30th Annual IWCOA State Championships
March 14-15, 2026
About
The Freshman/Sophomore State Series begins with almost 2000 wrestlers entering sixteen regional events to qualify for eight sectionals. The top four from each sectional will compete in the State Championships at The BOS Center in downtown Springfield. The series is reserved for those who did not qualify for the IHSA State Tournament.
The IWCOA Girls Open Championships will be an open tournament for all girls, except those who qualified for/placed at the IHSA Girls State Tournament. There is no regional qualifier for the IWCOA Girls Open.
The girls flier will be updated soon, but all information can be found not he main flier!
Please contact Debbie Nason with all questions: debn4690@aol.com
Regional
Fresh/Soph – Regional sites and regional assignments are listed in the download. Top four (4) qualify for Sectional.
Girls - there is no regional qualifier
Sectional
Fresh/Soph - Sectional Sites are listed in the download. Top (5) qualify for State.
Girls - Sectional Sites are listed in the download. Top (5) qualify for state.
State Championships
Saturday and Sunday, March 14-15, 2026
Bank of Springfield Center
1 Convention Center Plaza
Springfield, IL 62701
Girls
Girls Open wrestling starts on Saturday, March 14 at 9 a.m.
Girls wrestling reconvenes on Sunday, March 15 at 9:00 a.m. Sunday
Weigh-ins are Friday, March 13 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
***Weigh-ins are Friday Night Only***
Boys
Boys Freshman/Sophomore wrestling starts on Saturday, March 14 at 9:00 a.m.
Boys Freshman/Sophomore wrestling reconvenes on Sunday, March 15 at 9:00 a.m.
Weigh-ins are Friday, March 16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
***Weigh-ins are Friday Night Only***
Who can enter
Boys Freshman Sophomore State
Freshman and Sophomore wrestlers who did not qualify for the 2026 IHSA Individual state tournament.
The Freshman/Sophomore state series is an event for individual wrestlers. The Freshman/Sophomore designation is used to define a group of wrestlers and does not indicate that a wrestler is representing his or her school. Boys must be 16 years old or younger on first day of competition, February 28, 2026. Wrestlers are not required to have a coach.
High School Girls State Open
All HS grades during the 2024-2025 high school season who did not qualify for the 2026 IHSA Individual state tournament.
This is an open individual event and not an IHSA event. The high school designation is used to define a group and does not indicate school representation. Girls must be 19 years old or younger on first day of competition, February 28, 2026. Coaches are not required.
How to enter
REGISTATION SHOULD BE OPEN FEBRUARY 2026! STAY TUNED!!
Trackwrestling.com
Fresh/Soph Boys - You must register in the assigned regional site for your high school. Fees are collected at the Regional. If your school is not listed in the regional site, please contact Debbie at debn4690@aol.com
All competitors must register online through Trackwrestling.com. Once in the Trackwrestling site, search for the event(s) you are looking for by typing in IWCOA. You can also view or print the flier from any of the 2025 IWCOA series tournaments to find your qualifying site base on the school attended.
Past Winners
2025 Boys Champions
101 – Rocco Valvano of Wheaton Warrenville South
106 – Gabe Richmond of West Aurora
113 – Roberto Rangel of Marist
120 – Enrique Garcia of Jacobs
126 – Jadon Dinwiddie of Downers Grove South
132 – Adante Washington of Homewood Flossmoor
138 – Jaxon Jorgensen of Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
144 – Christian Chiarelli of Downers Grove North
150 – Tallis Taylor of Glenbard West
157 – Nicholas Hermsen of Warren
165 – Reily Leifheit of Ottawa (Marquette)
175 – Kaden Meyer of Minooka
190 – Payton Chanerl of O`Fallon (H.S.)
215 – Colten Mooney of Geneseo
285 – Josh Stahl of Geneseo
2025 Girls Champions
95 – Annika Hull of Naperville (Central)
100 – Jivona Brown of Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
105 – Averi Colella of Lockport (Twp.)
110 – Aaliyah Vazquez of Gurnee (Warren)
115 – Janiya Moore of Aurora (Metea Valley)
120 – Taniyah Sherman of Kankakee (Sr.)
125 – Sophie Crescenzo of Lisle (Sr.)
130 – Ariella Miloncus of Springfield [Coop]
135 – Alketa Picari of Aurora (Metea Valley)
140 – Isabella Miller of Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
145 – Giancarla Garduno of Chicago (St. Ignatius)
155 – Nahima Mateo of Murphysboro
170 – Sydney Johnson of Peoria (Richwoods)
190 – Anali Wilson of Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)
235 – Asreilla Wallace of Carol Stream (Glenbard North)
2014 Champions
2012 Champions