Tennessean All-Midstate boys and girls wrestling team 2019
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, 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, 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, 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
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
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, 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
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
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, 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
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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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, 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, 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
McGavock, Fr.
Weight class: 215
Why chosen: Smith won the state title, pinning Northwest's Novalee Feichko in the championship.
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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, 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.