California High School Wrestling – Top Incoming Freshmen Class of 2028

Here are the top freshmen wrestlers poised to make an impact in the upcoming 2024-2025 season. Comment below on who you think has the best chance of placing at the State Meet in February.

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RANK		WRESTLER	SCHOOL	STATE PLACER
		Gio Hernandez	Bakersfield (cs)
		Jacob Fernandez	Bonita (ss)
		Paul Ruiz	Buchanan (cs)
		Carlo Contino	Buchanan (cs)
		JJ Greene	Buchanan (cs)
		Jax Vang	Buchanan (cs)
		Damian Leal	Central Catholic (sj)
		Barrett Silva	Central Catholic (sj)
		Helo Blackwell	Central Catholic (sj)
		Eli Swartz	Central Catholic (sj)
		Sean Griffin	Central Catholic (sj)
		Daniel Guerra	Central Union (sd)
		Andrew Arroyo Jr.	Clovis (cs)
		Tyler Sweet	Clovis North (cs)
		Elijah Ornelas	Clovis North (cs)
		Lucas Mendez	Clovis North (cs)
		Julian Brillantes	Elk Grove (sj)
		Sammy Sanchez	Esperanza (ss)
		Eli Mendoza	Gilroy (cc)
		Cristian Villarreal	Evergreen Valley (cc)
		Adrian Rivera	Lincoln (cc)
		Owen Hardesty	Live Oak (cc)
		Elham Hashimi	Livermore (nc)
		Luke Schoch	Los Gatos (cc)
		Michael Terrell	Los Gatos (cc)
		Wesley Hayden	Los Gatos (cc)
		Hawk Alvarez	Mayfair (ss)
		Jakob Castillo	Merced (sj)
		Brian Knuutti	Petaluma (nc)
		Mateo Jimenez	Saint Francis (cc)
		Santos Tizoc	Silver Creek (cc)
		Hunter Luna	Saint Francis (cc)
		Isai Fernandez	St. John Bosco (ss)
		Mason Savidan	St. John Bosco (ss)
		Jorge Rios	St. John Bosco (ss)
		Mason Savidan	St. John Bosco (ss)
		Cody Holtberg	St. Mary's (sj)
		Maddox Hazard	Sultana (ss)

California High School All-State Wrestling Teams by Grade

The 2024 CIF State Wrestling Championships wrapped up in February, with the Poway boys seizing their fifth State title and setting a new all-time scoring record of 290.5 points. Buchanan claimed the runner-up spot with 255 points, while Gilroy secured third place with 206 points. Noteworthy achievements were marked as five boys earned the prestigious title of two-time State Champions. Among them were Ronnie Ramirez (120-pounds), representing Walnut as a junior; Daniel Zepeda (138-pounds), a junior from Gilroy; Brock Mantanona (150-pounds), a senior hailing from Palm Desert; Robert Platt (215-pounds), a senior from Poway; and Cody Merrill (285-pounds), a senior also from Gilroy. Adding to their accolades, all five wrestlers were honored with positions in the All-State Dual Teams by CalGrappler.

		FRESHMAN
WT		WRESTLER	SCHOOL	ACCOMP
106		Arseni Kikiniou	Poway (sd)	State 2nd Place
113		Max Murillo	Canyon Springs (ss)	State (3-2)
120		Slater Hicks	Valencia (ss)	State (2-2)
126		Michael Romero	St. John Bosco (ss)	State 7th Place
132		Jesse Grajeda	St. John Bosco (ss)	State 2nd Place
138		Wyatt Lewis	Clovis (cs)	State 8th Place
144		Mario Carini	Poway (sd)	State 3rd Place
150		Christian Stoeber	Fountain Valley (ss)	State (2-2)
157		Chris Villegas	Rancho Bernardo (sd)	State (2-2)
165		Gavin Vargas	Canyon Springs (ss)
175		Brian Haran	Gilroy (cc)	State (1-2)
190		Matt Cooley	Oakdale (sj)
215		Noah Larios	Imperial (sd)	State (1-2)
285		Joey Harriman	Montgomery (nc)
		SOPHOMORES
WT		WRESTLER	SCHOOL	ACCOMP
106		Blake Woodward	Buchanan (cs)	State 3rd Place
113		Rocklin Zinkin	Buchanan (cs)	State Champion, 2X State Placer
120		Nathan Carrillo	St. John Bosco (ss)	State 2nd Place
126		Ashton Besmer	Buchanan (cs)	State 4th Place
132		Victor Alexander-Gutierrez	Central Catholic (sj)	State 4th Place
138		Brayden Silva-Sousa	Pitman (sj)
144		Joseph Toscano	Buchanan (cs)	State 2nd Place, 2X State Placer
150		Mikel David Uyemura	San Marino (ss)	State (3-2)
157		Christopher Creason	El Diamante (cs)	State 6th Place
165		Jackson Naven	Frontier (cs)	State (1-2)
175		Mason Ontiveros	Pitman (sj)	State 2nd Place, 2X State Placer
190		David Calkins Jr.	Liberty (nc)	State 7th Place, 2X State Placer
215		Coby Merrill	JW North (ss)	State 2nd Place, 2X State Placer
285		Tory Ceja	Pitman (sj)	State (2-2)
		JUNIORS
WT		WRESTLER	SCHOOL	ACCOMP
106		Nathaniel Granados	Merced (sj)	State 5th Place
113		Edwin Sierra	Poway (sd)	State 2nd Place, 3X State Placer
120		Ronnie Ramirez	Walnut (ss)	2X State Champion, 3X State Placer
126		Nikade Zinkin	Clovis (cs)	State Champion, 3X State Placer
132		Elijah Cortez	Gilroy (cc)	3rd Place, State Champion, 3X State Placer
138		Daniel Zepeda	Gilroy (cc)	2X State Champion
144		Max Del Bosque	Clovis North (cs)	State 4th Place
150		Anthony Manno	Newport Harbor (ss)	State (2-2)
157		Leo Contino	Buchanan (cs)	State 3rd Place, 3X State Placer
165		Joseph Antonio	St. John Bosco (ss)	State 2nd Place, 2X State Placer
175		Angelo Posado	Poway (sd)	State Champion, 3X State Place
190		Brokton Borelli	Los Banos (sj)	State 2nd Place
215		Dominic Wilson	Tulare Union (cs)	State 6th Place, 2X State Placer
285		Nicholas Sahakian	St. John Bosco (ss)	State 2nd Place, State Champion, 3X State Placer
		SENIORS
WT		WRESTLER	SCHOOL	ACCOMP
106		Henry Aslikyan	Birmingham (la)	State Champion
113		Abram Cline	Granite Hills (sd)	3rd Place, 2X State Placer
120		Isiah Quintero	El Dorado (ss)	4th Place, State Champion, 3X State Placer
126		Anthony Lucio	Fountain Valley (ss)	8th Place, 2X State Placer
132		Elias Navida	Poway (sd)	State Champion, 2X State Placer
138		Paul Kelly	Poway (sd)	State 2nd Place, 3X State Placer
144		Moses Mirabal	Gilroy (cc)	State Champion, 2X State Placer
150		Brock Mantanona	Palm Desert (ss)	2X State Champion, 3X State Placer
157		Grigor Cholakyan	St. John Bosco (ss)	State Champion, 3X State Placer
165		Collin Guffey	Granite Hills (sd)	State Champion, 3X State Placer
175		Branson John	Buchanan (cs)	3rd Place
190		Sonny Kling	Canyon Springs (ss)	State Champion, 3X State Placer
215		Robert Platt	Poway (sd)	2X State Champion
285		Cody Merrill	Gilroy (cc)	2X State Champion

David Calkins Jr. – Liberty HS

Team Scores

1. De La Salle High School 260.0
2. Liberty High School 162.0
3. Casa Grande High School 151.5
4. Ukiah High School 148.0
5. Del Norte High School 145.0
6. Granada High School 135.5
7. John F Kennedy High School 113.5
8. Windsor High School 102.5
9. California High School 101.0
10. James Logan High School 99.0

108

1st Place – Connor Jeong of Castro Valley High School
2nd Place – Jack Baker of Granada High School
3rd Place – Antonio Garaventa of Windsor High School
4th Place – Kaidan Bell of Arcata High School
5th Place – Troy Nejib of California High School
6th Place – Alex Osborne of Del Norte High School
7th Place – Cameron Jackson of John F Kennedy High School
8th Place – Jerome Saldana of Sonoma Valley High School
1st Place Match
Connor Jeong (Castro Valley High School) 5-0, . over Jack Baker (Granada High School) 4-1, . (Dec 6-5)
3rd Place Match
Antonio Garaventa (Windsor High School) 5-1, . over Kaidan Bell (Arcata High School) 4-2, . (For.)
5th Place Match
Troy Nejib (California High School) 5-2, . over Alex Osborne (Del Norte High School) 4-2, . (For.)
7th Place Match
Cameron Jackson (John F Kennedy High School) 4-2, . over Jerome Saldana (Sonoma Valley High School) 4-3, . (Dec 5-0)

115

1st Place – Caleb Tatad of De La Salle High School
2nd Place – Tanner Bartonico of Liberty High School
3rd Place – Kenshin Lin of Dougherty Valley High School
4th Place – Mateo Saint Valdez of Las Lomas High School
5th Place – Jack Bronte of Granada High School
6th Place – Miguel Rodriguez of James Logan High School
7th Place – William Harvey of Maria Carrillo High School
8th Place – Logan Robertson of Eureka High School
1st Place Match
Caleb Tatad (De La Salle High School ) 5-0, . over Tanner Bartonico (Liberty High School) 4-1, . (MD 17-3)
3rd Place Match
Kenshin Lin (Dougherty Valley High School) 5-1, . over Mateo Saint Valdez (Las Lomas High School) 4-2, . (Dec 7-6)
5th Place Match
Jack Bronte (Granada High School) 7-2, . over Miguel Rodriguez (James Logan High School) 5-3, . (TF-1.5 4:50 (16-0))
7th Place Match
William Harvey (Maria Carrillo High School) 4-2, . over Logan Robertson (Eureka High School) 3-3, . (Fall 2:58)

122

1st Place – Manuel Martir of De La Salle High School
2nd Place – Yousuf Amin of Dublin High School
3rd Place – Christopher Anderson of Liberty High School
4th Place – Aiden Ayers of Arcata High School
5th Place – Brandon Hillegeist of McKinleyville High School
6th Place – Benjamin Peralta of California High School
7th Place – Tilio Conti of Maria Carrillo High School
8th Place – Devin Dimapasoc of James Logan High School
1st Place Match
Manuel Martir (De La Salle High School ) 5-0, . over Yousuf Amin (Dublin High School) 4-1, . (MD 9-0)
3rd Place Match
Christopher Anderson (Liberty High School) 5-1, . over Aiden Ayers (Arcata High School) 4-2, . (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
Brandon Hillegeist (McKinleyville High School) 5-2, . over Benjamin Peralta (California High School) 4-3, . (Fall 2:22)
7th Place Match
Tilio Conti (Maria Carrillo High School) 4-2, . over Devin Dimapasoc (James Logan High School) 4-3, . (Dec 3-2)

128

1st Place – Mason Evanow of Fortuna High School
2nd Place – Gio Cuevas of De La Salle High School
3rd Place – Dominick Clark of Middletown High School
4th Place – Ricardo Velazquez of Hayward High School
5th Place – Joey Hannon of Freedom High School
6th Place – Nicolas Trujillo of Benicia High School
7th Place – James Gensaw of Del Norte High School
8th Place – Ares SanJuan of California High School
1st Place Match
Mason Evanow (Fortuna High School) 5-0, . over Gio Cuevas (De La Salle High School ) 4-1, . (Dec 8-6)
3rd Place Match
Dominick Clark (Middletown High School) 5-1, . over Ricardo Velazquez (Hayward High School) 5-2, . (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match
Joey Hannon (Freedom High School) 6-2, . over Nicolas Trujillo (Benicia High School) 3-3, . (For.)
7th Place Match
James Gensaw (Del Norte High School) 4-2, . over Ares SanJuan (California High School) 5-3, . (Fall 2:12)

134

1st Place – Ali Hamzia of Redwood High School
2nd Place – Karmine Berndt of Vallejo High School
3rd Place – Carlos Vazquez of De La Salle High School
4th Place – Erickson Edpao of Benicia High School
5th Place – Ray Pacheco of Casa Grande High School
6th Place – Josiah Orozco of Napa High School
7th Place – Shane Takara of Irvington High School
8th Place – Charles Trotman of Alhambra High School
1st Place Match
Ali Hamzia (Redwood High School) 5-0, . over Karmine Berndt (Vallejo High School) 4-1, . (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
Carlos Vazquez (De La Salle High School ) 5-1, . over Erickson Edpao (Benicia High School) 6-2, . (Dec 9-5)
5th Place Match
Ray Pacheco (Casa Grande High School) 4-2, . over Josiah Orozco (Napa High School) 6-3, . (Dec 4-0)
7th Place Match
Shane Takara (Irvington High School) 5-2, . over Charles Trotman (Alhambra High School) 5-3, . (Fall 2:51)

140

1st Place – Curtis Bartley of Del Norte High School
2nd Place – Vicente Rodarte of Benicia High School
3rd Place – Ikaika Madayag of Novato High School
4th Place – Ezekiel Fellman of Casa Grande High School
5th Place – Mashal Shirzad of Mt Diablo High School
6th Place – Vincent Tyrrell of Ukiah High School
7th Place – Joshua Perez of De La Salle High School
8th Place – Alexander Berkowitz of Redwood High School
1st Place Match
Curtis Bartley (Del Norte High School) 5-0, . over Vicente Rodarte (Benicia High School) 4-1, . (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match
Ikaika Madayag (Novato High School) 5-1, . over Ezekiel Fellman (Casa Grande High School) 6-2, . (Dec 6-5)
5th Place Match
Mashal Shirzad (Mt Diablo High School) 5-2, . over Vincent Tyrrell (Ukiah High School) 3-3, . (Fall 2:21)
7th Place Match
Joshua Perez (De La Salle High School ) 4-2, . over Alexander Berkowitz (Redwood High School) 3-3, . (Dec 3-2)

146

1st Place – Casey Jackson of John F Kennedy High School
2nd Place – Jacob Quintua of Casa Grande High School
3rd Place – John McKenzie of Archie Williams High School
4th Place – Easton Hearne of San Leandro High School
5th Place – Anish Neema of Dougherty Valley High School
6th Place – Attilio Del Monte of Liberty High School
7th Place – Jackson Hicks of Arcata High School
8th Place – Issac Judson of Albany High School
1st Place Match
Casey Jackson (John F Kennedy High School) 5-0, . over Jacob Quintua (Casa Grande High School) 4-1, . (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match
John McKenzie (Archie Williams High School) 5-1, . over Easton Hearne (San Leandro High School) 4-2, . (Fall 0:57)
5th Place Match
Anish Neema (Dougherty Valley High School) 5-2, . over Attilio Del Monte (Liberty High School) 4-3, . (Dec 7-0)
7th Place Match
Jackson Hicks (Arcata High School) 4-2, . over Issac Judson (Albany High School) 4-3, . (MD 19-7)

152

1st Place – Jack Farage of Liberty High School
2nd Place – TJ Arvizu of De La Salle High School
3rd Place – Jared Williams of Ukiah High School
4th Place – Caleb Quintua of Casa Grande High School
5th Place – Jacob Barajas of Washington High School
6th Place – Miguel Ruiz-Dare of College Park High School
7th Place – Jonathan Kim of Dougherty Valley High School
8th Place – Rickey Ramirez of Willits High School
1st Place Match
Jack Farage (Liberty High School) 5-0, . over TJ Arvizu (De La Salle High School ) 4-1, . (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
Jared Williams (Ukiah High School) 5-1, . over Caleb Quintua (Casa Grande High School) 5-2, . (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match
Jacob Barajas (Washington High School) 4-2, . over Miguel Ruiz-Dare (College Park High School) 4-3, . (SV-1 5-3)
7th Place Match
Jonathan Kim (Dougherty Valley High School) 6-2, . over Rickey Ramirez (Willits High School) 3-3, . (Dec 7-5)

159

1st Place – Franklin Enkhmandakh of De La Salle High School
2nd Place – Camden Bushey of Casa Grande High School
3rd Place – Xavier Vargas of American High School
4th Place – Aiden Dancer of Upper Lake High School
5th Place – Christian Diaz of Liberty High School
6th Place – Alex McKenzie of Archie Williams High School
7th Place – Oliver Saelao of College Park High School
8th Place – Jack Kramer of St Bernard High School
1st Place Match
Franklin Enkhmandakh (De La Salle High School ) 5-0, . over Camden Bushey (Casa Grande High School) 4-1, . (MD 12-3)
3rd Place Match
Xavier Vargas (American High School) 6-1, . over Aiden Dancer (Upper Lake High School) 5-2, . (Dec 8-5)
5th Place Match
Christian Diaz (Liberty High School) 4-2, . over Alex McKenzie (Archie Williams High School) 3-2, . (For.)
7th Place Match
Oliver Saelao (College Park High School) 4-2, . over Jack Kramer (St Bernard High School) 4-3, . (Fall 1:56)

167

1st Place – Colton Schaad of Del Norte High School
2nd Place – Jesse Briggs of Heritage High School
3rd Place – Alexander Ortiz of De La Salle High School
4th Place – Donald Hostler of Hoopa Valley High School
5th Place – Dane Rensen of Ukiah High School
6th Place – Jack Gamble of California High School
7th Place – Syrus Olvera of Rancho Cotate High School
8th Place – James Emery of James Logan High School
1st Place Match
Colton Schaad (Del Norte High School) 5-0, . over Jesse Briggs (Heritage High School) 4-1, . (UTB 3-2)
3rd Place Match
Alexander Ortiz (De La Salle High School ) 5-1, . over Donald Hostler (Hoopa Valley High School) 4-2, . (MD 13-5)
5th Place Match
Dane Rensen (Ukiah High School) 5-2, . over Jack Gamble (California High School) 5-3, . (Fall 0:00)
7th Place Match
Syrus Olvera (Rancho Cotate High School) 6-2, . over James Emery (James Logan High School) 3-2, . (M. For.)

177

1st Place – Logan Bruce of Maria Carrillo High School
2nd Place – Jonah Bertoli of Cardinal Newman High School
3rd Place – William Dawson of Granada High School
4th Place – Ryland Doramus of Berean Christian High School
5th Place – Jordan Gardner of San Marin High School
6th Place – Blake Christensen of Ukiah High School
7th Place – Jonah Schwarze of Napa High School
8th Place – Noah Padecky of Casa Grande High School
1st Place Match
Logan Bruce (Maria Carrillo High School) 5-0, . over Jonah Bertoli (Cardinal Newman High School) 4-1, . (Dec 9-4)
3rd Place Match
William Dawson (Granada High School) 5-1, . over Ryland Doramus (Berean Christian High School) 5-2, . (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
Jordan Gardner (San Marin High School) 4-2, . over Blake Christensen (Ukiah High School) 4-3, . (TB-1 2-1)
7th Place Match
Jonah Schwarze (Napa High School) 4-2, . over Noah Padecky (Casa Grande High School) 3-3, . (Dec 7-3)

192

1st Place – David Calkins Jr. of Liberty High School
2nd Place – Antonio Correa of Hoopa Valley High School
3rd Place – Dominic DeBo of James Logan High School
4th Place – Thiomas Adkins of Arroyo High School
5th Place – Ricky Campos of Windsor High School
6th Place – Jake Blake of Granada High School
7th Place – Matthew Northrup of College Park High School
8th Place – Noah Awad of Amador Valley High School
1st Place Match
David Calkins Jr. (Liberty High School) 5-0, . over Antonio Correa (Hoopa Valley High School) 4-1, . (Fall 3:41)
3rd Place Match
Dominic DeBo (James Logan High School) 5-1, . over Thiomas Adkins (Arroyo High School) 4-2, . (Fall 4:24)
5th Place Match
Ricky Campos (Windsor High School) 5-2, . over Jake Blake (Granada High School) 4-3, . (Fall 1:12)
7th Place Match
Matthew Northrup (College Park High School) 4-2, . over Noah Awad (Amador Valley High School) 3-3, . (TB-1 3-2)

217

1st Place – Jayden TadeoGosal of John F Kennedy High School
2nd Place – Joe Ellis of Vintage High School
3rd Place – Jordon Schwarm of Ukiah High School
4th Place – Ryan George of Montgomery High School
5th Place – Edvin Pineda of De Anza High School
6th Place – Tyler Lewis of Hoopa Valley High School
7th Place – Jayden Wood of Amador Valley High School
8th Place – Lukas Hines of Berean Christian High School
1st Place Match
Jayden TadeoGosal (John F Kennedy High School) 5-0, . over Joe Ellis (Vintage High School) 4-1, . (Fall 4:10)
3rd Place Match
Jordon Schwarm (Ukiah High School) 5-1, . over Ryan George (Montgomery High School) 4-2, . (Fall 1:50)
5th Place Match
Edvin Pineda (De Anza High School) 5-2, . over Tyler Lewis (Hoopa Valley High School) 5-3, . (For.)
7th Place Match
Jayden Wood (Amador Valley High School) 4-2, . over Lukas Hines (Berean Christian High School) 3-3, . (Dec 2-1)

287

1st Place – Devon Bertoli of Cardinal Newman High School
2nd Place – Edward Berncich of Petaluma High School
3rd Place – Nigel Newton of Freedom High School
4th Place – Braeden Carroll of Novato High School
5th Place – Asher Nischke of Livermore High School
6th Place – Junaid Khan of John F Kennedy High School
7th Place – Geovanni Valverde of James Logan High School
8th Place – Kyler Smith of St Bernard High School
1st Place Match
Devon Bertoli (Cardinal Newman High School) 5-0, . over Edward Berncich (Petaluma High School) 4-1, . (Fall 2:45)
3rd Place Match
Nigel Newton (Freedom High School) 6-1, . over Braeden Carroll (Novato High School) 6-2, . (Fall 1:30)
5th Place Match
Asher Nischke (Livermore High School) 4-2, . over Junaid Khan (John F Kennedy High School) 3-3, . (Fall 1:31)
7th Place Match
Geovanni Valverde (James Logan High School) 4-2, . over Kyler Smith (St Bernard High School) 3-3, . (Fall 0:52)