WRESTLERS OF THE YEAR
Audrey Jimenez, Sunnyside
Austin Scott, Mountain View
TOP PERFORMERS
Ysela Gradillas, Mountain View
Diego Chavez, Santa Cruz
FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR
Soleil Ponce, Sunnyside
Jade Armstrong, Sunnyside
Sergio Vega, Sunnyside
Gabriel Gallardo, Sahuarita
COACHES OF THE YEAR
D-I/II: Anthony Leon, Sunnyside
D-III/IV: Paul Vasquez, Sahuarita
TEAM CHAMPIONS
D-I: Sunnyside
D-III: Sahuarita
TEAM RUNNER-UP
D-III: Walden Grove
2022 ALLSPORTSTUCSON LEGENDS
Pat Weber, Flowing Wells
PJ Ponce, Mountain View
An inaugural recognition where we will add two names each year. Hall of Fame wrestler, coach and administrator Pat Weber and state champion wrestler and championship coach PJ Ponce are the first two to be recognized.
STATE CHAMPIONS
G-107: Audrey Jimenez (Sunnyside) 13-0, So.
G-114: Sophia Gilbert (Canyon Del Oro) 30-3,
G-152: Ysela Gradillas (Mountain View) 26-1, Sr.
D-I 113: Sergio Vega (Sunnyside) 36-0, Fr.
D-I 120: James Armstrong (Sunnyside) 33-2, Jr.
D-I 126: Carlos Stanton (Sunnyside) 39-3, Fr.
D-I 132: Cristian Rivera (Sunnyside) 44-3, So.
D-I 150: Jaime Rivera (Sunnyside) 41-3, Sr.
D-I 157: Job Lee (Sunnyside) 38-4, Jr.
D-I 165: Michael Avelar (Sunnyside) 41-4, Jr.
D-I 190: Rene Fragoso (Sunnyside) 45-1, Sr.
D-II 157: Austin Scott (Mountain View) 49-0, Sr.
D-II 190: Ritchie McCormack (Cienega) 42-3, Sr.
D-III 113: Zachary Bates (Walden Grove) 56-2, So.
D-III 120: Pedro Mendoza (Walden Grove) 29-5, Fr.
D-III 126: Sergio Pena (Sahuarita) 47-3, Fr.
D-III 138: David Villarreal (Walden Grove) 14-3, Sr.
D-III 144: Gabriel Gallardo (Sahuarita) 52-1, Fr.
D-III 157: Julian Prieto (Sahuarita) 46-8, Jr.
D-III 285: Jesse Octavio-Callejo (Rio Rico) 29-3, Jr.
D-IV 175: Diego Chavez (Santa Cruz) 31-1, Sr.
STATE RUNNER-UPS
G-100: Tatiana Hernandez (Sunnyside) 17-2, Sr.
G-114: Miyah Palacios (Sahuarita) 21-4, So.
D-I 106: Sean Archuleta (Sunnyside) 20-4, So.
D-II 106: Jayden Smith (Mountain View) 43-8, So.
D-II 165: Julian Gordin (Mountain View) 43-5, Sr.
D-III 106: Che Jenkins (Salpointe) 43-6, Fr.
D-III 120: Andru Gomez (Salpointe) 53-8, Sr.
D-III 144: Enzo Morales (Walden Grove) 40-6, Fr.
D-III 150: Charles Croci (Canyon Del Oro) 44-4, Jr.
D-III 157: Esteban Carrillo (Walden Grove) 41-9, Jr.
D-III 165: Braden Peglow (Empire) 43-3, Sr.
D-III 215: Jacob Lambert (Empire) 39-1, Sr.
D-IV 138: Wyatt Ogle (Santa Cruz Valley) 19-3, Sr.
D-IV 157: Kash Macumber (Willcox) 51-7, So.
THIRD PLACE
G-145: Lillian Gradillas (Mountain View) 28-2, So.
D-I 138: Adyn Bostick (Sunnyside) 48-7, Fr.
D-II 113: Enzo Spina (Ironwood Ridge) 39-6, Jr.
D-II 132: Daniel Miranda (Mountain View) 46-3, Jr.
D-II 138: Troy Garrick (Ironwood Ridge) 35-6, Jr.
D-II 157: Charles Hangartner (Cienega) 36-11, Sr.
D-II 175: Heriberto Mendoza (Desert View) 31-5, Sr.
D-II 285: Jacob Acedo (Mountain View) 43-8, So.
D-III 138: Christian Lopez (Sahuarita) 50-7, Jr.
D-III 190: Kayden Luke (Canyon Del Oro) 19-4, So.
D-IV 157: Brayden Merrill (St David) 47-10, Sr.
FOURTH PLACE
G-132: Mylei Seigla (Canyon Del Oro) 34-2, Sr.
D-I 113: William Moore (Marana) 54-6, So.
D-II 132: Kellan Merz (Ironwood Ridge) 45-12, Sr.
D-II 215: Josh Consavage (Cienega) 21-6, Sr.
D-III 106: Daniel Guerrero (Sahuarita) 40-10, Fr.
D-III 215: Levi Pannell (Sahuarita) 43-7, Sr.
D-IV 113: Raymond Garcia (San Manuel) 32-7, So.
D-IV 157: Kayvon Pajouyan (Mica Mountain) 40-12, Sr.
D-IV 175: Michael Hernandez (Mica Mountain) 9-4, Sr.
D-IV 190: Ed Tingle (Willcox) 43-12, So.
FIFTH PLACE
G-107: Destiny Pogue (Pueblo) 27-5, Sr.
G-120: Adacelli Noriega (Bisbee) 18-3, Jr.
D-I 132: Dylan Brown (Marana) 53-6, So.
D-II 106: MJ Carrow (Flowing Wells) 23-8, So.
D-II 120: Robert Hernandez III (Flowing Wells) 38-5, Jr.
D-II 126: Josyah Monarrez (Flowing Wells) 28-8, So.
D-II 144: Richard Cunes (Desert View) 27-5, Jr.
D-III 120: Justin Fox (Sahuarita) 51-9, Jr.
D-III 126: Channing Porter (Walden Grove) 35-9, Jr.
D-III 132: Isaiah Miller (Sahuarita) 41-8, Jr.
D-III 150: Christian Gallardo (Walden Grove) 36-13, Jr.
D-III 285: Sa`Kylee Woodard (Canyon Del Oro) 23-8, So.
D-IV 138: Joseph Puckett (Mica Mountain) 20-10, Sr.
D-IV 165: Tyler Paquette (Benson) 30-6, Sr.
D-IV 215: Aiden Lozoya (San Manuel) 31-9, So.
SIXTH PLACE
D-I 144: Victor Gonzalez (Sunnyside) 38-10, So.
D-II 106: Dakota Nettles (Cienega) 14-10, Jr.
D-II 126: Ryklee Kynaston (Buena) 30-15, Sr.
D-II 175: Patrick Fleming (Cienega) 23-16, Sr.
D-II 190: Devin Sullivan (Buena) 21-6, Sr.
D-III 157: Aaron Ramirez (Canyon Del Oro) 25-16, So.
D-IV 113: Isaac Amador (Mica Mountain) 34-18, Jr.
D-IV 138: Colton Tyra (Benson) 32-7, Jr.
D-IV 160: Isaiah Puckett (Mica Mountain) 44-15, Sr.
D-IV 175: Joseph Haskins (Santa Rita) 18-14, Sr.
D-IV 285: George Flores (Mica Mountain) 22-11, Fr.
STATE QUALIFIERS
G-110: Luciana Chavez (Canyon del Oro) 27-5
G-126: Jade Armstrong (Sunnyside) 11-4, Fr.
G-126: Anika Rodriguez (Pueblo) 8-4, Sr.
G-132: Soleil Ponce (Sunnyside) 13-5, Fr.
G-138: Dalien Duarte (Pueblo) 14-4, Fr.
G-145: Jenell Rodriguez (Sunnyside) 10-5, So.
D-I 126: Mason Flores (Marana) 45-9, Sr.
D-I 138: Peyton Proper (Marana) 49-11, Jr.
D-I 144: Eric Brown (Marana) 45-8, Sr.
D-I 150: Brennan Nadler (Marana) 13-3, Sr.
D-I 175: Nicholas Pina (Sunnyside) 26-3, Fr.
D-I 175: Troy Fox (Marana) 53-9, Sr.
D-I 215: Rene Bostick (Sunnyside) 30-8, So.
D-I 285: Roman Canez (Sunnyside) 17-8, Sr.
D-I 285: Carter Brown (Marana) 23-12, Sr.
D-I 285: Alejandro Arellano (Tucson) 12-15, So.
D-II 106: Riley Lord (Ironwood Ridge) 21-21, Fr.
D-II 113: Daniel Hernandez (Cienega) 10-13, So.
D-II 113: Adis Wesson (Catalina Foothills) 28-17, Fr.
D-II 113: Daniel Duarte (Pueblo) 24-20, Fr.
D-II 120: Jack Ferguson (Cienega) 9-20, So.
D-II 120: Isaiah Torres (Ironwood Ridge) 16-24, Fr.
D-II 120: Isaiah Trujillo-Coello (Buena) 27-11, Sr.
D-II 126: Beau Blas (Mountain View) 6-3, Fr.
D-II 126: David Rojas (Pueblo) 8-2, Sr.
D-II 132: David Chase (Cienega) 12-7, So.
D-II 138: Gabriel Gomez (Mountain View) 41-9, Sr.
D-II 138: Curtis Chase (Cienega) 12-7, So.
D-II 138: Rene Ochotorena (Desert View) 24-7, Jr.
D-II 138: Dylan Carrillo (Pueblo) 32-16, So.
D-II 144: Gabriel Moreno (Mountain View) 26-10, Sr.
D-II 144: Max Graham (Ironwood Ridge) 16-10, Fr.
D-II 144: Devin Armstrong (Catalina Foothills) 24-14, Sr.
D-II 150: Otto Hagele (Ironwood Ridge) 34-15, Jr.
D-II 150: David Coronado (Buena) 15-11, Sr.
D-II 150: Mathias McQuade (Catalina Foothills) 21-15, So.
D-II 150: Trevor Barrett (Pueblo) 15-19, So.
D-II 157: Kai Langlais (Ironwood Ridge) 22-23, Jr.
D-II 157: Andy Chase (Buena) 26-11, Jr.
D-II 165: Jacob Webb (Cienega) 9-7, Jr.
D-II 165: Cory Kaufmann (Buena) 28-10, Jr.
D-II 165: Adrian Parra (Flowing Wells) 19-6, Jr.
D-II 175: Tyler Angle (Buena) 10-4, Sr.
D-II 175: Max Tenery (Catalina Foothills) 15-6, Jr.
D-II 190: Eric Salazar (Desert View) 20-9, Jr.
D-II 190: Logan Rivera (Catalina Foothills) 30-17, Sr.
D-II 215: Adrian Alamada (Mountain View) 7-16, Sr.
D-II 215: Pedro Preciado (Flowing Wells) 15-18, Jr.
D-II 215: Armando Tapia (Desert View) 16-7, Sr.
D-II 285: Dominic Parks (Cienega) 25-13, Sr.
D-II 285: Jadon Steward (Buena) 17-3, Sr.
D-II 285: Omar Estrella (Desert View) 7-6, Sr.
D-III 106: Jack Warren (Walden Grove) 34-12, So.
D-III 106: Cylvino Hernandez (Canyon del Oro) 30-14, So.
D-III 113: Aaron Gomez (Salpointe) 32-14, Fr.
D-III 113: Aiden Roquet (Rio Rico) 21-6, Jr.
D-III 132: Jasek Lewis (Walden Grove) 25-12, So.
D-III 132: Atticus Comer (Canyon del Oro) 36-13, So.
D-III 138: Oliver Ochsenfeld (Canyon del Oro) 12-6, So.
D-III 144: Blake Sholl (Canyon del Oro) 19-7, So.
D-III 150: Adrian Nemer (Sahuarita) 22-12, Jr.
D-III 157: Luke Cioe (Salpointe) 26-16, Jr.
D-III 165 Jason Gonzales (Sahuarita) 17-3, Sr.
D-III 165: Gabriel Smith (Walden Grove) 22-6, So.
D-III 165: Ernesto Alvarez (Canyon del Oro) 31-12, So.
D-III 175: Trajan Rios (Sahuarita) 11-11, Jr.
D-III 175: Jayden Bitton (Walden Grove) 26-15, So.
D-III 175: Riley Zwickl (Empire) 23-17, Jr.
D-III 190: Malcolm Williams (Sahuarita) 17-11, So.
D-III 190: Orlando Gonzalez (Salpointe) 14-9, So.
D-III 285: Salvador Nieves (Walden Grove) 33-17, Fr.
D-III 285: William Urbina (Sabino) 23-4, Jr.
D-IV 106: Landon Ward (Willcox) 38-9, Fr.
D-IV 120: Nathan Hernandez (Mica Mountain) 15-7, So.
D-IV 120: Mario Fernandez (Willcox) 29-10, Fr.
D-IV 126: Joshua Beans (Mica Mountain) 42-13, Jr.
D-IV 126: Juan Flores (Santa Cruz) 23-8, Sr.
D-IV 126: Ayden Fimbres (Willcox) 26-8, So.
D-IV 126: Zeke Crowley (Benson) 12-5, So.
D-IV 132: John Collins (Willcox) 32-8, Sr.
D-IV 144: Aaron Rodarte (Mica Mountain) 20-13, Jr.
D-IV 144: Jakob Tafoya (San Manuel) 28-8, So.
D-IV 165: Octavio Vidrio (Mica Mountain) 29-22, Jr.
D-IV 190: Jacob Ford (Mica Mountain) 44-15, Jr.
D-IV 215: Travis Larson (Willcox) 39-7, Fr.
D-IV 285: Elijah Tellez (Santa Cruz) 11-6, Sr.
D-IV 285: Aedon Hawkins (San Manuel) 8-6, Jr.
D-IV 285: Nathan Beeman (Benson) 34-4, Jr.
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