State Rankings (5 states): 79th Geary Invitational Wrestling Tournament

The Geary Tournament boasts two distinctive customs that have persisted since its inception: the blind draw and challenge matches.

The blind draw involves randomly selecting the names of competitors from each weight class, traditionally from a hat, but now using a pill bottle to assign numbers for bracket placement.

This method doesn’t consider rankings, leading to unexpected and exciting first or second-round matchups, sometimes even pitting state champions against each other early on.

This unpredictability generates keen excitement among both athletes and spectators. Additionally, after the final medal matches, the second-place wrestler must defend his position if he hasn’t faced the third-place finisher earlier in the tournament.

For over 78 years, these traditions have ensured that a true champion in each of the 14 weight classes is honored annually.

This year’s tournament boasts the same tradition of ultra tough wrestlers and teams. A total of 180+ ranked wrestler across five states will be battling at Geary. Let’s dive into it:

Rank	Weight	Name	School	Class	State
1	106	Jake Goodin	Edmond North	6A	OK
1	106	Braydon Pacheco	Garden City	6A	KS
2	106	Trusten Douglas	Mustang	6A	OK
3	106	Maxwell Bradley	Tuttle	4A	OK
4	106	Evan Colbert	Del City	5A	OK
4	106	Bryson Hand	Choctaw	6A	OK
4	106	Kolby Quint	Ark City	5A	KS
5	106	Hudson Ballard	Collinsville	5A	OK
6	106	Rudy Rojas	Broken Arrow	6A	OK
8	106	Aidan Frye	Comanche	3A	OK
3	107	Josiah Neri	Rio Rancho	5A	NM
1	113	Titus Howell	Arlington Martin	6A	TX
1	113	Michael Ruiz	Canyon Randall	5A	TX
1	113	Cooper Jackson	Tuttle	4A	OK
1	113	Aydan Thomas	Stillwater	6A	OK
2	113	Carlos Leyva	Ark City	5A	KS
4	113	Van Smith	Mustang	6A	OK
5	113	Patrick Counts	Del City	5A	OK
6	113	Talon Tahdooahnipah	Elgin	5A	OK