Faribault Wrestlers Win Monticello Invitational

The Faribault Falcons Wrestling team rolled up enough points to win the Monticello Invitational Tournament yesterday.

There were 17 teams in the competition. The final results were:

1. Faribault        229.5
2. Mounds View 219.5
3. Coon Rapids  125.0
4. Benson           108.0
5. Zimmerman    107.0
6. Park Center      98.0
7. Edina                85.0
8. South St. Paul   71.0
9. Austin                56.5
10.Two Rivers       54.0
11.Norwood-Young America 33.0
12.Monticello         25.0
13.Minneapolis Patrick Henry  11.0
14.Spectrum            5.0
15. Brooklyn Center/Concordia Academy  0.0
15.New Century Academy  0.0
15. Rockford           0.0

Individually the Falcons had 4 Champions, 7 Finalists, 12 Top 5 placements, 9 Top 3 placements.

Champions included sophmore Lucas Nelson at 106 pounds with 3 falls in 3 matches.

120   Sophmore JT Hausen remains undefeated while picking up his second Monticello Invite title.

126   Freshman Bo Bokman won Faribault Invite and now Monticello.

160   Senior Aiden Tobin is Champion.

220   Junior Gabe Shatskikh finished 2nd.

182  Junior George Soto was 2nd.

145 Sophmore Isaac Yetzer finished 2nd while achieving his 50th varsity win during tournament.

138 Sophmore Elliott Viland 3rd.

Heavyweight Senior Matt Nelson 3rd.

132 Junior Ricky Cordova  Consolation Champion

145 Sophmore Hunter Conrad Consolation Champion

No doubt defeating Owatonna 42-33 last week gave Faribault a lot of confidence going into the competition.  In that match all the wins by Faribault were by fall.

The Green Machine continues to roll.

In other area wrestling action at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament in Rochester.

1 St. Michael-Albertville 199.5
2 Kasson-Mantorville 177.5
3 Simley 172.5
4 Stillwater 154.0
5 Kaukauna 134.0
6 Willmar 120.0
7 Waconia 113.5
7 Wayzata 113.5
9 Hastings 113.0
10 Anoka 110.0
11 Shakopee 106.5
12 Luxemburg-Casco 101.0
13 Albert Lea Area 97.0
14 Brandon 91.0
15 West Bend 88.5
16 Owatonna 87.5
16 St. Francis 87.5
18 Farmington 84.5
19 Prior Lake 74.0
19 St Thomas Academy 74.0
21 Byron 66.5
22 New Prague 63.5
23 Apple Valley 62.5
24 Lake City 62.0
25 Forest Lake 61.0
26 Oconto Fall 59.0
27 River Falls 58.0
28 Park 57.0
29 Rochester Mayo 56.0
30 Scott West 55.0
31 Lakeville North 50.5
32 Cambridge-Isanti 47.5
33 Holmen 35.0
34 Totino-Grace 33.5
35 Minnetonka 26.5
36 Plainview-Elgin-Millville 26.0

Area wrestlers among top 5 in their weight class.

106 Sophmore Michael Olson Albert Lea Area 3rd

113 Freshman Logan Davis Albert Lea Area 3rd, Austin Laudenbach Jr. Apple Valley 5th

126 Junior AJ Smith Apple Valley 4th

132 Junior Cael Robb Owatonna 4th

138 Junior Koy Buesgens New Prague Champion, Joseph Kennedy, Soph. K-M 6th

145 Senior Maxwell Peterson Byron Champion, Zach Hanson, Jr. Lakeville N. 2nd, Junior Colton Bornholdt New Prague 5th

152 Senior Logan Vaughn K-M Champion, Riley Quern, Sr. Shakopee 5th

160 Senior Landon Johnson Owatonna Champion, Sr. Jonathan Harvey Lake City 4th

170 Junior Cole Glazier K-M 2nd, Jacob Reinardy Sr, Owatonna 5th

182 Senior Bennett Berge K-M Champion, 5th place Cole Han-Lindemyer So. Farmington

195 Senior Kail Wynia K-M 3rd

220 Senor Jade Trelstad Shakopee 3rd

285 Senior Max Balow Lake City 2nd, 5th place Andrew Keeler, Sr. Farmington

Goodhue won the Chisago Lakes Holiday Tournament.

1 Goodhue 196.0
2 Grand Rapids 193.5
3 St. Croix Central 155.0
4 Pierz 146.0
5 Rogers 121.0
6 Woodbury 91.0
7 Stewartville 82.0
8 North Branch 64.5
9 St. Croix Falls 50.0
10 Chisago Lakes 46.0
11 Rush CIty/Braham 40.0
12 North St. Paul 30.0
13 Robbinsdale Armstrong 29.0
14 Champlin Park 6.0

106 Quade Mullenbach Soph. Stewartville 5th place

120 Champion senior Ryan Bortz Goodhue

126 Champion senior Lucas Bortz Goodhue

138 Ethan Breuer Senior Goodhue 5th

145 Junior Beau Jaeger Goodhue 4th

152 Senior  Maddox O'Reilly Goodhue 2nd

160 Champion senior Makae O'Reilly Goodhue

160 5th place junior Jeremiah O'Reilly Goodhue

170 2nd Soph. Grant Reed Goodhue, So.Kason Bigalk Goodhue 5th

182 3rd Soph. Carson O'Reilly Goodhue

195 Senior Mason Taxdahl Goodhue 3rd place

220 Champion Christian Sackett Sr. Stewartville, Caleb Kurtti Fr. Goodhue 2nd, Cody Lohman Goodhue 3rd

285 Champion Caden King Sr. Stewartville

This is interesting to read.

Do you remember any of these?