Once again, USA Wrestling will publish regular updates on the 2023-24 state high school champions for both boys and girls.
Winning a state high school title is an amazing achievement for a high school student-athlete. We will post the champions from official state high school championships for boys, as well as the girls who have won official state high school titles, as well as the recognized state competitions which are not run by their state high school association. We will also post the team champions at the state level as available. As available, we will include the state champion’s year in school and final record.
The 2023-24 state championships season started this weekend, with the first event of the year, the Alaska State Championships for boys and girls in Anchorage.
Below are the state champions from Alaska, the first state tournament of the season. State championship events will begin again in early 2024, and will be updated on a weekly basis until the state championship season has been completed.
Alaska State Championships
At Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 15-16
Div. I Boys
103 - Noah Justice (Colony) 34-5, Fr.
112 - Lincoln Werner (Student Wrestling Development Program) 34-4, Fr.
119 - Anan Siackhasone (South Anchorage) 36-4, Sr.
125 - Jacob Strausbaugh (Soldotna) 37-1, Jr.
130 - Deshawn Barbee (East Anchorage) 23-1, Sr.
135 - Matthew Mitchell (Colony) 26-1, Sr.
140 - Kenton Cooke (East Anchorage) 26-0, Sr.
145 - Cody Vansiegman (Palmer) 26-5, Sr.
152 - Trevor Michael (Soldotna) 23-3, Jr.
160 - Aaron Concepcion (South Anchorage) 27-0, Sr.
171 - Roth Powers (South Anchorage) 42-1, Sr.
189 - Kaelan Vesel (Palmer) 28-3, Jr.
215 - Spencer Johnson (Chugiak) 31-2, Sr.
285 - Arnold Baffour (Service) 16-4, Sr.
Team champion - South Anchorage
Div. II Boys
103 - Tommy Jarnig (Seward) 30-4, Jr.
112 - Ridge Conant (Seward) 30-8, Fr.
119 - Dylan McCambly (Dillingham) 14-2, Jr.
125 - Daylon Brown (Quinhagak) 18-4, Sr.
130 - Hunter Forshee-Kurtz (Seward) 37-5, Jr.
135 - Paul Dyment (Bethel) 25-9, Sr.
140 - Daniel Steffensen (Kenai Central) 31-3,
145 - Myles Campbell (Redington) 33-6, Sr.
152 - Keegan Hanson (Wrangell) 29-1, Sr.
160 - Dalton Henry (Haines) 21-3, Jr.
171 - Richard Didrickson (Mt. Edgecumbe) 18-2, Jr.
189 - Bryant Holloway (Craig) 24-0, Sr
215 - Aiden Ojala (Sitka) 23-5, Sr.
285 - Uatahouse Tuifua (Barrow) 21-0, Sr.
Team champions - Seward
Girls
100 - Jessica LeClair (Soldotna) 28-2, Jr.
107 - Valarie McAnelly (Soldotna) 30-6, Fr.
114 - Megan Spencer (Lathrop) 21-2, Sr.
120 - Rowan Peck (Soldotna) 34-8, Fr.
126 - Saoirse Cook (Homer) 27-1, So.
132 - Kaytlin McAnelly (Soldotna) 42-5, Sr.
138 - Daisy Hannevold (Soldotna) 37-3, Jr.
145 - Amelia Fawcett (Colony) 29-0, Jr.
152 - Jahzara O`Neil (Dimond) 4-0, Sr.
165 - Jessailah Thammavongsa (South Anchorage) 24-0, Jr.
185 - Roane Cook (Homer) 27-1, Sr.
235 - Manusiu Muti (Barrow) 17-0, Sr.
Team champions – Soldotna