2024 Ashland Times-Gazette All-Area Wrestling Selections

Larry Stine

Here are the 2023-24 Ashland Times-Gazette Wrestling selections:

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Wrestlers of the Year

Caleb Cunningham, Crestview

Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham has his arm raised after pinning Harrison Central’s Landen Thomas in the first period during their 285lbs Division III championship match at the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. TOM E. PUSKAR/MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL
Crestview’s Caleb Cunningham has his arm raised after pinning Harrison Central’s Landen Thomas in the first period during their 285lbs Division III championship match at the OHSAA State Wrestling Championships Sunday, March 10, 2024 at the Jerome Schottenstein Center. TOM E. PUSKAR/MANSFIELD NEWS JOURNAL

The Division III Heavyweight State Champion closed his season at 43-3 with 34 pins and a career 110-30 mark with 62 pins. He is a three-time Firelands Conference champion and the FC upper weight Most Valuable Player, adding district and state crowns, and championships at the J.C. Gorman and Lima Central Catholic tournaments. He went 8-0 at the Jesse Campbell Memorial Duals, runner-up at the Kenston Invitational and went 2-2 at the Ironman.

Brock Durbin, Mapleton

The senior Mountie was a state runner-up this season for the second time and was a four-time state placer. He finished the year at 46-2 with 12 pins, also winning Firelands Conference, sectional and district crowns.

Coach of the Year

Tom Bauer, Ashland

In his first year as coach, Bauer led Ashland to winning a sectional crown, sending 10 wrestlers to the Perrysburg district. The Arrows also captured the Ohio Cardinal Conference this season with 271.5 points, far ahead of runner-up Mount Vernon (237). Bauer was able to raise the level of wrestling to a team that had a good mix of veterans and youth.

First Team

Mason Bauer, Guardian Miller, Cayden Spotts, Ashland; Cooper McKean, Taylor Owen, Black River; Naomi Gearhart, Qwinton Howard, Jaden Hedrick, Crestview; Lincoln Jones, Hillsdale; Taren Kramer, Skylar Hopstetter, Mapleton; Reed Hamey, Jack Morris, Kaylee Cherry, Kelsee Smith, Northwestern; Diton Farnsworth, South Central.

Second Team

Max Ohl, Isaak Wickham,. Cooper Smith, Ashland; Tristyn Herrick, Black River; Chase Sword, Mapleton; Claire Bucholz, Blake Good, Caden Holliday, Northwestern; Wyatt Martin, Greyson Fisher, South Central.

Honorable Mention

Noah Fent, Tyler Dodson, Drayston Martin, Hayden DiPuccio, Dylan Wodzisz, Ashland; Maddox Mitchell, Kayden Hendershot, Colton Moskal, Black River; Mallory Bloom, Haley Harper, Alexa Riffel, Hayden Sigler, Northwestern.

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