IHSA boys wrestling state finals results: Peoria-area matches, schedules and complete results (2024)

The 2024 Illinois High School Association boys wrestling state finals were this weekend at the State Farm Center on the University of Illinois campus. A total of 41 Peoria-area wrestlers started competition Thursday, with eight area athletes wrestling in championship matches on Saturday night. Four of those athletes won state championships.

Here's a look at matches for athletes from the Peoria area, starting with championships and followed by medal matches.

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Peoria-area championship matches

CLASS 1A

113 pounds

Preston Waughtel (Carlyle) dec. Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame, junior, 41-6) 7-0

144 pounds

Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs, junior, 51-2) dec. Kaden Inman (Tolono Unity) 8-7

150 pounds

Bentley Wise (Olympia, senior, 44-8) dec. Blue Bishop (Herrin) 5-3

165 pounds

Landin Benson (Coal City) dec. Bowden Delaney (Tremont, junior, 45-2) 3-1

CLASS 2A

132 pounds

Ty Edwards (Yorkville Christian) dec. Gauge Shipp (Galesburg, senior, 44-1) 11-4

138 pounds

Wyatt Medlin (Washington, sophomore, 45-4) dec. Dillon White (Mt. Vernon) 10-3

144 pounds

Sean Larkin (Chicago St. Rita) dec. Peyton Cox (Washington, junior, 26-2) 9-7

165 pounds

Nick Mueller (Dunlap, senior, 43-3) dec. Illia Dvoriannikov (Vernon Hills) 4-2

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CLASS 1A

Third place

113 pounds

Anthony Alanis (West Marian) major dec. Dylan Eimer (Olympia, junior, 33-5) 8-0

138 pounds

Ace Christiansen (Princeton, junior, 39-7) ultimate tiebreaker Cooper Corder (Sandwich)

285 pounds

James Herring (Roxana) dec. Cade Odell (Princeton, junior, 32-4) 3-2

Fifth place

106 pounds

Augustus Swanson (Princeton, sophomore, 35-3) dec. Owen Petersen (Coal City) 6-4

132 pounds

Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) sudden victory Keygan Jennings (Farmington, senior, 42-7) 7-5

138 pounds

Dylan Crouch (Dwight) dec. Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs, senior, 48-10) 5-3

190 pounds

Danny Murphy (Canton, senior, 47-4) dec. Calvin Savage (King) 3-1

215 pounds

Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee, junior, 41-6) fall Nolen Yeary (Olympia, senior, 39-9) 3:37

CLASS 2A

Third place

120 pounds

Gavin Hanrahan (Antioch) dec. Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg, senior, 42-3) 6-2

175 pounds

Fifth place

120 pounds

Kamron Scholl (Maple Park Kaneland) dec. Noah Woods (Washington, junior, 40-16) 3-2

165 pounds

Cael Miller (Washington, senior, 40-12) sudden victory Maddox Kirts (Bloomington) 7-5

CLASS 3A

Fifth place

RaMez Watson (Pekin, senior, 38-6) dec. Ashton Hobson (Marmion) 4-2

CLASS 1A

Semifinals

106 pounds

Max Philpot (Vandalia) dec. Augustus Swanson (Princeton) 14-10

113 pounds

Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) dec. Cohen Sweely (Benton) 7-0

132 pounds

Vance Williams (West Marian) major dec. Keygan Jennings (Farmington) 8-0

138 pounds

Dillon Hinton (Vandalia) dec. Ace Christiansen (Princeton) 8-2

144 pounds

Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) dec. Bryce Edwards (Murphysboro) 12-7

150 pounds

Bentley Wise (Olympia) major dec. Grant Brewer (Oakwood) 13-4

165 pounds

Bowden Delaney (Tremont) dec. Brady Brewick (Genoa Kingston) 7-4

285 pounds

Jason Dowell (Belville Althoff) dec. Cade Odell (Princeton) 2-1

CLASS 2A

Semifinals

120 pounds

Deven Casey (IC Catholic) dec. Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg) 4-0

132 pounds

Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) major dec. Omar Samayoa (Chicago St. Patrick) 12-2

138 pounds

Wyatt Medlin (Washington) fall Austin Perez (Oak Forest) 3:01

144 pounds

Peyton Cox (Washington) major dec. Nikolas Karamaniolas (Chicago St. Patrick) 9-1

165 pounds

Nick Mueller (Dunlap) dec. Dawson McConnell (Lincoln) 9-4

175 pounds

Matty Jens (Grayslake Central) major dec. Zane Hulet (Washington) 20-9

285 pounds

Jack Barnhart (Champaign Centennial) fall Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) 1:43

CLASS 1A

Quarterfinals

106 pounds

Augustus Swanson (Princeton) dec. Owen Petersen (Coal City) 8-5

113 pounds

Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) dec. Nelson Benesh (Oregon) 11-7
Preston Waughtel (Carlyle) major dec. Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) 15-2
Anthony Alanis (West Marian) dec. Dylan Eimer (Olympia) 8-1

132 pounds

Keygan Jennings (Farmington) dec. Arrison Bauer (Lena-Winslow) 8-3

138 pounds

Ace Christiansen (Princeton) UTB Dylan Crouch (Dwight) 2-1
Mason Tieffel (Benton) fall Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs) 2:17

144 pounds

Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) dec. Miles Corder (Sandwich) 5-2

150 pounds

Bentley Wise (Olympia) dec. Chasen Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) 9-2

157 pounds

Liam Fox (Murphysboro) fall Kelton Graden (Olympia) 3:08

165 pounds

Bowden Delaney (Tremont) fall Ryan Lower (Taylor Ridge Rockridge) 2:51

190 pounds

Calvin Savage (King) fall Danny Murphy (Canton) 2:23

215 pounds

Chris Peura (Seneca) dec. Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee) 6-5
Noah Wenzel (Dakota) fall Nolen Yeary (Olympia) 2:26

285 pounds

Cade Odell (Princeton) dec. Michael McLaughlin (PND) 2-1

First round

106 pounds

Augustus Swanson (Princeton) fall Steven Uden (Oakwood) 3:06
Owen Petersen (Coal City) fall Dyllan Steele (Canton) 5:40

113 pounds

Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame) fall Charlie Dvorak (Nazareth) 1:47
Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs) fall Darrel Oman (Chicago DeLaSalle) 1:35
Dylan Eimer (Olympia) tech fall Blake Anderson (Peotone) 21-4
Cooper Morris (Coal City) fall Maddux Steele (Canton) 6:00

132 pounds

Keygan Jennings (Farmington) dec. Pedro Rangel (Oakwood) 4-0

138 pounds

Ace Christiansen (Princeton) dec. Daniel Dover (Anna-Jonesboro) 8-1
Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs) dec. Jose Lua (Phoenix) 10-6
Dylan Crouch (Dwight) dec. Bradlee Ellis (Farmington) 10-3
Mason Garner (Coal City) major dec. Mason Mark (Tremont) 13-0

144 pounds

Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs) fall Lucas Parker (Frankfort) 1:49

150 pounds

Bentley Wise (Olympia) tech fall Andrew Fowler (Nazareth) 17-0
Nate Othon (Seneca) dec. Chase Daugherty (Peoria Notre Dame) 8-3

157 pounds

Kelton Graden (Olympia) fall Parker Adams (Wilmington) 1:52

165 pounds

Landin Benson (Coal City) fall Casey Etheridge (Princeton) 3:49
Bowden Delaney (Tremont) fall Gabriel Kiddoo (Westville) 1:03

175 pounds

Vincent Fiore (Mt. Zion) dec. Jamal Lasenby (Kewanee) 11-8
Carter Watkins (Manteno) fall Shawn Watkins (Illini West) 4:49

190 pounds

Danny Murphy (Canton) major dec. Keller Stocks (Mt. Zion) 18-6

215 pounds

Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee) fall Brandon Turner (Frankfort) 1:38
Nolen Yeary (Olympia) fall Kaleb Abney (Phoenix) 4:42
Chris Peura (Seneca) fall Issac Coleman (Peoria Heights) 2:37

285 pounds

Cade Odell (Princeton) dec. Remington Hiser (Mt. Zion) 7-1
Michael McLaughlin (PND) dec. Noah Gomez (Clifton Central) 8-3
Nicholas Armour (Chicago Leo) fall Connor Williams (Canton) 1:59

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CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

120 pounds

Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg) dec. Bradley Ruckman 3-1

126 pounds

Josh Vazquez (Lombard Montini) dec. Eli Gonzalez (Washington) 1-0

132 pounds

Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) major dec. Olin Walker (Chicago St. Patrick) 13-2

138 pounds

Wyatt Medlin (Washington) major dec. Jordan Rasof 18-7

144 pounds

Peyton Cox (Washington) tech fall Josh Gonzalez (Riverside Brookfield) 15-0

165 pounds

Nick Mueller (Dunlap) dec. Joe Gilatta (IC Catholic) 6-4
Ilia Dvoriannikov (Vernon Hills) dec. Cael Miller (Washington) 3-2

175 pounds

Zane Hulet (Washington) dec. Jovani Piazza (Hinsdale South) 8-4

285 pounds

Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) sudden victory Mekhi McDowell (East St. Louis) 3-1

First round

106 pounds

Jack Hogan (Chicago St. Rita) major dec. Noah Harris (Morton) 14-1

120 pounds

Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg) dec. Isaac Mayora (Lombard Montini) 8-1
Gavin Hanrahan (Antioch) dec. Noah Woods (Washington) 6-0

126 pounds

Eli Gonzalez (Washington) dec. Andon Beldo (Champaign Centennial) 3-1

132 pounds

Gauge Shipp (Galesburg) tech fall Brody Smith (Troy Triad) 16-0
Isaac Smith (Carbondale) fall Timmy Smith (Washington) 5:04

138 pounds

Wyatt Medlin (Washington) tech fall Carter Mikolajczak (Lemont) 20-5

144 pounds

Peyton Cox (Washington) fall Antonio Hinojosa (Chicago Mt. Carmel) 1:27
Nikolas Karamaniolas (Chicago St. Patrick) major dec. Grady Neal (Metamora) 10-2

150 pounds

Tyson Rakers (Highland) dec. Steven Marvin (Morton) 2-0

165 pounds

Cael Miller (Washington) dec. Thomas Imboden (Carbondale) 8-4
Nick Mueller (Dunlap) major dec. James Wojcikiewicz (Civic Memorial) 9-0

175 pounds

Zane Hulet (Washington) dec. Maddux Randall (Mt. Vernon) 8-2

190 pounds

Max Wiezorek (Chatham Glenwood) dec. Josh Hoffer (Washington) 7-6

285 pounds

Jose Del Toro (East Peoria) fall Gerald Ohare (Evergreen Park) 2:52

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

144 pounds

RaMez Watson (Pekin) vs. Evan Gosz (Palatine Fremd)

First round

144 pounds

RaMez Watson (Pekin) dec. Callen Kirchner (Schaumburg) 5-3