Minnesota team places seventh at
Junior National Duals
July 3, 2006
Minnesota wrestlers competed at the USA Wrestling Junior National Duals
held in Oklahoma City, OK on June 28-July 2. Teams competed in dual
meets in the two Olympic styles of wrestling, freestyle and
Greco-Roman. Minnesota had two teams competing in Greco-Roman
(Minnesota 1 and Minnesota 2) and one team in freestyle. Junior
athletes are high school age.
In Greco-Roman competition, Minnesota 2 placed seventh behind Missouri
(1st), and Illinois (2nd), California (3rd), Texas (4th), New York
(5th), and Florida (6th). Minnesota 2 defeated Iowa for seventh.
Members of the Minnesota seventh place Greco-Roman team included: DJ
Tenney (105), Paul Tellgren (112), Zach Sanders (119), Brian Litch
(125), Joe Murphy (130), Jake Saatzer (135), Mike Davis (140), Travis
Elg (145), John Branddtjen (152), Justin Skillings (160), Torrey Line
(171), Jake Kahnke (189), Brent Eidenschink (215), and Evan Hacker
(275).
In freestyle competition, Minnesota didn't qualify for the championship
bracket, but placed second in the consolation bracket.