A Montezuma-Cortez High School wrestler and a Mancos High School coach were honored as they were chosen All-Colorado and Class 2A Coach of the Year by The Denver Post.

Cole Allison, who won the 171-pound Class 4A state title, was chosen to the All-Colorado Team (all classifications) by one of the state’s leading newspapers. Allison lost only one match all season (finals of the Warrior Classic) and breezed through his matches at State while finishing with a sparkling 41-1 mark. Allison is signed, sealed and will be delivered to the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley when he starts his collegiate wrestling career.

Joining him were coach Cal Cherrington, Middle Park; and wrestlers Ben Cherrington, Middle Park; Mike Silengo, Hilltop Baptist; Chris Nissen, Standley Lake; Sammy Vigil, Adams City, Ross Montour, Standley Lake. Gary Dack, Pomona; Tom Clum, Pomona; Jared Deaguero, Adams City; D.J. Meis, Alamosa, Brett Roller, Wasson and Matt Krom, Strasburg.

Allison was also chosen Class 4A First Team All-State at 171. Joining him on that list were: 103 pounder Sammy Vigil, Adams City, senior; 112 Chad Romero, Fort Morgan, freshman; 119 Kyle Kaiser, Fort Morgan, sophomore; 125 Brandon Meis, Alamosa, junior; 130 Nathan Pitcher, Fort Morgan, junior; 135 D.J. Meis, Alamosa, senior; 140 Todd Jacobs, Rifle, senior; 145 Ty Weber, Mofat County, sophomore; 152 Mark Tobler, Montrose, senior; 189 Attawn Keller, Widefield, senior; 215 Craig Singleton, Pueblo Centennial, senior; heavyweight Josh Ingrim, Broomfield, senior.

Jared Deaguero of Adams City was named Wrestler of the Year. Roman Gutierrez of Moffat County was chosen Coach of the Year.

Junior Tyler Gray (119) of MCHS was chosen Honorable Mention All-State. He was the consolation champion at that weight in Class 4A.

Travis Bryant, who only a few short years ago revived a dead program (not around since the late 1970s), and guided the Blue Jays to third place in Class 2A at the State Wrestling Championships held in mid-February in Denver’s Pepsi Center was named 2A Coach of the Year.

"Personally, I think this is a great honor," Bryant said. "This is a nice recognition and I really appreciate it. This honor is really a testament to my boys’ hard work. And I guess, my hard work as well. It is just a great honor. It just shows that hard work pays off."

Kyle Riddell of Dolores County was chosen Class 2A First Team. Riddell won the 103 state title. Jeremiah Muniz of Mancos, won won state at 130, and state titleist Derek Thompson, heavyweight from Dolores, were also on the list. Joining them were: 112 Silengo, Hilltop Baptist, senior; 119 Kevin Salazar, Sanford, junior; 125 Rob Garvey-McCabe, Nucla, senior; 135 Dustin Uhland, Eads, junior; 140 Todd Shank, Revere, senior; 145 Robbie Doman, Holyoke, senior; 152 Dan Roesch, Del Norte, senior; 160 Rick Osburn, Akron, senior; 171 Daniel Neal, Strasburg, junior; 189 Matt Krom, Strasburg, senior; and 215 Martin Beauprez, Wiggins, senior.

Chosen to Second Team All-State were 119 Casey Spitzer, junior, from Dolores County; 130 Scott Koppenhafer, Mancos, junior; and 160 Philip Wilson, Mancos, senior. Spitzer, Koppenhafer, and Wilson were all State runnerups.

Silengo was named Class 2A Wrestler of the Year.

Freshman 112-pounder Anthony Mestas, who took fourth in state, was named All-State Honorable Mention.