DENVER | Individual results for each of the 43 Aurora wrestlers who competed at the Class 5A and 4A state wrestling tournament Feb. 15-17, 2024, at Ball Arena with their record at the state tournament final season record:
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AURORA WRESTLERS AT 2024 5A/4A STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS
106 POUNDS
COOPER MATHEWS, FR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (4-0, 50-6) (STATE CHAMPION): 1st round — won by 20-3 tech. fall over Legend’s Isack Doumbouya; Quarterfinals — won by 16-0 tech. fall over Eaglecrest’s Blake Saddler; Semifinals — won by 10-1 major decision over Pomona’s Logan Dellow; Championship — won by 8-0 major decision over Ponderosa’s Jeremiah Waldschmidt
JR ORTEGA, FR., GRANDVIEW (4-1, 38-11) (THIRD PLACE): 1st round — won 16-0 tech. fall over Arapahoe’s Marek Mangers; Quarterfinals — won 2-0 decision over Chatfield’s Luke Gomez; Semifinals — lost 3-1 decision to Ponderosa’s Jeremiah Waldschmidt; Consolation semifinals — pinned Arapahoe’s Marek Mangers in 2:25; 3rd-place match — lost 7-2 decision to Pomona’s Logan Dellow
BLAKE SADDLER, JR., EAGLECREST (1-2, 31-20): 1st round — pinned ThunderRidge’s Emmett Alexander in 5:35; Quarterfinals — lost by 16-0 tech. fall to Cherokee Trail’s Cooper Mathews; 2nd round consolation — lost 16-8 major decision to Mountain Range’s Christopher Alvarez
DASHAWN JENKINS, JR., SMOKY HILL (1-2, 27-9): 1st round — pinned Legacy’s Jaxon Joiner in 0:50; Quarterfinals — lost 10-2 major decision by Pomona’s Logan Dellow; 2nd round consolation — lost 4-3 decision to Arapahoe’s Marek Mangers
DANE ANDERSON, SOPH., REGIS JESUIT (0-2, 20-19): 1st round — pinned by Chatfield’s Luke Gomez in 1:17; 1st round consolation — lost 4-0 decision to Arapahoe’s Marek Mangers
113 POUNDS
ADONIAS CANTU, SR., EAGLECREST (3-1, 58-3) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — won 18-5 major decision over Grandview’s Donavon Delbridge; Quarterfinals — won 8-5 decision over Chatfield’s Alex Rodriguez; Semifinals — won 11-9 decision over Thornton’s Dominic Pacheco; Championship — lost 15-2 major decision to Pomona’s Ignacio Villasenor
DONAVON DELBRIDGE, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (0-2, 13-7): 1st round — lost 18-5 major decision to Eaglecrest’s Adonias Cantu; 1st round consolation — lost to Ralston Valley’s Nico Benallo on injury default
120 POUNDS
ETHAN DIAZ, SR., EAGLECREST (3-2, 46-12) (FOURTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Horizon’s Jerimiah Gelok in 1:27; Quarterfinals — won 7-1 decision over Grandview’s Graeson Streit; Semifinals — lost 3-1 decision to Pine Creek’s Griffin Rial; Consolation semifinals — won 3-1 OT decision over Chaparral’s Chad Teters; 3rd-place match — lost 4-1 decision to Fruita Monument’s Gage Chelewski
GRAESON STREIT, FR., GRANDVIEW (1-2, 32-16): 1st round — won 10-6 decision over Chaparral’s Chad Teters; Quarterfinals — lost 7-1 decision to Eaglecrest’s Ethan Diaz; 2nd round consolation — lost 6-0 decision to Fountain-Fort Carson’s Louden Elliott
JOVANI GALVAN, FR., SMOKY HILL (1-2, 7-7): 1st round — pinned by Pine Creek’s Griffin Rial in 2:37; 1st round consolation — won 5-4 decision over Northglenn’s Johnny Escalera; 2nd round consolation — lost 10-0 major decision to Monarch’s Levi Carlucci
IAN BACON, SOPH., VISTA PEAK PREP (4A) (1-2, 34-16): 1st round — lost 4-2 decision to Palisade’s Kadin Mulford; 1st round consolation — won 8-5 decision over Wheat Ridge’s Isaiah Flores; 2nd round consolation — pinned by Sand Creek’s DJ Snider, 4:19
126 POUNDS
ALIJAH GABALDON, JR., EAGLECREST (4-1, 36-9) (THIRD PLACE): 1st round — pinned Heritage’s Finn England in 1:08; Quarterfinals — won 12-7 decision over Legacy’s Matthew Clifton; Semifinals — lost 4-1 decision to Pomona’s Geno Cardenas; Consolation semifinals — won 5-2 decision over Chaparral’s Declan Strait; 3rd-place match — pinned Cherokee Trail’s Jay Everhart in 2:30
JAY EVERHART, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-2, 40-16) (FOURTH PLACE): 1st round — won 9-6 decision over Grand Junction’s Murphy Harris; Quarterfinals — won 8-2 decision over Pine Creek’s Ryder Rhodes; Semifinals — lost by fall to Ponderosa’s Michael Lopez Jr. in 3:26; Consolation semifinals — won 9-8 decision over Poudre’s Ty Reeves; 3rd-place match — lost by fall to Eaglecrest’s Alijah Gabaldon in 2:30
BRAXTON WIDRIKIS, FR., GRANDVIEW (0-2, 35-11): 1st round — lost to Pomona’s Geno Cardenas by forfeit; 1st round consolation — lost to Fossil Ridge’s Tristan Gauvin by forfeit
132 POUNDS
NEHEMIAH QUINTANA, SR., GRANDVIEW (3-2, 37-9) (FOURTH PLACE): 1st round — won by 19-4 tech. fall over Horizon’s Bobby Mitchell; Quarterfinals — pinned Central Grand Junction’s William Dean in 3:31; Semifinals — lost by fall to Ralston Valley’s Lincoln Gregersen in 3:33; Consolation semifinals — won 8-2 decision over Grand Junction’s Tanner Roahrig; 3rd-place match — lost 5-2 decision to Pine Creek’s Elijah Banks
CONNOR MOHR, SR., REGIS JESUIT (0-2, 31-17): 1st round — lost 9-1 major decision to Grand Junction’s Tanner Roahrig; 1st round consolation — lost 10-1 major decision to Chatfield’s Trenton Moret
138 POUNDS
CHANCE MATHEWS, JR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-2, 44-10) (FOURTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Legacy’s Landon Hetrick in 3:22; Quarterfinals — won 3-0 decision over Pine Creek’s Gavin Weichelt; Semifinals — lost 7-3 decision to Ponderosa’s Thomas Verrette; Consolation semifinals — pinned Regis Jesuit’s Daniel Lantz in 2:32; 3rd-place match — lost 4-1 TB decision to Pomona’s Angel Serrano
DANIEL LANTZ, SR., REGIS JESUIT (3-3, 35-15) (SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Rocky Mountain’s Kaemon Cobb in 3:30; Quarterfinals — lost 10-0 major decision to Poudre’s Nico Bekkedahl; 2nd round consolation — pinned Legacy’s’ Landon Hetrick in 4:31; 3rd round consolation — won 8-5 decision over Mountain Range’s Zachary Cronholm; Consolation semifinals — pinned by Cherokee Trail’s Chance Mathews in 2:32; 5th-place match — lost 9-1 major decision to Pine Creek’s Gavin Weichelt
OSCAR HINOJOS, SR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 35-26): 1st round — lost 4-3 decision to Mountain Vista’s Brayden Badini; 1st round consolation — lost by fall to Douglas County’s Noah Escamilla in 1:59
144 POUNDS
RYAN EVERHART, SOPH., CHEROKEE TRAIL (3-3, 39-15 (SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Lakewood’s Alexander DeCianne in 2:48; Quarterfinals — pinned by Ponderosa’s Jacob Myers in 1:30; 2nd round consolation — won 6-4 decision over Monarch’s Antonio Beall; 3rd round consolation — won 13-11 OT decision over Brighton’s Josiah Gallegos; Consolation semifinals — lost by fall to Pomona’s Derek Barrows in 0:29; 5th-place match — lost 8-4 decision to Boulder’s Abe Pomeroy
150 POUNDS
GARRETT REECE, JR., REGIS JESUIT (4-0, 46-1) (STATE CHAMPION): 1st round — pinned Brighton’s Kaden Housego in 1:03; Quarterfinals — won 11-3 major decision over Arvada West’s Auston Eudaly; Semifinals — won 10-2 major decision over Chaparral’s Chase Bell; Championship — pinned Grandview’s Jonathan Montes Gonzales in 3:46
JONATHAN MONTES GONZALES, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (3-1, 44-9) (SECOND PLACE): 1st round — pinned Doherty’s Christan Olsen in 2:34; Quarterfinals — won 13-2 major decision over Mountain Vista’ Griffen Langer; Semifinals — won 4-3 decision over Ponderosa’s DJ Wince; Championship — lost by fall to Regis Jesuit’s Garrett Reece in 3:46
BRITTON MATEJOVSKY, FR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 30-21): 1st round — lost by fall to Arvada West’s Auston Eudaly in 1:56; 1st round consolation — lost 11-0 major decision to Brighton’s Kaden Housego
157 POUNDS
RYAN CURRAN, SR., REGIS JESUIT (3-2, 38-8) (FIFTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Fountain-Fort Carson’s Trystan Freeman in 2:27; Quarterfinals — won 1-0 decision over Grandview’s Gunner Lopez; Semifinals — lost 15-0 tech. fall to Pomona’s Emmitt Munson; Consolation semifinals — lost 6-3 decision to Ponderosa’s Dominic Sanchez; 5th-place match — won 5-4 decision over Grandview’s Gunner Lopez
GUNNER LOPEZ, SOPH., GRANDVIEW (3-3, 20-5) (SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — won 8-4 decision over Ponderosa’s Dominic Sanchez; Quarterfinals — lost 1-0 decision to Regis Jesuit’s Ryan Curran; 2nd round consolation — won 3-2 decision over Pine Creek’s Brogan Trollope; 3rd round consolation — won 3-1 decision over Legacy’s Brennon Joiner; Consolation semifinals — lost 6-0 decision to Chaparral’s Kegan Swain; 5th-place match — lost 5-4 decision to Regis Jesuit’s Ryan Curran
165 POUNDS
CHARLIE HERTING, JR., GRANDVIEW (4-0, 47-5) (STATE CHAMPION): 1st round — pinned Mountain Vista’s Charlie Rohlf in 2:39; Quarterfinals — pinned Fort Collins’ Beckett Cropp in 2:54; Semifinal — pinned Brighton’s Izaiah Schoepp in 0:51; Championship — pinned Poudre’s Brett Lamb in 4:36
ZACHARY BROPHY, SR., SMOKY HILL (1-2, 14-3): 1st round — won 10-8 decision over Cherokee Trail’s Kyle Stevens; Quarterfinals — lost 10-1 major decision to Poudre’s Brett Lamb; 2nd round consolation — lost to Ponderosa’s Giovanni Fasano by medical forfeit
KYLE STEVENS, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (0-2, 19-13): 1st round — lost 10-8 decision to Smoky Hill’s Zachary Brophy; 1st round consolation — lost 7-5 OT decision to Fruita Monument’s Trent Target
GABE RANGEL, SR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 18-10): 1st round — lost 7-1 decision to Fort Collins’ Beckett Cropp; 1st round consolation — lost 4-3 decision to Mountain Vista’s Charlie Rohlf
175 POUNDS
THAYNE LUNDY, SR., EAGLECREST (4-1, 47-9) (THIRD PLACE): 1st round — won 11-5 decision over Michael (Noah) Collins; Quarterfinals — pinned Horizon’s Jackson Scott in 5:20; Semifinals — lost 8-2 decision to Pomona’s Emmerson Claeys; Consolation semifinals — pinned Northglenn’s Miles Brugger in 3:43; 3rd-place match — won 8-4 decision over Chatfield’s Jay Aplanalp
MICHAEL (NOAH) COLLINS, JR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (1-2, 38-13): 1st round — lost 11-5 decision to Eaglecrest’s Thayne Lundy; 1st round consolation — won 4-3 TB over Poudre’s Colter Junker; 2nd round consolation — lost 1-0 to Northglenn’s Miles Brugger
DYLAN MCMAHON, SR., GRANDVIEW (0-2, 26-22): 1st round — lost by fall to Hertiage’s Gabe Martinez in 1:24; 1st round consolation — lost by fall to Prairie View’s Benjamin Nichols in 4:03
190 POUNDS
MATEO GARREFFA, JR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (2-3, 29-18) (SIXTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Douglas County’s Jack Hurlbirt in 4:25; Quarterfinals — pinned Fruita Monument’s True Tobiasson in 3:51; Semifinals — lost by fall to Ponderosa’s Westin Hoffschnedier in 1:12; Consolation semifinals — lost 7-2 decision to Legend’s Champ Jones; 5th-place match — lost 7-4 decision to Fruita Monument’s True Tobiasson
DALTON LEIVIAN, SR., EAGLECREST (2-2, 45-13): 1st round — lost 8-2 decision to Fruita Monumen’s True Tobiasson; 1st round consolation — pinned Douglas County’s Douglas County in 2:12; 2nd round consolation — pinned Poudre’s Ryder Clarkson in 4:22; 3rd round consolation — lost 9-4 decision to Legend’s Champ Jones
JARRIUS WARD, JR., OVERLAND (1-2, 38-9): 1st round — lost 3-2 UTB to Thornton’s David Williams; 1st round consolation — pinned Valor Christian’s Conall Liburdi in 3:40; 2nd round consolation — lost 3-1 OT decision to Legend’s Champ Jones
MARCUS NESBITT, JR., GRANDVIEW (1-2, 22-15): 1st round — pinned by Pomona’s Kalob Ybarra in 0:46; 1st round consolation — pinned Fossil Ridge’s Connor Jacquot in 1:17; 2nd round consolation — pinned by Thornton’s David Williams in 1:19
215 POUNDS
OZ NOWICK, FR., GRANDVIEW (2-2, 23-12): 1st round — pinned Columbine’s Landon Kalsbeck in 3:43; Quarterfinals — pinned by Cherry Creek’s Jake Howell in 2:28; 2nd round consolation — lost 9-5 decision to Pine Creek’s Matthew Geri; 3rd round consolation — pinned by Fairview’s Sam Benton in 2:03
BRADEN CONROY, SR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 22-27): 1st round — pinned by Valor Christian’s Maddox Najera in 2:46; 1st round consolation — lost 14-1 major decision to Fruita Monument’s Sean Franzen
MOUHAMED BENBELKACEM, SR., CHEROKEE TRAIL (0-2, 9-15): 1st round — pinned by Cherry Creek’s Jake Howell in 1:29; 1st round consolation — lost 7-0 decision to Columbine’s Landon Kalsbeck
285 POUNDS
LELAND DAY, FR., GRANDVIEW (4-2, 38-11) (FIFTH PLACE): 1st round — pinned Overland’s Silver Velasquez DeLao in 1:43; Quarterfinals — pinned by Centaurus’ Xavier Valentin-Bradford in 2:17; 2nd round consolation — pinned Central Grand Junction’s Zach Knowles, 1:25; 3rd round consolation — won 4-2 decision over Chatfield’s Jesse Wolf; Consolation semifinals — pinned by Pomona’s Adrian Arellano in 3:37; 5th-place match — pinned Arvada West’s Braden Zack in 1:49
JOSEPH MAES, SR., VISTA PEAK PREP (4A) (2-2, 34-9): 1st round — pinned Greeley West’s Andre Ortiz, 3:20; Quarterfinals — pinned by Air Academy’s Jackson Downs in 1:03; 2nd round consolation — won 3-2 decision over Vista Ridge’s Jacob Sullivan; 3rd round consolation — lost 3-1 OT decision to Discovery Canyon’s Jude Suhajda
SILVER VELASQUEZ DELAO, JR., OVERLAND (1-2, 25-12): 1st round — pinned by Grandview’s Leland Day, 1:43; 1st round consolation — pinned Valor Christian’s Maddox Broughton in 3:14; 2nd round consolation — lost 3-1 decision to Pine Creek’s Isaac Landry
RILEY NEUMEYER, SR., EAGLECREST (0-2, 28-29): 1st round — pinned by Fruita Monument’s Tatum Williams in 1:51; 1st round consolation — pinned by Arvada West’s Braden Zack in 3:54