2015 6A State Wrestling Championships
2015 Virginia 6A State
Wrestling Championships
Robinson High School
Fairfax, VA
20 February 2015
FACTS AND STATS
Compiled by: Mike Johnson
Haymarket, VA
2015 6A State Wrestling Championships
TEAM SCORES
SCHOOL (Region/Conference)
1. Colonial Forge (S-4)
2. Centreville (N-5)
3. Robinson (N-5)
4. Westfield (N-5)
5. Battlefield (N-8)
6. Oscar Smith (S-2)
7. McLean (N-6)
8. Annandale (N-7)
9. Patriot (N-8)
10. Chantilly (N-5)
11. First Colonial (S-1)
11. Osbourn Park (N-8)
13. Lake Braddock (N-7)
14. Hylton (S-4)
15. Hayfield (N-6)
16. Thomas Dale (S-3)
17. Kecoughtan (S-2)
17. Madison (N-6)
17. South County (N-7)
17. Stafford (S-4)
21. West Springfield (N-7)
22. Herndon (N-5)
23. Bayside (S-1)
23. Landstown (S-1)
23. Riverbend (S-4)
26. West Potomac (N-7)
27. Patrick Henry-Roanoke (S-3)
28. Forest Park (S-4)
28. Ocean Lakes (S-1)
28. Woodbridge (S-4)
POINTS
147
57.5
51
48
47
37.5
32
29
22
21
20
20
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
11
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
(41 of Virginia’s 52 6A schools were represented at the 2015 tournament. Unfortunately,
due to the tournament being run in one day, 11 schools did not have the opportunity to
compete in wrestle-backs and thus scored no points: Cosby (S-3), Fairfax (N-6),
Franklin County (S-3), Grassfield (S-2), James River-Midlothian (S-3), Stonewall Jackson (N-8)
T.C. Williams (N-7), Tallwood (S-1), Varina (S-3), Western Branch (S-2) and Yorktown (N-6) )
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PLACE TOTALS – Region/Conference
South Region
Conference 4
Conference 1
Conference 2
Conference 3
TOTAL
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TOTAL
3
1
1
0
5
4
0
1
1
6
5
2
0
0
7
5
1
2
1
9
17
4
4
2
27
North Region
Conference 5
Conference 7
Conference 8
Conference 6
TOTAL
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TOTAL
6
0
2
1
9
1
3
1
3
8
2
2
3
0
7
4
1
0
0
5
13
6
6
4
29
PLACE TOTALS - BY TEAM
SOUTH REGION
SCHOOL (Conference)
Colonial Forge (4)
Hylton (4)
Kecoughtan (2)
Oscar Smith (2)
Bayside (1)
First Colonial (1)
Forest Park (4)
Landstown (1)
Ocean Lakes (1)
Patrick Henry-R (3)
Riverbend (4)
Stafford (4)
Thomas Dale (3)
Woodbridge (4)
TOTAL
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TOTAL
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
6
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
9
11
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
27
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2015 6A State Wrestling Championships
NORTH REGION
SCHOOL (Conference)
Battlefield (8)
Centreville (5)
Chantilly (5)
Robinson (5)
Westfield (5)
Annandale (7)
McLean (6)
Osbourn Park (8)
Hayfield (6)
Herndon (5)
Lake Braddock (7)
Madison (6)
Patriot (8)
South County (7)
West Potomac (7)
West Springfield (7)
TOTAL
REGION STATS
REGION
NORTH
SOUTH
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
TOTAL
1
2
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
8
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
29
(Ranked by team points)
Team
Points
Wres.
Ent.
Matches
W
L
MD
TF
Pins
Win
%
421.5
316.5
56
56
114
110
62
50
52
60
2
3
1
2
23
11
.544
.455
STATS – By Conference
(Ranked by team points)
South Region
Matches
W
L
MD
TF
Pins
Win %
61
17
18
14
32
7
8
3
29
10
10
11
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
6
4
1
0
.525
.412
.444
.214
Wres.
Ent.
Matches
W
L
MD
TF
Pins
Win %
17
15
12
12
43
27
24
20
28
14
11
9
15
13
13
11
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
4
8
1
.651
.519
.458
.450
Conference
Team
Points
Wres.
Ent.
Conference 4
199
51.5
44
22
27
9
10
10
Team
Points
188.5
89
82
62
Conference 2
Conference 1
Conference 3
North Region
Conference
Conference 5
Conference 8
Conference 7
Conference 6
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2015 6A State Wrestling Championships
TEAM STATISTICS
SCHOOL (Reg./Conf.)
Annandale (N-7)
Battlefield (N-8)
Bayside (S-1)
Centreville (N-5)
Chantilly (N-5)
Colonial Forge (S-4)
Cosby (S-3)
Fairfax (N-6)
First Colonial (S-1)
Forest Park (S-4)
Franklin County (S-3)
Grassfield (S-2)
Hayfield (N-6)
Herndon (N-5)
Hylton (S-4)
James River-M (S-3)
Kecoughtan (S-2)
Lake Braddock (N-7)
Landstown (S-1)
Madison (N-6)
McLean (N-6)
Ocean Lakes (S-1)
Osbourn Park (N-8)
Oscar Smith (S-2)
Patrick Henry-R (S-3)
Patriot (N-8)
Riverbend (S-4)
Robinson (N-5)
South County (N-7)
Stafford (S-4)
Stonewall Jackson (N-8)
Tallwood (S-1)
T.C. Williams (N-7)
Thomas Dale (S-3)
Varina (S-3)
West Potomac (N-7)
Western Branch (S-2)
Westfield (N-5)
West Springfield (N-7)
Woodbridge (S-4)
Yorktown (N-6)
Wres.
Ent.
Matches
W
L
MD
TF
Pins
3
8
2
3
4
13
1
1
2
5
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
3
2
6
2
5
4
4
1
1
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
3
1
7
14
4
9
10
35
1
1
4
7
1
1
4
3
7
1
6
4
5
4
10
4
9
9
6
3
3
11
4
4
1
1
1
4
1
5
1
10
3
5
1
4
7
2
8
3
23
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
0
2
2
2
2
5
1
4
5
1
3
2
8
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
7
2
1
0
3
7
2
1
7
12
1
1
1
6
1
1
2
1
4
1
4
2
3
2
5
3
5
4
5
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
3
1
4
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
3
1
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
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TOP EIGHT PLACERS
WT.
PL NAME
CLASS SCHOOL
REGIONRECORDS
SEED
SEASON CAREER
106
1. Killian Cardinale
2. Levi Englman
3. Trevor Mello
4. Reaves Arnold
So
Fr
Jr
Jr
Patriot
Colonial Forge
Battlefield
Chantilly
N-1
S-1
N-2
N-3
44-2
32-5
34-13
44-9
76-8
32-5
62-19
113
1. Victor Echeverria
2. Matthew Asper
3. Sam Book
4. Theo Thaxton
Jr
Sr
So
So
Centreville
Battlefield
Robinson
Patrick Henry-R
N-1
N-2
N-4
S-2
47-4
108-23
157-31
120
1. River Curtis
2. Marc Garofalo
3. Anthony Bruno
4. Quinton Tucker
Fr
So
So
Sr
Battlefield
Colonial Forge
West Springfield
Kecoughtan
N-1
S-1
N-3
S-3
42-6
37-8
42-6
76-18
126
1. Joshua Nail
2. Ryan Haskett
3. Alex Joya
4. Aidan Murphy
Jr
Sr
Jr
So
Colonial Forge
Lake Braddock
Annandale
Ocean Lakes
S-1
N-1
N-2
S-2
38-6
40-4
39-12
124-22
177-30
105-42
132
1. Justin Yorkdale
2. Michael Vu
3. Clay Smith
4. Jaquon Evans
Sr
Sr
So
So
Westfield
Centreville
Colonial Forge
Forest Park
N-1
N-2
S-1
S-2
37-9
38-9
31-13
116-40
138
1. J. D. Stone
2. Delawrence White
3. Justin Rifenberick
4. Ryan Yorkdale
Sr
Sr
Sr
Sr
Colonial Forge
Oscar Smith
Landstown
Westfield
S-1
S-2
S-3
N-1
42-7
131-30
31-6
125-48
145
1. Austin Riggs
2. Corey Leonard
3. Jared Lough
4. Kaleb Tucker
Sr
Sr
Fr
Jr
Robinson
Thomas Dale
Colonial Forge
Kecoughtan
N-1
S-1
S-3
S-2
19-2
111-31
31-11
31-11
28-11
58-32
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152
1. Conor Grammes
2. Jacob Wassif
3. Samuel Milligan
4. Emmanuel Mugoya
Jr
Jr
Jr
Jr
McLean
South County
Herndon
Chantilly
N-1
N-2
N-3
N-4
160
1. Seldon Wright
2. Gavin Legg
3. Alex Miller
4. Joshua Carter
Sr
So
Jr
Sr
Oscar Smith
McLean
Riverbend
West Potomac
S-1
N-3
S-3
N-1
170
1. Nevin O’Brien
2. Ryan Barrett
3. Anthony Carter
4. Jake Ward
Sr
Sr
Sr
Sr
First Colonial
Madison
Colonial Forge
Hylton
182
1. Cole DePasquale
2. Antonio Agee
3. Codie Bowers
4. Robert Winters
Sr
Jr
Sr
Jr
195
1. Tyler Love
2. Cameron Houston
3. Glenn Curtis
4. Jonathan Berry
51-2
34-11
130-16
62-28
24-14
37-3
86-15
S-1
N-3
S-3
S-4
43-3
44-9
43-9
193-38
Robinson
Hayfield
Hylton
Colonial Forge
N-1
N-2
S-1
S-2
19-2
49-3
29-1
40-8
98-23
112-21
Sr
Sr
Jr
Sr
Centreville
Colonial Forge
Osbourn Park
Woodbridge
N-1
S-1
N-3
S-3
40-3
39-8
34-3
169-31
168-28
93-27
220
1. Patrick Grayson
2. Tony Gibbs
3. Spencer Hayes
4. Brian Kim
Sr
Sr
Jr
Sr
Colonial Forge
Annandale
Osbourn Park
Chantilly
S-1
N-1
N-3
N-2
46-2
39-5
26-3
30-13
133-30
90-39
110-19
80-?
285
1. Austin Knies
2. Sebastian Silva
3. Ty-Kee McCullers
4. Brodie Jones
Sr
Sr
Jr
Jr
Westfield
Stafford
Bayside
Colonial Forge
N-1
S-1
S-3
S-2
33-2
18-2
24-8
146-54
89-40
44-18
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STAT NOTES

Colonial Forge won its 5th Team Championship in a team race that was a
foregone conclusion as they brought 13 competitors to the tournament and 11
placed in the top four, including three Champions. Returning 7 placers, they will
be a strong candidate to win their 6th title next year. Only 15 schools have been
crowned AAA/5A/6A team champion in the 67 years since wrestling began in
Virginia (1949).

All 14 State Championships were won by number-one seeds. Seven of the finals
matched two number-one seeds.

As usual, seniors dominated the 2015 6A State Championships, 27 placed in the
top four. Of the 29 underclassmen who placed (17 juniors, 9 sophomores and
3 freshmen), 5 were State Champions and will be back next season to try again.

Seven State Champions from last year competed in this tournament. Five
repeated: Josh Nail/Colonial Forge/126; Justin Yorkdale/Westfield/132;
Cole DePasquale/Robinson/182; Tyler Love/Centreville/195 and
Patrick Grayson/Colonial Forge/220.

Average record of the State Champs 39-4 (one Champ’s record not found)

Odd stat: according to trackwrestling there were 31 pins in 6A in a combined
time of 113:28 minutes/seconds, while in 5A there were 21 pins in 69:57.
THE CHAMPIONS
106 – Killian Cardinale, Sophomore, Patriot, is his school and Coach Brian Foley’s
first State Champ. Patriot High School opened in 2011 and Killian was their first state
placer, finishing 4th last year. He was also Conference 8 and North Region Champion.
He was a quarter-finalist at the Beast of the East. He plans to wrestle in college.
Killian’s dad Josh wrestled for George Mason University (GMU) in the mid-1990’s.
113 – Victor Echeverria, Junior, Centreville, became his school’s 6th State Champion
(8 Championships) and Coach John Belyea’s second Champion at Centreville.
Coach Belyea previously coached at Langley High School for ten years where he
coached 2X State Champion David Helmer (2008 & 2009/152). Victor won the tough
2014 Mount Mat Madness tournament in Maryland, and placed 5th at the 2014 Beast of
the East, which is ranked as the toughest tournament in the country. He started
wrestling in the 7th grade and has qualified for the state tournament each year, placing
4th last year. Victor is also a Youth Leader at his church. With no firm plans yet, he
hopes to study Criminology and wrestle in college.
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120 – River Curtis, Freshman, Battlefield, became his school’s second State Champion
(3 Championships) and Coach Brian Shaffer’s first State Champion. Coach Shaffer
previously was the Head Coach at George Mason University (GMU) for ten years (1995
thru 2005), and prior to that was head coach at American University for three years.
Coach Shaffer also was a Virginia State Champion (Woodbridge/1986/132). River’s
DNA probably destined him to become a successful wrestler. His dad Johnny was a
2X All-American at GMU (1992/8th/190, 1993/7th/190), and was a highly accomplished
professional MMA fighter (9-2 record at 235). River also plays football and lacrosse.
His brother Beau, an 8th grader, will be joining the Battlefield team next year and a
younger sister Callie, a 5th grader, also wrestles and will continue the Curtis family
tradition at Battlefield in a few years. River’s two little sisters, Addison and Willow, have
not started wrestling - yet. Two of River’s cousins also competed at this State
tournament for Osbourn Park HS: Glenn (3rd at 195) and Shane (qualifier at 160).
Their dad Howard Curtis also wrestled for GMU (1990 NCAA qualifier at 158). The
senior Curtis brothers run/coach the Manassas Marauders Youth Club team, which
wrestles in the Capital Area Wrestling League (CAWL). Johnny’s home includes a 50 X
30 wrestling room addition, where his club team and other wrestlers or MMA fighters
practice – year round. This is a serious wrestling family!
126 – Josh Nail, Junior, Colonial Forge, won his second State Championship, claiming
the title at 120 last year. He also is a three-time finalist, having been runner-up at 106
as a freshman in 2013. Josh’s title is the 16th Individual Championship for Coach Bill
Swink, who has been the Forge head coach since the school opened in 1999. Josh not
only excels on the mat, but in the classroom as well, where he maintains a 4.3 GPA.
132 – Justin Yorkdale, Senior, Westfield, repeated as State Champ after winning the
crown at 126 last year. Justin is the second Individual Champion for second year
Coach Tucker Surbrook and his school’s 8th title. He joins two other multi-State
Champs from Westfield: Austin Fallon (2X -2009 & 2010 at 189) and Beau Donahue
(3X - 2011/140, 2012/152 and 2013/145). Beau is currently wrestling at North Carolina
State. Justin’s twin brother Ryan competed at this tournament and finished 4th at 138.
Their dad Glenn is an assistant coach. Justin and Ryan are considering attending
either GMU, Hofstra or Virginia Tech.
138 – J.D. Stone, Senior, Colonial Forge, became his school and Coach Bill Swink’s
13th State Champion (17 Individual Championships). Coach Swink has been the
Forge’s head coach since the school opened in 1999. JD is a 4X State placer, having
finished 4th, 6th, and 2nd, before climbing to the top of the podium this year. JD also
excels in the classroom and maintains a 3.8 GPA. He plans to study and wrestle at
Campbell University under first year head coach Cary Kolat (2X NCAA Champion).
JD’s dad Jeff wrestled for Potomac HS (1991 NW Region Champ and 5th at States at
130), and wrestled at West Liberty University where he was a NAIA All-American.
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145 – Austin Riggs, Senior, Robinson, is his school’s 24th State Champion (32
Individual Championships), and Coach Brian Hazard’s 14th Champion (17 Individual
Championships). Austin was also the 2015 Conference 5 and North Region Champion.
He is a 4X State Placer, having previously finished 2nd/2014/132, 3rd/2013/126 and
7th/2012/120. He also was the 2012 NHSCA Freshman National Champion and is a
NHSCA Academic All-American. Austin has battled injury and illness in his 4 years at
Robinson but was able to attain 111 victories. He was also a member of the Rams
Cross Country team. Austin also was a member of VAWA’s Team Virginia. He will be
attending the Naval Academy Prep School next year.
152 – Conor Grammes, Junior, McLean, is his school’s 5th State Champion, (7
Individual Championships) and Coach Ken Jackson’s first. Coach Jackson wrestled
for Stonewall Jackson (Manassas) 1997-2000. McLean’s last State Champion was
Jason Johnson (2X - 1992 and 1993/171). Conor is a 3X State placer, having finished
7th and 6th the last two years. In the classroom Conor maintains a 3.5 GPA. His
younger brother Brendan (soph/120) is a 2X State qualifier. Conor’s dad Jeff wrestled
in high school in Pennsylvania. Conor is an avid baseball player and has been on the
varsity team since his freshman year. He will be playing shortstop for the Highlanders
this spring.
160 – Seldon Wright, Senior, Oscar Smith, is his school’s 11th State Champion with 15
Individual Championships. Coach Don Motley led the Tigers to a 6th place team finish
– the school’s highest since a 9th place finish in 1997.
170 – Nevin O’Brien, Senior, First Colonial, became his school’s 10th State Champion
(11 Championships) and Coach Will Stravino’s 2nd State Champion. Last year Nevin
finished 3rd/160 at States and his twin brother Gram was 4th/195. Nevin is a 2X
Conference 1 Champ, and 2015 Region Champ (2X finalist). In 2013, his older brother
Ryland was a State Champion at 182. Nevin’s dad and uncle played Division I football.
Northern Virginia wrestling fans will get a chance to see Nevin next year at the next
level as he has already signed with George Mason University.
182 – Cole DePasquale, Senior, Robinson, repeated as State Champion and won the
33rd Individual State Championship in school history and Coach Bryan Hazard’s 18th
Individual State Championship. Coach Hazard himself was a 3X State Placer for
Robinson (1989/5th, 1990/4th, 1991/2nd all at 135). Cole was State runner-up at 170 in
2013. His other quality tournaments placements include: 6th NHSCA Nationals; 8th
Walsh Ironman (Ohio); 4th Beast of the East (Delaware); 2013 Manheim (PA) Christmas
Tournament Champ; and 2014 Escape the Rock (PA) Champ. He was named 1st Team
All-Met by the Washington Post last year and will likely receive that honor again this
year. He is currently ranked 20th in the nation by INTERMAT. Cole is a NHSCA
Academic All-American, and maintains an IB Program GPA of 4.35. He is also a
concert pianist and a classical guitarist. Cole will be off in the fall to study and wrestle at
Stanford University, under Coach Jason Borreli.
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195 – Tyler Love, Senior, Centreville, by repeating the title he won last year, Tyler
claimed the 8th Championship in school history, and Coach John Belyea’s 5th
Championship. Tyler got started in wrestling early, he was the Virginia State Champion
in elementary and middle schools. In 2013 he was 3rd at AAA States at 182, and has
been a 3X NHSCA National All-American (3rd, 3rd and 4th). His career victories of 169
makes him Centreville all-time win leader. He is a 2X Northern Region Champ and 2X
Outstanding Wrestler Award winner. Last year he took 7th place at the FloNationals.
He was named 2014 All-Met by the Washington Post, and will likely receive that honor
again this year. Also in 2014 he was named the Fairfax Times Male Athlete of the year.
On the football field, Tyler is a 2X 1st Team All-State Linebacker and 2014 Washington
Post All-Met 2nd Team. Academically, he holds a 3.96 GPA and is a member of the
National Honor Society. As if that’s not enough, Tyler is also a First Degree Black Belt
in Taekwondo. Tyler has already committed to attend the University of Virginia and will
wrestle for Coach Steve Garland. His sisters are also highly accomplished on and off
the field. His sister Savanna was an All-Star Volleyball player at Robinson HS and
team captain at Randolph Macon College, has a Master’s Degree in English from
George Mason, and is currently working on her PHD at VCU. His sister Kara was an
All-Star softball player at Centreville HS high school and is currently attending Virginia
Tech majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Kara is also a First Degree Black
Belt in Taekwondo. Needless to say, Billy and Alana Love are very proud parents.
220 – Patrick Grayson, Senior, Colonial Forge, was the 12th State Champion for The
Forge last year and won his second title at this tournament, 18 Championships total, all
under Coach Bill Swink. Patrick placed 7th at 220 in 2013. He is currently ranked 6th
in the country by INTERMAT and will study at and wrestle for Coach Mark Manning at
Nebraska University in the fall.
285 – Austin Knies, Senior, Westfield, Austin is the third State Champion for Coach
Tucker Surbrook, the school’s 6th Champion, and 9th Individual Championship. During
Austin’s Sophomore season he was a state qualifier and a NHSCA Sophomore AllAmerican placing 5th. His junior season was cut short due to a knee injury. In Austin’s
free time he works as a life guard and enjoys playing video games. Austin is undecided
as to where he wants to go to college. By crowning two Champions, Westfield
continues its streak of 9 consecutive years with a state champion dating from 2007.
NEXT SEASON
Returners next season by region: the North Region returns 16 placers, while the South
Region returns 13. The following schools have two or more placers back next year
(with team points from this tournament):
7 – Colonial Forge (80)
2 each – Battlefield (31), Chantilly (16), McLean (32) and Osbourn Park (20)
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