Wrestlers from the Peoria area had yet another banner year during the 2023-2024 season.

Local wrestlers won medal after medal at the 2024 Illinois High School Association state finals. Individual boys wrestlers brought home four state championships and four silver medals, while the girls had a pair of state runners-up. The following weekend, Washington went on to win its second consecutive dual-team state championship.

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Here are the six wrestling honorees for the 2023-24 school year, led by the wrestler of the year, followed by the five other all-area members in alphabetical order.

Wyatt Medlin, Washington

The 2024 Journal Star wrestler of the year broke through for his first state championship, running Washington's individual state title streak to 10 state finals in a row. His Class 2A 138-pound title bout victory came in beating Mt. Vernon junior Dillon White, 10-3. The sophomore (45-4) won the Metamora Regional along with a title at the Sycamore Sectional. Medlin was also 3-0 during Washington's run to winning back-to-back Class 2A dual-team state championships. He also becomes the sixth Washington WOY since 2014.

Jackson Carroll, Illini Bluffs

Carroll joined rare air in the Tigers wrestling program. His Class 1A 144-pound state title — just the fifth crown in IB program history — was won in comeback fashion. The junior (51-2) needed an escape and a takedown in the final 39 seconds of the match to beat Tolono Unity junior Kaden Inman, 8-7. Carroll, who was one of three IB state qualifiers, was a regional champion at Knoxville, while also taking home an Olympia Sectional title.

Nick Mueller, Dunlap

Mueller (43-3) won the Class 2A 165-pound state championship, becoming the first Dunlap wrestler in the program's five-year history to win a title. In the final, he recorded a 4-2 decision over Vernon Hills sophomore Illia Dvoriannikov. This came after the senior finished as the 2A 160-pound state runner-up last season. His road to the title included a Metamora Regional title, then a runner-up finish at the Sycamore Sectional.

Gauge Shipp, Galesburg

Shipp's season ended in disappointing fashion despite a great road to the Class 2A 132-pound state title match. The senior suffered an injury in an 11-4 loss to Yorkville Christian senior Ty Edwards. Shipp had been up 4-1 in the opening period thanks to a pair of takedowns. His 94-match win streak, spanning his junior (50-0) and senior campaigns (44-1) puts him at 10th all-time in IHSA history for most consecutive matches won.

Bentley Wise, Olympia

Wise joined his coach Josh Collins — a 2001 Class A 125-pound champion — as the only two Spartans wrestlers to win a state championship. The senior captured the Class 1A 150-pound championship with a 5-3 decision over Herrin senior Blue Bishop. Wise finished his senior season with a 44-8 record. On his way to his record-setting title, Wise won a regional at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley and was a runner-up at the Oly Sectional.

Jaida Johnson, Richwoods

Johnson ended her career with a second-place finish, making her the first female wrestler from Peoria to earn two state medals. The senior made it to the 155-pound state title match, losing a 14-5 major decision to Moline's Maryam Ndiaye. Johnson (25-4) won her weight class at the Richwoods Sectional along with an individual crown at the Mt. Zion Regional, where Richwoods captured its program's first postseason plaque.

Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @AdamDuvall.

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