The 2019 Minnesota/USA Wrestling Awards Banquet was held on Sunday, September 29th at The Lakeville Art Center in Lakeville, Minn.
Outstanding Individual Awards
Outstanding Senior Man – Pat Smith
Outstanding Senior Woman – Emily Shilson
Outstanding University Greco – Christian DuLaney
Outstanding University Freestyle – Devin Skatzka
Outstanding UWW Junior Greco – Calvin Germinaro
Outstanding UWW Junior Freestyle – Brayton Lee
Outstanding UWW Junior Woman – Emily Shilson
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 10 Girls
- Caley Graber
- Audrey Rogotzke
- Danica Fuelling
- Ella Pagel
- Gigi Bragg
- Annabelle Petsinger
- Aireeana Gavere
- Bianca Eide
- Alley Altringer
- Evelyn Yonke
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 5 Cadet Girls
1 Rian Grunwald
2 Darcy Phillips
T3 Nina Maken
T3 Brook Conrad
5 Hannah Brown
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 5 Junior Girls
- Emily Shilson
- Amor Tuttle
- Faith Tuttle
- Kahlea Jolly
- Aubrey Mathiowetz
HM. Kya Rybachek
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 10 Kids
- Bradley Little
- Ryan Fuenffinger
- Grady Isaacs
- Lincoln Robideau
- Caley Graber
- Isaiah Eide
- Owen Lexvold
- Tucker McLennan
- Tyler Laudenbach
- Liam Collins
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 10 Schoolboy
- Riley Graber
- Zach Hanson
- Logan Swenson
- Kyler Wong
- Landon Robideau
- Alex Braun
- Leonard Tukhlynovych
- Alex Diederich
- Pierson Manville
- Cash Raymond
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 10 Cadets
- Jore Volk
- Caleb Thoennes
- Cael Berg
- Gavin Nelson
- Alan Koehler
- Ryder Rogotzke
- Derrick Cardinal
- Gavin Layton
- Mason Gehloff
- Bennett Tabor
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top 10 Juniors
- Blake West
- Cael Carlson
- Ryan Sokol
- Sebas Swiggum
- Chandler Mooney
- Luke Tweeton
- Cole Fibranz
- Kellen Schauer
- Cael Swenson
T10. Eli Hunt
T10. Tyler Kim
T10. Zach Glazier
T10. Patrick Kennedy
Triple Crown Winners
Freestyle-Greco-Folkstyle
Girls – Novice
Bianca Eide, Shakopee
Caley Graber, Northfield
Audrey Rogotzke, East Ridge
Girls – Intermediate
Danica Fuelling, Park
Jennifer Cooper, East Side
Girls – Schoolgirl
Annabelle Petsinger, Owatonna
Mac Donnohue, Mounds View
Girls – Cadet/Junior
Rian Grunwald, Owatonna
Pee Wee
Julian Hartl, Anoka
Lachlan Robideau, STMA
Bantam
Damian Diaz, No Nonsense
Jayden Bates, JJ Trained
Intermediate
Ryan Fuenffinger, Avengers
Owen Parrish, Ghost Riders
Gage Bjerga, Scoring Edge
Cayden Staab, Northfield
Owen Lexvold, Zumbrota-Mazeppa
Grady Isaacs, Apple Valley
Jacob Larson, Anoka
Novice
Caley Graber, Northfield
Trey Gunderson, KMS
Tyler Turzinski, Prior Lake
Ben Schultz, Maple Grove
Schoolboy
Riley Graber, Northfield
Tyler Wells, Highway
Landon Robideau, STMA
Leonard Tukhlynovych, Shakopee
Will Sather, JJ Trained
Cadets
Mason Gehloff, Waseca
Derrick Cardinal, Forest Lake
Chase DeBlaere, Simley
Ryder Rogotzke, East Ridge
Juniors
Ryan Sokol, Simley
Sebas Swiggum, Apple Valley
Cael Carlson, Willmar
State Club Awards
Folkstyle
- STMA
- Anoka
- Shakopee
Greco
- STMA
- JJ Trained
- Thor
Freestyle
- STMA
- Forest Lake
- Thor
Club of the Year – Thor
Table Worker of the Year – Merilee Cardinal
Rodney Wichern Coach of the Year – JD Pesch
Dan Drinkwine Volunteer of the Year – Margaret Shilson
World Recognition Awards
U15 World Championships Gold Medalists
– Zach Silvis – Park
– Tyler Wells – Princeton
U15 World Championships Silver Medalist
– Gigi Bragg – Anoka
– Emily Shilson
– Youth Olympic Games-Gold Medalist (1st Ever US Wrestling Gold medalist at this event)
– Jr. Pan American Games- Silver Medalist
– Dave Schultz Open (Sr. Event) – Bronze Medalist