The Wrestlers

Class of '25

At age 16, Andrew's goal in the sport of wrestling is simple: win. He loves defeating his opponents in a match. His favorite move is the half-nelson. He also enjoys the movie Scream and the musical artist Drake.

Class of '26

Ayaka placed 4th at NCS in 2023 and qualified for the state tournament, where she won a match. Her favorite wrestler, Robby Smith, also coaches her at CYC during the off-season. She loves meeting new people in the wrestling community and wants to place higher at NCS this season.

Class of '24

Brealene's favorite athlete is Nick Suriano. She wants to be the best she can be in the sport of wrestling and loves the determination the sport demands of its students. She enjoys the '80s classic Little Monsters.

Class of '24

Muhammad Ali is Brendan's favorite athlete. He loves the creativity and strategy involved in wrestling. He wants to win varsity matches in his upcoming senior-year season.

Class of '27

What "Daws" loves most about wrestling is how physical it is. He loves the head-and-arm. His favorite athlete is Stephen Curry and his favorite movie is the classic Home Alone.

Class of '26

Elysia will have her 16th birthday in December right as the wrestling competitions start this season. She loves the wrestler Emit Alor and wants to qualify at NCS for state this season.

Class of '26

Spencer Lee is Emy's favorite wrestler. She loves that there so many different styles and moves in the sport of wrestling, and of those moves, her favorite is the cross-wrist tilt. Her goal this season is win her first match.

Class of '25

Dedicated to the sport since 2022, Eric's favorite wrestler is Cael Sanderson. Like Sanderson, Eric wants to wrestle in D1 and the Olympics. He loves that everyone can have their own unique style in wrestling and find succes at all levels. 

Class of '26

Being a second-year wrestler, Gaven wants to learn more to improve his wrestling skills and ultimately win. He admires how diffficult and demanding the sport is every second you are wrestling, but how winning a match after it's all said and done is the best feeling in the world.

Class of '26

Justin returns this season as a sophomore and an NCS qualifier. JT loves all the cool moves in wrestling and his goal is to be consistantly good. He enjoys the movie Pixels and his favorite ahtlete is MLB player Mookie Betts.

Class of '25

When it comes to wrestling, Kuper wants to win as many matches as possible. He loves the adrenaline rush. He's also a fan of professional basketball player Jordan Poole and musical artist Kendrick Lamar.

Class of '26

Liezel aspires to win some varsity gold medals and qualify for the CIF state tournament. She loves all the people she gets to meet in the wrestling community and the adrenaline rush she gets while wrestling a match.

Class of '26

Max wants to win. He can't explain it, but he is drawn to the sport of wrestling and whatever it is about, he loves and wants to walk away from his matches victorious. His favorite movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Class of '25

Marco set his eyes on placing at the NCS tournament and qualifying for the CIF state tournament. His favorite wrestler is Cary Kolat. His favorite move is the single-leg, and his favorite aspect of wrestling is the pursuit of developing to become a better wrestler.

Class of '26

Going into his second year of wrestling, Mario loves taking moves he has practiced in the wrestling room and trying to execute them during live wrestling. His ultimate goal is to compete at the CIF state tournament. Of all the moves he likes, the double-leg is his favorite.

Class of '24

Sam works at improving on areas where she can use improvement, so she doesn't make the same mistakes. She find it exhilirating that she can practice a particular move in the wrestling room and, then, see that how doing it in a match can help her. She feels in control while wrestling. 

Class of '25

Rocky's favorite wrestler is Demetrius Johnson. He plans on making this upcoming season the best so far, and he loves the relationships he's built through wrestling. He also enjoys the band Tool and the movie Memento.

Class of '26

Ryder wants to be conditioned to win. His favorite athlete is Micah Parsons. He also loves the wrestling move the Quarter Nelson.

Class of '25

Zayyan will be entering his third season of wrestling this year. Aspects of wrestling he loves: the community, the skills you learn, and the single-leg series. He wants to qualify to compete at the NCS tournament this season.