MSHSL State Wrestling Tournament Coverage on KDUZ/KARP/KGLB
2026 MSHSL State Wrestling Tournament
Individual Coverage:
Saturday, February 28-State Wrestling Tournament-Championship Wrestling Showcase, 3-5 pm
Area Place Winners:
Girls 106: Breslyn Kirkpatrick, Waconia 3RD PLACE
Girls 112: Dayna Kielty, GSL/LP 4TH PLACE
Girls 118: Gabrielle Von Berge, Hutchinson/BLHS 6TH PLACE
Girls 170: Bentile Jackson, Waconia 5TH PLACE
Boys Class A 285: Nicholas Becker, EVW 3RD PLACE
Boys Class AA 114: Clayton Birkholz, HLWW 5TH PLACE
Boys Class AA 133: Sully Marx, WM 4TH PLACE
Boys Class AAA 121: Ian Olson, Waconia 3RD PLACE
State Championship Matches:
Girls 124: Abby Gindele, Annandale/ML
State Championshp Match: Vs Ellie Westerman, Eagan, WON 6-3 STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class A 107: Tyson Meagher, Paynesville
State Championship Match: vs Garrett Bjerga, Staples Motley LOST 8-1 2ND PLACE
Boys Class A 160: Mark Schiefelbein, Kimball
State Championship Match: vs Colbe Tappe, Staples Motley LOST by Tech Fall, 2nd PLACE
Boys Class AA 121: Joel Friedrichs, WM
State Championship Match: vs Adrian Mincey, Simley WON 12-0, STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class AA 127: Titan Friedrichs, WM
State Championship Match: vs Logan Refsnider, Totino Grace WON 18-1, STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class AA 152: Kaleb Mead, WM
State Championship Match: vs Johan Alcantra Lund, Mpls North WON 12-3, STATE CHAMPION
Local Individual Competitors:
Girls 100:Brooklyn Binsfeld, Paynesville
First Round: Lost to Kayla Pastika, Owatonna by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Sophie Crain, Aitkin 6-0
Wrestleback: Lost to Elizabeth Carlson, Mahtomedi by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Girls 106: Breslyn Kirkpatrick, Waconia
First Round: Def Carla Sisson, St. Paul Humboldt by Pinfall
Q’finals: Def Athena Carpenter, Wayzata by Tech Fall
Semi Final: Lost to Azalea Kallal, New Prague by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Def Emily Bova, Chatfield by Tech Fall
3rd Place Match: Def. Phoebe Morris, Monticello 15-8 3RD PLACE
Girls 112: Dayna Kielty, GSL/LP
First Round: Def Leah Greenwaldt, Staples Motley 12-6
Q’finals: Lost to Ava Schultz, St. Michael Albertville by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Brenalen Fredricksen-Ho, Bemidji by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Macy Schaefer, Zumbrota Mazeppa by Pinfall
3rd Place Match Lost to Ava Schultz, St. Michael Albertville by Tech Fall 4TH PLACE
Girls 112: Kylie Van Nurden, Kimball
First Round: Lost to Teagan Erickson, Spectrum 15-4
Wrestleback: Lost to Brenalen Fredricksen-Ho by Tech Fall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Girls 118: Gabrielle Von Berge, Hutchinson/BLHS
First Round: Def Myah Held, Pierz by Pinfall
Q’finals: Lost to Charli Raymond, Simley by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Def Aeralyn Palmer, New Prague 10-0
Wrestleback: Lost to Allena Johnson, Northfield 5-1
5th Place Match Lost to Bernie Rock, Luverne by Pinfall 6TH PLACE
Girls 124: Ava Kiecker, BOLD
First Round: Lost to Molly Ferguson, Thief River Falls by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Calli Lacktorin, White Bear lake by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Girls 124: Abby Gindele, Annandale/ML
First Round: Def. Calli Lacktorin, White Bear Lake by Pinfall
Q’final: Def Molly Ferguson, Thief River Falls by Pinfall
Semi Final: Def Andrea Quinones, Apple Valley 5-2
State Championshp Match: Def. Ellie Westerman, Eagan 6-3, State Champion
Girls 170: Bentile Jackson, Waconia
First Round: Def Hannah Tilus Tierney, Cambridge Isanti 11-5
Q’finals: Lost to Jinet Demanou, White Bear Lake by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Esther Say, Marshall by Pinfall
Wrestleback:Lost to Hailey Goth, St Michael Albertville by Pinfall
5th Place Match: Def. Alyssa Diedrich, Roseville 8-2 5TH PLACE
Boys Class A 107: Keagan Inglett, Kimball
First Round: Lost to Garrett Bjerga, Staples Motley by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Easton Busho, Westfield by Tech Fall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 107: Tyson Meagher, Paynesville
First Round: Def Owen Birkaker, Ogilvie by Tech Fall
Q’finals: Def Heydan Danielson, Minneota by Tech Fall
Semi Finals: Def Joey Cady, Chatfield 2-1
State Championship Match: Lost to Garrett Bjerga, Staples Motley 8-1 2ND PLACE
Boys Class A 114: Cason DeMariais, EVW
First Round: Lost to Liam Sommer, Kenyon Wanamingo 14-2
Wrestleback: Def Henry Meyer, United North Central 11-6
Wrestleback: Lost to Arlyn Von Knobelsdorf, Goodhue 9-6 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 114: Nolan Roberg, Paynesville
First Round: Lost to Nolan Ourada, Redwood Valley 7-0
Wrestleback: Lost to Keiran Gehrke, West Central Ashby by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 121: Max Scheifelbein, Kimball
First Round: Lost to Hunter Katterhagen, LPGE/Browerville by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Jamison Meagheer, Paynesville 14-0 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 121: Jamson Meagher, Paynesville
First Round: Lost to Bentley Miller, Westfield 6-3
Wrestleback: Def Max Schiefelbein, Kimball 14-0
Wrestleback: Lost to Edgar Kopel, BOLD 2-1 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 121: Edgar Kopel, BOLD
First Round: Def Domenek Williams, Lesueur Henderson 10-0
Q’final: Lost to Caden Kramer, Staples Motley by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Jamison Meagher, Paynesville 2-1
Wrestleback: Lost to Miles Barclay, St Charles 8-0 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 127: Nathaniel Venske, Central NYA
First Round: Def Nathan Richter, West Central Ashby by Pinfall
Q’final: Lost to Mathias Liepold, JCC 7-4
Wrestleback: Lost to Eli Phrakonkham, Fosston Bagley 12-3 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 133: Ryan Neubarth, Central NYA
First Round: Lost to Colton Noble, KMS 8-3
Wrestleback: Def Ashton Pastian, Osakis 13-1
Wrestleback: Lost to Blake Mead, Minneota by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 133: Julio Alejandro, Sibley East
First Round: Lost to Timmy Nagel, Blue Earth, 7-6
Wrestleback: Def Christian Peichel, Frazee 7-1
Wrestleback: Def Wyatt Jares, Bertha Hewitt Verndale 8-5
Wrestleback: Def Blake Mead, Minneota 4-2
Wrestleback: Lost to Kaisen Johnson, Chatfield 8-5 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 139: Parker Honl, Central NYA
First Round: Lost to Luke Johnson, Kenyon Wanamingo 13-4
Wrestleback: Lost to Brodie Pachan, LPGE/Browerville 19-7 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 139: Tanner Johnson, Sibley East
First Round: Lost to Jackson Peasley, Pelican Rapids by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Lost to Max Nygaard, Benson 7-1 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 145: Judd Pauly, Central NYA
First Round: Lost to Hudson Truax, Bertha Hewitt Vernadle by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Luke Garvick, ACGC 16-10 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 145: Luke Garvick, ACGC
First Round: Lost to Blake Sheppard, St Clair/Mankato Loyola by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Def Judd Pauly, Central NYA 16-10
Wrestleback: Lost to Waylon Thieke, Lesueur Henderson by Tech Fall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 152:Trey Zamarron, BOLD
First Round: Lost to Henry Dohnalik, La Cresent Hokah by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Beau Carlson, Staples Motley MFF
Wrestleback: Lost to Hayden Holm, Goodhue 6-3 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 160: Mark Schiefelbein, Kimball
First Round: Def. Creed Koll, United North Central by Pinfall
Q’finals: Def Talen Rabe, Dover Eyota 11-7
Semi Final: Def Owen Gruchow, West Central Ashby 17-14
State Championship Match: Lost to Colbe Tappe, Staples Motley by Tech Fall, 2nd PLACE
Boys Class A 160: Ryder Schmidt, EVW
First Round: Lost to Colbe Tappe, Staples Motley by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Bryndon Koeppel, St Charles 6-5
Wrestleback: Lost to Talen Rabe, Dover Eyota by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 172: Gianny Lopez, Sibley East
First Round: Lost to Simon Boeckman, Holdingford by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Lost to Tanner Schulke, Bertha Hewitt Verndale 10-4 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 189: Jack Kloempken, Central NYA
First Round: Lost to Jake Leners, Royalton Upsala by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Isaac Olson, Badger GBMR by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Luke Bjerga, Staples Motley by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 215: Garret Rosenow, Kimball
First Round: Lost to Logon Long, West Central Ashby by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Jax Hennen, Redwood Valley by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Cael Fier, Minneota 9-3 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class A 285: Nicholas Becker, EVW
First Round: Def Jaciel Cardenas, ACGC by Pinfall
Q’finals: Def Ryan Peterson, United North Central 2-1
Semi Final: Lost to Jack Carlson, Goodhue by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Jordan DePestal, Canby by Pinfall
3rd Place Match: Def Adrian Gomez, Staples Motley 8-3 3RD PLACE
Boys Class A 285: Jaciel Cardenas, ACGC
First Round: Lost to Nicholas Becker, EVW by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Wyatt Krull GMLOS by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 107: Javean Centeno, Hutchinson/BLHS
First Round: Def. Grant Hansen, Chisago Lakes by Tech Fall
Q’final: Lost to Charlie Wagner, New Prague 16-6
Wrestleback: Def Adrian Treziok, North 8-6
Wrestleback: Lost to Garrett Williams, Cannon Falls by Tech Fall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 114: Clayton Birkholz, HLWW
First Round: Def. Daniel Hunt, St Agnes 7-1
Q’final: Def Kayleb Kosen, DGF 5-3
Semi Final: Lost to Eli Olson, DB/LQPV/Montevideo 14-3
Wrestleback: Lost to Jacob Kranz, Simley 4-1
5th Place Match: Def Brett Kiecker, Orono by MFF 5TH PLACE
Boys Class AA 121: Joel Friedrichs, WM
First Round: Def Peter Brownell, St Agnes by Pinfall
Q’finals: Def William Strawser, Rock Ridge by Tech Fall
Semi Final: def Kaden Lindquist, Kasson Mantorville 8-2
State Championship Match: Def. Adrian Mincey, Simley 12-0, STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class AA 127: Brayden Fobbe, Annandale/ML
First Round: Lost to Aidan Carlson, Mahtomedi by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Gauge Johnson, Pierz 14-2
Wrestleback: Lost to Alex Portner, New Ulm 11-4 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 127: Titan Friedrichs, WM
First Round: Def Dresden Wegscheid, Perham by Tech Fall
Q’finals: Def Jackson Stensrud, Mankato East by Tech Fall
Semi Final: Def Damir Safronov, Simley ID
State Championship Match: Def Logan Refsnider, Totino Grace by Tech Fall, STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class AA 133: Raydon Graham, HLWW
First Round: Def Jake Freed, Grand Rapids by Tech Fall
Q’finals: Lost to Nolan Fettig, Alexandria 15-5
Wrestleback: Lost to Elliott Weyandt, Mpls Roosevelt 10-3 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 133: Sully Marx, WM
First Round: Def. Darryl Jackson, Simley 7-3
Q’finals: Lost to Miles Wildman, Minnewaska 7-6
Wrestleback: def Kane Johnson, New Ulm 7-2
Wrestleback: Def Cassen Brumm, A/ML 8-5
Wrestleback: Def. Nolan Fettig, Alexandria 3-2
3rd Place: Lost to Miles Wildman, Minnewaska 4-1 4TH PLACE
Boys Class AA 133: Cassen Brumm, Annandale/ML
First Round: Def. Aiden Thiesen, CEC 8-6
Q’finals: Lost to Jackson Refsnider, Totino Grace by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Tomas Ochocki, South St. Paul 5-4
Wrestleback: Lost to Sully Marx, WM 8-5 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 139: Judah Perrault, Hutchinson/BLHS
First Round: Lost to Kalin Anderson, Kasson Mantorville 8-5
Wrestleback: Def Noah Gonzalez, Maple River/USC by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Wyatt Wall, Foley 6-1 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 139: Lewis Foley, WM
First Round: Def Noah Schaefer, Zumbrota Mazeppa 11-5
Q’finals: Lost to Jacob Luebke, DGF by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Lost to Carter young, Pierz by Tech Fall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 152: Kaleb Mead, WM
First Round: Def Jack Hendrickson, St Croix Lutheran by Pinfall
Q’finals: Def Nick Thein, Pine Island 4-1
Semi Final: Def Torrey Paplow, Martin County 10-8
State Championship Match: Def. Johan Alcantra Lund, Mpls North 12-3, STATE CHAMPION
Boys Class AA 215: Michael Markgraf, Hutchinson/BLHS
First Round: Lost to Ryan Francis, Detroit Lakes by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Def Aiden Golley, Becker, 15-5
Wrestleback: Def Jaxson Thompson, Grand Rapids by Pinfall
Wrestleback:Lost to Joseph Connor St. Peter 15-3 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 285: Adam Klatt, Annandale/ML
First Round: Lost to Henry Hoffman, Pierz 13-4
Wrestleback: Def Mason Edwards, Byron 4-2
Wrestleback: Lost to Sawyer Schendel, Milaca Faith Christian 4-1 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AA 285: Xander Plath, GSL/LP
First Round: Def DJ Miller, Martin County by Pinfall
Q’final: Lost to Anthony Benson, Brooklyn Center by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Nolan Field, Fergus Falls 5-2 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 114: Will Katherman, Waconia
First Round: Def William Dircks, Brainerd 8-4
Q’finals: Lost to Peter Alex Schutz, Wayzata 14-2
Wrestleback: Lost to Wyatt Wald, Cambridge Isanti 8-6 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 121: Ian Olson, Waconia
First Round: Def Jake Rodriguez, Brainerd 8-3
Q’finals: Def Declan Dahl, Anoka 6-4
Semi Finals: Lost to Grant Bergeron, St. Michael Albertville 7-0
Wrestlebacks: Def Rocco Mikolyzk, Prior Lake by Pinfall
3rd Place Match: Def. Wyatt Koenen, Wayzata 4-3 3RD PLACE
Boys Class AAA 127: Beeckett Marsh, Waconia
First Round: Lost to Blake Han Lindemeyer, Farmington 11-10
Wrestleback: Lost to Ezekiel Rodrigues, Wayzata by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 152:Cooper Koosmann, Waconia
First Round: Lost to Zack Johnson, Blaine by Pinfall
Wrestleback: Lost to Presley McCrae, Hastings 8-5 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 160: Blake Miller, Waconia
First Round: Lost to Caden Staab, Northfield 5-3
Wrestleback: Def Thomas Williams, Wayzata 8-1
Wrestleback: Lost to Dayton Dale, Forest Lake 5-1 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 189: Jacob Ess, Waconia
First Round: Lost to Jacob Hansen, Park Center 11-0
Wrestleback: Lost to Abrame Gordhame, Apple Valley 4-0 ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION
Boys Class AAA 215: Sawyer Nemitz, Waconia
First Round: Lost to Cullen Christenson, Forest Lake by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Def Jesse Wright, Park by Tech Fall
Wrestleback: Lost to Tyler Ruff, Lakeville North by Pinfall ELIMINATED FROM COMPETITION