St. Joseph-Ogden and Unity dominated Illini Prairie Conference wrestling honors, combining for eight of 15 first-team spots as 22 area athletes earned all-conference recognition.
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
St. Joseph-Ogden's Cam Wagner wrestles Murphysboro's Julien Tanner durin their first-round 285-pound match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals in February. Wagner, who fell 4-1 in his first-ever state appearance, was named to the Illini Prairie All-Conference Wrestling First Team
ST. JOSEPH - Area wrestling programs made a strong showing on the Illini Prairie Conference postseason honors list this season, with 22 athletes earning all-conference recognition.
St. Joseph-Ogden and Unity led the area contingent, combining for eight of the 15 spots on the all-conference first team.
SJO placed four wrestlers on the top squad, including sophomore
Ben Wells at 113 pounds, junior
Cam Wagner at heavyweight and senior standouts
Coy Hayes at 165 pounds and
Vance McComas at 175 pounds.
Unity matched the Spartans with four first-team selections. Seniors
Hunter Shike at 144/150 pounds,
Abram Davidson at 165 and Chason Daly at 215 earned the recognition, while freshman Hayden Smith rounded out the Rockets’ first-team honorees.
Two additional area wrestlers also earned first-team recognition. St. Thomas More freshman Jamir Woods was honored at 126 pounds, while Rantoul Township senior Brandon Almanza was selected at 165/175 pounds.
Unity added five wrestlers to the second team, highlighting the depth of the Rockets’ lineup this season. Vince Abon, A.J. Daly, Ben Mullins, Devin Glik and Bradley Smith were each recognized for their performances on the mat.
Spartans’ Cam Getty and Nathan Daly also received second-team honors, while Rantoul senior Michael Anthony completed the area’s list of second-team selections.
Several of the conference honorees also competed on the state stage this season. St. Joseph-Ogden’s Wagner and Wells, along with Unity wrestlers Davidson and Daly, qualified for the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals. Unity’s Josh Heath was also a state qualifier and received honorable mention recognition from conference coaches.
Illini Prairie Conference
All-Conference Wrestling Team
1st team:
Nick Litchfield, 132-pounds
Senior, Monticello
Will Osborne, 144-pounds
Junior, Monticello
Lucas Maier, 175-pounds
Sophomore, Pontiac
Brayden Quas, 157-pounds
Sophomore, Pontiac
Jack Voigts, 126-pounds
Freshman, Pontiac
Brandon Almanza, 165/175-pounds
Senior, Rantoul
Ben Wells, 113-pounds
Sophomore, St. Joseph-Ogden
Coy Hayes, 165-pounds
Senior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Vance McComas, 175-pounds
Senior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Cam Wagner, 285-pounds
Junior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Jamir Woods, 126-pounds
Freshman, St. Thomas More
Hunter Shike, 144/150-pounds
Senior, Unity
Hayden Smith, 144/150-pounds
Freshman, Unity
Abram Davidson, 165-pounds
Senior, Unity
Chason Daly, 215-pounds
Senior, Unity
2nd team:
Owen Moser, 175-pounds
Senior, IVC
Aiden Komnick, 120-pounds
Sophomore, Monticello
Kellan Lamb, 126-pounds
Sophomore, Monticello
Drake Weeks, 150-pounds
Senior, Monticello
Max Sinkosky, 175-pounds
Senior, Monticello
Hunter McCullough, 285-pounds
Junior, Pontiac
Andrew Patino, 113-pounds
Sophomore, Prairie Central
Michael Anthony, 215/285-pounds
Senior, Rantoul
Cam Getty, 126-pounds
Senior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Nathan Daly, 150-pounds
Senior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Vince Abon, 106-pounds
Sophomore, Unity
A.J. Daly, 138-pounds
Freshman, Unity
Ben Mullins, 157-pounds
Junior, Unity
Devin Glik, 150/157-pounds
Senior, Unity
Bradley Smith, 190-pounds
Sophomore, Unity
Honorable Mention:
Maison Toliver, 165-pounds
Junior, IVC
Hunter Toliver, 126-pounds
Junior, IVC
Malikai Bremer, 215-pounds
Senior, IVC
Weston Hicks, 138-pounds
Freshman, Monticello
Luke Andruczyk, 144-pounds
Junior, Monticello
Zach Perry, 157-pounds
Sophomore, Monticello
Noah Davis, 138-pounds
Junior, Pontiac
Braden Opperman, 150-pounds
Freshman, Pontiac
Trey Zimmerman, 106-pounds
Freshman, Prairie Central
Elijah Mowery, 190-pounds
Sophomore, Prairie Central
Harley Schultz, 175/190-pounds
Senior, Rantoul
Tyler Seals, 165/175-pounds
Junior, Rantoul
Alex Nutter, 215/285-pounds
Senior, Rantoul
Alex Mager, 190/215-pounds
Sophomore, Rantoul
Aiden Hundley, 138-pounds
Junior, St. Joseph-Ogden
Yashua Walker, 132-pounds
Freshman, St. Thomas More
Lane Sexton, 157-pounds
Junior, St. Thomas More
Josh Heath, 175-pounds
Senior, Unity
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