Heading into the New Year, here is this week’s Rob Sherrill’s Illinois high school wrestling rankings! As Illinois wrestlers and teams are now past the holiday tournament schedule, the rankings are tightening up; however, there were some very exciting performances from across the state. From dominant showings from both individuals and dual team tournaments, there has been plenty of action to keep the rankings moving. Here are this week’s rankings.
3A Individual Rankings
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| RANK | WRESTLER | YR | SCHOOL | SECTIONAL | TOURNEY FINISHES | LOSSES | NOTABLE WINS | STATE | FARGO |
| 1 | Michael Rundell | So | OPRF | Conant | Neuqua V-1 (113); Hinsdale C-1 | Roque F (113); Ortega 13-3 | SQ-106 (24) | 1-JFS (24); 1-JGR (24) | |
| 2 | Maddox Garbis | Sr | Plainfield N | Joliet Central | Dvorak-6 | Soney F | 4-113 (24); 6-106 (23) | ||
| 3 | Niko Odiotti | Fr | Loyola | Barrington | Barrington-1 | Farnsworth (PA) F; Dominguez (NE) 4-1 | Woods 9-3; DeMarco 7-1; Pasquale 4-1 | 6-UFS (24) | |
| 4 | Davion Henry | Sr | H-F | Joliet Central | Joliet Central-1; Hoffman E-1; Crown Point (IN)-4 | R. Hayes 12-1 (113); D. Cordero (TN) 17-3, 4-1 OT; Stauffer (PA) TF; Lotier (PA) TF | Corcoran 9-7; Katz TF; Drennen (WV) 6-3; Bridge (IN) 13-2 | ||
| 5 | Michael McNamara | Fr | Edwardsville | Joliet Central | Francis Howell N (MO)-2; Dvorak-2 | Dannegger (MO) TF; DeMarco 7-3; Pryor (MO) 3-0 OT | Pasquale 7-2; Phelps 10-3 | 7-UFS (24) | |
