PhotoFest: State Wrestling 4A Finals
The State 4A Wrestling Tournament this year featured not one but two 4-time state champions. This is an elite group of wrestlers and only 30 have achieved that distinction since 1947. 138-pounder Broc Fletcher of Rock Springs won his 4th on Saturday in Casper as well as Antonio Avila of Thunder Basin at 144. Liam Fox of Cheyenne East is a 3-time state champion as he took the top of the podium at 150 and Sheridan's Dane Steel won his 3rd, wrestling at 165. Star Valley's Tel Parry was a repeat champ as he took 1st at 132. Thunder Basin had a whopping 160 points at the tourney with Sheridan 2nd with 194.5, Cheyenne East 3rd with 187.5, Rock Springs 4th with 182, and Star Valley 5th with 175.5
Here is the list of the top 6 placers in each weight class from the State Tournament.
4A-106 lbs.
- 1st Place - Kimball Parry of Star Valley
- 2nd Place - Sam Smith of Central
- 3rd Place - Rylan McCormick of Thunder Basin High School
- 4th Place - Ian Riesen of Sheridan
- 5th Place - Trace Eldridge of Cheyenne East
- 6th Place - Shaiden Casner of Cheyenne East
4A-113 lbs.
- 1st Place - Breckin Henry of Thunder Basin High School
- 2nd Place - Sammy Sanchez of Cheyenne East
- 3rd Place - Dane Arnoldi of Rock Springs
- 4th Place - Tayce Lake of Campbell County
- 5th Place - Cache Wood of Sheridan
- 6th Place - Caleb Wright of Kelly Walsh
4A-120 lbs.
- 1st Place - Cody Dunham of Sheridan
- 2nd Place - Santiago Cruz of Rock Springs
- 3rd Place - Benjamin Whitright of Cheyenne East
- 4th Place - Dylan Sorensen of Kelly Walsh
- 5th Place - Liam Knerr of Laramie
- 6th Place - Iven Wold of Thunder Basin High School
4A-126 lbs.
- 1st Place - Justin Henry of Rock Springs
- 2nd Place - Lincoln Young of Rock Springs
- 3rd Place - Malachi Patterson of Star Valley
- 4th Place - Campbell Smith of Central
- 5th Place - Tyson Kendall of Jackson Hole
- 6th Place - Rylee Browen of Thunder Basin High School
4A-132 lbs.
- 1st Place - Tel Parry of Star Valley
- 2nd Place - Andrew Gonzales of Central
- 3rd Place - Kolby Williams of Cheyenne East
- 4th Place - Omar Bautista of Thunder Basin High School
- 5th Place - Christian Bailey of Thunder Basin High School
- 6th Place - River Osborne of Sheridan
4A-138 lbs
- 1st Place - Broc Fletcher of Rock Springs
- 2nd Place - Westen Einest of Laramie
- 3rd Place - Ashton Leegaard of Thunder Basin High School
- 4th Place - Braxten Crow of Sheridan
- 5th Place - Tripp Vigil of Central
- 6th Place - Cole Riesen of Sheridan
4A-144 lbs
- 1st Place - Antonio Avila of Thunder Basin High School
- 2nd Place - Dylan Goss of Sheridan
- 3rd Place - Dakota Ledford of Laramie
- 4th Place - Logan Johnson of Campbell County
- 5th Place - Camron Kendall of Jackson Hole
- 6th Place - Ryan Gonzales of Central
4A-150 lbs.
- 1st Place - Liam Fox of Cheyenne East
- 2nd Place - Keegan Rager of Sheridan
- 3rd Place - William Alt of Kelly Walsh
- 4th Place - Porter Merritt of Star Valley
- 5th Place - Lance Streifel of Thunder Basin High School
- 6th Place - Blake Edwards of Thunder Basin High School
4A-157 lbs.
- 1st Place - Kooper Burk of Star Valley
- 2nd Place - Layne Warburton of South
- 3rd Place - Jais Rose of Thunder Basin High School
- 4th Place - Kelten Crow of Sheridan
- 5th Place - Ethan Hague of Kelly Walsh
- 6th Place - Trenten Hubbs of Laramie
4A-165 lbs
- 1st Place - Dane Steel of Sheridan
- 2nd Place - Beau Russell of Natrona County
- 3rd Place - Sam Thornhill of Rock Springs
- 4th Place - Kal Burk of Star Valley
- 5th Place - Drayden Johnson of Thunder Basin High School
- 6th Place - Bobby Mathews of Cheyenne East
4A-175 lbs.
- 1st Place - Nahir Aguirre of Sheridan
- 2nd Place - Logan Mendoza of Thunder Basin High School
- 3rd Place - Mathew Foster of Rock Springs
- 4th Place - Jason Zahm of Cheyenne East
- 5th Place - Ryan Petzold of Sheridan
- 6th Place - Alex Brown of Jackson Hole
190 lbs.
- 1st Place - Colby Olson of Cheyenne East
- 2nd Place - Cort Catlin of Thunder Basin High School
- 3rd Place - Tucker Sides of Natrona County
- 4th Place - Thomas Berta of Central
- 5th Place - Grant Thomson of Star Valley
- 6th Place - Cohen Granzer of Campbell County
4A-215 lbs.
- 1st Place - Ian Dickinson of Rock Springs
- 2nd Place - Noah Sides of Natrona County
- 3rd Place - Jaxson Viergets of Thunder Basin High School
- 4th Place - Mekhi Bovee of Kelly Walsh
- 5th Place - Hayden Van Dell of Cheyenne East
- 6th Place - Lukas Balfanz of Campbell County
4A-285 lbs.
- 1st Place - Charlie Green of Cheyenne East
- 2nd Place - Josef Sanchez of Natrona County
- 3rd Place - Logan Bouissey of Natrona County
- 4th Place - Kingston Hanson of Thunder Basin High School
- 5th Place - Jamison Bade of Laramie
- 6th Place - William Bybee of Rock Springs
Be sure and take a look at some great photos of the 4A Championship round from Libby Ngo. They can be found in our gallery below. Enjoy!
2024 State Wrestling 4A Finals
Gallery Credit: Libby Ngo