Jude Link of Dassel-Cokato/Litchfield has committed to wrestling for University of Iowa next season.
High School News
Catching up with Dr. Tuomo Karilla!
By Chad Otterness
Tuomo Karilla was a foreign exchange student in 1985-86, attending Canby High School via Finland. One of the best “recruits” to ever come to Minnesota. After high school, he went on to become a two-time Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestler.
Karila’s host brother, Anthony Birk, shared some recollections from that time:
Tuomo was an experienced wrestler when he came to Canby as an exchange student in 1985 at the age of 17. The previous year he had taken the Bronze Medal wrestling Greco-Roman in the Finnish National Championships and also wrestled Freestyle. However, he had never wrestled folkstyle.
Our family had a wrestling mat in the basement, and from the time he arrived until the start of the wrestling season, Tuomo practiced and studied the rules of folkstyle wrestling. By the time the season started, he had begun to adapt quite well but still used a lot of Greco-Roman techniques.
College Recruiting: two-time state champion Dineen to South Dakota State University
Thomas Dineen of Benson has committed to wrestling for South Dakota State University in 2023.
Eight inducted into the 2022 Bartelma Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame
2022 MWCA Award Recipients Honored
Benson, Minn. – Eight new members were inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 7th in Benson, Minn.
The new inductees honored were Steve Carlson, Neil Jennissen, Dan Lefebvre, Tony Nelson, Jim Repke, Ron Sanders, Zach Sanders, and Kevin Steinhaus.
College Recruiting: three-time state placewinner Bornholdt to St. Cloud State University
Colton Bornholdt of New Prague has committed to wrestling for St. Cloud State University in 2023.
The Guillotine 2022 Boys Academic All-State Wrestlers
Congratulations to this season’s Guillotine High School Boys Academic All-State honorees. Thanks to the coaches, administrators, and parents for helping to recognize these exceptional student-athletes.
MWCA/The Guillotine Girls Academic All-State Wrestlers
Congratulations to the first-ever Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association and The Guillotine High School Girls Academic All-State honorees. Thanks to the coaches, administrators, and parents for helping to recognize these exceptional student-athletes.