NAPERVILLE • Illinois Matmen’s Test of the Best has come and gone, and now it is merely waiting for the wrestling season to begin to see how Illinois’ finest fair from November through March.
As for the fifth installment of the event, it may have been the best one yet. With a major college as its host, this year’s Test of the Best was able to provide a grander venue; thus, a grander audience. Likewise, the livestream provided on both IllinoisMatmen.com and Rokfin proved that Illinois Matmen is gaining momentum, and the wrestling fans of Illinois are helping support such events.
Moving forward, Illinois Matmen has every intention to continually provide wrestling opportunities, not just in the form of Test of the Best, but also in preseason tournaments.
Below are the results from the event, and a special thank you to all of those who made this yet another special moment for our wrestlers here in Illinois.
100 • Lily Enos, Sr. (Batavia) defeated Riley Kongkaeow, Sr. (Round Lake) • MD, 12-0
190 • AJ Tack, Sr. (Montini) defeated Lucas Nance, Sr. (Fremd) • Dec, 7-5
165 • Frankie Tagoe, Sr. (Hersey) defeated Donovan Rosauer, Jr. (Yorkville) • Dec, 7-1
120 • Sasha Havrylkiv, So. (Hersey) defeated Ray Long, Jr. (Niles Notre Dame) • Dec, 3-2
150 • Aiden Arnett, So. (IC Catholic) defeated Dana Wickson, Sr. (Rockford East) • Fall
140 • Ema Durst, Jr. (Sycamore) defeated Keagan Edwards, Sr. (Glenbard North) • MD, 11-0
144 • Erik Rodriguez, Sr. (Grant) defeated Drew Fifield, Sr. (Fremd) • Dec, 4-3
126 • Max Philpot, Jr. (Vandalia) defeated Max Cumbee, Jr. (IC Catholic) • Dec, 8-6
113 • Erik Klichurov, So. (Montini) defeated Daniel Goodwin, Sr. (St. Patrick) • Dec, 4-3 SV
175 • Dayne Serio, Sr. (West Aurora) defeated Radic Dvorak, Jr. (Huntley) • Dec, 4-1
120 • Angelina Gochis, Jr. (Kaneland) defeated Zoe Dempsey, Sr. (Lincoln-Way West) • TF, 18-3
106 • Niko Odiotti, So. (Loyola) defeated Colton Wyller, Jr. (Marmion) • Dec, 8-4
132 • Jason Hampton, Sr. (Joliet Catholic) defeated Griff Powell, Sr. (Lyons) • Dec, 8-5
157 • Ashton Hobson, Sr. (Marmion) defeated Bruno Cassioppi, Jr. (Hononegah) • Injury Default
138 • Zach Stewart, Sr. (Marmion) defeated Kam Luif, Sr. (Montini) • MD, 14-5
• TC LIFONTI / LEAD WRITER FOR ILLINOIS MATMEN / tclifonti.com
