It’s not exactly a common scenario for a defending state champion to be flying under the radar, but Coronado junior Jess Hankin may be doing exactly that.
This match wasn’t highlighted Thursday night at the Class 4A state wrestling tournament. But there was plenty at stake when Pueblo South’s Davis Baxter and Thompson Valley’s Sage D’Ambrosia met in the first round.
Denver East’s Maya Nelson began her 5A regional wrestling bracket proving she was not going to be a pushover. In fact, she was going to be the one doing the pushing.
Prelims of state wrestling are about survive and advance. On Thursday afternoon at the Pepsi Center, Class 2A’s returning state champions, followed this method to a T.
