IHSA Wrestling State Finals Day 2: Anderson Wins Semifinal Match, 4 TRAC Representatives In State Title Matches

Orion’s Maddux Anderson will wrestle for a 1A state championship at 190 pounds after winning his semifinal match Friday in Champaign.

Anderson (51-3) defeated Oliver McPeek of Lena-Winslow/Stockton by tech fall to advance to the state championship bout. He’ll face off against Marian’s Jimmy Mastny (52-1) on Saturday.

Three other TRAC competitors will be vying for state championships Saturday. Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright advanced to the 132-pound state championship match. His teammate, Blake Smith will take on Newman’s Briar Ivey in an all-TRAC showdown for the 157-pound title.

Complete results of the TRAC from Day 2 of IHSA Individual Wrestling State Finals are below.

 

106-pound second-round wrestleback: Landon Near (Newman) def. Jacobi Cobbs (Althoff) by decision (7-3)

NEXT UP: 106-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Landon Near (Newman, 41-5) vs Aiden Evans (Vandalia, 41-10) – Saturday

 

120-pound second-round wrestleback: Augustus Swanson (Princeton) def. Vincent Moor (Litchfield) by major decision (14-6)

NEXT UP: 120-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Augustus Swanson (Princeton, 30-9) vs Barret Speck (Illini Bluffs, 45-7) – Saturday

 

132-pound semifinal: Dean Wainwright (Riverdale) def. Brandon Green Jr. (Roxana) by decision (8-4)

NEXT UP: 132-pound state championship: Dean Wainwright (Riverdale, 46-2) vs Garrett VerHeecke (Unity Christian, 44-1) – Saturday

 

132-pound second-round wrestleback: Kane Dauber (Princeton) def. Tyler Hochul (Oakwood) by fall (5:22)

NEXT UP: 132-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Kane Dauber (Princeton, 48-4) vs Lincoln Hoger (Wheaton Academy, 45-8) – Saturday

 

138-pound second-round wrestleback: Jude Finch (Rockridge) def. Cole Yarbrough (Vandalia) by fall (0:59)

NEXT UP: 138-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Jude Finch (Rockridge, 40-1) vs Hunter Brandon (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 16-7) – Saturday

 

144-pound second-round wrestleback: Ace Christiansen (Princeton) def. Evan Cox (Clifton Central) by major decision (15-3)

NEXT UP: 144-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Ace Christiansen (Princeton, 45-6) vs Arrison Bauer (Lena-Winslow/Stockton, 44-7) – Saturday

 

150-pound first-round wrestleback: Hudson Babb (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley) def. Ben Taylor (Kewanee) by tech fall (19-1)

 

157-pound semifinal: Briar Ivey (Newman) def. Chasen Kazmierczak (Wheaton Academy) by decision (7-4)

NEXT UP: 157-pound state championship: Briar Ivey (Newman, 47-3) vs Blake Smith (Riverdale, 35-1) – Saturday

 

157-pound semifinal: Blake Smith (Riverdale) def. Wyatt Goosens (Erie-Prohetstown) by major decision (14-6)

NEXT UP: 157-pound state championship: Blake Smith (Riverdale, 35-1) vs Briar Ivey (Newman, 47-3) – Saturday

NEXT UP: 157-pound semifinal wrestleback: Wyatt Goosens (Erie-Prophetstown, 43-9) vs TBD – Saturday

 

165-pound semifinal: Bowden Delaney (Tremont) def. Eli Burns (Mercer County) by fall (1:12)

NEXT UP: 165-pound semifinal wrestleback: Eli Burns (Mercer County, 22-5) vs TBD – Saturday

 

165-pound first-round wrestleback: Daniel Kelly (Newman) def. Aydin Larking (Hoopeston Area) by decision (10-4)

165-pound second-round wrestleback: Brody Stien (Byron) def. Daniel Kelly (Newman) by decision (8-3)

 

165-pound first-round wrestleback: Casey Etheridge (Princeton) def. Ryne Peavler (Shelbyville) by fall (1:20)

165-pound second-round wrestleback: Casey Etheridge (Princeton) def. Abram Davidson (Tolono Unity) by decision (19-17)

NEXT UP: 165-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Casey Etheridge (Princeton, 46-5) vs Brock Finch (Coal City, 31-9) – Saturday

 

190-pound semifinal: Maddux Anderson (Orion) def. Oliver McPeek (Lena-Winslow/Stockton) by tech fall (19-2)

NEXT UP: 190-pound state championship: Maddux Anderson (Orion, 51-3) vs Jimmy Mastny (Marian, 52-1) – Saturday

 

190-pound first-round wrestleback: Bodie Salmon (Mercer County) def. Breckin Campbell (Richmond-Burton) by tech fall (19-2)

190-pound second-round wrestleback: Terrelle Jackson (De La Salle) def. Bodie Salmon (Mercer County) by major decision (13-4)

 

215-pound first-round wrestleback: Dominic Alaimo (Reed-Custer) def. Alex Gandarilla (Monmouth-Roseville) by fall (2:38)

 

285-pound first-round wrestleback: Cade Odell (Princeton) def. Dominic Swyers (Vandalia) by fall (3:43)

285-pound second-round wrestleback: Cade Odell (Princeton) def. Andre Townsend (Shelbyville) by fall (5:49)

NEXT UP: 285-pound quarterfinal wrestleback: Cade Odell (Princeton, 33-4) vs Jaylen Torres (St. Francis, 30-3) – Saturday