The Alaska state high school wrestling team champions since the 1974-75 school year. The state had one single classification for the 1974-75 through 1978-79 school years, a single tournament with two size divisions for the 1979-80 through 1985-86 school years, two separate tournaments based on size classifications for the 1985-86 through 1999-2000 school years, unclassified fall and spring seasons for the 2000-01 and 2001-02 school years, and a return to size classifications for the 2002-03 school year.
STATE TEAM CHAMPIONS
Single classification
Year Champion
1974-75 tie, Chugiak/Lathrop
1975-76 Service
1976-77 West Valley
1977-78 West Valley
1978-79 West Valley
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One tourney/two divisions
Year Division I Division II
1979-80 Petersburg Kenai Central
1980-81 Eielson West Anchorage
1981-82 Homer Service
1982-83 Glennallen Service
1983-84 Glennallen Service
1984-85 Homer North Pole
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Two size classifications
Year Class 4A Class 1A-2A-3A
1985-86 Service Homer
1986-87 West Valley Valdez
1987-88 West Valley Eielson
1988-89 West Valley Eielson
1989-90 West Valley Eielson
1990-91 West Valley Eielson
1991-92 Lathrop Eielson
1992-93 Service Bethel Regional
1993-94 Service Anch. Christian
1994-95 Service Kotzebue
1995-96 Palmer Nikiski
1996-97 Skyview Nikiski
1997-98 Service Nikiski
1998-99 Skyview Nikiski
1999-2000 Service Seward
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Two unclassified seasons
Year Fall Spring
2000-01 Skyview Lathrop
2001-02 Skyview Chugiak
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Two size classifications
Year Class 4A Class 1A-2A-3A
2002-03 West Valley Bethel Regional
2003-04 Wasilla Anch. Christian
ALASKA STATE TOURNAMENT
OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS
The Alaska state tournament outstanding wrestlers since the 1974-75 school year. There was one wrestler picked for the 1974-75 through 1984-85 school years (with multiple winners in 1980-81). From the 1985-86 school year on, there has been one wrestler selected per state tournament.
STATE OUTSTANDING WRESTLERS
Single classification and
single tournament/two divisions
Year Wrestler School
1974-75 Darrell Borland West Valley
1975-76 Curt Nixon Service
1976-77 Richard Jas Bartlett
1977-78 Glenn Quakenbush West Valley
1978-79 John Wilburn Chugiak
1979-80 Eric Oen Petersburg
1980-81 Randy Talvi West Valley
Tie Ron Baxter Lathrop
Tie Jon Peterson North Pole
1981-82 Billy Meers West Anchorage
1982-83 Kirt Allen Lathrop
1983-84 Art Taylor Palmer
1984-85 Whitney Marshall Lathrop
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Class 4A tournament
Year Wrestler School
1985-86 Ed Hakala East Anchorage
1986-87 John Parker Kodiak
1987-88 John Parker Kodiak
1988-89 Jack Phillips Lathrop
1989-90 Torrey Plunck Service
1990-91 Andy Moffitt Palmer
1991-92 Kenny Humphries Bartlett
1992-93 Curt Whitters Chugiak
1993-94 Jose Villasenor West Anchorage
1994-95 J.R. Nelson North Pole
1995-96 Luke Duffy Service
1996-97 Tony D'Amico Palmer
1997-98 John Bush Palmer
1998-99 Shad Lierley Chugiak
1999-2000 Gary Reid Juneau-Douglas
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Class 1A-2A-3A tournament
Year Wrestler School
1985-86 Ian Pitzman Homer
1986-87 Scott Johnson Tok
1987-88 Dan Berntsen Old Harbor
1988-89 Ladd Nielson Bethel Regional
1989-90 Tim Diviney Delta Junction
1990-91 Mike Wilson Eielson
1991-92 Mike Benson Eielson
1992-93 Brian Johnson Tok
1993-94 Gabe McMahan Glennallen
1994-95 Aaron Hillman Metlakatla
1995-96 Sam Hill Nikiski
1996-97 Al Hill Hoonah
1997-98 John Groundwater Valdez
1998-99 Brandon Saito Kotzebue
1999-2000 Neil Fucci Nikiski
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Fall season tournament
Year Wrestler School
2000-01 Jestin Hulegaard Juneau-Douglas
2001-02 Kanae Peacock Kotzebue
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Spring season tournament
Year Wrestler School
2000-01 Lenny Tol Chugiak
2001-02 Darin Pestrikoff Dimond
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Class 4A tournament
Year Wrestler School
2002-03 Stan Brown Chugiak
Tie Ed Bailey Chugiak
2003-04 Jed Wade Wasilla
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Class 1A-2A-3A tournament
Year Wrestler School
2002-03 Jake Oyler Petersburg
2003-04 Gilbert McIntyre Bethel Regional
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