26 Wrestlers Headed to State!

Posted Date: 02/18/26 (10:03 AM)

A group of students and adults sit on bleachers, each holding a cutout of a whale with a yellow tag.

Wrestlers from the boys' and girls’ teams at Kamiak and Mariner high schools qualified for state and will compete in the state tournament next weekend at the Tacoma Dome.

As a team, Mariner girls placed fourth in the district tournament, with 11 competing and eight moving on as qualifiers. As a team, Mariner boys placed fourth. Overall, Mariner crushed it, sending 16 qualifiers to state! Kamiak was awesome, placing sixth at the district tournament and sending eight to state!Congratulations to all the outstanding athletes on a fantastic season at both schools. Best of luck at state:

Kamiak girls: Eden Cole, Lillian Burgess, Zoe Boyce-Ullom, Brianna Cortes Patino, and Mylee Reyes.
Kamiak boys: Topher Nelson, Ian Park, and Jaiden Yoon.
Mariner girls: Belyini Pascasio-Umana, Isabela Alvarez, Sehar Sheikh, Jeohnavi Bandoy, Jannethzy Cortes-Hernandez, Amareli Hernandez, Ujin Ugedei, Airianna Gilbraith, and Marlene Lopez Trujillo.

Mariner boys: Zach Winterroth, Isaac Apodaca, Dawnte Greene, Alejandro Parra, Shawn Anker, Antonio Alvarez, Ken David Larsen, Daniel Galeana, and Chase Scheuerman.

Mariner held a all-school State Send-off for its wrestlers. Assistant Principal Jon Atkins shared, "Congratulations to our 16 Marauder qualifiers and a huge thank you to our coaches for their leadership, dedication, and heart this season." Go, Marauders and Knights!

Photo of Mariner wrestlers.