First team
Wrestler of the Year
Josh Frederick
Damascus, Sr., 215 pounds (33-0)
Followed state football championship with perfect season that included sweep of county, regional and state titles.
Coach of the Year
Derek Manon
Whitman, 1st year
Without one dominant wrestler, immediately led Vikings to undefeated regular season, victory at 4A-3A West Region Duals.
nRasheim Smith, Blake, Jr., 103 pounds (37-4)
Despite not wrestling until last year, improved to point of being state runner-up, while also winning county and regional titles.
nDanny Lethbridge, Paint Branch, Sr., 112 pounds (34-6)
Third consecutive year with stranglehold on weight class, winning county and regional titles and finishing second at states.
nRyan Garey, Watkins Mill, Fr., 119 pounds (32-1)
Dislocated elbow all that denied Garey — county champion with 24 pins on season — chance at regional- and state-tournament runs.
nJoe Galeano, Springbrook, Soph., 125 pounds (32-8)
Brilliant come-from-behind victory in county final highlighted emerging star’s sophomore season.
nSean McCarty, Northwest, Sr., 130 pounds (34-1)
Finished career, which included county and regional titles this winter, with 145-7 record and second consecutive state runner-up finish.
nMatt Danielson, Bullis, Sr., 135 pounds (49-3)
Capped impressive season by placing fifth at National Preps while taking first in IAC and St. Albans meets and second at MISC.
nSteve Miller, Paint Branch, Sr., 140 pounds (38-3)
Repeat first-team member won county and regional titles for second year in a row.
nCarlo Galeano, Springbrook, Sr., 145 pounds (37-3)
Third-place finish at states capped brilliant four years at Springbrook on heels of county and regional titles.
nSteven Gamble, Sherwood, Jr., 152 pounds (36-1)
Reached state final for third time in three-year career, where he sustained only loss on season.
nTim Stewart, Paint Branch, Sr., 160 pounds (39-3)
His 141 career wins are second-most in Montgomery County history, behind McCarty. Also won three county and three region titles.
nBrian Wittenberger, Damascus, Sr., 171 pounds (34-5)
Key component to county-title team. Individually, captured county and region crowns, placing sixth at state meet.
nPaul Okeyo, Walter Johnson, Jr., 189 pounds (37-3)
Already one of school’s most accomplished wrestlers ever, did not lose once until regional final.
nChance Gaffney, Georgetown Prep, Sr., 215 pounds (40-5)
Leader of IAC championship team, Gaffney won IAC and MISC titles and placed fifth at National Preps to earn All-America honors.
nTerrence Stephens, Quince Orchard, Jr., 285 pounds (29-1)
Two-sport star came within one point of adding state championship to titles at counties and regionals.
Honorable mention
Jordan Tolbert
Magruder, Fr., 103 pounds
Helen Maroulis
Magruder, Jr., 112 pounds
Joe Hancher
Whitman, Sr., 119 pounds
Anthony Vito
Churchill, Sr., 125 pounds
Arthur Holland
Quince Orchard, Jr., 130 pounds
Alex Tolbert
Magruder, Sr., 135 pounds
Eric Beverly
Whitman, Jr., 140 pounds
Zeke Gammill
Damascus, Soph., 145 pounds
Bereket Kebede
Blair, Sr., 152 pounds
Mike Kelly
Landon, Sr., 160 pounds
Nadjitade Badje
Springbrook, Jr., 171 pounds
Jake Maddox
Paint Branch, Sr., 189 pounds
Dake Williams
Quince Orchard, Jr.,215 pounds
Bryan Murray
Good Counsel, Sr.,285 pounds
