Dalton Risner, a 2014 graduate of Wiggins, was selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the hometown Denver Broncos on Friday night.
Risner, an offensive lineman who became an All-American at Kansas State, was selected with the ninth pick in the second round, with the No. 41 overall pick.
He is the first former Colorado high school football player to be selected in this year’s NFL Draft, and also the first-ever product of Wiggins to ever be drafted.
This marks the second consecutive year that the Broncos have drafted a local player, having selected ThunderRidge grad Sam Jones last season.
At Kansas State, Risner redshirted his freshman season, then started 50 games over the next four years and was a three-year team captain.
Risner’s profile exploded during his senior season at Kansas State, where he was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports, Sporting News, Pro Football Focus and ESPN.
He was also named the Big 12 offensive lineman of the year as a senior, and was a first-team All-Big 12 pick as a sophomore, junior and a senior — becoming the third offensive lineman in conference history to become a three-time selection.
At Wiggins, Risner was on varsity for three seasons, and played under his father, Mitcheal, who continues to be the school’s coach. As a sophomore, he helped lead the Tigers to the Class 1A championship game.
By the time he was a senior, Risner was named the 1A player of the year as part of the all-state teams.
The 2018 regional volleyball tournaments are this week. Teams in each classification are vying for spots in next week’s state tournaments. Find updated results from the regional rounds on these brackets:
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (11)
17-1
110
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian
18-0
95
3
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
17-1
82
2
2-0
4
Fort Collins
16-2
72
4
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
14-4
65
5
1-0
6
Cherry Creek
15-3
62
6
1-0
7
Eaglecrest
13-5
33
7
0-1
8
Windsor
16-3
32
8
5-0
9
Denver East
13-4
24
9
1-0
10
Chatfield
13-5
11
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Rocky Mountain 9, Castle View 3, Fruita Monument 3, Mountain Vista 3, Ralston Valley 1.
Dropped out
Castle View (10).
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
17-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
17-2
78
3
2-0
3
Niwot
16-2
77
4
2-0
4
Longmont
16-2
57
2
1-1
5
Mead
15-4
50
6
4-1
6
Ponderosa
13-5
42
5
2-0
7
Evergreen
15-3
35
9
1-0
8
Palmer Ridge
13-6
33
8
1-1
9
Holy Family
13-7
32
7
3-2
10
Palisade
15-4
15
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Erie 13, Battle Mountain 2, Thomas Jefferson 2.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (10)
15-1
100
1
0-0
2
Fossil Ridge
15-1
79
3
1-0
3
Valor Christian
16-0
77
2
3-0
4
Fort Collins
14-2
58
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
13-4
54
5
1-1
6
Cherry Creek
14-3
48
4
1-1
7
Eaglecrest
13-4
34
7
2-0
8
Windsor
11-3
25
9
1-0
9
Denver East
12-4
23
8
3-0
10
Castle View
10-5
17
10
0-0
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 10, Mountain Vista 7, Rocky Mountain 4, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 2, Pine Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
15-1
100
1
2-0
2
Longmont
15-1
82
3
1-0
3
Discovery Canyon
15-2
78
2
1-1
4
Niwot
14-2
52
5
2-0
5
Ponderosa
11-5
49
4
0-0
6
Mead
11-3
44
6
1-1
7
Holy Family
10-5
41
7
1-1
8
Palmer Ridge
12-5
40
9
2-0
9
Evergreen
14-3
26
8
2-0
10
Erie
10-6
17
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Pueblo West 14, Air Academy 3, Battle Mountain 2, Palisade 1, Thomas Jefferson 1.
Dropped out
Pueblo West (10).
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (3)
14-1
105
1
0-1
2
Platte Valley (4)
13-2
103
5
2-0
3
University (2)
13-3
94
2
1-1
4
Eaton (3)
12-5
84
3
2-0
5
Alamosa
22-0
73
4
3-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
17-3
50
6
2-0
7
Manitou Springs
14-2
48
7
1-0
8
Cedaredge
14-2
31
8
1-1
9
Faith Christian
11-4
21
9
2-0
10
Valley
8-7
13
–
0-2
Others receiving votes:
Englewood 10, Coal Ridge 9, Middle Park 7, Bennett 5, Sterling 4, DSST: Green Valley Ranch 2, Eagle Ridge Academy 1.
Voted upon by coaches and media members around the state. New voters can sign up by emailing rcasey@chsaa.org. These rankings have no bearing on postseason seeding.
Class 5A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Chaparral (9)
15-1
99
1
2-0
2
Valor Christian (1)
13-0
83
4
2-0
3
Fossil Ridge
14-1
77
3
2-0
4
Cherry Creek
13-2
64
6
2-0
5
Cherokee Trail
12-3
63
2
1-1
6
Fort Collins
12-2
61
5
2-0
7
Eaglecrest
11-4
30
7
2-0
8
Denver East
9-4
23
9
0-0
9
Windsor
10-3
21
10
2-0
10
Castle View
10-5
14
8
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Chatfield 6, Rock Canyon 3, ThunderRidge 3, Fruita Monument 1, Mountain Vista 1, Rampart 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 4A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lewis-Palmer (10)
13-1
100
1
2-0
2
Discovery Canyon
14-1
86
2
2-0
3
Longmont
14-1
78
3
2-0
4
Ponderosa
11-5
54
4
1-0
5
Niwot
12-2
51
5
2-0
6
Mead
10-2
43
7
2-0
7
Holy Family
9-4
38
8
2-0
8
Evergreen
12-3
34
9
1-0
9
Palmer Ridge
10-5
32
6
2-1
10
Pueblo West
11-4
14
10
1-1
Others receiving votes:
Erie 12, Air Academy 2, Thomas Jefferson 2, Woodland Park 2, D’Evelyn 1, Silver Creek 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 3A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Lutheran (7)
14-0
105
1
2-0
2
University (2)
12-2
97
2
1-1
3
Eaton (2)
10-5
74
3
2-0
4
Alamosa
19-0
71
4
1-0
5
Platte Valley
11-2
70
5
2-0
6
Colorado Springs Christian
15-3
52
6
2-1
7
Manitou Springs
13-2
42
8
2-0
8
Cedaredge
13-1
22
10
3-0
9
Faith Christian
9-4
20
7
1-1
10
Bennett
9-3
12
–
2-0
Others receiving votes:
Valley 11, Coal Ridge 9, Englewood 9, Middle Park 5, Sterling 4, Eagle Ridge Academy 2.
Dropped out
Valley (9).
Class 2A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Yuma (8)
15-1
80
1
2-0
2
Meeker
15-0
72
2
1-0
3
Wiggins
14-1
58
3
2-0
4
Denver Christian
14-1
55
4
2-0
5
Swink
16-2
42
5
4-0
6
Del Norte
16-1
39
6
3-0
7
Union Colony
12-2
27
7
1-1
8
Rye
13-2
19
8
2-0
9
Simla
11-4
13
10
1-0
10
Vail Mountain
13-3
11
9
3-0
Others receiving votes:
Dayspring Christian 5, Akron 4, Highland 4, Dolores 3, Hoehne 3, Limon 3, Lyons 1, Paonia 1.
Dropped out
None.
Class 1A
RK
TEAM
W-L
PTS
PVS
LW
1
Kit Carson (4)
13-1
76
1
2-0
2
Otis (4)
15-0
74
2
1-0
3
La Veta
14-1
53
4
4-0
4
Weldon Valley
14-1
51
3
2-0
5
Briggsdale
12-2
43
5
0-1
6
Merino
9-5
35
7
1-1
7
Walsh
11-2
33
6
1-2
8
De Beque
13-2
24
8
0-2
9
Springfield
9-4
21
9
2-2
10
Stratton/Liberty
11-3
10
–
2-2
Others receiving votes:
McClave 9, Dove Creek 6, Flagler/Hi-Plains 3, Fleming 2.