MADISON, Wis. – The 2026 State Individual Wrestling Tournament concluded Saturday at the Kohl Center with champions crowned in three boys' divisions and one girls' division, which also produced the second girls’ team champion in the tournament’s history.
Milton captured the girls’ team title for the second year in a row, compiling 81.5 points, and Wautoma/Wild Rose finished runner-up with 60 points.
Fifty-four individuals earned championships, including 42 boys in three divisions and 12 in the girls’ division. The most celebrated champions were the illustrious four-time champions. Seniors Kellen Wolbert of Oconomowoc (53-0) and Haakon Peterson (50-0) of Dodgeville joined 32 other boys to have accomplished the feat. Senior Taylor Whiting of Lena (16-0) became the first girl in tournament history to win four championships in a high school career.
Wolbert posted a 19-3 technical fall at 3:21 to capture the crown at the 150-pound weight class in Division 1. Previously, he won at 144 last season, 132 in 2024 and at 120 in 2023. Peterson won his title bout with a 16-4 major decision at 165 in Division 2. His former championships came at 144 in 2025, 113 in 2024 and 106 in 2023. Peterson concludes his career undefeated with a 174-0 mark.
Whiting captured gold for the fourth time by winning her title match with a 10-5 decision at 114 after she won at the same weight a year ago and at 107 in 2024 and 2023. Whiting completes her career with only one loss at 69-1.
There were two boys’ three-time champions. In Division 1, senior Liam Crook of Kaukauna (53-1) earned his third State title with a 15-0 technical fall at 5:33. He won the title at 175 last season and at 165 in 2024. Junior William DuChemin of Wilmot (53-2) notched a 22-5 technical fall at 2:12 in the Division 2 final at 126 for his third straight championship. His previous titles were at 113 last season in Division 1 and at 106 in 2023.
There were six boys’ wrestlers that won their second title. In Division 1, junior Camden Rugg of Union Grove (53-0) was crowned champion for the second time after an 11-4 decision at 113 following last season’s triumph at 106. Junior Carson Neubert of Luxemburg-Casco (54-1) won at 144 with a 3-2 decision in the final after capturing the title at 126 last year, which was on the heels of a third-place finish in Division 2 in 2024.
Sophomore Kolten Bollig of Evansville (53-3) was the Division 2 champion at 120 with a 10-0 major decision in the championship match after he won the 113 title last season. Other wrestlers earning their second title were senior Ethan Immel of Kewaskum (51-1), who won his 144 title bout with an 8-6 decision after winning the 138 championship last year; and senior Garett Kawczynski of Port Washington (39-0), who successfully defended his title at 215 to cap an undefeated season with a 7-1 decision in the final.
In Division 3, senior Blake Underwood of Marathon (56-0) stayed unbeaten for the season with a fall at 3:29 in the 120 championship match. Last season, he gained possession of the 113 crown after finishing runner-up at 106 in 2024 and third in 2023.
In addition to the champions, there were nine other boys’ wrestlers that remained undefeated this season. In Division 1, Maximus Hay of Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorewood Hay (32-0) remained unbeaten with 4-3 decision at 126; senior Declan Koch of Neenah (51-0) stayed undefeated following a 4-0 decision at 157; and junior Reed Falk of Middleton (51-0) won the 190 title with a 10-3 decision to remain unscathed.
The four other boys maintained an unblemished season in Division 2, including senior William Christopher of New London (57-0), who earned the gold medal at 128 with a 11-3 major decision; junior Bryston Scoles of Kewaskum (44-0), who posted a 19-3 technical fall at 3:10 at 157; senior Eli Leonard of the Mount Horeb/Barneveld (57-0), who recorded a pin in the 190 final at 1:48; and senior Cael Leisgang of Seymour (41-0), who won by a 4-1 decision at 285.
In Division 3, two other champions remained undefeated. Junior Braden Johnson of Cumberland (52-0) won by fall in 4:58 at 138, and sophomore Karrsen Bussan of Pardeeville (54-0) earned a 7-2 at 144.
The girls’ division was also highlighted by the crowning of a trio of three-time champions. Madilyn Peach of Milton (40-0) successfully defended the titles she won the past two seasons at 126 with a 17-1 technical fall in 2:17. A four-time State qualifier, she also placed third at the weight in 2023. Senior Lillianna Banks of Menasha (51-1) won her third straight championship at 132 following a fall at 3:26 in the final. The four-time qualifier also placed runner-up at 126 in 2023. Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Brooke Huffman (53-0), a junior, repeated as champion at 185 pounds for the third time by pinning her opponent in 4:54.
Junior Riley Hanrahan of Black River Falls (27-0) won her second championship, capturing the 145 crown after earning the title at 138 last year and finishing second at 132 in 2024. She cruised to a 15-0 technical fall in the final.
The list of girls’ champions also included four wrestlers that remained undefeated in winning their first championship this season. Sophomore Daelin Cody of Princeton/Green Lake (48-0) won by a 4-3 decision at 120 in the title bout over a former two-time champion. Sisters Brynlee and Laynie Vaughan of Wautoma/Wild Rose each claimed undefeated seasons. Brynlee, a sophomore, posted a 44-0 record after earning the championship at 152 with a fall in 1:17, and Laynie, a senior, improved to 46-0 following a fall at 38 seconds in her championship bout. In addition, senior Izabella Riebe of Wisconsin Lutheran finished the season at 44-0 after a 4-0 decision in the final of the 235-pound weight class.
Aquinas, Evansville, Iowa-Grant, Kewaskum and Mount Horeb/Barneveld share the distinction of winning the most boys’ individual championships at the tournament this year with two. Wautoma/Wild Rose was the only girls’ program to win multiple titles with two.
The boys’ team titles will be determined next week at the State Team Wrestling Tournament at the La Crosse Center Friday-Saturday, March 6-7.
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