Minnesota wrestlers Taylor Lewandowski (Foley) and Austin Goergen (Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove) each placed second in the Senior Division at the NHSCA National Championships on April 1st in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Lewandowski lost in the 160 pound championship match to Clark Glass of Florida. Goergen lost to Doug Vollaro of Florida in the heavyweight finals.
Also placing in the top-eight for Team Minnesota in the Senior Division was Ben Sullivan (Apple Valley) – sixth place at 152 pounds, Brett Pfarr (LeSueur-Henderson) – fourth place at 170 pounds, and Coyte Kuefner (Owatonna) – fourth place at 220 pounds.
The Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Divisions concluded on March 30th.
Team Minnesota Wrestlers:
Senior Division
120 – Issac Novacek – Badger/Greenbush-Middle River – DNP
120 – Tyler Jenson – Foley – DNP
120 – Frank Wilczek – Little Falls – DNP
126 – Justin Doerr – Lewiston-Altura/Rushford-Peterson – DNP
132 – Tyler Pasvogel – Sibley East – DNP
138 – Chevy Goble – Foley – DNP
138 – Dilon Kifer – Little Falls – DNP
145 – Branden Madsen – Stillwater – DNP
145 – Tyler Bemboom – Foley – DNP
152 – Ben Sullivan – Apple Valley – 6th Place
160 – Taylor Lewandowski – Foley – 2nd Place
170 – Brett Pfarr – LeSueur-Henderson – 4th Place
220 – Justin Wheaton – Robbinsdale Armstrong – DNP
220 – Coyte Kuefner – Owatonna – 4th Place
220 – Austin Pagel – LeSueur-Henderson – DNP
285 – Colin Turchin – Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale – DNP
285 – Alex Yeager – Badger/Greenbush-Middle River – DNP
285 – Austin Goergen – Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove – 2nd Place
Plc Team Score
1. California 240.5
2. New York 191.0
3. New Jersey 159.5
4. Michigan 141.5
5. Kansas 138.5
6. Minnesota 123.5
7. Florida 111.5
8. Georgia 90.0
9. Ohio 89.5
10. Missouri 87.5
11. Virginia 85.5
12. North Carolina 80.0
12. Oklahoma 80.0
14. Tennessee 78.0
15. Pennsylvania 75.0
16. South Carolina 74.0
17. Maryland 72.5
18. Illinois 63.0
19. Wisconsin 60.0
20. Arizona 54.0
20. Texas 54.0
22. Alabama 49.0
23. Colorado 47.5
24. Utah 47.0
25. Connecticut 45.0
26. West Virginia 42.5
27. Montana 40.5
28. Delaware 40.0
29. North Dakota 37.5
30. New Mexico 35.0
31. Massachusetts 29.0
32. New Hampshire 27.0
32. Washington 27.0
34. Alaska 25.0
35. Iowa 17.0
36. Indiana 16.0
37. Nevada 14.0
38. Nebraska 13.0
39. Vermont 11.0
39. Zz 11.0
41. Louisiana 9.0
42. Kentucky 7.0
42. Maine 7.0
44. Oregon 6.0
44. Wyoming 6.0
46. Rhode Island 3.0
47. South Dakota 2.0
48. Idaho 0.0