The Mexico High School wresting team opened the 2024-2025 season at the Grain Valley Invite on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
The Bulldogs had three wrestlers with first place finishes on the day in Carlos Juarez Ramirez, Logan Hilderman, and Grant Van Horn.
Watson Azdell, Jayden Hodge, and Grant Walker finished in second place.
And Evan Blair wrestled to a third place finish in his weight class.
Mexico head coach Gayle Adams reports Grant Van Horn beat the returning State Champ from Father Tolton and Logan Hilderman defeated a 5th place finisher in State last year from Father Tolton.
Complete results:
Brayden Arnold (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Justin King (Grain Valley) over Brayden Arnold (Mexico) (Dec 4-0)
Varsity – Cons. Round 1 – Alec Mills (Blue Springs South) over Brayden Arnold (Mexico) (Fall 2:46)
Watson Azdell (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Watson Azdell (Mexico) over Pierce Steed (Lee`s Summit West) (Fall 1:41)
Varsity – Semifinals – Watson Azdell (Mexico) over Martin Harrison (Father Tolton Regional Catholic) (Dec 8-5)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Grayson Moore (Fort Osage) over Watson Azdell (Mexico) (MD 11-1)
Evan Blair (Mexico)
Varsity – Round 1 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Christopher Schroeder (Lee`s Summit West) (Fall 1:10)
Varsity – Round 2 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over William Noriega (Smith-Cotton) (Fall 0:26)
Varsity – Round 3 – Charlie Ruether (Father Tolton Regional Catholic) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (Fall 0:40)
Varsity – Round 4 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (Fall 2:26)
Varsity – Round 5 – Evan Blair (Mexico) over Michael White (Oak Park) (Fall 0:39)
Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Cade Broom (Lee`s Summit West) (Dec 14-11)
Varsity – Semifinals – Brodie Davis (Grain Valley) over Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) (Fall 3:36)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) over Phillip Chastain (Smith-Cotton) (MD 14-6)
Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Clark Wallis (Father Tolton Regional Catholic) over Isai Hernandez Jarquin (Mexico) (MD 10-2)
Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico)
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) over Aiden Schaaf (Grain Valley) (Fall 1:27)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Xadrian Mcgruder (Smith-Cotton) over Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) (Fall 0:56)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) over Gage Stuart (Blue Springs South) (Fall 3:30)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Josiah Hogan (Raytown) over Israel Hernandez-Jarquin (Mexico) (Fall 0:32)
Logan Hilderman (Mexico)
Varsity – Round 1 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Charlie Ruether (Father Tolton Regional Catholic) (MD 12-2)
Varsity – Round 2 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Michael White (Oak Park) (Fall 0:40)
Varsity – Round 3 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over William Noriega (Smith-Cotton) (TF 15-0 1:40)
Varsity – Round 4 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Evan Blair (Mexico) (Fall 2:26)
Varsity – Round 5 – Logan Hilderman (Mexico) over Christopher Schroeder (Lee`s Summit West) (Fall 1:06)
Jayden Hodge (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Jayden Hodge (Mexico) over Alexander Ultican (Blue Springs South) (Fall 2:22)
Varsity – Semifinals – Jayden Hodge (Mexico) over Miguel Morales (Blue Springs South) (Fall 1:34)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Isaac Ward (Fort Osage) over Jayden Hodge (Mexico) (TF 20-3 1:00)
Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico)
Varsity – Round 1 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Camren Koelzer (Lee`s Summit West) (Fall 1:10)
Varsity – Round 2 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Dawson Lucas (Fort Osage) (TF 20-2 2:30)
Varsity – Round 3 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Calvin Watson (Oak Park) (Fall 0:39)
Varsity – Round 4 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Easton Gilbert (Grain Valley) (Fall 0:24)
Varsity – Round 5 – Carlos Juarez Ramirez (Mexico) over Cruz Schoenberger (Blue Springs South) (Fall 0:27)
Travis Shramek (Mexico)
Varsity – Champ. Round 1 – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Logan Grotzinger (Smith-Cotton) (Fall 2:58)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Luis Juarez (Smith-Cotton) over Travis Shramek (Mexico) (Fall 4:26)
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Travis Shramek (Mexico) over Brycen Houston (Oak Park) (Fall 1:36)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Samuel Pilkinton (Raytown) over Travis Shramek (Mexico) (TF 19-4 3:35)
Grant Van Horn (Mexico)
Varsity – Round 1 – Grant Van Horn (Mexico) over Roman Butler (Raytown) (TF 22-3 1:16)
Varsity – Round 2 – Grant Van Horn (Mexico) over Cameron Broeker (Oak Park) (Fall 1:01)
Varsity – Round 4 – Grant Van Horn (Mexico) over Jonah Fortier (Lee`s Summit West) (Fall 1:00)
Varsity – Round 5 – Grant Van Horn (Mexico) over William (Frank) Hazelrigg (Father Tolton Regional Catholic) (MD 16-3)
Grant Walker (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Grant Walker (Mexico) over Vance Salazar (Oak Park) (Fall 0:51)
Varsity – Semifinals – Grant Walker (Mexico) over Avery Skutnick (Smith-Cotton) (Fall 1:51)
Varsity – 1st Place Match – Gavin Barker (Grain Valley) over Grant Walker (Mexico) (Dec 2-0)
Evan Wilson (Mexico)
Varsity – Quarterfinals – Joseph Hunt (Fort Osage) over Evan Wilson (Mexico) (Dec 8-2)
Varsity – Cons. Round 1 – Evan Wilson (Mexico) received a bye
Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Evan Wilson (Mexico) over Peter Gutierrez (Blue Springs South) (Fall 3:50)
Varsity – Cons. Semis – Paul Wolken (Raytown) over Evan Wilson (Mexico) (Fall 2:27)
Results from Mexico at Jefferson City JV Tournament on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Kyler Benne (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Quarterfinals – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Kamdin Horne (Jefferson City) (MD 17-3)
Junior Varsity – Semifinals – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Ambrose Teel (Moberly) (MD 17-8)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over Carter Cornelison (Lebanon) (Fall 1:40)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Kyler Benne (Mexico) over AJ Edwards (Battle) (Fall 1:03)
Junior Varsity – 1st Place Match – Jakob Callison (Capital City) over Kyler Benne (Mexico) (Fall 3:17)
Jerian Evans (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Jerian Evans (Mexico) over John Ellis (De Smet Jesuit) (Fall 2:15)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Jerian Evans (Mexico) over Jordan Summers (Parkway Central) (Fall 2:49)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Jerian Evans (Mexico) over Hunter Bast (Waynesville) (Fall 1:27)
Junior Varsity – Round 5 – Vito Occhipeni (Capital City) over Jerian Evans (Mexico) (Fall 1:06)
Junior Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Tony White (Lebanon) over Jerian Evans (Mexico) (Fall 3:24)
Jesus Garcia (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Joel Black (Moberly) (Fall 0:40)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Kyle Lewis (Mexico) (TF 18-3 5:12)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Miller McGowan (Parkway Central) (Fall 0:26)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Alex Matuz (Mexico) (Fall 1:08)
Junior Varsity – 1st Place Match – Conner Ross (Waynesville) over Jesus Garcia (Mexico) (Dec 7-5)
Kyle Lewis (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Donavan Ellis (Camdenton) (Fall 2:23)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Kyle Lewis (Mexico) (TF 18-3 5:12)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Alex Matuz (Mexico) (Fall 1:43)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Miller McGowan (Parkway Central) (Fall 0:16)
Junior Varsity – 5th Place Match – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Ethan Gonzales (Jefferson City) (Dec 8-7)
Alex Matuz (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Alex Matuz (Mexico) over Brock Letterman (Helias Catholic) (Fall 2:40)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Alex Matuz (Mexico) over Miller McGowan (Parkway Central) (Fall 5:00)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Kyle Lewis (Mexico) over Alex Matuz (Mexico) (Fall 1:43)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Jesus Garcia (Mexico) over Alex Matuz (Mexico) (Fall 1:08)
Junior Varsity – 9th Place Match – Thomas Smith (Helias Catholic) over Alex Matuz (Mexico) (Fall 1:13)
Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Round 1 – Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico) over Chase Hope (Hazelwood Central) (Fall 1:40)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico) received a bye
Junior Varsity – Round 4 – Keenan Virtue (Camdenton) over Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico) (Fall 4:15)
Junior Varsity – Round 5 – Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico) over Alex Baumgartenr (Camdenton) (Fall 3:02)
Junior Varsity – 3rd Place Match – Kaiden O`Connor (Mexico) over Enrique Salazar (Moberly) (Fall 2:37)
Jacob Palmer (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Quarterfinals – Brandon Abbott (Capital City) over Jacob Palmer (Mexico) (Dec 9-5)
Junior Varsity – Cons. Round 1 – Jacob Palmer (Mexico) over Cruze Stegemann (Jefferson City) (Fall 4:59)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Jacob Palmer (Mexico) received a bye
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Liam Abbott (Jefferson City) over Jacob Palmer (Mexico) (Fall 1:11)
Junior Varsity – 5th Place Match – Luke Atkins (Capital City) over Jacob Palmer (Mexico) (Fall 3:35)
Tyler Stone (Mexico)
Junior Varsity – Cons. Round 1 – Zermone Miller (Battle) over Tyler Stone (Mexico) (SV-1 10-7)
Junior Varsity – Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Stone (Mexico) over Kagan Harms (Moberly) (Fall 1:18)
Junior Varsity – Cons. Round 9 – Tyler Stone (Mexico) over Jerik Alexander (Moberly) (Fall 2:56)
Junior Varsity – Round 2 – Joseph Doerhoff (Helias Catholic) over Tyler Stone (Mexico) (Dec 11-7)
Junior Varsity – Round 3 – Jackson Gerbes (Jefferson City) over Tyler Stone (Mexico) (Fall 0:50)