Boys Wrestling 3rd at Marty Williams Invitational
By Matt Hensley | Jan 19, 2026 8:28 AM
The Mahomet-Seymour Boys Varsity showed their true grit to contribute to another top 3 finish at the 46th Annual Marty Williams Invitational! Many teams, as well as the Bulldogs, were not at full strength and battling illness this week. Bulldog Proud of these young men! Team Scores 1 Naperville Central High School 399.0 2 Gibson City 385.5 3 Mahomet-Seymour High School 379.5 4 Ft. Zumwalt North High School 372.0 5 Morris High School 302.5 6 Rochelle High School 297.0 7 Champaign Central High School 268.0 8 Rock Island High School 261.5 9 Bloomington High School 239.0 10 Peoria Notre Dame High School 230.5 11 Metamora High School 226.5 12 Normal Community High School 221.5 13 Mattoon High School 203.0 14 Rochester High School 180.0 15 Mt. Zion High School 174.5 16 Carbondale High School 145.0 17 Decatur Unity Christian High School 130.0 18 Lincoln High School 110.5 19 Normal Community West High School 101.5 20 Champaign Centennial High School 78.0 21 Decatur Eisenhower High School 69.0 22 Belleville West High School 48.0 23 Deland-Weldon High School 29.0 106 Myles Hartzler (21-18) placed 4th and scored 30.5 team points. Round 1 - Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 21-18 won by fall over Javin Newberry (Deland-Weldon High School) 0-3 (Fall 0:32) Round 2 - Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 21-18 won by tech fall over Beau Berkowitz (Naperville Central High School ) 2-3 (TF-1.5 3:21 (17-1)) Round 3 - Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 21-18 won by decision over Harrison Kolba (Rochester High School) 24-9 (Dec 7-4) Championship Bracket - Jackson Soney (Normal Community High School) 34-1 won by fall over Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 21-18 (Fall 1:26) 3rd Place Match - Angelo Parker (Rock Island High School) 19-6 won by decision over Myles Hartzler (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 21-18 (Dec 14-10) 113 Mitchell Matigian (13-15) placed 14th. Round 1 - Cooper Bye (Bloomington High School) 17-9 won by tech fall over Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 (TF-1.5 2:54 (17-0)) Round 2 - Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 won by major decision over Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 (MD 12-0) Round 3 - Elliott Grove (Metamora High School) 14-17 won by fall over Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 (Fall 3:29) Consolation Bracket - Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 won by fall over Dravin Critchfield (Deland-Weldon High School) 0-4 (Fall 0:37) 13th Place Match - Ayden Chunn (Champaign Central High School) 6-6 won by major decision over Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 (MD 15-2) 113 Grant Morphew (23-8) placed 7th and scored 21.0 team points. Round 1 - Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 won by decision over Elliott Grove (Metamora High School) 14-17 (Dec 10-4) Round 2 - Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 won by major decision over Mitchell Matigian (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 13-15 (MD 12-0) Round 3 - Cooper Bye (Bloomington High School) 17-9 won by major decision over Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 (MD 13-0) Consolation Bracket - Jesus DeLaCruz (Peoria Notre Dame High School) 25-9 won by fall over Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 (Fall 5:02) 7th Place Match - Grant Morphew (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 23-8 won by decision over Elijah Conda (Normal Community High School) 13-8 (Dec 7-3) 120 Noah Meints (18-16) placed 8th and scored 24.0 team points. Round 1 - Noah Meints (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-16 won by fall over Tanner Durst (Metamora High School) 13-13 (Fall 2:17) Round 3 - Noah Meints (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-16 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Peyton Nowicki (Champaign Central High School) 15-3 won by decision over Noah Meints (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-16 (Dec 6-0) Cons. Round 2 - Kaden Huster (Gibson City ) 13-5 won by fall over Noah Meints (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-16 (Fall 3:56) 7th Place Match - Lincoln Steers (Bloomington High School) 16-11 won by medical forfeit over Noah Meints (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-16 (M. For.) 120 Alex Johnson (12-10) placed 19th. Round 1 - Paxton Valentine (Morris High School) 24-3 won by fall over Alex Johnson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 12-10 (Fall 1:12) Round 2 - Cooper Boron (Belleville West High School) 14-13 won by fall over Alex Johnson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 12-10 (Fall 1:10) Cons. Round 1 - Alex Johnson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 12-10 won by fall over Liam Clark (Mattoon High School) 8-7 (Fall 2:53) Cons. Round 2 - Freddie Couri (Peoria Notre Dame High School) 20-12 won by major decision over Alex Johnson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 12-10 (MD 13-1) 19th Place Match - Alex Johnson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 12-10 won by fall over Konnor Demko-Eastin (Deland-Weldon High School) 0-4 (Fall 0:28) 126 Emmanuel Diaz (7-15) placed 15th. Round 2 - Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 received a bye () (Bye) Round 3 - Christian Johnson (Peoria Notre Dame High School) 22-6 won by fall over Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 (Fall 2:15) Cons. Round 1 - Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 won by fall over Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 (Fall 4:23) Cons. Round 2 - Seville Dangerfield (Bloomington High School) 11-10 won by fall over Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 (Fall 0:44) 15th Place Match - Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 won by tech fall over Brenden Foster (Metamora High School) 9-24 (TF-1.5 5:52 (20-5)) 126 Xavier Foster (6-10) placed 10th and scored 19.0 team points. Round 2 - Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 received a bye () (Bye) Round 3 - Rylan Poeta (Champaign Central High School) 21-4 won by tech fall over Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 (TF-1.5 2:29 (18-2)) Cons. Round 1 - Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 won by fall over Emmanuel Diaz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-15 (Fall 4:23) Cons. Round 2 - Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 won by fall over Maison Chandler (Mt. Zion High School) 19-12 (Fall 0:40) 9th Place Match - Isaac Rotramel (Gibson City ) 16-5 won by fall over Xavier Foster (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 6-10 (Fall 1:07) 132 Jude Wild (11-11) placed 15th and scored 6.0 team points. Round 2 - Jude Wild (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-11 won by fall over Jackson Petmecky (Deland-Weldon High School) 0-4 (Fall 0:48) Round 3 - Remi Joesting (Peoria Notre Dame High School) 29-7 won by fall over Jude Wild (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-11 (Fall 2:56) Cons. Round 1 - Jaxson Bagwell (Mattoon High School) 12-4 won by fall over Jude Wild (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-11 (Fall 3:27) Cons. Round 2 - Jack Schweitzer (Bloomington High School) 14-12 won by tech fall over Jude Wild (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-11 (TF-1.5 2:52 (17-1)) 15th Place Match - Jude Wild (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-11 won by medical forfeit over Kade Schieber (Metamora High School) 15-18 (M. For.) 138 Liam Noonan (15-16) placed 8th and scored 26.0 team points. Round 2 - Liam Noonan (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 15-16 won by fall over Rudy Abreu (Normal Community West High School) 1-7 (Fall 1:52) Round 3 - Liam Noonan (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 15-16 won by fall over Jack Zucco (Rochester High School) 25-10 (Fall 3:12) Quarterfinal - Talin Baker (Champaign Central High School) 22-3 won by tech fall over Liam Noonan (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 15-16 (TF-1.5 3:34 (17-1)) Cons. Round 2 - Nick Rebstock (Ft. Zumwalt North High School) 14-7 won by tech fall over Liam Noonan (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 15-16 (TF-1.5 4:35 (16-0)) 7th Place Match - Vincent Baker (Mt. Zion High School) 28-9 won by major decision over Liam Noonan (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 15-16 (MD 14-3) 138 Lucas Dhom (5-15) placed 15th. Round 1 - Landen Lage (Gibson City ) 30-2 won by tech fall over Lucas Dhom (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 5-15 (TF-1.5 1:19 (15-0)) Round 2 - Lucas Dhom (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 5-15 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 1 - Mason Maier (Ft. Zumwalt North High School) 22-7 won by fall over Lucas Dhom (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 5-15 (Fall 0:37) Cons. Round 2 - Jack Zucco (Rochester High School) 25-10 won by fall over Lucas Dhom (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 5-15 (Fall 1:45) 15th Place Match - Lucas Dhom (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 5-15 won by medical forfeit over Memphys Howell (Mattoon High School) 6-3 (M. For.) 144 Justus Vrona (29-9) placed 4th and scored 33.0 team points. Round 1 - Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 29-9 won by fall over Giovanni Sundeen (Lincoln High School) 19-12 (Fall 1:10) Round 3 - Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 29-9 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 29-9 won by major decision over Hadley Losoya (Rochelle High School) 19-17 (MD 10-1) Semifinal - Garrett VerHeecke (Decatur Unity Christian High School) 36-0 won by fall over Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 29-9 (Fall 0:50) 3rd Place Match - Connor Graham (Metamora High School) 37-4 won by decision over Justus Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 29-9 (Dec 6-5) 144 Niko Truax (9-6) placed 14th. Round 1 - Nolan Lowe (Gibson City ) 29-9 won by tech fall over Niko Truax (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 9-6 (TF-1.5 3:41 (15-0)) Round 2 - Niko Truax (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 9-6 won by fall over Jack Bush (Decatur Eisenhower High School) 7-11 (Fall 5:17) Cons. Round 1 - Griffin McGrew (Normal Community West High School) 16-14 won by fall over Niko Truax (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 9-6 (Fall 2:37) Cons. Round 2 - Niko Truax (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 9-6 won by major decision over Gavin George (Decatur Unity Christian High School) 8-7 (MD 11-3) 13th Place Match - Giovanni Sundeen (Lincoln High School) 19-12 won by fall over Niko Truax (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 9-6 (Fall 1:06) 150 Garrett Waisath (28-12) placed 8th and scored 22.0 team points. Round 2 - Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 28-12 won by decision over Hunter Brandon (Gibson City ) 30-9 (Dec 3-2) Round 3 - Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 28-12 won by decision over Austin Chiesi (Normal Community High School) 22-15 (Dec 5-3) Quarterfinal - Drake Weston (Ft. Zumwalt North High School) 29-7 won by major decision over Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 28-12 (MD 12-0) Cons. Round 2 - Javelle Anderson (Rock Island High School) 15-7 won by decision over Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 28-12 (Dec 9-3) 7th Place Match - Brody Cabrera (Bloomington High School) 13-7 won by decision over Garrett Waisath (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 28-12 (Dec 12-5) 150 Renn VanDeveer (14-9) placed 14th. Round 1 - Brenden Voight (Rochelle High School) 29-9 won by tech fall over Renn VanDeveer (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-9 (TF-1.5 3:06 (15-0)) Round 2 - Renn VanDeveer (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-9 won by decision over Connor Misner (Mt. Zion High School) 21-16 (Dec 14-10) Cons. Round 1 - Harley Pierce (Mattoon High School) 16-3 won by fall over Renn VanDeveer (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-9 (Fall 2:33) Cons. Round 2 - Renn VanDeveer (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-9 won by fall over Luke Johnson (Champaign Central High School) 13-9 (Fall 1:53) 13th Place Match - Joe Prideaux (Carbondale High School ) 21-10 won by fall over Renn VanDeveer (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-9 (Fall 1:50) 150 Joe Vrona (8-6) placed 12th. Round 1 - Joe Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 8-6 won by fall over Dylan Clough (Carbondale High School ) 17-17 (Fall 1:17) Round 3 - Javelle Anderson (Rock Island High School) 15-7 won by major decision over Joe Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 8-6 (MD 8-0) Cons. Round 1 - Joe Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 8-6 won by major decision over Elijah Yoakum (Champaign Central High School) 14-12 (MD 14-2) Cons. Round 2 - Hunter Brandon (Gibson City ) 30-9 won by tech fall over Joe Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 8-6 (TF-1.5 2:00 (15-0)) 11th Place Match - Ian McGowan (Rock Island High School) 16-13 won by tech fall over Joe Vrona (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 8-6 (TF-1.5 3:57 (24-8)) 157 Weston Neutz (24-14) placed 3rd and scored 37.0 team points. Round 1 - Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 24-14 won by fall over Nico Hood (Morris High School) 1-3 (Fall 1:04) Round 3 - Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 24-14 won by fall over Jordan Martinez (Morris High School) 10-18 (Fall 0:57) Quarterfinal - Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 24-14 won by decision over Reid Balis (Naperville Central High School ) 28-11 (Dec 7-0) Semifinal - Grady Neal (Metamora High School) 33-4 won by fall over Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 24-14 (Fall 1:36) 3rd Place Match - Weston Neutz (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 24-14 won by decision over Calum Bohan (Naperville Central High School ) 2-2 (Dec 8-1) 157 Nino Caballero (17-9) placed 17th. Round 1 - Rylyn Owens (Mt. Zion High School) 19-10 won by fall over Nino Caballero (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 17-9 (Fall 1:08) Round 2 - Dominic Eygabroad (Rock Island High School) 12-14 won by decision over Nino Caballero (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 17-9 (Dec 12-8) Cons. Round 1 - Nino Caballero (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 17-9 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Nino Caballero (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 17-9 won by fall over Nico Hood (Morris High School) 1-3 (Fall 2:46) 17th Place Match - Nino Caballero (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 17-9 won by decision over Liam Grawey (Metamora High School) 14-20 (Dec 11-10) 165 Talon Decker (25-6) placed 4th and scored 36.0 team points. Round 1 - Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 25-6 won by fall over Jeramiah Walden (Carbondale High School ) 7-7 (Fall 1:19) Round 3 - Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 25-6 won by fall over Oscar Binkowski (Naperville Central High School ) 15-11 (Fall 5:34) Quarterfinal - Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 25-6 won by fall over Stefan Kierski (Metamora High School) 18-8 (Fall 1:05) Semifinal - Carter Mayes (Normal Community High School) 29-6 won by decision over Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 25-6 (Dec 17-10) 3rd Place Match - James Escobar (Rochester High School) 28-3 won by fall over Talon Decker (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 25-6 (Fall 4:09) 165 Dominic Gaudio (11-9) placed 9th. Round 1 - Cooper Miller (Gibson City ) 29-9 won by tech fall over Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 (TF-1.5 3:16 (15-0)) Round 2 - Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 won by major decision over Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 (MD 12-0) Cons. Round 1 - Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 won by fall over Daijuan Hester (Mattoon High School) 5-14 (Fall 3:16) Cons. Round 2 - Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 won by major decision over Alex Pellicer (Rochelle High School) 9-20 (MD 10-0) 9th Place Match - Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 won by major decision over Oscar Binkowski (Naperville Central High School ) 15-11 (MD 13-3) 165 Keilen Mustread (7-5) placed 17th. Round 2 - Dominic Gaudio (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 11-9 won by major decision over Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 (MD 12-0) Round 3 - Cooper Miller (Gibson City ) 29-9 won by fall over Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 (Fall 0:51) Cons. Round 1 - Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 received a bye () (Bye) Cons. Round 2 - Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 won by fall over Liam Lock (Champaign Centennial High School) 4-12 (Fall 0:57) 17th Place Match - Keilen Mustread (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 7-5 won by tech fall over Jeramiah Walden (Carbondale High School ) 7-7 (TF-1.5 5:22 (17-1)) 175 Christopher Dill (19-13) placed 5th and scored 32.5 team points. Round 1 - Christopher Dill (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 19-13 received a bye () (Bye) Round 3 - Christopher Dill (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 19-13 won by fall over Andrew Eyster (Rochelle High School) 2-4 (Fall 3:35) Quarterfinal - Roman Villalobos (Rochelle High School) 6-3 won by major decision over Christopher Dill (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 19-13 (MD 11-3) Cons. Round 2 - Christopher Dill (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 19-13 won by medical forfeit over Carson Thornton (Mt. Zion High School) 21-3 (M. For.) 5th Place Match - Christopher Dill (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 19-13 won by tech fall over Zayne Means (Decatur Eisenhower High School) 26-8 (TF-1.5 2:30 (17-0)) 190 Marco Casillas (32-3) placed 2nd and scored 42.5 team points. Round 1 - Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 32-3 received a bye () (Bye) Round 3 - Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 32-3 won by fall over Tucker Mosbach (Normal Community West High School) 15-13 (Fall 1:26) Quarterfinal - Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 32-3 won by tech fall over Daniel Bourbalas (Normal Community High School) 21-10 (TF-1.5 5:14 (18-3)) Semifinal - Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 32-3 won by major decision over Paul Peradotti (Naperville Central High School ) 35-3 (MD 13-3) 1st Place Match - Deacon Moran (Ft. Zumwalt North High School) 33-1 won by decision over Marco Casillas (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 32-3 (Dec 4-2) 215 Frank Watson (14-14) placed 8th and scored 26.0 team points. Round 1 - Frank Watson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-14 won by fall over Troy Bauer (Morris High School) 2-12 (Fall 1:13) Round 2 - Frank Watson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-14 won by fall over Lucas Thornton (Normal Community West High School) 3-7 (Fall 0:35) Quarterfinal - Jayden Lambert (Metamora High School) 33-6 won by fall over Frank Watson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-14 (Fall 4:37) Cons. Round 2 - Dario Agustin Castro (Bloomington High School) 6-4 won by fall over Frank Watson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-14 (Fall 5:14) 7th Place Match - Thomas Baker (Peoria Notre Dame High School) 20-10 won by fall over Frank Watson (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 14-14 (Fall 0:52) 285 Jose Torres (18-18) placed 8th and scored 24.0 team points. Round 2 - Jose Torres (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-18 won by fall over Tyshon Jackson (Decatur Eisenhower High School) 3-6 (Fall 0:48) Round 3 - Carson Sexton (Gibson City ) 26-9 won by fall over Jose Torres (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-18 (Fall 5:25) Quarterfinal - Jaylen Raab (Bloomington High School) 14-9 won by fall over Jose Torres (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-18 (Fall 3:46) Cons. Round 2 - Caleb Zirklebach (Lincoln High School) 26-12 won by medical forfeit over Jose Torres (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-18 (M. For.) 7th Place Match - Jayden Davis (Naperville Central High School ) 22-14 won by medical forfeit over Jose Torres (Mahomet-Seymour High School) 18-18 (M. For.) The Varsity will travel to Mt. Zion tomorrow, Monday, for the Apollo Conference Championship Duals. Wrestling is set to begin at 10am in their field house.
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