By Shannon Lukens.

 

Northwest Colorado will be well represented at the CHSAA State Wrestling Championships. It starts Thursday, Feb. 16, with the finals on Saturday, at Ball Arena in Denver.

 

KRAI will be there covering the local wrestlers. Dean Vogelaar and Kody May will make the call.

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Link to the brackets

 

BOYS TEAMS

• Moffat County – 9
• Meeker – 10
• Hayden – 7
• Steamboat Springs – 2
• Rifle – 2
• Rangely – 2
• North Park – 1
• West Grand – 2
• Soroco – No wrestlers have qualified from Soroco for the first time in eight years.

 

GIRLS TEAMS

• Moffat County – 5 (two girls are from Hayden)
• West Grand – 1
• Rifle – 1
• West Grand -1
• Soroco – 2

 

 

Here is the list of wrestlers.

 

Moffat Boys (3A):

• Kaden Hixson, Sr. 126 lb. 45-7 record ****Regional Champion****
• Kaeden Martinez, Soph. 138 lb. 33-11 Third in the region
• Eli Frederickson, Jr. 144 lb. 34-10 ****Regional Champion****
• Aron Aguilar, Jr. 150 lb. 17-9 Fourth in the region
• Zack Hedman, Soph. 157 lb. 23-13 ****Regional Champion****
• Michael Voloshin, Sr. 165 lb. 41-4 ****Regional Champion****
• Blake Hill, Jr. 175 lb. 32-12 Second in the region
• Billy Lawton, Sr. 190 lb. 35-16 Fourth in the region
• Cyrus Goldsmith, Jr. 215 lb. 12-7 Fourth in the region

 

Meeker Boys (2A):

• Reed Goedert, Jr. 113 lbs 13-15
• Clay Crawford, Soph. 126 lbs. 27-13
• Trae Kennedy, Sr. 132 lbs. 32-11
• Abe Maupin, Sr. 144 lbs. 35-8
• Connor Blunt, Sr. 157 lbs. 34-4
• Cade Blunt, Soph. 165 lbs. 22-4
• Trevor Keys-Crooks, Soph. 175 lbs. 13-9
• Brendan Clatterbaugh, Jr. 190 lbs. 36-4
• Judd Harvey, Jr. 215 lbs. 30-2
• Tanner Musser, Sr. 285 lbs. 38-6

 

Steamboat Springs Boys (3A):

• Finn Rodgers, Jr. 165 lbs  21-8
• Henry Dismuke, Jr. 175 lbs 26-14

 

Hayden Boys (2A):

• Chase Preston, Jr. 113 lbs. 40-7
• Ethan Silva, Soph. 120 lbs. 16-7
• Owen Miller, Sr. 132 lbs. 33-16
• Triston Day, Soph. 138 lbs. 38-17
• Sabyn Hager, Sr. 150 lbs. 34-13
• Cody Hawn, Sr. 190 lbs. 35-7
• Aaron Fuentes-Morales, Sr., 285 lbs. 17-10

 

Rangely Boys (2A):

• Aydan Christian, Soph. 113 lbs. 29-8
• Kasen LeBleu, Sr. 215 lbs. 24-14

 

Rifle Boys (3A):

• Parker Miller, Jr. 144 lbs. 25-9
• Isaac Valencia, Soph. 165 lbs. 34-13

 

North Park (2A):

• Jayden Dailey, Jr. 126 lbs. 14-7

 

West Grand (2A):

• Joe Probst, Soph., 144 lbs. 25-17
• Chris Wellington, Sr., 175 lbs. 19-12

 

Moffat Girls: (Regional places and state qualifiers)

• Makaela Simpson, Sr., 170 lbs. 32-3  ****Regional Champion****
• Kenleigh Pubanz, Jr. 235 lbs. 22-11
• Adrianna Price, Jr. 105 lbs. 23-10
• Kayla Deaton, Freshman, 130 lbs. 26-14 (from Hayden and wrestling for MC Bulldogs)
• Cydny Witherell, Freshman, 135 lbs. 16-19 (from Hayden and wrestling for MC Bulldogs)

Moffat County Girls Head Coach Ashleigh Seely writes, “”Regionals was a tough competition. We had hoped to take a few more girls but all the wrestlers gave it their all until the last whistle blew. That’s what makes us proud. We are pleased with the team as a whole. We had a very successful season and look to build upon the program! We are eager for state, we are coming in full force.”

 

Rifle Girls:

• Madison Farris, Sr. 155 lbs. 24-5

Soroco Girls:

• Makayla Iacovetto, Jr. 100 lbs. 21-13
• Larhae Whaley, Jr. 105 lbs. 33-6

West Grand Girls:

• Sage Lechman, Sr., 140 lbs. 11-8