Pre-Region Bear Tracks 2025 - AA/A 215

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BEAR TRACKS 2024 – 2025

2025 Edition – 5 Pre-regional tournament edition.

Date of Issue: February 20th, 2025
NEW BUSINESS AND MESSAGES:
1 Pay close attention to each wrester’s state ranking and then how it breaks down into each region. What are the toughest regions for this weight class?????
2 Each ranked wrestler’s regional tournament LOCATION has been added beside their name.
3 There could be some additional wrestlers added in due to performance at conference tournaments.
4 Unfortunately, there are some ranked wrestlers that have been removed due to season ending injuries.
5 There are a few wrestlers that have changed weight classes. They will be ranked in their new weight class using preseason criteria in the absence of head-to-head wins and common opponents.

Wrestler information is listed as follows: Name, School, State Tournament Place/Designation, Grade, QOP, REGION LOCATION

Weight Class:
215 AA/A
1 Martin, Wheeling Central, State Champion, Junior St. Marys R1
2 Watson, Roane County, State Champion, Senior Braxton R2
3 Van Meter, East Hardy, Sixth Place, Sophomore, QOP 25 Braxton R2
4 Trent, Williamstown, Blood Round, Senior, QOP 17 Millwood R4
5 Roop, Midland Trail, Outsider Hoover R2
6 Cowger, Shady Spring, Q, Junior, QOP 2 Hoover R2
7 Hill, Point Pleasant, Blood Round, Junior, QOP 6 Millwood R4
8 Burns, Wirt County, Outsider, Millwood R4
9 Varney, Independence, Outsider, Freshman Hoover R2
10 Workman, Elkins, Freshman Extraordinaire Braxton R2
10 Hardbarger, Lewis County, Outsider, Freshman Braxton R2
11 Collins, Hoover, Q, Junior, QOP 19 Hoover R2
12 Cruthers, Greenbrier West, Outsider Hoover R2
13 Alt, Moorefield, Outsider, Sophomore Braxton R2
14 Hebb, Weir, Outsider St. Marys R1
15 Gudino, Oak Glen, Outsider St. Marys R1

REGION 1
1 Martin, Wheeling Central, State Champion, Junior St. Marys R1
14 Hebb, Weir, Outsider St. Marys R1
15 Gudino, Oak Glen, Outsider St. Marys R1

REGION 2
2 Watson, Roane County, State Champion, Senior Braxton R2
3 Van Meter, East Hardy, Sixth Place, Sophomore, QOP 25 Braxton R2
10 Workman, Elkins, Freshman Extraordinaire Braxton R2
10 Hardbarger, Lewis County, Outsider, Freshman Braxton R2
13 Alt, Moorefield, Outsider, Sophomore Braxton R2

REGION 3
5 Roop, Midland Trail, Outsider Hoover R2
6 Cowger, Shady Spring, Q, Junior, QOP 2 Hoover R2
9 Varney, Independence, Outsider, Freshman Hoover R2
11 Collins, Hoover, Q, Junior, QOP 19 Hoover R2
12 Cruthers, Greenbrier West, Outsider Hoover R2

REGION 4
4 Trent, Williamstown, Blood Round, Senior, QOP 17 Millwood R4
7 Hill, Point Pleasant, Blood Round, Junior, QOP 6 Millwood R4
8 Burns, Wirt County, Outsider, Millwood R4

GENERAL COMMENTS: This weight class has two returning state champions and a returning state sixth place winner. To my knowledge, all three are undefeated in WV AA/A competition.