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(# of Medal Winners in parenthesis)

Asbury Park (1): For the 3rd year in a row, the Blue Bishops had a wrestler reach the District podium, with senior Daniel Simmons placing 3rd at 132 in District 24.

Barnegat (2): Junior heavyweight, Griffin Jackstadt, became the 4th District Champion in program history, and the Bengals first since Jeff DeLuise and Greg Moran won titles in 2014. Senior Charlie Cotton placed 3rd at 195, advancing to the Regions for the 2nd time.

Brick Memorial (7): The Stangs extended their Shore Conference record streak to 38 consecutive seasons with a District Champion, crowning four champs in all: Ryan Smith (106), Vin Santaniello (113), Michael Robertson (126), and David Szuba (182).  

Brick Twp (2): After having a streak of 9 straight seasons with a District Champ snapped last year, freshman Evan Tallmadge reached the top of the podium for the Dragons at 106 in D24, defeating the top-seed in the Finals. He is the first freshman to win a District Championship for the Dragons since Nick Melon in 2010.

CBA (3): With Sam LaCorte (132) and Derek Smith (170) both winning titles, the Colts extended their streak to 9 seasons with multiple District Champs, a program best.

Central (1): Junior Tyler Pepe placed 3rd at 126 in D25; his 3rd District medal in as many seasons.

Colts Neck (7): Michael Jannucci defeated Middletown North's Nico Cerbo, avenging a loss from the Shore Conference Tournament,  in the 182-pound final to become the Cougars' first ever 3-time District Champion. Logan Waller (120), Nicholas Moldaver (126), and Luke Rada (145), also won titles, giving the Cougars a program record 4 District Champs.

Monmouth Regional (2): Both Kevin Cartagena-Walsh (6th) and Victor Olimpia (5th) came from seeds outside the Top 4, to finish 3rd in their weight classes, giving the Falcons multiple District medal winners for the first time since Mike Montefinese and Shannen McCue in 2015.

Neptune (3): Felipe Garcia placed 2nd at 170, and Nate Levie (126) and Naijere Hutchinson (182) finished 3rd, as the Fliers had multiple District medal winners for the 4th straight season.

Ocean Township (12): A program record 12 Spartans won medals, headlined by champs Demetri Poniros and Joe Teresi, as Ocean won their 3rd consecutive District Team Title, and 17th overall, the most for any Monmouth County school.

Pinelands (3): Evan Burton won the D29 182-pound title, while Travis Brown finished 2nd at 132, and Gavin Stewart took 3rd at 160, giving the Wildcats multiple District medals for the 6th straight year.

Pt Beach (8): Jesse Bowers, Jason Sherlock, and Liam Buday won District Titles, matching the program record of 3 champs in a season. The Gulls had 8 medal winners in all for the 2nd straight season.

Pt Boro (6): Four Panthers (Jack Bailey, Ty Bailey, Spencer Robinson, and Billy Borowsky) won titles, giving the Panthers an even 100 District Champions all-time. It was the 2nd title for both Borowsky, still perfect this year at 34-0, and Robinson, and the first for the Bailey brothers. So for those keeping score at home, that's 1 for Ty, 1 for Jack, and zero for Uncle Brian! TWOOOOOOO TAKEDOWN! The Panthers now have a 23-season streak with at least one District Champ.

Raritan (8): Michael Lonnay made it 18 years in a row for Raritan's streak of years with at least one District Champ. The Rockets sent 8 wrestlers to the podium in all, including five 2nd-place finishers, on their way to winning their 3rd consecutive District Team Title, and 10th overall. Allen Mui won Raritan Assistant Coach of the Year, and it really wasn't even close.

RBC (3): Aidan Meyler-McAuliffe won the D22 160-pound title, becoming the Casey's first District Champ since Shawn McCord in 2014, and the first junior to win a District Title for RBC since Mike Schower in 2000. 

Red Bank Regional (2): Senior heavy Justin Gooding took 2nd, and freshman Phil Stolfa broke seed to take 3rd at 120, as the Bucs sent two to the podium.

Rumson (6): Nick Addison joins Patrick Berger (2001-2003) as the 2nd 3-time District Champ in Rumson history. Addison also tied Marcus Iwama for the program record for career wins with 132. The Bulldogs also received championship performances from sophomores Max Brignola and Jack Kelly, and advanced six wresters overall to the podium.

St John Vianney (6): Senior heavyweight Paul Liseno won his 3rd District Title, while sophomores Dean Peterson and Blake Clayton claimed their 2nd, as the Lancers crowned multiple champs for the 4th straight season.

St Rose (0): The Purple Roses did not get a medal, but senior heavyweight Alex Nappi became their first District semifinalist since the program returned to varsity status in 2016.

Shore Regional (9): Al DeSantis joined Luke Bush (2010-2011) as the 2nd 2-time District Champ in Shore Regional history. DeSantis was one of a school record four champs, along with Jack Maida, Michael McGhee, and Taylor Sousa. The Blue Devils also set a new program high with 9 total medal winners.

Southern (11): The Rams matched a program high with 6 District Champs: Robert Woodcock, Nick Pepe, Nick O'Connell, Haven Tatarek, John Stout, and JT Cornelius. The Rams sent 11 wrestlers total to the podium, as they rolled to their 9th consecutive Team Title, and 21st overall.

TR East (4): Michael Conklin avenged his SCT Finals loss to Howell's Neiko Malone, on his way to winning his 2nd District Title. Freshman Joe McCullough also brought home a 1st-place medal, giving the Raiders multiple champs for the first time since 2016, and 75 champs total. East's 4 medal winners matches their highest total since 2012.

TR North (7): Nick Reilly became the Mariners' first ever 4-time District Champ, majoring the top-seed in the finals. Reilly's win, along with Louie Gagliardo and Jack Oleske, gave North multiple champs for the 3rd straight year, and at least one champ for the last 7 years. Although he came up a win shy of winning his 3rd District Title, Nick Boggiano did record career win #100 in the semifinals. 

TR South (3): The Indians had a streak of 11 straight seasons with at least one District Champ snapped. Riley Cheong won his third 2nd place medal, while Justin Murray finished 3rd for the 2nd season in a row. They advance to the Regions along with Sam Akinlolu, who also placed 3rd.

Wall (7): Robert Kanniard became the Knights third 4-time District Champ, joining Brett Donner and Blaine Woszczak. Kanniard also picked up three more wins, pushing his career total to 157, which is one away from tying the all-time Shore Conference record. In all, the Knights crowned four champs, improving their streak to 7 years with multiple champs.