Back-to-Back-to-Back State Wrestling Champions!
Launch the media gallery 1 playerThe Hoxie Boys 2023 Wrestling Team
2023 State team
106 Kash Schiltz, JR 33-11 2nd place – State Qualifier in 2022
113 Ian Giancola, FR 37-3 State Champ
120 Tate Weimer 30-3, SR 3rd place - 2nd in 2021, State Champ in 2022
126 Wayne Shepard, SR 30-9 2nd place – State Qualifier 2020, 4th in 2021, State Qualifier 2022
132 Carson Ochs 38-0, JR State Champ – 6th in 2021, 2nd in 2022
138 Dayton Bell 41-2, SR State Champ – 2nd in 2021, 2nd in 2022
144 Duncan Bell 37-6, SO 3rd place – State Qualifier 2022
150 Easton Nickelson, SO 24-18 State Qualifier 1-2 record at state
157 Derek Johnson, SR 43-0 State Champ – State Champ in 2020, 2021, 2022
165 Drew Bretz, SR 40-0 State Champ – 6th in State 2020, State Champ in 2021, 3rd in 2022
175 Sam Watkins, SO 32-2 3rd place – 2nd in 2022
285 Gavin Schippers, JR 31-14 State Champ
386-68 overall record this season
3 undefeated State Champs
A Few Fun Facts
The Boys State Tournament record was 44-7 with 21 falls, 2 tech falls, and numerous other bonus point wins,
we scored 49 total bonus points enough to place top 10 in team points on those alone. We scored 103.5 team
points after the first 2 rounds on Friday, enough to win the tournament! Also without the Seniors' points they
still score 125.5 team points and win State by 20 plus points!!
260 Team Points (All Class State Record)
159 pt Spread between 1st and 2nd (All Class Record)
10 semifinalists
8 Finalists (3,2,1A Record)
6 champs (3,2,1A Record)
11 State Placers (Ties 3,2,1A Record)
This team has won every tournament they entered SINCE 2021. The only events they have not won since
December of 2019 is a Dual with Colby, The 2020 Beloit Inv. and the 2020 State Tournament in which we were
runner-ups.
KWCA 3-2-1A Coach of the Year – Mike Porsch KCA Coach of the Year – Mike Porsch
KWCA 3-2-1A Senior of the Year – Derek Johnson