Hibbing's Johnson Signs Letter of Intent to Wrestle at North Dakota State
May 7, 2008
FARGO, N.D.--Three-time Minnesota state qualifier Will Johnson of
Hibbing High School has signed a National Letter of Intent to wrestle
and continue his education at North Dakota State University. Head coach Bucky Maughan made the announcement today.
Johnson is the ninth high school wrestler to commit to North Dakota
State this year. He is the next in a long line of Hibbing wrestlers to
come to NDSU, including Bison All-Americans David Calliguri (1988 and
1989), Tim Tekautz (1992 and 1993) and Jack Thompson (1993). His older
brother Skip Johnson wrestled in a backup role at NDSU for two seasons
from 2003 to 2005.
Will Johnson set Hibbing’s career records for victories (185), pins
(99) and team points (841). He was named to the all-conference first
team five times, including the Most Outstanding Wrestler award in the
conference this year. He went on to place third in the state at 160
pounds and was selected to the state all-academic team.
North Dakota State was 11-9 overall and 4-2 in the Western Wrestling
Conference this year. The Bison placed fifth in the NCAA West Regional
and qualified three wrestlers for the NCAA Division I national
championships.