Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
See our Wrestling First Team, Second Team, Honorable Mention and Coach of the Year.
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR NATE LUCIER, 132, SR., COATESVILLE
FIRST TEAM
106: JACK CONSIGLIO, FR., MALVERN PREP Won the Powerade tournament, including a win over a PIAA thirdplacer, and went 14-1. 113: TOMMY LINK, SOPH., MALVERN PREP Finished fifth at the Powerade tournament and won 10of 12bouts. 120: KEANU MANUEL, SR., DOWNINGTOWN EAST Took sixth at states after winning his second regional title. He went 16-6. 126: DOM FINDORA, JR., DOWNINGTOWN WEST Topped a returning state champ on his way to fourth at states. Won a regional title and went 14-3. 132: JOSH VIARENGO, SR., MALVERN PREP Had a strong season in his first year as a Friar, going 12-5. 138: TRENT KOCHERSPERGER, SR., KENNETT Became Kennett’s first state medalist in over a decade, placing fifth. He finished 17-6. 145: SAMMY MCMONAGLE, SR., WEST CHESTER HENDERSON Led the area with 21wins, winning a Section and Super Regional title en route to 4th at states. 152: NICK WEHMEYER, FR., MALVERN PREP One of the up-and-coming stars for the Friars, Wehmeyer went 12-3. 160: BO HORVATH, SOPH., DOWNINGTOWN EAST Became a state qualifier with a fourth-place finish at regionals. He finished 12-5. 172: ANDREW CONNOLLY, JR., MALVERN PREP Took fourth at the Powerade tournament and went 16-2. 189: JACK WEHMEYER, JR., MALVERN PREP Ranked fourth in the country, Wehmeyer won the Powerade tournament and went 16-0. 195: CADEN ROGERS, JR., MALVERN PREP After a runner-up at the Powerade tournament, Rogers is No. 9in the country and went 15-1. 215: NICK FELDMAN, JR., MALVERN PREP The No. 1kid in the country committed to Ohio State and wasn’t challenged all season, going 16-0. 285: COLE DEERY, JR., MALVERN PREP Reclassified as a junior and is No. 6in the country after going 15-2 with a second-place finish at Powerade.
SECOND TEAM
106: JAMES PIZZI, FR., WEST CHESTER RUSTIN 113: CARMEN CORTESE, SOPH., WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 120: NICK O’NEILL, FR., MALVERN PREP 126: SPENCER BARNHART, SOPH., MALVERN PREP 132: BRETT PATTON, JR., WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 138: NATE RICKARDS, FR., MALVERN PREP 145: REED FULMER, SOPH., MALVERN PREP 152: JOSH BARLOW, SOPH., KENNETT 160: BOBBY ENGLISH, SR., WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 172: MATT ROMANELLI, SR., DOWNINGTOWN EAST 189: KOH BAUMAN, SR., WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 215: JAKE ALLRED, SOPH., CONESTOGA 285: MATT MICALE, SR., DOWNINGTOWN WEST
HONORABLE MENTION 106: Brien Wildermuth, Soph., West Chester Henderson; Christian Ford, Fr., Avon Grove 113: Joey Wuchter, Fr., Kennett 120: Cannon Hershey, Jr., Oxford; Jimmy King, Sr., West Chester Rustin, Max Parnis, Soph., West Chester East 126: Billy Wilson, Jr., West Chester Henderson; Mitch Baker, Jr., Conestoga 132: Ryan Loraw, Soph., Downingtown East; 138: Palmer Delaney, Jr., West Chester Henderson; 145: Andrew Luke, Sr., West Chester East; Charlie Baldesari, Sr., West Chester Rustin 152: Landon Meredith, Sr., Oxford; Hayden McLellan, Soph., Conestoga 160: Cooper Johnson, Sr., Oxford; Owen Quinn, Jr., Malvern Prep 172: Darrale Barrett, Jr., Kennett; Marek Seaman, Soph., West Chester Rustin; Sam Elsen, Sr., Unionville 189: Nick Arbes, Sr., Conestoga; 215: John Pardo, Fr., Kennett; Wyatt Hampton, Jr., West Chester Henderson 285: Bailey Shindle, Soph., Kennett
COACH OF THE YEAR ROB BEIGHLEY, WEST CHESTER HENDERSON
Keeping a wrestling team focused and disciplined for a season is a hard enough task in a normal year, let alone one where half the schedule is wiped out and competitors have to wear masks, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No one did a better job of preparing their team this season, and the offseason leading up to it, than West Chester Henderson’s head coach, Rob Beighley. The Warriors were dominant in the dual meet season, going 10-1, resulting in a second-place finish in the District 1Duals. That was the highest in school history, and Henderson outscored opponents 557-152for the season. Henderson chased Spring-Ford all year, finishing runner-up to the Rams not only at the duals, but at the South Sectional and Southeast Regional individual tournaments. Henderson qualified an area-high nine to the postseason and took seven to regionals. Carmen Cortese (113), Billy Wilson (126), Sammy McMonagle (145) and Koh Bauman (189) became state qualifiers for Henderson, matching a school record set in 2018. McMonagle became the third Warrior to reach states all four years and fourth twotime state medalist. Beighley’s impact has been a major one, as the Warriors have consistently become a top team in District 1thanks in large part to Beighley’s efforts in the offseasons with his club, Team Defiant. The Warriors have not lost a Ches-Mont National Division dual meet since 2018.