
Faribault Wrestling Finally Gets Respect
The latest Guillotine rankings for high school wrestling in Minnesota have Faribault the top ranked Section 1 Class 3 A team after going all year without even a mention.
Saturday the Falcons improved their record to 18-1 with a 36-24 victory over Albert Lea and 78-6 win over Pine Island.
Faribault suffered their first loss of the year to Grand Meadow/Leroy-Ostrander/Southland in Rochester Thursday night. They remain undefeated in the Big Nine after pinning Rochester Mayo the same night.
Faribault has not won the Big Nine in wrestling since 1995. Head Coach Jesse Armbruster says of course his team wants to have the title to themselves. They have just a couple conference matches left including a showdown with Owatonna at Rochester John Marshall High School on Saturday, February 27th.
The latest Guillotine rankings have Faribault #9, Northfield #10 and Owatonna #12 in the Class AAA Dirty Dozen. Another Section one team, Farmington is in the Lean and Mean category.
Individually Faribault had no ranked wrestlers until the latest rankings. The first four weight classes for the Falcons have been dominate and all are now rated.
- 106 Bo Bokman, 8th grade, ranked 9th
- 113 JT Hausen, 9th grade, ranked 10th
- 120 Elliott Viland, 9th grade, ranked 8th
- 126 Tyler Boyd, Senior, ranked 9th
On another Falcons note, Gael Ramirez picked up is 100th win Saturday to join his brother Felipe for that distinguished milestone. They become only the second brothers to accomplish the feat in Faribault Falcons history. The other brothers were Kris and Jake Thielbar.
The complete Guillotine rankings are below: Teams and wrestlers from area or Big Nine in bold.
Class AAA Teams
- Shakopee
- Stillwater Area
- Willmar
- Bemidji
- St. Michael-Albertville
- Wayzata
- Waconia
- Prior Lake
- Faribault
- Northfield
- Forest Lake
- Owatonna
Lean and Mean
Anoka, Coon Rapids, New Prague, Farmington, Brainerd, Cambridge-Isanti, Hastings, Mounds View, Woodbury, Andover, Buffalo, Osseo.
Class AAA Individuals
106 pounds
- Alan Koehler, Prior Lake 10
- Austin Laudenbach, Apple Valley 10
- Logan Swensen, Wayzata 9
- Dylan Dauffenbach, Stillwater Area 10
- Mason Mills, St. Michael-Albertville 10
- Leo Edblad, Cambridge-Isanti 9
- Blake Beissel, Hastings 9
- Gunner Mullen, Park 8
- Bo Bokman, Faribault 8
- Brandon Board, Andover 9
113 pounds
- Blake West, Shakopee 12
- Caleb Thoennes, St. Michael-Albertville 11
- Tyson Charmoli, St. Francis 9
- Conlan Carlson, Willmar 8
- Alex Braun, Woodbury 9
- Lincoln Vick, Waconia 10
- Alex Diederich, Sauk Rapids-Rice 10
- Cito Tuttle, Stillwater Area 9
- Ryan Sullivan, Farmington 11
- JT Hausen, Faribault 9
120 pounds
- Jore Volk, Lakeville North 11
- Landon Robideau, St. Michael-Albertville 8
- Cael Robb, Owatonna 10
- Zach Silvis, Park 11
- Austin Litke, Little Falls 11
- Spencer Johnson, Sartell-St. Stephen 11
- Evan Farley, New Prague 10
- Elliott Viland, Faribault 9
- Landon Nebel, Edina 10
- AJ Smith, Shakopee 10
126 pounds
- Koy Buesgens, New Prague 10
- Parker Janssen, St. Michael-Albertville 10
- Elijah Paulson, Anoka 10
- Chase Murphy, Northfield 12
- Kanin Hable, Owatonna 11
- Teagan Block, Prior Lake 12
- Jaxon Kenning, St. Cloud Tech 9
- Dylan Enriquez, Sartell-St. Stephen 11
- Tyler Boyd, Faribault 12
- Calder Sheehan, Rochester Mayo 8
132 pounds
- Zach Hanson, Lakeville North 10
- Reid Ballantyne, Stillwater Area 12
- Derrick Cardinal, Forest Lake 12
- Colton Bornholdt, New Prague 10
- Carter Ban, Anoka 11
- Isaiah Mlsna, St. Michael-Albertville 12
- Calvin Lonnquist, Wayzata 10
- Logan Henningson, Winona/Winona Cotter 10
- Will Bents, Woodbury 12
- Seth Nebel, Edina 12
138 pounds
- Matt Hogue, Stillwater Area 12
- Cameron Davis, Albert Lea Area 11
- Kyler Wong, Wayzata 10
- Ryan Scherber, Buffalo 12
- Luke Studer, Blaine 11
- Brendan Howes, Anoka 11
- Sam Holman, Northfield 12
- Javan Kaufman, Mounds View 12
- Marshall Peters, Rochester Mayo 12
- Charlie Dojan, Irondale-Spring Lake Park-St. Anthony Village 12
145 pounds
- Cole Becker, St. Michael-Albertville 11
- Nick Novak, New Prague 12
- Ben Colagiovanni, Stillwater Area 12
- Dan Vanacker, Forest Lake 11
- Pedro Velazquez, Chaska/Chanhassen 12
- Dylan Schultz, Osseo 12
- Brad Howes, Anoka 12
- Dalan Jones, Coon Rapids 12
- Bradee Dwinell, Waconia 9
- Gabe Wagner, Brainerd 11
152 pounds
- Cael Swensen, Wayzata 12
- Joey Novak, New Prague 10
- Jonas Anez, Willmar 11
- Bryce Dagel, Eden Prairie 12
- Seth Newby, Bemidji 10
- Jed Wester, St. Michael-Albertville 9
- Wil Yasseri, Rogers 12
- Demetrius Seals, Coon Rapids 12
- Gabe Schumacher, Minnetonka 12
- Jacob Reinardy, Owatonna 11
160 pounds
- Landen Johnson, Owatonna 11
- Antony Tuttle, Stillwater Area 11
- Owen Herbst, Buffalo 11
- Gage Mueller, Waconia 11
- Darren Roth, Bemidji 12
- Sam Treml, Shakopee 12
- Colton Sund, Prior Lake 12
- Austin Hamel, Farmington 12
- Jacory Bates, Eden Prairie 10
- Tanner Holt, East Ridge 12
170 pounds
- Hunter Lyden, Stillwater Area 11
- Mannix Morgan, Mounds View 12
- Cole Han-Lindemyer, Farmington 9
- Caleb Talamantes, Albert Lea Area 12
- Alex Riley, Waconia 10
- Kaden Nelson, Owatonna 12
- Cole Edwards, Prior Lake 11
- Adam El-Damir, Wayzata 12
- Dominic Hoffman, Andover 12
- Mark Rendl, Forest Lake 9
182 pounds
- Max McEnelly, Waconia 10
- Gabe Nagel, Little Falls 12
- Ryder Rogotzke, Stillwater Area 10
- Alex Kowalchyk, Coon Rapids 12
- Wyatt Nelson, Forest Lake 12
- Jacob Whitaker, Anoka 11
- Nathan Langer, Eastview 12
- Jacob Solheim, Mounds View 10
- Colton Strain, Elk River 12
- Dominic Heim, Wayzata 9
195 pounds
- Roman Rogotzke, Stillwater Area 12
- Joey Johnson, Shakopee 12
- Parker Venz, Farmington 12
- Tyler Raway, Forest Lake 12
- Jacob Meissner, Osseo 11
- Kaden Streed, Willmar 12
- Colton Hinrichs, Bemidji 12
- Billy Trees, Prior Lake 12
- Mason Pagel, Northfield 11
- Bram Fitzsimonds, Waconia 12
220 pounds
- RJ Chakolis, Hopkins 12
- Tommy Johnson, Shakopee 12
- Sam McEnelly, Waconia 12
- Evan Anderson, New Prague 11
- Quinn Sell, Minnetonka 12
- Dedric Burger, Rochester Mayo 12
- Nate Beberg, Andover 11
- Tucker Hugg, St. Cloud Tech 10
- Mason Swanson, Willmar 11
- Nate Schwinghammer, Bemidji 11
285 pounds
- Gavin Layton, Coon Rapids 12
- Jade Trelstad, Shakopee 11
- Jagger Schack, Osseo 12
- Tyler Nebelung, Anoka 11
- Kellen Stewart, Eastview 12
- Nick Lopez, Northfield 12
- Diego Villeda, Eagan 12
- Xavier Powers, Blaine 12
- Nuh Misirli, Mounds View 12
- Zander Rusert, Winona/Winona Cotter 12
In Class AA Simley and Kasson-Mantorville still sit atop. It's unfortunate because they are both in the same section.
Class AA Teams
- Simley
- Kasson-Mantorville
- Fairmont/Martin County West
- Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield
- Foley
- Becker
- Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran
- Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus
- Thief River Falls
- Princeton
- Detroit Lakes
- Big Lake
Lean and Mean
Scott West , Tri-City United , Annandale/Maple Lake, South St. Paul, Marshall, Mora, Lake City, Grand Rapids
Class AA Individuals
106 pounds
- Matt Randolph, Scott West 9
- Carter Brandt, Redwood Valley 12
- Gavin Peterson, Cannon Falls 10
- Noah Gindele, Annandale/Maple Lake 10
- Andrew Joedeman, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 12
- Brandon Morvari, Simley 10
- Cyler Ruhoff, Foley 9
- Jack Nelson, Mound-Westonka 9
- Daniel Gunlogson, Dawson-Boyd/Lac Qui Parle/Montevideo United 9
- Chandler Mickelson, Perham 9
113 pounds
- Tyler Wells, Princeton 10
- Luke Williams, Pine Island 11
- Peyton Spychalla, Simley 11
- Luke Knudsen, New London-Spicer 9
- Cash Sixberry, Big Lake 11
- Ethan Sylvester, Totino-Grace 9
- Justin Jobe, Grand Rapids 9
- Landen Kujawa, Becker 8
- Taylor Johnson, United Clay Becker 10
- Victor Franco, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 10
120 pounds
- Christian Noble, Big Lake 11
- Ty Bisek, New London-Spicer 12
- Reid Nelson, Simley 12
- Mason Gehloff, Waseca 12
- Zach Tracy, Scott West 11
- Levi Jacobson, Foley 11
- Ethan Ballweber, Princeton 10
- Alex Joedeman, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 12
- Jesse Potts, Fairmont/Martin County West 11
- Jonah Hamberger, Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 10
126 pounds
- Jaxson Rohman, Fairmont/Martin County West 12
- Cash Raymond, Simley 9
- Ethan Lebrija, MAHACA 11
- Nolan Reiter, Big Lake 10
- Blaze Nelson, Alexandria 10
- Owen Carlson, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 11
- Lewis Yang, Minneapolis Patrick Henry 10
- Luke Osweiler, Waseca 12
- Luke Ruter, New London-Spicer 11
- Jake Thompson, Byron 11
132 pounds
- Austin Gabbert, Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 12
- Landen Parent, Princeton 12
- Davin Rose, MAHACA 10
- Rocco Visci, Big Lake 2
- Dylan Louwagie, Marshall 9
- Kaiden Schrandt, Simley 10
- Trevor Radunz, Pierz 11
- Kain Sanders, Fairmont/Martin County West 11
- Caleb Ruhl, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 11
- Andrew Novack, Chisago Lakes 10
138 pounds
- Chase DeBlaere, Simley 11
- Maxwell Petersen, Byron 11
- Lucas Jagodzinske, Fairmont/Martin County West 12
- Kyle Boeke, Princeton 12
- Jerry Simes, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 12
- Carter Ruschmeier, Glencoe-Lester Prairie 11
- Griffin Lundeen, Thief River Falls 9
- Cooper Hofschulte, Plainview-Elgin-Millville 12
- Tate Condezo, Marshall 9
- Landon Church, Scott West 10
145 pounds
- Logan Vaughan, Kasson-Mantorville 11
- Connor Simmonds, Fairmont/Martin County West 12
- Carson Tschudi, Delano 12
- Lukas Paulson, Becker 12
- Brady Kasprick, Thief River Falls 11
- David Platt, Hibbing 12
- Cade Jackson, Detroit Lakes 10
- Caleb Whipps, Tri-City United 11
- Dusty Wilke, Grand Rapids 11
- Jacob Draxler, St. Thomas Academy 12
152 pounds
- Ryan Sokol, Simley 12
- Zack Wells, Princeton 12
- Jack Fudge, Perham 12
- Logan Thorsten, Foley 12
- Brody Ullyott, Detroit Lakes 12
- Eddie Simes, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 11
- Joe Gardas, Zimmerman 11
- Ashton LaBelle, North Branch 11
- Adam Jurek, Becker 10
- Cody Wienen, Thief River Falls 11
160 pounds
- Cael Berg, Simley 12
- Jude Link, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 11
- Cole Glazier, Kasson-Mantorville 10
- Blake Jagodzinske, Fairmont/Martin County West 12
- Brandt Bombard, North Branch 11
- Zachary Voelz, Glencoe-Lester Prairie 12
- Clete Scherer, Delano 11
- Luke Fogarty, Scott West 12
- Mason Doucette, Becker 11
- Michael Moulzolf, Foley 12
170 pounds
- Connor Tulenchik, Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus 11
- Adam Sylvester, Totino-Grace 12
- Trevon Johnson, Dawson-Boyd/Lac Qui Parle/Montevideo United 12
- Cale Luthens, Hutchinson 12
- Kail Wynia, Kasson-Mantorville 11
- Travis Smith, Simley 10
- Dom Adams, Mora 12
- Ian Wilsey, Mahtomedi 12
- Tanner Burmeister, Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 11
- Brian Ramos, Perham 11
182 pounds
- Bennett Berge, Kasson-Mantorville 11
- Caden Dewall, Becker 12
- Isaac Grams, Bloomington Kennedy 12
- Landan DuVal, Simley 11
- Brody Rud, Tri-City United 12
- Adam Neumann, Annandale/Maple Lake 12
- Cole Ranweiler, New Ulm Area 12
- Vincent Mueller, St. Thomas Academy 10
- Will O’Brien, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 12
- Kaden Hartwell, Fergus Falls 12
195 pounds
- Quayin Short, Simley 12
- Spencer Wambeke, Marshall 12
- Hunter Gorecki, Foley 12
- Jackson Kennedy, Kasson-Mantorville 12
- Hayden VanderVoort, Hutchinson 10
- Quinn Christoffersen , South St. Paul 12
- David Wilfert, Orono 12
- Beau Nelson, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield 12
- Ashton Congdon, Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 11
- Mason Iverson, Thief River Falls 12
220 pounds
- Gavin Nelson, Simley 10
- Josh Franklin, Fridley 12
- Garrison Solliday, St. Thomas Academy 12
- Riley O’Malley, Tri-City United 12
- Grant Louwagie, Marshall 12
- Wyatt Dunham, United Clay Becker 11
- Preston Johnson, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 12
- Gannon Rosenfeld, Mankato West 11
- Bodee Zens, Milaca 12
- Cole Hennings, Worthington 11
285 pounds
- Bennett Tabor, Simley 12
- Kessler Kenning, Annandale/Maple Lake 12
- Nick McKenzie, New London-Spicer 12
- Anthony Moe-Tucker, Kasson-Mantorville 11
- Andreas Barnett, Detroit Lakes 12
- Elijah Novak, Foley 11
- Rieley Fleming, Mankato East 12
- Shea Albrecht, Orono 12
- Brody Ash, Milaca 12
- Justin Matson, Pine City/Hinckley-Finlayson 11
In Class A the top two ranked teams are also in the same section.
Class A Teams
- LPGE-Browerville
- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
- Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
- Kimball Area
- Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie
- Minnewaska Area
- Jackson County Central
- Royalton/Upsala
- Blue Earth Area
- GMLOS
- West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
- Chatfield
Lean and Mean
Zumbrota-Mazeppa, United North Central , Badger/Greenbush-Middle River , Minneota , Kenyon-Wanamingo, Dover-Eyota, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove , Crookston , Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Class A Individuals
106 pounds
- Anthony Romero, GMLOS 12
- Nolan Ambrose, Jackson County Central 9
- Tommy Elwood, Medford 8
- Connor Flan, LPGE-Browerville 10
- Edwyn Gonzalez, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 8
- Donovan Schmid, Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 9
- Daunte Yost, Fertile-Beltrami 12
- Jacob Taplin, Osakis 9
- Cole Sykora, Border West 10
- Gage Bartels, Chatfield 9
113 pounds
- Jevon Williams, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 9
- Hudson Burnett, Pipestone Area 9
- Byron Getchell, United South Central 8
- David Revering, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 9
- Gavin Albers, LPGE-Browerville 10
- Nathan Trotter, Aitkin 9
- Kie Anderson, Jackson County Central 11
- Hunter Gruchow, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 8
- Gavin Johnson, Kenyon-Wanamingo 9
- Colbe Tappe, Staples-Motley 7
120 pounds
- Marshall Larson, Aitkin 11
- Alex Helgeson, Medford 10
- Ethan Bowman, Crookston 10
- Ryan Jensen, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 9
- Braden Thom, LPGE-Browerville 11
- Deagen Captain, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 10
- Brayan Anaya, Adrian 11
- Chase Magaard, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 10
- Caleb Boese, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 8
- Bryce Sonnek, United South Central 12
126 pounds
- Derek Steele, Sibley East 12
- Logan Butzon, Jackson County Central 10
- Walker Bents, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 11
- Brandon Ross, Caledonia/Houston 11
- Gavin Winter, Kimball Area 10
- Cohen Wiste, GMLOS 10
- Zach Brown, Crookston 12
- Eric Carrasco, Minneota 12
- Eli Larson, Border West 10
- Will Gorecki, Royalton/Upsala 10
132 pounds
- Drayden Morton, Sibley East 11
- Ayden Horner, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 11
- Ethan Hendrickson, United North Central 11
- Cole Holien, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 11
- Boden Simon, Maple River 11
- Coy Gunderson, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 11
- Tyler Jensen, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 11
- Thomas Freking, Jackson County Central 10
- Lucas Jurek, Kimball Area 11
- Austin Kiecker, BOLD 9
138 pounds
- Kade Sammons, Windom/Mountain Lake 12
- John Paul Fitzpatrick, Crosby-Ironton 10
- Brady Holien, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 11
- Alex Nelson, Kimball Area 12
- Dane Niemi, New York Mills 11
- Sawyer Simmons, Royalton/Upsala 9
- Cameron Weiland, Crookston 12
- Kail Schott, Chatfield 9
- Carson Kullhem, Aitkin 11
- Cael Lorentz, LPGE-Browerville 12
145 pounds
- Charley Elwood, Medford 10
- Blaine Fischer, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 11
- Jacob Leibold, Royalton/Upsala 11
- Carter Meiners, LPGE-Browerville 12
- Gavin Gust, Dover-Eyota 10
- Donavon Felten, GMLOS 11
- Anthony Sykora, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 10
- Joe Anderson, Springfield 12
- Ethan Warren, Ogilvie 12
- Logan Schleske, Ottertail Central 11
152 pounds
- Payton Handevidt, Jackson County Central 11
- Landon Gode, LPGE-Browerville 11
- Jordan Lohse, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 12
- Rece Voigt, GMLOS 12
- Jonah Gruenes, Minneota 11
- Eion Ness, United North Central 11
- Micah Hamson, United South Central 12
- Maximus Hanson, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 9
- Jett Thoreson, St. Charles 11
- Max Reichmann, Minnewaska Area 12
160 pounds
- Mason Gode, LPGE-Browerville 12
- Daniel Smith, GMLOS 12
- Zack Holtz, Kimball Area 12
- Tate Karver, Chatfield 12
- Gabe Gorecki, Royalton/Upsala 11
- Collin Boese, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 10
- Adam Zosel, Benson 12
- Sam Nistler, Eden Valley-Watkins 10
- Bren Salo, New York Mills 11
- Jake Mortensen, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 11
170 pounds
- Carter Sorenson, Fosston/Bagley 12
- Max Ehrich, Blue Earth Area 12
- Ashton Hanan, Kimball Area 11
- Seth Goetzinger, Chatfield 12
- Christian Jacobsen, GMLOS 12
- Tate Lange, Holdingford 12
- Josiah Hedensten, Medford 12
- Caden Johnson, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 11
- Caleb Vacura, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 11
- Dakota Meech, United North Central 12
182 pounds
- Tyson Meyer, Minnewaska Area 12
- Nathan Kisgen, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 12
- Gabe Tupper, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 11
- Noah Sayles, GMLOS 12
- Grady Schott, Chatfield 11
- Dane Schoenborn, Fosston/Bagley 12
- Jaxon Behm, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 11
- Rick Jones, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 12
- Kadin Johnson, Springfield 12
- Michael Fitzpatrick, Crosby-Ironton 12
195 pounds
- Thomas Dineen, Benson 10
- Ethan Boll, Crookston 10
- Carter Holtz, Kimball Area 11
- Ethan Kovars, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 12
- Gideon Ervasti, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 11
- Josh Steffen, Canby 12
- Cameron Sneed, GMLOS 12
- Taylor Fester, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 12
- Mark Jenniges, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 12
- Nick Frank, Blue Earth Area 12
220 pounds
- Dominik Vacura, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 12
- Shane Noyes, Canby 12
- Daniel Erlandson, Breckenridge 12
- AJ Karver, Chatfield 12
- Carter Quam, Kenyon-Wanamingo 12
- James Grant, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 12
- Colton Lindquist, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 11
- Brandon Guggisberg, Kimball Area 12
- Danny Mosford, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 12
- Nathan Rankin, Minnewaska Area 11
285 pounds
- Jakob Swalla, Minnewaska Area 12
- Logan Sherwood, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 12
- Tim Peppel, BOLD 12
- Austin Schlangen, Eden Valley-Watkins 11
- Gavin Hermes, Medford 12
- Mason Novitzki, Royalton/Upsala 12
- Spencer Welsh, Dover-Eyota 12
- Jayden Gamrak, Minneota 11
- Alden Syltie, Benson 12
- Dawson Beito, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 12
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