Ronald Baker III

Champaign Central senior 138 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... After spending the majority of last season injured, Baker came into this year refueled and ready to go. He finally made his way onto the state podium, finishing fourth in the Class 2A 138-pound weight class after only losing one match the entire regular season.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... taking a nap before his matches.

➜ His dream career is ... a professional athlete.

➜ His go-to snack is ... an apple cinnamon Nutri Grain bar or an orange.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... breakdancing.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Michael B. Jordan.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Ronald Baker Sr., Ronald Baker Jr. and the future Ronald Baker IV.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... traveling to a different country, going to the NCAA Division I wrestling tournament and catching a swordfish.

Holden Brazelton

Unity senior 150 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Brazelton transferred from St. Joseph-Ogden to Unity for his senior season and wrestled more freely than he has in his entire high school career. He placed fourth in Class 1A at 150 pounds and finished as the Rockets’ all-time wins leader with 189 career victories at both SJ-O and Unity after producing a 49-9 senior campaign with the Rockets.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... listening to the same song before every match.

➜ His dream career is ... an engineer.

➜ His go-to snack is ... Nutty Buddies.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... breakdancing.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Channing Tatum.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... David Taylor, Lucas Byrd and Bill Gates.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... hitting a hole-in-one, catching a goliath grouper and killing a moose.

Marco Casillas

Mahomet-Seymour freshman 175 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Following in former state champion and older brother Mateo Casillas’ footsteps, Marco Casillas burst onto the area wrestling scene this year with a bang, going 55-4 as a freshman and placing third in the Class 2A 175-pound bracket.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... wearing the same underwear for each tournament.

➜ His dream career is ... a professional athlete.

➜ His go-to snack is ... mangos.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... baseball.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Dwayne Johnson.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Jesus, Michael Jordan and Gable Steveson.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... visiting Mexico, going to the NCAA wrestling tournament and winning a state title.

Hunter Eastin

Unity senior 190 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... At 190 pounds, Eastin was the anchor of what the Rockets called their “Murderers Row.” The returning state champion in Class 1A, he had a dominant regular season before stumbling during the state tournament and wrestling his way to sixth place. Still, he finished with a 51-5 record and won both regional and sectional titles.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... wearing fun-colored socks for every match.

➜ His dream career is ... cyber security.

➜ His go-to snack is ... a granola bar or yogurt.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... shooting.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... any of them as long as they do a good job.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... attending the Olympics, seeing the northern lights and visiting Machu Picchu.

Taylor Finley

Unity sophomore 138 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Unity coach Logan Patton said Finley’s success came one year earlier than expected. During his sophomore campaign, Finley went 51-5 at 138 pounds and won a Class 1A state championship to earn The News-Gazette Wrestler of the Year honor.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... having coach Logan Patton slap him before every match.

➜ His dream career is ... a carpenter.

➜ His go-to snack is ... home style Rice Krispies.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... soccer.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Christian Bale.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Logan Patton, Warren Buffet and David Goggins.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... finishing his Finley’s Finest Wood Shop, seeing tortoises at the Galapagos Islands and finally organizing his room.

Charlie Flores

Hoopeston Area junior 106 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Coming into this season, all the attention surrounding the Cornjerkers’ revival was on their senior captains. Flores turned out to be the best of them all, winning a Class 1A 106-pound state championship to finish the year with a 51-3 record.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... listening to music before every match.

➜ His dream career is ... an engineer.

➜ His go-to snack is ... Reese’s.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... ping pong.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... LeBron James, Spencer Lee and Drake.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... winning a second state title, having an undefeated season and qualifying for Fargo Nationals.

Chloe Hoselton

Prairie Central senior 235 pounds

➜ Why she made the first team ... It was going to be tough to surpass Hoselton’s state championship season from a year ago, but she did it in style. She repeated as the girls’ 235-pound state champion without losing a single match all season long, finishing a perfect 27-0.

➜ Her biggest wrestling superstition is ... drinking a grape Gatorade before every match.

➜ Her dream career is ... a physical therapist.

➜ Her go-to snack is ... peanut butter crackers.

➜ If she could make the Olympics in any other sport, she would pick ... softball.

➜ The actor she’d pick to play her in a movie would be ... Melissa McCarthy.

➜ If she could have dinner with three people from any time period, she would pick ... Theo James, her Grandma Sharon and God.

➜ Three things on her bucket list are ... watching midget wrestling, visiting Iceland and winning a college national championship.

Kaden Inman

Unity senior 144 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Inman’s 172 wins are the most in a Unity singlet of all time, and he has the resume to show for it. He went 48-6 during his senior year and returned to the Class 1A 144-pound state championship, where he settled for a second straight runner-up finish.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... warming up with Holden Brazelton every time.

➜ His dream career is ... an air traffic controller and a fitness coach.

➜ His go-to snack is ... home style Rice Krispies.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... golf.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... David Spade.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy and Donald Trump.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... bungee jumping, deep sea fishing and skydiving.

Landen Lage

Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley/Fisher freshman 126 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... One of many impressive freshmen in the area this season, Lage compiled a 43-6 record at 126 pounds and placed fifth in Class 1A. Of his 43 wins, 22 of them came via technical fall, and he racked up 95 takedowns throughout the season.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... before every match, his dad asks “Who has more heart than you?” and he replies “No one.”

➜ His dream career is ... building a wrestling club and traveling the country with his wrestlers as their coach.

➜ His go-to snack is ... a Baja Blast and Nerds Gummy Clusters.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... martial arts or golf.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Adam Sandler.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... his great-grandpa, Vito Arujua and Abraham Lincoln.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... visiting Greece, going on a worldwide tour and bungee jumping over the Grand Canyon.

Brady Mouser

LeRoy/Tri-Valley senior 120 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... On a team full of senior standouts, Mouser was the one who rose above the rest. He finished his high school career as a four-time state qualifier and went 1-2 in the state tournament this year. He wrapped up his senior campaign with a 46-5 record.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... wearing superhero socks for every match.

➜ His dream career is ... repeating Adam Sandler’s career with his own best friends.

➜ His go-to snack is ... a frozen pizza cooked to perfection.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... golf.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Anthony Michael Hall.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle and Snoop Dogg.

➜ Some things on his bucket list are ... going to Florida with his best friends and seeing the Chicago Bears, St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and Illinois football win championships.

Mason Swartz

Oakwood/Salt Fork freshman 120 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Swartz was one of four Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestlers to make it to their respective Class 1A state semifinals. He lost his next two matches to finish in fourth place with a 44-7 record, but he also showed immense promise as a freshman.

➜ His dream career is ... a physical therapist or sports medicine doctor.

➜ His go-to snack is ... apples and peanut butter.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... soccer.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Adam Sandler.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Jesus, Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... traveling the world, owning a lake house and becoming a college wrestler.

Steven Uden

Oakwood/Salt Fork sophomore

106 pounds➜ Why he made the first team ... Uden wound up being the last Oakwood/Salt Fork wrestler standing in the Class 1A state tournament, making the 106-pound championship before falling just short to his Hoopeston Area rival and offseason practice partner in Charlie Flores.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... listening to “3.5” by Ian before every big match.

➜ His go-to snack is ... Uncrustables.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... basketball.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Adam Sandler.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Spencer Lee, Kobe Bryant and Jesus.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... catching a 10-pound bass, winning a state title and going to the NCAA wrestling tournament.

Brock VanDeveer

Mahomet-Seymour senior 190 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... After earning All-Area First-Team honors for football, VanDeveer did the same for wrestling. He won the team’s Bulldog Award, qualified for the Class 2A state tournament and won his 100th match of his career in the regional championship.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... having his shoes fit just right.

➜ His dream career is ... a head strength coach for a Power Four school.

➜ His go-to snack is ... a meat stick.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... football.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Matt Damon.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Adam Sandler.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... graduating, starting a college football game and making a tackle in a college football game.

Angel Zamora

Hoopeston Area senior 175 pounds

➜ Why he made the first team ... Zamora came into this season with nothing but state championship goals, and while he couldn’t quite get there, he was one of the state’s few to end his high school career on a win, finishing third at 175 pounds in Class 1A with a record of 44-6.

➜ His biggest wrestling superstition is ... eating a fruit bowl right after weigh-ins.

➜ His dream career is ... a traveling nurse.

➜ His go-to snack is ... hot cheetos with lime.

➜ If he could make the Olympics in any other sport, he would pick ... basketball.

➜ The actor he’d pick to play him in a movie would be ... Michael B. Jordan.

➜ If he could have dinner with three people from any time period, he would pick ... J. Cole, Aristotle and P. Diddy.

➜ Three things on his bucket list are ... becoming an All-American wrestler, buying his parents their dream houses and creating a family.