Concordia Coach Clay Nagel has announced 18 student athletes who have
given a verbal commitment that they will be attending Concordia
College next fall.
"I am very excited about this outstanding group of young men," said
Nagel. "They have the potential to be great college athletes. Not only
are they excellent wrestlers, they are also excellent students and
people."
This group of young men have compiled the following stats: 1,887 career
wins, 20 individual section/region championships, 17 individual state
medals including two state finalists and one state champion.
Brandon Bartyzal Le Sueur, MN 145 lbs.
Four year all-conference
Conference MVP
2006 state 4th place
Five-time region place winner
2006 region champion
Two-time state entrant
147 career wins, 71 career pins
Academic Commendation Award for maintaining a 3.712 GPA for four
consecutive quarters
Lettered in football and golf
Taylor Bertek West Fargo, ND
Five-time varsity letter winner
Two-time state individual entrant
Was member of four state team appearances
78 career wins
Participated and lettered in football, track and golf
Scott Gosse Wabasha, MN 119 lbs.
2004, 2005, and 2006 all-conference
2006 captain
2005 and 2006 section champion
110 career wins
Three year starter in football
Three year starter in baseball and was selected all-sub-section
in 2005
Jake Handegard Moorhead, MN 140 lbs.
2006 Hardest Worker
2006 co-captain
67 career wins
2004-05 member of the Minnesota Storm National Freestyle Team
2006 nominated for National Honor Society
Tony Hewitt Grand Rapids, MN 152 lbs.
2006 Most Outstanding Wrestler
2006 co-captain
2006 state 6th place
2006 section champion
68 career wins
Four-time Greco-Roman and freestyle state participant
Freestyle -- 2nd in 2002 and 2004, 3rd in 2001; Greco-Roman --
4th in 2006 and 3rd in 2002
Participated in football, Math Team, Pep Club, Journalism,
marching band and Operation Jarret -- a club formed to memorialize a
friend that died
Justin Horne Detroit Lakes, MN 125 lbs.
2006 state 6th place
111 Career wins
2006 team captain and Hardest Worker
2005 all-conference soccer player
2005 section champion, 2006 and 2004 runner-up
Tanner Jorud Barnesville, MN 171 lbs.
Two-time state entrant
116 career wins, 54 career pins
2006 team captain and Hardest Worker
Placed fourth in the Northern Plains Freestyle Tournament
Placed second in MN State Freestyle Tournament
Member of the MN Cadet National Team
2006 football all-conference
2005 and 2006 state art show participant
Kyle Knop Cottage Grove, MN 189 lbs.
72 career wins
2006 Most Valuable
2006 team captain
2006 all-conference
2004, 2005, 2006 National Honor Society
Joe Leacox Park Rapids, MN 130 lbs.
2006 state entrant
98 career wins, 55 career pins
2006 Most Determined and Most Improved
2006 section champion
Justin Lehmann Wahpeton, ND
2006 state 3rd place
84 career wins
2006 team captain
2005 state entrant
Lane Lunde West Fargo, ND
Was a member of the 2006 State A championship team
198 career wins, 90 career pins
2005 Heart award, 2006 Hardest Worker and Heart Award
2006 team captain
Five-time state placer -- 7th 2002, 4th 2003, 5th 2004, 3rd 2005,
and 3rd 2006
Four-time region champion
Five time Academic All-State
Member of the ND Cadet National Team
Member of the Students Today, Leaders Forever, and American
Legion Baseball
Ryan McKay Brainerd, MN Hwt
2006 Most Valuable Wrestler
Two-time section champion
2006 team captain
2006 all-conference and all-region wrestler
Two-time state entrant
2005 and 2006 football all-conference, and all-region player
2006 football captain
DJ Ringquist Fergus Falls, MN 160 lbs.
2005 and 2006 state entrant
2006 captain
Section 7AA Champion
60 career wins
Was a three sport athlete all four years of high school