Nassau County wrestling Division 1 and Division 2 champions 2026
Joseph Brooks of Massapequa wins the 157-pound Nassau Division I championship at the David Mack Arena of Hofstra on Sunday. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Division 1
103 pounds: Ayden Delgado, Division
The freshman Delgado won a 10-0 major decision over Oceanside’s Luis Estevez to emerge out of 103-pound gauntlet.
110 pounds: Jon Tutku, Massapequa
The freshman defeated Long Beach’s Ethan Andreula by 1-0 decision for his second straight title. Tutku won last year’s 101-pound state title.
118 pounds: Dunia Sibomana-Rodriguez, Long Beach
Sibomana-Rodriguez earned an escape in the second period of his 1-0 decision over Manhasset’s Will Russell. The senior and UNC commit became the third wrestler to win five Nassau Division I titles.
126 pounds: Carlos Salazar, Hewlett
Salazar won a 13-3 major decision over Andrew Poh of Valley Stream North for his third straight title (116 as a freshman and 124 last year as a sophomore).
132 pounds: Brody Franklin, Long Beach
The senior defeated Wantagh’s Jonathan Cutrone, 21-6, by technical fall in 3:27 for his second straight title.
138 pounds: Jake Nieto, Massapequa
The junior defeated Freeport’s Christian McCravey, 25-9, by technical fall in 4:57 for his first title.
144 pounds: Chace Morris, Oceanside
Morris defeated Bellmore JFK’s Hendrick Capo by 13-4 major decision.
150 pounds: Kai Tiringer, Massapequa
The junior defeated Garden City’s Anthony Pica by 4-2 decision for his second straight title (138 last year).
157 pounds: Joseph Brooks, Massapequa
Brooks, a senior, defeated Garden City’s Gabe Cohen, 19-3 by technical fall in 5:37.
165 pounds: Peter Mikedis, Bellmore JFK
Mikedis, a sophomore, pinned Manhasset’s Henry Jervis in 4:36 to become Bellmore JFK’s first champion since 2013.
175 pounds: Jovens Theodate, Farmingdale
The senior earned an escape with two seconds left to secure a 5-4 decision over East Meadow’s James Galiano.
190 pounds: Jason Martin, Mepham
Martin was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler as the senior defeated defending champion Josh Kama of Farmingdale by 10-4 decision.
215 pounds: Devin Downes, Plainedge
The senior pinned Carey’s Justin DePietro in 1:37 for his third straight title (190 in Division II last year and 170 in Division I as a sophomore). The Maryland commit and two-time state champion was named the tournament’s Champion of Champions.
285 pounds: James Mulhern, Massapequa
The senior earned a takedown with 42 seconds left to take the lead in his 4-2 decision over Richard Tinyes of Lynbrook.
Division 2
103 pounds: Declan Mueller, Locust Valley
The freshman scored three late points to earn a 14-10 victory over Island Trees’ Ioannis Papadatos.
110 pounds: Colden Friedman, Seaford
The freshman dominated and grabbed a 15-0 technical fall victory over Island Trees’ Apostoli Papadatos.
118 pounds: Joel Diaz, Seaford
The sophomore pinned teammate Jake Wilhelm in 0:51 and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
126 pounds: Brendan Fox, Seaford
The junior outlasted Carle Place’s Moses Morales, earning a 2-0 decision victory.
132 pounds: Connor Murphy, Seaford
The senior’s 10-0 major decision over Oyster Bay’s James Panetta earned him the Champion of Champions award as voted on by the other DII champions.
138 pounds: John Mignanelli, Island Trees
The senior’s 11-7 decision over Oyster Bay’s Jonathan Ulloa was his first county championship since his freshman season.
144 pounds: Devin Pellizzi, Cold Spring Harbor
Pellizzi, a junior, pinned North Shore’s Diego Villacis in 3:07 to earn his second straight county title.
150 pounds: Marcus Houghtaling, Locust Valley
The junior put forth an impressive performance, earning a 15-0 technical fall over North Shore’s Matthew Grossman.
157 pounds: Brock Conway, Seaford
Conway, a sophomore, was aggressive from the start, pinning Cold Spring Harbor’s Gavin Peelle in 1:39.
175 pounds: Sebastian Mayer, Cold Spring Harbor
The junior earned a 4-1 sudden-victory in overtime over North Shore’s James Wu to win his first county title.
190 pounds: Maximus Dyckman, Island Trees
The top-seeded senior earned a 9-0 decision over North Shore’s Alex Ickowicz.
215 pounds: Chris Parisi, North Shore
The freshman Parisi earned a close 13-11 decision over Locust Valley’s Liam Roberts.
285 pounds: Lincoln Cha, Cold Spring Harbor
Cha, a junior, pinned Island Trees Fredy Lemus in 3:30 in the final match to give Cold Spring Harbor its third champion.
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
