Top 10 Tournament Teams
- Valentine
- Broken Bow
- David City
- Battle Creek
- Arlington
- Aquinas Catholic
- Logan View
- Wood River
- Centennial
- Milford
Top 10 Dual Teams
- Broken Bow
- Valentine
- David City
- Aquinas Catholic
- Logan View
- Battle Creek
- Arlington
- Ord
- Wood River
- Pierce
Individual Ratings
106
- Casey Benavides Bridgeport
- Julio Reyes JCC
- Konner Schluckebier Milford
- Jarrett Battershaw Valentine
- Dylan Ancheta Wood River
- Wyatt Schoepf Centennial
Contenders: Hunter Vandenberg – Aquinas, Brock Bolling – Pierce, Trenton Arlt—Oakland-Craig
Notes: Benavides is back at 106 and appears to be the leader to start the year. Reyes has a couple wins over rated guys and contenders, but they were close. Seems to be a wide open weight for now.
113
- Chris Williams Valentine
- Zach Zitek Aquinas
- Dru Mueller Logan View
- Carson Thompson Wood River
- Trevor Cooley Arlington
- Jaydon Walker Hemingford
Contenders: Spencer Bridgemon – Syracuse
Notes: Williams is the returning State Champion and leads the group. Zitek is undefeated on the year and Mueller has a loss to Zitek. Thompson has had a strong start to the season.
120
- Caydon McCracken Battle Creek
- Spencer Gaffney Broken Bow
- Hunter Gilmore Arlington
- Luis Hernandez Logan View
- Noah Scott Aquinas
- Ryan Payne Centennial
Contenders: Drake Belville – Doniphan-Trumbull,
Notes: McCracken and Gaffney lead the way at this weight. McCracken is a 3 time state finalist with a runner-up finish last year. Gaffney was also a state runner-up last year. Gilmore is undefeated on the year and has a good win over Ellis of Winside. Hernandez beat Scott 4-3.
126
- Lee Carlson Sutton
- Casey Faulkenberry Broken Bow
- Colton Rowse Ord
- Daniel Escandon Gibbon
- Ryan Zoucha Centennial
- Clayton Harris David City
Contenders: Jordan Cluff – Kimball, Ethan Zegers–Milford
Notes: Carlson and Faulkenberry are the top dogs at this weight based on last year’s performances. There is a strong group of contenders behind them. Escandon has yet to compete but assume he’ll be here. Zoucha has a win over Harris.
132
- Gage Krolikowski Valentine
- Patrick Powers Broken Bow
- Owen Lade Battle Creek
- Brandon Schram Tekamah-Herman
- Jeaven Scdoris Milford
- Jacson Valentine David City
Contenders:, Christopher Feldner – Kearney Catholic
Notes: Two time State Champion Krolikowski is at the top of this weight class. Powers, Lade, and Schram should be the contenders to him this year.
138
- Evan Waddington Wood River
- Damien Kersten Battle Creek
- Talon Mues Arlington
- Layne Shiers Kearney Catholic
- Jaxon Jones Twin River
- Matthew Ambler Broken Bow
Contenders: Creighton Redler – Aquinas Catholic, Talon Petska – Ord
Notes: Returning State Champion Waddington returns to defend his 2018 title. Kersten and Mues are both tough contenders.
145
- Justin White David City
- Chase Olson Valentine
- Josh Miller Arlington
- Jeff McNeill Oakland Craig
- Sam Copley Milford
- Zach Rogers Kearney Catholic
Contenders: Wyatt Smydra – Norfolk Catholic, Mason Schleis – Shelby- Rising City, Trevor Widener—Bridgeport
Notes: White currently sits at the top of the ratings, but Olson and Miller are not far behind. The three all wrestled each other at the Gothenburg summer camp. White beat both Olson and Miller and Olson edged Miller.
152
- Ty Heimes Battle Creek
- Noah Styskal David City
- Cole Ulmer Broken Bow
- Max Hohn Bishop Neumann
- Joseph Hinrichs Sutton
- Camden Thompson Wood River
Contenders: Austin Smith—St. Paul, Gunner Battershaw—Valentine, Wyatt Uhing—Oakland-Craig, Morgan Koch—Hartington Cedar Catholic
Notes: Top three are all capable of winning a title here, with Hohn not far behind. Hinrichs has beaten Thompson, and Thompson has beaten Smith. It’ll be interesting to see what happens in the next couple weeks.
160
- Caleb Long Valentine
- Dylan Vodicka David City
- Jacob Ray North Bend
- Dylan Jones Louisville
- Brett Tinker Pierce
- Isaac Verzani Wakefield-Allen
Contenders: Adam Stewart—Malcolm
Notes: Tough to find much depth at this weight at this early stage in the season. More contenders will rise in the next few weeks.
170
- Zach Borer North Bend
- Brady Hull Logan View
- Lane McGinley Valentine
- Lathan Duda Broken Bow
- Brady Knott Louisville
- Kobe Wilkins Arlington
Contenders: Dylan Zoucha—Malcolm, Dustin Stone—Sutton, Trevor Peterson—Chase County
Notes: Borer has already handed Hull a defeat by major decision. After those two it hasn’t sorted itself out much. Plenty of guys here who can get to the podium.
182
- Joseph Reimers Aquinas Catholic
- Treyvon Brooks Broken Bow
- Haydn Deinert Malcolm
- Matthew Feldner Kearney Catholic
- Jesse Ulrich Ord
- AJ Hawthorne Battle Creek
Contenders: Logan Booth—Logan View, Spencer Allen—David City
Notes: Its Reimers against the field. A battle for second place will take place between a number of good wrestlers.
195
- Ryder Fuchs Pierce
- Beau Wood Perkins County
- Remington Gay Arlington
- Luke Fairbanks Bishop Neumann
- Austin Marx Battle Creek
- Colton Duda Broken Bow
Contenders: Eric French—Logan View, James Escamilla—David City
Notes: Fuchs is the defending champ and the clear leader of the field at this point. Centennial’s Cast and Ord’s Gabriel have yet to compete. I’m not sure on their status.
220
- Jon Merten Boone Central
- Kalten Bauers Centennial
- Josh Bailey Johnson County
- Cade Payne Hemingford
- Austin Simmons Centura
- Nathan Scheer St. Paul
Contenders: Wayne Moore—David City
Notes: Merten, Bauers, and Payne are returning medalists. Need some time to see how this weight class shakes out.
285
- Riley Moses Filmore Central
- Justyn Hale Oakland-Craig
- Drew Drake Broken Bow
- Cody Bender Centennial
- Alex Miller Logan View
- CJ Hoevet Ord
Contenders: Owen Schramm—Aquinas Catholic, Jake Ingwerson—David City
Notes: Moses and Hale seem to be the clear top two, with Drake right behind them. After that, this weight seems to be wide open.