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2009 State Class AA Champions
Six Time Minnesota State Champions: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2008 & 2009
Five Time State Runner-Up: 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003 & 2005
Two Time State Third Place: 1993 & 2002
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Kids and Cadets Greco Roman and Freestyle State
Kids:
Kyle Gliva wins 3rd Triple Crown. Kyle Gliva was definitely the star of Minnesota wrestling this weekend. Kyle went 11-0 on the weekend at Schoolboy 91 lbs. Kyle won both the Greco Roman and Freestyle state titles. Kyle won the Folkstyle tournament in March. This is the third year in a row that Kyle has won the Triple Crown. Kyle has won 9 state championships in a row in the three different styles at MN/USA Wrestling. Congratulations to Kyle on his hard work and dedication to the sport of wrestling.

Ryan Sokel placed 6th place in Greco Roman tournament at Bantam 50 lbs and finished 4th place in Freestyle. Ravin Jackson went 3-0 on the weekend winning the Greco and Freestyle state championships at Bantam 70 lbs. Jake Gliva went 4-1 and placed 5th in Greco-Roman on Friday. The following day Gliva came back and won the Freestyle state tournament at Intermediate 60 lbs going 5-0. Jake Gliva finished the tournament 9-1. Anthony Jackson placed 6th place in the Greco Roman and then came back with a strong performance in Freestyle and finished 5th. Mack Short competed at Schoolboy 91 lbs. Mack placed 6th place in the Greco Roman tournament. On Saturday, Mack went 4-1 and placed 3rd in Freestyle.

Cadets:
Juan Torres competed at the 112 lbs weight class. Juan went 3-1 in Greco and placed 3rd. Juan went 4-1 in Freestyle and placed 3rd. Juan finished the tournament 7-2. Jake Short competed at the 125 lbs weight class. Jake went 3-1 in Greco Roman and placed 2nd. Jake went 5-0 in Freestyle and had a big win over state champion Ben Morgan. Jake finished the tournament 8-1. Dan Dick continued his winning ways at the 135 lbs weight class. Dan went 5-0 in Greco and beat Brandon Kingsley on his way to the state title. Dan placed 2nd in Freestyle. Dan finished the tournament 10-1. Nick Wanzek proved this weekend that he is the best 140 lbs Cadet in the state. Nick went 4-0 in Greco Roman and 5-0 in Freestyle. Nick finished 9-0 and was a double champ in both Greco and Freestyle. Micah Barnes moved up a weight class and placed 5th in the Greco Roman state tournament. Micah had a tough draw in Freestyle losing to the state champ 2-1, 1-0 and the third place finisher 0-1, 3-0, 0-2. Micah will be a force at Cadet Nationals at this weight class in July.

Simley Wrestling Club summary:
Freestyle State Champs:
  • Jake Gliva
  • Ravin Jackson
  • Kyle Gliva
  • Jake Short
  • Nick Wanzek
  • Cola Jensen
  • Mic Berg
       Greco Roman State Champs:
  • Ravin Jackson
  • Kyle Gliva
  • Dan Dick
  • Nick Wanzek
  • Tommy Glenn
Freestyle State Place Winners:
  • Ryan Sokol-4th
  • Anthony Jackson-5th
  • Mack Short-3rd
  • Juan Torres-3rd
  • Dan Dick-2nd
  • Dylan Wright-2nd
  • Tommy Glenn-2nd
  • Alex Lashomb-5th
  • Charlie Gehlaye-6th
       Greco Roman State Place Winners:
  • Ryan Sokol-6th
  • Anthony Jackson-6th
  • Jake Gliva-5th
  • Mack Short-6th
  • Jake Short-2nd
  • Juan Torres-3rd
  • Micah Barnes-5th
  • Charlie Gehlaye-3rd
Cola Jensen & Mic Berg Champions at Junior State Freestyle
The Simley Wrestling Club was well represented at the MN USA Junior State Freestyle tournament at Augsburg on April 26th. Cola Jensen, who continues to improve, won the 119lbs weight class going 4-0. Cola was a state freestyle champion last year as a cadet and has now made it two in a row. Dylan Wright placed 2nd at 119lbs. Tommy Glenn had a great weekend winning the Greco tournament on Saturday and then placing 2nd on Sunday in Freestyle. Tommy continues to train and improve. Jack Barnes wrestled at 160lbs and went 2-2. Kurtis Julson was wrestling at 171lbs and won 3 and lost 2. Mic Berg continues to prove he is one of the best wrestlers in the state. Coming off his All-American performance at Senior Nationals, Mic won the 189lbs tournament going 6-0. Alex Lashomb competed at HWT and won 2 and lost 2 and finished 5th place. This was Alex's first freestyle tournament of his career. Charlie Gelhaye competed at HWT and placed 3rd in Greco and then placed 6th in freestyle. This was one of Simley's best performances at Junior State in recent years. Congratulations to all the wrestlers and keep on training.
Mic Berg Places Fifth at NHSCA Senior Nationals
As a wrestler you must place first or second in your state tournament to be invited to the National High School Coaches Association Senior National High School Wrestling Championships. There are no easy matches and everyone brings to the tournament with them a long history of credentials. Mic Berg from Simley was one of these wrestlers. Mic, a product of the Simley wrestling program since 1st grade, has placed 5th in 2007 and 1st in 2009 at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament.

Mic entered the Senior Nationals Tournament at 189 lbs, there were 58 wrestlers in his weight class. Mic beat Paul Ardila (Georgia) in the first round 8-4. In the second round Mic beat Miles Nixon (Wyoming) 10-7. In the third round Mic beat Reid Chivers (Washington) 9-4, this win put Mic in the quaterfinals. Mic would beat Christain Boley(New York) 5-2 to qualify for the semi-finals. Mic would lose in the semi-finals to the eventual national champion from Virginia Derrick Borlie 10-0. Mic would then lose in the consolation semi-finals to Boaz Beard (Kansas) 5-1. Mic's 5th place match was against Samuel Kuntz (Georgia). Mic won 4-3 in overtime. Mic finished 5-2 and 5th place in the nation.

Mic has signed a letter of intent to wrestle at St. Cloud State University. Congratulations to Mic Berg on an outstanding senior season.
2009 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals Results
Simley had 24 wrestlers compete at the folkstyle nationals. 15 wrestlers placed in the top eight at their weight classes. This is the most All-Americans that Simley has ever had.

Bantam Division:
Ravin Jackson won the USA national championship at Bantam 70. Ravin won 3 matches and pinned his opponent in the finals to win his first national title. Greg Kerkvliet won 3 matches and won the Bantam 75+ weight class for his first USA folkstyle national championship. Simley had Ryan Sokol (50 lbs) and Travis Dohmen (60 lbs) both participate in the tournament.

Intermediate Division:
Jake Gliva (60 lbs) went 6-1 and placed third in the national championship. Anthony Jackson (65 lbs) went 3-2 and lost in the placing round. Brad Dohmen (70 lbs) participated in the tournament.

Novice Division:
Lorenzo Torres (100 lbs) went 5-2 and placed 4th in his weight class. Jack Ryan (120 lbs) went 2-3 and placed 6th in his weight class. Aaron Hingst (60 lbs) went 1-2 and did not place.

Schoolboy Division:
Kyle Nordstrom (77 lbs) went 3-2 and lost in the placing round. Kyle Gliva (91 lbs) went 5-1 and placed 2nd at his weight class. Mack Short (91 lbs) went 4-3 and placed 8th at his weight class. Zach Rivera (112 lbs) lost in the first round and then won 5 matches in a row to place 8th he finished 5-3. Brandt Olson (190 lbs) went 2-3 and placed 6th.

Cadet Division:
Juan Torres (112 lbs) went 2-2 and lost to the eventual champ 9-7. Pedro Delao (112 lbs) went 3-2 and lost in the placing round 7-6. Jake Short (119 lbs) went 5-2 and placed 4th at his weight class. Dan Dick (135 lbs) went 4-1 and placed 2nd in his weight. Nick Wanzek (140 lbs) went 4-3 and placed 8th. Micah Barnes went 1-2 and was eliminated in double overtime by Wanzek.

Junior Division:
Dylan Wright (119 lbs) went 4-2 and placed 7th. Cola Jansen (119 lbs) went 3-3 and placed 8th. Torrie Morgan (189 lbs) went 3-3 and placed 8th.

Congratulations to all the wrestlers on an outstanding weekend of wrestling.

2009 Minnesota State Tournament Place Winners
Congratulations to the following place winners from the 2009 Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament:
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Amateur Wrestling News Prep 40
In the Amateur Wrestling News - High School Prep 40 rankings, Simley is ranked #8 in the nation.
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