St. Michael-Albertville continued its domination of the Mississippi 8 Conference last weekend, with nine wrestlers finishing atop their weight class in the Individual Tournament, and three others making the conference finals.
The Knights captured the points title in dominant fashion as the only squad to top 200 points total. STMA had 285.5, with St. Francis in second at 176. Cambridge-Isanti came in third.
Patrick McKee, Zach Nygaard, Mitch McKee, Lucas Jeske, Mitch Zachman, Evan Ronsen, Jordan Joseph, Evan Foster, and Jake Briggs all took home the gold for STMA. Missing, notably, was Jake Allar, who lost his first match of the season over the weekend, coming up short in a 16-2 major decision against Aaron Wilson of St. Francis.
Mitch McKee, a junior, was outstanding for the Knights, taking all of about three and a half minutes to win his three matches, all by fall, en route to the title at 126 pounds. Ronsen, meanwhile, had arguably the most exciting final of the night, handing his opponent, Jake Pramann of Princeton, just his second loss of the year in the final, winning by an 8-3 decision.
In Fridley on Thursday, the Knights cruised to two impressive dual wins over Elk River and Totino Grace at the Totino Triangular. The Knights hardly blinked against the Elks, winning five matches by fall and two by forfiet. Against Tontino-Grace, STMA was just as strong, as their top wrestlers all pulled out wins.
STMA will be in action on Thursday, Feb. 5 when they travel to Waconia for a dual. Then, they’ll rest for a bit before what is sure to be an outstanding Section 7AAA team meet – featuring four ranked teams – at Andover on Friday, Feb. 13.
St. Michael-Albertville 53 Elk River 9
106 Meister, Anthony (ER) def. Elkie, Kyle (STMA) === {Fall – 1:13} (Score: 0-6)
113 Nygaard, Zach (STMA) def. Sanborn, Alex (ER) === {Fall – 1:17} (Score: 6-6)
120 Garret Caldon (ER) def. , Forfeit (STMA) === {Forfeit} (Score: 6-12)
126 McKee, Mitchell (STMA) def. Osberg, Matt (ER) === {Fall 0:18} (Score: 12-12)
132 Gibas, Ben (ER) def. Juusola, Ethan (STMA) === {Maj Dec 11-3} (Score: 12-16)
138 Allar, Jake (STMA) def. Ziemer, Kyle (ER) === {Fall 4:04} (Score: 18-16)
145 Moening, Cole (ER) def. Leuer, Donnie (STMA) === {Dec 11 – 7} (Score: 18-19)
152 Jeske, Lucas (STMA) def. Forfeit, Forfeit (ER) === {Forfeit} (Score: 24-19)
160 Ailts, Garrett (STMA) def. Forfeit, Forfeit (ER) === {Forfeit} (Score: 30-19)
170 Ronsen, Evan (STMA) def. Murphey, Colin (ER) === {Fall 5:07} (Score: 36-19)
182 Joseph, Jordan (STMA) def. Schilz, Casey (ER) === {Fall 1:29} (Score: 42-19)
195 Foster, Evan (STMA) def. Simmonds, Brendan (ER) === {Tech Fall 18-3} (Score: 47-19)
220 Briggs, Jake (STMA) def. Schmitz, Bobby (ER) === {Dec 5 – 3} (Score: 50-19)
285 Anderson, Randy (STMA) def. McGuire, Stephen (ER) === {Dec 8 – 5}
St. Michael-Albertville 51 Totino-Grace 20
106 McKee, Patrick (STMA) def. Forfeit, Forfeit (TG) === {Forfeit} (Score: 6-0)
113 Nygaard, Zach (STMA) def. Connor Dehn, (TG) === {Fall – 1:32} (Score: 12-0)
120 Michael Menth (TG) def. , Forfeit (STMA) === {Forfeit} (Score: 12-6)
126 Anderson, Gabe (STMA) def. Forfeit, Forfeit (TG) === {Forfeit} (Score: 18-6)
132 McKee, Mitchell (STMA) def. Nathan Downey; (TG) === {Fall – 1:04} (Score: 24-6)
138 Allar, Jake (STMA) def. Foreit, Forfeit (TG) === {Forfeit} (Score: 30-6)
145 Leuer, Donnie (STMA) def. Nick Hadzima (TG) === {Fall – :37} (Score: 36-6)
152 Jeske, Lucas (STMA) def. Ryan Kusch; (TG) === {Fall – 2:54} (Score: 42-6)
160 Ailts, Garrett (STMA) def. Brady Bertram, < (TG) === {Decision: 6-5} (Score: 45-6)
170 Florell, Jared (TG) def. Ronsen, Evan (STMA) === {Fall 7:05} (Score: 45-12)
182 Joseph, Jordan (STMA) def. Isaac Florell, < (TG) === {Decision: 6-4} (Score: 48-12)
195 Lance Benick (TG) def. Foster, Evan (STMA) === {Major Decision: 19-4} (Score: 48-17)
220 Kez Flomo (TG) def. Briggs, Jake (STMA) === {Decision: 11-6} (Score: 48-20)
285 Anderson, Randy (STMA) def. Sam Anderson; (TG) === {Decision: 3-1} (Score: 51-20)
Mississippi 8 Conference Tournament
1. St. Michael-Albertville 285.5
2. St. Francis 176.0
3. Cambridge-Isanti 143.5
4. Big Lake 108.5
5. Princeton 103.5
6. Chisago Lakes Area 102.5
7. Rogers 91.5
8. Buffalo 88.0
9. Monticello 44.0
10. North Branch 35.0
Brackets/Complete Results can be found via The Guillotine