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Hare are The State Journal-Register's wrestlers of the year and all-area team for 2025:
The junior added to the school’s illustrious past on the mat.
He became the school's second-ever boys wrestling state champion at the State Farm Center in Champaign with a 9-7 decision over East Peoria’s Jose Del Toro.
His Class 2A state title at 285 pounds joins former Glenwood standout Drew Davis’ repeat titles in 2022 and 2023 at the lower weights.
Moss, who ultimately finished 39-5, is The State Journal-Register's Large School Wrestler of the Year.
"I've been dreaming of this since I was a kid: being a state champ," Moss said. "This is just incredible. Just incredible. It's so surreal to actually be here and experiencing it."
The junior reached the Class 1A state quarterfinals before settling for fifth place at 157 pounds.
He won two decisions in the wrestlebacks to set up a final matchup with Olney Richland County’s Carson Bissey where he won an 8-2 decision to become The State Journal-Register's Small School Wrestler of the Year.
Zimmerman and teammate Zach Bryant’s postseason hardware now gives PORTA 20 state medalists, according to IHSA history. They were also the program’s first state medals since Bryar Lane’s runner-up finish in 2023.
Area's state results: IHSA wrestling state finals 2025: Glenwood brothers lead Springfield area pairings, results
Sectional results: Here are the boys and girls wrestlers advancing to the state finals out of the Springfield area
The junior garnered sixth place at the Class 1A state finals and finished 45-14 at 132 pounds.
The sophomore finished 40-4 and won the Lincoln Sectional title to reach the Class 2A state finals at 106 pounds.
The senior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 23-6 at 113 pounds.
The freshman reached the Class 2A state finals and finished 37-14 at 106 pounds.
The senior finished 38-11 and won the Lincoln Sectional title to reach the Class 2A state finals at 120 pounds.
The senior heavyweight reached the Class 1A state quarterfinals before finishing 49-8.
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 26-9 at 113 pounds.
The freshman qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 39-14 at 113 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
The sophomore qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 23-9 at 132 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 35-13 at 157 pounds.
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The sophomore qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 38-13 at 190 pounds.
The senior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 40-7 at 175 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 44-10 at 120 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 41-8 at 157 pounds.
The senior came away with the fifth-place medal at the girls state finals and finished 29-6 at 125 pounds.
The sophomore qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 42-11 at 175 pounds after reaching the quarterfinals.
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 39-13 at 215 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
The senior heavyweight qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 43-12 with two wins in the wrestlebacks.
The junior won third place at the girls state finals in addition to the Highland Sectional title and finished 35-3 at 145 pounds.
The sophomore qualified for the girls state finals and finished 30-5 at 105 pounds.
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 35-17 at 126 pounds.
The sophomore won fifth place in the girls state finals after claiming the Highland Sectional title and finished 43-12 at 110 pounds.
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Cody Moss, Chatham Glenwood
The junior added to the school’s illustrious past on the mat.
He became the school's second-ever boys wrestling state champion at the State Farm Center in Champaign with a 9-7 decision over East Peoria’s Jose Del Toro.
His Class 2A state title at 285 pounds joins former Glenwood standout Drew Davis’ repeat titles in 2022 and 2023 at the lower weights.
Moss, who ultimately finished 39-5, is The State Journal-Register's Large School Wrestler of the Year.
"I've been dreaming of this since I was a kid: being a state champ," Moss said. "This is just incredible. Just incredible. It's so surreal to actually be here and experiencing it."
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Justin Zimmerman, Petersburg PORTA/Havana
The junior reached the Class 1A state quarterfinals before settling for fifth place at 157 pounds.
He won two decisions in the wrestlebacks to set up a final matchup with Olney Richland County’s Carson Bissey where he won an 8-2 decision to become The State Journal-Register's Small School Wrestler of the Year.
Zimmerman and teammate Zach Bryant’s postseason hardware now gives PORTA 20 state medalists, according to IHSA history. They were also the program’s first state medals since Bryar Lane’s runner-up finish in 2023.
Area's state results: IHSA wrestling state finals 2025: Glenwood brothers lead Springfield area pairings, results
Sectional results: Here are the boys and girls wrestlers advancing to the state finals out of the Springfield area
Zach Bryant, Petersburg PORTA/Havana
The junior garnered sixth place at the Class 1A state finals and finished 45-14 at 132 pounds.
Pierce Bultmann, Rochester
The sophomore finished 40-4 and won the Lincoln Sectional title to reach the Class 2A state finals at 106 pounds.
Conner Carroll, Rochester
The senior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 23-6 at 113 pounds.
Cooper Clarke, Chatham Glenwood
The freshman reached the Class 2A state finals and finished 37-14 at 106 pounds.
Tyler Clarke, Chatham Glenwood
The senior finished 38-11 and won the Lincoln Sectional title to reach the Class 2A state finals at 120 pounds.
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Chunk Dailey, Beardstown
The senior heavyweight reached the Class 1A state quarterfinals before finishing 49-8.
Jaxon Ferguson, Chatham Glenwood
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 26-9 at 113 pounds.
Kainin Fillbright, Petersburg PORTA/Havana
The freshman qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 39-14 at 113 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
Jordan Kholian, Jacksonville
The sophomore qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 23-9 at 132 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
Braxton Kieffer, Litchfield
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 35-13 at 157 pounds.
Midseason rankings: What sets Lincoln’s Dawson McConnell apart, plus other top wrestlers around Springfield
Casen Lyons, Sacred Heart-Griffin
The sophomore qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 38-13 at 190 pounds.
Dawson McConnell, Lincoln
The senior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 40-7 at 175 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
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Vincent Moore, Litchfield
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 44-10 at 120 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
Joe Reif, Jacksonville
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 41-8 at 157 pounds.
Alexis Seymour, Jacksonville
The senior came away with the fifth-place medal at the girls state finals and finished 29-6 at 125 pounds.
Elijah Smith, Chatham Glenwood
The sophomore qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 42-11 at 175 pounds after reaching the quarterfinals.
Tristan Staggs, Litchfield
The junior qualified for the Class 1A state finals and finished 39-13 at 215 pounds with one win in the wrestlebacks.
Aiden Surratt, Jacksonville
The senior heavyweight qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 43-12 with two wins in the wrestlebacks.
Jenna Tuxhorn, Chatham Glenwood
The junior won third place at the girls state finals in addition to the Highland Sectional title and finished 35-3 at 145 pounds.
Kadi Wilbern, Chatham Glenwood
The sophomore qualified for the girls state finals and finished 30-5 at 105 pounds.
AJ Williams, Chatham Glenwood
The junior qualified for the Class 2A state finals and finished 35-17 at 126 pounds.
Rilynn Younker, Litchfield
The sophomore won fifth place in the girls state finals after claiming the Highland Sectional title and finished 43-12 at 110 pounds.
This article originally appeared on State Journal-Register: Springfield area wrestlers of the year and all-area team for 2025
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