Rybachek named Ms. Minnesota – Wrestling

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Kya Rybachek of Hibbing High School has been awarded the Ms. Minnesota – Wrestling Award as the top senior female high school wrestler in the state.

Rybachek finishes her high school career as a two time Minnesota Girls High School State Champion. Having only competed in wrestling the past four years, Kya wasted no time getting to work as she earned All-American honors at Fargo this past July as well as becoming a Folkstyle All-American in Oklahoma City during the 2018 season.

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Augustana Wrestling Tabbed Fifth in NWCA Scholar All-America Rankings

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MANHEIM, Penn. — The awards keep rolling in for the Augustana wrestling team after a fantastic 2019-20 campaign that featured a second-place finish in the NSIC standings and saw three wrestlers qualify for nationals. This time, the Vikings are being honored in the classroom, with the fifth-best team GPA in the country (3.336) which earned the Vikings NWCA Division II Scholar All-America honors the NWCA announced Monday afternoon.

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Campanaro connects with C-I wrestling, enters state Hall of Fame

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Tom Campanaro will never forgot how Neil Jennissen “recruited” him to serve as an assistant coach for the Cambridge-Isanti wrestling program back in 1995.

“When we met, Neil had a six-pack of Schmidt Beer waiting for me,” Campanaro said. “That’s my favorite. Obviously he did his research on me.”

Jennissen, the longtime head coach of program, said his research didn’t prepare him for the man he met.

“Several people had told me of this guy who would play golf at Purple Hawk – by running for nine holes while carrying a few clubs with him,” Jennissen said. “And they said, ‘All he wants to do is talk wrestling.’ When we met, he was totally enthusiastic about working with our kids. It was an easy decision to have him be a part of our program.”

Campanaro has served as an assistant coach for the Bluejackets ever since. And this year the 68-year-old’s service and commitment to the program will be honored when he is inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Continue reading at hometownsource.com