Falcons send 5 to STATE!
The Falcons sent 5 to the 2023 MSHSL State Tournament, while also had four wrestlers just miss with 3rd Place finishes. Elliott Viland (160 lbs) won the Section 1AAA championship, while JT Hausen (120), senior Ricky Cordova (126) Bo Bokman (145), and senior Hunter Conrad (152) all finished second place to advance to the Minnesota State Tournament on March 3-4. The Falcons also sent five individuals to the 2022 State Tournament with five section champions, and had not sent 5 wrestlers since 2017. Isaac Yetzer (138) and senior Gabe Shatskikh (220) just missed the state tournament with 3rd Place finishes. Both were state entrants in 2022. Senior George Soto (182) dropped a close true-second match to finish in 3rd Place, while 7th-grader Lain Kuhlman (106) avenged an earlier season loss to also finish in 3rd Place. Lucas Nelson (113), Marcos Ramirez (195), and Giovani Pino (Hwt) all finished with 4th Place finishes. Cooper Leichtnam (170) suffered an injury to finish 6th place.
