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Here are the 21 SJ County wrestlers who placed at the 2024 SJS Masters

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Hundreds of high school wrestlers gathered in Adventist Health Arena in the hopes of proving they’re the top wrestlers in their weight class at the 2024 Sac-Joaquin Section Wrestling Masters.

The 209 was well represented throughout the two-day tournament with 13 wrestlers finishing fourth place or higher. The lone gold medalist this year is Tokay girls’ wrestler, Kayleen Tuavao who finished first in the 140-pound weight class.

“I’ve been trying to get better,” Tuavao said. “My coaches and my mom all tell me to keep fighting, don’t stay on your back and when you put someone on their back, just keep them there. My opponent put up a good fight but I’m glad I won.”

Tokays Kayleen Tuavao, left, grapples with Marysville's Emma Mallen in the girls 145-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Boys Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
Tokays Kayleen Tuavao, left, grapples with Marysville's Emma Mallen in the girls 145-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Boys Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

The top six wrestlers from each weight class from the Masters qualify for the 2024 State Championship which will be held at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield from Feb. 22-24.

Here are the SJ County boy and girl wrestlers who qualified for the State Championship meet and where they placed in the Masters.

(Listed by schools in alphabetical order)

Chavez

Girls

  • Natalin Hout (Sophomore): Second in 140 pounds weight class

Escalon

Boys

  • Matthew Rangel (Senior): Fifth in 144 pounds weight class

Franklin's Victoria Jimenez, right, grapples with Buhach Colony's Joana Lopez-Padilla the girls 235-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
Franklin's Victoria Jimenez, right, grapples with Buhach Colony's Joana Lopez-Padilla the girls 235-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

Franklin

Girls

  • Victoria Jimenez (Senior): Fifth in 235 pounds weight class

  • Alejandra Ochoa (Senior): Second in 155 pounds weight class

More: Roundup: SJ County girls and boys basketball teams in the 2023-24 SJS Playoffs

Lincoln

Girls

  • Anaya Whiteside (Senior): Third in 190 pounds weight class

Linden's Anthony Cowan, top, grapples with Vista Del Lago's Dylan Kiel in the 215-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
Linden's Anthony Cowan, top, grapples with Vista Del Lago's Dylan Kiel in the 215-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

Linden

Boys

  • Anthony Cowan (Senior): Fifth in 215 pounds weight class

Lodi

Girls

  • Azaria Biegler (Senior): Fourth in 120 pounds weight class

  • Jayda VanSteenberge (Sophomore): Fifth in 130 pounds weight class

Mountain House

Girls

  • Danica Sauceda (Senior): Third in 125 pounds weight class

Sierra

Girls

  • Ashley Debelen (Sophomore): Sixth in 115 pounds weight class

  • Natalie Meija (Senior): Sixth in 170 pounds weight class

More: Roundup: SJ County girls and boys soccer teams in the 2023-24 SJS playoffs

Stagg

Boys

  • Quintin Maldonado (Senior): Third place in 150 pounds weight class

St. Mary's Kyle Holtberg, left, grapples with Oakdale's Eziequel Vela in the boys 126-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Boys Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
St. Mary's Kyle Holtberg, left, grapples with Oakdale's Eziequel Vela in the boys 126-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Boys Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

St. Mary’s

Boys

  • Kyle Holtberg (Senior): Second in 126 pounds weight class

  • EJ Sheeran (Sophomore): Third in 132 pounds weight class

Girls

  • Alanna Harwell (Sophomore): Second in 120 pounds weight class

Tokay

Girls

  • Shantel Ambriz (Freshman): Sixth in 105 pounds weight class

  • Maliah Gomez (Senior): Fifth in 170 pounds weight class

  • Kelly Meehan (Junior): Second in 135 pounds weight class

  • Kayleen Tuavao (Junior): First in 145 pounds weight class

Tokay's Maliah Gomez, bottom, grapples with Sheldon's Chrystina Ballejos in the 170-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
Tokay's Maliah Gomez, bottom, grapples with Sheldon's Chrystina Ballejos in the 170-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

Tracy

Girls

  • Jasmine Lund (Freshman): Fourth in 115 pounds weight class

West's Micha Viloria, left, grapples with Ponderosa's Julian Sanchez in the boys 120-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.
West's Micha Viloria, left, grapples with Ponderosa's Julian Sanchez in the boys 120-lb weight class of the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Tournament at the Adventist Health arena in downtown Stockton on Feb. 16, 2024.

West

Boys

  • Micah Viloria (Senior): Fourth in 120 pounds weight class

Record reporter Shannon Belt covers sports. She can be reached at sbelt@recordnet.com or on Twitter @ShannonBelt3. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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