Tyler Wells

Princeton’s Tyler Wells earns his 4th state title

ST. PAUL – There was no doubt in Princeton senior wrestler Tyler Wells’ mind who was going to win between him and Marshall’s Dylan Louwagie in the Minnesota State High School League’s Class AA state individual championship match at 132-pounds on Saturday, March 4, at the Xcel Center.

“Every time I step out on the mat, I tell myself I am the best in the world, so I knew I was going to win that match, just how badly was I going to win,” said Wells.

Wells, of course, was right as the senior wrestler claimed his fourth state title, dominating Louwagie to a 19-7 victory by major decision. The victory closed an undefeated season for Wells at 38-0

The senior Princeton product winning his fourth title caught nobody by surprise. For Wells, he starts the season rolling and never stops until he is crowned champ, said coach Brian Hellman. Continue reading at hometownsource.com →

The Guillotine – January 19, 2023

The January 19, 2023 issue of The Guillotine has arrived! Content in this issue includes: Building Culture By Building Family - Richard Schlotfeldt and Andover Wrestling | Less Is More – Tyler Wells | Lace ‘Em Up | Camps, Clinics, and Training | MWCA Update | Officially Speaking | High School Rankings | Performance Nutrition - Diets | Ask The Doc | View From The Matbird Seat.

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Less Is More – Tyler Wells

By Brian Jerzak

I was focused on the AA mat when I settled into my seat at the Xcel Energy Center, ready to watch the 132 championship matches. In my mind, it was the marquee matchup of the 2022 state wrestling tournament. As the whistle blew to start the match, I thought, "I bet I am doing a story next year on whoever wins this match." Here we are, months later, and I am writing about three-time state champion Tyler Wells.

Wells' journey to join the exclusive "three-time state champions" club and his continued journey to the even more exclusive "four-timers" club has followed a different path than most multi-champion wrestlers I have talked to walk. If you look at their TrackWrestling profiles, most guys have results from multiple tournaments each year. Not so for Wells. For the three-time champion, less is more.

"I was in first or second grade when I started wrestling," Wells said. "My mom got me into wrestling because she was looking for a way to have me burn off energy—what would be better than wrestling?"

Wells' "less is more" philosophy started right away.

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