A.L. Brown's Gavin Yow won the 190-pound classification in the 7A N.C. High School Athletic Association Wrestling Champion. Mount Pleasant's Cameron Gue won the state title in 4A. The Tigers got second-place finishes from Ayden Smith and Jacob Reigel. Photographer Walt Unks shared most of these photos with us. The Wonders' Quentin Whisonsafe finished second at 285. In the girls' championships earlier last week, Mount Pleasant Bailey Nimer won third place in the 1-4A 120 category.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Quentin Whisonafe battles Winston-Salem Reynolds' Jaylon Wheeler in the championship match of the 285-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Quentin Whisonafe (right) battles Winston-Salem Reynolds' Jaylon Wheeler in the championship match of the 285-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown coaches direct Gavin Yow in his championship match against South Iredell's Sam Harper in the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Gavin Yow takes down South Iredell's Sam Harper in the championship match of the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Gavin Yow (left) battles South Iredell's Sam Harper in the championship match of the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Gavin Yow celebrates his win over South Iredell's Sam Harper in the championship match of the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown's Gavin Yow celebrates his win over South Iredell's Sam Harper in the championship match of the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship at First Horizon Coliseum on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026.
2026 NCHSAA boys wrestling
Kannapolis Brown students celebrate Gavin Yow's win over South Iredell's Sam Harper in the championship match of the 190-pound class in the 7A division at the NCHSAA wrestling championship.
State wrestling champion
Mount Pleasant's Cameron Gue won his classification at the NCHSAA Wrestling Championships.
State wrestling championships
Mount Pleasant's Bailey Nimer (in pink) finished third in the 1-4A NCHSAA Wrestling Championships.
