Olathe)
215: 1st – Kannon Sherman (Norwood),2nd – Kyler Gardner (Olathe),3rd – Daniel Jacket (Dolores Secondary),4th – Yariel Aguilar‑Servin (Wray)
285: 1st – Travis Gill (Cedaredge),2nd – Blake Terryberry (West Grand), 3rd – Uriah Cook (Norwood), 4th – Carmine Burrell (Wray)
Region 2
Team Scores + Champs + Qualifiers
| Team | Team Score | Champs | Qualifiers |
| Highland | 224.0 | 5 | 8 |
| Yuma | 173.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Akron | 157.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Dayspring Christian | 148.0 | 2 | 5 |
| Limon | 142.0 | 2 | 6 |
| Wiggins | 129.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Merino | 123.0 | 0 | 7 |
| North Park | 67.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Center | 55.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Holyoke | 53.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiowa | 43.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Byers | 40.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyons | 38.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Gilpin County | 33.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forge Christian | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberty (Joes) | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden View Classical | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
State Qualifiers
106: 1st – Rowan Gantzer (Lyons), 2nd – Cooper Blach (Yuma), 3rd – Cason Jensen (Highland), 4th – Caleb Frank (Merino)
113: 1st – Gino Bautista (Highland), 2nd – Eli Hart (Akron), 3rd – Radley Thomas (Wiggins), 4th – Tanner Harman (Dayspring Christian)
120: 1st – Michael Archuleta (Center), 2nd – Esteban Gonzalez (Yuma), 3rd – Robert Olson (Highland), 4th – Grant Masterson (Limon)
126: 1st – Korbin Hoke (Highland), 2nd – Raegan Torres (Akron), 3rd – Casey Kaus (Merino), 4th – Agui Montes de Oca (Yuma)
132: 1st – Carter Jensen (Highland), 2nd – Liam DeBoer (Dayspring Christian), 3rd – Blake Stivers (Yuma), 4th – Oscar Hottinger (Akron)
138: 1st – Jax Kusel (Akron), 2nd – David Gaytan (Yuma), 3rd – Parker Harris (Limon), 4th – Bouxe Smith (Merino)
144: 1st – Tyler Varra (Highland), 2nd – Kaleb Grauer (Akron), 3rd – Liam Polk (Dayspring Christian), 4th – Eric Shoup (Kiowa)
150: 1st – Elijah Martin (Dayspring Christian), 2nd – Tristan Telck (North Park), 3rd – Dallas Brunk (Yuma), 4th – Hunter Neville (Kiowa)
157: 1st – Owen Erker (Wiggins), 2nd – Jackson Jones (Merino), 3rd – Dalley Shepherd (North Park), 4th – Ben Carr (Limon)
165: 1st – Cyrus Barkdoll (Wiggins), 2nd – Mason Porteus (Akron), 3rd – Audie Lewis (Highland), 4th – Ermel Gonzalez Tomas (Merino)
175: 1st – Joseph Noce (Dayspring Christian), 2nd – Wes Butterfield (Byers), 3rd – Eli Park (Merino), 4th – Tyson Hansen (Yuma)
190: 1st – Wyatt Chase (Highland), 2nd – Daden Beauprez (Yuma), 3rd – Carlos Nunez (Limon), 4th – Ethan Park (Merino)
215: 1st – Dreison Davis (Limon), 2nd – Bryan Montes (Yuma), 3rd – Redd Linton (Wiggins), 4th – Levi Seely (North Park)
285: 1st – Spoke Carr (Limon), 2nd – Neko Cope (Gilpin County), 3rd – Hudson Koellner (Holyoke), 4th – Alex Galindo (Akron)
Region 3
Team Scores + Champs + Qualifiers
| Team | Team Score | Champs | Qualifiers |
| Burlington | 195.5 | 3 | 10 |
| Sedgwick County/Fleming | 194.5 | 2 | 9 |
| Rocky Ford | 189.5 | 2 | 8 |
| Fowler | 160.5 | 1 | 8 |
| Las Animas | 132.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Crowley County | 76.5 | 2 | 3 |
| Colorado Springs Christian | 75.5 | 1 | 3 |
| County Line | 75.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Peyton | 55.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Springfield | 48.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Holly | 42.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ellicott | 32.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Simla | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stratton | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calhan | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheyenne Wells | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
State Qualifiers
106: 1st – Emilio Vallejos (Rocky Ford), 2nd – Layf Skadberg (Las Animas), 3rd – Kol Herskind (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 4th – Austin Kenyon (Peyton)
113: 1st – Derreck Buford (Crowley County), 2nd – Nathan Gonzales (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 3rd – Eliseo Jaramillo (Rocky Ford), 4th – Josh Pudaite (Colorado Springs Christian)
120: 1st – Cooper Edson (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 2nd – Stockton Sharon (Fowler), 3rd – Jacob Baca (Rocky Ford), 4th – Jaymen Lopez (Burlington)
126: 1st – Micah Horowitz (Peyton), 2nd – Orion Martinez (Las Animas), 3rd – Cash Campbell (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 4th – Triston Esquivel (Burlington)
132: 1st – Shaine Winder (County Line), 2nd – Gabriel Martinez (Las Animas), 3rd – T.J. Castillo (Burlington), 4th – Gunner Housten (Fowler)
138: 1st – Forrest Craddock (Colorado Springs Christian), 2nd – Tyler Fehrenbach (Rocky Ford), 3rd – Wyatt Johnson (Fowler), 4th – Cooper Witzel (Burlington)
144: 1st – Daxton Abernathy (Burlington), 2nd – Taten Phillips (Fowler), 3rd – Ethan Bullock (Las Animas), 4th – Maddox Herskind (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
150: 1st – Bronson Damgaard (Fowler), 2nd – Julius Martinez (Rocky Ford), 3rd – Austin Knox (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 4th – Jaden Self (County Line)
157: 1st – Owen Harris (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 2nd – Scout Humrich (Burlington), 3rd – Salvador Cadenas (Las Animas), 4th – Lucas Heuberger (Ellicott)
165: 1st – Jason Saucedo (Burlington), 2nd – Jesse James (Fowler), 3rd – Marcos Villegas (Rocky Ford), 4th – Aidan Gonzales (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
175: 1st – Levi Gibson (Crowley County), 2nd – Levi Reichman (Sedgwick County/Fleming), 3rd – William Carnes (Fowler), 4th – Tobyn Smith (Burlington)
190: 1st – Brandon Herrera (Holly), 2nd – Logan Rambat (Fowler), 3rd – Judah Watt (Colorado Springs Christian), 4th – Gavin Willis (Las Animas)
215: 1st – Anthony Estrada (Burlington), 2nd – Jett Konkel (Springfield), 3rd – Cayson VanDyk (Rocky Ford), 4th – Adam Zapien (Ellicott)
285: 1st – Omar Ocana (Rocky Ford), 2nd – Garrett Rogers (Burlington), 3rd – Logan Spires (Springfield), 4th – Naithyn Ditchen (Crowley County)
Region 4
Team Scores + Champs + Qualifiers
| Team | Team Score | Champs | Qualifiers |
| North Fork | 242.0 | 4 | 10 |
| Buena Vista | 166.0 | 3 | 7 |
| Trinidad | 162.0 | 3 | 8 |
| Monte Vista | 161.0 | 3 | 7 |
| Walsenburg | 95.0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sierra Grande/Centennial | 89.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Swink | 88.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Rye | 73.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Primero | 54.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Sargent | 43.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Custer County | 34.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Del Norte | 35.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Antonito | 29.0 | 0 | 2 |
| La Veta | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
State Qualifiers
106: 1st – Mathieu Dean (Monte Vista), 2nd – Tallin Hall (North Fork), 3rd – Santiino Garcia Sanchez (Trinidad), 4th – Dax Eggleston (Buena Vista)
113: 1st – Isaiah Martinez (Trinidad), 2nd – Wayne Nagel (Buena Vista), 3rd – Tomas Benavides (Sargent), 4th – Jayden Ronquillo (Walsenburg)
120: 1st – Jose Padilla (Trinidad), 2nd – Coy Ellenberger (North Fork), 3rd – Stetson Romero (Monte Vista), 4th – Aden Gallegos (Sierra Grande/Centennial)
126: 1st – Bronson Hall (North Fork), 2nd – Matthew Dominguez (Walsenburg), 3rd – Jaxon Owsley (Monte Vista), 4th – Matthew Trujillo (Sierra Grande/Centennial)
132: 1st – Elijah Baumgardner (Monte Vista), 2nd – Tatum Carver (North Fork), 3rd – Donovan Heineman (Sargent), 4th – Matthew Bradley (Antonito)
138: 1st – Taylor Torres (Walsenburg), 2nd – Kyler Spleen (Primero), 3rd – Logan Marshall (Swink), 4th – David Horton (Rye)
144: 1st – Derick Sievertson (North Fork), 2nd – Trinden Worcester (Sierra Grande/Centennial), 3rd – Kyler Lagregen (Swink), 4th – Kellen Rivera (Trinidad)
150: 1st – Carlos Campos (Monte Vista), 2nd – Hyrum Peterson (Rye), 3rd – Asher Albright (Del Norte), 4th – Akash Murchadha (North Fork)
157: 1st – Braeden Flores (North Fork), 2nd – Tucker Montoya (Buena Vista), 3rd – Jason Hemsath (Custer County), 4th – Matthew Garduno (Trinidad)
165: 1st – Cj Sandoval (Trinidad), 2nd – Abel Etter (North Fork), 3rd – Beau Hicks (Rye), 4th – Silviano Gonzales (Walsenburg)
175: 1st – Abel Flowers (Buena Vista), 2nd – Dominic Edwards (Trinidad), 3rd – Corbyn Martin (Custer County), 4th – Isaiah Vialpando (Walsenburg)
190: 1st – Braden Laiminger (North Fork), 2nd – Mason Mondragon (Monte Vista), 3rd – Gavin Erchul (Buena Vista), 4th – Austyn Lopez (Antonito)
215: 1st – Carter Stromer (Buena Vista), 2nd – Keegan Martin (Swink), 3rd – Connor Knezel (Trinidad), 4th – Kailain Sanford (Primero)
285: 1st – Casen Pridemore (Buena Vista), 2nd – Valor Long (North Fork), 3rd – Jose Zamarripa (Monte Vista), 4th – Daniel Howell (Swink)
2026 Colorado 2A Wrestling State Preview
The 2026 2A wrestling championship arrives with more depth, parity, and star power than any season in recent memory. With powerhouse programs peaking at the right time, emerging contenders rising fast, and multiple brackets featuring state‑final caliber matchups before Saturday night, this year’s tournament promises to be unforgettable.
The combination of regional performance and statewide rankings reveals a clear picture of who can win, and who can shock the state.
State Title Contenders
Highland – The Firepower Favorite
Ranked #1, Highland brings 8 qualifiers and 5 regional champions, including – #2 Carter Jensen (132), #4 Korbin Hoke (126), and #1 Wyatt Chase (190). Their path to a title depends on pushing multiple wrestlers into the finals with bonus points.
North Fork – The Most Complete Team
Ranked #5 but wrestling like #1, North Fork brings 10 qualifiers and 4 champions, including multiple top‑ranked individuals, including #2 Bronson Hall (126), #1 Braeden Flores (157), and #2 Tallin Hall (106). Their depth across all weights makes them a legitimate title threat.
Rocky Ford – The Threat
Rocky Ford brings a dangerous combination of elite individuals and upper‑weight firepower. Their lineup includes multiple wrestlers ranked in the top three statewide. #1 Emilio Vallejos (106) is a title favorite. #2 Omar Ocana (285) and #8 Julius Martinez (150) can score big. Eight qualifiers give them enough depth to stay in the race.
Cedaredge – The Balanced Hammer
Ranked #2, Cedaredge brings 6 qualifiers and 3 champions, including #1‑ranked Cash Martinez (120) and #1‑ranked Liam Martin (126). Their top‑end talent keeps them in the title conversation.
Burlington – The Surprise
Burlington is the most dangerous “unranked” contender in the field. With 10 qualifiers, they match North Fork for the deepest roster in the state. They may not have as many #1‑ranked individuals, but they have more wrestlers capable of scoring mid‑level points than almost anyone. Depth, depth, depth—10 qualifiers. Multiple ranked wrestlers capable of placing, including #10 Daxton Abernathy (144) and #7 Scout Humrich (157).
Buena Vista – The Upper‑Weight Hammer
Buena Vista may not have the depth of North Fork or others, but their top‑end talent is elite. They have three legitimate title contenders and several wrestlers ranked inside the top five. #1 Carter Stromer (215) and #1 Casen Pridemore (285) are heavy favorites. #3 Abel Flowers (175) is a podium lock. Buena Vista needs its three stars to win titles and its remaining qualifiers to place. If they do, they can crack the top five.
Meeker – The High‑End Specialist
Meeker doesn’t have the depth of the top teams, but their top‑end talent is as good as anyone’s. They have multiple wrestlers ranked #1 or #2 in the state. #1 Koy Weber (132) is one of the most dominant wrestlers in 2A. #3 Kael Overton (138) and #5 Orion Musser (165) can score deep.
Teams Chasing
Trinidad, Monte Vista, Yuma all bring the depth and firepower to finish in the top four. Each has multiple ranked wrestlers capable of deep runs.
What to watch
- 120: Cash Martinez of Cedaredge going for second title
- 113: Jared Roberts of Cedaredge going for second state title
- 150: Austin Collins of Wray going for third title
- 215: Two unbeatens on the year: Carter Stromer of Buena Vista and Anthony Estrada of Burlington
The Bottom Line
This year’s 2A state tournament is defined by depth, parity, and elite individual talent. Highland enters as the favorite, but North Fork, Rocky Ford, and Cedaredge all have championship‑level lineups. With multiple brackets featuring state‑final caliber matchups before Saturday night, fans can expect one of the most competitive tournaments in recent memory.
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