Wrestling AGV at INTERSCHOLS (CLASS A)

At the Class A tournament, hosted by St. Paul’s School, Andover had 1 champion and 9 other placers in the Prep division of the tournament. At 106 Julian Rios ’26 was crowned champion after a semifinals pin and an 8-0 decision over his NMH opponent in the finals. Co-captains Miles Palmer ’23 and Colin Nugent ’23 also made it to the finals, securing two pins on route, but fell in the finals to their NMH opponents. At 113 lbs Sakina Cotton ’24 also took 2^nd. Seniors Ben Forman ’23 and Thomas O’Brien ’23 both took 3^rd place in their respective weight classes, and George Ryckman ’24 took 4^th. The top four placers in each weight class qualify for New Englands the following weekend, and Andover has 7 wrestlers qualified for the Prep Division. Magnus Julin ’25 and Reese York ’26 placed 5^th at the tournament, and Adrian Morrison ’23 placed 6th. Also competing well for Andover were Tucker Nee, Josh Espinoza, and Nick Lima.

This was also the first year that there was a girls division at the Class A tournament, and Team Abbot had a strong showing. Andover had 4 champions in the girls division: Eleanor DeHoog ’24, Eva Murphy ’25, Suhaila Cotton ’24, and Tasha Bohorad ’26. Five wrestlers also took 2^nd place: Angie Ceballos-Cardona ’25, Margaret Tsien ’26, Lilly Villanueva ’25, Leticia Nhaule “25, and Bella Shmuylovich ’26. Destiny Covington ’26, Ophelia Lee ’26, and Julia Carmona ’25 each placed 3^rd, and Luke Christodoulou placed 4^th. All members of Team Abbot are eligible to compete at New Englands next weekend.