Wrestlers battle for the Cowboy Hat. Check out the Doc Buchanan Invitational winners
The 49th Doc Buchanan Invitational took place this weekend at Clovis High where many top wrestlers in the nation arrived to compete.
Wrestlers came as far as Georgia and Ohio.
UFC legend Daniel Cormier is the Gilroy head coach, who had four wrestlers in the finals.
Nikade Zinkin of Clovis and Joseph Tiscano also wrestled in the finals.
The two-day event started on Friday and wrapped up Saturday night with the championship matches.
The winners received a cowboy hat.
Here are the final results in the championship round.
109: Ignacio Villasenor, Pomona-Colo., dec. Arseni Kikiniou, Poway, 3-0.
116: Ronnie Ramirez, Walnut, dec. Edwin Sierra, Poway, 3-2.
123: Isaiah Quintero, El Dorado-Placentia, dec. Moses Mendoza, Gilroy, 4-2.
129: Isaiah Cortez, Gilroy, dec. Nikade Zinkin, Clovis, 3-2.
135: Elijah Cortez, Gilroy, dec. Jesse Grajeda, St. John Bosco, 5-0.
141: Paul Kelly, Poway, dec. Drew Gorman, Buford, Ga., 4-2.
147: Ryan Bennett, St. Edward, Ohio, dec. Joseph Toscano, Buchanan, 2-1.
153: Brock Mantanona, Palm Desert, dec. EJ Parco, Los Gatos, 3-1 SV.
160: Andrew Barbosa, Palm Desert, dec. Ishmael Guerrero, Bixby, Okla., 4-1.
168: Collin Guffey, Granite Hills-El Cajon, dec. Joseph Antonio, St. John Bosco, 5-4.
178: Angelo Posada, Poway, dec. Ty Miller, St. Edward, Ohio, 3-1
.193: Sonny Kling, Canyon Springs, fall Trevyn Gates, Pleasant Grove, Utah, 5:05.
218: Coby Merril, JW North, dec. Robert Platt, Poway, 3-2.
288: Cody Merrill, Gilroy, dec. Nicholas Sahakian, St. John Bosco, 3-1.
This story was originally published January 6, 2024 at 9:52 PM.
