By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio and KRAI News and Blizzard Broadcasting.

 

The 2026 Colorado High School Wrestling State Tournament is Feb. 19-21 at Ball Arena. More than 1,300 wrestlers from across Colorado are competing. Northwest Colorado has 44 wrestlers who have qualified for state.

 

All 4A girls and 2A/3A boys start wrestling in Session 1 on Thursday, Feb. 19. The preliminaries through quarterfinals are from noon to 4:30 p.m.

 

 

We will have full coverage on 55 Country (AM 550) and 105.1 FM in the Craig area. Kody May and Dean Vogelaar will again be making the call for KRAI. 

• CHSAA — 2026 Colorado Wrestling State Championship Tournament: Brackets, Results and Schedule
•  CHSAA Brackets
• CHSAA List of State Qualifiers

 

Those headed to state from Northwest Colorado are:

  

^{Hayden Tiger Boys (left to right)}

• Jarrett Davis at 150 lbs.
• Danek Demorat at 144 lbs.
• Noah Weber at 157 lbs. 
• Carson Campbell at 165 lbs.
• Ryder Weber at 175 lbs.

 

Moffat County Girls – 4A

• Natalia Quezada at 115 lbs.
• Sydney Preston at 125 lbs. (from Hayden but wrestles for Moffat County)
• Miriam Jimenez at 130 lbs.
• Niyla Ennis at 155 lbs.
• Emily Hockaday at 170 lbs. (from Hayden but wrestles for Moffat County)

 

Steamboat Sailors Girls

• Charley Konold – Freshman at 135 lbs.
• Amanaki George – Junior at 145 lbs.
• Danielle Latrimuri – Senior at 170 lbs.

 

SoRoCo Rams Boys 2A 

• Arthur Redmond at 132 lbs.

 

 

SoRoCo Rams Girls 4A

• Addi Whaley at 100 lbs.

 

Meeker Boys – 2A

• Koy Weber at 132 lbs.
• Kael Overton at 138 lbs.
• Holton Harvey at 144 lbs.
• Orion Musser at 165 lbs.
• Jonah Christensen at 190 lbs.

 

Meeker Girls – 4A

• Emma Ford at 125 lbs.
• Gracie Varner at 150 lbs.
• Ellie Ford at 145 lbs.
• Ruth LeBlanc at 170 lbs.
• Abigail Amick at 190 lbs.

 

West Grand Boys from Kremmling – 2A

• Caleb Lotz at 106 lbs.
• Landon Lockhart at 157 lbs.
• Walker Howell at 165 lbs.
• Connor Stone at 190 lbs.
• Blake Terryberry at 285 lbs.

 

West Grand Girls from Kremmling – 4A

• Penny Meyer at 170 lbs.

 

Rifle Boys – 3A

• Jiraiya Straw at 138 lbs.
• Arath Lopez at 190 lbs.

 

Rifle Girls – 4A

• Anna Gieselman at 105 lbs.
• Reese Davis at 155 lbs.

 

North Park in Walden – 2A

• Tristan Telck at 150 lbs.
• Dailey Shepherd at 157 lbs.
• Levi Seely at 215 lbs.

 

Middle Park Boys in Granby – 3A

• Caden Cherrington at 106 lbs.
• Tanner Hoover at 138 lbs.

 

Middle Park Girls in Granby – 4A

• Bazil St. Germain at 135 lbs.

 

Rangely at 2A

• Reid Zadra at 120 lbs.

 

(Note to teams: Please email a picture of your team to Shannon@SteamboatRadio.com and it will be added to this post.)

  

Schedule of Events

• Session 1 (Thurs., Feb. 19)
  • 4A Girls and 2A/3A Boys (12 mats)
    • Preliminaries through quarterfinals: Noon–4:30 p.m.
• Session 2 (Thurs., Feb. 19)
  • 5A Girls and 4A/5A Boys (12 mats)
    • Preliminaries through quarterfinals: 5-9 p.m.
• Session 3 (Fri., Feb. 20)
  • 4A Girls and 2A/3A Boys (12 mats)
    • 1st and 2nd round consolation, 9 a.m–12:30 p.m.
  • 5A Girls and 4A/5A Boys (12 mats)
    • 1st and 2nd round consolation, 1:15 p.m–4:30 p.m.
• Session 4 (Fri., Feb. 20)
  • All Classes (12 mats)
    • Semifinals: 6 p.m.
    • 3rd round consolation beginning immediately as mats open up, 7:45 p.m.
• Session 5 (Sat., Feb. 21)
  • All Classes (12 mats)
    • Consolation Semifinals: 9 a.m.
    • Fifth Place: Immediately following the previous round.
    • Third Place: Immediately following the previous round.
• Session 6 (Sat., Feb. 21)
  • All Classes (6 mats)
    • Parade of Champions: 4 p.m.

 

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