For the first time in Smithfield’s wrestling program history, the wrestling team captured a Regional Championship title, hosted at Smithfield High School on Feb. 11.

The team also achieved a program record of 11 champions for second-year Head Coach Tony Leonard. For nearly a quarter-century, the team has been chasing a regional title, coming up just short in 2015, 2016, and 2020 seasons as the runner-up.

All 14 Smithfield wrestlers will advance to the 4A State Championships, which will be held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Feb. 20. Due to COVID-19 VHSL restrictions, no fans will be allowed in attendance; those interested in following the team’s progress at states can do so on trackwrestling.com.

2021 Class 4A – Region A Championship Results

Team Scores:

Smithfield 178

Grafton 74

Championship Finals:

106 – Evan Chrisstofer (11, SHS)

113 – Kiersen Holley (10, SHS)

120 – Nik Voros (11, SHS)

126 – Hunter Ray (10, SHS) over Dominic DiGioia (9, GRAF), Fall :58

132 – Roberto Hines (10, SHS) over Will Gryzen (10, GRAF), Dec 6-0

138 – Ari Carrasquillo (12, GRAF) over Ben Ray (10, SHS), Dec 6-5

145 – Cameron Hatchett (12, SHS) over Hyder Richardson (9, GRAF), Fall :18

152 – Khali Harden (12, SHS)

160 – Brady Stalls (12, SHS)

170 – Riley Fesser (9, SHS)

182 – Austin Ray (9, SHS)

195 – Raiden-Jumaat Richardson (12, GRAF) over James Sessoms (10, SHS), Dec 4-3

220 – Rocco Hahn (12, GRAF) over Joe Sessoms (12, SHS), Fall 2:36

285 – Justin Goodin (10, SHS)