MAT RATS SECTION 7AAA 2012-2013 SEASON PREVIEW
FARVORITES: SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS and the CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
DARK HORESES: COON RAPIDS CARDINALS and the FOREST LAKE RANGERS
SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Head Coach: Dan Lefebvre
Enrollment: 1,314
Section: 7AAA
The Knights might have their best team ever on paper; that including a couple of pretty awesome teams from the past. They should improve on their dual meet marks of 29-7 of a year ago. With the graduation of just one senior; a state place winner; they should be looking for a huge season. Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek, Mark Voss, Lincoln Mallinger, Michell Eull and Rick Briggs should be their key leaders thru out the season. With the addition of the three new students students from Kimball they should be a strong favorite to defend their conference and section honors. Look for the Knights to make a very strong challenge for top honors at the National Duals "The Clash" and for a state championship.
29-7 Overall Dual Meets
6-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers
Seven State Place Winners
Section 7AAA Champions
Second Place Class AAA State
First Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 236.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Coon Rapids "Cardinal" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place STMA "Knight" Duals: (2-1)
First Place Annandale/Maple "Lightning" Duals: (3-0)
Fourth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 181 Pts. (8 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Tommy Thorn 11th 47-1 1st Sec./State Champ./AC
Cole Sladek 12th 41-5 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Mark Voss 11th 40-9 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Lincoln Mallinger 12th 42-6 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC
Mitchell Eull 12th 40-10 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC
Rick Briggs 12th 13-7 2nd Sec./2nd State
Mitcheal Kessler 12th 38-11 1st Section/AC
Aaron Dick 11th 38-11 1st Section/AC
Mitchell McKee 9th 45-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC/Transfer
Tanner Mills 12th 46-2 1st Sec./3rd State/AC/Transfer
Jordan Joseph 10th 37-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC/Transfer
Wayne Voss 12th 34-11 4th Section/AC
Colton Schoen 11th 25-21 5th Section/AC
Jake Briggs 10th 23-22 3rd Section
Owen Gammell 12th 11-22 6th Section
Bennie Wilson 12th 17-7
Thor Holstad 12th 14-19
Ryan Rostamo 12th 9-20
Mitchel Herian 12th 5-4
Talon Juusola 11th 4-4
Ben Haller 12th 8-24
Graduate:
Nick Edling 36-4 2nd Section/5th State (82-14 Career)
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
Head Coach: Neil Jennissen
Enrollment: 1,367
Section: 7AAA
The Blue Jackets will be looking forward to yet another very good wrestling season with the return of seven section place winners; including two state place winners and five others with a great deal of varsity experience. They should challenge those very good dual meet marks from last season of 26-6. Despite the graduation of nine very good seniors last spring including one state place winner. They should make a challenge for both conference and section honors. Cody Skog, Travis Holt and Ty Torgerson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
26-6 Overall Dual Meets
5-1 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Section 7AAA Section Runner-Ups
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Tourney: 220 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place White Bear Lake "Bear" Duals: (2-1)
Seventh Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 137 Pts. (5 Placers) (58 Teams)
Ninth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 117.5 Pts. (5 Pl) (37 Teams)
Second Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)
Fifth Place St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Skog 11th 35-7 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Travis Holt 12th 40-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Ty Torgerson 12th 32-7 3rd Section
Tommy Guy 11th 27-14 3rd Section/AC
Dykota Johnson 11th 17-12
Travis Swanson 11th 16-15
Kyle Chromy 11th 13-13 4th Section
Monty Frederiksen 9th 9-13 4th Section
Tanner Torgerson 11th 11-8
C. J. Schlictman 12th 12-9
Kyle Willette 12th 2-4 6th Section
Russell Laboe 12th 6-1
Nate Nassif 12th 3-3
Codie Auren 12th 5-3
Cody Boettcher 12th 1-1
Nate Henderson 12th 1-1
Graduates:
Clayton Jennissen 44-4 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (178-58 Career)
Tyler Tischer 29-11 3rd Section/AC (122-48 Career)
Cole Bakke 31-10 4th Section/AC (54-33 Career)
Jon Knowlton 22-14 AC
Robbie Phillips 15-9 4th Section/AC
Nate Medin 15-19 5th Section
Ben Hartnett 17-17 3rd Section
Trent Chromy 11-12
Ben Zins 8-3
Aaron Ecklund 1-0
FOREST LAKE RANGERS
Head Coach: Billy Pierce
Enrollment: 1952
The Rangers posted very good dual meet numbers of 17-7 and they were a final four team in this very tough section 7AAA dual meet campaign. They have back five section place winners including one state place winner and six others with some experience. They graduated nine seniors, six were section place winners and four state qualifiers. They will be hard pressed to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. However look for the Rangers to bring along some of their younger wrestlers; so they should make a challenge for conference and one of those top four spots in this section dual meet campaign. James Pleski, Austin Boniface and Andrew Meyers should be their key leaders thru out the season.
17-7 Overall Dual Meets
8-1 Suburban East Conference Duals
Eleven Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Three State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AAA
Second Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 192.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Burnsville "Blaze" Tourney: 258.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Pine Island "Panthers" Tourney: 216 Pts. (13 Placers)
Seventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 125.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Second Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Duals: (3-1)
Second Place Forest Lake "Rangers" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
James Pleski 10th 36-12 2nd Section/4th State/AC
Austin Boniface 12th 25-11 AC
Andrew Meyers 12th 21-7 3rd Section
Aaron Calhoun 12th 19-20 4th Section
Jeremy McLaughlin 12th 18-21 6th Section
Dean Beggs 10th 12-4
Luke McLord 10th 10-7
Kyle Winberg 11th 9-24 6th Section
Austin Rizzo 12th 5-5
Luke Niemczyk 11th 2-1
Hunter Hallstrom 12th 2-0
Max Gunter 9th 1-1
Graduates:
Ben Morgan 38-2 1st Section/State Champion/AC (235-16 Career)
Tyler Isaacson 36-8 1st Section/AC (135-36 Career)
Michael Pleski 35-8 1st Section/3rd State/AC (110-25 Career)
Michael Urban 31-9 2nd Section/AC (54-34 Career)
Ryder Paggen 25-116 5th Section/AC (60-44 Career)
Cody Paggen 21-19 5th Section/AC
Beau Phinney 14-18
Brian Paulson 8-9
Tom Longfellow 2-4
COON RAPIDS CARDINALS
Head Coach: Bob Adams
Enrollment: 2150
The Cardinals had a very good season as they posted 27-8 dual meet marks and a conference championship, along with a final four appearance in this tough section dual meet campaign. Back from that team are six section place winners including two state tourney wrestlers and eleven with a great deal of varsity experience. They did graduate six seniors last spring including four section place winners, one being a state place winner. In addition one of their state place winners to move out of the district. The Cardinals maybe hard pressed to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. However look for them to again challenge for conference honors and a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Michael Burkhardt, Joe Anderson, Tyler Berdahl, Jarod Julkowski and Riley Lawson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
27-8 Overall Dual Meets
10-0 Northwest Suburban Conference Champions
Eleven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Four State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AAA
Sixth Place Eastview "Lightning" Tourney: 112.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eleventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 101 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Michael Burkhardt 12th 39-4 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Joe Anderson 12th 24-15 2nd Section/AC
Tyler Berdahl 10th 30-11 4th Section
Jarod Julkowski 10th 24-16 3rd Section
Riley Lawson 12th 23-13 5th Section/AC
Nate Julkowski 12th 19-16
Michael Bothwel 10th 18-22 4th Section
Shad Olson 11th 10-11
Alex Wiser 12th 7-14
Justin Reeves 10th 2-12
Nick Olson 12th 3-8
Nick Voigt 11th 2-7
Josh Bryant 9th 5-7
Kiyanu Baker 10th 2-2
Eli Dailey 11th 1-9
Jordan Peterson 11th 1-4
Cody Bjerke 10th 1-1
Kyle Eilas 11th 1-7
Alex Calderilla 10th 1-7
Alex Davies 9th 1-1
Jon Chmilowsky 11th 1-3
Ryan Jones 10th 1-0
Graduates:
Tanner Lowe 30-6 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (111-43 Career)
Brandt Halseth 30-11 3rd Section/AC (81-56 Career)
Darren Gagne 30-10 3rd Section/AC (91-56 Career)
Austin Lubinski 15-16 5th Section (65-62 Career)
Josh Fleck 16-9
Jake Montague 2-5
ST. FRANCIS FIGHTING SAINTS
Head Coach: Michael Phillips
Enrollment: 1504
The Fighting Saints had 15-18 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are three section place including one state qualifier and eleven others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of three seniors including one section place winner. Look for them to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If this young team improves they could make a challenge for conference honors. Taylor Charles, Sam Gerlack, Conan Sandberg and Tyler Reitz should be their key leaders thru out the season.
15-18 Overall Dual Meets
8-1 North Suburban Conference Duals
Four Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 142 Pts. (10 Placers)
30th Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 31 Pts. (2 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Taylor Charles 12th 24-14 2nd Section
Sam Gerlack 12th 23-12
Conan Sandberg 12th 19-11
Alex Eastman 12th 18-22 6th Section
Andrew Wasche 10th 13-20 6th Section
Adam Blue 11th 15-18
Daniel Worthington 10th 15-13
Tyler Reitz 12th 23-12
Aaron Wilson 10th 7-14
Jordan O'Connell 12th 4-3
Cody Whiteford 12th 4-5
Anthony Norman 10th 2-1
Ross Perkins 10th 2-12
Michael Donahue 10th 1-14
Graduates:
Nate Lipinski 29-11 3rd Section
Alex Simoneau 14-20
Cole Ostendorf 6-14
ANOKA TORNADOES
Head Coach: Todd Springer
Enrollment: 2157
The Tornadoes posted 12-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are two section place winners and ten with a great deal of varsity experience. They did graduate nine seniors last spring including five section place winners; of which two were state place winners. They might challenge those dual meet numbers from last season if this young team improves over the course of the season. Sam Begin and Kodi Krone should be their key leaders thru out the season.
12-15 Overall Dual Meets
8-2 Northwest Suburban Duals
Nine Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 158 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixteenth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 68 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Sam Begin 11th 18-17 6th Section/AC
Kodi Krone 12th 13-21 4th Section
Cole Eischens 8th 16-15
James Pinewski 11th 7-17
Dayne McCullough 11th 5-9
Liam Stron 10th 3-9
Jacob Olson 11th 4-7
Jared Backler 11th 2-5
John Taufick 12th 2-5
Matt Njas 11th 1-5
Devin Murphy 12th 1-4
Ryan Herbst 11th 1-10
Connor Sorkilmo 9th 1-2
B. J. Seestrom 11th 1-3
Dalton Miller 8th 1-1
Josh Davids 11th 1-0
Graduates:
Kyle Begin 39-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (187-41 Career)
Jeremy Beaman 36-10 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC (112-74 Career)
Ryan Norton 31-10 3rd Section/AC (108-60 Career0
Clay Wherley 23-14 3rd Section
Dan Davitt 26-6 4th Section/AC
Grant Burkland 13-17 AC
Austin McNallan 11-13 AC
Alex Simon 5-9
Marshal Cornett 1-0
ANDOVER HUSKIES
Head Coach: Jeff Thompson
Enrollment: 1614
The Huskies have been making steady improvement; they posted 8-10 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team are two section place winners, including one state qualifier and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors including four section place winners of which one was a state place winner. This young team should continue to improve over the course of the season. They should challenge those dual meet marks from last season and move up in those conference standings. Corey Parsons, Conner Schotfeldt, John Reynolds and Troy Sperl should be their key leaders thru out the season.
8-10 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Andover "Husky" Tourney: 124.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ninth Place Faribault "Dick Shiels" Tourney: 47.5 Pts. (4 Placers)
Tenth Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 78 Pts. (3 Placers)
Twenty-Ninth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 56 Pts. (1 Placer)
Graduates:
Corey Parsons 11th 35-8 2nd Section/AC
Conner Schotfeldt 12th 20-16 6th Section
John Reynolds 11th 16-14
Troy Sperl 12th 12-10
Hunter Wathen 10th 8-18
Ben Jenkins 12th 5-8
James Green 11th 4-14
Matt McLaughlin 10th 4-10
Luke Harmon 10th 4-1
Zach Haben 11th 3-6
Gibson Board 9th 3-7
Jason Dilly 11th 2-5
Graduates:
Sam Stewart 42-4 1st Sec./5th State/AC (208-43 Career)
Cole Westerlund 24-15 4th Section
Jesse Dilley 27-12 5th Section
Danny McLaughlin 18-19 5th Section
Michael Donahue 6-16
Cullen Lyons 2-2
BLAINE BENGALS
Head Coach: Josh Prokosch
Enrollment: 2551
The Bengals posted 10-13 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are five section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including two section place winners; they should challenge those dual meet marks. This young team should make improvements over the course of the season. Caleb Butler, Joe Carlson and Malik Stewart should be their key leaders thru out the season.
10-13 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners
Seventh Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 112 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Shakopee "Sabres" Tourney: 97 Pts. (5 Placers)
Eighth Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 60 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Caleb Butler 11th 25-3 1st Section
Joe Carlson 10th 20-6 5th Section
Malik Stewart 9th 18-8 5th Section
Craig Boster 11th 15-19 6th Section
Glenn Meyers 11th 14-19 6th Section
James Kittleson 11th 13-14
Jack Duffy 12th 10-21
Jameson Allen 11th 7-21
Devon Krump 12th 8-18
Jacob Keller 11th 5-19
James Wallroff 10th 5-14
Josh Larkin 11th 5-5
Cody Emmans 11th 2-7
Graduates:
Aaron Martin 21-10 5th Section
Jonah Allen 9-21 6th Section
Tim Stefczak 16-19
Gokberk Demirday 0-2
Jackson Buth 1-0
ELK RIVER ELKS
Head Coach: Paul Nelson
Enrollment: 1,570
Section: 7AAA
The Elks really struggled in their dual meets last season. Back from that team are two section place winners including one state qualifier and eleven others with some varsity experience. They did graduate four seniors last spring including two section place winners. Look for the Elks to make some improvement on those dual meet numbers. Evan Caldon, Cole Moening and Kyle Ziemer will be their key leaders thru out the season.
6-16 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Cambridge "Blue Jackets" Tourney: 72 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eighth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 65 Pts. (6 Placers)
Thirty-Sixth Place Fargo "Rumble On The Red" Tourney: 47 Pts. (1 Placer)
Returning Wrestlers:
Evan Caldon 12th 37-9 2nd Section
Cole Moening 10th 15-13 4th Section
Kyle Ziemer 9th 14-6
Garrett Caldon 10th 9-14
Justin Gagnon 12th 9-16
Ryan Osberg 11th 8-21
Aaron Haman 11th 7-18
Trevor Brink 12th 5-23
Andrew Perry 11th 5-24
Jacob Brovon 12th 6-7
Garrett VanEps 11th 4-2
Robert Schmitz 10th 3-12
Alex Schmitz 11th 3-2
John Reitter 11th 1-1
Graduates:
Mitch Beaudry 28-12 4th Section
Kyle Wiemann 27-13 3rd Section
Zach Brown 11-23
Kevin Weeks 8-26
FARVORITES: SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS and the CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
DARK HORESES: COON RAPIDS CARDINALS and the FOREST LAKE RANGERS
SAINT MICHAEL ALBERTVILLE KNIGHTS
Head Coach: Dan Lefebvre
Enrollment: 1,314
Section: 7AAA
The Knights might have their best team ever on paper; that including a couple of pretty awesome teams from the past. They should improve on their dual meet marks of 29-7 of a year ago. With the graduation of just one senior; a state place winner; they should be looking for a huge season. Tommy Thorn, Cole Sladek, Mark Voss, Lincoln Mallinger, Michell Eull and Rick Briggs should be their key leaders thru out the season. With the addition of the three new students students from Kimball they should be a strong favorite to defend their conference and section honors. Look for the Knights to make a very strong challenge for top honors at the National Duals "The Clash" and for a state championship.
29-7 Overall Dual Meets
6-0 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Nine State Qualifiers
Seven State Place Winners
Section 7AAA Champions
Second Place Class AAA State
First Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 236.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Coon Rapids "Cardinal" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
Second Place STMA "Knight" Duals: (2-1)
First Place Annandale/Maple "Lightning" Duals: (3-0)
Fourth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 181 Pts. (8 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Tommy Thorn 11th 47-1 1st Sec./State Champ./AC
Cole Sladek 12th 41-5 1st Sec./4th State/AC
Mark Voss 11th 40-9 2nd Sec./2nd State/AC
Lincoln Mallinger 12th 42-6 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC
Mitchell Eull 12th 40-10 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC
Rick Briggs 12th 13-7 2nd Sec./2nd State
Mitcheal Kessler 12th 38-11 1st Section/AC
Aaron Dick 11th 38-11 1st Section/AC
Mitchell McKee 9th 45-3 1st Sec./2nd State/AC/Transfer
Tanner Mills 12th 46-2 1st Sec./3rd State/AC/Transfer
Jordan Joseph 10th 37-6 1st Sec./4th State/AC/Transfer
Wayne Voss 12th 34-11 4th Section/AC
Colton Schoen 11th 25-21 5th Section/AC
Jake Briggs 10th 23-22 3rd Section
Owen Gammell 12th 11-22 6th Section
Bennie Wilson 12th 17-7
Thor Holstad 12th 14-19
Ryan Rostamo 12th 9-20
Mitchel Herian 12th 5-4
Talon Juusola 11th 4-4
Ben Haller 12th 8-24
Graduate:
Nick Edling 36-4 2nd Section/5th State (82-14 Career)
CAMBRIDGE-ISANTI BLUEJACKETS
Head Coach: Neil Jennissen
Enrollment: 1,367
Section: 7AAA
The Blue Jackets will be looking forward to yet another very good wrestling season with the return of seven section place winners; including two state place winners and five others with a great deal of varsity experience. They should challenge those very good dual meet marks from last season of 26-6. Despite the graduation of nine very good seniors last spring including one state place winner. They should make a challenge for both conference and section honors. Cody Skog, Travis Holt and Ty Torgerson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
26-6 Overall Dual Meets
5-1 Mississippi 8 Conference Duals
Thirteen Section Place Winners/Three State Qualifiers
Section 7AAA Section Runner-Ups
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Tourney: 220 Pts. (14 Placers)
First Place Cambridge-Isanti "Bluejacket" Duals: (3-0)
Second Place White Bear Lake "Bear" Duals: (2-1)
Seventh Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 137 Pts. (5 Placers) (58 Teams)
Ninth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 117.5 Pts. (5 Pl) (37 Teams)
Second Place Anoka "Tornado" Duals: (2-1)
Fifth Place St. Cloud Tech "Kiffmeyer" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
Cody Skog 11th 35-7 1st Sec./6th State/AC
Travis Holt 12th 40-7 1st Sec./5th State/AC
Ty Torgerson 12th 32-7 3rd Section
Tommy Guy 11th 27-14 3rd Section/AC
Dykota Johnson 11th 17-12
Travis Swanson 11th 16-15
Kyle Chromy 11th 13-13 4th Section
Monty Frederiksen 9th 9-13 4th Section
Tanner Torgerson 11th 11-8
C. J. Schlictman 12th 12-9
Kyle Willette 12th 2-4 6th Section
Russell Laboe 12th 6-1
Nate Nassif 12th 3-3
Codie Auren 12th 5-3
Cody Boettcher 12th 1-1
Nate Henderson 12th 1-1
Graduates:
Clayton Jennissen 44-4 1st Sec./3rd State/AC (178-58 Career)
Tyler Tischer 29-11 3rd Section/AC (122-48 Career)
Cole Bakke 31-10 4th Section/AC (54-33 Career)
Jon Knowlton 22-14 AC
Robbie Phillips 15-9 4th Section/AC
Nate Medin 15-19 5th Section
Ben Hartnett 17-17 3rd Section
Trent Chromy 11-12
Ben Zins 8-3
Aaron Ecklund 1-0
FOREST LAKE RANGERS
Head Coach: Billy Pierce
Enrollment: 1952
The Rangers posted very good dual meet numbers of 17-7 and they were a final four team in this very tough section 7AAA dual meet campaign. They have back five section place winners including one state place winner and six others with some experience. They graduated nine seniors, six were section place winners and four state qualifiers. They will be hard pressed to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. However look for the Rangers to bring along some of their younger wrestlers; so they should make a challenge for conference and one of those top four spots in this section dual meet campaign. James Pleski, Austin Boniface and Andrew Meyers should be their key leaders thru out the season.
17-7 Overall Dual Meets
8-1 Suburban East Conference Duals
Eleven Section Place Winners/Five State Qualifiers
Three State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AAA
Second Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 192.5 Pts. (12 Placers)
First Place Burnsville "Blaze" Tourney: 258.5 Pts. (14 Placers)
Second Place Pine Island "Panthers" Tourney: 216 Pts. (13 Placers)
Seventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 125.5 Pts. (6 Placers)
Second Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Duals: (3-1)
Second Place Forest Lake "Rangers" Duals: (2-1)
Returning Wrestlers:
James Pleski 10th 36-12 2nd Section/4th State/AC
Austin Boniface 12th 25-11 AC
Andrew Meyers 12th 21-7 3rd Section
Aaron Calhoun 12th 19-20 4th Section
Jeremy McLaughlin 12th 18-21 6th Section
Dean Beggs 10th 12-4
Luke McLord 10th 10-7
Kyle Winberg 11th 9-24 6th Section
Austin Rizzo 12th 5-5
Luke Niemczyk 11th 2-1
Hunter Hallstrom 12th 2-0
Max Gunter 9th 1-1
Graduates:
Ben Morgan 38-2 1st Section/State Champion/AC (235-16 Career)
Tyler Isaacson 36-8 1st Section/AC (135-36 Career)
Michael Pleski 35-8 1st Section/3rd State/AC (110-25 Career)
Michael Urban 31-9 2nd Section/AC (54-34 Career)
Ryder Paggen 25-116 5th Section/AC (60-44 Career)
Cody Paggen 21-19 5th Section/AC
Beau Phinney 14-18
Brian Paulson 8-9
Tom Longfellow 2-4
COON RAPIDS CARDINALS
Head Coach: Bob Adams
Enrollment: 2150
The Cardinals had a very good season as they posted 27-8 dual meet marks and a conference championship, along with a final four appearance in this tough section dual meet campaign. Back from that team are six section place winners including two state tourney wrestlers and eleven with a great deal of varsity experience. They did graduate six seniors last spring including four section place winners, one being a state place winner. In addition one of their state place winners to move out of the district. The Cardinals maybe hard pressed to challenge those dual meet numbers from last season. However look for them to again challenge for conference honors and a top four spot in this section dual meet campaign. Michael Burkhardt, Joe Anderson, Tyler Berdahl, Jarod Julkowski and Riley Lawson should be their key leaders thru out the season.
27-8 Overall Dual Meets
10-0 Northwest Suburban Conference Champions
Eleven Section Place Winners/Four State Qualifiers
Four State Place Winners
Final Four Section 7AAA
Sixth Place Eastview "Lightning" Tourney: 112.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Eleventh Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 101 Pts. (5 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Michael Burkhardt 12th 39-4 1st Sec./State Champ/AC
Joe Anderson 12th 24-15 2nd Section/AC
Tyler Berdahl 10th 30-11 4th Section
Jarod Julkowski 10th 24-16 3rd Section
Riley Lawson 12th 23-13 5th Section/AC
Nate Julkowski 12th 19-16
Michael Bothwel 10th 18-22 4th Section
Shad Olson 11th 10-11
Alex Wiser 12th 7-14
Justin Reeves 10th 2-12
Nick Olson 12th 3-8
Nick Voigt 11th 2-7
Josh Bryant 9th 5-7
Kiyanu Baker 10th 2-2
Eli Dailey 11th 1-9
Jordan Peterson 11th 1-4
Cody Bjerke 10th 1-1
Kyle Eilas 11th 1-7
Alex Calderilla 10th 1-7
Alex Davies 9th 1-1
Jon Chmilowsky 11th 1-3
Ryan Jones 10th 1-0
Graduates:
Tanner Lowe 30-6 2nd Sec./6th State/AC (111-43 Career)
Brandt Halseth 30-11 3rd Section/AC (81-56 Career)
Darren Gagne 30-10 3rd Section/AC (91-56 Career)
Austin Lubinski 15-16 5th Section (65-62 Career)
Josh Fleck 16-9
Jake Montague 2-5
ST. FRANCIS FIGHTING SAINTS
Head Coach: Michael Phillips
Enrollment: 1504
The Fighting Saints had 15-18 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are three section place including one state qualifier and eleven others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of three seniors including one section place winner. Look for them to challenge those dual meet marks from last season. If this young team improves they could make a challenge for conference honors. Taylor Charles, Sam Gerlack, Conan Sandberg and Tyler Reitz should be their key leaders thru out the season.
15-18 Overall Dual Meets
8-1 North Suburban Conference Duals
Four Section Place Winners
Fifth Place Mora "Mustangs" Tourney: 142 Pts. (10 Placers)
30th Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 31 Pts. (2 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Taylor Charles 12th 24-14 2nd Section
Sam Gerlack 12th 23-12
Conan Sandberg 12th 19-11
Alex Eastman 12th 18-22 6th Section
Andrew Wasche 10th 13-20 6th Section
Adam Blue 11th 15-18
Daniel Worthington 10th 15-13
Tyler Reitz 12th 23-12
Aaron Wilson 10th 7-14
Jordan O'Connell 12th 4-3
Cody Whiteford 12th 4-5
Anthony Norman 10th 2-1
Ross Perkins 10th 2-12
Michael Donahue 10th 1-14
Graduates:
Nate Lipinski 29-11 3rd Section
Alex Simoneau 14-20
Cole Ostendorf 6-14
ANOKA TORNADOES
Head Coach: Todd Springer
Enrollment: 2157
The Tornadoes posted 12-15 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are two section place winners and ten with a great deal of varsity experience. They did graduate nine seniors last spring including five section place winners; of which two were state place winners. They might challenge those dual meet numbers from last season if this young team improves over the course of the season. Sam Begin and Kodi Krone should be their key leaders thru out the season.
12-15 Overall Dual Meets
8-2 Northwest Suburban Duals
Nine Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Second Place Litchfield "Dragons" Tourney: 158 Pts. (9 Placers)
Sixteenth Place Rochester "Minnesota Christmas" Tourney: 68 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Sam Begin 11th 18-17 6th Section/AC
Kodi Krone 12th 13-21 4th Section
Cole Eischens 8th 16-15
James Pinewski 11th 7-17
Dayne McCullough 11th 5-9
Liam Stron 10th 3-9
Jacob Olson 11th 4-7
Jared Backler 11th 2-5
John Taufick 12th 2-5
Matt Njas 11th 1-5
Devin Murphy 12th 1-4
Ryan Herbst 11th 1-10
Connor Sorkilmo 9th 1-2
B. J. Seestrom 11th 1-3
Dalton Miller 8th 1-1
Josh Davids 11th 1-0
Graduates:
Kyle Begin 39-2 1st Sec./State Champ/AC (187-41 Career)
Jeremy Beaman 36-10 2nd Sec./3rd State/AC (112-74 Career)
Ryan Norton 31-10 3rd Section/AC (108-60 Career0
Clay Wherley 23-14 3rd Section
Dan Davitt 26-6 4th Section/AC
Grant Burkland 13-17 AC
Austin McNallan 11-13 AC
Alex Simon 5-9
Marshal Cornett 1-0
ANDOVER HUSKIES
Head Coach: Jeff Thompson
Enrollment: 1614
The Huskies have been making steady improvement; they posted 8-10 dual meet marks last season. Back from that team are two section place winners, including one state qualifier and ten others with a great deal of experience. Despite the graduation of six seniors including four section place winners of which one was a state place winner. This young team should continue to improve over the course of the season. They should challenge those dual meet marks from last season and move up in those conference standings. Corey Parsons, Conner Schotfeldt, John Reynolds and Troy Sperl should be their key leaders thru out the season.
8-10 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Six Section Place Winners/Two State Qualifiers
Fourth Place Andover "Husky" Tourney: 124.5 Pts. (7 Placers)
Ninth Place Faribault "Dick Shiels" Tourney: 47.5 Pts. (4 Placers)
Tenth Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 78 Pts. (3 Placers)
Twenty-Ninth Place Fargo "Rumble on the Red" Tourney: 56 Pts. (1 Placer)
Graduates:
Corey Parsons 11th 35-8 2nd Section/AC
Conner Schotfeldt 12th 20-16 6th Section
John Reynolds 11th 16-14
Troy Sperl 12th 12-10
Hunter Wathen 10th 8-18
Ben Jenkins 12th 5-8
James Green 11th 4-14
Matt McLaughlin 10th 4-10
Luke Harmon 10th 4-1
Zach Haben 11th 3-6
Gibson Board 9th 3-7
Jason Dilly 11th 2-5
Graduates:
Sam Stewart 42-4 1st Sec./5th State/AC (208-43 Career)
Cole Westerlund 24-15 4th Section
Jesse Dilley 27-12 5th Section
Danny McLaughlin 18-19 5th Section
Michael Donahue 6-16
Cullen Lyons 2-2
BLAINE BENGALS
Head Coach: Josh Prokosch
Enrollment: 2551
The Bengals posted 10-13 dual meet marks last season, back from that team are five section place winners and eight others with varsity experience. Despite the graduation of five seniors including two section place winners; they should challenge those dual meet marks. This young team should make improvements over the course of the season. Caleb Butler, Joe Carlson and Malik Stewart should be their key leaders thru out the season.
10-13 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Seven Section Place Winners
Seventh Place South St. Paul "Pete Veldman" Tourney: 112 Pts. (5 Placers)
Seventh Place Shakopee "Sabres" Tourney: 97 Pts. (5 Placers)
Eighth Place Cambridge-Isanti "Blue Jacket" Tourney: 60 Pts. (4 Placers)
Returning Wrestlers:
Caleb Butler 11th 25-3 1st Section
Joe Carlson 10th 20-6 5th Section
Malik Stewart 9th 18-8 5th Section
Craig Boster 11th 15-19 6th Section
Glenn Meyers 11th 14-19 6th Section
James Kittleson 11th 13-14
Jack Duffy 12th 10-21
Jameson Allen 11th 7-21
Devon Krump 12th 8-18
Jacob Keller 11th 5-19
James Wallroff 10th 5-14
Josh Larkin 11th 5-5
Cody Emmans 11th 2-7
Graduates:
Aaron Martin 21-10 5th Section
Jonah Allen 9-21 6th Section
Tim Stefczak 16-19
Gokberk Demirday 0-2
Jackson Buth 1-0
ELK RIVER ELKS
Head Coach: Paul Nelson
Enrollment: 1,570
Section: 7AAA
The Elks really struggled in their dual meets last season. Back from that team are two section place winners including one state qualifier and eleven others with some varsity experience. They did graduate four seniors last spring including two section place winners. Look for the Elks to make some improvement on those dual meet numbers. Evan Caldon, Cole Moening and Kyle Ziemer will be their key leaders thru out the season.
6-16 Overall Dual Meets
4-6 Northwest Suburban Conference Duals
Five Section Place Winners
Sixth Place Elk River "Elks" Tourney: 110.5 Pts. (8 Placers)
Seventh Place Cambridge "Blue Jackets" Tourney: 72 Pts. (6 Placers)
Eighth Place STMA "Knights" Tourney: 65 Pts. (6 Placers)
Thirty-Sixth Place Fargo "Rumble On The Red" Tourney: 47 Pts. (1 Placer)
Returning Wrestlers:
Evan Caldon 12th 37-9 2nd Section
Cole Moening 10th 15-13 4th Section
Kyle Ziemer 9th 14-6
Garrett Caldon 10th 9-14
Justin Gagnon 12th 9-16
Ryan Osberg 11th 8-21
Aaron Haman 11th 7-18
Trevor Brink 12th 5-23
Andrew Perry 11th 5-24
Jacob Brovon 12th 6-7
Garrett VanEps 11th 4-2
Robert Schmitz 10th 3-12
Alex Schmitz 11th 3-2
John Reitter 11th 1-1
Graduates:
Mitch Beaudry 28-12 4th Section
Kyle Wiemann 27-13 3rd Section
Zach Brown 11-23
Kevin Weeks 8-26
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