DENVER | Individual results for each of the 32 Aurora wrestlers who competed at the Class 5A & 4A boys state wrestling tournament Feb. 13-15, 2025, at Ball Arena with their record at the state tournament and final season record:
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AURORA BOYS AT 2025 CLASS 5A/4A STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT
106 POUNDS
ELIJAH VAN HORN, FR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-3, 33-11)(SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — lost 13-7 decision to ThunderRidge’s Emmett Alexander; 1st round consolation — won 18-3 technical fall over Vista PEAK Prep’s Adrian Pacheco; 2nd round consolation — won 7-4 in overtime over Chaparral’s Luke Jennings; 3rd round consolation — pinned Brighton’s Tony Tufano, 4:43; Consolation semifinal — lost 11-3 major decision to Denver East’s Synscere Garcia; Fifth-place match — lost 10-0 major decision to Denver North’s Cameron Vallejos-Meredith
DASHAWN JENKINS, SR., SMOKY HILL (1-2, 28-11): 1st round — lost 8-5 overtime decision to Chaparral’s Luke Jennings; 1st round consolation — pinned Rocky Mountain’s Reidyn Barrazo, 0:36; 2nd round consolation — lost 5-1 decision to Denver North’s Cameron Vallejos-Meredith
ADRIAN PACHECO, JR., VISTA PEAK PREP (0-2, 23-15): 1st round — pinned by Denver North’s Cameron Vallejos-Meredith, 2:28; 1st round consolation — lost 18-3 technical fall to Cherokee Trail’s Elijah Van Horn
PEARCE CHRISTENSEN, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (0-2, 14-8): 1st round — lost 18-0 technical fall to Brighton’s Tony Tofano; 1st round consolation — lost 9-5 decision to Lakewood’s Cody Bergren
113 POUNDS
JR ORTEGA, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (4-0, 36-6) (STATE CHAMPION): 1st round — won 17-2 technical fall over Brighton’s Juan Quintana; Quarterfinal — won 13-3 major decision over Chatfield’s Luke Gomez; Semifinal — won 12-4 major decision over Pomona’s Logan Dellow; Championship match — won 5-0 decision over Fruita Monument’s Kel Unrein
RICHARD AVILA, JR., REGIS JESUIT (1-2, 35-9): 1st round — lost 15-0 technical fall to Ponderosa’s Silas Gomez; 1st round consolation — pinned Horizon’s Caleb Schultz, 1:35; 2nd round consolation — lost 7-2 decision to Adams City’s Christian Trujillo-Quintana
TAGG CHARITY, FR., SMOKY HILL (1-2, 27-16): 1st round — lost 7-0 decision to Arapahoe’s Marek Mangers; 1st round consolation — won 13-6 decision over Denver South’s Mohammad Karimi; 2nd round consolation — lost 18-0 technical fall to Chatfield’s Luke Gomez
CHARLIE RIDER, SOPH., CHEROKEE TRAIL (0-2, 36-13): 1st round — lost 9-3 decision to Chatfield’s Luke Gomez; 1st round consolation — lost 9-7 decision to Brighton’s Juan Quintana
120 POUNDS
IAN BACON, JR., VISTA PEAK PREP (4-0, 43-7) (STATE CHAMPION): 1st round — won 4-2 decision over Prairie View’s Joseph Vigil; Quarterfinal — pinned Ponderosa’s Jeremiah Waldschmidt, 5:57; Semifinal — won 11-6 decision over Pomona’s Zaidyn Quinonez; Championship match — pinned Cherokee Trail’s Cooper Mathews, 3:13
COOPER MATHEWS, SOPH., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-1, 45-5) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — won 11-2 major decision over Denver North’s Isaac Bueno; Quarterfinal — won 4-0 decision over Chatfield’s Colin George; Semifinal — won 17-2 technical fall over Centaurus’ JR Spence; Championship match — pinned by Vista PEAK Prep’s Ian Bacon, 3:13
KYLE MENUEZ, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (1-2, 26-14): 1st round — lost 8-5 overtime decision to Chatfield’s Colin George; 1st round consolation — won 17-14 overtime decision over Denver North’s Isaac Bueno; 2nd round consolation — lost 6-1 decision to Fountain-Fort Collins’ Dayton Albrecht
126 POUNDS
ALIJAH GABALDON, SR., EAGLECREST (2-2, 20-7): 1st round — pinned Chatfield’s Alex Rodriguez, 3:56; Quarterfinal — lost 7-2 decision to Brighton’s Braaden Heinz; 2nd round consolation — won 10-1 major decision over Denver South’s Jayden Morm; 3rd round consolation — lost 13-5 major decision to Greeley West’s Julian Chavez
(4A) MARCO DURAN, SR., HINKLEY (0-2, 29-11): 1st round — lost 22-4 technical fall to Sand Creek’s DJ Snider; 1st round consolation — pinned by Thompson Valley’s Taven Morey, 2:42
132 POUNDS
GRAESON STREIT, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (1-2, 34-11): 1st round — lost 10-6 decision to Poudre’s Ty Reeves; 1st round consolation — pinned Lakewood’s Joseph Pineda, 2:00; 2nd round consolation — lost 6-2 decision to Brighton’s Santana Leon
DENZEL WOMELY, JR., VISTA PEAK PREP (0-2, 14-12): 1st round — pinned by Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks, 1:40; 1st round consolation — pinned by Denver South’s Robert Baca, 1:46
(4A) DANIEL ANAYA SANCHEZ, JR., GATEWAY (0-2, 25-12): 1st round — pinned by Riverdale Ridge’s Ian Ingalls, 1:24; 1st round consolation — lost 15-0 technical fall to Air Academy’s Trent Lainez
138 POUNDS
CHANCE MATHEWS, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-1, 51-3) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — pinned Fort Collins’ Brody Makloski, 1:23; Quarterfinal — pinned Fossil Ridge’s Tristan Gauvin, 3:41; Semifinal — won 10-2 major decision over Fruita Monument’s Gage Chelewski; Championship match — lost 5-4 decision to Pomona’s Angel Serrano
(4A) JUAN CAMPOS, SR., GATEWAY (0-2, 23-10): 1st round — pinned by Roosevelt’s Malakii Martin, 0:41; 1st round consolation — pinned by Pueblo Central’s Juell Sanchez, 3:45
144 POUNDS
BRAXSTON WIDRIKIS, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (3-2, 40-10) (FIFTH PLACE): 1st round — won 15-5 major decision over Fossil Ridge’s Don Balerio; Quarterfinal — pinned Poudre’s Griffin Bower, 3:59; Semifinal — lost 15-0 technical fall to Pomona’s Derek Barrows; Consolation semifinal — lost 8-6 decision to Monarch’s Levi Carlucci; Fifth-place match — won 18-3 technical fall over Rock Canyon’s Noah Jadd
150 POUNDS
JONATHAN MONTES GONZALES, JR., GRANDVIEW (3-1, 35-7) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — pinned Denver South’s Sachin Rajpal, 1:58; Quarterfinal — won 8-0 major decision over Chaparral’s Dominic Cordray; Semifinal — won 6-4 decision over Pomona’s Tyler Capps; Championship match — lost 6-5 decision to Arvada West’s Auston Eudaly
RYAN EVERHART, JR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (4-2, 40-10) (FIFTH PLACE): 1st round — won 4-1 decision over Broomfield’s Jack Goodwin; Quarterfinal — lost 16-7 major decision to Pomona’s Tyler Capps; 2nd round consolation — won 6-4 decision over Erie’s Hunter Waneka; 3rd round consolation — won 8-4 decision over Cherry Creek’s Xzavier Tizier; Consolation semifinal — lost 3-2 decision to Brighton’s Ethyn BravoPacker; Fifth-place match — won 10-5 decision over Greeley West’s Marcelo Marquez
157 POUNDS
GUNNER LOPEZ, JR., GRANDVIEW (4-1, 38-7) (THIRD PLACE): 1st round — won 20-1 technical fall over Denver South’s Marcos Zapien; Quarterfinal — won 12-1 major decision over Pine Creek’s Brogan Trollope; Semifinal — lost 4-2 decision to Ponderosa’s DJ Wince; Consolation semifinal — won 4-2 decision over ThunderRidge’s Caden Deines; Third-place match — won 16-2 major decision over Central G.J.’s Hassin Maynes
175 POUNDS
CHARLIE HERTING, SR., GRANDVIEW (4-1, 44-5) (THIRD PLACE): 1st round — pinned Horizon’s Brandon Trujillo, 1:07; Quarterfinal — pinned Chatfield’s Jay Aplanalp, 2:40; Semifinal — lost 12-8 overtime decision to Pomona’s Emmitt Munson; Consolation semifinal — pinned Loveland’s Bryce Hayman, 1:46; Third-place match — pinned Chatfield’s Jay Aplanalp, 0:33
MICHAEL (NOAH) COLLINS, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (1-2, 27-14): 1st round — pinned by Vista Ridge’s Wesley Coddington, 1:52; 1st round consolation — won 10-9 decision over Columbine’s Jeyden Perez; 2nd round consolation — lost 1-0 decision to Chatfield’s Jay Aplanalp
190 POUNDS
MATEO GARREFFA, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-2, 45-9) (FOURTH PLACE): 1st round — won 15-0 technical fall over Fairview’s Peyton Pacheco; Quarterfinal — pinned Pomona’s Emerson Claeys, 4:29; Semifinal — lost 10-5 decision to Erie’s Carson Hageman; Consolation semifinal — won 16-0 technical fall over Rocky Mountain’s Brody Swigert; Third-place match — lost 7-1 overtime decision to Pomona’s Emerson Claeys
RYDER HOFFSCHNEIDER, FR., GRANDVIEW (1-2, 31-13): 1st round — lost 8-5 decision to Fruita Monument’s Tucker Mannel; 1st round consolation — won 21-5 technical fall over Lakewood’s Giovanni Beaty; 2nd round consolation — lost 18-7 technical fall to Pomona’s Emerson Claeys
215 POUNDS
OZ NOWICK, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (3-3, 31-9) (SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — won 17-1 technical fall over Brighton’s Keith Robinson; Quarterfinal — pinned by Pomona’s Maddux Najera, 0:58; 2nd round consolation — won 20-9 major decision over Erie’s Wyatt Walston; 3rd round consolation — won 13-8 decision over Chatfield’s Harper Packebush; Consolation semifinal — pinned by Centaurus’ Mason Shore, 2:29; Fifth-place match — lost 9-1 major decision to Denver East’s Grayson Robinson
JARRIUS WARD, SR., OVERLAND (1-2, 7-3): 1st round — pinned by Mountain Vista’s Cooper Bredesen, 4:55; 1st round consolation — won 15-5 major decision over Arvada West’s Julian Vigil; 2nd round consolation — lost 8-5 overtime decision to Legend’s Champ Jones
(4A) CARTER DAVIS, JR., HINKLEY (0-2, 26-11): 1st round — pinned by Pueblo West’s Matthew Zack, 2:38; 1st round consolation — lost 13-2 major decision to Pueblo Central’s Braeden Sandoval
285 POUNDS
LELAND DAY, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (3-1, 39-5) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — pinned Overland’s Silver Velasquez DeLao, 3:05; Quarterfinal — pinned Arvada West’s Landen Woods, 3:29; Semifinal — won 7-3 decision over Pine Creek’s Isaac Landry; Championship — lost 4-0 decision to Fruita Monument’s Tatum Williams
SILVER VELASQUEZ DELAO, SR., OVERLAND (0-2, 26-11): 1st round — pinned by Grandview’s Leland Day, 3:05; 1st round consolation — pinned by Lakewood’s Slyder Sedlacek, 2:33
NAKHAI MILLER, JR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 20-9): 1st round — pinned by Fruita Monument’s Tatum Williams, 1:21; 1st round consolation — pinned by Broomfield’s Alberto Cedillo
