Kinglsey Menifee Wins the 4A State Championship
by: Ted Proctor
2-22-2022

Kinglsey Menifee Wins the 4A State Championship - picture by Chad Hoffman

Congratulations to 182 lbs Kinglsey Menifee of Fauquier for winning the 4A State Wrestling Championship this past Saturday. Menifee won his State Final match with a 7-0 decision over Abram Chumley of Kettle Run and becomes Fauquier HS 26th individual State Wrestling Champion since 1967.

Closer look at Kinglsey Menifee post season run:

4A Northwestern District Tournament
Semifinal - Kingsley Menifee won by fall (Fall 1:21) over Peter Richardson (Sherando)
District Finals - Kingsley Menifee won 11-1 major decision over Abram Chumley (Kettle Run)

Region 4C Championship
Quarterfinal - Kingsley Menifee won by fall (Fall 1:43) over Anthony Tran (Heritage (Leesburg))
Semifinal - Kingsley won by fall (Fall 5:11) over Andrew Gingras (Loudoun Valley
Regional Finals - Kingsley Menifee won 4-2 decision over Abram Chumley (Kettle Run)

4A State Championship
Champ. Round 1 - Kingsley Menifee won by fall (Fall 1:37) over Dominic Turner (Orange County)
Quarterfinal - Kingsley Menifee won by fall (Fall 2:55) over Sam Diggs (Deep Creek)
Semifinal - Kingsley Menifee won 11-2 major decision over Evan Alger (Pulaski County)
State Finals - Kingsley Menifee won 4-0 decision over Abram Chumley (Kettle Run)

FUN FACT: Since 2007 Fauquier HS wrestling team has had a Virginia State Final representative.

4A State Championship Top Ten Results:
1 Great Bridge 235.0
2 Sherando 120.5
3 Eastern View 117.5
4 Loudoun County 98.5
5 Spotsylvania 72.0
6 Atlee 70.0
7 Liberty (Bealeton) 65.0
7 Powhatan 65.0
9 Jefferson Forest 63.0
10 Orange County 61.0
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17 Fauquier 37.0

Below are some of the 4A State wrestling results from around the area.

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1st Place - Bryson Rios of Loudoun County
5th Place - Hayden Thompson of John Handley

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2nd Place - Colton Bendure of James Wood
3rd Place - Zach Rios of Loudoun County

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1st Place - Anthony Lucchiani of Sherando
2nd Place - Nicholas Baker of John Handley
3rd Place - Elijah Smoot of Eastern View
5th Place - Bryan Johnson of Broad Run

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2nd Place - Foster Cardinale of Liberty (Bealeton)
4th Place - Tyler Koerner of Sherando

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2nd Place - Cam Sheads of Eastern View
5th Place - Braden Sitton of James Wood

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1st Place - Luke Roberts of Loudoun County
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1st Place - Keagan Judd of Sherando
2nd Place - Santiago Pena of Dominion
3rd Place - Noah Hall of Liberty (Bealeton)
4th Place - Nicholas Marck of Lightridge

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3rd Place - Kadin Smoot of Eastern View
5th Place - Brogan Teter of Sherando
6th Place - Reece Kuhns of Fauquier

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3rd Place - Simon Bishop of John Handley
5th Place - Logan Jones of Dominion

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4th Place - Royce Hall of Liberty (Bealeton)
6th Place - Landon Spence of Eastern View

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1st Place - Kingsley Menifee of Fauquier
2nd Place - Abram Chumley of Kettle Run
4th Place - Andrew Gingras of Loudoun Valley

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2nd Place - Jimenez Jacob of Dominion
4th Place - Ilias Cholakis of Rock Ridge

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1st Place - Brett Clatterbaugh of Eastern View
2nd Place - Aydan Willis of Sherando
4th Place - Caleb Graham of Loudoun County

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1st Place - Alex Birchmeier of Broad Run
3rd Place - Brayden Walker of Eastern View
4th Place - Jett Helmut of Millbrook High School


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