Robison, ranked No. 15 nationally at 138 pounds, put on a show in the 132 pound weight class. He earned a dominant 11-4 decision in the final against No. 15 Gary Joint (Lemoore, Calif.), while prior to that it was two major decisions and a pin among the matches on the road to a championship. Five others placed for Pomona: Coltan Yapoujian (120) finished third, Jason Romero (152) took fourth, Wyatt Yapoujian (106) earned fifth, Nolan Krone (170) was sixth, while finishing seventh was Justin Pacheco (113).
Directly behind in the standings was No. 19 Choctaw, Okla. with 186.5 points. They were led by a trio of runner-up finishers: Gabe Johnson (106), Colt Newton (113), and Zach Austin (285); Connor Holman (126) placed third, while Jaryn Curry (160) earned fourth.
Also with five placers, but finishing third, was No. 38 Roseburg, Ore. with 175.5 points. They were led by No. 3 Layne Van Anrooy, who won the title at 160 pounds, with a 10-4 victory over freshman A.J. Ferrari (Allen, Texas) in the final. Other placers included runner-up Bennet Mesa (138), third place finisher Haydn Maley (220), along with fourth place medalists Hunter Sparks (113) and Austin Harris (182).
Fourth in the standings was No. 16 Allen, Texas with 148.5 points and five placers of their own. However, the Eagles were absent two of their better wrestlers: two-time state finalist Juwan Robinson (152) due to state football tournament success and state champion Evan Hackett (182) due to injury. The previously mentioned Ferrari led the way with a runner-up finish, which included a 5-4 upset victory in the semifinal over No. 14 Jaron Chavez (Centennial, Idaho). Earning third was No. 20 (at 160) Braeden Redlin, competing at 170 pounds; Mason Inglehart (195) took home fifth, Noah Yeamans (113) was sixth, while Logan Brown (126) placed eighth.
Rounding out the five nationally ranked teams was No. 50 Wasatch, Utah, who finished in fifth with 142 points. They were led by four podium finishers, among with Ritchie Heywood (182) had the highest finish, placing second. Others to medal included Jake Discher (160) in fifth, Zak Kohler (132) in sixth, and Trevor Cluff (120) in eighth.
Nationally ranked weight class champions included No. 4 (at 106) Brandon Kaylor (Bonney Lake, Wash.) winning at 113 pounds, No. 13 (at 152) Brock Hardy (Box Elder, Utah) earning gold at 145, No. 14 Andrew Berreyesa (Reno, Nev.) at 170, and No. 2 Cohlton Schultz (Ponderosa, Colo.) winning the 220 pound weight class. Berreyesa upended No. 18 Hayden Hastings (Sheridan, Wyo.) 4-3 in the final, while Schultz pummeled No. 17 Darryl Aiello (De La Salle, Calif.) to the tune of a 12-4 major decision.
Other champions included Aaron Nagao (Esperanza, Calif.) at 106 pounds, Fabian Santillan (Grandview, Colo.) at 120, Jet Taylor (Sallisaw, Okla.) at 126, Jaxen Gilmore (Yukon, Okla.) at 138, Talen Ringel (North Summit, Utah) at 152, Owen Pentz (Morgan, Utah) at 182, Bear Hughes (Coweta, Okla.) at 195, and Brandon Kuipper (Columbia, Idaho) at 285. Santillan upset No. 5 Ian Timmins (Wooster, Nev.) 15-7 in the championship bout.
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