Wrestling: Kane County Chronicle All-Area team

Marmion’s Jameson Garcia defeats Mt. Carmel’s Damian Resendez in the Class 3A 113lb. championship match at State Farm Center in Champaign. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Champaign.

Led by Kane County Chronicle Wrestler of the Year Ben Davino, here is the 2021-22 All-Area Wrestling team.

First Team

Cael Andrews, Batavia, junior: Andrews (40-10) finished eighth in the Class 3A 145-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Batavia junior Cael Andrews

Austin Barrett, St. Charles East, junior: Barrett (27-14) placed eighth in the heavyweight bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

St. Charles East’s Austin Barrett.

Collin Carrigan, Marmion, sophomore: Carrigan (27-5) placed fifth in the Class 3A 152-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Marmion’s Collin Carrigan

Ben Davino, St. Charles East, sophomore: Davino has only one loss in his two-year varsity career and finished as the Class 3A 120-pound champion at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Jameson Garcia, Marmion, junior: Garcia (32-4) won the Class 3A 113-pound title at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Marmion’s Jameson Garcia

Ino Garcia, Batavia, sophomore: Garcia (42-6) placed fourth at the IHSA boys individual state finals in the Class 3A 106-pound bracket.

Batavia’s Ino Garcia

Tyler Guerra, St. Charles East, junior: Guerra (32-6) placed third in the Class 3A 132-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

St. Charles East’s Tyler Guerra

Kaden Fetterolf, Batavia, junior: Fetterolf (41-6) placed second at the IHSA boys individual state finals in the Class 3A 138-pound bracket.

Batavia’s Kaden Fetterolf

Nathan Kim, Burlington Central, senior: Kim (43-12) finished eighth in the Class 2A 170-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Burlington Central’s Nathan Kim.

Jack Lesher, Marmion, sophomore: Lesher (40-6) placed fourth in the Class 3A 182-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Cameron Phillips, Kaneland, senior: Phillips (40-7) placed fourth in the Class 2A 109-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Kaneland’s Cameron Phillips.

Tyler Perry, Marmion, senior: Perry (39-4) placed second in the Class 3A 170-pound bracket at the IHSA boys individual state finals.

Marmion senior Tyler Perry

Sydney Perry, Batavia, sophomore: Perry (21-0) became the first-ever IHSA girls individual state champion in history, winning the Class 3A 145-pound bracket.

Batavia sophomore Sydney Perry. Photo courtesy of Batavia Athletics.

Dyani Torres, Kaneland, freshman: Torres (21-15) placed eighth at the first-ever IHSA girls individual state tournament in the 125-pound bracket.

Second Team

Gavin Connolly (St. Charles East), Jack Duraski (Batavia), Aidan Huck (Batavia), Marissa Janecek (Kaneland), Austin Lee (Burlington Central), Brody Murray (St. Charles East), Donny Pigoni (Marmion), Sean Scheck (Marmion), John Schmidt (Geneva), Dylan Schlegel (Geneva), Joey Sikorsky (Geneva), Drew Surges (St. Charles North), Jackson Tonkovich (Batavia).