Central Coast Section Wrestling

CCS by the Numbers

1970s: 1973 (13), ’74 (12), ’75 (12), ’76 (10), ’77 (15), ’78 (14), ’79 (14) = 90 (Ave. 13)

1980s: ’80 (11), ’81 (11), ’82 (11), ’83 (11), ’84 (8), ’85 (13), ’86 (11), ’87 (7), ’88 (9), ’89 (9) = 101 (Ave. 10)

1990s: ’90 (14), ’91 (11), ’92 (16), ’93 (10), ’94 (9), ’95 (15), ’96 (12), ’97 (11), ’98 (13), ’99 (8) = 119 (Ave. 12)

2000s: ’00 (9), ’01 (8), ’02 (4), ’03 (10), ’04 (7), ’05 (8), ’06 (12), ’07 (10), ’08 (7), ’09 (5) = 80 (Ave. 8)

2010s: ’10 (6), ’11 (8), ’12 (7), ’13 (6), ’14 (9), ’15 (8), ’16 (6), ’17 (7), ’18 (10), ’19 (10) = 77 (Ave. 8)

2020s: ’20 (5), ’21 (COVID – N/A), ’22 (11), ’23 (11), ’24 (10) = 37 (Ave. 9)

TOTAL MEDALS: 504

1970s (10), 1980s (13), 1990s (12), 2000s (10), 2010s (9), 2020s (9)

1970s (2 – 1975, ’77, ’78, ’79)

1980s (3 – 1983)

1990s (2 – 1993, ’95, ’97, ’98)

2000s (3 – 2006, ’09)

2010s (3 – 2012)

2020s (4 – 2023)

# of schools earning a state medal since 1973 (74)

# of schools earning 2 to 5 state medals (58)

# of schools earning > 5 state medals (19)

# of schools with “1” or more individual State Champions (11)

School w/the most individual State Champions since 1973 – Gilroy (21)

Last individual State Champion – Daniel Zepeda (138s), Moses Mirabel (144s), and Cody Merrill (285s) in 2024

School w/the most state medals – Gilroy (95)

1 – Gilroy – 95 (First medal, 1982/Last medal, 2024)

2 – Independence – 34 (First medal, X/Last medal, 2001)

3 – Overfelt – 26 (First medal, 1974/Last medal, 1992)

4 – Bellarmine Prep – 22 (First medal, 1989/Last medal, 2018)

5 – Fremont (Sunnyvale) – 20 (First medal, 1974/Last medal, 2022)

6 – Los Gatos – 19 (First medal, 1973/Last medal, 2024)

7 – Oak Grove – 18 (First medal, 1973/Last medal, 2006)

8 – St. Francis – 16 (First medal, 1990/Last medal, 2023)

9 – Watsonville – 15 (First medal, 1973/Last medal, 2007)

10 – Santa Teresa – 14 (First medal, 1976/Last medal, 2015)

This information was provided to Cali Wrestling by Al Fontes