2023 - 2024 D3 Rankings

[Champ]

I don’t want to take over, Jim Ima is amazing at these rankings so I will leave up to him but wanted to throw out an early 2023-2024 team ranking preview/individual rankings. Of course, wrestlers are already at different weight classes, so more of the top returners.

Top Teams:

1. ALA Gilbert
2. Sahuarita
3. Walden Grove
4. Mica Mountain

In my opinion, ALA Gilbert and Sahuarita will be the ones to catch this season. No idea who the head coach for ALA. Tommy James is at Queen Creek and I thought Dan Gaylor would be the head coach but not sure what happened.

With that being said, ALA is loaded with seniors and has been built to be the front runners unless Sahuarita and Walden Grove can bring in some heavy hitters.

In my opinion, you can plug any coach at ALA Gilbert this year and they would be the favorite to win.

Returning:

Ala Gilbert: 111.5 points:
113 (4th)
120 (6th)
126 (4th)
144 (1st)
150 (3rd)
165 (4th)

Qualifiers
106 (2-2)
132 (2-2)
175 DNQ
190 (0-2)

I would add their 175 pounder JP McKay who beat a D2 175 state champ and a few state placers this off-season.

Sahuarita 95 points:
106 (2nd)
113 (2nd)
144 (4th)
150 (1st)

Qualifiers:
215 (0-2)

I think the younger Gallardo will come in and do some damage in the upper weights

Walden Grove 80 points:
120 (1st)
126 (1st)
144 (3rd)

Qualifiers:
106 (2-2)
113 (0-2)
165 (1-2)
285 (0-2)

Mica Mt 64 points:
120 (4th)
150 (2nd)
157 (6th)
215 (3rd)

Individual Rankings

106
1 Daniel Guerrero (11) Sahuarita Hs 2nd S4
2 Che Jenkins (11) of Salpointe 3rd S4
3 Chrystian Owens (11) Mohave 4th S1
4 Angelo Martinez (12) Mesquite 5th S3
5 Isac Contreras (10) Safford 6th S4
6 Braeden Bayless (12) Ala Gilbert 2-2 S3
7 Brett Bates (10) Walden Grove 2-2 S4

113
1 Julio Gonzales (11) Mohave 1st S1
2 Sebastian Serrano (10) Sahuarita 2nd S4
3 Gage Palace (10) Payson 3rd S2
4 Jake Wood (12) Ala Gilbert 4th S3
5 Abdias Rojas (12) Cortez 2-2 S3

120
1 Zachary Bates (12) Walden Grove 1st S4
2 Trevor Ouellette (12) Mesquite 3rd S3
3 Nathan Hernandez (12) Mica 4th S4
4 Zemira Wilhelm (12) Show Low 5th S2
5 JJ Webb (12) Ala Gilbert 6th S3
6 Brandon Clark (12) Mohave 2-2 S1
7 Che Ramirez (11) Estrella Foothills 2-2 S1

126
1 Pedro Mendoza (11) Walden Grove 1st S4
2 Racer Uhler (11) Mingus Union 2nd S3
3 Anthony Garrobo (12) Safford 3rd S4
4 Bergen Doolen (12) AGN 4th S3
5 Curtis Wilhelm (10) Show Low 2-2 S2
6 Angel Casillas (12) Mingus DNC S3


132
1 Troy Kinlicheenie (12) Snowflake 5th S2
2 Nolan Wilson Coconino (12) 6th S2
3 Preston Ouellette (12) Mesquite 2-2 S3
4 Mikey Parra (12) Ala Gilbert 2-2 S3

138
1 Eli Conde (12) Mesquite 2nd S3
2 Alex Hernandez (12) Deer Valley 3rd S1
3 Elias McKean (12) Mingus Union 2-2 S3
4 Wallace Stooks (12) Prescott DNC S1
5 Sean Bamba Peoria (12) Peoria DNC S1

144
1 Brandon Loyden (11) Ala Gilbert 1st S3
2 Enzo Morales (11) Walden Grove 3rd S4
3 Sergio Pena (11) Sahuarita Hs 4th S4
4 Isac Urias (11) Mohave 5th S1
5 Adam Lloyd (11) Prescott 6th S1
6 Armando Herring (12) Poston Butte 2-2 S2

150
1 Gabriel Gallardo (11) Sahuarita Hs 1st S4
2 Conner Hangartner (11) Mica 2nd S4
3 Stosh Jobe (11) Ala Gilbert 3rd S3
4 Max Haws (11) Eastmark 5th S3
5 Bridger French (12) Coconino 2-2 S2
6 Michael Maydel (11) Shadow (Sect Champ) S3

157
1 Wyatt Rewerts (12) Prescott 3rd S1
2 Tyler Shumway (11) Mica 6th S4
3 Nicolas Bermudez (12) Mesquite 2-2 S3
4 Toy Landers (12) The Odyssey 2-2 S1

165
1 Kaleb Cordova (12) Safford 2nd S4
2 Tyton Slade (12) Ala Gilbert 4th S3

175
1 Gary Smith (12) Safford 5th S4
2 William Thwaits (10) Sahuarita Hs 2-2 S4
3 JP McKay (11) Ala Gilbert DNQ beat 175 D2

190
1 Prayer Young (12) Coconino 3rd S1
2 Sean Luedy (10) Arizona College 2-2 S3
3 Dominick Austin (11) Agua Fria 2-2 S1

215
1 Devin Klinlicheenie (11) Snowflake 1st S2
2 Zach Shumway (12) Mica Mountain 3rd S4
3 Jonathon Williams (12) Mohave 4th S4
4 Orlando Gonzalez (12) Salpointe C 2-2 S4

285
1 Nick Hutchins (12) Arizona College 3rd S3
2 Santiago Reyes (12) Deer Valley 6th S1
3 Alejandro reyes (12) Marcos De Niza 2-2 S3
4 Kaleb Wheaton (11) American Ironwood 2-2 S2
5 George Flores (11) Mica Mountain DNC S4

 

[Jim ima]

If we're talking returning points, Mohave should be in that mix. They have more returning points (77) than Mica Mtn and have a returning champ. Their returning points are just behind WG and Mesquite is right behind Mica with 60, followed by Safford.

1. ALA-Gilbert 112.5 points (6 Placers, 1 Champ)
2. Sahuarita 95 points (4 Placers, 1 Champ, 1 former champ)
3. Walden Grove 80 points (3 Placers, 2 Champs)
4. Mohave 77 points (4 Placers, 1 Champ)
5. Mica Mountain 64 points (4 Placers)
6. Mesquite 60 points (3 Placers)
7. Safford 56.5 points (4 Placers, 1 former champ, 1 former placer)

106
1) Daniel Guerrero, Sahuarita (11) 24-4 (2nd)
2) Che Jenkins, Salpointe (11) 61-3 (3rd)
3) Chrystian Owens, Mohave (11) 35-2 (4th)
4) Angelo Martinez, Mesquite (12) 51-7 (5th)
5) Isaac Contreras, Safford (10) 31-12 (6th)
6) Andrew G-Williams, Poston Butte (11) 44-8
7) Brett Bates, Walden Grove (10) 48-7
8) Braeden Bayless, ALA-Gilbert (12) 33-5
9) Ryden Solomon, Snowflake (11) 42-13

113
1) Julio Gonzales, Mohave, (11) 37-1 (1st)
2) Sebastian Serrano, Sahuarita (10) 34-6 (2nd)
3) Gage Palace, Payson (10) 43-8 (3rd)
4) Jake Wood, ALA-Gilbert (12) 38-8 (4th)
5) Abdias Rojas, Cortes (12) 40-12
6) Richard Ramos, Deer Valley (11) 33-16
7) Max Freund, Show Low (11) 32-18
8) Alexander Canisales, Agua Fria (11) 43-12

120
1) Zach Bates, Walden Grove (12) 48-5 (1st)
2) Trevor Oullete, Mesquite (12) 59-7 (3rd)
3) Nathan Hernandez, Mica Mountain (12) 39-19 (4th)
4) Zemira Wilhelm, Show Low (12) 52-5 (5th)
5) JJ Webb, ALA-Gilbert (12) 24-8 (6th)
6) Brandon Clark, Mohave (12) 40-2
7) Che Ramirez, Estrella Foothills (11) 29-12
8) Raymond Contreras, Safford (11) 8-6
9) Patrick Panagapoulos, Lee Williams (11) 34-16
10) Isaiah Favela, Desert Sunrise (11) 18-10

126
1) Pedro Mendoza, Walden Grove (11) 41-4 (1st)
2) Racer Uhler, Mingus (11) 19-1 (2nd)
3) Anthony Garrobo, Safford (12) 36-4 (3rd)
4) Bergen Doolen, ALA-Gilbert (12) 42-6 (4th)
5) Shevy Landis-Ku, Poston Butte (12) 40-11 (5th)
6) Curtis Wilhelm, Show Low (10) 40-14 (6th)
7) Jet Lien, AZ College Prep (10) 31-16
8) Bert Scheer, Payson (10) 22-18
9) Jesse Granger, Coconino (10) 26-20
10) Albert Laracuente, Agua Fria (10) 31-16

132
1) Troy Kinlicheenie, Snowflake (12) 24-4 (5th)
2) Nolan Wilson, Coconino (11) 42-11 (6th)
3) Preston Oullette, Mesquite (12) 55-10
4) Mikey Parra, ALA-Gilbert (12) 27-8
5) Matthew Mazon, Lee Williams (12) 38-16
6) John Favier-Gonzalez, Cortez (11) 38-15
7) Jesse Galaviz, Agua Fria (12) 34-23
8) Teegan Baldwin, Safford (10) 8-9

138
1) Eli Conde, Mesquite (12) 43-11 (2nd)
2) Alex Hernandez, Deer Valley (12) 42-12 (3rd)
3) Elias Mckean, Mingus (12) 17-4
4) Joseph Hernandez, Mica Mountain (10) 34-22
5) Isaiah Murillo, Agua Fria (12) 35-17
6) Logan Haviland, Dysart (12) 34-16
7) Landon Gregory, Poston Butte (11) 16-10
8) Alexander Soleimani, Cortez (11) 37-16

144
1) Brandon Loyden, ALA-Gilbert (11) 28-0 (1st)
2) Enzo Morales, Walden Grove (11) 42-5 (3rd)
3) Sergio Pena, Sahuarita (11) 28-8 (4th)
4) Isaac Urias, Mohave (11) 34-9 (5th)
5) Adam Lloyd, Prescott (11) 44-12 (6th)
6) Armando Herring, Poston Butte (12) 40-13
7) Wyatt Oullette, Mesquite (12) 43-19
8) Jayden Anderson, Yuma (11) 17-14
9) Brent Richardson, Safford (12) 23-11

150
1) Gabriel Gallardo, Sahuarita (11) 51-4 (1st)
2) Conner Hangartner, Mica Mountain (11) 43-13 (2nd)
3) Stosh Jobe, ALA-Gilbert (11) 41-9 (3rd)
4) Max Hawes, Eastmark (11) 33-9 (5th)
5) Bridger French, Coconino (12) 40-8
6) Noah Ramirez, Dysart (11) 31-9
7) Michael Meydel, Shadow Mountain (12) 29-6
8) Braiden Howard, Combs (12) 24-9 (6th in '22)

157
1) Wyatt Rewerts, Prescott (12) 39-12 (3rd)
2) Tyler Shumway, Mica Mountain (11) 37-20 (6th)
3) Troy Landers, Odyssey Institute (12) 30-10
4) Nicolas Bermudez, Mesquite (12) 45-16
5) Anthony Manygoats, Cortez (11) 39-16
6) Ryan Olson, Deer Valley (12) 28-21
7) Seth McDowell, Show Low (10) 25-17
8) Kenyan Bryant, Snowflake (11) 8-9

165
1) Kaleb Cordova, Safford (12) 28-1 (2nd)
2) Tyton Slade, ALA-Gilbert (12) 12-4 (4th)
3) Michael Arias, Mica Mountain (12) 20-8
4) Brent White, Snowflake, (11) 32-23
5) James Ferguson, Odyssey Institute (12) 25-14
6) Gabriel Smith, Walden Grove (12) 23-17
7) Martin Ndumnjeck, Agua Fria (10) 22-17

175
1) Gary Smith, Safford (12) 37-6 (5th)
2) William Thwaits, Sahuarita (10) 29-12
3) Seth Dees, ALA-Queen Creek (12) 42-12
4) Jason Santiago, Poston Butte (11) 21-13
5) Joseph Clark, Saguaro (12) 10-7
6) Gabriel Rodriguez, Peoria (12) 25-13

190
1) Prayer Young-Blackgoat, Coconino (12) 26-6 (3rd)
2) Sean Leudy, AZ College Prep (10) 51-13
3) Damien Castro, Douglas (12) 17-9
4) Jax Jobe, ALA-Gilbert (12) 34-8
5) Jaquey Thurman, Tempe (12) 41-12
6) Jeremiah Aguebor, ALA-West Foothills (11) 24-11
7) Geovanie Randall, Mica Mountain (12) 36-19
8) Matthew Macazan, Coolidge (12) 34-16
9) Luke Lambert, Empire (12) 17-11

215
1) Devin Kinlicheenie, Snowflake (11) 49-0 (1st)
2) Zach Shumway, Mica Mountain (12) 48-6 (3rd)
3) Jonathon Williams, Mohave (12) 31-9 (4th)
4) Orlando Gonzalez, Salpointe (12) 30-10
5) Garrett Raney, Florence (11) 30-4
6) Benny Van Pelt, Shadow Mountain (12) 24-9
7) Malcolm Williams, Sahuarita (12) 30-17
8) Brandon Aguilar, Safford (12) 14-6

285
1) Nick Hutchins, AZ College Prep (12) 52-8 (3rd)
2) Santiago Reyes, Deer Valley (12) 50-9 (6th)
3) Kaleb Wheaton, ALA-Ironwood (11) 30-9
4) Quinton Roberts, Odyssey Institute (11) 30-10
5) Alejandro Reyes, Marcos de Niza (12) 29-22
6) Trever Sanchez, Safford (12) 18-10
7) Sal Nieves, Walden Grove (11) 35-12

 

[Champ]

If we're talking returning points, Mohave should be in that mix. They have more returning points (77) than Mica Mtn and have a returning champ. Their returning points are just behind WG and Mesquite is right behind Mica with 60, followed by Safford.

1. ALA-Gilbert 112.5 points (6 Placers, 1 Champ)
2. Sahuarita 95 points (4 Placers, 1 Champ, 1 former champ)
3. Walden Grove 80 points (3 Placers, 2 Champs)
4. Mohave 77 points (4 Placers, 1 Champ)
5. Mica Mountain 64 points (4 Placers)
6. Mesquite 60 points (3 Placers)
7. Safford 56.5 points (4 Placers, 1 former champ, 1 former placer)

106
1) Daniel Guerrero, Sahuarita (11) 24-4 (2nd)
2) Che Jenkins, Salpointe (11) 61-3 (3rd)
3) Chrystian Owens, Mohave (11) 35-2 (4th)
4) Angelo Martinez, Mesquite (12) 51-7 (5th)
5) Isaac Contreras, Safford (10) 31-12 (6th)
6) Andrew G-Williams, Poston Butte (11) 44-8
7) Brett Bates, Walden Grove (10) 48-7
8) Braeden Bayless, ALA-Gilbert (12) 33-5
9) Ryden Solomon, Snowflake (11) 42-13

113
1) Julio Gonzales, Mohave, (11) 37-1 (1st)
2) Sebastian Serrano, Sahuarita (10) 34-6 (2nd)
3) Gage Palace, Payson (10) 43-8 (3rd)
4) Jake Wood, ALA-Gilbert (12) 38-8 (4th)
5) Abdias Rojas, Cortes (12) 40-12
6) Richard Ramos, Deer Valley (11) 33-16
7) Max Freund, Show Low (11) 32-18
8) Alexander Canisales, Agua Fria (11) 43-12

120
1) Zach Bates, Walden Grove (12) 48-5 (1st)
2) Trevor Oullete, Mesquite (12) 59-7 (3rd)
3) Nathan Hernandez, Mica Mountain (12) 39-19 (4th)
4) Zemira Wilhelm, Show Low (12) 52-5 (5th)
5) JJ Webb, ALA-Gilbert (12) 24-8 (6th)
6) Brandon Clark, Mohave (12) 40-2
7) Che Ramirez, Estrella Foothills (11) 29-12
8) Raymond Contreras, Safford (11) 8-6
9) Patrick Panagapoulos, Lee Williams (11) 34-16
10) Isaiah Favela, Desert Sunrise (11) 18-10

126
1) Pedro Mendoza, Walden Grove (11) 41-4 (1st)
2) Racer Uhler, Mingus (11) 19-1 (2nd)
3) Anthony Garrobo, Safford (12) 36-4 (3rd)
4) Bergen Doolen, ALA-Gilbert (12) 42-6 (4th)
5) Shevy Landis-Ku, Poston Butte (12) 40-11 (5th)
6) Curtis Wilhelm, Show Low (10) 40-14 (6th)
7) Jet Lien, AZ College Prep (10) 31-16
8) Bert Scheer, Payson (10) 22-18
9) Jesse Granger, Coconino (10) 26-20
10) Albert Laracuente, Agua Fria (10) 31-16

132
1) Troy Kinlicheenie, Snowflake (12) 24-4 (5th)
2) Nolan Wilson, Coconino (11) 42-11 (6th)
3) Preston Oullette, Mesquite (12) 55-10
4) Mikey Parra, ALA-Gilbert (12) 27-8
5) Matthew Mazon, Lee Williams (12) 38-16
6) John Favier-Gonzalez, Cortez (11) 38-15
7) Jesse Galaviz, Agua Fria (12) 34-23
8) Teegan Baldwin, Safford (10) 8-9

138
1) Eli Conde, Mesquite (12) 43-11 (2nd)
2) Alex Hernandez, Deer Valley (12) 42-12 (3rd)
3) Elias Mckean, Mingus (12) 17-4
4) Joseph Hernandez, Mica Mountain (10) 34-22
5) Isaiah Murillo, Agua Fria (12) 35-17
6) Logan Haviland, Dysart (12) 34-16
7) Landon Gregory, Poston Butte (11) 16-10
8) Alexander Soleimani, Cortez (11) 37-16

144
1) Brandon Loyden, ALA-Gilbert (11) 28-0 (1st)
2) Enzo Morales, Walden Grove (11) 42-5 (3rd)
3) Sergio Pena, Sahuarita (11) 28-8 (4th)
4) Isaac Urias, Mohave (11) 34-9 (5th)
5) Adam Lloyd, Prescott (11) 44-12 (6th)
6) Armando Herring, Poston Butte (12) 40-13
7) Wyatt Oullette, Mesquite (12) 43-19
8) Jayden Anderson, Yuma (11) 17-14
9) Brent Richardson, Safford (12) 23-11

150
1) Gabriel Gallardo, Sahuarita (11) 51-4 (1st)
2) Conner Hangartner, Mica Mountain (11) 43-13 (2nd)
3) Stosh Jobe, ALA-Gilbert (11) 41-9 (3rd)
4) Max Hawes, Eastmark (11) 33-9 (5th)
5) Bridger French, Coconino (12) 40-8
6) Noah Ramirez, Dysart (11) 31-9
7) Michael Meydel, Shadow Mountain (12) 29-6
8) Braiden Howard, Combs (12) 24-9 (6th in '22)

157
1) Wyatt Rewerts, Prescott (12) 39-12 (3rd)
2) Tyler Shumway, Mica Mountain (11) 37-20 (6th)
3) Troy Landers, Odyssey Institute (12) 30-10
4) Nicolas Bermudez, Mesquite (12) 45-16
5) Anthony Manygoats, Cortez (11) 39-16
6) Ryan Olson, Deer Valley (12) 28-21
7) Seth McDowell, Show Low (10) 25-17
8) Kenyan Bryant, Snowflake (11) 8-9

165
1) Kaleb Cordova, Safford (12) 28-1 (2nd)
2) Tyton Slade, ALA-Gilbert (12) 12-4 (4th)
3) Michael Arias, Mica Mountain (12) 20-8
4) Brent White, Snowflake, (11) 32-23
5) James Ferguson, Odyssey Institute (12) 25-14
6) Gabriel Smith, Walden Grove (12) 23-17
7) Martin Ndumnjeck, Agua Fria (10) 22-17

175
1) Gary Smith, Safford (12) 37-6 (5th)
2) William Thwaits, Sahuarita (10) 29-12
3) Seth Dees, ALA-Queen Creek (12) 42-12
4) Jason Santiago, Poston Butte (11) 21-13
5) Joseph Clark, Saguaro (12) 10-7
6) Gabriel Rodriguez, Peoria (12) 25-13

190
1) Prayer Young-Blackgoat, Coconino (12) 26-6 (3rd)
2) Sean Leudy, AZ College Prep (10) 51-13
3) Damien Castro, Douglas (12) 17-9
4) Jax Jobe, ALA-Gilbert (12) 34-8
5) Jaquey Thurman, Tempe (12) 41-12
6) Jeremiah Aguebor, ALA-West Foothills (11) 24-11
7) Geovanie Randall, Mica Mountain (12) 36-19
8) Matthew Macazan, Coolidge (12) 34-16
9) Luke Lambert, Empire (12) 17-11

215
1) Devin Kinlicheenie, Snowflake (11) 49-0 (1st)
2) Zach Shumway, Mica Mountain (12) 48-6 (3rd)
3) Jonathon Williams, Mohave (12) 31-9 (4th)
4) Orlando Gonzalez, Salpointe (12) 30-10
5) Garrett Raney, Florence (11) 30-4
6) Benny Van Pelt, Shadow Mountain (12) 24-9
7) Malcolm Williams, Sahuarita (12) 30-17
8) Brandon Aguilar, Safford (12) 14-6

285
1) Nick Hutchins, AZ College Prep (12) 52-8 (3rd)
2) Santiago Reyes, Deer Valley (12) 50-9 (6th)
3) Kaleb Wheaton, ALA-Ironwood (11) 30-9
4) Quinton Roberts, Odyssey Institute (11) 30-10
5) Alejandro Reyes, Marcos de Niza (12) 29-22
6) Trever Sanchez, Safford (12) 18-10
7) Sal Nieves, Walden Grove (11) 35-12

I love it, anytime we get talking about wrestling in the off-season. I would post yours as a new thread as you are great at staying up to date and going behind the scenes and looking passed the surface level. I overlooked Mohave, they are good, they had a great year last season. Williams came back after taking a year off and Gonzales had a solid season. Brandon Clark had a very tough blood round after taking 3rd the year before. ALA brings in John Paul McKay who has an off-season wins against D2 state champ RJ Robinson (Freestyle) and a state placer from D Ridge. Anyone else you have seen come under the radar with impressive wins in D3? I have seen the younger Gallardo from Sahuarita do well against high school competition.

 

[Jim ima]

I'm interested to see where kids end up in weight. I know some kids who pulled a lot of weight have grown and will have to move up. Just seeing where they have wrestled post season or even preseason last year before cutting down. Then there's a few kids that I didn't see at state that really should have been there. Gabriel Enriquez (36-6) and Damien Rios (24-4) from Safford weren't at Sectionals, and neither were Angel Casillas (10-0) from MIngus or Shawn Bamba (43-2) from Peoria. Mckay could be put on this list as well, he was 26-9 before sectionals.

I thought we would get to see Angel Casillas and Pedro Mendoza in the state finals. Bamba was in the finals the year before and almost won it, I think the 44 weight would have been different with him there.

Not really familiar, yet, with who the top programs have coming in as freshman but time will tell. Transfers too, I know there were a bunch of kids who have wrestled for ALA this offseason from other school but I am not sure if they are attending or will attend ALA.