On Saturday Dec. 8, the PEM wrestling team made a trip north to compete in the 13 team Andover Invitational for the first time in program history. The tournament was very well run, and offered the Bulldogs a chance to see much different competition than a local event.
Starting off for the Bulldogs and 126 was sophomore Garrett Olson. Olson picked up a very quick pin in the quarterfinal round. Then in the semifinal round, Olson found himself in quite a battle with Brian Finley of Kasson-Mantorville. In the bottom position and trailing 2-1 with time running out, Olson continued to work to his feet, while Finley was content to hang on to an ankle. Because Olson continued to work, Finley was called for stalling twice in the final minute to tie up the score at 2-2, then with about 20 seconds left in the match Olson escaped to take his first lead of the match at 3-2 and hang on for the victory. The semifinal win put Olson in the tournament finals for the second weekend in a row. Olson would drop his finals match to state place-winner and St. Cloud State commit Robbie Horsman of K-M.
At 132, the Bulldogs had two wrestlers, sophomores Kael Lamb and Dereck Boyum. Both would have outstanding days, placing 4th and 5th in the 16 man bracket. Lamb would win his quarterfinal match to advance to the semis before dropping his semifinal and 3rd place match. Boyum lost his quarterfinal match to a state place-winner from Princeton, then charged back through the wrestle-backs with a bye, a tech fall, and a pin to capture 3rd place.
At 138, sophomore Cael Marx advanced to the finals with a quarterfinal pin and a hard-fought 3-1 victory over a state entrant from Princeton, before dropping a 7-3 decision to Section foe Tanner Paulson of K-M. Yet another sophomore, Cooper Hofschulte would pace the Bulldogs at 145. Entering the tournament unseeded, Hofschulte dominated his first two opponents with two pins to advance to the semifinals. In the semis Hofschulte would drop a decision to Nick Van Ort of K-M and then lose a close decision in the placing round to finish in 4th place.
At 152, senior Lafe Aarsvold got his first taste of action this season, but unfortunately ran into two strong opponents in the first two rounds. Also competing at 152 for the Bulldogs was sophomore Conner Ramthun. In just his first ever varsity tournament, Ramthun drew the top seeded wrestler in the first round. After dropping his preliminary round match, Ramthun won his next 4 matches in a row, including 3 by fall to finish in 5th place.
At 160, senior Carter Marx would use a quarterfinal technical fall and semifinal minor decision to advance to the finals for the 2nd week in a row. In the finals Marx would fall to defending state champion Bennett Berge of Kasson by a 8-1 decision. Connor Jones would earn a 6th place finish in the 170 lb. bracket. Jones’ key victory would come in the consolation semifinals, where he used a barrage of leg attacks to defeat his Mille Lacs opponent by a 10-2 major decision.
Freshman Martin Prieto continued his impressive season at 182. Prieto used outstanding movement in the neutral position to win 4 matches on the day. After a quarterfinal setback, Prieto won his next 3 matches in dominating fashion.
At 220, Riley Wingert wrestled his first matches of the season. After a quick first round pin, Wingert would suffer a loss in the semifinals to #2 ranked Garson Schorr of K-M. In the 3rd place match, Wingert was supposed to face highly ranked Danny Striggow of Orono, but Striggow would have to forfeit due to injury, leaving Wingert in 3rd place for the tournament.
In the 285 lb. class, Logan Wingert continued his junior season by once again bulldozing the entire field. For the 2nd week in a row, Wingert placed 1st in his weight class without allowing a single point to be scored on him. Equally impressive was that all of Wingert’s 4 wins were 1st period pins. In the finals Wingert was pitted against #4 ranked Braden Willis of Mille Lacs, but the result was the same, as Wingert stretched his season record to 7-0 with 7 pins.
Pictures of the Event are available HERE!
Team Scores
1 Kasson-Mantorville 298.0
2 PEM 147.5
3 Princeton 124.0
4 Royalton-Upsala 112.5
5 Orono 106.0
6 Fridley 105.0
7 Centennial 97.5
8 Andover 90.5
9 Mille Lacs Raiders 50.0
10 Minneapolis South 42.0
11 Chippewa Falls 41.0
12 North St. Paul 21.0
13 St. Paul Como Park 20.0
Individual Results
126-Garrett Olson (4-2) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points,
Quarterfinal - Garrett Olson (PEM) 4-2 won by fall over Thomas Jones (Andover) 1-3 (Fall 1:10),Semifinal - Garrett Olson (PEM) 4-2 won by decision over Brian Finley (Kasson-Mantorville) 2-2 (Dec 3-2),1st Place Match - Robby Horsman (Kasson-Mantorville) 2-0 won by tech fall over Garrett Olson (PEM) 4-2 (TF-1.5 0:00 (22-7))
132 Dereck Boyum (4-3) placed 5th.
Champ. Round 1 - Dereck Boyum (PEM) 4-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kyle Boeke (Princeton) 3-1 won by fall over Dereck Boyum (PEM) 4-3 (Fall 1:08)
Cons. Round 2 - Dereck Boyum (PEM) 4-3 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Dereck Boyum (PEM) 4-3 won by tech fall over Nick Hoy (Fridley) 1-2 (TF-1.5 0:00 (15-0)),
5th Place Match - Dereck Boyum (PEM) 4-3 won by fall over Tairu Thao (North) 5-8 (Fall 2:48)
132 Kael Lamb (3-4) placed 4th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kael Lamb (PEM) 3-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kael Lamb (PEM) 3-4 won by major decision over Brady Strasser (Andover) 0-2 (MD 11-1)
Semifinal - Matthew Harfmann (Kasson-Mantorville) 3-0 won by fall over Kael Lamb (PEM) 3-4 (Fall 1:56),
3rd Place Match - Wyatt Lahr (Royalton-Upsala) 5-2 won by decision over Kael Lamb (PEM) 3-4 (Dec 8-2)
138 Cael Marx (4-2) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cael Marx (PEM) 4-2 received a bye () (Bye),
Quarterfinal - Cael Marx (PEM) 4-2 won by fall over Cody Stark (Mille Lacs Raiders) 2-4 (Fall 0:36), Semifinal - Cael Marx (PEM) 4-2 won by decision over Zack Wells (Princeton) 3-1 (Dec 3-1),
1st Place Match - Tanner Paulson (Kasson-Mantorville) 3-0 won by decision over Cael Marx (PEM) 4-2 (Dec 7-3)
145 Cooper Hofschulte (4-4) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Cooper Hofschulte (PEM) 4-4 won by fall over Gabe Gorecki (Royalton-Upsala) 4-3 (Fall 3:20),
Quarterfinal - Cooper Hofschulte (PEM) 4-4 won by fall over Micah Reff (Minneapolis South) 4-3 (Fall 5:24),
Semifinal - Nic VanOort (Kasson-Mantorville) 4-0 won by major decision over Cooper Hofschulte (PEM) 4-4 (MD 10-1),
3rd Place Match - Gabe Allen (Fridley) 9-3 won by decision over Cooper Hofschulte (PEM) 4-4 (Dec 4-0)
152 Connor Ramthun (4-1) placed 5th.
Champ. Round 1 - Kail Wynia (Kasson-Mantorville) 4-0 won by fall over Connor Ramthun (PEM) 4-1 (Fall 1:10),
Cons. Round 1 - Connor Ramthun (PEM) 4-1 won by fall over Chue Chang (St. Paul Como Park) 2-3 (Fall 2:53),
Cons. Round 2 - Connor Ramthun (PEM) 4-1 won by fall over Austin Smith (Chippewa Falls) 5-3 (Fall 1:23),
Cons. Semi - Connor Ramthun (PEM) 4-1 won by decision over Luke Malakowsky (North) 9-5 (Dec 11-4),
5th Place Match - Connor Ramthun (PEM) 4-1 won by fall over Zach Mulberry (Centennial) 3-2 (Fall 3:33)
152 Lafe Aarsvold (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Brian Avre (Minneapolis South) 6-1 won by fall over Lafe Aarsvold (PEM) 0-2 (Fall 0:58),
Cons. Round 1 - Jackson Hauck (Andover) 1-2 won by fall over Lafe Aarsvold (PEM) 0-2 (Fall 0:28)
160 Carter Marx (5-2) placed 2nd and scored 17.5 team points.
Quarterfinal - Carter Marx (PEM) 5-2 won by tech fall over Aidan Olson (Royalton-Upsala) 1-4 (TF-1.5 3:20 (20-5)),
Semifinal - Carter Marx (PEM) 5-2 won by decision over Ross Kaz (Chippewa Falls) 6-3 (Dec 7-2), 1st Place Match - Bennett Berge (Kasson-Mantorville) 3-0 won by decision over Carter Marx (PEM) 5-2 (Dec 8-1)
170 Connor Jones (1-4) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Connor Jones (PEM) 1-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Isaiah Bettinger (Centennial) 3-1 won by fall over Connor Jones (PEM) 1-4 (Fall 3:02), Cons. Round 2 - Connor Jones (PEM) 1-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Semi - Connor Jones (PEM) 1-4 won by major decision over Ethan Benson (Mille Lacs Raiders) 0-2 (MD 10-2),
5th Place Match - Michael Ude (Fridley) 8-2 won by decision over Connor Jones (PEM) 1-4 (Dec 6-1)
182 Martin Prieto (7-2) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Martin Prieto (PEM) 7-2 won by major decision over Austin Wensmann (Royalton-Upsala) 1-4 (MD 16-6),
Quarterfinal - Danny Reynolds (Andover) 2-1 won by fall over Martin Prieto (PEM) 7-2 (Fall 2:28), Cons. Round 2 - Martin Prieto (PEM) 7-2 won by major decision over Elijah Hable (Chippewa Falls) 1-4 (MD 10-1),
Cons. Semi - Martin Prieto (PEM) 7-2 won by fall over Everett Moder (North) 6-7 (Fall 1:20),
5th Place Match - Martin Prieto (PEM) 7-2 won by decision over Johnny Harstad (Orono) 4-3 (Dec 13-6)
220 Riley Wingert (2-1) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Riley Wingert (PEM) 2-1 received a bye () (Bye),
Quarterfinal - Riley Wingert (PEM) 2-1 won by fall over Ames Wyeth (Minneapolis South) 1-4 (Fall 0:57),
Semifinal - Garsen Schorr (Kasson-Mantorville) 2-1 won by fall over Riley Wingert (PEM) 2-1 (Fall 5:08),
3rd Place Match - Riley Wingert (PEM) 2-1 won by medical forfeit over Danny Striggow (Orono) 5-2 (M. For.)
285 Logan Wingert (7-0) placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Logan Wingert (PEM) 7-0 won by fall over Hayden Barnes (Kasson-Mantorville) 0-2 (Fall 0:22),
Quarterfinal - Logan Wingert (PEM) 7-0 won by fall over Taylor Pahl (Chippewa Falls) 4-3 (Fall 0:45),
Semifinal - Logan Wingert (PEM) 7-0 won by fall over Shea Albrecht (Orono) 4-2 (Fall 1:55),
1st Place Match - Logan Wingert (PEM) 7-0 won by fall over Braden Willis (Mille Lacs Raiders) 7-1 (Fall 1:45)
Junior Varsity Individual Results:
Isaac Walch (PEM)-1st
Won Maximus Brown (ROOS) Fall .52
Won Dante Juberian (TCU) Decision 11-0
Won Eli Viskocil (TCU) Fall 1.10
Riley Boland (PEM)-3rd
Won Rian Grunwald (OW) Decision 6-4
Lost Isaac Yetzer (FAR) Fall .22
Lost Austin Rutt (TCU) Decision 4-0
Jason Feils (PEM)-2nd
Lost Brant Lemeiux (TCU) Decision 6-3
Won Brady Racine (FAR) Decision 6-4
Won Jake Gronli (OW) Decision 6-4
Jacob Harlow (PEM)-2nd
Lost Mason Edstrom (NF) Fall 1.01
Won Isaac Larsen (ROOS) Decision 9-3
Won Cael Dowling (OW) Fall .54
Carter Meyers (PEM)-1st
Won Sabastian Klanica (ROOS) Fall 3.30
Won Kane Schiller (NF) Decision 7-3
Won Franklin Pfoser (SPJ) Fall .58
Tony Roberton (PEM)-2nd
Lost Hudson Aase (OW) Fall 2.27
Won Joseph Gonzolez (ROOS) Decision 10-2
Lost Nick Dauffenbach (SW) Decision 12-3
Conner Ramthun (PEM)-1st
Won Marlon Alfonso (ROOS) Fall .31
Won Marcos Ramirez (FAR) Decision 11-2
Caevan Judge (PEM)-4th
Lost Pedro Nascimento (NF) Fall 1.45
Lost Myles Pearlman (ROOS) Fall .58
Lost Ricky Reyes (ER) Fall 1.08
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