3 Tigers are Named All State Wrestlers

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Dylan Martinez(orange) was named an All State Wrestler.

Jax Nourse

Jax Nourse

Dylan Martinez(orange) was named an All State Wrestler.

The wrestling team for Grand Junction High School this year did very well. They had a tremendous amount of success throughout the year. The wrestling team qualified for the State Tournament, and some of the wrestlers at GJHS made the All-State team.

Josiah Rider, who has already committed to Nebraska University for wrestling, made the First Team All-State. He had a very

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Rider captures his 2nd state championship

successful year, being a 2 time state champion in his weight class, and also being named Colorado 5A wrestler of the year.

Dylan Martinez was able to make the All-State second team. He improved from last year, but still plans on making improvements.

“I improved from last year to this year. I’m proud I made the All-State Second Team, but that’s still not enough. I really feel that I can improve more and have a good season next year as a senior,” Martinez, junior, said.

Dylan wants a lot more in his future wrestling career. Being on the All-State Second Team, isn’t enough for him. He wants more and is willing to work for it.

Dawson Collins is a freshman at Grand Junction High School, and he made the All-State second team. Being a freshman and getting such a prestigious award is a pretty big deal.

“Last year I was in middle school, and I made it to State, but I didn’t win. And this year I made it all the way to High School State Finals. I also got talked to by Michigan which was pretty cool, especially being a freshman. This year I wrestled the number one kid in the Nation in my bracket, and he might be again next year, but I still want to try and win state,” Collins, freshman, said.

GJHS is full of wrestling talent. The school has a bright future, and with so many kids on the All-State team, you would hope to see GJHS winning state in upcoming years.