Albert Lea wrestlers cruise past Rockets
Published 8:23 am Friday, February 13, 2009
The Albert Lea wrestling team wrapped up the regular season with a 50-16 win over John Marshall Thursday in Rochester.
Trey Hable, Cory Hansen, Cody Hansen, Carter Kortan, and Ethan Reed all picked up victories by fall as the Tigers (25-7) concluded a perfect Big Nine season, their fourth consecutive.
The win also gave Albert Lea its 13th consecutive dual win and extended its Big Nine winning streak to 43 duals.
Now the Tigers can shift their attention the Section 1AAA team tournament which begins Thursday. Albert Lea, the No. 1 seed will face the winner of the No. 8-No. 9 matchup in Albert Lea.
Albert Lea 50, John Marshall 16
103 — Lucas Hansen (AL) tech. fall Carter Williamson, 16-0, 112 — Trey Hable (AL) pinned Charlie Stellpflug, 1:48, 119 — Garrett Steiger (JM) maj. dec. Adam Clark, 9-1, 125 — Cory Hansen (AL) pinned Austin Giordano, 1:26, 130 — Cody Hansen (AL) pinned Jacob Bosshart, :40, 135 — Trevor Rasmussen (AL) dec. Luke Robison, 10-4, 140 — Connor Kortan (AL) maj. dec. Ryan Williamson, 10-0, 145 — Carter Kortan (AL) pinned Josh Anderson, 2:45, 152 — Adam Kermes (AL) tech. fall Ryan Galvan, 16-1, 160 — Matt Tiegs (AL) dec. Taylor Giordano, 3-1 OT, 171 — Tyler Lande (JM) dec. Caleb Gaudian, 10-3, 189 — Cole Swanson (JM) dec. Jordan Holland, 9-6, 215 — Ethan Reed (AL) pinned Jared Schuster, :40, 285 — Pen Maclin (JM) pinned Alex Nielson, 1:48.