NJIC athletes selected to the
2026 All-North Jersey Girls & Boys Wrestling Teams
by Sean FarrellFIRST TEAM
Aitana Lozano
Lyndhurst/North Arlington senior, 100 pounds
Lozano turned the corner with her first state medal, takings seventh just a year after going winless at regions. She went 25-5 as North Jersey’s lone state qualifier at 100 pounds and is also a two‑time Bergen County finalist.
Noelanii Guzman Caban
Elmwood Park freshman, 120 pounds
Guzman Caban broke through in her high school debut by going 38-11 and placing seventh in the state, giving Elmwood Park its fifth medalist in eight years. The North Jersey pins leader this year with 36, Guzman Caban also made a district final.
Lily Massenzio
St. Mary sophomore, 132 pounds
Massenzio (32-2) returned to the state podium with a sixth‑place finish despite being injured in the semifinals and forfeiting out of her remaining matches. The DePaul transfer picked up district and county titles, and secured her second straight region crown.
Aryana Osorio
St. Mary sophomore, 185 pounds
Osorio delivered a breakout postseason by storming to the state final with three straight upsets as the No. 10 seed. The Rutherford native went 25‑4 as a county, district and region champion, and became St. Mary’s first state finalist in 20 years.
Jayleen Perez
Lodi/Saddle Brook junior, 235 pounds
It was quite a comeback season for Perez (27-5) after missing all of last year with fractured tibia and fibula. She brought home her first Bergen County title and reached the state blood round.
SECOND TEAM GIRLS
Kayla Coletta, Mary Help of Christians junior, 107 pounds
Nico Roa, Manchester senior, 132 pounds
Nanette Rodriguez Randall, Leonia/Palisades Park senior, 138 pounds
Leia Lumba, Lyndhurst/North Arlington senior, 145 pounds
SECOND TEAM BOYS
Chad McConnell, Pompton Lakes junior, 165 pounds
Gabe Jang, Leonia/Palisades Park senior, 285 pounds
