
BUILD YOURSELF
Gold medals aren’t really made of gold.
They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.
DAN GABLE
Congratulations to Rocky Sophomore Rowan Stockwell for taking 2nd place today at the Illinois Freestyle State Tournament! Placing in the top 3 earns wrestlers a spot on Team IL for the USAW Nationals in Fargo, ND this summer!
9 Rocks wrestled in the IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Tournament this week, with 2 bringing home some hardware! Rici Parker took 5th at 126 and Rowan Stockwell took 3rd at 190!
Future Rocks wrestled this weekend at the IESA and IKWF state championships, coming home with some hardware from both tournaments. Congratulations to all of our wrestlers that competed this weekend. ![]()
Placewinners for IESA
State Champion 275 - Tristan Williams - Washington
State Runner-up 145 - Javelle Anderson - Edison
4th place 112 - Angelo Matute-Vasquez - Washington
6th place 155 - Semaj Vesey - Washington![]()
Washington also took 7th place as a team.
Edison took 42nd as a team with only one wrestler competing.![]()
Placewinners from IKWF
5th place - girls 140 - Cat Castillo-Cisneros - Washington
7th place - girls 130 - Thaliyah Nimmers - Edison
8th place - girls 120 - Jade Varble - Washington![]()
The future is bright in Rock Island!
IESA State Championship match 275 from Rock Island Washington Tristan Williams
145 IESA State Championship match. Javelle Anderson of Rock Island Edison
Angelo Matute-Vasquez 3rd place IESA match
Semaj Vesey 5th place IESA match
2 former Rocks earned collegiate All-American this weekend! Victor Guzman will be wrestling today for 3rd place at the NAIA National Championships, while Andrew Marquez has made the finals and will be wrestling for 1st at the NJCAA National Championships! Please help us congratulate these men on their accomplishments and good luck on their final matches of the season!
The Rocks get 5 wrestlers out of the Regional today in Dixon! Placers in the top 3, moving on to next week’s Sectional at Washington are Angelo Parker (3rd), Merrick Stockwell (1st), Elijah King (3rd), Antonio Parker (1st), and Rowan Stockwell (2nd). (The two Parker brothers are not pictured because they BOTH missed their call to the awards stand)
BUILD YOURSELF
Congratulations to Rocky Sophomore Rowan Stockwell for taking 2nd place today at the Illinois Freestyle State Tournament! Placing in the top 3 earns wrestlers a spot on Team IL for the USAW Nationals in Fargo, ND this summer!
9 Rocks wrestled in the IWCOA Fresh/Soph State Tournament this week, with 2 bringing home some hardware! Rici Parker took 5th at 126 and Rowan Stockwell took 3rd at 190!
Future Rocks wrestled this weekend at the IESA and IKWF state championships, coming home with some hardware from both tournaments. Congratulations to all of our wrestlers that competed this weekend. ![]()
Placewinners for IESA
State Champion 275 - Tristan Williams - Washington
State Runner-up 145 - Javelle Anderson - Edison
4th place 112 - Angelo Matute-Vasquez - Washington
6th place 155 - Semaj Vesey - Washington![]()
Washington also took 7th place as a team.
Edison took 42nd as a team with only one wrestler competing.![]()
Placewinners from IKWF
5th place - girls 140 - Cat Castillo-Cisneros - Washington
7th place - girls 130 - Thaliyah Nimmers - Edison
8th place - girls 120 - Jade Varble - Washington![]()
The future is bright in Rock Island!
IESA State Championship match 275 from Rock Island Washington Tristan Williams
145 IESA State Championship match. Javelle Anderson of Rock Island Edison
Angelo Matute-Vasquez 3rd place IESA match
Semaj Vesey 5th place IESA match
2 former Rocks earned collegiate All-American this weekend! Victor Guzman will be wrestling today for 3rd place at the NAIA National Championships, while Andrew Marquez has made the finals and will be wrestling for 1st at the NJCAA National Championships! Please help us congratulate these men on their accomplishments and good luck on their final matches of the season!
The Rocks get 5 wrestlers out of the Regional today in Dixon! Placers in the top 3, moving on to next week’s Sectional at Washington are Angelo Parker (3rd), Merrick Stockwell (1st), Elijah King (3rd), Antonio Parker (1st), and Rowan Stockwell (2nd). (The two Parker brothers are not pictured because they BOTH missed their call to the awards stand)
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