Four members of the Hayden wrestling team qualified for the upcoming Division IV State Tournament during the Sectional Tournament, which took place last weekend at Mogollon High School.
Mikee Mariscal (Jr. – 106), Omar Lopez (So. – 120), Ryan Donovan (Sr. – 138), and Brandon Cruz (Sr. – 152) qualified for the state tournament this Thursday and Friday at the Prescott Valley Event Center.
As a team, the Lobos finished eighth out of 14 teams.
“We took six wrestlers to the sectional tournament and placed four (of them) in the state tournament,” Hayden head coach John Estrada told the Copper Basin News. “That is outstanding.”
First round matches are scheduled to begin on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 10:30 a.m. Medal rounds are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.