Pre-State Bear Tracks 2025 - AA/A 120

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BEAR TRACKS 2024 – 2025

2025 Special Edition – The final rankings before the state tournament.

Date of Issue: March 5, 2025
NEW BUSINESS AND MESSAGES:
1 For this ranking, the four regional tournaments were treated like any other wrestling weekend. If a wrestler beat opponents ranked higher than him, he moved up.
2 The rankings are being held to approximately 10 wrestlers for this edition. If more than 10 wrestlers are ranked, then it is because of significance.
3 As we all know, regional 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place winners qualify for the state tournament. Fifth and sixth place winners do not.
4 There will be wrestlers that did not qualify for the state tournament remain ranked in the top 10.
5 There with be wrestlers that did qualify for the state tournament but did not make the top 10 to 15 wrestlers.
6 Making the “Final 16” is not the same as being in the “Top 16”.

Wrestler information is listed as follows: Name, School, State Tournament Place/Designation, Grade, QOP, REGION PLACEMENT, DNQ (Did Not Qualify where applicable)

Weight Class:
120 AA/A
1 Sandy, Williamstown, Freshman Extraordinaire Region 4 Champion
2 Hughart, Hoover, Third Place, Junior, QOP 16 Region 3 Champion
3 McKenzie, Greenbrier West, Sixth Place, Senior, QOP Region 3 Runner Up
4 Koontz, Ripley, Q1, Sophomore, QOP 17 Region 4 Runner Up
5 Lewis, South Harrison, Q1, Senior, QOP 3 Region 2 Champion
6 Varney, Independence, Outsider, Freshman Region 3 Third Place
7 K. Bullman, St. Marys, Outsider, Freshman Region 1 Champion
8 Cordeiro, Ritchie County, Freshman Extraordinaire Region 2 Third Place
9 Hostuttler, Weir, Outsider, Region 1 Runner Up
10 Thompson, Point Pleasant, Outsider Region 3 Third Place