Tennessean All-Midstate boys and girls wrestling team 2019

Tom Kreager
The Tennessean

Boys

First team

The first eight players are nominees for the boys wrestler of the year. The winner will be announced on May 31 at the fourth annual Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.

Skylar Coffey, Brentwood wrestling

Skylar Coffey

Brentwood, Jr.

Weight class: 220 pounds

Why chosen: Coffey defeated Rossview's Logan McMillan by a 13-3 major decision to claim the Class AAA state title.

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Landon Fowler, Blackman wrestling

Landon Fowler

Blackman, Sr.

Weight: 170 pounds

Why chosen: Fowler finished runner-up, falling 3-1 to Science Hill's Chase Diehl in the Class AAA championship.

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Cameron Henderson, Smyrna wrestling

Cameron Henderson

Smyrna, Sr.

Weight class: 138 pounds

Why chosen: Henderson finished Class AAA state runner-up to Tennessee's Dillon Pendley, falling 7-3.

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Christian Isbell of the Clarksville High School wrestling team Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Christian Isbell

Clarksville, Jr.

Weight class: 132 pounds

Why chosen: Isbell defeated Arlington's Luke Kerns to win the Class AAA state championship with a 6-4 decision.

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Michael Kramer of the Wilson Central High School wrestling  team Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Michael Kramer

Wilson Central, Sr.

Weight class: 285 pounds

Why chosen: Kramer defeated Walker Valley's Jadon Langford by pin to win his second straight Class AAA state championship.

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Brayden Palmer, Beech wrestling

Brayden Palmer

Beech, Sr.

Weight class: 126 pounds

Why chosen: Palmer defeated Science Hill's Braxton Mann by pin to secure his second straight TSSAA Class AAA state championship.

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Alex Pergande of the Wilson Central High School wrestling team Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Alex Pergande

Wilson Central, Sr.

Weight class: 145 pounds

Why chosen: Pergande finished Class AAA runner-up to Cleveland's Grant Lundy, falling 5-1 in the championship.

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Bradley Williams of the Clarksville High School wrestling team Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

Bradley Williams

Clarksville, Sr.

Weight class: 195 pounds

Why chosen: Williams defeated Cleveland's Isaiah Perez by a 5-3 decision to claim his second straight Class AAA state title.

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Rest of first team

Chris Calvin

McGavock, So.

Weight class: 106 pounds

Why chosen: Calvin finished Class AAA runner-up to Cleveland's Trae McDaniel, falling 12-4 in the championship.

Calvin Eason

Father Ryan, Fr.

Weight class: 113 pounds

Why chosen: Eason finished third in Division II, beating Baylor's Kade Hartine 17-5 in the third-place match.

Jacob Haney

Lawrence Co., Sr.

Weight class: 120 pounds

Why chosen: Haney finished third in Class AAA, beating Cane Ridge's William Witt 5-2 in the third-place match.

Jeremiah Herron

Beech, Sr.

Weight class: 152 pounds

Why chosen: Herron finished runner-up in Class AAA, falling to Cleveland's Austin Sweeney 5-2 in the championship.

Ryan Brown

Lebanon, Sr.

Weight class: 160 pounds

Why chosen: Brown finished third in Class AAA, pinning Wilson Central's Levi Brown in the third-place match.

Brooks Sacharczyk

Blackman, Jr.

Weight class: 182 pounds

Why chosen: Sacharczyk finished runner-up Class AAA, falling to Arlington's Austin Antcliffe 6-1 in the championship.

Second team

106 pounds: Ty Holland, Harpeth, Jr.

113 pounds: Thomas Borders, Wilson Central, So.

120 pounds: Thomas Wesnofske, Father Ryan, So.

126 pounds: Nathan Ford, Greenbrier, Sr.

132 pounds: Dylan Becker, Harpeth, Sr.

138 pounds: Job Dooley, Franklin, Sr.

145 pounds: Jacorey Miller, Father Ryan, Jr.

152 pounds: Lawrence Madson, Father Ryan, Jr. 

160 pounds: Dan McGuire, MBA, Jr.

170 pounds: Dylan Quinn, Mt. Juliet, Sr.

182 pounds: Henry Hagey, Father Ryan, Sr.

195 pounds: Christian Moolman, Franklin, Sr.

220 pounds: Ethan Rainey, White House, Sr.

285 pounds: Thomas Gore, Brentwood Academy, Sr.

Coach of the year

John Kramer

Wilson Central

Why chosen: Wilson Central finished third in the Class AAA state duals and third in the Class AAA individual tournament.

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Girls

The first eight players are nominees for the girls wrestler of the year. The winner will be announced on May 31 at the fourth annual Tennessean Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.

Jane Allen, Tullahoma girls wrestler

Jane Allen

Tullahoma, Sr.

Weight class: 170

Why chosen: Allen won the state title, beating Northwest's Deyla Brito-Perez 4-2 in the championship.

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Maura Hart

Maura Hart

Cookeville, Sr.

Weight class: 140

Why chosen: Hart won the state title, beating Rossview's Saqara Buchanan 5-2 in the championship.

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All-Midstate Vivian Hurn, Montgomery Central Wrestling Thursday March 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn

Vivian Hurn

Montgomery Central, Jr.

Weight class: 150

Why chosen: Hurn won her second straight state title, beating White House's Taylor Whitehurst 4-0 in the championship.

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Kyelia Maxwell, Rossview girls wrestler

Kyelia Maxwell

Rossview, Sr.

Weight class: 160

Why chosen: Maxwell won the state title, beating Sycamore's Caitlyn Gilmore 3-1 in the championship.

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Catherine Palmieri, Northwest girls wrestler

Catherine Palmieri

Northwest, Sr.

Weight class: 190

Why chosen: Palmieri won the state title, beating Creek Wood's Ariyanna Anderson 7-0 in the championship.

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Valerie Smith

Valerie Smith

McGavock, Fr.

Weight class: 215

Why chosen: Smith won the state title, pinning Northwest's Novalee Feichko in the championship.

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Rossview wrestler Emma Walker

Emma Walker

Rossview, Jr.

Weight class: 132

Why chosen: Walker won her second straight state title, pinning Dickson County's Tay Tay Payne in the championship.

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Robin Yunis, Rossview wrestler

Robin Yunis

Rossview, Jr.

Weight class: 125

Why chosen: Yunis won her third straight state championship, beating Sullivan East's Sonoma Davis by technical fall in the championship.

Rest of team

Elizabeth Raper

Cookeville, Fr.

Weight class: 103

Why chosen: Raper finished runner-up at state, falling to David Crockett's Avery Kibelbek by pin in the championship.

Bryce White

Cane Ridge, Fr.

Weight class: 112

Why chosen: White finished runner-up at state, falling to Heritage's Kerra Strevel by pin in the championship.

Kaitlyn Lee

Mt. Juliet, Sr.

Weight class: 119

Why chosen: Lee finished third at state, pinning Tullahoma's Kaleigh Royal in the third-place match.

Coach of the year

Jeff Price

Rossview

Why chosen: Rossview won the TSSAA girls wrestling state title with 123.5 points —  26 more than second-place Northwest.