Nine of the wrestlers in this field are nationally ranked, each is in a different weight class.
Three of the Golden State's more talented freshmen could feature in the 106 pound weight class, including No. 4 Richard Figueroa (Selma). He'll be joined by Ironman placer Carlos Negrete (Clovis North) and Reno TOC champion Max Renteria (Buchanan).
Arguably the strongest weight class of the tournament could emerge at 145 pounds, where No. 13 Brett Villarreal (Buchanan) will be joined by three returning state medalists in Tony Mendoza (Selma), Peyton Omania (De La Salle), and Joe Romero (Lemoore). Also possible in this field is returning state qualifier J.T. Stinson (Del Oro).
Two-time state placer, returning state runner-up, Joel Romero (Buchanan) is ranked No. 15 nationally at 160 pounds. Also in this weight class is expected to be fellow two-time state placer Noah Blake (Del Oro) and returning state medalist Oscar Diaz (Selma).
Another deep weight comes at 126 pounds, anchored by No. 12 Ethan Leake (Buchanan), a 2016 state champion. Others in the field include state champion Jacob Ruiz (Spanish Springs, Nev.) and Cadet freestyle runner-up Ryan Franco (Clovis North, Calif.), an impact freshman.
Though lacking a nationally ranked wrestler, the 132 pound field is deep with a pair of state medalists in Tyler Deen (Buchanan) and Dawson Sihavong (Bullard); Deen was a Junior freestyle All-American this past summer, while Sihavong won the Cadet folkstyle title after the 2016-17 scholastic season ended. Also in this weight are 2016 state medalist Eric Rivera (Clovis North) and state qualifier Aaron Perez (James Logan).
Two other weight classes will feature a pair of California state placers, 113 and 120 pounds. Aaron Nagao (Esperanza) and Gianni Petrucelli (Clovis) are joined by state qualifier Tristan Lujan (Selma) in the 113 pound field, while No. 20 Devin Murphy (Clovis North) and Brandon Paulson (Clovis) are joined by state qualifier Brendan Johnson (Del Oro) at 120.
Four other nationally ranked wrestlers feature in the field: No. 16 Matthew Olguin (Buchanan) at 138 pounds, No. 10 Anthony Montalvo (Buchanan) at 182, No. 9 Ryan Reyes (Clovis West) at 195, and No. 2 Seth Nevills (Clovis) at 285.
Two other state medalists in the field are Christian Rodriguez (Selma) and Trevor Ervin (Buchanan) at 170 and 220 pounds respectively. The lone weight class without a state medalist would be at 152 pounds, which does feature a couple of notable state qualifiers in Tristan Zamilpa (Buchanan) and Jace Luchau (Selma).
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