Pre-State Bear Tracks 2025 - AA/A 126

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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:
126 AA/A
1 Swingle, Keyser, State Champion, Sophomore Region 1 Champion
2 Birch, Cameron, Runner Up, Sophomore Region 1 Runner Up
3 Clark, Berkeley Springs, Q1, Senior, QOP 12 Region 1 Third Place
4 Cole, Smith, Williamstown, Third Place, Sophomore, QOP 12 Region 4 Champion
5 Durst, Ripley, Outsider, Freshman Region 4 Runner Up
6 McKinney, Braxton County, Blood Round, Senior, QOP 10 Region 2 Champion
7 Willett, East Fairmont, Fast Climber, Senior Region 1 Fourth Place
8 Vaughn, Frankfort, Outsider, Senior Region 1 Fifth Place DNQ
9 Siders, Hoover, Outsider, Freshman Region 3 Champion
10 W. Nichols, Roane County, Outsider, Freshman Region 2 Runner Up
11 Morris, Philip Barbour, Outsider, Region 2 Third Place