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Todd Angel, Waynesville
Angel closed his senior season with a bang, making a valiant run at the state tournament to finish as runner-up in Class 4’s 195-pound division. He finished with a senior-season record of 36-5 after losing a hard-fought 3-2 decision in the 195-pound title match. A three-time state qualifier, Angel won his weight division at the Ozark Conference Tournament in early February. College wrestling is in Angel’s future, as he joins the first-year Drury wrestling program this winter.
Niko Chavez, Willard CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT CHAVEZ
The 138-pound Chavez earned his first career state championship by prevailing in an ultimate tiebreaker match against Belton freshman Robert Weber. Chavez finished 51-3 on the season, with his individual state championship helping Willard take 6th overall in the Class 3 team standings. A three-time state qualifier, Chavez finished the 2015-16 season with 215 takedowns, 27 pins and 7 technical falls. For his high school career, Chavez – who wrestled at 106 as a freshman and was at 126 as a sophomore – owns an overall record of 138-12.
Broden LeMaster, Reeds Spring – CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON BRODEN
Before suffering an injury in the Class 2 195-pound title match, LeMaster was simply dominant in Columbia. He recorded three first-round pin-falls to reach the finals. A four-time all-state wrestler, LeMaster suffered a broken jaw early in his senior season but posted a match record of 25-1 and a state runner-up finish. For his Reeds Spring career, LeMaster was 148-15 overall, with only seven of those losses coming after his freshman season.
Hunter Yeargan, Willard – CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON HUNTER
Yeargan’s lone loss of the season came in the Class 3 195-pound title match, in his quest for a repeat state championship. The powerful Yeargan was 53-1 overall in his senior season, including district and conference championships. Yeargan, who has a career record of 182-8, qualified for state all four years at Willard and was all-state in 2014, 2015 and 2016. He’s headed to Ohio University for collegiate wrestling.
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