Vote now: Who is the Midlands high school boys Wrestler of the Year for 2024-25?
The high school wrestling season wrapped up over the weekend around South Carolina.
The State is asking you to vote for the Midlands area’s high school boys Wrestler of the Year.
Voting runs through noon on Tuesday, March 4 and will be announced with the area’s all-wrestling team for 2024-25 (This is meant to be fun and not intended to be scientific.)
Boys Wrestler of Year Nominees
Landon Byrd, Pelion: Senior won the Class A/2A 113-pound championship after finishing runner-up in 106 pounds last year. Byrd also won the A/2A Upper State championship.
John Grove, AC Flora: Junior finished runner-up at Class 4A 165-pound division in his first season with the Falcons. Grove was a three-time champion at Heathwood Hall. He won the 4A Upper State championship and was ranked No. 1 in 4A 165 pounds by SCMat.
Austin Huff, Ben Lippen: Senior won his third-straight SCISA state championships by defeating Cardinal Newman’s Jack Laird in the 285-pound division. His two previous championships came at 215 pounds. Huff also was No. 1 ranked by SCMat in the SCISA 285-pound division.
Devin Lirgg, Gilbert: The senior won 4A Lower State championship and finished second in the 4A, 138-pound division Lirgg was a North-South All-Star selection.
Luke Martin, Hammond: Martin won his fifth-straight SCISA championship, winning the title at 150 pounds. His other titles came at 138 (2), 113 and 106. The senior became SCISA’s all-time winningest wrestler earlier this year and he finished with 192 victories.
Kaleb McNeil, Dutch Fork: Senior won the Class 5A state championship at 175 pounds after finishing runner-up at 175 pounds last year. He also won the Upper State championship, was selected to North-South All-Star wrestling matches and ranked No. 1 by SCMat.
Jason Wagner, Cardinal Newman: The finished second this year at 138 pounds after winning at 132 and 113 pounds previously.
Preston White, Chapin: The junior won his third-straight Class 5A championship, this one at 120 pounds when he defeated Myrtle Beach’s Gunner Musilunas, 16-1. White’s previous two championships were at 106 and 113 pounds. He also won the Lower State championship and is the No. 1 ranked wrestler by SCMat at 120 pounds.
This story was originally published February 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM.
