Arizona Wrestling • Edition 1 • August 20, 2026
2026-27 Boys Preseason Rankings
Top returning wrestlers across all four AIA divisions. Rankings use the 2026 state tournament, verified grade eligibility, season records and the current 2026-28 divisional alignment.
Independent rankings: These are Arizona Wrestling editorial rankings, not official AIA rankings. Wrestlers remain at their 2025-26 postseason weight unless a reliably documented move was available. “Open” means the available evidence did not support placing another returning wrestler with confidence.
AIA
Division 1
| Weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 Jack ThrushSunnyside (So.) | 2 Ayden SevillaGila Ridge (So.) | 3 Leland FrostMarana (Jr.) | 4 Isaiah BalderramaCanyon View (Jr.) | 5 Ronan RileyChandler (So.) | 6 Ben ThompsonWestwood (Sr.) |
| 113 | 1 Malik HoskinsSunnyside (Jr.) | 2 Nash GillettMountain View, Mesa (Sr.) | 3 Gabriel MorganChandler (Jr.) | 4 Xavier Rodriguez SanchezCanyon View (Jr.) | 5 Calin KavanaughAZ College Prep (Jr.) | 6 Shawn BrunsonGilbert (Sr.) |
| 120 | 1 Cannon FarrarGila Ridge (Sr.) | 2 Christopher RamirezCanyon View (Sr.) | 3 Gavin PhillipsBoulder Creek (Sr.) | 4 Zachary ScarminachDesert Ridge (So.) | 5 Dominic HasbrouckSandra Day O’Connor (Sr.) | 6 Korver BiggsPerry (Jr.) |
| 126 | 1 Carson MilesLiberty (Sr.) | 2 Justyn BambaCanyon View (Sr.) | 3 Alexander BermudezDesert Ridge (Jr.) | 4 Damien BalderramaSunnyside (Jr.) | 5 Tye JohnsonCasteel (Sr.) | 6 Carson FiebuschBasha (Sr.) |
| 132 | 1 Breidyn RallsCanyon View (Jr.) | 2 Remington JuddDesert Ridge (Jr.) | 3 Alejandro TarinMountain View, Mesa (Sr.) | 4 Diesel LabadyGila Ridge (Jr.) | 5 Jackson IberDesert Vista (Jr.) | 6 Jerry NguyenChandler (Sr.) |
| 138 | 1 Mahlon PobstmanCasteel (Sr.) | 2 Gavin HandyDesert Ridge (Jr.) | 3 Jace BriqueletPerry (Jr.) | 4 Isaiah LandavasoSunnyside (So.) | 5 Dominick CummingsCesar Chavez (Sr.) | 6 Maximus BodeSandra Day O’Connor (Sr.) |
| 144 | 1 Nicholas MezaCesar Chavez (Sr.) | 2 Carmine CruzSunnyside (Sr.) | 3 Levi ChicasCanyon View (Jr.) | 4 Mayan DuranTrevor G. Browne (Sr.) | 5 Alex HernandezMountain View, Mesa (Sr.) | 6 Tiago RaelPerry (Sr.) |
| 150 | 1 Xavier ChavezSunnyside (Sr.) | 2 Jaiden FingerDesert Vista (Jr.) | 3 Raidyn TanakaGila Ridge (Jr.) | 4 Joshua DavilaWilliams Field (Sr.) | 5 Carson ForresterHigley (Sr.) | 6 Moses MarshCasteel (Sr.) |
| 157 | 1 Steven RoblesCanyon View (Jr.) | 2 Rafael RodriguezQueen Creek (Sr.) | 3 Jason FerrenHamilton (Sr.) | 4 Seth ThorntonHighland (Sr.) | 5 Ryan CruzCesar Chavez (Sr.) | 6 Abraham SheitelmanLiberty (Jr.) |
| 165 | 1 Ryland MossLiberty (Sr.) | 2 Mitchell MonteCasteel (Sr.) | 3 Jacob LuedyAZ College Prep (Jr.) | 4 Ivan OrtizSan Luis (Jr.) | 5 Carter SchmelzleBoulder Creek (Sr.) | 6 Angelo Boyd-OrtizMesa (Sr.) |
| 175 | 1 Ryder SchulteLiberty (Jr.) | 2 Ryan FencilGilbert (Sr.) | 3 Magomed AbdurakhimovWilliams Field (Sr.) | 4 Nathaniel HodgsonValley Vista (Sr.) | 5 Jackson MartinezMillennium (Sr.) | 6 Cole AllenHighland (Sr.) |
| 190 | 1 Zandon HopsonLiberty (Sr.) | 2 Z Kai RichardsQueen Creek (Sr.) | 3 Miles BrownCorona del Sol (Sr.) | 4 Samuel HernandezCanyon View (Jr.) | 5 Tariq HannahMaryvale (Sr.) | 6 Jude MorganHamilton (Jr.) |
| 215 | 1 Matthew CerdaCanyon View (Sr.) | 2 William GranilloCasteel (Sr.) | 3 Bryson PetersonQueen Creek (Jr.) | 4 Ryan WootenDesert Ridge (Sr.) | 5 Open | 6 Open |
| 285 | 1 Nicholas WebsterBoulder Creek (Jr.) | 2 Jacob GeschwenterSunnyslope (Sr.) | 3 Preston VillelaGilbert (Jr.) | 4 Open | 5 Open | 6 Open |
AIA
Division 2
| Weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 Alejandro De La RosaFlowing Wells (So.) | 2 Landon EdwardsMica Mountain (Jr.) | 3 Riley NolletBradshaw Mountain (Sr.) | 4 Andrew ValenciaMountain View Marana (Jr.) | 5 Maurice (Myles) LuxSalpointe Catholic (Jr.) | 6 Jerry MolletVista Grande (Sr.) |
| 113 | 1 Owen OstroskiMountain View Marana (Jr.) | 2 Luke FergusonCienega (Jr.) | 3 Carson CorrowFlowing Wells (Sr.) | 4 Caleb ValrieMountain Pointe (Jr.) | 5 Matthew KayatSunrise Mountain (Sr.) | 6 Isaac BravoMica Mountain (Sr.) |
| 120 | 1 Sebastian AlbrightParadise Valley (Sr.) | 2 Gavyn WilliamsBradshaw Mountain (So.) | 3 Elyas AminiCentennial (Sr.) | 4 Kade PerryBuckeye Union (Sr.) | 5 Grayson IrvinEstrella Foothills (So.) | 6 Alexander CurtisCienega (Sr.) |
| 126 | 1 Danny NguyenSunrise Mountain (Sr.) | 2 Roman JaimesKofa (Sr.) | 3 Conner BlazekVerrado (Sr.) | 4 Jayden AlmanzaVista Grande (Sr.) | 5 Christian PosadaSalpointe Catholic (Jr.) | 6 Dillon HerdCienega (Jr.) |
| 132 | 1 David EliasKofa (Sr.) | 2 Patrick MakyambeeGlendale (Sr.) | 3 Romney JonesCampo Verde (So.) | 4 Maddox O`NealMaricopa (Jr.) | 5 Zac TurnerBradshaw Mountain (Sr.) | 6 Vicente BracamonteNorth (Sr.) |
| 138 | 1 Cashton SpruceCienega (Jr.) | 2 Benjamin HigginsSalpointe Catholic (Jr.) | 3 Judah AguilarCentennial (Sr.) | 4 Jackson ArnauMica Mountain (Sr.) | 5 Jake SchayNorth Canyon (Sr.) | 6 Izak RickettsBradshaw Mountain (Jr.) |
| 144 | 1 Jonathan QuinoMountain Pointe (Sr.) | 2 Valentin MontoyaNorth Canyon (Sr.) | 3 Nathaniel RothpletzFlowing Wells (Jr.) | 4 Brayden DumoulinMountain View Marana (Jr.) | 5 James HawkinsBarry Goldwater (Jr.) | 6 Isaac RubensteinMcClintock (Sr.) |
| 150 | 1 Kawika FreemanBuena (So.) | 2 Ryler JonesSalpointe Catholic (Jr.) | 3 Garret PassVerrado (Sr.) | 4 Atlas VorderbruggenDesert Mountain (Jr.) | 5 River VinettPrescott (So.) | 6 Matthew PalmerMica Mountain (Sr.) |
| 157 | 1 Alejandro MontoyaNorth Canyon (Sr.) | 2 Marques AllenCienega (Sr.) | 3 Jonah GannPrescott (Sr.) | 4 Marcos GradillasMountain View Marana (Sr.) | 5 Mariano ChavezCanyon Del Oro (Sr.) | 6 Justice HooverDesert View (Jr.) |
| 165 | 1 Cory DavisVerrado (Sr.) | 2 Jamal AbubakariMcClintock (Sr.) | 3 Landon SlothowerMountain View Marana (Sr.) | 4 Alin ZahraDeer Valley (Sr.) | 5 Connor WhippleCampo Verde (Sr.) | 6 Open |
| 175 | 1 David ClawsonBuena (Sr.) | 2 Rustin BinghamCampo Verde (Sr.) | 3 Logan MaclaurinLake Havasu (Jr.) | 4 Robert ButkiewiczCentennial (Sr.) | 5 Daycen KnightWillow Canyon (Sr.) | 6 Easton HochstettlerEstrella Foothills (Sr.) |
| 190 | 1 Landon WeaverMountain View Marana (Jr.) | 2 Connor McaleerNorth Canyon (Sr.) | 3 Izaak HuffmanRincon/University (Sr.) | 4 Isaac PaxtonKofa (Jr.) | 5 Lucas DresserSunrise Mountain (Sr.) | 6 Trevor NoeCampo Verde (Sr.) |
| 215 | 1 Samuel NezGlendale (Sr.) | 2 Christopher AguilarDesert Edge (Sr.) | 3 Eathan RoseMountain Pointe (Sr.) | 4 Kane SilgueroParadise Valley (Sr.) | 5 Adam LoveDeer Valley (Sr.) | 6 Roberto OchoaCampo Verde (Sr.) |
| 285 | 1 Carloas JonesSalpointe Catholic (Sr.) | 2 Jaylen WardBuena (Sr.) | 3 Jadonn JohnsonBetty H. Fairfax (Sr.) | 4 Moreli PatiCentennial (Jr.) | 5 Daniel PerezFlowing Wells (Sr.) | 6 Dexter HewittPrescott (Jr.) |
AIA
Division 3
| Weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 Jacoby CardenasSafford (So.) | 2 Evan CherSahuarita (So.) | 3 Jaxen BuckmanCrismon (Jr.) | 4 Xavier VegaCoconino (Sr.) | 5 Logan BaileySnowflake (Jr.) | 6 Nathan DuffeyCactus Shadows (Sr.) |
| 113 | 1 Jayden PrestonSomerton (Jr.) | 2 Tate BodineSafford (Jr.) | 3 Derek WadeSahuarita (Jr.) | 4 Tyler HollandALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 5 Edge BryantSnowflake (Jr.) | 6 Gunner MerkleyCombs (Jr.) |
| 120 | 1 Alex ChaconSafford (Sr.) | 2 Kenneth GarciaSomerton (Sr.) | 3 Aziel VelasquezALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 4 Krew BurdenSnowflake (Jr.) | 5 Thor KirkhamCoconino (Jr.) | 6 Chance OdleThunderbird (Jr.) |
| 126 | 1 Jayden EspinozaYuma (So.) | 2 Kannon SmithSnowflake (Sr.) | 3 Diego FelixSomerton (Sr.) | 4 Richard TanoriSahuarita (Sr.) | 5 Justin HanchettSafford (Sr.) | 6 Ryan WelbornCoconino (Jr.) |
| 132 | 1 James (Jj) PahlALA – Gilbert North (Jr.) | 2 Isaiah OrtizMingus Union (Sr.) | 3 Kohen SandersCrismon (Sr.) | 4 Bernardo FelixSomerton (Sr.) | 5 Giovan LopezWalden Grove (Jr.) | 6 Dylan WinklerCactus Shadows (Jr.) |
| 138 | 1 Ben FreundShow Low (Sr.) | 2 Julian RiscoSahuarita (So.) | 3 Jose PerezSomerton (So.) | 4 Frank RamirezDysart (Jr.) | 5 Rook GessnerMoon Valley (Sr.) | 6 Ethan GalliganAmphitheater (Sr.) |
| 144 | 1 Riley ManygoatsCortez (Sr.) | 2 Jordan MarmolejosCrismon (Sr.) | 3 Mason G GrubbsCactus Shadows (Sr.) | 4 Jose PolinoSomerton (Sr.) | 5 Asher WilliamsALA – Gilbert North (So.) | 6 Phoenix HaskinsThatcher (Jr.) |
| 150 | 1 Brody LesueurALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 2 Orion JohnsenSahuarita (Sr.) | 3 Quinn KennedyCrismon (Sr.) | 4 Christian SnyderCactus Shadows (So.) | 5 Ireland KinslowEmpire (Sr.) | 6 Cael CordovaThunderbird (Sr.) |
| 157 | 1 Marcus KillgoreSahuarita (Jr.) | 2 Keegan AccomazzoALA – West Foothills (Sr.) | 3 Tommy TenneyALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 4 Ashton AngelOdyssey Institute (Sr.) | 5 Andres CentenoSomerton (Jr.) | 6 Gabriel SosaCoolidge (Sr.) |
| 165 | 1 Sergio MaciasSahuarita (Sr.) | 2 Levi HeidenreichALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 3 Benjamin BarnettMohave (Sr.) | 4 Max Diaz-GonzalezOdyssey Institute (Sr.) | 5 Oliver AndradePoston Butte (Sr.) | 6 Mason Saint-YvesShadow Mountain (Sr.) |
| 175 | 1 Nathaniel GallardoSahuarita (Sr.) | 2 Sammy WeitmanEastmark (Sr.) | 3 Omar MarinSnowflake (Jr.) | 4 Jaxon WhiteALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 5 David HoltCrismon (Jr.) | 6 Corbin WoodShow Low (Jr.) |
| 190 | 1 Phil MathewsCactus Shadows (Sr.) | 2 Hunter DonathanThunderbird (Sr.) | 3 Alan JimenezAmphitheater (Jr.) | 4 Daniel VillasCoconino (Sr.) | 5 Christopher WoodSahuaro (Sr.) | 6 Braydon BeatonCrismon (Jr.) |
| 215 | 1 Talen SloneShow Low (Sr.) | 2 Mcrae SkinnerALA – Gilbert North (Sr.) | 3 Drew TrawickCrismon (Jr.) | 4 Tristan PerezOdyssey Institute (Sr.) | 5 Sebastian Cruz PeraltaYuma (So.) | 6 Asher KerstetterPoston Butte (Jr.) |
| 285 | 1 Slade WheatonALA – Ironwood (Sr.) | 2 Isaac CattanachCoconino (Jr.) | 3 Brock InnesThatcher (Sr.) | 4 Christopher TaylorDesert Sunrise (Sr.) | 5 Shane MirandaLee Williams (Sr.) | 6 Peter RivasSomerton (Jr.) |
AIA
Division 4
| Weight | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 Skyler BialeckiYuma Catholic (Jr.) | 2 Adam BellocSanta Cruz Valley (Sr.) | 3 Detmer PorterMogollon (So.) | 4 Dominick RoaArizona Lutheran (Sr.) | 5 Devin ZookRiver Valley (Sr.) | 6 Skeeter LeePayson (Jr.) |
| 113 | 1 Enrique HernandezParker (Jr.) | 2 Jose TorresSan Manuel Jr./Sr. (Jr.) | 3 Steven Hiczewski JrYuma Catholic (So.) | 4 Dillen MannPayson (Jr.) | 5 Ryder NelsonMorenci (Jr.) | 6 Ezekiel AbajianPhoenix Christian (So.) |
| 120 | 1 Anthony PimentelMogollon (Sr.) | 2 Caleb HoodApache Junction (Sr.) | 3 Jeremiah CanoMorenci (Jr.) | 4 Ryker MusgroveSt. Johns (Jr.) | 5 Jarom OwensWindow Rock (Jr.) | 6 Peyton SeimyPage (So.) |
| 126 | 1 Gavin PalacePayson (Jr.) | 2 Jiovanni ChavezSanta Cruz Valley (Sr.) | 3 Kaige GeyerRiver Valley (Sr.) | 4 Avery NavarroArizona Lutheran (Sr.) | 5 Anthony SanchezMorenci (Jr.) | 6 Alejandro PimentelMogollon (Sr.) |
| 132 | 1 Romeo ChavezSanta Cruz Valley (Sr.) | 2 Deebo VitaleNorthwest Christian (Jr.) | 3 Teagan LewisPayson (Jr.) | 4 Joshwa SandovalMorenci (Jr.) | 5 Stratford ReynoldsSt. David (Jr.) | 6 Tatum KilpatrickBenson (Jr.) |
| 138 | 1 Tyler LarsonWillcox (Jr.) | 2 Jesse CasoBlue Ridge (Sr.) | 3 Matthew FernandezParker (Jr.) | 4 Parker SanchezAlchesay (So.) | 5 Warner DobsonValley Christian (Jr.) | 6 Open |
| 144 | 1 Reese CrosbySt. Johns (Sr.) | 2 Kolttin DeskinsBenson (Sr.) | 3 Ethan RuneySeton Catholic Prep (Jr.) | 4 Deven GramanzRiver Valley (Sr.) | 5 Jay MillerJoseph City (Sr.) | 6 Reece BeersFountain Hills (Sr.) |
| 150 | 1 Emerson MontesMorenci (Sr.) | 2 Cole RodgersWickenburg (Sr.) | 3 Vincent TullieSt. Johns (Sr.) | 4 Kaleb CookeWillcox (Sr.) | 5 Hendrix SiqueirosYuma Catholic (Sr.) | 6 Kash PachecoPayson (Jr.) |
| 157 | 1 Jacob GoodwinMorenci (So.) | 2 Derek AnayaSan Manuel Jr./Sr. (Sr.) | 3 Tildyn LarsonHolbrook (Sr.) | 4 Isaac ScheerPayson (Jr.) | 5 Tyler ConkeyYuma Catholic (Jr.) | 6 Rollin SmithALA – Mesa North (Jr.) |
| 165 | 1 Caden WoodallMorenci (So.) | 2 Xavier UrquizaBagdad (Sr.) | 3 Reddin MerrillALA – Mesa North (Jr.) | 4 Garrett ProckPayson (Jr.) | 5 Gavin GaviriaSt. Johns (Jr.) | 6 Mark WilsonWillcox (Sr.) |
| 175 | 1 Diego IbarraSanta Cruz Valley (Jr.) | 2 Alan AllredWillcox (Sr.) | 3 Charles GardnerJoseph City (Sr.) | 4 Treyson ScaliseMorenci (Jr.) | 5 Open | 6 Open |
| 190 | 1 Spencer CrossValley Christian (Jr.) | 2 Aaron WhittenPhoenix Christian (Jr.) | 3 Andrew PetersenMogollon (Sr.) | 4 Jose RamirezYuma Catholic (Jr.) | 5 George TobiasFountain Hills (Sr.) | 6 Da`Marion JacksonWillcox (Sr.) |
| 215 | 1 Robert IbarraSanta Cruz Valley (Sr.) | 2 James DavisMorenci (Jr.) | 3 Dariyus PochoemaHopi (Jr.) | 4 Tyson KilpatrickBenson (Sr.) | 5 Braydon RodriquezCamp Verde (Jr.) | 6 Open |
| 285 | 1 Layne JamesSanta Cruz Valley (So.) | 2 Jax HawsPima (Jr.) | 3 Mark WaunekaGanado (Jr.) | 4 Mason StanleyBenson (Jr.) | 5 Alex RodriguezAntelope Union (Jr.) | 6 Tyrone WesleyTuba City (Jr.) |
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