Plethora of Coverage-Area Wrestlers Headed to the State Finals at Ford Field

MUSKEGON, MI – The Muskegon area is sending a stacked group of wrestlers to Ford Field for the 2025 Michigan High School Wrestling Individual State Finals on Feb. 28 – March 1!

A total of 55 wrestlers—40 boys and 15 girls— fought through regionals and earned a Top 4 finish in their weight classes to punch their tickets to Detroit.

Leading the charge are 14 regional champions, including Ian Cook (Reeths-Puffer) and Gavin Craner (Whitehall), who remain undefeated heading into the state tournament.

Here’s the full breakdown of who’s heading to Ford Field:

BOYS STATE QUALIFIERS

DIVISION 1

Regional 2 at Portage Northern

Regional Champion:

• Ian Cook (Reeths-Puffer, 144) – Senior, 48-0

Runners-Up:

• Wyatt Sieniarecki (Grand Haven, 175) – Senior, 36-4
• Tristan Dewitt (Grand Haven, 150) – Senior, 32-11

Third Place:

• Hayden Bessinger (Grand Haven, 126) – Junior, 35-11
• Xzavier Rodriguez (Grand Haven, 138) – Senior, 28-12

Fourth Place:

• Sage Secrest (Reeths-Puffer, 215) – Senior, 39-9
• Max Knowlton (Reeths-Puffer, 106) – Junior, 38-10
• Ke’Yaun Bradford (Muskegon, 144) – Junior, 25-8

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DIVISION 2

Regional 5 at Cadillac

Third Place:

• Zachary Aardema (Fruitport, 120) – Sophomore, 31-7
• Cooper Lengkeek (Fruitport, 157) – Junior, 39-5

Fourth Place:

• Ethan Riggs (Fruitport, 215) – Senior, 36-9

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DIVISION 3

Regional 9 at Hart

Regional Champions:

• Alex Hicks (Hart, 175) – Senior, 49-2
• Kole Thomas (Hart, 113) – Sophomore, 42-8
• Hunter Sanford (Mason County Central, 126) – Senior, 46-4
• Ty Thomas (Hart, 138) – Senior, 41-5

Runners-Up:

• Haegan Hansen (Hart, 165) – Sophomore, 40-12
• Adrian Lara (Hart, 285) – Junior, 42-7
• Jordan Thies (Hart, 106) – Freshman, 36-9
• Jaylin Henderson (Shelby, 157) – Sophomore, 45-6

Third Place:

• Brody Fessenden (Shelby, 157) – Sophomore, 42-10

Fourth Place:

• Michael Chavira (Hart, 113) – Sophomore, 22-9
• Halen Boos (Hart, 132) – Junior, 31-11
• Logan Jorissen (Hart, 144) – Junior, 38-15

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Regional 10 at Whitehall

Regional Champions:

• Gavin Craner (Whitehall, 190) – Senior, 53-0
• Wyatt Jenkins (Whitehall, 215) – Senior, 49-2
• Liam Leeke (Whitehall, 157) – Sophomore, 46-7

Third Place:

• Darius Flowers (Orchard View, 165) – Junior, 39-6
• Isaac French (Montague, 175) – Junior, 35-12
• Maverick Osborne (Montague, 285) – Junior, 27-12
• Cody Manzo (Whitehall, 120) – Junior, 42-9
• Fletcher Thommen (Montague, 150) – Junior, 41-6

Fourth Place:

• Billy Darke Jr. (Whitehall, 215) – Freshman, 22-13
• Caden Varela (Whitehall, 138) – Senior, 29-17
• Xander Randall (Orchard View, 157) – Junior, 10-6

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DIVISION 4

Regional 14 at St. Louis

Regional Champions:

• Brayden Chase (North Muskegon, 106) – Senior, 31-13
• Skyler Stalbaum (Hesperia, 144) – Senior, 44-3

Runners-Up:

• Noah Walker (Hesperia, 285) – Junior, 35-10
• Kole Nichols (Holton, 106) – Sophomore, 45-4

Third Place:

• Hunter Wilder (North Muskegon, 175) – Junior, 19-12
• Dominick Smith (Hesperia, 138) – Senior, 28-14

Fourth Place:

• Kollin Nichols (Holton, 113) – Sophomore, 34-18

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GIRLS STATE QUALIFIERS

Regional 1 at Cadillac

Regional Champions:

• Ava Pelton (Montague, 145) – Senior, 28-4
• Isabelle Wisenbaugh (Grand Haven, 155) – Senior, 26-4
• Gracey Barry (Grand Haven, 115) – Senior, 30-1
• Brooklin Armstrong (Kent City, 120) – Junior, 20-3

Runners-Up:

• Braelyn Flemming (Spring Lake, 235) – Senior, 6-2
• Ava Pike (Manistee, 100) – Senior, 23-7
• Kassie Sapp (Whitehall, 115) – Freshman, 12-2
• Nyveah Wendt (Mason County Central, 120) – Senior, 20-7
• Brynn Brower (Grand Haven, 130) – Senior, 15-2
• Monica Mullins (Holton, 140) – Junior, 24-7

Third Place:

• Justice Hill (Holton, 110) – Junior, 34-9

Fourth Place:

• Daniella Ramirez (Grand Haven, 170) – Freshman, 15-14
• Taylor Moore (Montague, 235) – Freshman, 12-8
• Margaret Young (Grand Haven, 125) – Sophomore, 22-13
• Ella Shields (Fremont, 130) – Senior, 14-6

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Let us know if we missed any! We would be happy to update this article with any pertinent information!

Ford Field is the next stop! Stay tuned for more coverage as these wrestlers chase state titles!

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