2020 Commercial Appeal All-Metro boys wrestling team

Khari Thompson
Memphis Commercial Appeal

The first eight members of The Commercial Appeal All-Metro boys wrestling team are nominees for the boys wrestler of the year.

First team

Evan Anthony is a junior at Christian Brothers

Evan Anthony 

Christian Brothers, Jr. 

Weight class: 145

Why chosen: Anthony won the Division II state title and had a 37-6 record.

Aidan Bowers is a sophomore at Christian Brothers

Aidan Bowers

Christian Brothers, So. 

Weight class: 132

Why chosen: Bowers finished second in the Division II state tournament and had a record of 54-12. 

Garrett Bowers is a senior at Christian Brothers

Garrett Bowers

Christian Brothers, Sr.

Weight class: 152

Why chosen: Bowers won the Division II state title and had a 59-3 record.

Dayne Dalrymple is a junior at Christian Brothers

Dayne Dalrymple

Christian Brothers, Jr.  

Weight class: 120

Why chosen: Dalrymple won the Division II state title and had a 53-7 record. 

Jared Dawson is a senior at Collierville

Jared Dawson

Collierville, Sr.

Weight class: 285

Why chosen: Dawson finished third in the Class AAA state tournament and posted a record of 44-4. 

Kolin Koss

Bartlett, Sr. 

Weight class: 113

Why chosen: Koss finished fifth in the Class AAA state tournament and was 48-3.

Antonio Washington is a senior at Bolton

Antonio Washington Jr. 

Bolton, Sr. 

Weight class: 160

Why chosen: Washington finished third in the Class A/AA state tournament and had a record of 49-6

Al Wooten is a senior at Christian Brothers

Al Wooten

Christian Brothers, Sr. 

Weight class: 220

Why chosen: Wooten won the Division II state title and had a 30-1 record. 

Rest of team

Connor Billingsley

Christian Brothers, Jr. 

Weight class: 195

Why chosen: Billingsley finished fourth at the Division II state tournament and had a record of 50-16.

Gervacio Gonzalez

Christian Brothers, So. 

Weight class: 170

Why chosen: Gonzalez finished fourth in the Division II state tournament and had a record of 16-6

Nathan Kinnear

Houston, Sr. 

Weight class: 138

Why chosen: Kinnear finished sixth in the Class AAA state tournament and had a 46-9 record. 

Sam Lee

Christian Brothers, Jr. 

Weight class: 126

Why chosen: Lee finished fifth in the DII state tournament and had a record of 35-16. 

Keegan Shulz

Munford, Sr. 

Weight class: 106

Why chosen: Shulz finished third in the Class A/AA state tournament and had a record of 39-4. 

Cade Young

Houston, Sr. 

Weight class: 182

Why chosen: Young finished fifth in the Class AAA state tournament and had a record of 19-3. 

Second team

106: Wills Bronson, Christian Brothers, Fr. 

113: Malik Wooten, Millington, Jr. 

120: Andrew Artiles, Collierville, Sr. 

126: Wemawamungu Moktani, Munford, So. 

132: Ian McGehee, MUS, Fr. 

138: Sebastian Bougeois, St. Benedict, Jr. 

145: Dylan Cockman, Arlington, So. 

152: Christian Howard, MUS, Jr. 

160: Owen Zuckerman, Houston, Jr. 

170: Wyatt Lankford, Collierville, Jr. 

182: Theo Sewell, Christian Brothers, Jr. 

195: Josh Taube, St. George's, Jr. 

220: Deion Harris, Houston, Sr. 

285: Jackson Smith, St. Benedict, Jr. 

Coach of the year

Derek Harrison

Christian Brothers

Why chosen: Harrison led Christian Brothers to a runner-up finish at the Division II state tournament.