Albert Lea’s Maggie Olson finished the Dan Gable Donnybrook Tournament as champion on Friday, while several other wrestlers placed in the top five.
At 115, Olson capped off her tournament with a first-place finish by a score of 9-2. Not only did she take first, but she also got to receive a gold medal and meet Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Gable, whom the tournament is named after.
At 105, ninth grader Emilie Troster went 1-1 and took second in the last chance bracket that she was placed in.
At 145, 10th grader Aurora Helms-Hueper went 1-1 and took third in her last chance bracket.
Also finishing in the top three were 12th grader Logan Davis, at 126 pounds, who went 4-1 and finished in second place, and 12th grader Brody Ignaszewski, at 150 pounds, who went 4-1 and finished in third place.
Senior Nick Korman, at 165 pounds, went 4-1 and finished in fifth place, along with with 10th grader Brecken Wacholz at 175 pounds, who went 4-1 and finished in fifth place.
Other finishes were as follows:
120, 10th grader Devon Groess went 2-3 and finished at 12th place
120, 10th grader Malakai Olson went 2-3 and is contention finished 23rd
132, 10th grader Ryan Collins went 3-2 and finished in 10th place
138, 10th grader Dylan Groess went 3-2 and finished in 18th place
157, 9th grader Trent Ignaszewski went 2-3 and finished in 12th place
165, 12th grader Mavrick Attig went 3-2 and finished in 25th place
190, 12th grader Triton Cox went 3-2 and finished in 10th place
285, 12th grader Evan Schroeder went 2-3 and finished in 12th place
Korman and Davis also celebrated 150 wins.
The Albert Lea team finished 10th out of 38 teams and will next compete in a quad Tuesday against St. Peter, Hutchinson and Osceola.
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