Zach Glazier, Patrick Kennedy, and Ryan Sokol all captured State titles at the Minnesota High School State Tournament this weekend in dominating fashion. Glazier had two tech falls and a fall before defeating Cade King in the finals, 1-0. Glazier was able to ride out King in the third period for the win. King is a defending state champion and ranked #20 in the country at 182. This marked the fifth time this season that Glazier defeated King.
Patrick Kennedy did not get challenged in winning the 2A title at 182. I also need to mention that Kennedy went up to 182 from 170 at the end of the season to help the team. He is a true 170 lbs. wrestler. Kennedy was up 7-1 when he got the fall in the finals in 1:54. For the tournament, Kennedy was 4-0 with a Fall, Fall, Major Decision, and Fall.
Ryan Sokol had a great tournament. After getting to the finals with three tech falls, Sokol faced two-time defending state champion Charlie Pickell of Mankato West. Pickell had defeated Sokol 13-8 in the 113 lbs. State semifinals in 2017. Sokol was up 9-5 with back points coming when he got the fall in 5:56. That was a huge win against a very tough opponent.
For State Duals (Sokol) and Individual State Tournament, our three recruits were a combined 15-0 with 8 pins, 5 tech falls, 1 major decision, and 1 decision. Very impressive against some of the toughest high school wrestling in the country in Minnesota.
That concludes the high school wrestling season this year for our incoming recruits. I will now turn my coverage to freestyle wrestling. I will do my best to let you know when and where our incoming recruits will be wrestling in freestyle this spring and summer and bring you results.
Recruiting Class of 2019
Abe Assad – Carol Stream, IL (Glenbard North HS) 182 lbs.
Season completed: State Champion
Zach Glazier – Albert Lea, MN (Albert Lea Area HS) 182 lbs.
Minnesota High School State Tournament on March 1-2
- Champ. Round 1 – Zach Glazier (Albert Lea Area) 47-0 won by tech fall over Deonte Bryant (Hopkins) 14-4 (TF-1.5 4:40 (18-3))
- Quarterfinal – Zach Glazier (Albert Lea Area) 47-0 won by tech fall over Grant Litke (Little Falls) 45-4 (TF-1.5 4:57 (22-7))
- Semifinal – Zach Glazier (Albert Lea Area) 47-0 won by fall over Ben Schmalz (Mound-Westonka) 50-3 (Fall 2:56)
- 1st Place Match – Zach Glazier (Albert Lea Area) 47-0 won by decision over Cade King (Owatonna) 43-5 (Dec 1-0)
Cobe Siebrecht – Lisbon, IA 138 lbs.
Season completed: State Champion
Recruiting Class of 2020
Patrick Kennedy – Kasson-Mantorville, MN 170 lbs.
Minnesota High School State Tournament on March 1-2
- Champ. Round 1 – Patrick Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville) 46-0 won by fall over Isaiah Sistrunk (Chisago Lakes) 23-24 (Fall 0:30)
- Quarterfinal – Patrick Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville) 46-0 won by fall over Kolin Baier (Mankato East) 35-7 (Fall 1:34)
- Semifinal – Patrick Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville) 46-0 won by major decision over Christian Kurth (Hutchinson) 41-3 (MD 16-5)
- 1st Place Match – Patrick Kennedy (Kasson-Mantorville) 46-0 won by fall over Zachary Peterson (Perham) 50-2 (Fall 1:54)
Cullan Schriever – Mason City, Iowa 120 lbs.
Season completed: Placed 6th
Colby Schriever – Mason City, Iowa 138 lbs.
Season completed: Placed 2nd
Jesse Ybarra – Tucson, AZ (Sunnyside HS) 126 lbs.
Season completed: Placed 2nd
Recruiting Class of 2021
Ryan Sokol – Grover Heights, MN (Simley HS) 132 lbs.
Minnesota State Duals on Feb 28
Ryan Sokol (Simley) over Jake FitzPatrick (Mahtomedi) Fall 1:34
Ryan Sokol (Simley) over Gage Mueller (Waconia) Fall 1:33
Ryan Sokol (Simley) over Conner Roth (Marshall) Fall 1:04
Minnesota High School State Tournament on March 1-2
- Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Sokol (Simley) 51-0 won by tech fall over Lucas Hodges (Marshall) 34-13 (TF-1.5 2:23 (21-6))
- Quarterfinal – Ryan Sokol (Simley) 51-0 won by tech fall over Jerry Simes (Litchfield) 29-9 (TF-1.5 2:32 (23-8))
- Semifinal – Ryan Sokol (Simley) 51-0 won by tech fall over Carson Tschudi (Delano) 37-6 (TF-1.5 3:26 (23-8))
- 1st Place Match – Ryan Sokol (Simley) 51-0 won by fall over Charlie Pickell (Mankato West) 47-2 (Fall 5:56)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
