This years State Championship tournament will be held on February 23rd and 24th at the Rio Rancho Event Center. Girls will wrestle for a true State Championship, regardless of Class. The Boys Tournament is divided into two Class distinctions (A/4A and 5A). Wrestlers will face off in weight-specific designations until each weight in each designation…
5o Local Student Athletes Qualified for the 2024 NMAA Boys Wrestling Championship: Las Cruces High School Leads the Region with 13 qualifiers.
This years State Championship tournament will be held on February 23rd and 24th at the Rio Rancho Event Center. Girls will wrestle for a true State Championship, regardless of Class. The Boys Tournament is divided into two Class distinctions (A/4A and 5A). Wrestlers will face off in weight-specific designations until each weight in each designation has crowned a State Champion.
These 5o local athletes will compete along side the 20 girls from our broader community–making 70 student athletes representing us at this yearLas Cruces Digest would like to say, “Good Luck” to the following student athletes who qualified for the upcoming State Championship:
5A 107
Lukas Nanez
5A 114
Christopher Korody
5A 121
Armando Ortiz
5A 127
German Banda-Hernandez
5A 133
Zavier Udero
5A 139
Kolby Gonzales
5A 145
Dominick Enriquez
5A 152
Mateo Montoya
5A 160
Daniel Amaro
5A 172
Carlos Gamboa
5A 189
Alessio Cisneros
5A 215
Kash Alley
5A 285
Joshua Quintero
13 Qualifiers
5A 107
Jared Thomas
5A 114
Paul Sanchez
5A 121
Kristian Manuel
5A 127
Jose Ortega
5A 145
Dante Moralez
5A 152
Aaden Valdez-Ramirez
5A 160
Adrian Martinez
5A 172
Levi Goodman
5A 215
Tyrell Toledo
9 Qualifiers
5A 114
Alejandro Garcia
5A 121
Demetrius Jarrett
5A 139
Whitney Gibson
5A 145
Brayden Lundien
5A 160
Wyatt Gibson
5A 189
Elija Ghalayini
5A 215
Yahire Chacon
5A 285
Sultan Arenas
8 Qualifiers
4A 121
Mark Alarcon
4A 127
Ezrah Messer
4A 152
Hector Reyes
4A 160
Isiah Sanchez
4A 189
Diego Serrano
4A 215
Tristan Crosby
4A 285
Donovan Ramirez
7 Qualifiers
5A 107
Manuel Ortiz
5A 114
Isaiah Rocha
5A 133
Mathius Soto
5A 160
Angel Torres
5A 172
Alius Soto
5A 189
Luis Loya
6 Qualifiers
5A 127
Calvin Green
5A 139
Chase Kaufman
5A 145
Ripley Forsyth
5A 285
Joseph Aguilar
4 Qualifiers
4A 133
Pablo Guel
4A 160
Jule May
4A 172
Luis Monarrez
3 Qualifiers
All Wrestling points for “La Copa de Vecinos” will be awarded following the conclusion of the State Championship to be held on February 23-24 in Rio Rancho.
Good Luck, Neighbors!
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