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Annual MWCA All-State Academic Team Named

February 28, 2009

“We strive to find excellent students who also happen to be excellent wrestlers,” said Dean Jennissen, MWCA All-State Academic Chairperson.  “These young men are truly the ‘best of the best’ and a great example of the caliber of student-athletes we have involved in wrestling state-wide.” The 2009 edition of the MWCA (Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association) All-State Academic Team consists of 28 student-athletes with a combined GPA of 3.71.  These wrestlers have amassed over 3,600 career wins with a combined winning percentage of 81%.

The 28 honorees will be awarded plaques at the 41st Annual MWCA Recognition Banquet on Saturday, March 7th at the River Centre Grand Ballroom in St. Paul at 7:15 a.m.

Junior or senior wrestlers are chosen based upon the following criteria:
  1. Cumulative GPA – 3.95 = 395 points
  2. State Tournament Participation – 25 points per year
  3. Overall matches wrestled – wins and losses – 1 point per match
  4. Winning percentage – 77% = 77 points
  5. State Tournament Placement – 1st (50 points), 2nd (40), 3rd (35), 4th (25), 5th (20) and 6th (10)
Interesting Facts about the 2009 MWCA All-State Academic Team…
  1. 4 Individual State Champions made the team
  2. KMS and Perham each had three team members earn this great honor!  Foley, Apple Valley and Hastings with two winners!
  3. 8 members are from Class A, 10 from Class AA and 10 from Class AAA
  4. This year’s team consists of 9 Juniors and 19Seniors
  5. 4.0 GPA’s were: Mora’s Andrew Youngblom, Prior Lake’s Chris Stevermer and Tony Nelson from Cambridge-Isanti.
  6. Andrew Gorentz, Perham; Carter Adams, Coon Rapids; Kevin Steinhaus, KMS and Tony Nelson of Cambridge-Isanti were members of the 2008 team.
  7. There were 114 total nominees.
  8. Thank you to the coaches for nominating these deserving student-athletes and for promoting the great sport of wrestling!  Goal for next year: 175 entries!
MWCA All-State Academic Team

103
  1. Kurt Timmons - 11 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (A)
  2. Max Anderson - 11 Dassel-Cokato (AA)
112
  1. Andrew Gorentz - 12 Perham (AA)
  2. Nick Rydell - 11 St. Peter (AA)
119
  1. Chad Lexvold - 11 Kenyon-Wanamingo (A)
  2. Jacob Werner - 12 Perham (AA)
125
  1. David Thorn - 12 St. Michael-Albertville (AA)
  2. Trent Herold - 12 St. Francis (AAA)
130
  1. Ethan Hildebrandt - 11 St. James (A)
  2. Tony Vaske - 11 River Valley (A)
135
  1. Justin LaValle - 12 Apple Valley (AAA)
  2. Andrew Youngblom - 11 Mora (AA)
140
  1. Luke Vaith - 12 Hastings (AAA)
  2. Brandon Seppelt - 11 Foley (AA)
145
  1. Ryan Madson - 12 Hutchinson (AA)
  2. Luke Prairie - 11 Tracy (AA)
152
  1. Carter Adams -12 Coon Rapids (AAA)
  2. Chris Stevermer - 12 Prior Lake (AAA)
160
  1. Kevin Steinhaus - 12 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (A)
  2. Brendan Eichmann - 12 Hastings (AAA)
171
  1. Mitchell Hagen - 12 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (A)
  2. Nathan Schmitz - 12 Perham (AA)
189
  1. Alex Bach - 12 Maple River (A)
  2. Craig Kelliher - 12 Apple Valley (AAA)
215
  1. Tony Nelson - 12 Cambridge-Isanti (AAA)
  2. Kris Olson - 12 Foley (AA)
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  1. Brad Wollum - 12 Canby (A)
  2. Tom Bouressa - 12 Alexandria (AAA)