The Guillotine Minnesota High School Pound-For-Pound Class Rankings for April 2020 have arrived.
Previous Pound-For-Pound Class Rankings
| Rank | Class of 2020 – Seniors | Season Record | State Placings | Previous Rank | College |
|---|
| 1 | Patrick Kennedy, Kasson-Mantorville | 36-0 | 1st-1st-1st-1st-3rd-6th | 1 | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 2 | Charlie Pickell, Mankato West | 43-2 | 1st-2nd-2nd-1st-1st- | 2 | Augsburg University |
| 3 | Joey Thompson, Totino-Grace | 47-1 | 1st-1st-1st-5th-DNP- | 3 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| 4 | Craig Orlando, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie | 50-0 | 1st-1st-1st-DNP– | 5 | University of North Dakota for football |
| 5 | Ryan Henningson, Winona | 47-2 | 1st-2nd-3rd— | 16 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 6 | Paxton Creese, Shakopee | 48-2 | 2nd-1st-2nd— | 4 | St. Cloud State Huskies |
| 7 | Mitchel Petersen, Byron | 15-2 | 2nd-2nd-1st-DNP-DNP- | 6 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 8 | Trey Kruse, Stillwater Area | 51-1 | 1st-4th-4th-DNP-DNP- | – | Purdue Boilermakers |
| 9 | Trevor Janssen, Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena | 38-0 | 1st-2nd-2nd-DNP– | 17 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 10 | Danny Striggow, Orono | 18-1 | 2nd-1st-DNP-DNP– | 10 | Minnesota Golden Gophers for football |
| 11 | Ben Lunn, Shakopee | 46-3 | 2nd-2nd-2nd— | 11 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 12 | Drew Woodley, Northfield | 49-3 | DNP-2nd-2nd-DNP-DNP- | 9 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 13 | Willie VonRuden, Medford | 23-1 | 1st-2nd-3rd-DNP-DNP- | – | Rochester CTC Yellowjackets |
| 14 | Colton Krell, Westfield | 33-3 | 1st-3rd-2nd-4th– | 19 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 15 | Owen Bjerga, Staples-Motley | 45-1 | 1st-2nd-6th-DNP-DNP- | 20 | St. Cloud State Huskies |
| 16 | Canon Swanson, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | 53-1 | 3rd-2nd-2nd-5th-6th- | 13 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 17 | Payton Anderson, Fairmont/Martin County West | 44-2 | 1st-4th-DNP-2nd– | 18 | Augustana Vikings |
| 18 | Trevor Eisfeld, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove | 51-0 | 1st-2nd—- | – | |
| 19 | Kaleb Haase, Redwood Valley | 41-0 | 1st-5th-5th— | – | St. Cloud State Huskies |
| 20 | Willie Bastyr, Lakeville South | 38-6 | 3rd-1st-4th-DNP– | 14 | Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks |
| Rank | Class of 2021 – Juniors | Season Record | State Placings | Previous Rank | College |
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| 1 | Ryan Sokol, Simley | 49-2 | -1st-1st-3rd-5th- | 1 | Cornell Big Red |
| 2 | Derrick Cardinal, Forest Lake | 50-0 | -1st-1st-1st-4th- | 4 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| 3 | Carson Manville, Shakopee | 26-1 | -1st-DNQ-DNQ-1st- | 3 | |
| 4 | Reid Ballantyne, Stillwater Area | 35-2 | -1st-1st-1st-1st- | 2 | |
| 5 | Bennett Tabor, Simley | 50-0 | -1st-4th— | 9 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 6 | Jaxson Rohman, Fairmont/Martin County West | 52-1 | -3rd-2nd-1st-2nd-6th | 5 | Augustana University |
| 7 | Quayin Short, Simley | 47-4 | -2nd-4th-2nd-DNP- | 8 | University of Wyoming |
| 8 | Cael Swensen, Wayzata | 52-1 | -1st-5th-4th– | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| 9 | Cael Berg, Simley | 48-4 | -1st-2nd-5th-4th- | 10 | Harvard |
| 10 | Gabe Nagel, Little Falls | 41-1 | -2nd-1st-DNP– | 6 | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 11 | Dominik Vacura, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River | 52-1 | -1st-1st-6th-5th- | 12 | North Dakota State Bison |
| 12 | Tyson Meyer, Minnewaska Area | 50-1 | -1st-1st-DNP-DNP- | 13 | St. Cloud State Huskies |
| 13 | Blake West, Shakopee | 51-1 | -1st-DNQ-5th– | 11 | Northern Illinois |
| 14 | Mason Gode, LPGE-Browerville | 54-1 | -1st-2nd-6th-DNP- | – | |
| 15 | Roman Rogotzke, Stillwater Area | 49-4 | -1st-DNP-DNP-DNP- | – | South Dakota State Jackrabbits |
| Rank | Class of 2022 – Sophomores | Season Record | State Placings | Previous Rank |
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| 1 | Bennett Berge, Kasson-Mantorville | 43-1 | –1st-1st-1st- | 1 |
| 2 | Hunter Lyden, Stillwater Area | 48-2 | –1st-3rd-5th-DNP | 4 |
| 3 | Maxwell Petersen, Byron | 38-3 | –2nd-2nd-1st- | 2 |
| 4 | Chase DeBlaere, Simley | 47-3 | –1st-1st– | 3 |
| 5 | Jore Volk, Lakeville North | 45-1 | –1st-2nd– | 5 |
| 6 | Christian Noble, Big Lake | 40-0 | –1st-3rd-DNP- | 8 |
| 7 | Drayden Morton, Sibley East | 27-3 | –1st-1st-DNP- | 6 |
| 8 | Landen Johnson, Owatonna | 48-2 | –2nd-6th-DNP- | – |
| 9 | Logan Vaughan, Kasson-Mantorville | 32-8 | –3rd-4th-4th- | 9 |
| 10 | Cole Becker, St. Michael-Albertville | 47-8 | –3rd-4th– | 7 |
| 11 | Payton Handevidt, Jackson County Central | 48-4 | –1st-6th– | – |
| 12 | Walker Bents, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | 46-4 | –1st-3rd– | 13 |
| 13 | Landon Gode, LPGE-Browerville | 50-4 | –2nd-4th– | 15 |
| 14 | Jude Link, Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield | 45-2 | –2nd-DNP– | – |
| 15 | Ayden Horner, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove | 50-4 | –4th-3rd-DNP- | 10 |
| Rank | Class of 2023 – Freshmen | Season Record | State Placings | Previous Rank |
|---|
| 1 | Charley Elwood, Medford | 23-1 | —1st-1st-2nd | 1 |
| 2 | Gavin Nelson, Simley | 44-6 | —2nd-3rd- | 2 |
| 3 | Max McEnelly, Waconia | 54-1 | —1st-DNQ-DNP | 10 |
| 4 | Ryder Rogotzke, Stillwater Area | 41-6 | —3rd-DNP-3rd | 3 |
| 5 | Tyler Wells, Princeton | 47-0 | —1st– | – |
| 6 | Kyler Wong, Wayzata | 39-6 | —4th-5th- | 4 |
| 7 | Koy Buesgens, New Prague | 51-4 | —3rd– | 6 |
| 8 | Joey Novak, New Prague | 46-9 | —2nd– | – |
| 9 | Zach Hanson, Lakeville North | 43-5 | —2nd-DNP- | – |
| 10 | Calvin Lonnquist, Wayzata | 48-6 | —3rd-DNP- | – |
By Jeff Beshey, PFP Class Rankings Editor
Input and feedback: jeffbeshey@theguillotine.com
