With the CHSAA state wrestling tournament running Thursday through Saturday at the Pepsi Center, here will be the biggest names and story lines to see.
Out a fourpeat is sought by four. There’so plenty of individual history inclined to be made this weekend like Ponderosa’s Cohl Schultz, Greeley Central’s Andrew Alirez, Pomona’s Theorius Robison and Pueblo County’s Brendon Garcia all search their fourth state titles. With another Class 5A heavyweight crown, Schultz can cement himself as possibly the greatest wrestler in Colorado prep history, whilst Robison (No. 1 seed at 5A 145), Alirez (No. 1 at 4A 152) and Garcia (No. 1 at 4A 113) are also heavy favorites in their respective weights.
Three women in the brackets. For the second time in Colorado wrestling history, three women qualified for the state tournament in the identical season, bring the total to a dozen feminine country qualifiers all-time. In this winter months, Valley junior Angel Rios (Class 3A 106 lbs ), Sierra Grande/Centennial freshman Isabella Durgan (2A 182) and also Skyview older Jasslyn Gallegos (3A 106) is going to be competing. Last week, Rios became Colorado’s female regional champion, making her a top-four seed inside her state bracket which places her in position to become the first girl to ever put at the tournament.
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Sizing up the team races. Pomona is the frontrunner in Class 5A, as the Panthers attract a class-best 13 qualifiers to the Pepsi Center using every one of their wrestlers capable of netting team points. From freshman Elijah Olguin at 106 to senior Justin Pacheco at 132 to the three-time champion Robison, Pomona ought to have ample firepower to dethrone defending champion Grand Junction to the Panthers’ sixth state title and third in the previous four years.
Brighton (10 qualifiers), Grandview (9), Monarch (9) and Ponderosa (7) may also struggle in 5A, while 4A is headlined from Pueblo East, Pueblo County, and Windsor. Alamosa is the obvious favorite to replicate in 3A and also the 2A title will return to protecting winner Wray and Rocky Ford.
Other names to watch. Past the four seniors there’s more talent across each class. Pueblo East’s Andy Garcia (seeded No. 1 in Class 4A 285), Windsor’s Dominick Serrano (No. 1 in 4A 132), Windsor’s Isiah Salazar (No. 1 in 4A 182) and also John Mall’s Wesley Van Matre (No. 1 in 2A 138) are chasing a third state title as juniors.
Other returning big-school winners include Monarch’s Vince Cornella (wrestling at 113), Grand Junction’s Dawson Collins (120) and Grandview senior Fabian Santillan (132) in 5A; and Windsor’s Will VomBaur (120), Discovery Canyon’s Patrick Allis (126), Windsor’s Dominick Serrano (132), Longmont’s Drake Engelking (170) and also Windsor’s Isaiah Salazar (182) in 4A.
Scheduletickets. Thursday’s action starts with preliminaries for Class 2A and 3A at two p.m., using big-school preliminaries scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday night. Friday’s quarterfinals are at 9 a.m. for 2A/3A and also 12:45 p.m. for 4A/5A, followed by semifinals for all courses at 6:45 p.m. Saturday’s Parade of Champions starts at 6:30 pm, together with title games place to get underway then. Tickets could be purchased online through Altitude Tickets.
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