San Clemente's Quam Leads 11 South O.C. Wrestlers to State Championships

When discussing his goals for the upcoming high school wrestling season, San Clemente's Preston Quam told Patch back in January: "My goal for this season is to win state.

"I want to beat [Calvary Chapel's two-time defending state champion] Morgan McIntosh. We had a close match last year at Masters and I hope to avenge that loss [this year] at state."

Well, Quam will get his chance at the 2011 CIF State Wrestling Championships next weekend at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield after qualifying at the Masters Meet Saturday at Temecula Valley High.

But he will have one more defeat to avenge after losing to McIntosh, 13-4, in the championship match of the 189 pound division.

While 25 wrestlers from 11 South Orange County high schools qualified for the Masters, only nine will advance to the state championships, having finished among the top nine in their weight classes.

Complete Masters Meet results can be found by scrolling to the bottom of this website.

The local state qualifiers and their places at Masters:

119 pounds – 3. Frankie Arounvong, Sr., Laguna Hills; 4. Tyler Adams, Sr., Tesoro

125 – 2. Blake Lowrie, Sr., Laguna Hills

130 – 5. Mike Longo, Fr., Laguna Hills

140 – 3. Wyond Mills, So., Laguna Hills

145 – 7. Zach Fishman, Sr., San Clemente; 8. Bryan Seefried, Sr., Dana Hills

189 – 2. Preston Quam, Sr., San Clemente; 8. Bradley Beaudette, Sr. Newport Harbor

Team Scores at Masters:

1. Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 93.0 (3 qualified for state)

2. Oak Hills 88.5 (5)

3. Laguna Hills 88.0 (4)

4. Servite 80.5 (4)

5. Santa Ana 76.0 (4)

Others:

20T. San Clemente 36.0 (2)

48T. Tesoro 19.0 (1)

57T. Dana Hills 15.0 (1)