Nassau County wrestling Division 2 champions 2026
Colden Friedman of Seaford smiles as his hand is raised during the Nassau boys wrestling Division II finals at Cold Spring Harbor High School on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. Credit: Sam Johnston
Division 2
103 pounds: Declan Mueller, Locust Valley
The Freshman scored three late points to earn a 14-10 victory over Island Trees’ Ioannis Papadatos.
110 pounds: Colden Friedman, Seaford
The Freshman dominated and grabbed a 15-0 technical fall victory over Island Trees’ Apostoli Papadatos.
118 pounds: Joel Diaz, Seaford
The sophomore pinned teammate Jake Wilhelm in 0:51 and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament.
126 pounds: Brendan Fox, Seaford
The junior outlasted Carle Place’s Moses Morales, earning a 2-0 decision victory.
132 pounds: Connor Murphy, Seaford
The senior’s 10-0 major decision over Oyster Bay’s James Panetta earned him the Champion of Champions award as voted on by the other DII champions.
138 pounds: John Mignanelli, Island Trees
The senior’s 11-7 decision over Oyster Bay’s Jonathan Ulloa was his first county championship since his freshman season.
144 pounds: Devin Pellizzi, Cold Spring Harbor
The junior pinned North Shore’s Diego Villacis in 3:07 to earn his second straight county title.
150 pounds: Marcus Houghtaling, Locust Valley
The junior put forth an impressive performance, earning a 15-0 technical fall over North Shore’s Matthew Grossman.
157 pounds: Brock Conway, Seaford
The sophomore was aggressive from the start, pinning Cold Spring Harbor’s Gavin Peelle in 1:39.
175 pounds: Sebastian Mayer, Cold Spring Harbor
The junior earned a 4-1 sudden-victory in overtime over North Shore’s James Wu to win his first county title.
215 pounds: Chris Parisi, North Shore
The freshman earned a close 13-11 decision over Locust Valley’s Liam Roberts.
285 pounds: Lincoln Cha, Cold Spring Harbor
The junior pinned Island Trees Fredy Lemus in 3:30 in the final match to give Cold Spring Harbor its third champion.
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
