NOVA Wrestling District Championships With the first week of the postseason now completed and teams claiming their District Championships, we are less than two weeks away from the VHSL States. While the first level of competition in postseason play is the district, wrestlers must also place in the top four at the Region Championships to advance to States. Our NOVA region comprises many districts, resulting in numerous District Champions. Yes, some wrestlers were eliminated during district play, but those who stood on the podium at day's end are likely gearing up for VHSL Region play. To qualify for the VHSL State Championship, all wrestlers must place in both Districts and Regions. As noted last week, the NOVA Wrestling Rankings will not be updated until the end of the 2024-25 wrestling season. We have highlight the top-ranked teams that competed for District Championships this past week and its great to see most of them have risen to the top in each district.
Catoctin/Dulles District Woodgrove continues to show dominance by winning the Catoctin District on Saturday and advancing all 14 wrestlers to regions. The Wolverines earned 297.5 team points, the most by any district champion team claiming a title this past week. Woodgrove was led by 113 Zach Hartley, 126 Jackson Knupp, 138 Camden Murray, 144 Colten Jones, 150 Sawyer Jones, 190 Luke Benkelman, 215 Ibrahim Zaky, and 285 Maddox Fackel. Loudoun County came in second place in the Catoctin District and had six wrestlers earn gold. Heritage HS hosted both the Catoctin and Dulles Districts, with Rock Ridge, a 4A school, winning the Dulles District. Catoctin/Dulles District results
Commonwealth District Mountain View HS earned 236.5 team points, outscoring Brooke Point by 22.5 points in a Saturday close Commonwealth District race. Heading into the Semi-Finals, four teams were within eight points of the lead. The Wildcats were led by 106 Maximo Salvanera, 120 Peyton VanHoven, 138 Mason Knight, 144 Tyler Traves, 150 Branden Kiraly, 175 Dustin Kohn, and 215 Sean Whelan, advancing 11 wrestlers in total to regions. Brooke Point had three champions: 157 Chase Van Hoven, 190 Joshua Villatoro, and 285 Joseph Atkinson, and advanced 10 wrestlers to regions. Commonwealth District
Concorde District As the post-season is in full swing, Chantilly finally put together a complete varsity lineup and came out of the gate fast. Westfield, who also has a strong lineup, showcased the best two teams going head-to-head in the first level of the post-season tournament. Chantilly takes the Concorde District Champions while earning 218.5 team points, and advanced 12 wrestlers to regions. The team was led by 106 Michael Santos, 113 Carter Shin, 126 Ezekiel Keel, 132 Andrew Krajic, 138 Tyler Dekraker, 144 Evan Ross, 165 Benjamin Weader, and 190 Dennis Meza Velasquez in route to their 8th Championship. Westfield had three wrestlers claim titles, advancing all 14 wrestlers to regions. Look for both teams to be a force in their Regions Championships. Concorde District results
Cedar Run District Battlefield HS continues to succeed, winning the Cedar Run District for the fourth straight year. The Bobcats advanced all 14 wrestlers, with 120 Ryan Saunders, 126 Logan Katz, 157 Matthew Arndt, 215 Alex Klos, and 285 Cameron Binkowski all taking home gold. Cedar Run District results
Patriot District This is a eight team district hosted by Robinson HS. took place mid-week had West Springfield HS. winning the district. Lead by 113 Adam Husseini, 144 Gregory Barnett II, 150 Abai Beishembiev, and 190 Wylan Snoddy who all won their respective weight class as the Sparta advanced 11 wrestlers onto Region. Fairfax HS. took second place in the district and advanced 10 wrestlers onto Region. The Lions were lead by 132 Roman Wurtemberg, 165 Kross Cassidy, and 215 Harry Maltese. Robinson took third place in the district. Patriot District results Liberty District Thomas Edison swept the National District Championships last year and continues to show strength by winning the 2025 Championships. 120 David Dight, 126 Joshua Bonilla Banega, 132 Beckett DeMello, 144 Joshua Wong, 150 Andre Gonzalez, 157 Joshua Estrada, 165 Colin Jackson, 175 Ryan Mulvaney, and 215 Noah Mangomo all won gold. Edison also advanced all 14 wrestlers. National District results National District Langley wins the National District and led by 106 Ibrahim Qureshi and 165 Robert Roncskevitz. The comeplete team results had 1. Langley 182.5, 2 McLean 173.5, 3 Washington-Liberty (Arlington) 141.5, 4 Yorktown 102.5, 5 George C. Marshall 99.5, 6 Herndon 64, and 7 Wakefield HS 54. Liberty District results Cardinal District The Cardinal District ran its Championships on last Thursday as Woodbridge HS. took home the gold lead by team 138 Steven Stotler, 144 Anthony Pettus, 175 Steven Enamorado-Ortiz, 190 Michael Bojang, 215 Yasine Ishak, and 285 Dominic Shead who all won their weight classes. Colgan HS took second place and advanced 11 wrestlers onto Regionals. The Sharks where lead by 120 Tyler Gutschmidt, who took home first place. Gar-Field took third place in the district. Cardinal District results WCAC Wrestling Championships St. Paul VI participated in the WCAC Wrestling Championships and won it with four individual champions. St. Paul VI State Championships are schedule for next week. WCAC results
As wrestling teams prepare for the Regions look for the Corner of the Mat to conduct a Region Preview in a few days. We wish the Best of Luck to all teams. Past weeks NOVA Rankings and NOVA Roundups: NOVA Wrestling Post Season Preview NOVA WRESTLING RANKINGS: Top 15 Wrestling teams in Northern Virginia (Jan. 27th) NOVA WRESTLING RANKINGS: Top 15 Wrestling teams in Northern Virginia (Jan. 20th) NOVA WRESTLING RANKINGS: Top 15 Wrestling teams in Northern Virginia (Jan. 13th) NOVA WRESTLING RANKINGS: Top 15 Wrestling teams in Northern Virginia (Jan. 6th) NOVA Wrestling Round up Week 3 NOVA Wrestling Round up Week 3 NOVA Wrestling Round up Week 1 External Links:
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