The Colorado high school wrestling state tournament takes place Thursday through Saturday at Ball Arena in Denver. Our staff will be there throughout the weekend, providing live coverage. Refresh this page for the latest updates and results.
Tournament info: Schedule, returning champions, undefeated wrestlers and marquee matchups | Day 1 | Day 2
Day 3 headlines
- Meet the two men who’ve seen more than a century’s worth of Colorado state wrestling tournaments
- Colorado youth wrestling is growing, and it’s showing at 2026 state tournament
Updates
8:55 a.m.: The consolation rounds are up first at Ball Arena, with those matches going through 3 p.m. until the arena is cleared out for the Parade of Champions at 4 p.m. Medals will be won today, and champions crowned, and we’ll be here to cover it all.
Saturday’s championship matchups
Class 5A boys
106 pounds: Lincoln Valdez (Pomona) vs. Onofre Gonzales (Ponderosa)
113: Jax Quintana (Adams City) vs. Tony Tufano (Brighton)
120: Logan Dellow (Pomona) vs. Kel Unrein (Fruita Monument)
126: JR Ortega (Grandview) vs. Jacob Ness (Castle View)
132: Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail) vs. Kyle Menuez (Grandview)
138: Angel Serrano (Pomona) vs. Jaylen Burge (Ponderosa)
144: Michael Lopez (Ponderosa) vs. Ethyn BravoPacker (Brighton)
150: Derek Barrows (Pomona) vs. Jack Simpson (Ponderosa)
157: Donovan Symalla (Pomona) vs. Gavin Weichelt (Pine Creek)
165: Emmitt Munson (Pomona) vs. Gunner Lopez (Grandview)
175: Kalob Ybarra (Pomona) vs. Brogan Trollope (Pine Creek)
190: Emmerson Claeys (Pomona) vs. Bryce Hayman
(Loveland)
215: Eli Stevens (Northglenn) vs. Maddux Najera (Pomona)
285: Alexander Rose (Legend) vs. Leland Day (Grandview)
Class 4A boys
106 pounds: Elijah Algien (Pueblo South) vs. Simon Carter (Severance)
113: Daniel Romero vs. Urijah Duran (Pueblo East)
120: Drake VomBaur vs. Dylan Saba (Air Academy)
126: Noah Meza vs. Teagan Young (Palisade)
132: Malakii Martin Roosevelt) vs. Jaxon Felker (Severance)
138: Kash Long (Roosevelt) vs. Rayce Schriever (Sand Creek)
144: Chris LaLonde (Roosevelt) vs. Ty Eversman (Thompson Valley)
150: Kadin Mulford (Palisade) vs. Noah Garcia-Salazar (Greeley Central)
157: Justus Freeman (Pueblo East) vs. David Burchett Jr. (Air Academy)
165: Wyatt Malara (Thompson Valley) vs. Thomas Martell (Air Academy)
175: Robert Kendall (Windsor) vs. Champ Watson (Falcon) vs. Ricky Aulava (Widefield)
190: Elias Koonce (Canon City) vs. Elijah Contreras (Pueblo East)
215: Michael McCullough (Pueblo East) vs. Michael Garcia (Roosevelt)
285: Cooper Hern (Eagle Valley) vs. Ben Reish (Canon City)
Class 3A boys
106 pounds: Jeremiah Delacerda (Alamosa) vs. Andrew Pedregon (Skyview)
113: Joseph Gamez (La Junta) vs. Josiah Orozco (Fort Lupton)
120: Blake Hawkins (Eaton) vs. Isaiah Rodriguez (Fort Lupton)
126: Jordan Romero (Abraham Lincoln) vs. Jordan Gamez (La Junta)
132: Caycen Scholz (Bennett) vs. Parker Wickam (Eaton)
138: Josiah Gonzales (Fort Lupton) vs. Uriah Martinez (Alamosa)
144: Zach Benson (Gunnison) vs. Logan Vannest (Platte Valley)
150: Isaiah Gallegos (Jefferson) vs. Santos Nunez (La Junta)
157: Samuel Johnson (Salida) vs. Colton Lucero (Pagosa Springs)
165: Paxton Pettinger (Eaton) vs. Austin Ley (Brush)
175: Isaak Chavez (Mullen) vs. Rocky Hoffschneider (Valley)
190: Ritchie Bruno (Brush) vs. Estevan Loya (Mullen)
215: Andrew Richins (The Classical Academy) vs. Donavon Farrell (Berthoud)
285: Samuel Stockton (Resurrection Christian) vs. Champion Dyes (Mullen)
Class 2A boys
106 pounds: Emilio Vallejos (Rocky Ford) vs. Mathieu Dean (Monte Vista)
113: Derreck Buford (Crowley County) vs. Aven Bourriague (Ignacio)
120: Cash Martinez (Cedaredge) vs. Cooper Edson (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
126: Orion Martinez (Las Animas) vs. Micah Horowitz (Peyton)
132: Liam Deboer (Dayspring Christian Academy) vs. Carter Jensen (Highland)
138: Forrest Craddock (Colorado Springs Christian) vs. Taylor Torres (Walsenburg)
144: Tyler Varra (Highland) vs. Kaleb Grauer (Akron)
150: Austin Collins (Wray) vs. Elijah Martin (Dayspring Christian Academy)
157: Braeden Flores (North Fork) vs. Owen Harris (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
165: Lincoln Dekay (Ignacio) vs. Jason Saucedo (Burlington)
175: Joseph Noce (Dayspring Christian Academy) vs. Levi Gibson (Crowley County)
190: Wyatt Chase (Highland) vs. Daden Beauprez (Yuma)
215: Anthony Estrada (Burlington) vs. Carter Stromer (Buena Vista)
285: Omar Ocana (Rocky Ford) vs. Spoke Carr Limon)
Class 5A girls
100 pounds: Justice Gutierrez (Pomona) vs. Peggy Dean (Sand Creek)
105: Renee Hudson (Prairie View) vs. Timmery Condit (Pomona)
110: Allison McDaniel (Falcon) vs. Saydee Lussenhop (Loveland)
115: Jaydin Cuevas (Prairie View) vs. Morgan McDonald (Mead)
120: Remington Zimmerer (Regis Jesuit) vs. Amaya Hinojosa (Widefield)
125: Amelia Bacon (Vista Peak) vs. Bella Arellano-Gandy (Coronado)
130: Zaret Silva Lopez (Castle View) vs. Alora Martinez (Pomona)
135: Makena Heston (Columbine) vs. Lillian Fenberg (Durango)
140: Akadia Puga (Thornton) vs. Lizzie Padilla (Arapahoe)
145: Ryen Hickey (Chatfield) vs. Lindsey Rusin (Douglas County)
155: Matilda Hruby (Brighton) vs. Timberly Martinez (Pomona)
170: Shylee Tuzon (Central-GJ) vs. Emma Bielak (Mountain Vista)
190: Shayla Martinez (Broomfield) vs. Kaida Hull (Thornton)
235: Khloe Yizar (Vista Peak) vs. Pulotu Savea (Central-GJ)
Class 4A girls
100 pounds: Acelyn Duran (Pueblo Central) vs. Yliani Garcia (La Junta)
105: Emma Faczak (Bennett) vs. Lexi Thurmon (Coal Ridge)
110: Piper Montoya (Canon City) vs. Madison McElmeel (Severance)
115: Isabella Ortiz (La Junta) vs. Gionna Duran (Pueblo Central)
120: Samantha Maestas (Alamosa) vs. Audali Martinez (Las Animas)
125: Alyssa Ornelas (Fort Lupton) vs. Breezy Johnston (Holy Family)
130: Eila Schultz (Severance) vs. Brooklyn Glende (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
135: Kate Doughty (Canon City) vs. Samaya Carreon (Arvada)
140: Vivienne Gitke (Strasburg) vs. Margaret Burrier (Evergreen)
145: Roxie Uhrig (Gunnison) vs. Bree Tyler (Las Animas)
155: Madilyn Gitke (Strasburg) vs. Romie Uhrig (Gunnison)
170: Julianna Darmafall (Liberty Common) vs. Ruth LeBlanc (Meeker)
190: Valancia Bentrott (Evergreen) vs. Laykyn Baxstrom (Pagosa Springs)
235: Toryn Neugebauer (Holly) vs. Zahara Thompson (Arvada)
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For results from the preliminary rounds on Days 1 and 2 of the tournament, find the official CHSAA brackets for the boys tournaments and girls tournaments. On the final two days of the tournament, we’ll have live championship bracket results on this page.
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