Minneota takes third at Big Ole 2024
Prep wrestling roundup Jan. 15, 2024
ALEXANDRIA — The Minneota boys wrestling team rode a first-place finish from Blake mead and runner-up finishes from Kaden Lasnetski, Adam Devlaeminck and Brock and Destin Fier to a third-place finish as a team at the Alexandria Big Ole tournament on Saturday.
The Vikings finished the tournament with a team score of 151.5 points. Annandale/Maple Lake won the nine-team event with 177.5 points while Royalton-Upsala took second at 171. Hutchinson finished fourth with 131 points.
Minneota will next compete at the Holdingford Invitational on Friday and then wrestle again on Saturday at Howard lake-Waverly-Winsted. Friday’s action will begin at 5 p.m. while Saturday’s will start at 9:30 a.m.
107: Blake Mead – 1st
Quarterfinals – Blake Mead (Minneota) over Oswaldo Moreno (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) (Fall 3:20)
Semifinals – Blake Mead (Minneota) over Chase Hauck (Barnesville) (Fall 3:09)
1st Place Match – Blake Mead (Minneota) over Brayden Fobbe (Annand-M Lk Lightning) (Dec 13-6)
107: Owen Myrvik – 3rd
Quarterfinals – Andrew Hayes (Royalton-Upsala) over Owen Myrvik (Minneota) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 1 – Owen Myrvik (Minneota) over Brock Manderschied (Alexandria Area) (Fall 0:45)
Cons. Semis – Owen Myrvik (Minneota) over Chase Hauck (Barnesville) (Fall 3:51)
3rd Place Match – Owen Myrvik (Minneota) over Andrew Hayes (Royalton-Upsala) (Fall 2:00)
114: Kaden Lasnetski – 2nd
Quarterfinals – Kaden Lasnetski (Minneota) over Logan Egge (Hutchinson) (Fall 1:16)
Semifinals – Kaden Lasnetski (Minneota) over Colton Noble (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) (Dec 3-0)
1st Place Match – Cassen Brumm (Annand-M Lk Lightning) over Kaden Lasnetski (Minneota) (Dec 8-2)
121: Quinton Anderson – 4th
Quarterfinals – Quinton Anderson (Minneota) received a bye
Semifinals – Nolan Fettig (Alexandria Area) over Quinton Anderson (Minneota) (MD 12-4)
Cons. Semis – Quinton Anderson (Minneota) over Isaac Seward (Alexandria Area) (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match – Cole Froehlich (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) over Quinton Anderson (Minneota) (Dec 7-2)
127: Adam Devlaeminck – 2nd
Quarterfinals – Adam Devlaeminck (Minneota) received a bye
Semifinals – Adam Devlaeminck (Minneota) over Mason Mcgrane (Alexandria Area) (Dec 12-6)
1st Place Match – Logan Schwanz (Hutchinson) over Adam Devlaeminck (Minneota) (Dec 4-3)
139: Mason Javers – 4th
Quarterfinals – Mason Javers (Minneota) received a bye
Semifinals – Shay McClory (Annand-M Lk Lightning) over Mason Javers (Minneota) (MD 13-2)
Cons. Semis – Mason Javers (Minneota) over Zachary Richards (Alexandria Area) (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match – Lane Olson (Royalton-Upsala) over Mason Javers (Minneota) (SV-1 5-3)
145: Brock Fier – 2nd
Quarterfinals – Brock Fier (Minneota) over Cody Tews (Hutchinson) (Fall 0:56)
Semifinals – Brock Fier (Minneota) over Elijah Geiser (New York Mills) (TF 18-1 3:40)
1st Place Match – Cole LaFave (Annand-M Lk Lightning) over Brock Fier (Minneota) (MD 8-0)
152: Destin Fier – 2nd
Quarterfinals – Destin Fier (Minneota) over Brady Yourczek (Royalton-Upsala) (MD 12-3)
Semifinals – Destin Fier (Minneota) over Austin Geiser (New York Mills) (Dec 6-3)
1st Place Match – Sawyer Simmons (Royalton-Upsala) over Destin Fier (Minneota) (Dec 9-2)
160: Alex Depestel – 3rd
Quarterfinals – Alex Depestel (Minneota) over Bryce Binek (Royalton-Upsala) (Dec 10-4)
Semifinals – Jett Olson (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg) over Alex Depestel (Minneota) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Semis – Alex Depestel (Minneota) over Joe Mann (New York Mills) (Dec 4-1)
3rd Place Match – Alex Depestel (Minneota) over Bryce Binek (Royalton-Upsala) (Dec 3-1)
172: Cael Fier – 3rd
Quarterfinals – Cael Fier (Minneota) over Conner Kurth (Hutchinson) (Dec 2-1)
Semifinals – Cameron Halverson (Barnesville) over Cael Fier (Minneota) (Fall 0:36)
Cons. Semis – Cael Fier (Minneota) over Aden Button (Alexandria Area) (Dec 8-3)
3rd Place Match – Cael Fier (Minneota) over Blake Unger (New York Mills) (Dec 6-1)
189: Noah Gorecki – 4th
Quarterfinals – Jake Leners (Royalton-Upsala) over Noah Gorecki (Minneota) (Fall 1:36)
Cons. Round 1 – Noah Gorecki (Minneota) over Damion Hanson (Badger-GB-MR) (Dec 4-1)
Cons. Semis – Noah Gorecki (Minneota) over Brady Pekarek (Royalton-Upsala) (Fall 3:37)
3rd Place Match – Carter Courtright (Annand-M Lk Lightning) over Noah Gorecki (Minneota) (Dec 12-10)
215: Kyson Arndt – 6th
Quarterfinals – Evan Peirce (Hutchinson) over Kyson Arndt (Minneota) (Fall 1:08)
Cons. Round 1 – Kyson Arndt (Minneota) over Jaxon Werder (Alexandria Area) (Fall 1:47)
Cons. Semis – Kaden Holm (Royalton-Upsala) over Kyson Arndt (Minneota) (Fall 1:53)
5th Place Match – Evan Peirce (Hutchinson) over Kyson Arndt (Minneota) (Fall 5:53)
UNITED TRIANGULAR
DAWSON — The Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle/Montevideo United wrestling team split its triangular on Friday night, taking down Benson 78-0 but falling to Willmar 29-27.
United will next compete against Melrose Area at Sauk Centre on Thursday at 7 p.m.
United 78, Benson 0
107: Eli Olson (DBLQ) over Ed Wah (BENS) (Fall 1:37) 114: Gavin Mortenson (DBLQ) over Gavin Olson (BENS) (Fall 2:23) 121: Nelson Velasquez (DBLQ) over Tate Kobbermann (BENS) (Fall 1:10) 127: Ben Gunlogson (DBLQ) over Max Nygaard (BENS) (Fall 1:12) 133: Grayson Olson (DBLQ) over Mu tah Wah (BENS) (Fall 1:53) 139: Daniel Gunlogson (DBLQ) over (BENS) (For.) 145: Holland Schacherer (DBLQ) over Darin Hippe (BENS) (Fall 3:37) 152: Kameron Sather (DBLQ) over Derek Johnson (BENS) (Fall 2:10) 160: Mason Pederson (DBLQ) over (BENS) (For.) 172: Noah Meyer (DBLQ) over Adrian Young (BENS) (Fall 1:38) 189: Parker Bothun (DBLQ) over (BENS) (For.) 215: Zach DeBeer (DBLQ) over Taylor Ellingson (BENS) (Fall 0:24) 285: Brady Rhode (DBLQ) over Johnny Kobberman (BENS) (Fall 0:19)
Willmar 29, United 27
107: Eli Olson (DBLQ) over Trey Tallman (WILL) (Fall 1:32) 114: Gavin Mortenson (DBLQ) over Logan Fagerlie (WILL) (Dec 5-2) 121: Wyatt Cruze (WILL) over Tygan Long (DBLQ) (Dec 8-4) 127: Ben Gunlogson (DBLQ) over Ivan Mares (WILL) (Dec 8-1) 133: Cavin Carlson (WILL) over Grayson Olson (DBLQ) (Fall 3:21) 139: Daniel Gunlogson (DBLQ) over Caleb Cruze (WILL) (Fall 1:21) 145: Sulley Anez (WILL) over Holland Schacherer (DBLQ) (TF 15-0 0:00) 152: Conlan Carlson (WILL) over Kameron Sather (DBLQ) (TF 20-5 0:00) 160: Cameren Champagne (WILL) over Mason Pederson (DBLQ) (MD 12-4) 172: Lawson Anez (WILL) over Noah Meyer (DBLQ) (Dec 9-2) 189: Steven Cruze (WILL) over Parker Bothun (DBLQ) (Dec 12-7) 215: Zach DeBeer (DBLQ) over James Dickman (WILL) (Fall 2:23) 285: Brady Rhode (DBLQ) over Daunte Castellano (WILL) (Dec 3-2)





