2025 state championship

May 24, 2025

Event Leaderboard

Team finishes

Place	School
1st	Maine West
2nd	Marist
T-3rd	Kankakee
T-3rd	McHenry
5th	Buffalo Grove
6th	Wilmington
T-7th	Crystal Lake South
T-7th	Golder
9th	Romeoville
10th	Prospect
11th	Hampshire
12th	Clifton Central
13th	St. Rita

Place	School
1st	McHenry
2nd	Crystal Lake South
3rd	Maine West
T-4th	Clifton Central
T-4th	Kankakee
6th	Romeoville
7th	Hampshire
8th	Wilmington
9th	Buffalo Grove
T-10th	Golder
T-10th	Marist
T-10th	Prospect
T-10th	St. Rita

Place	School
1st	Minooka
2nd	Sandburg
T-3rd	Lincoln-Way East
T-3rd	New Trier
5th	Lockport
6th	Glenbrook South
7th	Niles West
8th	Stagg
9th	Conant
10th	Oak Park - River Forest
11th	Evanston
12th	Mundelein

Place	School
1st	Sandburg
2nd	New Trier
3rd	Stagg
4th	Minooka
5th	Conant
6th	Lincoln-Way East
T-7th	Glenbrook South
T-7th	Lockport
9th	Niles West
10th	Evanston
11th	Mundelein
12th	Oak Park River Forest

individual finishes

Weight Class	Place	Name	School
114	1st	Joksan Jacob Ramos	Golder
123	1st	Joshua Velazuez	McHenry
123	2nd	Kellen Koehler	McHenry
132	1st	Cristian Lopez	Marist
132	2nd	Tirth Patel	Prospect
148	1st	Aaron Flores	Kankakee
148	2nd	Ben Crumlish	Maine West
165	1st	Collin Meier	McHenry
165	2nd	Jacob Diaz	Hampshire
181	1st	Teddy Rizzo	Marist
181	2nd	Adam Salinas	Maine West
198	1st	Francisco Figueroa	Romeoville
198	2nd	Artem Federechenko	Buffalo Grove
220	1st	Isai Brito	Kankakee
220	2nd	Vincent Bramel	McHenry
242	1st	Andrew Glenn	Buffalo Grove
242	2nd	Jacob Podbielniak	Marist
275	1st	Jake Cruz	Maine West
308	1st	Hardy Singh	Buffalo Grove
308	2nd	Damien "Cheese" Rivera	Golder
308+	1st	Dameir Green	Kankakee
308+	2nd	Sam Payne	Wilmington

Weight Class	Place	Name	School
105	1st	Nadja Micklinghoff	McHenry
105	2nd	Anna Poole	Clifton Central
114	1st	Elizabeth Hernandez	Maine West
114	2nd	Parker Bahnsen	McHenry
123	1st	Angel Darko	Romeoville
123	2nd	Taniya Sherman	Kankakee
132	1st	Cynthia Lieu	Hampshire
132	2nd	Ceci Picciano	Crystal Lake South
148	1st	Tamira Welch	Kankakee
148	2nd	Adia Bokhoven	McHenry
165	1st	Madalynn Sima	McHenry
165	2nd	Zahra Botembo	Romeoville
181	1st	Brianna Polocoser	Maine West
181	2nd	Luz Garcia	Maine West
198	1st	Payton Temple	Clifton Central
198	2nd	Tania Garcia	McHenry
198+	1st	Kori McCasland	Kankakee
198+	2nd	Bella Melgar	Crystal Lake South

Weight Class	Place	Name	School
114	1st	Rowan Araujo	New Trier
114	2nd	Aiden Huh	New Trier
123	1st	Diego Figueroa	Niles West
123	2nd	Augustine Ommen	Evanston
132	1st	Liam Gallogly	Oak Park - River Forest
132	2nd	Aimin Othman	Stagg
148	1st	Musab Sheeraz	Glenbrook South
148	2nd	Ryan Keener	Minooka
165	1st	Cohen Lesniak	Lockport
165	2nd	Giuseppe Goebel	Lincoln-Way East
181	1st	Ben Carrier	Sandburg
181	2nd	Jack Ehlinger	Glenbrook South
198	1st	Gavin Burian	Lockport
198	2nd	Ioannis Theoharis	Lockport
220	1st	Elisha Adams	Lincoln-Way East
220	2nd	Danny Friedman	New Trier
242	1st	Ilyas Yassin	Lincoln-Way East
242	2nd	Chuck Puracchio	Minooka
275	1st	Robbie Murphy	Minooka
275	2nd	Zahdan Khan	Glenbrook South
308	1st	Noah James	Minooka
308	2nd	Stephen Caxton	Sandburg
308+	1st	Nikola Dimitrov	Conant
308+	2nd	Ayden Holt	Minooka

Weight Class	Place	Name	School
98	1st	Sarena Christudhas	Conant
98	2nd	Kayla Castillo	Stagg
105	1st	Kamila Wolniak	Sandburg
105	2nd	Sasha Matthews	Sandburg
114	1st	Aimee Crnich	Sandburg
114	2nd	Lola Bianco	New Trier
123	1st	Olivia Skrocki	Sandburg
123	2nd	Viki Konopko	Stagg
132	1st	Lina Espinoza	Stagg
132	2nd	Ruby Awtry	New Trier
148	1st	Mollie Crnich	Sandburg
148	2nd	Mae Mae Kuhn	Glenbrook South
165	1st	Victoria Lehman	Lincoln-Way East
165	2nd	Safiya Jabreal	Stagg
181	1st	Abby Janociak	Sandburg
181	2nd	Ava Knutsen	Minooka
198	1st	Zoe Gerber	New Trier
198	2nd	Jaelle Hamilton	Minooka
198+	1st	Jailyn Perez	Stagg
198+	2nd	Molly Ouradnik	Lockport

end-of-season awards

Beyond Strength Award

Recipients espouse the qualities of the IHSPLA’s partner organization, the Good Athlete Project, by going Beyond Strength training to maximize the potential of athletics as education. Recipients have demonstrated grit, growth mindset, gratitude, character, leadership, and support for teammates and community.

1A

Adam Salinas, Maine West

Adia Bokhoven, McHenry

Andrew Glenn, Buffalo Grove

Eli Guardyak, McHenry

Jake Cruz, Maine West

Jeremiah Senter, Wilmington

2A

Ben Carrier, Sandburg

Ilyas Yassin, Lincoln-Way East

Mollie Crnich, Sandburg

Ruby Awtry, New Trier

Ruth Cases, New Trier

Resilience award

Recipients have been elected by the Board in conjunction with the US National Guard by having demonstrated resilience in the face of adversity, overcoming obstacles, and despite challenges, regularly showing up for student athletes and peers.

1A

Andrew Glenn, Buffalo Grove

Ethan Rasmussen, McHenry

Noah Morris, Wilmington

Vincent Bramel, McHenry

2A

Averi Colella, Lockport
Ruby Awtry, New Trier
Mollie Crnich, Sandburg

Coach Hanna Cohen, New Trier

High Command award

Recipients have been elected by the Board in conjunction with the US Air Force by having demonstrated high levels of organization, communication, and leadership to provide opportunities for student athletes through powerlifting. Nominees espouse the qualities of the IHSPLA by demonstrating Character, creating enriching Cultures, providing Equity in opportunity, and Service through the sport of powerlifting.

1A

Coach John Beerbower, McHenry HS

2A

Coach Jim Davis,

New Trier HS

Strong leader award

Recipients have been elected by the Board in conjunction with the US Air Force by having demonstrated leadership in the sport of powerlifting, taking notable strides to “Know the Way” by continually learning and advancing the field, “Go the Way” by modeling leadership in all domains, and “Show the Way” to others by focusing on the education and development of future leaders. Nominees espouse the qualities of the IHSPLA by demonstrating Character, creating enriching Cultures, providing Equity in opportunity, and Service through the sport of powerlifting.