In many ways, the Mel Smith wrestling invitational at Florence high school was like a mini-state tournament as nine ranked teams were in the field including seven from Class 3A. The event wrapped up Saturday night with Centauri, the top ranked team in Class 2A, taking the championship. Team and individual results are below.
TEAM STANDINGS
- Centauri – 171.0
- Alamosa – 140.5
- Eaton – 135.5
- Mullen – 130.5
- Buena Vista – 129.0
- Platte Valley – 123.0
- Valley – 103.0
- Canon City – 96.5
- Brush – 91.0
- Florence – 84.0
- Gunnison – 82.5
- Bennett – 81.5
- Weld Central – 79.0
- Pagosa Springs – 76.0
- Woodland Park – 72.5
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
2nd Place – Elijah Montalvan of La Junta
3rd Place – Isaiah Sisneros of Lakewood
4th Place – Dyson Woodward of Alamosa
5th Place – Dawsen Drozdik of Delta
6th Place – Jullian Marquez of Platte Valley
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1st Place – Dempsey Gibbs of Alamosa
2nd Place – Nick Dardanes of Brush
3rd Place – Caleb Camp of Buena Vista
4th Place – Gilbert Antillon of Mullen
5th Place – Brock Fry of Gunnison
6th Place – Aden Young of Sterling
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1st Place – Roberto Estrada of Weld Central
2nd Place – Mario Valdez of Centauri
3rd Place – Dario Valdez of Alamosa
4th Place – Devin Gomez of Gunnison
5th Place – Chris Hutchings of Buena Vista
6th Place – Elijah Griego of Lakewood
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1st Place – Royce Uhrig of Gunnison
2nd Place – John Faczak of Bennett
3rd Place – Jackson Helmke of Buena Vista
4th Place – Damian Lopez of Monte Vista
5th Place – Christian Corral of Valley
6th Place – Adrian Marquez of Platte Valley
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1st Place – Alex Castaneda of Eaton
2nd Place – Noah Linares of Mullen
3rd Place – Carson Hawkins of Bennett
4th Place – Trevor Maestas of Alamosa
5th Place – Cass Cure of Platte Valley
6th Place – Griffin Bower of Pagosa Springs
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1st Place – Brady Hankin of Woodland Park
2nd Place – Ezavian Ortega of Canon City
3rd Place – Brandon Boehm of Florence
4th Place – Nick Meesey of University
5th Place – DeAngelo Archuleta of Monte Vista
6th Place – John Jordan of Bennett
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1st Place – Jonathan Malovich of Platte Valley
2nd Place – Wil Moneypenny of Berthoud
3rd Place – David Arellano of Buena Vista
4th Place – Kyler Liddell of Alamosa
5th Place – Miles Harris of Gunnison
6th Place – Jackson Tribbett of Eaton
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1st Place – Eyan Chavez of Centauri
2nd Place – Collin Brown of Valley
3rd Place – Casteus Combs of Sterling
4th Place – Paxton Daggett of University
5th Place – Jacob Kennedy of Florence
6th Place – Deegan Barnes of Bayfield
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1st Place – Mark Troni of Mullen
2nd Place – Josh Polkowske of Centauri
3rd Place – Wesley Dubois of Bennett
4th Place – Orrin Jackson of Platte Valley
5th Place – Chris Deluca of Buena Vista
6th Place – Tanner Coble of Berthoud
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1st Place – Ryan Dirksen of Eaton
2nd Place – Kaleb Valdez-Lemos of Mullen
3rd Place – Drew Johnson of Salida
4th Place – Erik Mestas of Centauri
5th Place – Gage Olson of James Irwin
6th Place – Kobe Prior of Bayfield
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1st Place – Zach Buhr of Centauri
2nd Place – Seth Moss of Buena Vista
3rd Place – elisiah garner of Woodland Park
4th Place – Gabriel Renn of Canon City
5th Place – Jose Velador of La Junta
6th Place – Jackson Morales of Sterling
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1st Place – Remington Peterson of Rye
2nd Place – Chris Hinds of The Classical Academy
3rd Place – Wil Aucoin of Pagosa Springs
4th Place – adam garner of Woodland Park
5th Place – Zayne Stam of Weld Central
6th Place – Byron Shawcroft of Centauri
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1st Place – Jake Hustoles of James Irwin
2nd Place – Dominick Ontiveros of Brush
3rd Place – Ryder True of Eaton
4th Place – Gus Butler of Delta
5th Place – Kaden McKee of Pagosa Springs
6th Place – Jacob Watson of Canon City
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1st Place – Aidan Trujillo of Valley
2nd Place – Lane Weimer of Platte Valley
3rd Place – Kane Fobare of Weld Central
4th Place – Terry Lindh of Manitou Springs
5th Place – Andrew Martinez of Lakewood
6th Place – Jordan Cundiff of Bayfield
