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El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)
1AEl Paso, IL
365 students
Class 1A
- Individual state titles
- 7
- State medals
- 24
Who's back
2026–272 wrestlers who qualified for state last season were not seniors. Weights will change, so they are listed by name.
Braden GibsonSr grade this season
Last season: Qualified at 190
Kole PettaJr grade this season
Last season: Qualified at 113
State qualifiers
Last season · 2025–262 El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) wrestlers qualified for the 2025–26 state finals, listed by weight.
State history
1979–2023El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) wrestlers have won 24 medals at the IHSA state finals, 7 of them state titles. That includes 16 as El Paso.
Individual medalists
24 medals2023
Dax Gentes160 lbs · Class 1APlace: 1
2018
Monte Gregory106 lbs · Class 1APlace: 1
2017
Jaime Gregory106 lbs · Class 1APlace: 5
2015
Hunter Sant Amour182 lbs · Class 1APlace: 2
Tristun Reeves220 lbs · Class 1APlace: 2
Gabe McKinley160 lbs · Class 1APlace: 3
2014
Hunter Sant Amour170 lbs · Junior · Class 1APlace: 3
2012
Kevan Frank220 lbs · Senior · Class 1APlace: 6
2003
Derek Hunsinger189 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 1
2002
Derek Hunsinger171 lbs · Junior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 1
Show all 24 medals
2001
Derek Hunsinger160 lbs · Sophomore · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
Albert Schmidt275 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 4
2000
Albert Schmidt275 lbs · Junior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 4
1999
Paul Cleary160 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 2
1998
Paul Cleary152 lbs · Junior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 2
Scott Gentes145 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
1995
Pete Cleary145 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
1994
Jim Alexander189 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 1
1989
Phil Hynes145 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
1985
Brian Copple185 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
1982
Joe Franzen112 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 1
1981
Joe Franzen105 lbs · Junior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 2
1980
Matt Haas112 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 1
1979
Brian Martin105 lbs · Senior · Class A · as El PasoPlace: 3
From IHSA’s state finals records, which begin in 1937. Complete through the 2026 finals. A medalist's grade is shown where IHSA's brackets list it, which they do not for 2015 to 2025.
School information
- City
- El Paso, IL
- Enrollment
- 365
- Class for 2026–27
- Class 1A