Wrestling squads return from a big weekend

RIO RANCHO – While the Albuquerque metro area was busy this past weekend with swimming & diving and basketball Metro Championships, the wrestling squads headed out of town to face some new compeitition.

For t he Clevleand boys squad, it was off to Peoria, Arizona for the Peoria Tournament of Champions. 41 teams from a half dozen states clashed on the mats and CHS left Arizona with the silver medal. The Storm scored 250.5 points, good for second place.

Ricardo Poolaw (110-pound weight class) and Marcus Abeyta (132) both finished first in their weight classes to help their team to the podium. Roman Luttrell finished second in his weight class and improved his record to an impressive 25-2.

Not to be outdone, the Storm girls also finished in second (out of 38 teams) with a 164.5 point total. The Storm girls are now ranked 48th in the nation and rising.

Eloise Woolsey remains undefeated this season, and after taking first in her weight class, improved her record to 20-0.

The Rio Rancho boys and girls went in different directions this weekend.

For the boys, it was a long road trip to Geary, Oklahoma for the 80th Geary Invitational. The boys took 11th out of 17 with 44.5 points.

The Rams were helped by a second-place finish from rising star Xavier Pacheco, who took second in the 113-pound class.

The Rio Rancho girls grabbed 97 points and finished fifth (out of 17) in the Lady Pinto Invite, which was a little closer to home, taking place in Moriarty, New Mexico.

Salinda Stallings led the girls by taking 24 points and first place in the 152-pound class.

On the whole, it was a successful weekend for the RRPS wrestling teams, but there’s no time to rest on their laurels.

The teams head to Colorado next weekend for the Top of the Rockies (boys) and the Queen of the Hill (girls) tournaments.

RESULTS

Cleveland Boys

Peoria Tournament of Champions

Jan. 10-11 in Peoria, Arizona

Team Results (41 Total Teams)

Place, School (State), Points

1, Mountain View (AZ), 291.5

2, Cleveland (NM), 250.5

3, Santa Cruz Valley Union, (AZ), 237.5

4 Canyon View High School (AZ), 199.0

5 Servite (CA), 156.0

Individual Results

106 — Ricardo Poolaw (25-4) placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points.

113 — Elias Martinez (20-11) placed 6th and scored 17.0 team points.

120 — Roman Luttrell (25-2) placed 2nd and scored 27.0 team points.

126 — Israel Guevara (22-4) placed 2nd and scored 25.5 team points.

132 — Marcus Abeyta (27-4) placed 1st and scored 30.5 team points.

138 — Tristan Dodd (17-8) placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points.

144 — James Luttrell (11-4) place is unknown and scored 10.0 team points.

150 — Wade Wallace (23-5) placed 2nd and scored 23.5 team points.

157 — Elias Gurule (17-11) place is unknown and scored 9.5 team points.

165 — Jordan Crockett (7-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

175 — Merrik Ellsworth (18-11) place is unknown and scored 12.5 team points.

190 — Brendan Cochrane (8-6) place is unknown and scored 10.0 team points.

215 — Logan Stewart (9-8) placed 6th and scored 17.0 team points.

285 — Riley Haussler (25-4) placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points.

Cleveland Girls

Peoria Girls Tournament of Champions

Jan. 10-11 in Peoria, Arizona

Team Results (38 Total Teams)

Place, Team (State), Points

1, Sunnyside (AZ), 227.0

2, Cleveland (NM), 164.5

3, Western (NV), 132.5

4, Sandra Day OConnor (AZ), 109.5

5, Mountain View (AZ), 89.5

5, Willow Canyon (AZ), 89.5

Individual Results

100 — Alexis Birner (16-7) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

107 — Bailey Hayes (2-8) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

114 — Miranda Stewart (24-7) placed 3rd and scored 21.5 team points.

120 — Isabella Borrego (12-11) place is unknown and scored 9.0 team points.

126 — Ashley Smith (13-8) placed 4th and scored 16.0 team points.

132 — Lillian Barr (15-7) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points.

138 — Eva Reeves (8-9) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points.

145 — Jianna Coon (21-8) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points.

152 — Eloise Woolsey (20-0) placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points.

165 — Briseis St John (17-7) place is unknown and scored 9.0 team points.

235 — Aja‘nea Banks (8-11) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Rio Rancho Girls

LADY PINTO INVITE

Jan. 10 in Moriarty, NM

Team Results (17 Total Teams)

Place, Team, Points

1 Bloomfield, 156.0

2 Albuquerque High, 116.5

3 Grants, 110.0

4 Moriarty, 108.0

5 Rio Rancho, 97.0

Individual Results

100 — Amariah Lamar (11-11) place is unknown and scored 7.0 team points.

107 — Alexis Esquibel (14-12) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

114 — Grace Warren (8-6) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.

126 — Nevaeh Saiz (9-5) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.

138 — Mikayla Jojola (8-6) place is unknown and scored 10.0 team points.

138 — Alyssandra Medina (0-6) place is unknown.

152 — Salinda Stallings (12-8) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.

165 — Ava Gomez (5-5) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points.

Rio Rancho Boys

80th GEARY INVITATIONAL

Jan. 10-11 in Geary, Oklahoma

Team Results (17 Total Teams)

Place, Team, Points

1, Edmond North, 151.5

2, Broken Arrow, 148.0

3, Tuttle, 134.5

4, Bixby, 89.5

5, Randall, 72.0

11, Rio Rancho, 44.5

Individual Results

106 — Eli Archibeque (22-7) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.

113 — Xavier Pacheco (15-4) placed 2nd and scored 12.0 team points.

120 — Josiah Neri (26-5) placed 4th and scored 12.5 team points.

126 — Mohammad Farah (8-4) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

132 — Max Santos (16-5) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

138 — Carlos Trujillo (8-8) placed 12th and scored 0.0 team points.

144 — Diego Archibeque (17-8) placed 6th and scored 5.0 team points.

157 — Noah Medina (6-8) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

175 — Creed Owen (13-8) placed 10th and scored 0.0 team points.

190 — Jacari Smith (25-6) placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points.

215 — Kevin Do-Nguyen (11-12) placed 10th and scored 0.0 team points.