Poway Boys Win Fifth State Wrestling Championship and Walnut Girls Win First State Wrestling Title

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — The CIF State Wrestling Championships concluded on Saturday as the Poway boys won their fifth State title, setting an all-time new scoring record of 290.5 points. Rounding out the top three boys teams were Buchanan (255 points) and Gilroy (206 points) securing second and third place respectively. For the girls, Walnut won their first State Championship scoring 96 points, with Newport Harbor (87 points) and Poway (77) placing second and third respectively.

Anaya Falcon (105-pounds), a senior from Walnut, became just the seventh three-time State Champion in CIF State Girls Wrestling history. Also, three girls wrestlers became two-time State Champions to include, Isabella Marie Gonzales (115-pounds) a junior from Clovis East, Duda Rodrigues (155-pounds), a senior from Newport Harbor, and Leilani Lemus (170-pounds), a sophomore from Clovis.

Additionally, five boys became two-time State Champions including, Ronnie Ramirez (120-pounds), a junior from Walnut, Daniel Zepeda (138-pounds), a junior from Gilroy, Brock Mantanona (150-pounds), a senior from Palm Desert, Robert Platt (215-pounds), a senior from Poway, and Cody Merrill (285-pounds), a senior from Gilroy.

2024 CIF State Boys Wrestling Championships Final Results

(106) Henry Aslikyan (So., Birmingham) def. Arseni Kikiniou (Fr., Poway) Dec 6-3

(113) Rocklin Zinkin (So., Buchanan) def. Edwin Sierra (Sr., Poway) Dec 2-1 UTB

(120) Ronnie Ramirez (Jr., Walnut) def. Nathan Carrillo (So., St. John Bosco) Dec 4-1

(126) Nikade Zinkin (Jr., Clovis) def. Jeff Lopez (Jr, Clovis West) Dec 3-0

(132) G. Elias Navida (Jr., Poway) def. Jesse Grajeda (Fr., St. John Bosco) Dec 6-4 SV

(138) Daniel Zepeda (Jr., Gilroy) def. Paul Kelly (Sr., Poway) Dec 6-2

(144) Moses Mirabal (Sr., Gilroy) def. Joesph Toscano (So., Buchanan) Dec 2-1

(150) Brock Mantanona (Sr., Palm Desert) def. Laird Root (Sr., Poway) Dec 5-4

(157) Grigor Cholakyan (Sr., St. John Bosco) def. Andrew Barbosa (Sr., Palm Desert) Dec 3-2 TB2

(165) Collin Guffey (Sr., Granite Hills) def. Joesph Antonio (Jr. St. John Bosco) Dec 3-0

(175) Angelo Posada (Jr., Poway) def. Mason Ontiveros (So., Pitman) Dec 5-1

(190) Sonny Kling (Sr., Canyon Springs) def. Brokton Borelli (Jr., Los Banos) MD 11-2

(215) Robert Platt (Sr., Poway) def. Coby Merrill (So., JW North) Dec 2-1 TB2

(285) Cody Merrill (Sr., Gilroy) def. Nicholas Sahakian (Jr., St. John Bosco) Dec. 3-2                                                                                                                 

2024 State Girls Wrestling Championships Final Results

(100) Jillian Wells (Jr., Central Catholic) def. Lily Dizon (Fr., Pitman) Dec 4-1

(105) Anaya Falcon (Sr., Walnut) def. Olivia Lopez (Sr., Hamilton) MD 8-0

(110) Deandra Meza (Jr., Walnut) def. Kaiya Maggini (So., Del Oro) Dec 5-0

(115) Isabella Marie Gonzales (Jr., Clovis East) def. Kylee Golz (Jr., Trabuco Hills) Dec 6-1

(120) Alejandra Valdiviezo (Sr., Poway) def. Shayna Ward (Jr., Oakland Tech) F-1:49

(125) Christina Osorio (Sr., Downey) def. Samantha Sachs (Jr., Glendora) F-3:45

(130) Yzabella Austin (So., Pitman) Tamara Grace (So., Gilroy) Dec 7-0

(135) Danica Kelley (Sr., Scotts Valley) def. Alex Maday (Jr., Whitney) F-1:43

(140) Faith Bartoszek (Sr., Northview) def. Olivia Davis (So., Monte Vista-SD) Dec 9-5

(145) Delarie Juarez (Jr., Brawley) def. Samantha Arce (Sr., Mater Dei) F-0:56

(155) Duda Rodrigues (Sr., Newport Harbor) def. Angelinah De Leon (Jr., Santa Clara) F-1:28

(170) Leilani Lemus (So., Clovis) def. Alexandria Perez (Jr., La Costa Canyon) Dec 5-0

(190) Juliana Marquez (Jr. Gabrielino) def. Kathryn Hingano (Sr., Rio Linda) F-3:47

(235) Gemma Templeman (Sr., Rocklin) def. Fernanda Canedo (Sr., Ridgeview) Dec 2-1

1. Poway 290.5
2. Buchanan 255
3. Gilroy 206
4. St. John Bosco 186
5. Clovis 144
6. Bakersfield 124
7. Palm Desert 112.5
8. Granite Hills 100.5
9. Fountain Valley 71
10. Vacaville 66

Girls Team Scores (Top 10):                                                               

1. Walnut 96
2. Newport Harbor 87
3. Poway 77
4. Gilroy 69
5. Pitman 65
6. Central Catholic 55.5
7. Northview 52
8. Brawley 51.5
9. Clovis East 47
10. Santa Ana 42

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