SCSU Announces Team Awards; Inducts Rybak into Hall of Fame
April 30, 2008
St. Cloud, Minn. - The St. Cloud State University Wrestling Team recently held its 2007-08 team honors banquet, handing out post-season awards, inducting Mike Rybak into the SCSU Wrestling Hall of Fame and celebrating one of the best seasons in Husky Wrestling history.
Junior Brad Padgett (Buckley, Wash.) earned the team's Wrestler
of the Year award after a 35-win season in which he earned a North
Region championship and All-American honors (4th at national
tournament) at 184 lbs. John Sundgren (Blaine) and Nick Wilkes (Onamia) were also honored for their All-American performances at 157 lbs. and 197 lbs. respectively.
Senior Tom Anderson (Belview/Redwood Valley H.S.) was named Most
Improved after he qualified for his first national tournament at 165
lbs., doubling his career win total this season. Anderson also won the
Tough Man and Iron Man awards to go with his Most Improved honor.
On the academic end of things Westy Hanson (Crookston), Adam Hill (Sauk Rapids), Matt Jackson
(Oakdale) and Sundgren earned spots on the NCC All-Academic Honor Roll.
Sundgren would go on to be named to the Division II First Team while
Jackson and Hanson were honorable mentions.
Rybak was an NAIA national champion for the Huskies in 1967, and also
won conference titles in 1967 and 1968. He gained NAIA
All-America status with his first place finish in 1967 and a second
place finish at nationals in 1968.
The Huskies finished the season with a 13-2 overall dual mark to
complement a 12th place finish at the Division II National Tournament.