Daily Local News’ 2019/20 All-Area Wrestling Teams
Wrestler of the Year
Dalton Harkins, Sr., Malvern Prep, 152 pounds
First Team
106- Tommy Link, Fr., Malvern Prep
Went 51-11 with a second-place finish at prep states and bronze at prep nationals. Won a Escape the Rock title, as well.
113- Spencer Barnhart, Fr., Malvern Prep
Finished runner-up at prep states and went 41-14. He took fourth at Powerade and eighth at Escape the Rock.
120- Dayton DelViscio, Sr., Malvern Prep
Claimed a prep state title before taking third at prep nationals. He went 52-11, with wins over two eventual PIAA silver medalists.
126- Sammy McMonagle, Jr., West Chester Henderson
Earned his first state medal, taking seventh in Hershey after a third-place finish at regionals. Set a school record with 46 wins.
132- Trent Kochersperger, Jr., Kennett
Became first state qualifier from Kennett since 2009 after placing third at regionals. He went 42-6 with 24 pins.
138- Ryan Aquilani, Soph., Malvern Prep
Reached the prep state finals, qualifying for his first national tournament as the runner-up. He went 35-17.
145- Isaiah Wright, Soph., Malvern Prep
Won 39 of 51 bouts, advancing to the national tournament with a fourth-place finish at prep states.
152- Bo Horvath, Fr., Downingtown East
Burst onto the scene with a record of 30-9. He won the District 1 West section title, qualifying him for regionals.
160- Jack Wehmeyer, Soph., Malvern Prep
Placed at nationals for the first time, taking sixth after a third-place finish at states. He went 44-16.
170- Caden Rogers, Soph., Malvern Prep
Followed a runner-up finish at states with a bronze medal at nationals. He finished with a 50-14 reord.
182- Max Hale, Sr., Downingtown West
Won his third straight regional title and became the first wrestler from West to earn three state medals, placing fifth in Hershey. He went 37-10.
195- Nick Feldman, Soph., Malvern Prep
Breezed through the postseason winning his first state and national titles, to go with a Beast of the East crown. He went 55-3.
220- Chase Mielnik, Sr., Downingtown West
Pinned his way to a regional title and then was the highest-local placer at states, taking fourth. He went 38-7.
285- Cole Deery, Jr., Malvern Prep
Lost just once all season, in the Beast semifinals, claiming state and national titles in his first year at Malvern. He went 55-1.
Second Team
106- Keanu Manuel, Jr., Downingtown East
113- Dom Findora, Soph., Downingtown West
120- Nate Lucier, Jr., Coatesville
126- Reed Fulmer, Fr., Malvern Prep
132- Josh Viarengo, Jr., West Chester Rustin
138- Palmer Delaney, Soph., West Chester Henderson
145- Alex Pratzner, Jr., West Chester Rustin
152- Paul James Pebly, Jr., Kennett
160- Koh Bauman, Jr., West Chester Henderson
170- Matt Romanelli, Jr., Downingtown East
182- Andrew Connolly, Soph., Malvern Prep
195- Kelvin Figueroa, Jr., Oxford
220- Owen Vietmeier, Jr., Malvern Prep
285- Emmanuel Lawal, Sr., Church Farm
Honorable Mention
Cannon Hershey, Soph., Oxford; Carmen Cortese, Fr., West Chester Henderson; Ryan Loraw, Fr., Downingtown East; Max Jackman, Soph., West Chester Henderson; Killian Delaney, Sr., West Chester Henderson; Jimmy King, Jr., West Chester Rustin; Mitch Baker, Soph., Conestoga; Max Parnis, Fr., West Chester East; Cooper Johnson, Soph., Oxford; Josh Barlow, Fr., Kennett; Kevin Quin, Jr., Oxford; James Toal, Soph., Malvern Prep; Landon Meredith, Jr., Oxford; Morgan Lofland, Jr., Conestoga; Bobby English, Jr., West Chester Henderson; Chris Yanko, Soph., West Chester Rustin; Ezra Toll, Sr., Conestoga; Sam Elsen, Jr., Unionville, Spencer Uggla, Sr., Downingtown East; Wilson Cano, Jr., Westtown School; Mason Hale, Fr., Downingtown West; Mason Baldwin, Sr., West Chester Henderson; Matt Hamilton, Sr., Conestoga; Cash Artis, Sr., West Chester Henderson; Anthony Meadows, Soph., West Chester Rustin; Josh Reuter, Soph., Avon Grove; Tyler Humphreys, Sr., Great Valley; Ray Wileczek, Jr., Downingtown East; Matt Micale, Jr., Downingtown West; Hugh Lemmon-Kishi, Sr., West Chester East; Zach Aceto, Sr., Downingtown East
