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2008 Minnesota/USA Wrestling Annual Awards
Minnesota/USA Wrestling Awards Banquet held Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the Fort Snelling Club

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Outstanding Individual Awards

Senior - Jake Deitchler
University Greco-Roman - Chas Betts
University Freestyle - Tyler Safratowich
Junior FILA Greco-Roman - Zac Nielsen
Junior FILA Freestyle - Zach Sanders

Women’s Senior - Chelynne Pringle
Women’s Junior - Natalie Rutt
Women’s Cadet - Natalie Rutt

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Organization/Volunteer Awards

Pairing Official of the Year - Donita Flodeen
Mat Official of the Year - Bruce Bakalyar
Rodney Wickern Coach of the Year - JD Pesch
Table Worker of the Year - Rutt Family: Cathy, John, Travis, Natalie, Tanner and Nicole Rutt
Volunteer of the Year - Dudley Flodeen
Club of the Year - Park Wrestling Club
Dan Drinkwine Dedication Award - Dennis Kipp

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Minnesota/USA Wrestling Top Ten

Juniors
1. Travis Rutt
2. Justin LaValle
3. Jacoby Bergeron
4. Robert Fisher
5. Thomas Kelliher
6. Pat Smith
7. Jake Kahnke
8. Joel Bauman
9. Dylan Ness
10. Craig Kelliher

Cadets
1. Dylan Ness
2. Hayden Zillmer
3. Drew Lexvold
4. Steven Keogh
5. Nick Clobes
6. Ben Morgan
7. Kody Kalkbrenner
8. Zack Rutt
8. Zak Coates
9. Destin McCauley
9. Matt Kelliher

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National Triple Crown Awards
National Champion in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and Freestyle

• Sam Brancale (Schoolboy) and Dylan Ness (Cadet)

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Minnesota Triple Crown Awards
State Champion in Folkstyle, Greco-Roman, and Freestyle

PeeWee
Vincent Mosher, Prior Lake
Joey Lipinski, Gladiators
Bantam
Aaron Cashman, Hi Flyers
Curtis Lemair, Prior Lake
Tanner Wiese, Forest Lake
Midget
Patrick McKee, Hi Flyers
Kyle Rathman, Apple Valley
Christian Bahl, Stillwater
Keegan Moore, Flat Earth
Sam Anderson, Gladiators
Bo Blanske, Gladiators
Novice
Alex Richert, Forest Lake
Seth Gross, Apple Valley
Sean O'Neil, Apple Valley
Lance Benick, Forest Lake
Christian Dulaney, Shakopee
Tyler Berdahl, Mat Bandits
Schoolboy
Kyle Gliva, IGH Wrestling
Jake Short, IGH Wrestling
Dakota Trom, Apple Valley
Brandon Kingsley, Apple Valley
Michael Kroells
Isaac Eichmann, Hastings
Cadet
Dylan Bethke, Apple Valley
Hayden Zillmer, Crosby Ironton
Ben Morgan, Forest Lake
Drew Lexvold, CF Mat Rats
Zak Coates
Junior
Patrick Levasseur, Central MN
Eric Yngsdal, Team Unit
Kevin Steinhaus
Travis Rutt, Flat Earth
Jake Kahnke, Prior Lake

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State Club Awards

Folkstyle
1st - St. Francis
2nd - Hi Flyers
3rd - Prior Lake

Greco-Roman
1st - Central
2nd - Hi Flyers
3rd - Apple Valley

Freestyle
1st - Hi Flyers
2nd - Central
3rd - Apple Valley

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Gorrarian Awards (Most Falls in Least Amount of Time)

Folkstyle State Tournament
PeeWee: Lukas Wilson, Osseo, 3 falls in 2:18
Bantam: Tate Torgerson, Rum River Raiders, 7 falls in 10:08
Midget: Ryan Epps, CF Mat Rats, 5 falls in 7:01
Novice: Paden Moore, Flat Earth, 4 falls in 5:40
Schoolboy: Brandon Kingsley, Apple Valley, 5 falls in 3:28
Cadet: Drew Lexvold, CF Mat Rats, 4 falls in 6:43
Girls: Nicole Rutt, New Prague, 1 fall in 0:35

Greco-Roman State Tournament
PeeWee: Reid Ballantyne, Stillwater, 1 fall in 0:09
Bantam: Carsen Ladd, Ghost Riders, 3 falls in 1:47
Midget: Keegan Moore, Flat Earth, 3 falls in 1:52
Novice: Seth Gross, Apple Valley, 3 falls in 1:38
Schoolboy: Mike Simeon, Central MN, 4 falls in 3:41
Cadet: Eric Hensel, Lakeville, 5 falls in 4:28
Junior: Andrew Trembath, Hastings, 2 falls in 1:07

Freestyle State Tournament
PeeWee: Vincent Mosher, Prior Lake, 3 falls in 2:02
Bantam: Mitchell Wilson, Gladiators, 3 falls in 3:41
Midget: Brett Norton, Anoka, 3 falls in 1:02
Novice: TJ O'Hara, Titans, 4 falls in 2:19
Schoolboy: Rusty Grisim, Impact Wrestling, 4 falls in 4:59
Cadet: Eric Hensel, Lakeville, 5 falls in 3:18
Junior: Travis Rutt, Flat Earth, 3 falls in 1:33