Concordia wrestling coach Clay Nagel has announced verbal commitments from twenty-one student-athletes.
"I am very proud and excited to announce our 2007-08 recruiting class,"
said Nagel. "These outstanding student-athletes come from Minnesota,
North Dakota, and Montana. With our current wrestlers and the addition
of this years outstanding recruiting class, I feel we will be much
improved and I'm looking forward to seeing our program become more
competitive on the national level."
1. 125 lbs. Jason Brill:
Little Falls, Minnesota.
Junior Greco All American 6th place, 2005
State Placed: 4th place high school state, 2006
Career wins 135 (school record),
2x member of team Minnesota Greco National Champions dual teams
Team Captain: 2006-07
Career pins: 70
Academic Awards: Honor Society, 3.82 GPA
Other Activities: Cross Country, FALC, Student Council, Varsity Club
Parents Names: Kim and Dave
Coach: Mike Hendrickson
2. 125/133 lbs. Alex Vosberg:
Park Center, Minnesota.
Team Captain: his junior and senior year.
State Placed: 6th the 2007 AAA State Tournament,
Career record: 124 wins,
Career pins: 65 pins.
Academic Awards: 3.00 the last three years.
Other Activities and sports participated: Cross Country- All
conference, all section, senior year. Track and field- 6th in section
in pole vault. Junior year
Parents: Richard and Carol Vosberg
Coach: Russ Holland
3. 125 lbs. Todd Reynolds:
Wayzata, Minnesota.
Wrestled for Wayzeta High School finishing 5th in the team AAA standings.
Parents: Michael Reynolds
Other Activities and sports participated: Band
Coach: Ross Johnson
4. 133 lbs. Isaiah Hruby:
Roseau High School
Wrestling Career Wins: 167
Wrestling Career Pins: 82
Academic Awards: 2007 8AA Academic All-Star
Wrestling Captain: 2006-2007
Other Activities and Sports and Accomplishments: 2006 MN/USA Freestyle
Wrestling State-2nd, 2006 MN Storm/USA Freestyle Junior Nationals-DNP
Football 7-12, Baseball 7 & 9-12, Student Leadership Team, Messiah
Lutheran Church, 3 years, Mission trips to Missouri-2004,
Kentucky-2005, Mexico-2006, Messiah Lutheran Church Call Committee
Youth Representative
Parents: Wade and Mary Beth Hruby
Coach: Tanner Hovda
5. 141 lbs. Ben Anderson:
Frazee High School.
2007 State Class A 140 lbs. Champion.
Career record: 179-44
Minnesota High School League Academic All-State 1st team.
Guillotine Academic 1st team All-State
Team Captain: 2005-2007
Member of USA MN storm Team 2004-2007
2006 State Freestyle Champion
2002 state Greco Roman Champion.
Paul Wellstone Scholar Athlete award winner.
Other school activities: National Honor Society, Student council, Band, Youth Coach
Football, All Conference and All section.
Parents: Jane and Curt
Coach: John Barlund
6. 149 lbs. Joe Meinert:
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Captain: 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07
Career wins: 137
Academic Awards: All-Section Academic Team, Honor role 3.00
Other Activities and sports: Cross country, XC Captain 2006, Youth Wrestling Coach, Member of the MN USA Storm Team,
Parents: Kim and Phil
Coach: Matt Clark
7. 141 lbs. Alex Burkel:
Roseau High School
Team Caption: 2006-2007
State Placing 2007-4th Place
Career wins: 124
Academic Awards: 2007-Academic All-Star , 2007-Northstar All
Conference, 2006-Northstar All Conference, 2005-Northstar All Conference
Other Activities and sports participated: Football, Golf, Messiah Youth Group, Mission Trips
Parents Names: Mike and Monica Burkel
Coach: Tanner Hovde
8. 149/157 lbs. Paul Reese:
Fertile-Beltrami High School
Captain: 2006-07
State Placing: Sixth in class A
Career wins: 106
Career pins: 61
Academic Awards: National Honor Society, Football All-Academic Team 2006.
Other Activities: Baseball, Pop choir, Jazz Band, Band, Drama Club
Class Vice-President 2005-06, Taught Bible school, Dare Role model,
Youth wrestling coach, Track
Parents: Paul and Pam
Coach: Jeremy Reiter
9. 157 lbs. Sam Goracke:
Minnewaska Area High School
Captain: 2006-2007
Career wins: 134
Career Pins: 62
Academic Awards: National Honor Society, honor roll, Academic all state wrestling and soccer teams 2X.
Other Activities: Varsity soccer team, 2006, football 7-10, track
member 9th grade all conference, baseball 7-12, Concert choir member,
solo and ensemble 4x state participant, jazz choir member, senior class
president.
Parents: Tom and Kris Goracke
Coach: Wes Tessman
10. 149 lbs. Trevor Novacek:
Greenbush High School
Team captain:2006-07
Parents: Dale and Marilyn Novacek
Coach: Todd Bergeron
11. 149 lbs. Justin Berns
Perham High School, Minnesota
Team Captain: 2007
State Placing: 2007 State Runner-up
Wrestling awards: 3X conference champ
Career wins: 137
Career pins: 65
Other Activities: Football 3X letter, Baseball 2X letter
Academic Awards: National Honor Society Member
Parents Names: Ron and Trish Berns
Coach: Robb Moser
12. 157 lbs. James Armstrong:
Belgrade High School, MT
State Class A Runner-up at 152.
Captain: 2006 and 2007
Season record: 34-8
Other activities: Football, All-Conference Running Back.
Parents: Kim and Greg Armstrong
13. 165/174 lbs. Chris Dufault:
Crookston High School
Captain:2006-2007
State Placing: 6th in 2006-07 class AA
Career wins: 125
Career pins: 68
Academic Awards: Section 8AA All Academic Team in 2005-06 and 2006-07.
Other Activities and sports: Baseball, Coach 5th and 6th Grade Football, Volunteer Coach with Little Wrascals Wrestling Group,
Coach “Future Stars” Football Camp, Track - letter winner, and Choir
Parents: Dave and Terri Beth Dufault
Coach: Chad Hitchen
14. 157/165 lbs. Seth Klostreich:
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Captain: 2005-06 and 2006-07
Career wins: 123
Career pins: 45
Academic Awards: Honor student 3.87
Other Activities and sports participated. Track, All-Conference, Track, Football and Baseball
Parents: Glenn and Tara
Coach: Marty Lanter
15. 174 lbs. Ross Dankers:
Cambridge Isanti High School
Captain: 2006-07
Minnesota High School Coaches Association honorable mention
Career wins: 60
Career pins: 25
Other Activities and sports participated: Youth wrestling coach, Church
Choir, (Track 2X honorable mention all-conference) Student council.
Parents: Mary and Wayne
Coach: Neil Jennissen
16. 174 lbs. Phil Moenkedick:
Perham High School
State Placing: two X state placing 2nd in 2007
Captain: 2005-06 and 2006-07
2 x conferences Champ
5x state entrant
Career wins: 190
Cadet Greco State Champion in 2004 and runner-up in 2005.
MN USA Cadet National team member in 2004 and 2005.
Minnesota Coaches Association Academic All-State 1st team
Guillotine Academic 1st team All-State
Holds all time win record at Perham High school.
Other activities: Outstanding left handed pitcher for the lbs.2 state
rated Perham baseball team, X-country, Track, and Football.
Parents: Katy and Andy Moenkedick
Coach: Robb Moser
17. 184 lbs. Jon Flatau:
Perham, Minnesota.
Transferred from NDSU
Captain: Senior year
State Placing: 4th 2004
Career wins: 95
Parents Names: Gary and Mitzi Flatau
Coach: Robb Moser
18. 197 lbs. Derek Klatt:
Annandale High School
State Placing: 4th place 2006-07 class AA
Career wins: 124
Career pins: 61
Other Activities: Football, All Conference 2006, MVP-All section running back 2006.
Parents: Debra and Harry
Coach: Dean Jennissen
19. 285 lbs. Travis Aufderheide:
New Ulm High School
Placed 5th in AAA in 2004
Transferred from Mankato State
Parents: Lois and Dale Aufderheide
Coach: Dar Arndt
20. 285 lbs. Nick Nadeau:
Aitkin, Minnesota
State Placing: Fourth in class A 2006-07
Career wins: 79
Career pins: 39
Other Activities and sports: Football, out state all-star football team member.
Parents: Kathy and Greg
Coach: Dan Stifter
21. 174 lbs. Justin Phillippi
Moorhead High School, Minnesota
Finished sixth at 2006 state tournament