Central Minnesota Mat Rats Preseason Report (19th Annual)
By Roger Mischke November 2013 Coaches, please keep me informed of your team’s success throughout the season. With each edition, I would like to share their success in The Central MN Report. Please send relevant information for Class A individual and team ratings as well. I will also report your results to The Guillotine results page [email protected]/fax 612- 605-0159 or if you would like, please either fax (1-320-363-7412) or email [email protected] those tournament brackets and your dual meet results. (Email preferred) Thanks, The Mat Rat Roger Mischke.
GRANITE RIDGE CONFERENCE
FAVORITES: FOLEY FALCONS and the MILACA WOLVES
DARK HORSES: LITTLE FALLS FLYERS and the BECKER BULLDOGS
FOLEY FALCONS
Co-Head Coaches: Lyle Freudenberg and Scott Gorecki
Enrollment: 445
Section: 6AA
The Falcons had many adversities to work thru last season with injuries and continued sickness. Yet they built a very good 24-5 dual meet despite all those adversities. Look for the Falcons to likely improve on those dual meet marks from last season, if they avoid those same type of issues as last season. They should make a strong challenge to defend both their conference and section titles from last season. They should be one of the top teams in AA in the state for the 2013-2014 season. Tyler Funk, Tyler Midas, Mitch Struffert and Mitch Keeler should be their key leaders thru out the season. They will return eight section place winners including six state qualifiers.
24-5 Overall Dual Meets 6-0 Granite Ridge Conference Champions
Section 6AA Champions Third Place Class AA State
Twelve Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers/5 State Place Winners
Second Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational: 171 Pts. (10 Placers)
Third Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 136.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational: 115.5 Pts. (4 Placers)
Second Place Frazee “Les Kertscher” Duals: 2-1
Second Place Forest Lake “Ranger” Duals: 2-1
Fifth Place St. Cloud Tech “Kiffmeyer” Duals: 2-1
Returning Wrestlers:
Tyler Funk 12th 34-6 2nd Sec./2nd State
Tyler Midas 12th 39-10 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Mitch Struffert 12th 31-9 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Mitch Keeler 12th 33-10 2nd Section
Randy Jenson 12th 10-6 1st Section
Luke Kelvington 12th 19-12 2nd Section
Carter Nielsen 11th 19-4 Injured
Brandon Halverson 12th 27-17 4th Section
Logan Lunde 12th 20-13
John Gehling 12th 10-14
Tyler Beehler 12th 6-3
Mitch Rothfork 8th 15-18 5th Section
Taylor Jurek 10th 7-11
John Garceau 12th 4-8
Spencer Schrupp 12th 2-8 Injured
A. J. Belanger 12th 3-3
Dylan Stang 11th 5-6
Randy Kutz 10th 3-4
Spencer Elwell 10th 2-2
Jon Olson 11th 4-9
Brandon Jackson 11th 3-1
Nathan Goulet 11th 3-3
Graduates:
Tristan Manderfeld 38-6 1st Section/4th State/AC (129-13 Career)
Keith Thell 27-4 1st Section/5th State (99-20 Career)
Cameron Svihla 29-13 1st Section/AC (68-37 Career)
Nathan Beehler 16-18 6th Section (35-38 Career)
BECKER BULLDOGS
Head Coach: Matt Aho
Enrollment: 769
Section: 6AA
The Bulldogs had another very good season as they built a 18-5 dual meet mark along with section and conference runner up honors. They do return three section place winners and nine others with a great deal of experience. The Bulldogs could challenge those good dual meet marks from last season if their younger wrestlers continue to improve and the stay healthy. They should make strong challenge for a top a four spot in this very balanced section. Look for them to be a force to be dealt with in their conference campaign. Their key leaders should be Bobby Lee and Zach Zimmer.
18-5 Overall Duals Meets 6-1 Granite Ridge Conference
Section 6AA Runner Up
Nine Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Albany “Purple Pride” Invitational: 194 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place BBE “Jaguar” Invitational: 149 Pts. (10 Placers)
Ninth Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational: 103 Pts. (9 Placers)
47th Place Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational: 45 Pts. (1 Placer)
Returning Wrestlers:
Bobby Lee 12th 31-15 1st Section/AC
Zack Zimmer 12th 28-14 2nd Section
Cody Ferris 11th 25-14 AC
Kreston Gammon 12th 19-11
Caleb Vekved 11th 14-21
Mason Olson 12th 12-18
Casey Vesledahl 10th 5-2 4th Section
Tyler Maelsen 12th 9-4
Brandon Croatt 12th 3-3
Sam Kirchner 11th 4-10
Adam Bauman 9th 3-6
C. J. Shwintek 11th 3-11
Jon Schwartz 10th 2-4
Jaylin Hildebrandt 9th 3-4
Alex Lindberg 12th 1-4
Graduates:
Colton Vekved 40-7 1st Section/6th State/AC (100-43 Career)
Eric Dudek 28-10 2nd Section/AC (65-38 Career)
Brady Kurtz 18-12 6th Section (38-30 Career)
Dustin Peterson 10-7 3rd Section
Brady Halvorson 3-3
Regan Dvorak 5-0
MILACA WOLVES
Co-Head Coaches: Mitch Vedders and Clay Hoeck
Enrollment: 445
Section: 7AA
The Wolves posted 19-10 dual meet marks last season in a transition season with new coaches taking over the helm. They did get hit with a couple of serious injuries during the campaign. With the graduation of three very good wrestlers they should be back to make strong challenges for honors in both the section and conference. The Wolves return eight section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. They should make a big improvement on last year’s dual meet marks. Look for Austin Weidner, Ray Hoffman and Brandon Merton to be their key leaders thru out the season.
19-10 Overall Dual Meets 5-2 Granite Ridge Conference
Section 7AA Runner Up
Ten Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
First Place Waconia “Wildcat” Duals: 4-0
Second Place Milaca “Wolves” Duals: 2-1
Third Place Blaine “Bengals” Duals: 2-1
Fourth Place Farmington “Tiger” Duals:
Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Weidner 11th 31-8 2nd Section/AC
Ray Hoffman 12th 29-8 2nd Section/AC
Brandon Merton 12th 27-13 2nd Section/AC
Josh Otten 11th 21-10 Injured
Hunter Noor 11th 18-5 Injured/AC
Jack Barsody 12th 19-14 5th Section
Aaron Moscho 11th 17-19 4th Section
Zach Peterson 11th 17-21 5th Section
Dru Kuchenbaker 10th 10-13 4th Section
Jorgen Erickson 12th 12-18 6th Section
Jake Merten 11th 14-16
Colton Sailor 11th 9-9
Logan Sahlstrom 11th 10-2
Jonathon Hall 8th 7-27
Keegan Suring 9th 3-12
Jack Gutlovics 11th 1-2
Graduates:
Joey Curtis 31-7 2nd Section/AC (142-38 Career)
Jonah Gahm 4-1 Injured (130-25 Career)
Mike Hoffman 22-11 3rd Section (43-26 Career)
LITTLE FALLS FLYERS
Head Coach: Mike Hendrickson
Enrollment: 694
Section 8AAA
The Flyers had a very good 24-7 dual meet marks last season and section runner up honors. With the graduation six very good seniors, they will go thru some growing pains early in the season. But look for the Flyers to be a force to be dealt with in the conference campaign and to make a strong challenge for section honors. If their younger wrestlers continue to improve I look for them to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. Trysten Ross, Justin Jenks, Alex Lange Logan Kappahahn to be their key leaders thru out the season.
24-7 Overall Dual Meets 4-3 Granite Ridge Conference
Section 8AAA Runner Up
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Third Place Cambridge “Bluejacket” Invitational: 142 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational: 133.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fifth Place Fergus Falls “Pudge Anderson” Duals:
Returning Wrestlers:
Trysten Ross 12th 31-9 5th Section/AC
Tyler Gastecki 12th 12-10 2nd Section
Justin Jenks 10th 27-13 4th Section/AC
Logan Kappahahn 11th 18-8 3rd Section
Josh Beack 9th 25-17 3rd Section
Alex Lange 11th 28-12 4th Section
Derek McMahan 12th 20-13 4th Section
A. J. Jenks 8th 11-16 6th Section
Graduates:
Conner Scherping 36-7 2nd Section/AC (107-54 Career)
Conor Swanson 37-6 2nd Section/AC (90-29 Career)
Joe Reis 22-16 2nd Section (29-27 Career)
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Jordan Petrone 20-13 3rd Section (56-55 Career)
Keith Yorek 17-25 5th Section (30-27 Career)
David Copa 16-19 All Conference (35-49 Career)
MORA MUSTANGS
Head Coach: Tom Youngblom
Enrollment: 407
Section: 7AA
The Mustangs had some struggles during the course of the season with injuries as they posted a 14-10 dual meet marks. They did graduate four section place winners but look for them to challenge for a top four spot in the section dual meet campaign and be a force to be dealt with in the conference. They will return eight section place winners including two state qualifiers. The Mustangs should improve on their dual meet marks from last season if they stay healthy. Jordan Tober, Reed Gmahl and Thomas Hischer should be their key leaders thru out the season.
14-10 Overall Dual Meets 3-4 Granite Ridge Conference
Twelve Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Second Place Mora “Mustangs” Invitational: 175.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Albany “Purple Pride” Invitational: 161 Pts. (10 Placers)
Ninth Place Maple Grove “Crimson” Invitational: 90 Pts. (6 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Jordan Tober 11th 30-11 2nd Section
Reed Gmahl 12th 22-6 1st Section/AC
Thomas Hischer 11th 27-10 3rd Section/AC
Brady Beier 11th 22-15 3rd Section
Brandon Lucking 11th 20-18 5th Section
Tyler Tober 10th 18-14 5th Section
Ethan Pracher 9th 16-20 5th Section
Kameron Dzuirs 10th 11-24 6th Section
Blake Poole 11th 13-21
Chad Stanber 10th 3-5
Chandler Hinrichs 12th 1-1
Jeremy Kubat 11th 4-0
Eric Podvin 12th 1-1
Nick Kastenbauer 12th 2-1
Graduates:
Codie LaFromboise 35-1 1st Section/2nd State/AC (136-30 Career)
Ken Kastenbauer 17-5 3rd Section/AC (96-39 Career)
Austin Richard 26-16 4th Section (70-55 Career)
Jordan Koch 17-14 5th Section
Kolten Doty 14-8
Jake Hruska 9-10
Jacob Ruettiman 0-8
ZIMMERMAN THUNDER
Head Coach: Pat Burch
Enrollment: 563
Section 6AA
The Thunder posted 5-15 dual meet marks last season, but look for them to improve on those marks with the graduation of only one very good senior. They will return four section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience. Hunter Smith and Austin May will be their key leaders thru out the season.
5-15 Overall Dual Meets 2-5 Granite Ridge Conference
Five Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fourth Place East Ridge “Rapter” Invitational: 146.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Elk River “Elks” Invitational: 108 Pts. (10 Placers)
Sixth Place Mora “Mustang” Invitational: 107 Pts. (7 Placers)
Fifth Place Zimmerman “Thunder” Invitational: 94 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Chisago Lakes “Legends” Invitational: 73.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Fridley “Don Meyers” Invitational: 87 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Hunter Smith 12th 32-11 2nd Section/AC
Austin May 11th 27-12 4th Section
Trentin Milless 10th 17-17 6th Section
Mitch Gagne 12th 16-20 5th Section
Evan Carr 9th 11-19
Chase Rosby 10th 15-17
Ben Jensen 11th 7-17
Justin Viktora 12th 6-14
Kolton Wahl 12th 4-23
Kaleb Kliever 9th 3-10
Graduates:
Mitch Robinson 36-5 2nd Section/5th State/AC
ALBANY HUSKIES
Head Coach: Caleb Watson
Enrollment: 503
Section 8AA
The Huskies will be looking to improve on last year’s dual meet marks. They will return one section place winner and five others with experience. They had three section place winners graduate so they will be hard pressed to make any big improvement on those marks. However if they continue to improve and get some of their bigger weights filled they could. Carter Holthaus should be their key leader thru out the season.
1-16 Overall Dual Meets 0-7 Granite Ridge Conference
Four Section Place Winners
Seventh Place Big Lake “Hornets” Invitational: 90.5 Pts. ( Placers)
Seventh Place Albany “Purple Pride” Invitational: 90.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Litchfield “Dragons” Invitational: 70 Pts. (5 Placers)
Ninth Place Mora “Mustangs” Invitational: 61 Pts. (3 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Carter Holthaus 12th 32-8 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Leo Kerfeld 11th 13-16
Jordan Kittelson 11th 6-16
Lucas Womack 10th 8-15
Brayan Guevara 11th 4-15
Marcus Mergen 10th 5-7
Mitchel Kotschevar 10th 1-9
Graduates:
Matthew Schlangen 21-14 4th Section (64-39 Career)
Brady Winkels 22-12 6th Section (85-78 Career)
Eric Schmitt 10-9 3rd Section (73-83 Career)
MISSISSIPPI EIGHT CONFERENCE
FAVORITES: SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS and the CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
DARK Horses: MONTICELLO MAGIC and the CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Head Coach: Dan Lefebvre
Enrollment: 1,448
Section: 7AAA
The Knights had an awesome season with their 32-1-1 dual meet marks along with a Co-State AAA Championship; Section 7AAA Championship and a Mississippi 8 Conference championships. They did graduate ten seniors including five place winners; so they will be hard pressed to match those dual meet marks. But look for the Knights to challenge for hardware at the state once again this season. They should defend both section and conference titles. Tommy Thorn, Mark Voss, Jordan Joseph and Mitchell McKee should be their key leaders thru out the season. Look for their younger wrestlers to step up and make the Knights a definite force to be reckoned with by the end of the season.
32-1-1 Overall Dual Meets 5-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Champions
Co-State Champions Class AAA
Section 7AAA Champions
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Twelve State Qualifiers/Nine Place State Placers
First place Rochester “Minnesota Christmas” Invitational: 256.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
First Place Rochester “The Clash” National Duals: 5-1
First Place STMA “Knights” Invitational: 265.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place St. Cloud “Kiffmeyer” Duals” 3-0
First Place Eden Prairie “Eagles” Invitational: 235.5 (14 Placers)
First Place Coon Rapids “Cardinals” Duals: 3-0
First Place Forest Lake “Ranger” Duals: 3-0
Returning Wrestlers:
Tommy Thorn 12th 47-1 1st Sec./1st State/AC
Mark Voss 12th 42-6 1st Sec./2nd State/AC
Jordan Joseph 11th 39-8 1st Sec./1st State/AC
Mitchell McKee 10th 45-4 1st Sec./3rd State/AC
Aaron Dick 12th 35-11 2nd Section/AC
Jacob Briggs 11th 38-10 1st Section/AC
Seth Gardner 10th 30-11 2nd Section/AC
Colten Schoen 12th 15-4
Randy Anderson 11th 8-9
Talon Juusola 12th 6-9
Donnie Leuer 10th 5-4
Graduates:
Cole Sladek 43-5 1st Section/2nd State/AC (188-47 Career)
Lincoln Mallinger 38-11 2nd Section/2nd State/AC (137-48 Career)
Ricky Briggs 45-5 1st Section/4th State/AC (94-33 Career)
Mitchell Eull 36-2 1st Section/AC (73-16 Career)
Michael Kessler 45-5 2nd Section/4th State/AC (88-19 Career)
Tanner Mills 36-13 2nd Section/5th State/AC (185-39 Career)
Ryan Rostamo 20-12 Injured
Mitchell Herian 12-14 3rd Section
Thor Holstad 16-12 6th Section
Owen Gammell 13-12
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
Head Coach: Neil Jennissen
Enrollment: 1,328
Section: 7AAA
The Blue Jackets had great dual marks of 28-4 along with runner up honors in both section and conference dual meet campaigns. They did graduate ten seniors including six section place winners. They do return seven section place winners including two with state tourney experience and four others with a great deal of experience. So look for the Blue Jackets to make a strong challenge for both conference and section honors. They should again be one of the top AAA teams in the state this season. Kyle Chromey, Travis Swanson, Dakota Johnson and Brady Kuntz to be their key leaders thru out the season. The Jackets could should those very dual meet marks from last season.
28-4 Overall Dual Meets 4-1 Mississippi 8 Conference
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers/Two State Place Winners
First Place Cambridge-Isanti “Blue Jacket” Invitational: 196.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place St. Cloud “Kiffmeyer” Duals: 2-1
Second Place Coon Rapids “Cardinal” Duals: 2-1
Fourth Place Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational: 154 Pts. (4 Placers)
Fifth Place Rochester “Christmas” Invitational: 161 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Kyle Chromey 12th 31-15 2nd Section/AC
Travis Swanson 12th 34-14 2nd Sec./6th State/
Dakota Johnson 12th 30-13 3rd Section/AC
Brady Kuntz 11th 32-10 3rd Section/AC
Monty Frederiksen 10th 26-16 3rd Section
James Fredericksen 12th 22-21 6th Section
David Kent 11th 18-9
Reegan Lane 12th 9-6 3rd Section
Carlo Holmberg 11th 9-10
Tommy Guy 12th 6-7
Tanner Torgerson 12th 3-2
Graduates:
Travis Holt 45-3 1st Section/4th State/AC (152-29 Career)
Ty Torgerson 36-9 2nd Section (138-53 Career)
Cody Skog 40-9 2nd Section/AC (170-36 Career)
Derick Demars 25-18 3rd Section/AC
Russ Laboe 23-9 Injured/All Conference
C. J. Schlichtmann 14-8 6th Section/AC
Kyle Willette 9-12 6th Section
Nate Nassif 18-12
Jessie Siekkinen 9-14
Codie Auren 7-1
MONTICELLO MAGIC
Head Coach: Andy Zigan
Enrollment: 1,097
Section: 6AA
The Magic posted 12-13 dual meet marks last season, with the graduation of four seniors, just two section place winners. They are looking to improve on those dual marks this season. Back from last year’s team are eleven section place winners including six with state tourney experience. Look for the Magic to improve on those dual marks from last season and to made a very strong challenge for a top four spot in this very balanced section dual meet campaign. Zach Beaumaster, Tevin Zavadil and Jake Berthiaume should be their key leaders thru out the season.
12-13 Overall Dual Meets 2-3 Mississippi 8 Conference
Section 5AA Runner Up
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers/Two State Place Winners
First Place Big Lake “Hornet” Invitational: 186.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Mound-Westonka “Leopold/Haglund” Invitational: 192 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place South St. Paul “Pete Veldman” Invitational: (11 Placers)
Sixth Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 122 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Zach Beaumaster 12th 39-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Tevin Zavadil 12th 32-10 2nd Section/AC
Jake Berthiaume 12th 31-8 2nd Section/AC
Carter Barnes 12th 28-15 2nd Section/AC
Brent Riddle 11th 26-15 1st Section
Jack Bourgeois 10th 25-17 2nd Section/AC
Jerimiah Yeats 12th 20-22 3rd Section
Cooper Hanson 10th 17-23 5th Section
Conner Adrian 12th 13-14 3rd Section
Daniel Munoz 10th 8-6 4th Section
Levi Job 12th 3-10
Austin Louison 12th 1-1
Colten Hageman 11th 3-1
Taylor Bouma 11th 1-1
Graduates:
Logan Stiller 35-9 1st Section/4th State (81-57 Career)
Mitch Hanson 6-18 4th Section
Andrew Mergen 4-3
Jakob Thompson 2-1
CHISAGO LAKES WILDCATS
Head Coach: Shawn Frederixson
Enrollment: 1,034
Section 7AA
The Wildcats posted an improved 21-8 dual meet marks, back from that Section championship team are six section place winners, including four state qualifiers and eight others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate six seniors last spring including three state qualifiers, but look for this team to make a big challenge to defend their section honors of last season and possibly for state honors once again. They will be competing in the Mississippi 8 conference this season, the Wildcats should be one of the top teams their behind the Knights and the Blue Jackets. Dylan Connell, Kyle Schoenecker, Joe Virga, Mark Sontag and Aaron Sistrunk should be their key leaders thru out the season.
21-8 Overall Dual Meets 6-3 North Suburban Conference
Section 7AA Champions/Fifth Place Class AA State
Ten Section Place Winners/Seven State Qualifiers
Second Place Chisago Lakes “Wildcat Holiday” Invitational: 207 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Chisago Lakes “Legends” Invitational: 170 Pts. (11 Placers)
Third Place Pine City “Dragons” Invitational: 135 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational: 107 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eight Place Eastview “Lightning” Invitational: 86 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Dylan Connell 11th 45-5 1st Section/6th State/AC
Kyle Schoenecker 10th 39-7 1st Section/AC
Joe Virga 11th 24-4 1st Section/AC
Mark Sontag 12th 31-8 2nd Section
Aaron Sistrunk 10th 26-17 3rd Section
Carson Velaski 12th 17-20 All Conference
Mike Sampson 12th 11-18 6th Section
Soloman Lunde 11th 13-18
Sean Hoyt 12th 9-15
Nathan Graeve 9th 8-10
A. J. Harrington 9th 6-3
Kevin Schmidt 12th 5-18
William Mechelk 12th 4-9
Mike Bliskowski 10th 1-14
Graduates:
Quade Zupko 44-3 1st Section/AC (189-47 Career)
Jonah Westbury 38-4 1st Section (80-18 Career)
Eric Brown 27-14 2nd Section
Brandon Oberg 3-11
Daniel Sargent 1-3
PRINCETON TIGERS
Head Coach: Brian Hellman
Enrollment: 914
Section: 7AA
The Tigers posted 7-12 dual meet marks last season, look for the them to make a huge improvement on those marks this season. They will return eight section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. They could challenge for a top four spot in the section dual meet campaign and be a force to reckoned with in the conference. Billy McClay, Timmy Bialka, Wyatt Ross, Luke Winkelman and Justin Robillard should be their key leaders thru out the season. The Tigers will be in the Mississippi 8 conference this season.
7-12 Overall Dual Meets 1-6 Granite Ridge Conference
Nine Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fourth Place New London-Spicer “Wildcat” Invite: 149 Pts (12 Placers)
Fourth Place Andover “Husky” Invitational: 134.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place Zimmerman “Thunder” Invitational: 151 Pts. (12 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Billy McClay 12th 32-7 2nd Section/AC
Timmy Bialka 9th 28-11 1st Section
Wyatt Ross 12th 20-15 5th Section
Nathan Hellman 10th 21-17
Zach Kitzman 12th 20-18
Luke Winkelman 12th 20-15 6th Section
Justin Robillard 12th 19-19 4th Section
Dylan Auren 10th 14-14 4th Section
Cole Warren 12th 12-15 4th Section
Brent Chambers 10th 19-19 3rd Section
Jake Pramann 11th 9-9
Alex Robillard 10th 10-25
Jesse McClay 9th 6-18
Bailey West 12th 4-13
Anthony Leis 11th 2-3
Gabe Kolhoff 10th 2-8
Graduates:
Josh Lubrecht 0-3
BIG LAKE HORNETS
Head Coach: Evan Warnert
Enrollment: 857
Section: 6AA
The Hornets had good dual meet marks of 11-5 and they will return four section place winners along with eight others with a great deal experience. The Hornets did graduate seven seniors including four section place winners. But look for them to challenge those dual meet marks. Josiah Brown, Logan Donais, Tristan Jaques and A. J. Standford should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-5 Overall Dual Meets 3-2 Mississippi 8 Conference
Eight Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Third Place Litchfield “Dragons” Invitational: 160.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place Richfield “Turner” Invitational: 186 Pts. (12 Placers)
Third Place Big Lake “Hornets” Invitational: 157.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Second Place Chisago Lakes “Legends” Invitational: 194 Pts. (14 Placers)
Eleventh Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational: 109 Pts. (6 Placers) (35 Teams)
Eight Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 87 Pts. (7 Placers)
Seventh Place Pine City/HF “Dragons” Invitational: 99 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Josiah Brown 12th 27-14 2nd Section
Logan Donais 11th 27-13 6th Section/AC
Derek Helgoe 11th 22-19 3rd Section
A. J. Standford 12th 25-16
Wyatt Juhl 10th 17-13
Tristan Jaques 11th 24-17 5th Section
Daulton Stringer 12th 19-13
Drew Kern 12th 10-19
Parker Millam 10th 6-11
Alex Neeser 12th 4-8
Blake Anderson 11th 3-4
Patrick Lieble 11th 2-7
Tristan Boroski 11th 2-3
Caleb Juhl 9th 2-5
Dylan Pothen 12th 2-7
Graduates:
Colton Pollock 31-15 2nd Section/5th State/AC
Michael Blume 26-11 2nd Section/AC (56-48 Career)
Cody Knaeble 28-12 4th Section (68-76 Career)
Brandon Holthaus 20-14 5th Section
Cole Knaeble 12-6 Injured
Phil Duncan 9-15
Robert Meier 3-5
NORTH BRANCH VIKINGS
Head Coach: Jim Hoard
Enrollment: 875
Section: 7AA
The Vikings posted very good 15-11 dual meet marks, back from that team are six section place winners and two others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five section place winners including three state qualifiers, so the Vikings might be hard pressed to improve on those dual meet marks. They could possibly challenge for a top four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign. They will also be competing in the Mississippi 8 conference this season, where they should be real competitive possible top four in this very strong conference. Reid Johnson, Aaron Senne, Seamus Hunter and Tristan LaBelle should be their key leaders thru out the season.
15-11 Overall 6-3 North Suburban
Eleven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Second Place Big Lake “Hornets” Invitational: 177.5 Pts (12 Placers)
Fifth Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 122.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Reid Johnson 12th 33-8 2nd Section
Aaron Senne 12th 31-11 4th Section
Seamus Hunter 12th 33-13 3rd Section
Tristan LaBelle 12th 17-16 4th Section
Cameron Sampson 11th 18-19 6th Section
Kody Strohmayer 11th 18-25 6th Section
Thomas Steele 10th 16-25
Arik Steel 11th 11-23
Graduates:
Sam Peltier 23-6 2nd Section
Zach Sundly 30-7 1st Section
Eric Bergstrom 29-9 2nd Section
Jake Pilz 33-12 3rd Section
Levi Eastwood 23-21 4th Section
ST. FRANCIS FIGHTING SAINTS
Head Coach: Michael Phillips
Enrollment: 1463
The Fighting Saints posted 15-6 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are four section place winners and seven others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate five seniors, four with eighteen wins or more. But look for them to challenge those dual meet numbers of last season. They will be in the Mississippi 8 conference this season. Look for this young team to improve over the course of the season and possibly challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Alex Wilson, Aaron Wilson and Adam Blue should be their key leaders thru out the season.
15-6 Overall Dual Meets 8-1 North Suburban Conference
Six Section Place Winners
First Place Mora “Mustang” Invitational: 180.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
Second Place Champlin Park “Rebel” Duals: 2-1
Fifth Place Big Lake “Hornets” Invitational: 137 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fifth Place Anoka “Tornadoes” Duals: 2-1
Returning Wrestlers:
Alex Wilson 11th 20-17 5th Section/AC
Aaron Wilson 11th 22-13 4th Section/AC
Adam Blue 12th 23-10 6th Section
Bo Blanske 10th 11-18 6th Section
Daniel Worthington 11th 19-5
Mason Hall 9th 15-17
Andrew Wasche 11th 12-20
Tyler Dahlstrom 9th 12-21
Lucas Phelps 10th 7-12
Anthony Norman 11th 5-14
Lucas Sherburne 9th 3-12
Cole Kripach 8th 2-2
Ross Perkins 11th 1-2
Graduates:
Conan Sandberg 36-8 2nd Section/AC (58-38 Career)
Alex Eastman 26-11 4th Section/AC
Taylor Charles 23-7 Injured
Tyler Reitz 18-10
Sam Gerlach 4-1
BUFFALO BISON
Head Coach: Jason Maurer
Enrollment: 1,572
Section 6AAA
The Bison had 2-16 dual meet marks last season, with the return of six section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. They should be looking to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. Adam Treptau, Robert Sahli and Ian Scherber should be their key leaders thru out the season.
2-16 Overall Dual Meets 0-5 Mississippi 8 Conference
Seven Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Chaska/Chanhassen “Holiday” Invitational: 103 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Osseo “Ken Droegemueller” Invitational: 88 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place St. Francis “Fighting Saints” Invitational: 88 Pts. (10 Placers)
Seventh Place Mound-Westonka “Leopold/Haglund” Invitational: 93 Pts. (9 Placers)
Thirteenth Place Foley “Tom Keating” Memorial” Invitational: 46 Pts. (3 Placers)
Eight Place Totino Grace “Eagles” Invitational: 40.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Adam Treptau 10th 28-6 1st Section/AC
Robert Sahli 10th 13-12 3rd Section
Ian Scherber 12th 18-19 5th Section
Josh Skarin 9th 5-16 6th Section
Wyatt Jacobson Hanson 10th 10-19 5th Section
Hunter Durand 11th 17-22 6th Section
Josh Anderson 8th 9-14
Corbin Ruby 12th 3-18
Victor Jude 12th 3-7
Auston Avlarez 12th 2-3
James Frank 10th 2-1
Alex Pahl 12th 0-4
Graduates:
Jonathon Wirkkala 13-13 4th Section
Cedric Jimenez 11-8 Injured (74-54 Career)
Matthew Ruhr 5-6
Joe O’Flannagan 3-12
ROGERS ROYALS
Head Coach: Chris Donnay
Enrollment: 1,251
Section: 5AAA
The Royals had solid dual meet marks of 13-14 last season. With the return of seven section place winners and four others with a great deal of experience they will be looking to improve on those dual meet marks. With the graduation of only one section place winner the Royals should be excited about the upcoming season. Look for them to possibly challenge for a top four spot in this dual meet campaign. Phillip Anderson, Jake Owens, Connor Larson and Cruz Martinez should be their key leaders thru out the season.
13-14 Overall Dual Meets 1-4 Mississippi 8
Eight Section Place Winners Three State Qualifiers
Third Place Brooklyn Centre “Centuers” Invitational: 161.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Third Rogers “Royal Rumble” Duals: 2-1
Sixth Place Maple Grove “Crimson” Invitational: 114 Pts. (8 Placers) (12 Teams)
Six Place Chisago Lakes “Wildcat” Invitational: 84 Pts. (6 Placers)
Seventh Place Fridley “Don Meyers” Invitational: 100 Pts. (7 Placers (12 Teams)
Seventh Place Zimmerman “Thunder” Invitational: 64 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Phillip Anderson 12th 35-7 1st Section
Jake Owens 11th 24-18 2nd Section
Connor Larson 12th 29-18 4th Section
Cruz Martinez 10th 29-8 4th Section
Andrew Piehl 10th 20-15 3rd Section
Tyler Eicher 12th 22-19 5th Section
Jordan Lemcke 11th 22-20 3rd Section
Peter Oakland 10th 14-23
Steffen Paige 12th 10-10
Brandon Magnuson 11th 6-21
Jordan Bond 11th 7-20
Sam Suedbeck 10th 2-3
Trevor Schwartz 11th 1-4
Graduates:
Kyler Swanson 29-11 2nd Section
Ryan Lien 19-10 Injured
Andrew Fields 1-6
Tyler Oberstar 1-1
CENTRAL LAKES CONFERENCE
FARVORITES: WILLMAR CARDINALS and the SARTELL SABRES
DARK HORSES: ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS and the ROCORI SPARTANS
WILLMAR CARDINALS
Co-Head Coach: Ed Oehlers/Justin Brown
Enrollment: 973
Section 6AAA
The Cardinals had a good season as they posted 17-12 dual meet marks, considering all the injuries they went thru. They will return from their section championship team and state honors; they will return twelve section place winners including individual state qualifiers and six others with a great deal of experience. They did graduate three seniors including two state qualifiers, but look for the Cardinals to make a big improvement on those dual meet marks. Providing they stay healthy, they should make a strong challenge for conference honors and to defend those section honors. Colten Carlson, Austin Miley, Travis Deegan, Zach Leaders, Vaughn Johnson and Juan Resendez to be their key leaders thru out the season.
17-12 Overall Dual Meets 5-3 Central Lakes Conference
Fourteen Section Place Winners/Eight State Qualifiers
Section 6AAA Champions
Sixth Place State Class AAA
Second Place Willmar “Cardinal Classic” Invitational: 211.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Cass Lake “Big Bear” Invitational: 164.5 Pts. (6 Placers) (35 Teams)
Fourth Place BBE “Jaguar” Invitational: 117 Pts. (9 Placers)
Seventh Place Hutchinson “Tigers” Invitational: 58 Pts. (4 Placers)
Fifth Place Anoka “Tornadoes” Duals: 2-1
Returning Wrestlers:
Colten Carlson 10th 41-6 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Austin Miley 12th 42-6 1st Section/AC
Travis Deegan 11th 36-10 2nd Section/AC
Zach Leaders 12th 32-7 3rd Section/AC
Vaughn Johnson 11th 26-17 2nd Section
Juan Resendez 11th 28-17 3rd Section
Augustine Hahn 11th 8-4 2nd Section
Estevan Navarro 11th 18-15 2nd Section
Jalen Cabrera 11th 14-23 3rd Section
Jacob Bollig 9th 11-26 5th Section
Kory Welgraven 12th 11-26 5th Section
Matt Hennes 11th 8-23 3rd Section
Clay Carlson 8th 4-7
Logan Walkow 10th 10-9
Leon Richards 12th 6-8
Eli Gunderson 11th 5-15
Darius O’Neil 11th 5-11
Justin Skura 10th 3-15
Nathan Lawrence 10th 2-1
Graduates:
Cass Herzog 35-3 1st Section/AC (85-25 Career)
Nate Mittag 24-10 2nd Section (104-52 Career)
Logan Wigton 5-16
SARTELL SABRES
Head Coach: Cody Olson
Enrollment: 978
Section 8AAA
The Sabres had a very good season despite some of the serious injuries that this team went thru. They posted 10-6 dual meet marks and won the conference; back from that team are eight section place winners and eight others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of three very good seniors look for the Sabres to make a challenge to defend conference championship and to make a strong challenge for a top four spot in this very balance section dual meet campaign. Daniel Vitale, Drew Bienusa, Riley Molitor, Nick Jensen and Zachary Motschke to be their key leaders thru out the season.
10-6 Overall Dual Meets 7-1 Central Lake Conference Champions
Eleven Section Place Winners
First Place Spectrum “Sting” Invitational: 209.5 Pts. (13 Placers)
Second Place Ogilvie “Lions” Invitational: 197 Pts. (13 Placers)
Third Place Melrose “Early Bird” Invitational: 179 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fourth Place Big Lake “Hornets” Invitational: 149 Pts. (13 Placers)
Eveleth Place Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational: 85.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Daniel Vitale 11th 29-3 1st Section/AC
Zachary Motschke 12th 26-12 3rd Section/AC
Drew Bienusa 12th 19-8 3rd Section/AC
Nick Jensen 11th 16-7 4th Section/AC
Jacob Fernholz 10th 18-16 5th Section
Riley Molitor 9th 15-8 Injured
Garrett Counter 11th 17-18 5th Section
Jonathan Pelach 11th 15-21 6th Section
Sam Krauel 12th 10-21 6th Section
Creedance McDemmond 10th 8-12
Hodari Johnson 12th 7-11
Anthony Thene 10th 3-2 Injured
Ryan Zayass 10th 5-6
Danny Nguyen 11th 3-3 Injured
Abe Anderson 11th 4-5
Noah Reichel 8th 2-7
Graduates:
Zachary Peterson 25-10 4th Section/AC
Brady Goebel 24-7 4th Section/AC
Theodore Deuel 18-20 5th Section
ALEXANDRIA CARDINALS
Head Coach: Tom Ellison
Enrollment: 1,091
Section 8AAA
The Cardinals posted good dual meet marks of 11-6 last season. Back from that team that just missed winning a conference championship are eight section place winners; including two state qualifiers and six others with a great deal of varsity experience. Despite the graduation of two seniors including one state qualifier the Cardinals should be looking forward to one of their best seasons in recent years. They should improve on those dual meet marks and make strong challenges for conference and section honors. Justin Cumberbatch, Blake Olhausen, Trent Piepenburg, Ben Borgart and Mike Schluter should be their key leaders thru out the season.
11-6 Overall Dual Meets 6-2 Central Lakes Conference
Final Four Section 8AAA
Nine Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Third Place West Central Area “Grant County” Invitational: 152.5 Pts. (9 Placers)
Fourth Place Alexandria “Big Ole” Invitational: 153.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Seventh Place Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational: 112.5 Pts. (5 Placers)
Ninth Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 86 Pts. (5 Placers)
Fifth Place Litchfield “Dragons” Invitational: 124.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Justin Cumberbatch 11th 35-3 1st Section/AC
Blake Olhausen 10th 28-10 1st Section
Trent Piepenburg 12th 35-6 4th Section/AC
Ben Bogart 9th 29-12 5th Section/AC
Mike Schluter 11th 21-16 3rd Section
Dylan Kriese 11th 16-15
Jacob Schlitgen 12th 14-17 All Conference
Shawn Nelson 12th 11-17
Dustin Neu 11th 11-14 4th Section
Tristan Johnson 11th 15-24 5th Section
Jacob Neinaber 11th 12-25 5th Section
Dan Oberg 9th 5-7
Tayg Burgau 9th 1-8
Quinton Kluver Longfellow 9th 1-7
Graduates:
Tony Hubbard 32-7 2nd Section/AC (92-45 Career)
Andrew Moske 3-27
ROCORI SPARTANS
Head Coach: Jeron Leiser
Enrollment: 684
Section 6AAA
The Spartans posted 4-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are eight section place winners and five others with a great deal of experience. With the graduation of just one senior last spring, the Spartans will be looking for much improved dual meet marks. This team could play a spoiler roll in the conference and possibly challenge for a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Tyler Hoffman, Adam Kunz, Cody Buermann and Nick Warne should be their key leaders thru out the season.
4-15 Overall Duals 0-8 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Melrose “Early Bird” Invitational: 100 Pts. (5 Placers)
Eight Place Alexandria “Big Ole” Invitational: 52 Pts. (4 Placers)
Twenty-Second Place Redwood Valley “River Riot” Invitational: 43 Pts.
Returning Wrestlers:
Tyler Hoffman 12th 29-11 2nd Section
Adam Kunz 12th 23-16 4th Section/AC
Cody Buermann 12th 26-16 3rd Section
Nick Warne 9th 24-5 5th Section/AC
Ryan Vigil 10th 12-15 5th Section
Gunner Feldhege 8th 8-6 4th Section
Ben Hoffman 10th 10-15
Travis Klein 10th 5-11
Seth Klein 10th 5-13
Mitchell Schwinghamer 12th 7-25
Koten Ressemann 12th 3-1
Cole Steil 9th 2-2 5th Section
Logan Peterka 11th 4-19
Dalton Culfas 10th 1-14 6th Section
Graduates:
Zavier Gropper 6-4 Injured
BRAINERD WARRIORS
Co-Coaches: Mike Boran and James Kath
Enrollment: 1,616
Section 8AAA
The Warriors posted 10-6 dual marks last season as they dealt with some injuries and issues thru out the season. They will return five section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. The Warriors did graduate eight seniors including five section place winners. Look for this young team to possibly challenge those dual meet marks of last season. Sam Adam and James Weiss should be their key leaders thru out the season.
10-6 Overall Dual Meets 6-2 Central Lakes Conference
Ten Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
First Place Blue Earth Area “Dick Maher” Invitational: 186 Pts. (11 Placers)
Second Place Elk River “Elks” Invitational: 178 Pts. (12 Placers)
Eight Place Brainerd “Paul Bunyan” Invitational: 106.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Eight Place Cambridge-Isanti “Blue Jacket” Invitational: 81 Pts. (8 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Sam Adams 12th 17-8 5th Section
James Weiss 12th 11-11 6th Section
Tommy Schlosser 11th 15-18 4th Section
Dillon Solid 12th 10-11 6th Section
Andy Schlosser 9th 18-16
Jake Zelinske 11th 12-19
Chris Laber 12th 5-12 6th Section
Drew Braun 10th 6-21
Cole DeRosier 11th 2-4
Matt Malloy 10th 2-5
Ivan Vanquez 10th 1-2
Graduates:
Luke Boran 27-9 2nd Section/AC (107-46 Career)
Jeff Flickinger 24-9 2nd Section/AC
Dan Babineau 22-9 5th Section/AC
Jace Engleman 13-11 6th Section
Bryton Mutz 23-10 6th Section/AC
Levi Rubin 13-6
Casey Biever 6-4
Kory Anderson 1-0
FERGUS FALLS OTTERS
Head Coach: Adam Schlepp
Enrollment: 647
Section: 8AA
The Otters posted 3-15 dual meet marks last season. With the graduation of four seniors including two state place winners it will be hard a make a big improvement on those dual meet marks. However they do return five section place winners, including two state qualifiers and four others with a great deal of experience. If they are able to fill in with some of their younger wrestlers they should make some improvement on those dual meet marks. Gus Makovsky, Dan Ringquist, and Abram Aho should be their key leaders thru out the season.
3-15 Overall Dual Meets 2-6 Central Lakes Conference
Eight Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
First Place West Central Area “Grant County” Invitational: 206.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Second Place Lake Park “Terry Teiken” Invitational: 142.5 Pts. (10 Placers)
Fifth Place Wahpeton “Dan Unruh Memorial” Invitational: 129 Pts. (6 Placers)
Fifth Place Benson “Braves Classic” Invitational: 123 Pts (7 Placers)
Graduates:
Gus Makovsky 12th 32-13 2nd Section/C
Dan Ringquist 12th 25-12 2nd Section
Abram Aho 12th 33-9 3rd Section/AC
Ben Schindler 11th 20-20 5th Section
Spencer Sikkink 9th 16-19 4th Section
Andrew Tysdal 11th 4-8
Kevin Carr 12th 6-22
Joe Wedll 11th 3-25
Nathan Hilbrand 11th 2-18
Graduates:
Abbot Aho 42-1 1st Section/2nd State/AC (188-57 Career)
Tyler Giza 42-4 1st Section/5th State/AC (132-42 Career)
Walker Heinen 20-15 4th Section
Tommy Weaver 7-10
ST. CLOUD APOLLO EAGLES
Head Coach: Tim Bengtson
Enrollment: 981
Section 8AAA
The Eagles posted 6-12 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are three section place winners, including two state qualifiers and five others with a great deal of experience. The Eagles did graduate three section place winners last spring including two with a great deal of state tourney experience. So they might be a tough challenge to improve on those dual meet marks from last season. If they are able to fill out some of their weights with younger wrestlers they may improve on those marks. Bryce Kirchner and Peter Nelson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
6-12 Overall Dual Meets 4-4 Central Lakes Conference
Six Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers/Two State Place Winners
Third Place Albany “Purple Pride” Invitational: 151 Pts. (9 Placers)
Second Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 158 Pts. (8 Placers)
Second Place STMA “Knights” Invitational: 121 Pts. (8 Placers)
Fifth Place Alexandria “Big Ole” Invitational: 84 Pts. (6 Placers)
Sixth Place Big Lake “Hornet” Invitational: 122 Pts. (9 Placers)
Twentieth Place Fargo “Rumble on the Red” Invitational: 79 Pts. (3 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Bryce Kirchner 12th 31-12 2nd Section
Peter Nelson 9th 31-6 1st Section/AC
Drew VanVleet 10th 15-19 6th Section
Dylan Mehr 12th 14-12
Nick Graham 11th 8-17
Alex Pachan 9th 8-12
Roba Ibro 12th 5-12
Derek Biendara 12th 7-21
Graduates:
Mitch Bengtson 44-0 1st Section/1st State/AC (4X State Champ) (265-6 Career)
Grant Nehring 35-2 1st Section/3rd State/AC (162-46 Career)
Matt Braun 30-11 3rd Section/AC (85-46 Career)
SAUK RAPIDS STORM
Head Coach: Ken Bemboom
Enrollment: 1,077
Section 8AAA
The Storm posted 5-15 dual meet marks from last season, back from that team are two section place winners and three others with a great deal of experience. The graduated five seniors including four section place winners. But look for this young team to fill in with some of their very good sophomores to improve on those dual meet marks. Taylor Rau, McKinley Lain and Tony Bemboom should be their key leaders thru out the season.
5-15 Overall Dual Meets 2-6 Central Lakes Conference
Nine Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Second Place Spectrum “Sting” Invitational: 180.5 Pts. (11 Placers)
Fourth Place Maple Grove “Crimson” Invitational: 131 Pts. (7 Placers)
Sixth Place Litchfield “Dragons” Invitational: 89 Pts (7 Placers)
Twelfth Place Foley “Tom Keating Memorial” Invitational: 70 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Taylor Rau 10th 15-12 5th Section
McKinley Lain 10th 11-7 5th Section/AC
Tony Bemboom 9th 13-18
David Nelson 10th 7-15
Adam Gessel 12th 4-12
Richard Carriveau 10th 4-12 6th Section
Graduates:
Austin Walz 33-8 2nd Section
Chris Keske 23-12 1st Section
Trent Klejeski 15-20 5th Section
Charlie Rudy 18-19 3rd Section
Matthew Krueger 7-26 Injured
ST. CLOUD TECH TIGERS
Head Coach: Bob Boeck
Enrollment: 1,170
Section 8AAA
The Tigers posted 6-14 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are four section place winners and ten others with a great deal of experience. Look for this young team to improve on those dual meet marks. Despite the graduation of two very good seniors this team could be a force to be dealt with at seasons ends in the section dual meet campaign. Austin Klaverkamp, Noah Voight, Cole Schreder and Austin Brenner should be their key leaders thru out the season.
6-14 Overall 4-4 Central Lakes Conference
Five Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Seventh Place Mora “Mustang” Invitational: 101 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eight Place Willmar “Cardinal Classic” Invitational: 81 Pts (6 Placers)
Eight Place STMA “Knights” Invitational: 45 Pts (3 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Austin Klaverkamp 12th 9-3 2nd Section
Noah Voight 12th 23-14 3rd Section/AC
Cole Schreder 10th 16-13 All Conference
Austin Brenner 8th 20-16 4th Section
Alex VanHeel 11th 10-19
Joseph Reed 12th 7-6 4th Section
Henry Nistler 11th 9-12
Luke Dorn 9th 4-8
Tyler Doering 9th 3-9
Jacob Johnson 11th 3-5
Justin Kilanowksi 12th 3-6
Dylen Hugg 9th 4-10
Dallas Hooper 9th 3-2
Tucker Brower 10th 5-16
Graduates:
Jerrad Nieland 34-6 1st Section/5th State/AC (105-36 Career)
Patrick Niehaus 19-16 3rd Section/AC