Final Regular-Season 3A Class Individual Rankings
By The
PREDICTOR
Kurt Lang
Well, heck. I’m way behind. I wanted these to be out on Monday, and it’s Wednesday, and I should be doing other things. Oh well, 3A is a real trip this year, and I don’t know how things will end up in Tacoma. There are a few weight classes where one guy stands out, but several where you’ll do almost as weel to flip a coin as believe my guesses. I love that.
I’m sure, as always, that there are some wrestlers I’ve overlooked. If you want them recognized, send me their stats and information (wapredictor@hotmail.com) and I’ll see if I can make some revisions.
For those of you who have E-mailed me results, information, and opinions, my undying gratitude is yours. I have been so terribly busy that I haven’t had a chance to do anything but keep the database up-to-date. I apologize for not answering promptly, and I’ll try to catch up as soon as I can.
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The top two on my list, Rogelio Diaz and Ricky Farmer, were both in 2A last season. I guess it’s not such a big move to 3A… Notice further down that I’ve made a special mention of Leilani Akiyama, the first female competitor to hold such an honor. Akiyama lost a close match in the finals of the Liberty Inivtational, 12-10, to Scott Growden of Hazen. She’s just a freshman, so we may see this Judo Champ on the top end of the list in the years to come.
|
Rank |
Name |
Year |
School |
Prev. at State |
|
1 |
Rogelio Diaz |
Junior |
Wapato |
5th—2001 |
|
2 |
Ricky Farmer |
Senior |
Washougal |
8th—2000 |
|
3 |
Jason Pascua |
Sophomore |
River Ridge |
No Prev |
|
4 |
Nathan Decker |
Freshman |
Sedro-Woolley |
No Prev |
|
5 |
Travis Martin |
Senior |
Sequim |
No Prev |
|
6 |
Robert Arnestad |
Junior |
Peninsula |
6th—2001 |
|
7 |
Robert Foy |
? |
WF West |
No Prev |
|
8 |
Freddie Arroyo |
? |
Prosser |
No Prev |
|
9 |
Andy Austreng |
Freshman |
Kelso |
No Prev |
|
10 |
Brad Taylor |
? |
Eastmont |
No Prev |
|
11 |
Ryan Hoang |
? |
Columbia River |
No Prev |
|
12 |
Mike Woodruff |
Junior |
Bellingham |
DNP—2001 |
|
13 |
Vince Popich |
Senior |
Tyee |
No Prev |
|
14 |
J.J. Westover |
? |
White River |
No Prev |
|
15 |
Mike Wong |
Senior |
Eastside Catholic |
DNP—2001 |
Geoff Arnold, Aberdeen
Herley Beyene, Highline
Kyle Mimium, Mark Morris
Micah Perrin, Meadowdale
Kyle Pike, Anacortes
Kurt Olson, Clarkston
Ryan Zink, North Thurston
Leilani Akiyama, Newport (Bellevue)
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Walker is the top of the class, for now. He beat Zach Morgan in a somewhat controversial final at the Inland Northwest Championships in Sandpoint. I think Morgan would like another shot.
|
Rank |
Name |
Year |
School |
Prev. at State |
|
1 |
Jon Walker |
Senior |
Peninsula |
5th—2001, DNP—2000 |
|
2 |
Zach Morgan |
Junior |
Selah |
3rd—2001, 3rd—2000 |
|
3 |
Paul Klein |
Sophomore |
White River |
6th—2001 |
|
4 |
Manuel Plata |
Sophomore |
Prosser |
7th—2001 |
|
5 |
Mi’chel McKinnon |
Junior |
Anacortes |
No Prev |
|
6 |
Mike Cady |
Senior |
Aberdeen |
8th—2001, 5th—2000 |
|
7 |
Mikel Therien |
Senior |
Eastmont |
DNP—2001 |
|
8 |
Brandon Shetlin |
? |
North Thurston |
No Prev |
|
9 |
Greg Abe |
Junior |
Renton |
4th—2001, 8th—2000 |
|
10 |
Jeff Hatton |
Sophomore |
Aberdeen |
DNP—2001 |
|
11 |
Juan Ortiz |
Junior |
Burlington-Edison |
No Prev |
|
12 |
James Standerfer |
Sophomore |
Clarkston |
7th—2001 |
|
13 |
DeSean Willis |
? |
Lakes |
No Prev |
|
14 |
Kevin Kimball |
Junior |
Cheney |
No Prev |
|
15 |
Josh Velasquez |
Senior |
Eastmont |
5th—2001 |
Honorable Mention
Jeff Hause, Mark Morris
Brandon Lytle, Washougal
Kris Nolan, WF West
Brian Seely, Meadowdale
Jonathan Tellez, Wapato
Vihn Tran, Highline
119
Aaron Pedeferri’s only loss on the season is a DQ in the final at the Timberline Invitational—to Craig Fawcett. These two guys are going to see each other again, I think, and settle things (for this year anyway--they’re only juniors).
|
Rank |
Name |
Year |
School |
Prev. at State |
|
1 |
Craig Fawcett |
Junior |
Franklin Pierce |
DNP—2001, 5th—2000 |
|
2 |
Aaron Pedeferri |
Junior |
Cedarcrest |
1st—2001, 6th—2000 |
|
3 |
Kelly Austreng |
Sophomore |
Kelso |
DNP—2001 |
|
4 |
Randy Cuellar |
Senior |
Lynden |
1st—2001, DNP—2000 |
|
5 |
Jeff Linder |
Senior |
Timberline |
7th—2001, 8th—2000, 6th—1999 |
|
6 |
Nate Uehara |
? |
River Ridge |
No Prev |
|
7 |
Ethan Sandelin |
Freshman |
Sedro-Woolley |
No Prev |
|
8 |
John Schriver |
? |
Centralia |
No Prev |
|
9 |
Rodrigo Velasquez |
? |
Eastmont |
No Prev |
|
10 |
Geoff LaGrandeur |
? |
Lynnwood |
No Prev |
|
11 |
Matt Roll |
Sophomore |
Clover Park |
No Prev |
|
12 |
Jason Garza |
? |
Wapato |
No Prev |
|
13 |
Brian Leslie |
Sophomore |
Issaquah |
DNP—2001 |
|
14 |
Jairo Torres |
Junior |
Selah |
DNP—2001 |
|
15 |
Matt Tobey |
Senior |
Anacortes |
No Prev |
Honorable Mention
Ryan Bamford, Liberty (Issaquah)
Jace Cutrer, Squalicum
Jackson Embly, Mercer Island
Joe Holland, Clarkston
Curtis Lett, Cedarcrest
Daren Mattingly, Timberline
Jeremiah Samaniego, Sunnyside
Zack Smith, Bainbridge
Steve Zedoff, Yelm
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Teddy Herrera had an early-season loss in the semis at the Battle at the Border, but has won everything else since.
|
Rank |
Name |
Year |
School |
Prev. at State |
|
1 |
Teddy Herrera |
Senior |
Wapato |
3rd—2001 |
|
2 |
Greg Ford |
Sophomore |
River Ridge |
4th—2001 |
|
3 |
Francisco Gonzalez |
Senior |
Hanford |
8th—2001 |
|
4 |
Mark Rowe |
Senior |
Liberty (Issaquah) |
5th—2001, DNP—2000 |
|
5 |
Matt Malyon |
Senior |
Franklin Pierce |
5th—2001, 7th—2000 |
|
6 |