The East and West boys wrestling teams split duals in the 2025 All-State Wrestling Duals taking place Wednesday at Catoosa High School. The Large West team picked up a 31-26 win, while the Small East dominated on their way to a 41-17 win.
Despite a rather warm gymnasium and the absence of a number of those originally chosen for the team, approximately 1,200 fans enjoyed some outstanding wrestling and watching the wrestlers represent their high schools one more time on the mat. The final scores will be soon forgotten, but the honor of competing in the All-State duals and representing their high schools one last time are the memories that will last a life-time.
Oologah’s Garrett Salt, an original selection to the Small East All-State team, summed it up best when he stated “heck yeah!” when he was informed that he was named to the All-State team Salt went on to say that he was “super excited” to compete in the All-State duals. The special night got even better for Salt, a 3X state runner-up, as he finished his high school career with big win, scoring three takedowns to earn a 10-1 maj. dec. over Marlow state champion Kellar Kizarr.
Salt was one of nine victorious wrestlers for the Small East team as they won by a 41-17 score. The East team got off to a fast start as they started with three straight 1st period falls. Berryhill state champion Jackson Martin got it started with a fall in 1:26 over Weatherford’s Dylan Renna, followed by Blackwell 2X state champion Louden Wolfe pinning Hinton’s Brycen Rasnic in 1:14 and Checotah 4X finalist and 3X champion Colt Collett finishing the run off with the fastest fall, pinning Comanche’s Gage Jessen in 1:08.
Jace Lillie, the first All-State wrestler for OCS, gave the West their first win, recording five takedowns and a near fall to earn a 2nd period tech fall over Madill’s Colton Sandefur. A rare occurrence took place in the next match as Catoosa’s Michael Blendowski and Harrah’s Bo Manek battled to a 2-2 draw. There was little scoring until the final seconds as Blendowski got what appeared to be a winning reversal with just seconds left, but Manek escaped at the buzzer to forge the tie. Not wrestling overtime in the dual, each team was awarded two team points.
Following Salt’s win, Pawnee 2X state champion and 3X finalist Grady Mittasch got a fast start in his match, as he already led 7-0 lead before pinning Hinton’s Jagor Turner in 1:13.
The West won the next two matches, as Sulphur’s 1X champion and 2X finalist Baer Webb took a 3-2 win over Sallisaw’s 3X state champion Cole Mayfield and Tuttle state champion Eli Probst picked up a 7-6 win over Berryhill’s Zane Swafford.
The East put it away with three straight wins, starting with a 17-1 tech fall win for Catoosa’s Jacy Richardson over Hobart’s Luke Tacker. Richardson ended it quickly with two takedowns and three sets of near fall points to get the 1st period tech fall.
At A 1st period takedown was the difference at 190 lbs., as Perry’s Cash Waren picked up a 3-2 win over Harrah’s Zylan Johnson. The 215 lb. bout was similar as a 2nd period takedown gave Henryetta’s Tayler Hamric a 4-1 win over Clinton’s Malachi Lorne.
Clinton’s Marcus Wilson scored four takedowns and a 4-point near fall to close out the dual with a 16-2 maj. dec. over Poteau’s Tyler Fassio.
Coach for the Small School East Team was Zach Livingston from Cascia Hall with Tony Willoughby coaching the West Team.
The Large West team picked up four bonus point wins out of five straight wins from 138 to 165 to pull away from the East on their way to the 31-26 win. Chickasha’s 1X state champion and 3X placer Canaan Brummett got it started for the West, using two takedowns and a reversal to earn an 8-0 maj. dec. over Union’s Zebediah Tibbles.
The East took the lead with three straight bonus point wins, starting with Claremore’s Mason Gillispie getting a fall in 1:38 over Del City’s Evan Colbert. Broken Arrow’s Hudson Beckley followed with an 8-0 maj. dec. over Elgin state champion Hunter Jackson. Following a scoreless 1st period, Beckley scored a 2nd period reversal and near fall and added a 3rd period takedown to get the maj. dec..
Bishop Kelley’s Robert Burke used three takedowns and a 4-point near fall to earn a 13-1 maj. dec. over Noble’s Daniel Prior.
Putnam City’s Monty Hall started the run for the West team with a 7-2 win over Union state runner-up Thomas Toteh. Leading 4-2 with time running out, Hall tacked on a final takedown to pick up the win.
The West next got back-to-back 17-1 tech fall wins, starting with Deer Creek’s Jace Province, who was impressive in scoring four takedowns and a 4-point near fall in picking up a 17-1 tech fall win over McAlester’s Kam Hutchison.
2X state champion, 3X finalist, and 4X placer Dylan Bratt from Chickasha scored quickly and often to earn his 17-1 tech fall over Sand Springs Preston Reyna. Bratt, a UCO signee, used a takedown and three sets of near fall points to lead 14-0 after the 1st period, before ending it with another takedown early in the 2nd period.
Edmond Memorial’s Wes Madden used a big 3rd period to pick up a 12-2 maj. dec. win over McAlester’s Kenneth Carter. Madden led 4-2 entering the 3rd period, but scored an escape, takedown and 4-point near fall to get the win.
At 165 lbs., OU signee and 2X Fargo All-American, Trae Rios made it five in a row for the West, as he scored with a takedown, reversal and 4-point near fall to earn a 9-1 maj. dec. over 2X state champion Deringer Hollenbeck from Grove.
At 175 lbs., Claremore’s 1X champion and 3X placer Cooper Zickefoose got the East back on the board with a quick takedown and a 1:00 fall over Duncan’s Izaya Elix.
The West put it out of reach, winning the next two matches, starting with Westmoore’s Cole Olguin avenging a State Tournament loss to Sand Springs Jaxon Trotter, with a win at 190 lbs. Leading 4-2 going into the 3rd period, Olguin locked it up with another takedown to take the 7-2 win. At 215 lbs., a 2nd period takedown was the difference as Piedmont state champion Jackson Blackburn picked up a 4-1 win over Collinsville’s Hunter McBee. The win put the West up by 11 point with one match remaining.
Broken Arrow’s 3X state champion Gunner Wilson closed out the night, using three takedowns to lead 9-0 before pinning Deer Creek’s Brandon Schoenecke in 3:49 to make the final team score, East – 31, West – 26.
Lawton Mac’s Michael Miller coached the Large West team with the East Team being coached by Marlon Houston from Tulsa Booker T. Washington.
In the girls dual, the East Team got falls in the final two weights to take a 36-34 win.
Prior to the duals, various awards for Wrestler of the Year and Coach of the Year were announced. All of the awards are listed below.
OWCA ALL CLASS WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Girls – Jadyn Roller, Bixby
Boys – LaDarion Lockett, Stillwater
OWCA WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARDS
6A Boys – LaDarion Lockett, Stillwater
5A Boys – Greyson Zellers, Bishop Kelley
4A Boys – Beau Hickman, Tuttle
3A Boys – Kruz Goff, Blackwell
6A Girls – Jadyn Roller, Bixby
5A Girls – Dru Turner, Hinton
OWCA COACHING AWARDS
6A Boys Head Coach – Ethan Kyle, Stillwater
6A Boys Assistant Coach – Cody Stites, Stillwater
5A Boys Head Coach – Chad Randle, Chickasha
5A Boys Assistant Coach – Michael Michell and Stacy Knight, Chickasha
4A Boys Head Coach – Bobby Williams, Tuttle
4A Boys Assistant Coach – Riley Williams, Tuttle
3A Boys Head Coach – Connor Cline, Blackwell
3A Boys Assistant Coach – E.J. Edgar, Blackwell
Boys Junior High – Cody Karstetter, Sand Springs
JIM THORPE NOMINEES
Girls – Jadyn Roller, Bixby
Boys – LaDarion Lockett, Stillwater
NWCA/OWCA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Boys Head Coach – Chad Randle, Chickasha
Boys Assistant Staff – Chickasha
WRESTLING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Posthumously awarded to Jerry Kuntz
2025 LARGE SCHOOLS BOYS ALL-STATE DUAL
West – 31
East – 26
113 Canaan Brummett (W, Chickasha) maj. dec. Zebediah Tibbles (Union), MD 8-0
120 Mason Gillispie (E, Claremore) pinned Evan Colbert (Del City), Fall 1:38
126 Hudson Beckley (E, Broken Arrow) maj. dec. Hunter Jackson (Elgin), MD 8-0
132 Robert Burke (E, Bishop Kelley) maj. dec. Daniel Prior (Noble), MD 13-1
138 Monty Hall (W, Putnam City) dec. Thomas Toteh (Union), 7-2
144 Jace Province (W, Deer Creek) tech fall Kam Hutchison (McAlester), TF 17-1
150 Dylan Bratt (W, Chickasha) tech fall Preston Reyna (Sand Springs), TF 17-1
157 Wes Madden (W, Edmond Memorial) maj. dec. Kenneth Carter (McAlester), MD 12-2
165 Trae Rios (W, Westmoore) maj. dec. Deringer Hollenbeck (Grove), MD 9-1
175 Cooper Zickefoose (E, Claremore) pinned Izaya Elix (Duncan), Fall 1:00
190 Cole Olguin (W, Westmoore) dec. Jaxon Trotter (Sand Springs), 7-2
215 Jackson Blackburn (W, Piedmont) dec. Hunter McBee (Collinsville), 4-1
285 Gunner Wilson (E, Broken Arrow) pinned Brandon Schoenecke (Deer Creek), Fall 3:49
East Coach: Marlon Houston, Tulsa Booker T. Washington
West Coach: Oscar Mike Miller, Lawton Mac
2025 SMALL SCHOOLS BOYS ALL-STATE DUAL
East – 41
West – 17
113 Jackson Martin (E, Berryhill) pinned Dylan Renna (Weatherford), Fall 1:26
120 Louden Wolfe (E, Blackwell) pinned Brycen Rasnic (Hinton), Fall 1:14
126 Colt Collett (E, Checotah) pinned Gage Jessen (Comanche), Fall 1:08
132 Jace Lillie (W, OCS) tech fall Colton Sandefur (Madill), TF 20-4
138 Michael Blendowski (E, Catoosa) drew with Bo Manek (Harrah), 2-2
144 Garrett Salt (E, Oologah) maj. dec. Kellar Kizarr (Marlow), MD 10-1
150 Grady Mittasch (E, Pawnee) pinned Jagor Turner (Hinton), Fall 1:13
157 Baer Webb (W, Sulphur) dec. Cole Mayfield (Sallisaw), 3-2
165 Eli Probst (W, Tuttle) dec. Zane Swafford (Berryhill), 7-6
175 Jacy Richardson (E, Catoosa) tech fall Luke Tacker (Hobart), TF 17-1
190 Cash Waren (E, Perry) dec. Zylan Johnson (Harrah), 3-2
215 Tayler Hamric (E, Henryetta) dec. Malachi Lorne (Clinton), 4-1
285 Marcus Wilson (W, Clinton) maj. dec. Tyler Fassio (Pryor), MD 16-2
East Coach: Zachary Livingston, Cascia Hall
West Coach: Tony Willoughby, Pauls Valley
