Three former wrestlers with ties to southeastern Minnesota were selected to the Minnesota Chapter National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Two others were inducted to the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association Dave Bartelma Hall of Fame.
Patrick Kennedy, a former four-time state wrestling champion at Kasson-Mantorville, had high hopes when he chose Iowa out of high school. Though he's wasn't in the starting lineup his first two years there, those hopes remain the same. He wants to be a national champion.
Byron's Maxwell Petersen and Kasson-Mantorville's Bennett Berge are Division I commits who dominated all season long, going a combined 102-0 en route to state titles. They are the Post-Bulletin's co-Wrestlers of the Year.
Minnesota wrestler looking to become the first Division I wrestler to finish a season with a perfect bonus rate — meaning he has defeated all opponents by pin, technical fall or major decision
With the return of big tournaments as well as a return to the Xcel Energy Center, Rochester-area grapplers took full advantage of a more normal season.
