Event preview · The Madison DQ® Open · Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026
Series Leaders, a State Champ and Hometown Finalists Head to The Madison DQ® Open
MADISON, OH — OhioQuest heads to Lake County on Sunday, November 8, for The Madison DQ® Open at Madison High School. With registration closing tonight, close to 300 wrestlers are expected, and competitors from 34 clubs across Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York are already entered. This is a look at some of the competitors currently registered, with many more to follow.
As always, this will be a lightning-fast tournament. Most weight classes should finish in two hours or less, so families get in, wrestle and get home.
Season leaderboard names in the building
Hudson Geiss (Berkshire) owns the fastest pin of the entire OhioQuest/PennQuest season. She took 2nd in Girls MS at the Boardman Kickoff Classic and is entered in Girls MS this weekend.
Travis Chapman comes in at 12-1. He ranks 7th on the season leaderboard in wins and 2nd in tech falls (5), with titles at Stow and Rootstown.
A state champion leads Chardon
Nathan Hoffmann (Chardon Youth Wrestling) won the 2026 OhioQuest State Championship in Div II Novice at 53. He is 3-0 this fall and won the 10U title at the Streetsboro Scuffle. He's entered in both Open 10U and Rookie 10U.
Hometown state runners-up
Madison has two of its own who reached the state finals last spring:
Jacob McLaughlin was the 2026 state runner-up in Div III Open at 112 and is entered in Open 12U.
Bonder Carthen was the 2026 state runner-up in Div III Novice at 58 and is entered in Open 10U.
Madison is one of the biggest teams in the building so far. Between Madison High School, Madison Youth and Madison, the host club has 17 entries.
Big turnouts from the Lake County clubs
Mentor leads all clubs with 17 entries (21 including Mentor Youth), followed by Riverside (14) and Harvey (11). Wattsburg Wrestling Club makes the trip from Pennsylvania with 9.
Fall champions
Jack McCall (Mentor) won the 12U title at the Stow Bulldog Fall Open. He was 2-0 there, finishing ahead of Angel Crespo III, who has one of the season's fastest pins.
Charlie Jackson (Riverside) won Rookie 8U at Rootstown and has 6 wins this fall.
Piper Geiss (Berkshire) is 3-0 this season and won the Girls HS title at Rootstown.
Event details
When: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Where: Madison High School, 3100 Burns Rd., Madison, OH 44057
Divisions: Rookie (1st and 2nd year wrestlers), Open, and Girls
Start times: Final times will be posted Saturday by noon!
Entry: $30, pre-registration only. No walk-up or same-day registration.
Register: Now on Snapdown - closes tonight, Friday, Nov 6 at 10:00 p.m.
Awards: Medals for the top three in every weight class, plus chances to win free ice cream and Blizzards courtesy of the Madison DQ® at 1907 Hubbard Rd.
Concessions: Open all day, including breakfast
Final weigh-in times, start times and brackets will be posted at noon on Saturday at ohioquest.com. Brackets and live results will run on Snapdown all day Sunday.
See you in Madison!