Two Pensacola area wrestlers crowned state champions

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Two Pensacola area wrestlers will return from Kissimmee state champions.

Gulf Breeze senior Camdyn Elliott (110 pounds) and Pace senior Kiiaana Gavere (140) took home titles in their respective weight classes inside Silver Spurs Arena at Osceola Heritage Park.

Elliott won her second straight state title after winning the girls 100-pound title as a junior, completing a 38-0 season. She won every round via bonus points, including a second-round pin of Strawberry Crest's Jordan DeGlace to win the state title.

Gavere became Pace girls wrestling's first ever state champion, beating Sunlake's Ennis Coakley 14-7 to take home the title. She was runner-up at 125 pounds as a junior. Gavere's older sister, Aireaana, won the 130-pound title at Milton in 2023, becoming Santa Rosa County's first girls wrestling state champion.

Gulf Breeze senior Garrett Ferguson (4th, 120), sophomores Ryder Cohen (4th, 126) and Leyton Collazo (3rd, 157) and Pace sophomore Dominik Baxter (5th, 120) were the other local placers, with both schools competing in the 2A division.

This is Ferguson's third time placing at state, having previously finished fifth in 2024 and 2025. This is the first time Baxter, Cohen and Collazo have placed at state.

The Gulf Breeze boys finished 11th with 51 points, while Pace finished 19th with 33.5 points. Lakeland Lake Gibson won the 2A state title with 179 points, beating Somerset by six points to take home its fifth state title and first since 2023.

Orlando Freedom won the girls state title with 125 points, beating Homestead South Dade by 33 points. Gulf Breeze finished 16th with 34 points, while Pace finished tied for 29th with 24 points.

Below is a complete recap of the 15 local wrestlers who competed at the state championships.

Area wrestlers at state championships​

Boys​

Gulf Breeze​

Garrett Ferguson (4th, 120)

• Championship Round 1: Decision over Heritage's Sieryous Peterson, 6-0
• Quarterfinals: Major decision over Brandon's Yenzon Decastro, 16-5
• Semifinals: Loss via decision to Jensen Beach's Kane Drake, 6-1
• Consolation Semifinals: Major decision over Winter Springs' Jacob Rivera, 13-2
• Third place match: Loss via fall to Jesuit's Cash Cailliau, 2:49

Ryder Cohen (4th, 126)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over Mariner's Ryan Boos, 1:38
• Quarterfinals: Decision over Archbishop McCarthy's Christopher Smith, 7-6
• Semifinals: Loss via major decision to Ft. Myers' Kael Seneca, 8-0
• Consolation Semifinals: Decision over Braden River's Jaden Morales, 10-6
• 3rd place match: Loss via fall to Jensen Beach's Sair Lopez, 5:24

Keegan Deeds (138)

• Championship Round 1: Decision over Suncoast's Julian Brady, 14-12
• Quarterfinals: Loss via decision to North Ft. Myers' Clinton Thompson, 6-2
• Consolation Round 2: Decision over Gulf's Logan Duncan, 5-3
• Consolation Round 3: Loss via tech fall to Somerset's Dylan Fernandez, 19-4

Leyton Collazo (3rd, 157)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over North Miami's Charly Sainteus, 5:58
• Quarterfinals: Loss via decision to Zephyrhills' Xaviar Aguirre, 9-8
• Consolation Round 2: Fall over Suncoast's Bruno Reyes, 3:40
• Consolation Round 3: Decision over Clay's Calvyn St. Clair, 11-4
• Consolation Semifinal: Major decision over Middleburg's Daniel Raines, 10-0
• 3rd place match: Decision over North Miami's Charly Sainteus, 5-3

Pace​

Dominik Baxter (5th, 120)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over Everglades' Juan Perez, 2:28
• Quarterfinals: Major decision over Port Charlotte's Lochlyn Harris, 11-1
• Semifinals: Loss via fall to Riverdale's Eric Bush, 0:46
• Consolation Semifinals: Loss via fall to Jesuit's Cash Cailliau, 2:27
• 5th place match: Major decision over Winter Springs' Jacob Rivera, 12-2

Joshua Waring (126)

• Championship Round 1: Win via forfeit over Barron G. Collier's Tyler Jeskie
• Quarterfinals: Loss via decision to Lake Gibson's Tyler White, 7-3
• Consolation Round 2: Loss via decision to Lincoln's Luke Rodriguez, 7-6

Aden Cortez (132)

• Championship Round 1: Tech fall over River Ridge's Kevin Hannigan, 16-1
• Quarterfinals: Loss via major decision to Archbishop McCarthy's Deaven Montanez, 13-5
• Consolation Round 2: Fall over Orange Park's Elijah Grant, 5:14
• Consolation Round 3: Loss via major decision to Lake Gibson's Roberto De Jesus, 10-0

Talon Wood (138)

• Championship Round 1: Loss via tech fall to Archbishop McCarthy's Joseph Scott, 18-1
• Consolation Round 1: Loss via tech fall to River Ridge's Nelson Copo, 17-2

Isaiah Rickling (144)

• Championship Round 1: Loss via fall to Somerset's Daniel Shannon, 1:52
• Consolation Round 1: Fall over River Ridge's Frank Muir, 3:36
• Consolation Round 2: Loss via decision to Miramar's Jayden Rivas, 9-5

Bowen Iorg (175)

• Championship Round 1: Loss via fall to Zephyrhills' Andrew Bray, 3:31
• Consolation Round 1: Fall over Barron G. Collier's Maxwell Edwards, 2:20
• Consolation Round 2: Loss via major decision to Somerset's Eli Diaz, 10-2

Girls​

Gulf Breeze​

Madison Carroll (100)

• Championship Round 1: Loss via fall to Palm Harbor University's Sophie Booe, 0:38
• Consolation Round 1: Loss via decision to South Dade's Olivia Gonzalez, 7-1

Camdyn Elliott (1st, 110)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over Aquilla J. Morgan's Dalila Amar, 0:40
• Quarterfinals: Fall over Mater Academy's Melanie Loynaz, 0:56
• Semifinals: Fall over Riverdale's Jazlyn Diaz, 5:16
• Championship: Fall over Strawberry Crest's Jordan DeGlace, 3:24

Adalyne Fowls (130)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over Viera's Olivia Gapud, 2:45
• Quarterfinals: Loss via fall to Charlotte's Kami Rice, 1:21
• Consolation Round 2: Loss via fall to Park Vista Community's Rose Karakolis, 1:16

Pace​

Jayda Berry (100)

• Championship Round 1: Loss via decision to Palmetto's Ashlie Schlegel, 7-2
• Consolation Round 1: Loss via major decision to Sebastian River's Kailani Hasenauer, 14-4

Kiiaana Gavere (1st, 140)

• Championship Round 1: Fall over Lincoln Park Academy's Janyla Denis, 0:32
• Quarterfinals: Decision over Bartow Senior's Jayla Sanders, 10-3
• Semifinals: Decision over Florida Christian School's Zoe Delgado, 10-9
• Championship: Decision over Sunlake's Ennis Coakley, 14-7

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola wrestlers win state championships

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