Vote: Who should be SBLive's Lower Weight National Wrestler of the Week (1/15/2024)?
It's time once again for you to help us decide who is SBLive Sports National High School Lower Weight Wrestler of the Week.
Below are the details on the candidates we have selected for your consideration. Share this post with your friends, family, teammates and classmates and encourage everyone to support the wrestler they find most deserving. You can vote as often as you like and the winner will be announced in next week's poll. Voting ends on Sunday, January 21st at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific).
Congratulations to last week's winner: Brandon Bickerton of Highland (Ohio).
Here are this week's nominees:
Killian Coluccio (Christian Brothers Academy, NJ) 107 – The No. 11 Coluccio authored a mild upset of Pennridge, Pennsylvania’s No. 10 Colby Martinelli, 7-2, to claim the crown at Escape the Rock.
Ayden Smith (Notre Dame, PA) 114 – Smith earned his No. 2 ranking with a win over No. 3 Paul Kenny (Christian Brothers Academy) in the PowerAde semis. Smith repeated that win over the World Champ, 3-2, for his second straight Escape the Rock title.
Cash Donnell (Piedmont, OK) 120 – Donnell resides in the honorable mention section of our national rankings and may have forced that to change this week with a 5-0 shutout over No. 20 Devon Miller (Edmond North, OK) at the COAC Tournament.
Abe Hermes (Edison, OH) 126 – The unranked Hermes won the championship at the Maumee Bay Classic with a 5-3 win over Ryan Kennedy (Spires, OH). To reach that match, Hermes pinned No. 25 Cole Evans (Perrysburg, Ohio), 5:01
Colt Collett (Checotah, OK) 126 – Collett won the gold at the Bobby Lyons tournament with a 3-2 win over Canon Acklin (Collinsville, OK).
Anthony Mutarelli (Council Rock South, PA) 127 – Mutarelli, who is ranked 18th in the nation, blanked No. 15 Mason Ziegler (Quakertown, PA), 4-0, in the Escape the Rock finals.
Jacob Perez (Monache, CA) 132 – Perez met Leo Maestas (Clovis West, CA) in the finals of the Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt. Perez handled Maestas, who was a 16U Fargo National Champ in Freestyle, 7-4.
Billy DeKraker (Blair Academy, NJ) 138 – In Friday night's dual meet at Wyoming Seminary, Matthew Botello (No. 7 at 132) bumped up to see No. 15 DeKraker and was handed a 2-1 loss in the ultimate tiebreaker frame.
