Vote: Who should be SBLive's Upper Weight National Wrestler of the Week (2/5/2024)?
It's time once again for you to help us decide who is SBLive Sports National High School Upper 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, February 11th at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific).
Congratulations to last week's winner Daniel Herrera of Ames (Iowa).
Here are this week's nominees:
Henry Reilly (Millard South, NE) 165 – Reilly put three pins in the scorebook at the Nebraska state dual meet tournament to help guide Millard South to the Class A state championship.
Gunnar Garelli (Lyons, IL) 165 – At the Glenbard West 3A Regional in Illinois, No. 22 Garelli beat No. 21 Collin Carrigan (Glenbard West), 4-3, in the finals to avenge an earlier 7-5 loss in the finals of the Oak Park, River Forrest Tournament.
William Henckel (Blair Academy, NJ) 175 – When the Blair vs Delbarton dual began, Henckel was still listed in our rankings as No. 5 at 165. We found out that night, Henckel was likely moving to 175, and on this night, he squared off with No. 9 Louis Cerchio, putting up a 3-2 win to help Blair win the dual 30-25.
Bekhruz Sadriddinov (Council Rock South, PA) 189 – Two wrestlers who reside in the honorable mention section at 175 were up at 189 for the AAA District 1 dual showdown between South and Owen J Roberts. Sadriddinov would post a 3-0 shutout versus Sam Gautreau en route to his team winning their district championship.
James Soliz (Moline, IL) 190 – Soliz is an honorable mention wrestler in Illinois Matmen’s 3A state rankings. His opponent in the Yorkville Region final was Leonardo Tovar, who is the No. 6 wrestler in those rankings. Soliz would author a 3-2 upset of Tovar.
Deven Kendrex (Mount Vernon, IN) 215 – In the Southport Sectional finals, Brandon Johnson (Lawrence North) defeated Kendrex, 9-3. A week later in the Perry Meridian Regional finals, Kendrex exacted revenge on Johnson with a 11-9 overtime victory.
Caden Wetherell (Waverly-Shell Rock, IA) 285 – Wetherell is ranked 4th in the 3A division by IA Wrestle. At the 3A state duals, Wetherell found himself facing the No. 21 wrestler in the nation and No. 2 in Iowa, Cooper Martinson (Southeast Polk). Martinson was second in both Freestyle and Greco Roman in the 16U division at Fargo last summer to earn his national nod. Wetherell laid a 6-3 upset on Martinson.
