Ohio Capital Conference Honors Announced

1st Team – Nick Lawrensen, Rahul Raghuram, Adam Makour, Omar Ayoub, Grayson Woodcock, Sam Moloney, e’Than Birden, and Storm Beane

2nd Team – Cole Woodruff, Yacine Sahraoui, Hashim Wordlaw, and Ezra Kerns

3rd Team – Charlie Mitchell

Team – Champs

OCC Scholar Athlete – Rahul Raghuram

Co Wrestler of the Year – e’Than Birden

Birden and Ayoub Win State Titles

Led by Juniors Ethan Birden and Omar Ayoub’s state championships, the Rocks finished 6th in OHSAA State Tournament. Junior Joey Baumann and freshman Grayson Woodcock also made the podium. Baumann placed 4th in the state and Woodcock placed 7th to help the Rocks place 6th in the state as a team.

State Tournament Results :

120-Rahul Raghuram DNP

126-Joey Baumann 4th

132-Adam Makour (Did not compete due to injury)

138-Omar Ayoub 1st

144-Grayson Woodcock 7th

157-Ethan Birden 1st

175-Storm Beane DNP

190-Charlie Mitchell DNP

2023 DISTRICT CHAMPS

In a gusty team performance, the Rocks win their fifth straight District Championship in dramatic style.

106-Nick Lawrensen 5th place (state alternate)

113-Cole Woodruff 2-2

120-Rahul Raghuram 2nd place (state qualifier)

126-Joey Baumann 1st place (state qualifier)

132-Adam Makour 3rd place (state qualifier)

138-Omar Ayoub 1st place (state qualfier)

144-Grayson Woodcock 3rd place (state qualifier)

150-Hashim Wordlaw

157-Ethan Birden 1st place (state qualifier)

165-Sam Moloney 5th place (state alternate)

175-Storm Beane 1st place (state qualifier)

190-Charlie Mitchell 3rd place (state qualifier)

215-Ezra Kerns 5th place (state alternate)

285-Kris Manu 1-2

Sectional Champs

The Rocks qualify all 14 wrestlers to Districts and crown 7 individual Sectional champions en route to their seventh straight Sectional team title.

106-Lawrensen 1st

113-Woodruff 3rd

120-Raghuram 1st

126-Baumann 1st

132-Makour 2nd

138-Ayoub 1st

144-Woodcock 2nd

150-Wordlaw 2nd

157-Birden 1st

165-Moloney 3rd

175-Beane 2nd

190-Mitchell 1st

215-Kerns 1st

285-Manu 3rd

Rocks Win Seventh Straight OCC Title

With a 68-9 home win over Hilliard Bradley, Coffman goes to 5-0 in the OCC and wins their seventh straight outright title.

Lawrensen, Woodruff, Saharaoui, Raghuram, Makour, Ayoub, Birden, Duvall, Beane, Mitchell, and Kerns all picked up falls for the Rocks. Wordlaw earned a decision.