Meet the All-WNC high school wrestling team for the 2023-2024 season
The North Carolina high school winter sports season concluded March 16 after the basketball state championships.
The wrestling season wrapped up Feb. 17 with Robbinsville winning the NCHSAA 1A team title at the individual state tournament and Avery County finishing second in the 1A dual state championships. Western North Carolina also numerous wrestlers win individual state titles.
With the winter sports season behind us, here are the All-WNC boys and girls wrestling teams.
Boys Wrestler of the Year
Kage Williams
Robbinsville
190 pound | Sr.
The Appalachian State signee became the 13th NCHSAA wrestler to earn the distinction of four-time state champion, defeating Mitchell's Camron Cook by pin in three minutes in the 1A 190-pound state final. Williams went 41-0 with 28 pins this season.
Coach of the Year
David Haney
Robbinsville
Haney led Robbinsville to its first team title in the individual state tournament. Robbinsville went 32-3 in the dual season, with its only losses coming to Roberson, Uwharrie Charter and Avery County.
First Team
Skylar Anderson
Robbinsville
106 | Jr.
Anderson recorded a third-place finish at the 1A championships. He went 50-4 with 20 pins while helping Robbinsville capture its first team title at the individual state tournament.
Cooper Foster
Avery County
113 | Jr.
Foster capped off a 53-0 season with a 1A title over Robbinsville's Adair Panama. Foster recorded 42 pins.
Alexis Panama
Robbinsville
120 | Sr.
Panama went 50-3 while capturing the 1A championship over Thomasville's Josue Gomez. Panama had 37 pins.
Gunner Marshall
East Henderson
126 | Jr.
Marshall finish sixth at the 3A championship and went 51-7 this season.
Benjamin Jordan
Avery County
132 | Sr.
Jordan guided Avery County to the 1A duals final while collecting a 50-1 record with 40 pins. He also won the 1A state championship.
Fisher McPherson
Owen
138 | Sr.
McPherson placed fifth at the 2A championships and went 50-11.
Kenneth Pritz
Avery County
144 | Jr.
Pritz compiled a 52-0 record with 35 pins and won the 1A title over Tarboro's Stephen Ribustello.
Bodhi McCormack
Enka
150 | Sr.
McCormack finished as the 3A runner-up to North Gaston's James Weaver. McCormack went 51-7 with 33 pins this season.
Xander Hill
Pisgah
157 | Sr.
Hill was the 3A West Regional runner-up while compiling a 52-4 record.
Jaxon Turner
Brevard
165 | Sr.
Turner capped his career with a 2A title. He went 43-1 with 22 pins.
Cael Dunn
Avery County
175 | So.
Dunn won the 1A championship for the second consecutive season. He finished with a 55-0 record and 50 pins.
Reese Meadows
North Henderson
215 | Sr.
Meadows went 56-2 and finished third at the 3A championship. He was named Mountain 7 wrestler of the year and won his regional.
Koleson Dooley
Robbinsville
285 | Sr.
Dooley helped Robbinsville win its first team title at the individual state tournament. He went 37-4 and repeated as a state champion.
Second Team
106: Efrain Rivera, Polk County, Fr.
113: Adair Panama, Robbinsville, So.
120: Kane Bryson, Pisgah, Jr.
126: Loxston Hooper, Robbinsville, So.
132: Gavin Cryderman, Enka, Jr.
138: Kavan Wilson, Smoky Mountain, So.
144: Job Brown, Roberson, Jr.
150: Mason Bentley, Avery County, Jr.
157: Harrison Cash, Asheville High, Sr.
165: Connor Reese, Roberson, Sr.
175: Landon Pope, Pisgah, So.
190: Ray Laney, Brevard, Sr.
215: Jadyn Virgil, Polk County, Sr.
285: Mason Clubb, Madison, Sr.
Girls Wrestler of the Year
Lylah Cogdill
Swain County
138 | Jr.
In only her second year of wrestling, Cogdill tallied a fifth-place finish at state, finishing with a 44-3 record. She also won her regional.
Morgan Repasky
McDowell
100 | Sr.
Repasky finished at the NCHSAA women's individual state championship. She also won her regional.
Liliana Zapote
North Henderson
107 | Sr.
Zapote went 29-4 and advanced to the NCHSAA women's individual state championship.
Treyleigh Miller
Pisgah
114 | So.
Miller finished fourth at the state championship meet. She went 28-8 and finished second at regionals.
Sydney Mark
Asheville High
120 | So.
Mark went 14-5 while advancing to the state tournament. She also won her regional.
Emma Burnes
Smoky Mountain
126 | So.
Burnes placed fourth at states. She finished with a 40-9 record.
Tasia Neadeau
Swain County
132 | Jr.
Neadeau went 39-9 and won her regional. She has a career record of 79-21.
Lily Reese
Roberson
145 | Fr.
Reese was one of the best freshmen wrestlers in Western North Carolina. She finished fourth place at the state meet and had a 25-6 record.
Lily Flores
Avery County
152 | So.
Flores finished as the runner-up at the inaugural NCHSAA girls championship. She went 23-6.
Shaylee Temple
Smoky Mountain
165 | Fr.
Temple went 22-15 and finished sixth at states.
Franshesca Morales
North Henderson
185 | Sr.
Morales finished with a 22-3 record and sixth at states.
Kimberly Talton
Madison
235 | So.
Talton put together a 35-4 record while collecting a fourth-place finish at states.
This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Here are the 2023-2024 All-WNC high school wrestling teams
