Noah Nicholson of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for Northern Illinois University following his upcoming senior season.
Stillwater Area
More Than a Name: Stillwater Champion Grayson Eggum Embraces the Pressure of a Wrestling Pedigree
By Brian Jerzak
It wasn’t Stillwater’s Grayson Eggum’s first time on the big stage. He placed at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament in 2024 and had won on the national stage. Eggum is used to the pressure of a big-time wrestling match. Even before he was winning on the national stage, people would congregate around his matches at youth tournaments. He was a curiosity to wrestling fans. When your dad is a multi-time All-American and the head coach of the most visible wrestling program in the state – Gophers’ head coach Brandon Eggum – extra attention is inevitable.
The 2025 139AAA state champion started his journey towards the top of the podium early.
“My dad got me into it,” Grayson said. “I would go to these little kid practices. They weren’t really wrestling practices. They were more like workouts.”
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College Recruiting: two-time state champion Rogotzke to North Central College
Audrey Rogotzke of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for North Central College next season.
College Recruiting: two-time state qualifier Hunter to Saint John’s University
Isaac Hunter of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for Saint John’s University following his upcoming senior season.
Indiana Adds Transfer Roman Rogotzke
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana head coach Angel Escobedo has announced the addition of transfer Roman Rogotzke to the Hoosiers.
Rogotzke joins the team after two years at South Dakota State. He will be a redshirt sophomore in the 2023-24 season.
As a redshirt freshman this past season, Rogotzke compiled a 17-8 record while wrestling at 184 lbs. He primarily wrestled in tournaments, winning both the Worthington and Don Parker Opens, while taking third place at the Last Chance Open and fourth place at the Bison Open.
Junior Schalles winner Rogotzke sacrificed many pinning goals but was still the best
By Mike Finn
Statistically, Ryder Rogotzke did not have the season in 2022-23 that the wrestler from Stillwater (Minn.) High School enjoyed a year earlier when he won the 182-pound Minnesota state championship and posted a 56-1 record as a junior. He also pinned 44 of 47 opponents that he actually wrestled and was named the 2022 Junior Schalles Award for pinning.
But personal statistics did not mean as much to Rogotzke, who was 52-3 and finished second in the 2023 state tournament to end his high school career.
It should be noted that two of Rogotske’s three losses came against the nation’s top-ranked 195-pounder, Max McEnelly of Waconia High School, including in the finals of the state tournament. Rogotzke had wrestled 70 percent of his matches at 182 pounds before moving up to take on an even tougher task in the postseason … even though his normal weight was 190 pounds. (The other loss was an injury disqualification against Rogotzke for an illegal mat return.)
“I was en route to just pin every single person in the season,” said Rogotzke. “We have something called the Pony Stampede, but everyone backed out because we always have the toughest teams in Minnesota there like Waconia. We knew there was a chance I could face McEnelly so we decided give people a match. I had nothing to lose so I bumped up. I ended up losing by two points and was put in the position (to) either stay in my 182 route or set another goal and go get him again.” Continue reading at win-magazine.com →
College Recruiting: Rogotzke commits to Ohio State
Ryder Rogotzke of Stillwater Area has had a change of plans. The #2 ranked 182-pounder (Flowrestling) for the class of 2023 originally committed to wrestle for Navy back in January but recently opened up his recruiting process.
The Guillotine – December 1, 2022
The December 1, 2022 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: Pin To Win – Ryder Rogotzke | High School Class Previews | High School Rankings | Lace ‘Em Up | Camps, Clinics, and Training | Officially Speaking | Performance Nutrition – What Do You Have With Your Eggs? | View From The Matbird Seat | Where Have They Gone? Craig Halvorson | Ask The Doc.
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Pin To Win – Ryder Rogotzke
By Brian Jerzak
During the 2021-22 wrestling season, Stillwater senior Ryder Rogotzke had one of the most dominant seasons a wrestler can have. He lost just one match all season and won his first state championship. In doing so, he pinned his way through the state tournament. During the season, Rogotzke only went the full six minutes twice. He finished with 44 falls – tying the state record for most pins in a season.
“Instead of teaching me how to win, my dad taught me how to pin,” Rogotzke said. “That is the easiest way to win. You can be down by ten. If you get the pin, you win. My mentality of pinning everyone was there in the first year. I would go for headlocks, three-quarters, cow catchers, and no one really knew pinning defense. There is not as much strength when you are little. That got me through to now.”
Rogotzke found enjoyment and success in two sports as a kid.
“I remember trying t-ball, football, and wrestling,” Rogotzke said. “Football and wrestling stuck.”
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College Recruiting: state finalist Dauffenbach to Augsburg University
Dylan Dauffenbach of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for Augsburg University in 2023.