OHS Wrestling: Great Success

Owatonna High School Wrestling had many reasons to celebrate after their 2013-14 season. Their season-ending banquet was held Monday night at OHS.

Coach Cliff Casteel said the season was

"a great success on many, many levels"

Highlights included:

• Section 1AAA runner-up in the team tournament
• 13 out of 14 placed in the top 6 in the section individual tournament
• 8 qualified for the state tournament
• 4 top five placers at state
• Big Nine Champs (huge win AT Albert Lea again this season)
• First place at the Federated Duals and the Mustang Duals (Mounds View)
• 2 First Place finishers at the Rumble on the Red

Awards:

• Most Valuable Wrestler (most team points)............Tanner Cole
• Chuck Seykora Most Improved Senior....................Logan Johnson (led team in pins)
• Husky Award...........................................................Tyler Vogt
• Junior OWA Service Award....................................Tyler Sorenson
• Takedown Leader....................................................Brandon Moen
• J.V. MVP..................................................................Christian Reece
• J.V. Takedown Leader............................................Blake Westphal

In a very emotional aspect to the banquet, the seniors made a memorial presentation to the family of Evan Jacobson who would have been a senior this year. Jacobson died in 2009 at the age of 14 due to injuries sustained in a farm accident.

Senior wrestlers on the 2013-14 OHS team:

• Brendon Buryska
• Chandler Bauer
• Blake Goodwin
• Jose Alba
• Andy Lundberg
• Jake Woodrich
• Cody Schwering
• Tyler Sorenson
• Logan Burns
• Tyler Vogt
• Logan Johnson
• Hunter Jirele
• Alex Kubicek
• Loryn Fox (manager)
• Jessica Anderson (manager)