OHS Wrestling: Great Success
Owatonna High School Wrestling had many reasons to celebrate after their 2013-14 season. Their season-ending banquet was held Monday night at OHS.
Coach Cliff Casteel said the season was
"a great success on many, many levels"
Highlights included:
- Section 1AAA runner-up in the team tournament
- 13 out of 14 placed in the top 6 in the section individual tournament
- 8 qualified for the state tournament
- 4 top five placers at state
- Big Nine Champs (huge win AT Albert Lea again this season)
- First place at the Federated Duals and the Mustang Duals (Mounds View)
- 2 First Place finishers at the Rumble on the Red
Awards:
- Most Valuable Wrestler (most team points)............Tanner Cole
- Chuck Seykora Most Improved Senior....................Logan Johnson (led team in pins)
- Husky Award...........................................................Tyler Vogt
- Junior OWA Service Award....................................Tyler Sorenson
- Takedown Leader....................................................Brandon Moen
- J.V. MVP..................................................................Christian Reece
- J.V. Takedown Leader............................................Blake Westphal
In a very emotional aspect to the banquet, the seniors made a memorial presentation to the family of Evan Jacobson who would have been a senior this year. Jacobson died in 2009 at the age of 14 due to injuries sustained in a farm accident.
Senior wrestlers on the 2013-14 OHS team:
- Brendon Buryska
- Chandler Bauer
- Blake Goodwin
- Jose Alba
- Andy Lundberg
- Jake Woodrich
- Cody Schwering
- Tyler Sorenson
- Logan Burns
- Tyler Vogt
- Logan Johnson
- Hunter Jirele
- Alex Kubicek
- Loryn Fox (manager)
- Jessica Anderson (manager)
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