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Gold medals aren’t really made of gold.

They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

DAN GABLE

Rock Island Wrestling is proud to report out our entire post season performance from all Rocks; past, present, and future across all competitions at the State and National level for the 25-26 season. Our Rocks have attained 3 collegiate All-Americans, another National Qualifier, 1 boys IHSA State medalist and 2 other qualifiers with 2 more alternates, 1 IHSA girls State Champion, 2 IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Medalists with 6 more Fresh/Soph State Qualifiers and 2 more alternates, 4 girls IWCOA Open State Qualifiers, 3 IESA Boys State Medalists with 9 more State Qualifiers, and 5 IKWF Girls State Medalists with 8 other State Qualifiers. Congrats to all Medalists, Qualifiers, and all of their team mates!NJCAATruth Vesey 125– Harper College – 4th PlaceAndrew Marquez 197 – Indian Hills – 4th PlaceNAIAVictor Guzman 149 – Cumberland – 2nd placeAntonio Parker 157 – Cumberland – National Qualifier IHSA – BoysAngelo Parker 106 – State QualifierMaricio Parker 138 – State AlternateParker Stannke 144 – State AlternateRowan Stockwell 215 – 4th PlaceEmilio Guzman 285 – State QualifierIHSA – GirlsCourtney Walls 190 – 1st PlaceIWCOA Boys – Fresh/SophFabregas Rodriguez 113 – State AlternateAngelo Matute 120 – State QualifierHenry Miller 132 – 2nd PlaceElijah King 138 – State QualifierLowson Jabbah 138 – State QualifierMeschach Bitangimana 138 – State AlternateRafa Perez 144 – State QualifierIbrahim Mchimbwa 144 – State QualifierJavelle Anderson 150 – 3rd PlaceJermaine Jones 175 – State QualifierIWCOA Girls – OpenIzabel Vega 130 – State QualifierMariah Howard 140 – State QualifierSincerelyana Deemer 190 – State QualifierAniya House 235 – State QualifierIESA - Edison Jr. HighColton Creger 75 – State QualifierJaDale Anderson 126 – 4th PlaceAmarion McNeal 215 – 2nd PlaceIESA - Washington Jr. HighDamian Gonzalez 65 – State QualifierLinclon Livengood 70 – State QualifierDaiton Reed 90 – State QualifierMutaqi Mohammadi 90 – State QualifierSamir Khalaqi 95 – 2nd PlaceJatavious Childs 112 – State QualifierSunday Eh 126 – State QualifierJosh Lovelady 155 – 6th PlaceDavon Henderson 185 – 4th PlaceRylee Dillin 275 – State QualifierBrailen Miller 275 – State QualifierIKWF GirlsYulianna Rodriguez – Bantam 95 – 5th PlaceTreasure Nimmers – Intermdiate 115 – State QualifierCataleya Castillo-Cisneros – Novice 140 – 6th PlaceLillianna Lovedy – Novice 108 – State QualifierPatience Young – Novice 115 – State QualifierZoey Huggins – Novice 125 – State QualifierNora O’Melia – Novice 140 – State QualifierVictoria Woods – Senior 120 – 7th PlaceLayla St. Clair – Senior 125 – 7th PlaceKamora Terrell – Senior 145 – State QualifierLeila Davis – Senior 185 – State QualifierLibby Cortez – Senior 185 – State QualifierJordyn Belk – Senior 240 – 4th Place ... See MoreSee Less
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The Rocks are bringing home some hardware from the IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Tournament in Springield.Freshman Henry Miller was able to make the finals and secure 2nd place after a tough championship match.Freshman Javelle Anderson lost his first match of the tournament and was able to win 8 matches in a row in the consolation rounds to take 3rd.Freshman Angelo Matute, Rafa Perez, and Ibrahim Mchibwa and Sophomores Lowson Jabbah and Elijah King also competed this weekend with Lowson ending one match short of a medal. Great job guys! ... See MoreSee Less
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The Rocky high school girls competed in the IWCOA Girls Open State Championships this weekend. Competing in Springfield were Izzy Vega, Mariah Howard, Sincerliyana Deemer, and Aniyah House. All four gained valuable experience this weekend and we look forward to the rest of their high school careers.Nice job ladies! ... See MoreSee Less
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March 14th

Rock Island Wrestling
Samir Khalaqi 95lb AA State Championship ... See MoreSee Less
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March 14th

Rock Island Wrestling
IESA 215 pound state championship match. Rock island Edison - Amarion McNeal ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday the Junior High teams of Edison and Washington went to DeKalb to wrestle in the IESA Sectional and 14 future Rocks placed in the top 4 to qualify for State! 3 Edison Eagles and 11 Washington Warriors will be heading back to Dekalb next weekend to try and earn some medals! Congrats and good luck! ... See MoreSee Less
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We can’t thank each and every person that volunteered their time and sacrificed their Saturday to come help us put on the IKWF Sectional Tournament! Your dedication to our program helps each and every one of our kids, from the youth club, to the junior high teams, to the high school team. We want to be sure to let you know it never goes unnoticed and is much appreciated! ... See MoreSee Less
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3 collegiate All-Americans from former Rocks on the same day is something worth celebrating! Victor Guzman finishes his wrestling career making the finals of the NAIA National Tournament taking 2nd. Sophomores Truth Vesey and Andrew Marquez close out their seasons both taking 4th place at the NJCAA National Tournament. Congratulations to all! ... See MoreSee Less
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Please help me congratulate, and wish good luck to the following former Rocks wrestling at the collegiate level this weekend! Brothers Victor Guzman and Antonio Parker both qualified for the NAIA National Tournament wrestling for Cumberland University. Victor is currently ranked #1, but both are looking for a National Title! Last years NJCAA National Champion at 197, Andrew Marquez will look to repeat for Indian Hills College, while Truth Vesey, currently ranked 3rd for Harper College, will also be in the mix to win it all at 125! ... See MoreSee Less
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The junior high (IESA) and Youth Club (IKWF) post-seasons began this weekend. The Washington Warriors and Edison Eagles represented in the IESA regional tournament at Rocky on Saturday. Washington had 5 individual champions and 18 wrestlers placing in the top three of their weight class qualifying them to nexts weekends Sectional tournament. Edison had 2 Champions, and 4 others place top 3 to qualify for Sectionals. The Warriors also won the regional tournament as a team, while The Eagles took 3rd. The Rock Island girls wrestling team also won their IKWF regional tournament today in both the Novice and Senior divisions with 5 champions and all 12 girls qualifying for next weekends sectional tournament at Rocky. The boys IKWF Wrestling Club qualified 6 to next weeks Sectional. ... See MoreSee Less
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BUILD YOURSELF

Rock Island Wrestling is proud to report out our entire post season performance from all Rocks; past, present, and future across all competitions at the State and National level for the 25-26 season. Our Rocks have attained 3 collegiate All-Americans, another National Qualifier, 1 boys IHSA State medalist and 2 other qualifiers with 2 more alternates, 1 IHSA girls State Champion, 2 IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Medalists with 6 more Fresh/Soph State Qualifiers and 2 more alternates, 4 girls IWCOA Open State Qualifiers, 3 IESA Boys State Medalists with 9 more State Qualifiers, and 5 IKWF Girls State Medalists with 8 other State Qualifiers. Congrats to all Medalists, Qualifiers, and all of their team mates!NJCAATruth Vesey 125– Harper College – 4th PlaceAndrew Marquez 197 – Indian Hills – 4th PlaceNAIAVictor Guzman 149 – Cumberland – 2nd placeAntonio Parker 157 – Cumberland – National Qualifier IHSA – BoysAngelo Parker 106 – State QualifierMaricio Parker 138 – State AlternateParker Stannke 144 – State AlternateRowan Stockwell 215 – 4th PlaceEmilio Guzman 285 – State QualifierIHSA – GirlsCourtney Walls 190 – 1st PlaceIWCOA Boys – Fresh/SophFabregas Rodriguez 113 – State AlternateAngelo Matute 120 – State QualifierHenry Miller 132 – 2nd PlaceElijah King 138 – State QualifierLowson Jabbah 138 – State QualifierMeschach Bitangimana 138 – State AlternateRafa Perez 144 – State QualifierIbrahim Mchimbwa 144 – State QualifierJavelle Anderson 150 – 3rd PlaceJermaine Jones 175 – State QualifierIWCOA Girls – OpenIzabel Vega 130 – State QualifierMariah Howard 140 – State QualifierSincerelyana Deemer 190 – State QualifierAniya House 235 – State QualifierIESA - Edison Jr. HighColton Creger 75 – State QualifierJaDale Anderson 126 – 4th PlaceAmarion McNeal 215 – 2nd PlaceIESA - Washington Jr. HighDamian Gonzalez 65 – State QualifierLinclon Livengood 70 – State QualifierDaiton Reed 90 – State QualifierMutaqi Mohammadi 90 – State QualifierSamir Khalaqi 95 – 2nd PlaceJatavious Childs 112 – State QualifierSunday Eh 126 – State QualifierJosh Lovelady 155 – 6th PlaceDavon Henderson 185 – 4th PlaceRylee Dillin 275 – State QualifierBrailen Miller 275 – State QualifierIKWF GirlsYulianna Rodriguez – Bantam 95 – 5th PlaceTreasure Nimmers – Intermdiate 115 – State QualifierCataleya Castillo-Cisneros – Novice 140 – 6th PlaceLillianna Lovedy – Novice 108 – State QualifierPatience Young – Novice 115 – State QualifierZoey Huggins – Novice 125 – State QualifierNora O’Melia – Novice 140 – State QualifierVictoria Woods – Senior 120 – 7th PlaceLayla St. Clair – Senior 125 – 7th PlaceKamora Terrell – Senior 145 – State QualifierLeila Davis – Senior 185 – State QualifierLibby Cortez – Senior 185 – State QualifierJordyn Belk – Senior 240 – 4th Place ... See MoreSee Less
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The Rocks are bringing home some hardware from the IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Tournament in Springield.Freshman Henry Miller was able to make the finals and secure 2nd place after a tough championship match.Freshman Javelle Anderson lost his first match of the tournament and was able to win 8 matches in a row in the consolation rounds to take 3rd.Freshman Angelo Matute, Rafa Perez, and Ibrahim Mchibwa and Sophomores Lowson Jabbah and Elijah King also competed this weekend with Lowson ending one match short of a medal. Great job guys! ... See MoreSee Less
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The Rocky high school girls competed in the IWCOA Girls Open State Championships this weekend. Competing in Springfield were Izzy Vega, Mariah Howard, Sincerliyana Deemer, and Aniyah House. All four gained valuable experience this weekend and we look forward to the rest of their high school careers.Nice job ladies! ... See MoreSee Less
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March 14th

Rock Island Wrestling
Samir Khalaqi 95lb AA State Championship ... See MoreSee Less
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March 14th

Rock Island Wrestling
IESA 215 pound state championship match. Rock island Edison - Amarion McNeal ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday the Junior High teams of Edison and Washington went to DeKalb to wrestle in the IESA Sectional and 14 future Rocks placed in the top 4 to qualify for State! 3 Edison Eagles and 11 Washington Warriors will be heading back to Dekalb next weekend to try and earn some medals! Congrats and good luck! ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
We can’t thank each and every person that volunteered their time and sacrificed their Saturday to come help us put on the IKWF Sectional Tournament! Your dedication to our program helps each and every one of our kids, from the youth club, to the junior high teams, to the high school team. We want to be sure to let you know it never goes unnoticed and is much appreciated! ... See MoreSee Less
View on Facebook
3 collegiate All-Americans from former Rocks on the same day is something worth celebrating! Victor Guzman finishes his wrestling career making the finals of the NAIA National Tournament taking 2nd. Sophomores Truth Vesey and Andrew Marquez close out their seasons both taking 4th place at the NJCAA National Tournament. Congratulations to all! ... See MoreSee Less
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Please help me congratulate, and wish good luck to the following former Rocks wrestling at the collegiate level this weekend! Brothers Victor Guzman and Antonio Parker both qualified for the NAIA National Tournament wrestling for Cumberland University. Victor is currently ranked #1, but both are looking for a National Title! Last years NJCAA National Champion at 197, Andrew Marquez will look to repeat for Indian Hills College, while Truth Vesey, currently ranked 3rd for Harper College, will also be in the mix to win it all at 125! ... See MoreSee Less
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The junior high (IESA) and Youth Club (IKWF) post-seasons began this weekend. The Washington Warriors and Edison Eagles represented in the IESA regional tournament at Rocky on Saturday. Washington had 5 individual champions and 18 wrestlers placing in the top three of their weight class qualifying them to nexts weekends Sectional tournament. Edison had 2 Champions, and 4 others place top 3 to qualify for Sectionals. The Warriors also won the regional tournament as a team, while The Eagles took 3rd. The Rock Island girls wrestling team also won their IKWF regional tournament today in both the Novice and Senior divisions with 5 champions and all 12 girls qualifying for next weekends sectional tournament at Rocky. The boys IKWF Wrestling Club qualified 6 to next weeks Sectional. ... See MoreSee Less
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