Marty Altounian and assistant coach Mike Gaffke will try to have the Chargers rebound after a second rough season in a row.  Two years ago, injury, illness, and low numbers meant that Churchill had to void weight classes, and some of their best wrestlers could not compete in the post-season.  Last year, the Chargers could fill their roster, but many of the varsity starters had no previous wrestling experience.  Nonetheless, four wrestlers were regional qualifiers and two moved on to the state tournament.

  Four starters from last year’s squad have graduated, Jared Buhagiar (140), Tyler Farnstrom (152), Curtis Castleberry (171, state qualifier), and Jon Shekell (285, regional qualifier).

  Churchill had a large freshman class last year, and have a decent sized one this year.  Very few wrestlers were lost to attrition which means that 35-40 kids are on the team right now.  State qualifier Jacob Meadows and regional qualifier Jonny Bannoura are back, as are fellow seniors Killian Diaz, Mike Harp, and James Locklear.  Most other spots will be filled by sophomores with only one year of experience.

  Below is a guess at the Charger varsity line-up:

103 – Jon Locklear (So)

112 – Jake Hale (So)

119 – Jacob Meadows (Sr)

125 – James Locklear (Sr)

130 – Addel Yaffai (So)

135 – Ben Leck (So)

140 – Jonny Bannoura (Sr)

145 – Josh Bridge (Jr)

152 – Devin Hawkins (So) or Dan King (So)

160 – Cody Carrier (So)

171 – Jon Ristola (So)

189 – Mike Harp (Sr)

215 – Dillon Morantes (So)

285 – Killian Diaz (Sr)