Local Wrestlers
Local qualifying wrestlers represent 11 different wrestling clubs in the region: Rockford Wrestling Club and Warrior Monks of Rockford; Harlem Wrestling Club, Shooters Elite Wrestling Club and Hecox Team Banaiah of Machesney Park; Hononegah Kids Wrestling Club; Dakota Wrestling Club; Belvidere Bandits; Rochelle Wrestling Club; Stillman Valley Wrestling Club; and Xtreme Wrestling of Oregon.

Rockford Wrestling Club Warrior Monks (Rockford)
Xavier Buchanan, Senior Division, 101-pound weight class
De’gyon Macklin, Novice Division, 130-pound weight class
Dustin Swanson, Novice Division, 70-pound weight class Jacob Heavlin, Novice Division, 215-pound weight class
Harlem Wrestling Club Hecox Team Benaiah (Machesney Park)
Tanner Anthony, Senior Division, 101-pound weight class
Cameron Baxter, Senior Division, 189-pound weight class
Brandon Elliott, Novice Division, 115-pound weight class
Dylan Elmore, Novice Division, 84-pound weight class
Ian Harwick, Novice Division, 156-pound weight class
Maxwell Kuhrt, Senior Division, 138-pound weight class
Dakota Paris, Senior Division, 79-pound weight class Jenner Hecox, Novice Division, 122-pound weight class
Kailor Hecox, Senior Division, 147-pound weight class
Sage Hecox, Senior Division, 177-pound weight class
Hononegah Kids Wrestling Club Shooters Elite Wrestling Club (Machesney Park)
Zachary Benkovich, Senior Division, 130-pound weight class
Donald Coffey, Senior Division, 177-pound weight class
Tyler Demoss, Novice Division, 115-pound weight class
Christian Fausel, Novice Division, 74-pound weight class
Zachary Mooney, Senior Division, 138-pound weight class
Brady Powers, Senior Division, 74-pound weight class
Keegan Powers, Novice Division, 79-pound weight class
Alex Rader, Senior Division, 74-pound weight class
Fernie Silva, Novice Division, 108-pound weight class
Kyle Wallace, Senior Division, 215-pound weight class
Blake Zalapi, Novice Division, 138-pound weight class Andrew Abitua, Senior Division, 108-pound weight class
Kenneth Abitua, Novice Division, 122-pound weight class
Brandon Briggs, Senior Division, 84-pound weight class
Jacob Hawkins, Novice Division, 84-pound weight class
James Wolfe, Novice Division, 89-pound weight class
Belvidere Bandits Rochelle Wrestling Club
Kodi Lock, Novice Division, 177-pound weight class
Adam McConnell, Senior Division, 89-pound weight class
Simon Montez, Senior Division, 189-pound weight class James Davis, Novice Division, 215-pound weight class
Manuel Rivera, Senior Division, 275-pound weight class
Dakota Wrestling Club Stillman Valley Wrestling Club
Josh Alber, Senior Division, 89-pound weight class
Chase Engelbrecht, Novice Division, 74-pound weight class
Carver James, Novice Division, 95-pound weight class
Gacob Lenox, Senior Division, 95-pound weight class
Dylan Lydon, Senior Division, 166-pound weight class
Daniel McCaslin, Senior Division, 177-pound weight class
Nathan Olsen, Novice Division, 89-pound weight class
Andrew Wenger, Novice Division 95-pound weight class
Daniel Zimmerman, Senior Division, 156-pound weight class Zachary Hare, Senior Division, 189-pound weight class
Mason Tomash, Novice Division, 101-pound weight class
Xtreme Wrestling (Oregon)
Nelson Baker, Senior Division, 95-pound weight class
Nolan Baker, Novice Division, 74-pound weight class
Colton West, Novice Division, 108-pound weight class
Brady Wilsie, Novice Division, 66-pound weight class

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Tournament Schedule

Thursday, March 11
4 to 7 p.m. Weigh-ins at the Rockford MetroCentre

Friday, March 12
7 to 7:30 a.m. Weigh-ins

Session I
9 a.m. Grand March
10 a.m. Championship Preliminary Round
12:30 p.m. (approx.) Championship First Round

Session II
6 p.m. Championship Quarterfinal Round
6:30 p.m. (approx.) Weigh-ins for second day of competition
7:30 p.m. (approx.) Consolation Preliminary Round

Saturday, March 13
Session III
6:30 to 7 a.m. Weigh-ins for second day of competition
8 a.m. Consolation First Round
9:15 a.m. (approx.) Championship Semifinal Round and Consolation Quarterfinal Round
11 a.m. (approx.) Consolation Semifinal Round

Session IV
4 p.m. Place Bouts – 3rd, 5th and 7th
5:45 p.m. (approx.) Parade of Finalists
6:30 p.m. (approx.) Championship Bouts

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