Wrestling: Finals Matchups, Schedule Set for Saturday Night
AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association will host the final day of the 2026 Wrestling State Championships on Saturday with consolation, fifth place and third place matches taking place during the morning session before the finals in the afternoon session.
New for this year, finals matches will be starting at a drawn weight class. Finals matches will begin at 170 for girls and 190 for boys and will go up in weight order from there. After 235 for girls and 285 for boys will be 100 for girls and 106 for boys, with 155 girls and 175 boys being the final match of the evening.
Coincidentally, the new format saves one of the entire tournament’s most anticipated matches for last, as the 5A girls mat will feature Pomona’s Timberly Martinez, aiming to become a rare four-time state champion, and Brighton’s Matilda Hruby, a junior two-time champion who would be in line to win a fourth state championship next year with a win Saturday.
The finals session will begin with the Parade of Champions at 4 p.m.
Match 1: 170 girls/190 boys
2A Boys: Wyatt Chase (Highland) vs. Daden Beauprez (Yuma)
3A Boys: Ritchie Bruno (Brush) vs. Estevan Loya (Mullen)
4A Boys: Elias Koonce (Canon City) vs. Elijah Contreras (Pueblo East)
5A Boys: Emmerson Claeys (Pomona) vs. Bryce Hayman (Loveland)
4A Girls: Julianna Darmafall (Liberty Common vs. Ruth LeBlanc (Meeker)
5A Girls: Shylee Tuzon (Central-GJ) vs. Emma Bielak (Mountain Vista)
Match 2: 190 girls/215 boys
2A Boys: Anthony Estrada (Burlington) vs. Carter Stromer (Buena Vista)
3A Boys: Andrew Richins (The Classical Academy) vs. Donavon Farrell (Berthoud)
4A Boys: Michael McCullough (Pueblo East) vs. Michael Garcia (Roosevelt)
5A Boys: Eli Stevens (Northglenn) vs. Maddux Naera (Pomona)
4A Girls: Valencia Bentrott (Evergreen) vs. Laykyn Baxstrom (Pagosa Springs)
5A Girls: Shayla Martinez (Broomfield) vs. Kaida Hull (Thornton)
Match 3: 235 girls/285 boys
2A Boys: Omar Ocana (Rocky Ford) vs. Spoke Carr (Limon)
3A Boys: Samuel Stockton (Resurrection Christian) vs. Champion Dyes (Mullen)
4A Boys: Cooper Hern (Eagle Valley) vs. Ben Reish (Canon City)
5A Boys: Alexander Rose (Legend) vs. Leland Day (Grandview)
4A Girls: Toryn Neugebauer (Holly) vs. Zahara Thompson (Arvada)
5A Girls: Khloe Yizar (Vista Peak) vs. Pulotu Savea (Central-GJ)
Match 4: 100 girls/106 boys
2A Boys: Emilio Vallejos (Rocky Ford) vs. Mathieu Dean (Monte Vista)
3A Boys: Jeremiah Delacerda (Alamosa) vs. Andrew Pedregon (Skyview)
4A Boys: Elijah Algien (Pueblo South) vs. Simon Carter (Severance)
5A Boys: Lincoln Valdez (Pomona) vs. Onofre Gonzales (Ponderosa)
4A Girls: Acelyn Duran (Pueblo Central) vs. Yliani Garcia (La Junta)
5A Girls: Justice Gutierrez (Pomona) vs. Peggy Dean (Sand Creek)
Match 5: 105 girls/113 boys
2A Boys: Derrick Buford (Crowley County) vs. Aven Bourriague (Ignacio)
3A Boys: Joseph Gamez (La Junta) vs. Josiah Orozco (Fort Lupton)
4A Boys: Daniel Romero (Greeley Central) vs. Urijah Duran (Pueblo East)
5A Boys: Jax Quintana (Adams City) vs. Tony Tufano (Brighton)
4A Girls: Emma Faczak (Bennett) vs. Lexi Thurmon (Coal Ridge)
5A Girls: Renee Hudson (Prairie View) vs. Timmery Condit (Pomona)
Match 6: 110 girls/120 boys
2A Boys: Cash Martinez (Cedaredge) vs. Cooper Edson (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
3A Boys: Blake Hawkins (Eaton) vs. Isaiah Rodriguez (Fort Lupton)
4A Boys: Drake VomBaur (Severance) vs. Dylan Saba (Air Academy)
5A Boys: Logan Dellow (Pomona) vs. Kel Unrein (Fruita Monument)
4A Girls: Piper Montoya (Canon City) vs. Madison McElmeel (Severance)
5A Girls: Allison McDaniel (Falcon) vs. Saydee Lussenhop (Loveland)
Match 7: 115 girls/126 boys
2A Boys: Orion Martinez (Las Animas) vs. Micah Horwitz (Peyton)
3A Boys: Jordan Romero (Abraham Lincoln) vs. Jordan Gamez (La Junta)
4A Boys: Noah Meza (Falcon) vs. Teagan Young (Palisade)
5A Boys: JR Ortega (Grandview) vs. Jacob Ness (Castle View)
4A Girls: Isabella Ortiz (La Junta) vs. Gionna Duran (Pueblo Central)
5A Girls: Jaydin Cuevas (Prairie View) vs. Morgan McDonald (Mead)
Match 8: 120 girls/132 boys
2A Boys: Liam DeBoer (Dayspring Christian Academy) vs. Carter Jensen (Highland)
3A Boys: Caycen Scholz (Bennett) vs. Parker Wickam (Eaton)
4A Boys: Malakii Martin (Roosevelt) vs. Jaxon Felker (Sevarance)
5A Boys: Cooper Mathews (Cherokee Trail) vs. Kyle Menuez (Grandview)
4A Girls: Samantha Maestas (Alamosa) vs. Audalia Martinez (Las Animas)
5A Girls: Remington Zimmerer (Regis Jesuit) vs. Amaya Hinojosa (Widefield)
Match 9: 125 girls/138 boys
2A Boys: Forrest Craddock (Colorado Springs Christian vs. Taylor Torres (Walsbenburg)
3A Boys: Josiah Gonzales (Fort Lupton) vs. Uriah Martinez (Alamosa)
4A Boys: Kash Long (Roosevelt) vs. Rayce Schriever (Sand Creek)
5A Boys: Angel Serrano (Pomona) vs. Jaylen Burge (Ponderosa)
4A Girls: Alyssa Ornelas (Fort Lupton) vs. Breezy Johnston (Holy Family)
5A Girls: Amelia Bacon (Vista Peak) vs. Bella Arellano-Gandy (Coronado)
Match 10: 130 girls/144 boys
2A Boys: Tyler Varra (Highland) vs. Kaleb Grauer (Akron)
3A Boys: Zach Benson (Gunnison) vs. Logan Vannest (Platte Valley)
4A Boys: Chris LaLonde (Roosevelt) vs. Ty Eversman (Thompson Valley)
5A Boys: Michael Lopez (Ponderosa) vs. Ethyn BravoPacker (Brighton)
4A Girls: Eila Schultz (Severance) vs. Brooklyn Glende (Sedgwick Co/Fleming)
5A Girls: Zaret Silva Lopez (Castle View) vs. Alora Martinez (Pomona)
Match 11: 135 girls/150 boys
2A Boys: Austin Collins (Wray) vs. Elijah Martin (Dayspring Christian Academy)
3A Boys: Isaiah Gallegos (Jefferson) vs. Santos Nunez (La Junta)
4A Boys: Kadin Mulford (Palisade) vs. Noah Garcia-Salazar (Greeley Central)
5A Boys: Derek Barrows (Pomona) vs. Jack Simpson (Ponderosa)
4A Girls: Kate Doughty (Canon City) vs. Samaya Carreon (Arvada)
5A Girls: Makena Heston (Columbine) vs. Lillian Fenberg (Durango)
Match 12: 140 girls/157 boys
2A Boys: Braeden Flores (North Fork) vs. Owen Harris (Sedgwick County/Fleming)
3A Boys: Samuel Johnson (Salida) vs. Colton Lucero (Pagosa Springs)
4A Boys: Justus Freeman (Pueblo East) vs. David Burchett Jr. (Air Academy)
5A Boys: Donovan Symalla (Pomona) vs. Gavin Weichelt (Pine Creek)
4A Girls: Vivienne Gitke (Strasburg) vs. Margaret Burrier (Evergreen)
5A Girls: Akadia Puga (Thornton) vs. Lizzie Padilla (Arapahoe)
Match 13: 145 girls/165 boys
2A Boys: Lincoln Dekay (Ignacio) vs. Jason Saucedo (Burlington)
3A Boys: Paxton Pettinger (Eaton) vs. Austin Ley (Brush)
4A Boys: Wyatt Malara (Thompson Valley) vs. Thomas Martell (Air Academy)
5A Boys: Emmitt Munson (Pomona) vs. Gunner Lopez (Grandview)
4A Girls: Roxie Uhrig (Gunnison) vs. Bree Tyler (Las Animas)
5A Girls: Ryen Hickey (Chatfield) vs. Lindsey Rusin (Douglas County)
Match 14: 155 girls/175 boys
2A Boys: Joseph Noce (Dayspring Christian Academy) vs. Levi Gibson (Crowley County)
3A Boys: Isaak Chavez (Mullen) vs. Rocky Hoffschneider (Valley)
4A Boys: Robert Kendall (Windsor) vs. Ricky Aulava (Widefield)
5A Boys: Kalob Ybarra (Pomona) vs. Brogan Trollope (Pine Creek)
4A Girls: Madilyn Gitke (Strasburg) vs. Romie Uhrig (Gunnison)
5A Girls: Matilda Hruby (Brighton) vs. Timberly Martinez (Pomona)
