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Minnesota Christmas Tournament announces Iowa City West addition

December 4, 2007

The Minnesota Christmas Tournament committee has announced the addition of Iowa City West (IA) to this year's lineup of teams competing.

Iowa City West is ranked as the number four team in the nation in W.I.N. Magazine's preseason high school rankings. Individually, ICW has several wrestlers ranked in the top-twenty nationally, including #1 Nate Moore at 125 pounds, #2 Grant Gambrall at 171 pounds, and #6 Dylan Carew at 130 pounds.

Other nationally ranked teams competing at the Minnesota Christmas Tournament this year are: #7 Apple Valley, #18 Hastings, and #23 Jackson County Central.

The tournament will take place December 14-15, 2007 in Rochester, MN.

Team changes from last year are:

    In: Forest Lake, Henry Sibley, Minneapolis South, Saint Paul Humboldt, and Watertown-Mayer, Iowa City West (IA)
    Out: Bon Homme (SD), Elk River, Owatonna, Wabasha-Kellogg, and Waconia

2007 Teams
  1. Albert Lea Area
  2. Anoka
  3. Apple Valley
  4. Bismarck
  5. Bloomington Kennedy
  6. Cambridge-Isanti
  7. Champlin Park
  8. Coon Rapids
  9. Eagan
  10. Forest Lake
  11. Hastings
  12. Henry Sibley
  13. Iowa City West (IA)
  14. Jackson County Central
  15. Langley (VA)
  16. Minneapolis South
  17. Mounds View
  18. Park
  19. Prior Lake
  20. Rochester Century
  21. Rochester Mayo
  22. Scott West
  23. Simley
  24. Spirit Lake Park (IA)
  25. Spring Lake Park/Saint Anthony
  26. Saint Paul Humboldt
  27. Saint Francis
  28. Saint Michael-Albertville
  29. Stewartville
  30. Totino-Grace
  31. Watertown-Mayer
  32. Wayzata
  33. White Bear Lake Area

2006 Top Ten Team Results
1. Hastings
2. Apple Valley
3. Albert Lea
4. Wayzata
5. Anoka
6. Scott West
7. Saint Michael-Albertville
8. Jackson County Central
9. Simley
10. Owatonna

2006 Individual Champions
103: Cody Hansen, Albert Lea Area
112: Destin Mc Cauley, Apple Valley
119: Zach Sanders, Wabasha-Kellogg
125: David Zilverberg, Wayzata
130: Matt Mincey, Apple Valley
135: Torey Stewart, Jackson County Central
140: Lucas Murray, Anoka
145: Jake Deitchler, Anoka
152: Joe Grygelko, Saint Michael-Albertville
160: Travis Rutt, Jackson County Central
171: Mike Schmitz, Stewartville
189: Jake Kahnke, Prior Lake
215: Pat Mahan, Owatonna
Hwt: Sam Maresh, Champlin Park