Palmer Ridge’s Sakari David takes a moment after losing her wrestling match in the 170-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Crowley County’s Keegan Halloran was bleeding after his wrestling match, but had something to smile about after he won the match in the Class 2A 150-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
The Colorado high school wrestling state tournament held at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Class 4A and 5A wrestlers warm up for the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
The Holy High School wrestling team huddles before the beginning of the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Brighton’s Matilda Hruby pins Mesa Ridge’s Alij`nae Wallace in the 170-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Brighton’s Matilda Hruby defeated Mesa Ridge’s Alij`nae Wallace in the 170-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Traven Sharon of Fowler High School, top, wrestles Teagen Mestes of Mancos High School in the Class 2A 120-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Jessica Amendt holds a cutout of her daughter Lexie Amendt of Sedgwick County during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Fountain Fort Carson’s Dayton Albrecht gets ready for his upcoming wrestling match in the Class 5A 113-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Meeker’s Judd Harvey, top, wrestles Highland’s Donovan Juarez in the Class 2A 215-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Meerer’s Judd Harvey, right, defeated Highland’s Donovan Juarez in the Class 2A 215-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Fort Lupton’s Christopher Galicia prepares to wrestle in the Class 3A 175-pound bracket during the Colorado high school wrestling state tournament at Ball Arena in Denver on Feb. 15, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)