DENVER — The always hectic Colorado State wrestling tournament is back at Ball Arena.

The annual high school wrestling championship takes place Thursday through Saturday in Denver and features 43 wrestlers from Fort Collins.

Among them are 35 boy wrestlers, led by a dozen from Class 4A No. 2 Windsor and eight more from Class 5A No. 7 Poudre. There are also eight girls who qualified from Fort Collins in just the third season that the CHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling.

The event started on Thursday with the first round for boys 2A/3A and all girls in the afternoon, followed by boys 4A/5A in the evening. Stay tuned here for updates throughout the weekend.

Colorado State Wrestling Schedule, Brackets, Ticket Information

SCHEDULE

Friday, February 17

• 2A/3A Boys and Girls All Classes, Quarterfinals (8:30)
• 4A/5A quarter-finals and repechages (12:45)
• 2A/3A boys plus repechage girls of all classes (16:30)
• Semi-finals 4A/5A Boys (18:30)

Saturday, February 18

• All classes, repechage games for boys and girls, and matches for fifth/third place (10:00)
• Parade of Champions (17:30)
• Championship matches (18:00)

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The Wizards are second in the 4A rankings and have eight regional winners. On Thursday they had seven first round winners. Here are the full results for Windsor:

• 106 pounds: James Pantoya WON in the fall in the 2nd period against Brody Hufford (Skyline). Pantoja advances to the quarterfinals on Friday to face Thompson Valley’s Gabe Hall.
• 113: Robert Kendall WON by Major Decision (13-2) vs. Tavina Mori (Thompson Valley). Kendall will take on Durango’s Ryan Dugan in Friday’s quarter-final round.
• 120: Zach Eaton WON by decision (6-0) vs. David Valdez (Greeley Central). Eaton advances to Friday’s quarter-finals against Thompson Valley’s Jaxen Raredon.
• 126: John Kenny WON in fall 2nd period against Will Guerra (Mid). Kenny will take on Lewis Palmer’s Thomas Blackmon in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 138: Haase Haase WON by Major Decision (11-2) vs. Jesse Riopelle (Canon City). Haase will take on Pueblo County’s Boden White in Friday’s quarterfinals.
• 157: Santi Fernandez WON in the fall in the 3rd period against Tyler Karochi (Canon City). Fernandez advances to the quarter-finals on Friday to face Greeley West’s Alex Somer.
• 165: Evan Perez WON by Major Decision (13-1) vs. Aaron Simpson (Montrose). Perez will take on Erie’s Evan Young in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 132: Hayden Welton LOST by decision (9-1) vs. Mikail Skeldum (Mesa Ridge). Welton enters the repechage bracket where he will face Broomfield’s Keegan Pottorff.
• 144: Adrian Chishon LOST in the fall in the 1st period against James Schaefer (Montrose). Chishon will face Falcon’s Logan Millican in the repechage round.
• 150: Tristan Cox LOST by technical fall (17-1) vs. Gareth Hendrickson (Thompson Valley). Cox will face Pueblo County’s Christopher Vasquez in the repechage round.
• 175: Cale Moechel LOST in the fall in the 3rd period against Sergio Cantu (Roosevelt). Muchel will face Evergreen’s Max Johnson in a repechage match.
• 190: Zeb Mirriam LOST by decision (10-8) vs. Kari Schunemann (Evergreen). For consolation, Mirriam will meet Eten Schulte of Discovery Canyon.

Winter Championship CenterPostseason Fort Collins High School Sports Tracking

No. 7 Poudre advances five to 5A quarter-finals

The Impalas are Fort Collins’ strongest team, finishing 7th in Class 5A and qualifying the city’s eight wrestlers. They advanced to the quarter-finals on Thursday with a first-round win.

• 106: Markus Beckedahl WON in the fall in the 2nd period against Nicholas Vasquez (Adams City). Bekkedal will face Pine Creek’s Griffin Rial in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 132: Billy Greenwood WON by technical fall (17-2) against Abraham Pomeroy (Boulder). Greenwood advances to Friday’s quarter-finals against Pomona’s Angel Serrano.
• 138: Nico Beckedal WON in the fall in the 3rd period against Caden Ontiveros (Castle View). Bekkedal will take on Ponderosa’s Brandon Cannon in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 150: Banks Norby WON by Major Decision (21-8) vs. Max Buffington (Fossil Ridge). Norby advances to Friday’s quarter-finals to face Columbine’s Samuel Schrader.
• 157: Brett Lamb WON by decision (11-6) vs Zach Brophy (Smoky Hill). Lamb will take on Fruita Monument’s Dylan Chelewski in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 113: Ty Reeves LOST in the fall in the 2nd period to Sir Israel Pulido (Pine Creek). In consolation, Reeves will face Grandview’s Rhett Herman.
• 165: Colter Juncker LOST in fall 2nd period to Levi Deaguero of Adams City. In the repechage round, Juncker will face Isaiah Schopp of Brighton.
• 190: Ryder Clarkson LOST in the fall in the 1st period to Westin Hoffschneider (Ponderos). Clarkson will face Rock Canyon’s Cooper Chase in a repechage match.

Fort Collins sent the trio to the 5A quarter-finals

• 138: Jude Miller WINNING decision (10-8) vs. Connor Price (Mountain Vista). Miller advances to the quarterfinals on Friday to face Jacob Romero of Pomona.
• 157: Cam Soto WON by technical fall (18-2) against Jayden Perez (Columbine). Soto will take on Pomona’s Emmitt Munson in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 215: Ben Rios WON in the autumn in the 2nd period against Brock Kolstad (Fairview). Rios will take on Pine Creek’s Nate King in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 106: Milo Harmon LOST in the fall in the 1st period to Anthony Rodriguez (Northlenn). Harmon will face Louden Elliott of Fountain Fort Collins in a repechage match.
• 120: Isac Ramirez LOST by decision (12-4) to Chad Teters (Chaparal). Ramirez will face Denver East’s Emmit Barros in the repechage round.
• 165: Miguel Garcia LOST by decision (10-0) vs. Josh Stutzman (Rocky Mountain). As a consolation, Garcia will face Columbine’s Darrell Miller.

One of the Rockies wrestlers reached the quarterfinals

• 165: Josh Stutzman WINNING Major Decision (10-0) vs. Miguel Garcia (Fort Collins). Stutzman will play Pomona’s Donte Hutchings in Friday’s quarter-final round.
• 106: Jack Durant LOST in fall 1st period to Griffin Rial (Pine Creek). In a repechage match, Durant will face Dashawn Jenkins of Smoky Hill.
• 113: Lear Laughlin LOST in fall 2nd period to Jaylen Purge (Ponderosa). Laughlin will face Chatfield’s Trenton Moret in the repechage round.
• 126: Isak Roybal LOST in autumn in the 3rd period to Mark Cardenas (Pomona). Roybal will face Cherokee Trail’s Nate Jackson in a repechage match.
• 285: Vaughn Shallenberg LOST in the fall in the 2nd period against Xavier Valentin-Bradfoe (Centaurus). Shallenberg will face Grandview’s Kayden Bird in a repechage match.

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Fossil Ridge’s Iverson advanced to quarter-finals

• 285: Thomas Iverson WON in the fall in the 2nd period against Zach Rusin (Douglas County). Iverson advances to Friday’s quarterfinals to face Winston McBride of Team Valor Christian.
• 144: Alex Husen Lost in the fall in the 2nd period to Dustin Huber (Douglas County). Hoosen will face Mountain Vista’s Brennen Long in a repechage match.
• 150: Max Buffington LOST by decision (21-8) vs. Banks Norby (Pudre). Buffington will face Legacy’s Gideon Butler in the repechage round.

Wellington wrestler reached state in his first year at school

Tanner Gray (285) LOST 1st period fall to top seed Aidan Trujillo (Valley) in the first round. Gray will Face Florence’s Weston Sweigart in a repechage match.

This is the first year the Wellington wrestling program is back in school after 60+ years.

Three girls from the Poudre School District advanced to the quarterfinals

The PSD women’s team qualified six girls for the state competition, three of whom won first-round matches on Thursday afternoon. Here are the full Stars results from day one:

• 140: Abigail Smith WON in the fall in the 2nd period against Sage Lehman (West Grand). Smith will take on Pueblo Central’s Gabby Dowling in Friday’s quarterfinals.
• 190: Ezri Bonomo WON in the autumn in the 1st period against Gracie Patton (Bayfield). Bonomo will face Taylor Knox of Calahan in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 235: Mariah Gonzalez WON Alicia Rowe (Harrison) in the fall in the 2nd period. Gonzalez will take on Calahan’s Ciara Monger in Friday’s quarter-final matchup.
• 115: Pearl Morris LOST to runner-up Amaya Hinojosa (Widefield) Fall 1st Period. Morris will face Arapahoe’s Esty Rivera in a repechage match.
• 120: Lindsey La May LOST to fourth-placed Vianca Mendoza (Overland) in the fall in the 3rd period. La May will face Evergreen’s Briana Smith as a consolation.
• 125: Aubrey the First LOST Claire Donahue (Discovery Canyon), fourth-place finisher, fall 2nd period. First, in the consolation round, he will meet Naeli Membreno from Basalt.

FREEDOM GENERAL

This is the first season of the Eagles wrestling program and the women’s team has qualified a couple of wrestlers.

• 145: Viviana Torrejon WON in tie-break (3-2) against Ava Witzel of Gunnison (Gunnison). Torrejon will take on Camryn Scott of Chatfield in Friday’s quarter-finals.
• 235: Breanna Johansen LOST to Alejandra Alfaro (Denver East) in Round 1. Johansen will face Cheyenne Becker of Woodland Park.

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