Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
CHAMPAIGN - St. Francis's Jaylen Torres (30-3) fends off an attack from Althoff Catholic's Jason Dowell (31-2) in their Class 1A 285-pound consolation second-round match at the IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals on Friday. Torres, who was runner up in 2024 and the #2 seed this year, went on to win the match by pin eliminating last year's state champion from this year's tournament.
Jaylen Torres tournament history:
- Champ. Round 1 - Nicholas Armour (Leo) over Jaylen Torres (DQ)
- Cons. Round 1 - Jaylen Torres over Julien Tanner (Murphysboro) -Dec 2-0
- Cons. Round 2 - Jaylen Torres over Jason Dowell (Althoff Catholic) - Fall 2:00
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