Photographer: Heather Coit

Urbana High School assistant coach, Ceasar Perez, lower left, congratulates Urbana's Alex Lynch for defeating Crystal Lake's Justin Ellman in the Class 2A, 182-pound prelims as Lynch's family and fans watch him from above at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Head Urbana coach, Charles Trabaris, is seen lower right.

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St. Joseph-Ogden's Austin Hedrick celebrates his win against Argenta-Oreana's Brock Eliott at the Class 1A, 152-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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St. Joseph-Ogden's Austin Hedrick, right, takes on Argenta-Oreana's Brock Eliott at the Class 1A, 152-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hedrick won the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Josh Wallick, left, takes on Aurora Central Catholic's Eddie Gonzalez in the Class 1A, 285-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Wallick won the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley's Josh Wallick is shown as the winner of the Class 1A, 285-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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LeRoy's Caleb Wilson, right, takes on Dwight's Brandon Allen in the Class 1A, 160-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Wilson won the bout.

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LeRoy's Caleb Wilson, top, takes on Dwight's Brandon Allen in the Class 1A, 160-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Wilson won the bout.

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Geneseo head coach, Jon Murray, left, cheers for his team's Brandon Mizlo, of the Class 2A, 170-pound class, as Geneseo wrestler, Ryan Pitra, who competed in the 160-pound class, looks on with Tim Grau, far right, father of Geneseo wrestler, Hunter Grau, of the 120-pound class at IHSA State Wrestling prelims at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Murray was trying to take in overlapping bouts.

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Paul Stewart, a sophomore at Waterloo High School, sports a drink umbrella behind his ear as he waits to cheer on friend, Waterloo's Pat Bieber (Class 2A, 182 pound-class) at IHSA State Wrestling prelims at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Stewart he no longer wrestled but wanted to support his friend.

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Class 1A wrestlers wait near the tunnel before their turns are up on the mats during prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Class 1A wrestlers take to the mats during prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Urbana High School's Alex Lynch, right, takes on Crystal Lake's Justin Ellman in the Class 2A, 182-pound prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Lynch won the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Audience members watch the action from their seats, and stairs, during Class 1A prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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A fan calls out from above the floor during Class 1A prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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LeRoy's Ty Sandy, top, takes on Westmont's David McDermott in the Class 1A, 220-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Sandy lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

LeRoy's DJ Morgan takes in his loss to Lisle's Brian Czyl at the Class 1A, 145-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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LeRoy's DJ Morgan takes on Lisle's Brian Czyl at the Class 1A, 145-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Morgan lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Prairie Central's Ben Traub tries to hold off Lisle's Ben Buchelt at the Class 1A, 132-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Traub lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Bismarck-Henning's Jarod Noel, top, takes on Benton's Zach Mocaby at the Class 1A, 170-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Monticello's Jacob Burton takes on Aledo's Devin Morford at the Class 1A, 160-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Monticello's Tanner VanDalsen, left, takes on Prairie Central's Alex Rhoda at the Class 1A, 195-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Monticello's Brendan Menacher, bottom, takes on Port Byron's Terry White at the Class 1A, 182-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Menacher lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Urbana High School's Alex Lynch, top, takes on Crystal Lake's Justin Ellman in the Class 2A, 182-pound prelims at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Lynch won the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Monticello's Zach Armstrong, left, recovers from his loss to Dakota's Daniel Zimmerman at the Class 1A, 220-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Argenta-Oreana's Tyler Ortmann, right, takes on Plano's Junior Nunez in the Class 1A, 285-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Danville's Javonte Crider, bottom, takes on East Moline's Jeronnie Steward at the Class 2A, 113-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Crider lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Mahomet-Seymour's Kotlon Taylor, right, takes on Sycamore's Kyle Akins at the Class 2A, 113-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Taylor lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Mahomet-Seymour's Cody Hooper, right, shakes hands with New Lenox's Kyle Rodriguez as he takes in his loss at the Class 2A, 132-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

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Mahomet-Seymour's Cody Hooper, left, takes on New Lenox's Kyle Rodriguez at the Class 2A, 132-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Hooper lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Mahomet-Seymour's Derek Grant, right, takes on East Moline's Tanner Schuldt at the Class 2A, 152-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Grant lost the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Urbana High School's Cameron Mammen gets pumped before taking on Chicago/De La Salle's Colin Farley at the Class 2A, 170-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Mammen quickly won the bout.

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Urbana High School's Cameron Mammen, top, takes on Chicago/De La Salle's Colin Farley at the Class 2A, 170-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Mammen quickly won the bout.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Champaign Centennial's Austen Schott, top, takes on Tinley Park's Rey Labampa at the Class 2A, 126-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Schott won the bout.

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Champaign Centennial's Austen Schott is shown the winner of his prelim bout against Tinley Park's Rey Labampa at the Class 2A, 126-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.

Photographer: Heather Coit

Bismarck-Henning's Morgan Supergan, right, takes on Harvard's Adam Freimund at Class 1A, 285-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Supergan won the bout.

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Bismarck-Henning's Morgan Supergan, right, takes on Harvard's Adam Freimund at Class 1A, 285-pound prelim at IHSA State Wrestling at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Supergan won the bout.