Kenyon-Wanamingo Qualifies 11 Individuals for State

There are 14 weight classes in high school wrestling in Minnesota, and the Kenyon-Wanamingo Knights qualified almost every wrestler on their team for individual competition at the state tournament this week.

That shows why they are the top seed in the team competition, which is Thursday.

Kenyon-Wanamingo will open with Section 1A champion Caledonia at 9AM, and the match will be on KDHL Radio.

We will follow the Knights throughout the tournament, hopefully to the finals at 7PM.

Zumbrota-Mazeppa qualified five wrestlers, Goodhue three, Pine Island two and Medford one for individual state competition.

For Kenyon-Wanamingo, their 106- and 113-pound wrestlers are both ranked No. 1 and seeded tops in the tournament: freshman Jeron Matson at 106 and senior Ethan Cota at 113.

Also participating in state individual competition for Kenyon-Wanamingo: freshman Seth Brossard at 119, senior Seth Brossard is ranked fifth at 126, freshman Tyler Ryan is rated seventh at 138 and is head coach Matt Ryan's son, juniors Peyton Hilke at 152 and Dylan Craig at 160 are competing individually, senior Ted Androli is No. 1 at 170 but did not get the top seed, senior Luke Rechtzigel is rated third at 182, fifth-ranked 220-pound senior Seth Donkers is at state, and so is 285-pound senior Austin Jackson.

For Zumbrota-Mazeppa, sophomore Hayden Voxland is in at 152 pounds. Freshman Jacob Bennett has 30 wins at 160. Senior Devin Manzy is ranked fourth at 170 and sophomore Caden Steffen is rated second at 182. Steffen is head coach Link Steffen's son. Sophomore Jarret Haglund is participating at 220 pounds.

Goodhue qualifed 106-pound junior John Altendorf, freshman Kelby O'Reilly at 145 and junior Bailee O'Reilly at 152.

Pine Island juniors Jack Williams and Noah Bauer are heading to St. Paul. Bauer is ranked second at 119 and Williams qualified at 113.

Medford eighth-grader Willie Von Ruden is also wrestling at 119 pounds.