Wyoming High School Wrestling State Championship Preview 2026

The 2026 state championships are here! Three days to crown champions across 14 weight classes in divisions, girls, and three for the boys. The Ford Wyoming Center in Casper hosts the culminating event from February 26 through February 28. Girls and boys will compete on eight mats throughout the three-day event. Four mats are used for the championship matches on Saturday.

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The defending team champions are Star Valley in girls, who have won three in a row, Moorcroft in 2A boys, Powell in 3A boys, and Thunder Basin in 4A boys. The Wolves and Bolts are two-time defending champs.

One wrestler, Star Valley senior Tel Parry, will try to join the rare four-time champions club. If he accomplishes the feat, Parry would be the 34th member.

Five girls and four boys’ wrestlers seek a third title of their prep career. The girls are Ashten Hubbs of Cody, Kemmerer’s Kaylie Julander, Kaylea Mortensen and McKinzie Mortensen from Pinedale, and Lilly Quintanilla of Thermopolis. The boys are Glenrock’s Brody Allen, Thunder Basin’s Breckin Henry, Wylee Willson of Pinedale, and Kimball Parry from Star Valley. Several wrestlers are seeking a second title in their prep career.

The weekend is also highlighted by four wrestlers who enter this weekend undefeated. The girls are Alaina McNees of H.E.M. at 110 pounds and Kaylie Julander from Kemmerer at 140 pounds. The undefeated boys are Sheridan’s Braxten Crow at 190 pounds in 4A, and Hudson Baker of Rawlins in 3A at 120 pounds.

Girls Breakdown in 2026

Teams = Big Piney, Burns/Pine Bluffs, Campbell County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Cody, Douglas, Evanston, Glenrock, Green River, Greybull/Riverside, H.E.M., Hulett, Jackson, Kelly Walsh, Kemmerer, Lander, Laramie, Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast, Lovell, Lusk, Lyman, Moorcroft, Mountain View, Natrona County, Newcastle, Pinedale, Powell, Rawlins, Riverton, Rock Springs, Rocky Mountain, Saratoga, Sheridan, Shoshoni, Star Valley, Sundance, Thermopolis, Thunder Basin, Tongue River, Torrington, Upton, Wheatland, Wind River, Worland, Wright.

Star Valley is the favorite to win the title for the fourth time in a row! The top threats are Pinedale, Sheridan, and Thunder Basin. For individual crowns, here are the top contenders for each weight class.

100 – Ellie Bouzis (Cam Cty), Riley Meyer (Kemm)

105 – Rylin Plant (RS), Shaylee Loveland (Cam Cty), Carlee Angell (SV)

110 – Allison LeBlanc (Pow), Alaina McNees (H.E.M.), McKinzie Mortensen (Pine)

115 – Saraval McGregor (KW), Kinsey Hooper (Raw)

120 – Lilly Quintanilla (Therm), Searney O’Brien (Sher), Caden Simianer (Upton)

125 – Catherine Hendricks (Torr), Caydence Watters (NC), Gillian Holman (Glen)

130 – Carlee Roth (TB), Bianca Maez (GR), Kaylea Mortensen (Pine), Oakley Hepworth (SV)

135 – Remington Aullman (SV), Zuri Saunders (Cent), Karlie Balfanz (Cam Cty)

140 – Kaylie Julander (Kemm), Love Potter (East), Rowan Ortega-Hand (TB)

145 – Cara Andrews (SV), Elizabeth Gribowskas (Land), Dani Grooms (Sher), Halley House (East)

155 – Sarah Eddy (RS), Elizabeth Holloway (Grey/Riv), Chyla Stephens (TB)

170 – Ashten Hubbs (Cody), Brooke Schwab (SV), Kohlee Shoun (Hulett)

190 – Sophie Meyer (Wht), Olivia Tanner (Pine)

235 – Fatima Mata (Pine), Marley Dickson (NC), Cathryn Reimer (Torr)

2A Boys Breakdown in 2026

Teams = Big Piney, Cokeville, Dubois, Greybull/Riverside, H.E.M., Hulett, Kemmerer, Lingle-Ft. Laramie/Southeast, Lusk, Moorcroft, Rocky Mountain, Saratoga, Shoshoni, Sundance, Thermopolis, Tongue River, Upton, Wind River, Wright, Wyoming Indian.

Moorcroft and Kemmerer are coming off of regional team crowns, but Cokeville, Tongue River, and Thermopolis could be in contention. Here are some favorites for the individual weight-class titles.

106 – Ace Arnold (Sara), Talon Walker (Wind River)

113 – Marcus Reynold (Moor), Cade Thompson (Coke)

120 – Dyllan Myers (Therm), Danner Wiseman (Moor)

126 – Brody Shepard (Sho), Tel Marchant (Sund)

132 – Abel Jiminez (Kemm), Landon Norman (Upton)

138 – Bennett Sanford (Grey/Riv), Trey Schneider (Upton)

144 – Trey Breen (TR), Cannon Boren (Therm)

150 – Daxton Pope (Coke), Zavier Clifford (BP), Samuel Ramirez (H.E.M.)

157 – Loomis Alexander (Grey/Riv), Reo Edwards (Wri), Brady Garoutte (Moor)

165 – Keen Coffman (Lusk), Flint Linford (Coke), Tiffen Jolley (RMtn)

175 – Clay Teichert (Coke), Riley DeHaven (Moor)

190 – Kashton Walker (Coke), Keon Norris (Wri), Zack Kuntz (Grey/Riv)

215 – Mason Twomey (RMtn), Deagon King (Wri)

285 – Elyott Gorsuch (Moor), Ben Neido (Wyo Ind), Zef Zungia (BP)

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3A Boys Breakdown for 2026

Teams = Buffalo, Burns/Pine Bluffs, Cody, Douglas, Glenrock, Lander, Lovell, Lyman, Mountain View, Newcastle, Pinedale, Powell, Rawlins, Torrington, Wheatland, Worland.

Cody is a big favorite entering the state championships. Torrington, Rawlins, and Glenrock will try to spoil the Broncs’ party. Here are some of the individual favorites.

106 – Barrett Bruch (Torr), Jonathan Hine (Pow), Bobby Hernandez (Cody)

113 – Kayson Grant (Cody), Treysen Henderson (Lym), Bryson Lopez (Wht)

120 – Hudson Baker (Raw), Kade Garcia (Worl)

126 – Brody Allen (Glen), Grady Bohlander (Wht), Russell Goolsbey (Pine), Noah Irvine (Land)

132 – Wylee Willson (Pine), Gabriel Trujillo (Raw), Lance Baggs (Cody)

138 – Landon Rhyne (Pine), Caysen Ross (Burns/PB)

144 – Brendan Woodard (Torr), Kort Sorensen (Cody), Octaveas McGahan (Doug)

150 – Ty Albaugh (Torr), William Wood (Cody)

157 – Kelton Stewart (Glen), Colby Sandusky (Torr), Gabe Grant (Cody)

165 – Landon Fornstrom (Pine), Tuff Weber (Raw)

175 – Alex Sitz (Cody), Preston Sorensen (Glen), Levi Jones (MV)

190 – Kannon Grant (Cody), Joel Williams (Glen)

215 – Cinch Dalton (Cody), Brady Calmes (Glen), Mason Tims (MV)

285 – Anker Stewart (Cody), Devlyn Cowan (Doug), Xakery Aleman (Lym)

4A Boys Breakdown in 2026

Teams = Campbell County, Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Natrona County, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Star Valley, Thunder Basin

Thunder Basin and Natrona County seem to be locked in a two-team battle. Cheyenne East, Green River, and Kelly Walsh might factor in the mix. Here’s our look at the top wrestlers in each weight class vying for the individual titles.

106 – Jayden Kubo (TB), Drew Wright (NC)

113 – Bentley Johnson (GR), Michael Brody Keith (NC), Steven Ziegler (Cam Cty)

120 – Lucas Stirling (TB), Caleb Lawrence (SV), Tavin Vendetti (GR)

126 – Sammy Sanchez (East), Jeramiah Musbach (GR), Maverick Gallup (KW)

132 – Lincoln Young (RS), Trace Eldridge (East), Kimball Parry (SV)

138 – Breckin Henry (TB), Kozad Porter (East), Quade Siemens (NC)

144 – Tel Parry (SV), Logan Rager (Sher), Jacob Stirling (TB)

150 – William Alt (KW), Blake Edwards (TB), Campbell Smith (Cent)

157 – Tripp Vigil (Cent), Maddux Hintz (GR), Joseph Humphreys (KW)

165 – Brodey Wilcox (NC), Weston Ennist (Lar), Clayton Zahm (East)

175 – Keegan Rager (Sher), Ethan Hague (KW)

190 – Braxten Crow (Sher), Timothy Robinson (GR)

215 – Lukas Balfanz (Cam Cty), Gage Robinston (TB), Michael Swan (NC)

285 – Landon Smith (KW), Isaac Clay (East), Jayce Spear (NC)

Of course, in any weight class and at any level, there are always dark horses who put together a great three days of wrestling to pull off a surprise. Who will that be this year? Let the fun on the mat begin!