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Here are the 41 Peoria-area boys wrestlers heading to the 2024 IHSA state finals

adam duvall, peoria journal star
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The Illinois High School Association concluded its boys wrestling sectionals Saturday, paving the way for next week's state finals.

Those top four sectional finishers now head to the state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign, beginning on Thursday and concluding with the championship matches next Saturday night.

These are the 41 Peoria-area wrestlers, who are listed by their sectional finish, advancing to the state finals:

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CLASS 1A

At Byron

  • First place — Augustus Swanson (Princeton, sophomore, 106);

  • Second place — Ace Christiansen (Princeton, junior 138); Jamal Lasenby (Kewanee, senior, 175); Cade Odell (Princeton, junior, 285)

  • Third place — Alejandro Duarte (Kewanee, junior 215)

  • Fourth place — Casey Etheridge (Princeton, sophomore, 165)

At Olympia

  • First place — Ian Akers (Peoria Notre Dame, junior 113); Jackson Carroll (Illini Bluffs, junior, 144); Bowden Delaney (Tremont, junior 165); Michael McLaughlin (PND, senior, 285)

  • Second place — Hunter Robbins (Illini Bluffs, senior, 113); Keygan Jennings (Farmington, senior, 132); Ian O'Connor (Illini Bluffs, senior, 138); Bentley Wise (Olympia, senior, 150); Nolen Yeary (Olympia, senior, 215)

  • Third place — Dyllan Steele (Canton, sophomore, 106); Dylan Eimer (Olympia, junior, 113); Mason Mark (Tremont, senior, 138); Chase Daugherty (Peoria Notre Dame, senior, 150); Kelton Graden (Olympia, junior 157); Danny Murphy (Canton, senior, 190); Connor Williams (Canton, 285)

  • Fourth place — Maddux Steele (Canton, sophomore, 113); Bradlee Ellis (Farmington, sophomore, 138); Shawn Watkins (Illini West, junior, 175)

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CLASS 2A

At Sycamore

  • First place — Rocky Almendarez (Galesburg, senior, 120); Gauge Shipp (Galesburg, senior, 132); Wyatt Medlin (Washington, sophomore, 138); Peyton Cox (Washington, junior, 144); Cael Miller (Washington, senior, 165)

  • Second place — Eli Gonzalez (Washington, senior, 126); Nick Mueller (Dunlap, senior, 165); Zane Hulet (Washington, senior, 175); Josh Hoffer (Washington, sophomore, 190); Jose Del Toro (East Peoria, senior, 285)

  • Third place — Noah Woods (Washington, junior, 120); Steven Marvin (Morton, senior, 150);

  • Fourth place — Noah Harris (Morton, freshman, 106); Timmy Smith (Washington, senior, 132); Grady Neal (Metamora, freshman, 144)

CLASS 3A

At Quincy

  • Second place — RaMez Watson (Pekin, senior, 144)

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA wrestling state finals: Peoria sectional roundup, state finals list