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Minnesota Christmas Tournament
Friday & Saturday, December 17 & 18, 2004
at The Regional Recreation and Sports Center, Rochester, MN
Minnesota Christmas Tournament Individual Champions. Front (L-R):
Chad Little SMA, Richard Fessler APV, Nick Kulseth WML, Jayson Ness
BKD, Mike Thorn SMA, Terrance Young MPE, and Logan Kortan ALB. Back
(L-R): Jacob Roberts SCW, Brandon Klukow ALB, Nate Matousek GSL,
Garrett Long STF, Nic Barclay APV, Steve Larson APV, and Jake Morgan
APV.
Minnesota Christmas Tournament Team Champions - Apple Valley.
Minnesota Christmas Tournament Team Runners-up - St.
Michael-Albertville.
Minnesota Christmas Tournament Team third Place - Albert Lea.
Tournament Director Marty Morgan and Outstanding Wrestler Terrance
Young, Minneapolis Edison, 112 lbs.
Albert Lea's Matt Morris applies a power-half on John Dvorak of Scott
West during the semifinals. Dvorak won the match 10-5 and went on to
place second at 140 lbs.
At 160 lbs., Nathan Matousek of Glencoe-Silver Lake tightens a
headlock on Irondales' Zac Okerstrom in the first round. Matousek won
the match 21-7 and went on to win his second Christmas Tournament
title.
Jacob Roberts of Scott West wraps up Caleb Olson of Cambridge-Isanti
in the 145 lb. quarterfinals match. Roberts won the match 18-3 and
advanced to win the Christmas Tournament title.
John Schantzen of Stillwater is determined to turn Scott West's Tyler
Nyberg in the second round. Schantzen recorded a fall at 1:27 in the
275 lb. weight class.
Mike Thorn of STMA ties up Zach Bigboy of Bloomington Kennedy during
an excitiing 5-5 2xOT finals match win at 119 lbs.
At 125 lbs., North Dakota state champ,TJ Sailer of Bismarck,
counters Jaysen Ness of Bloomington Kennedy with a high bridge. Ness
won the finals match 13-4 and became a two-time Christmas
Champ.
Travis Elg of WMLBO rides with a leg and arm in route to a 5-4
decision of Chris Sandy of Spirit Lake, IA during the 135 lb.
semifinals.
Apple Valley's Hwt, Jake Morgan lifts and drives Jeremy McCarthy of
Hastings and finishes with a first period fall at 1:28 during the
quarterfinals.
Brandon Klukow of Albert Lea holds Nathan Britz of Pierz in a head
and arm. Klukow scores a 3 point nearfall enroute to a 11-1 decision
in the 152 lb. finals.
Travis Elg, WMLBO becomes airborne when Richard Fessler of Apple
Valley executes a high lift in the finals. Fessler won the 135 lb.
battle, 7-3 .
At 130 lbs., Travis Kulseth of WMLBO drives a half-nelson on
Hastings' Adam Shemon. Kulseth won the semifinals match, 5-2.
Garret Long, St. Francis scored four falls in five matches. Here,
Long turns Nic Bochardt of Woodbury, and scores a fall at 4:36 in the
171 lb. semifinals.
Logan Kortan of Albert Lea started off the finals round with a 10-5
decision over Tom Kelliher of Apple Valley at 103 lbs.
Anoka's Dusty Iverson scored near fall points by turning Andy
Robinson of St. Francis in the 189 lb. quarterfinals. Iverson scored
an 18-2 techfall. Iverson placed fifth and Robinson seventh in the
Christmas Tournament.