Live updates: Colorado state wrestling tournament features 43 Fort Collins-area wrestlers

DENVER — The always-frenetic Colorado state wrestling tournament is back in Ball Arena.

The annual high school wrestling championship runs Thursday through Saturday in Denver and features 43 Fort Collins-area wrestlers.

That includes 35 boys wrestlers, led by a dozen from Class 4A No. 2 Windsor and eight more from 5A No. 7 Poudre. There are also eight girls qualifiers from Fort Collins in just the third season CHSAA has sanctioned girls wrestling.

Follow along here for live updates, as action begins Thursday at noon with 2A/3A boys action and the girls competition.

Colorado state wrestling schedule, brackets, ticket info

SCHEDULE

Thursday, Feb. 16

• 2A/3A boys plus all-class girls first round (noon to 4 p.m.)
• 4A/5A boys early rounds (4:30-8 p.m.)

Friday, Feb. 17

• 2A/3A boys plus all-class girls quarterfinals (8:30 a.m.)
• 4A/5A quarterfinals and consolations (12:45 p.m.)
• 2A/3A boys plus all-class girls consolations (4:30 p.m.)
• 4A/5A boys semifinals (6:30 p.m.)

Saturday, Feb. 18

• All class, boys and girls consolations plus fifth/third-place matches (10 a.m.)
• Parade of Champions (5:30 p.m.)
• Championship matches (6 p.m.)

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No. 2 Windsor wrestling qualifies 12 for Class 4A tournament

The Wizards are the second-ranked team in 4A and had eight regional winners. Here are all 12 Windsor qualifiers, plus their first-round matchups:

• 106 pounds: James Pantoja vs. Brody Hufford (Skyline)
• 113: Robert Kendall vs. Tavin Morey (Thompson Valley)
• 120: Zach Eaton vs. David Valdez (Greeley Central)
• 126: John Kenney vs. Will Guerra (Mead)
• 132: Hayden Welton vs. Mickail Skeldum (Mesa Ridge)
• 138: Hayden Haase vs. Jesse Riopel (Canon City)
• 144: Adrian Czyszczon vs. James Schaefer (Montrose)
• 150: Tristan Cox vs. Garet Hendrickson (Thompson Valley)
• 157: Santi Fernandez vs. Tyler Carochi (Canon City)
• 165: Evan Perez vs. Aaron Simpson (Montrose)
• 175: Cale Meuchel vs. Sergio Cantu (Roosevelt)
• 190: Zeb Mirriam (1st) vs. Kari Schuenemann (Evergreen)

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No. 7 Poudre sends eight wrestlers to Class 5A bracket

The Impalas are the strongest Fort Collins team to date, ranked No. 7 in Class 5A and qualifying a city-high eight wrestlers. Here all eight Poudre qualifiers, plus their first-round matchups.

• 106: Marcus Bekkedahl vs. Nicholas Vasquez (Adams City)
• 113: Ty Reeves vs. Sir Israel Pulido (Pine Creek)
• 132: Billy Greenwood vs. Abraham Pomeroy (Boulder)
• 138: Nico Bekkedhal vs. Kaden Ontiveros (Castle View)
• 150: Banks Norby vs. Max Buffington (Fossil Ridge)
• 157: Brett Lamb vs. Zach Brophy (Smoky Hill)
• 165: Colter Junker vs. Levi Deaguero
• 190: Ryder Clarkson vs. Westin Hoffschneider (Ponderosa)

Fort Collins

• 106: Milo Harmon vs. Anthony Rodriguez (Northglenn)
• 120: Izak Ramirez vs. Chad Teters (Chaparral)
• 138: Jude Miller vs. Connor Price (Mountain Vista)
• 157: Cam Soto vs. Jeyden Perez (Columbine)
• 165: Miguel Garcia vs. Josh Stutzman (Rocky Mountain)
• 215: Ben Rios vs. Brock Kolstad (Fairview)

Rocky Mountain

• 106: Jack Durant vs. Griffin Rial (Pine Creek)
• 113: Lir Loughlin vs. Jaylen Purge (Ponderosa)
• 126: Isacc Roybal vs. Mark Cardenas (Pomona)
• 165: Josh Stutzman vs. Miguel Garcia (Fort Collins)
• 285: Vaughn Shallenberg vs. Xavier Valentin-Bradfo (Centaurus)

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Fossil Ridge

• 144: Alex Husen vs. Dustin Huber (Douglas County)
• 150: Max Buffington vs. Banks Norby (Poudre)
• 285: Thomas Iverson vs. Zach Rusin (Douglas County)

Wellington

Tanner Gray (285) will meet top seed Aidan Trujillo (Valley) in the first round.

Six Poudre School District girls team wrestlers qualify for state wrestling

The PSD girls team qualified six girls, as the Stars are competing in their third state tournament and second at Ball Arena after winning two weight classes in regional play.

Here are the PSD girls qualifiers, plus their first-round matchups:

• 115: Pearl Morris vs. Amaya Hinojosa (Widefield)
• 120: Lindsey La May vs. Vianca Mendoza (Overland)
• 125: Aubrey First vs. Claire Donahue (Discovery Canyon)
• 140: Abbigail Smith vs. Sage Lechman (West Grand)
• 190: Ezry Bonomo vs. Gracie Patton (Bayfield)
• 235: Mariah Gonzales vs. Alicia Rowe (Harrison)

LIBERTY COMMON

This is the first season for the Eagles wrestling program, and the girls team qualified a pair of wrestlers.

• 145: Viviana Torrejon vs. Ava Witzel (Gunnison)
• 235: Breanna Johansen vs. Alejandra Alfaro (Denver East)