AURORA | Brackets and pairings for the 2026 boys wrestling state tournament scheduled for Feb. 19-21, 2026, at Ball Arena in Denver as released Monday by the Colorado High School Activities Association. Aurora teams and wrestlers bold and uppercased:
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2026 BOYS STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Feb. 19-21, 2026, at Ball Arena
106 pounds: Upper bracket — Nash Whipperman (Cherry Creek) vs. Lincoln Valdez (Lincoln); Colin Lewandowski (Pine Creek) vs. Drake Pommarane (Grand Junction); Kayce Spellman (Brighton) vs. Lance Alexander (ThunderRidge); Tyson Bradley (Loveland) vs. London Silva (Denver East); Lower bracket — Axel Cuevas (Prairie View) vs. ELIJAH VAN HORN, SOPH. (CHEROKEE TRAIL); Cam Dalbey (Broomfield) vs. Mason Enquist (Rock Canyon); Cameron Vallejos-Meredith (Denver North) vs. Bryan Cram (Fort Collins); Kale Caden Woo (Liberty) vs. Onofre Gonzales (Ponderosa)
113 pounds: Upper bracket — Kyle Blow (Pine Creek) vs. Synscere Garcia (Denver East); Colby Payne (Pomona) vs. FRANZ MARQUEZ-PREZA, SOPH. (EAGLECREST); Brauxton Swinton (Fountain-Fort Carson) vs. Caleb Schultz (Horizon); Cash Helgerson (Fort Collins) vs. Jax Quintana (Adams City); Lower bracket — Chris Alvarez (Mountain Range) vs. Tony Tufano (Brighton); Jaxson Joiner (Legacy) vs. Luke Jennings (Chaparral); RICHARD AVILA, SR. (REGIS JESUIT) vs. Cole Simpson (Ponderosa); Kyersau Wall (Grand Junction) vs. Anthony Garcia (Denver North)
120 pounds: Upper bracket — Nick Amuske (Legacy) vs. Logan Dellow (Pomona); Juan Quintana (Brighton) vs. DUSTIN JOHN SNIDER, JR. (GRANDVIEW); Kole Bauman (Chaparral) vs. Dayton Albrecht (Fountain-Fort Carson); Isaac Bueno (Denver North) vs. Joseph Vigil (Prairie View); Lower bracket — Isack Doumbouya (Legend) vs. Kel Unrein (Fruita Monument); Micah Bautista (Central G.J.) vs. Dominik Ortiz (Loveland); Colin George (Chatfield) vs. Teagan Allen (Ponderosa); DANE ANDERSON, SR. (REGIS JESUIT) vs. IAN BACON, SR. (VISTA PEAK PREP)
126 pounds: Upper bracket — Myles Marhofer (Pine Creek) vs. JR ORTEGA, JR. (GRANDVIEW); Robert Baca (Denver South) vs. Owyn Burns (Brighton); DONAVON DELBRIDGE II (EAGLECREST) vs. Zaidyn Quinonez (Pomona); TAGG CHARITY, SOPH. (SMOKY HILL) vs. Andrew Hufford (Northglenn); Lower bracket — Dylan Riggin (Horizon) vs. Jacob Ness (Castle View); Elisha Blackmon (Ponderosa) vs. Edward Hallberg (Cherry Creek); William Coleman (Fort Collins) vs. Azaiah Ortega (Adams City); Cooper Flowers (Legend) vs. Luke Gomez (Chatfield)
132 pounds: Upper bracket — Logan Ruder (Loveland) vs. COOPER MATHEWS, JR. (CHEROKEE TRAIL); Cooper Torpy (ThunderRidge) vs. Brogan Bartholomew (Chaparral); Jimmy Hamoodi (Denver East) vs. Jeremiah Waldschmidt (Ponderosa); Carter Gomez (Greeley West) vs. Kyden Silz (Pomona); Lower bracket — Cooper Craze (Monarch) vs. KYLE MENUEZ, JR. (GRANDVIEW); Mitch Dillon (Chatfield) vs. Trevor Heinz (Brighton); Brayden Dobbertin (Highlands Ranch) vs. Jayden Morm (Denver South); Asher Diamond (Broomfield) vs. Matthew Clifton (Legacy)
138 pounds: Upper bracket — WESTON MANUEL, JR. (CHEROKEE TRAIL) vs. Angel Serrano (Pomona); Logan Scranton-Chaney (Mountain Vista) vs. ANTHONY SEGURA, JR. (GRANDVIEW); Ethan Brown (Broomfield) vs. Carson Diana (Pine Creek); Praise Oluniyi (Poudre) vs. CADE PICONE, SOPH. (EAGLECREST); Lower bracket — Gavin Price (Prairie View) vs. JOVANI GALVAN, JR. (SMOKY HILL); Noah Bridgewater (Erie) vs. Alex Rodriguez (Chatfield); Robert Mitchell (Horizon) vs. Tazz Hyer (Legend); Ronin Killsback (Denver East) vs. Jaylen Burge (Ponderosa)
144 pounds: Upper bracket — Will Bianco (Valor Christian) vs. Michael Lopez (Ponderosa); Lucas Moon (Fountain-Fort Carson) vs. August Soto (Broomfield); Sawyer Rees (Doherty) vs. Tristan Gauvin (Fossil Ridge); Trevor Blow (Pine Creek) vs. Christian Carroll (Loveland); Lower bracket — DANE SIMS, JR. (EAGLECREST) vs. Jace Mizushima (Fruita Monument); Zavin Capps (Pomona) vs. Elijah Hernandez (Central G.J.); Landon Hetrick (Legacy) vs. Trenton Moret (Chatfield); BRAXSTON WIDRIKIS, JR. (GRANDVIEW) vs. Ethan BravoPacker (Brighton)
150 pounds: Upper bracket — Marcus Martinez (Grand Junction) vs. Derek Barrows (Pomona); K. Hill (ThunderRidge) vs. J. Daniel (Rocky Mountain); Michael Rembelski (Fort Collins) vs. Jeremy Lorimor (Northfield); Sawyer Schneider (Poudre) vs. RENZO LUBUGIN, SR. (CHEROKEE TRAIL); Lower bracket — Elijah Casias (Prairie View) vs. Xzavier Tixier (Cherry Creek); BRITTON MATEJOVSKY, JR. (EAGLECREST) vs. Silas Arnds (Vista Ridge); Isaac Wing (Boulder) vs. Tyler Coats (Fossil Ridge); ARTURO ZEPEDA, SR. (GRANDVIEW) vs. Jack Simpson (Ponderosa)
157 pounds: Upper bracket — Justin Gerard (Chatfield) vs. JONATHAN MONTES GONZALES, SR. (GRANDVIEW); Kyle Weaver (Central G.J.) vs. Seth Nugent (Legend); Max Tafoya (Mountain Vista) vs. Alan Delimont (Grand Junction); Alex Martinez-Graff (Fruita Monument) vs. Donovan Symalla (Pomona); Lower bracket — Ryan Costa (Prairie View) vs. RYAN EVERHART (CHEROKEE TRAIL); River Jones (Poudre) vs. Nicholas Penfold (Broomfield); Sam Matlock (Chapraral) vs. Marcos Zapien (Denver South); AISLEY RETALLACK, SR. (EAGLECREST) vs. Gavin Weichelt (Pine Creek)
165 pounds: Upper bracket — M. Martinez (Grand Junction) vs. Emmit Munson (Pomona); Jack Goodwin (Broomfield) vs. Solomon Dalecke (Pine Creek); Grayson Woolman (Legacy) vs. Aaron Huntoon (Chaparral); Garrett Sims (Poudre) vs. Carter Henman (Castle View); Lower bracket — Yusuf Muhammad (Rocky Mountain) vs. Levi Carlucci (Monarch); Blaine Fasulo (Fountain-Fort Carson) vs. Dominic Meli (Chatfield); Cole Beyer (Valor Christian) vs. Mathias Marquez (Greeley West); Charlie Hixenbaugh (Douglas County) vs. GUNNER LOPEZ, SR. (GRANDVIEW)
175 pounds: Upper bracket — JUAN VALDEZ MARTINEZ, SR. (OVERLAND) vs. Kalob Ybarra (Pomona); Mason Fresquez (Grand Junction) vs. Diego Garcia (Heritage); Giovanni Beaty (Lakewood) vs. Tyler Muir (Erie); Luke Treacy (Loveland) vs. Holden Irby (Fort Collins). Lower bracket — ANDREW DIENHART, SR. (CHEROKEE TRAIL) vs. Brogan Trollope (Pine Creek); Joseph Palmer (Rocky Mountain) vs. Alex Smith (Boulder); Colton Scott (Horizon) vs. CHRISTIAN SKOV, JR. (GRANDVIEW); Jace Miles (Mountain Vista) vs. Ollin Quintana (Brighton)
190 pounds: Upper bracket — Randy Bueno (Northglenn) vs. Emmerson Claeys (Pomona); Ethan Goulet (Broomfield) vs. NAKHAI MILLER, SR. (EAGLECREST); Alex Eversman (Brighton) vs. Tristan Clemen (Chaparral); Garrett Beyer (Valor Christian) vs. Miller Yaskoweak (Douglas County); Lower bracket — Tucker Mannel (Fruita Monument) vs. Gunnison Gerbers (Greeley West); Noah Sanchez (Ponderosa) vs. Bryce Hayman (Loveland); Ryder Hoffschneider (Chatfield) vs. Brett Arnoldussen (Pine Creek); Peyton Pacheco (Fairview) vs. Brady Swigert (Rocky Mountain)
215 pounds: Upper bracket — Koden Ochoa (Castle View) vs. Eli Stevens (Northglenn); Leo Hernandez (Mountain Range) vs. Cooper Andrews (Rocky Mountain); MARQUES LAWRENCE, SOPH. (GRANDVIEW) vs. Stone Ramsey (Valor Christian); Graham Gass (Pine Creek) vs. Keith Robinson (Brighton); Lower bracket — Beau McFall (Loveland) vs. Jeyden Perez (Columbine); Max Castellanos (Greeley West) vs. Marcelino Bellacosa (Lakewood); Moreno Manuel (Northfield) vs. Wyatt Walston (Erie); Jackson Berg (Chaparral) vs. Maddux Najera (Pomona)
285 pounds: Upper bracket — Wesley Catterfeld (Monarch) vs. Alexander Rose (Legend); BIRAM GRIFFEY, JR. (RANGEVIEW) vs. Wesley Gil (Vista Ridge); Aberym Allee (Loveland) vs. Oz Nowick (Cherry Creek); Yair Acosta-Tovar (Brighton) vs. Clayton Brewer (ThunderRidge); Lower bracket — Alberto Cedillo (Broomfield) vs. Rylan Berger (Pomona); Tristan Valdez (Central G.J.) vs. YOUDAS AGHOUILES, SR. (CHEROKEE TRAIL); Evan McCarty (Fountain-Fort Carson) vs. Charles Coronado (Northglenn); Max Wheeler (Ralston Valley) vs. LELAND DAY, JR. (GRANDVIEW)