Some of the top senior wrestlers from northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota who recently finished there outstanding high school careers will face off in the 14th annual Border Battle dual meet at 7 p.m., Friday, March 6 at Crestwood High School in Cresco, IA. Tickets for the event are $6.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and will be sold at the door.
Below is a list of Iowa seniors that will be competing in the event:
106 CODY FISHER South Winn 21-12 season record – 2015 State qualifier
132 JACOB BACK Riceville
138 LUIS URIBE South Winn 37-12 season record – 2015 State qualifier
138 BRADY JENNINGS Osage 45-2 season record – 167-22 career record – State: 6TH, 5TH, 2ND, 1ST
145 BRYCE DECKER MFL Mar Mac 37-14 season record – 111-74 career record
145 ADAM BENZING Waukon 31-10 season record – 6th at state 2015
145 THATCHER GOODALE Osage 45-6 season record – 121-39 career record
152 GUNNAR GRANGAARD Waukon
152 JUSTIN KIME Turkey Valley
160 ALEC FJELSTUL Decorah 32-7 season record – 2014 State qualifier
170 TYLER SAWYER Turkey Valley
170 RYAN HAGEMAN SW 31-1 season record – 3rd at state 2015
170 CLINT EASTMAN Riceville
195 CHASE STRUB MFL Mar Mac 50-5 season record – 132-44 career record – 7th at state 2015
195 TYLER LARSON Nashua-Plainfield 41-9 season record – 109-40 career record – State: 2014-7th, 2015-5th
220 ANDREW ZEEH MFL Mar Mac 21-17
220 BRYCE BILHARZ Nashua-Plainfield 33-14 season record – 70-63 career record
220 CARTER ZIDLICKY Decorah 21-12
285 GATLIN KEEHNER MFL Mar Mac 40-9 season record – 103-36 career record – 8th at state 2015
285 ETHAN KIPP South Winn 35-11
Below is the list of the Minnesota wrestlers competing (this will be updated later, but for now this is who is committed):
120 LUCAS HAGEL WASECA ALL CONF. 2013-14
126 JUSTIN STEMPER CALEDONIA
132 HUNTER JOHNSON STWRTVLL
132 HUNTER HAUSER-CALDWELL CALEDONIA
138 ALEX HIGGINS STWRTVLL HVL ALL CONF., 3RD SECTIONS
145 BRADY KEEFE STWRTVLL HVL ALL CONF., STATE QUAL.
145 BRADY BOMSTA WASECA 6TH SECTIONS
145 DREW STEMPER CALEDONIA State qualifier
170 JAMIE GEHLING STWRTVLL HVL ALL CONF., 5TH SECTIONS
182 SHANE CURTIS STWRTVLL HVL ALL CONF., 3RD SECTIONS
220 CHASE O’CONNER K-M State: 6th 2014, 4th 2015