The Albert Lea High School wrestling team placed fourth at the 2009 Luther College Team Wrestling Camp in Decorah, Iowa.

More than 800 athletes attended the 2009 Luther Wrestling camps directed by Luther head wrestling coach Dave Mitchell.

Clinicians at the camps included NCAA Champion and former Iowa State University wrestler Zach Roberson, NCAA champion and assistant Luther College wrestling coach Jeff O’Gara, and All-American wrestlers Moza Fay from Northern Iowa and Charlie Falck from the University of Iowa.

Campers participated in team building activities like “Train Like a Norseman” sessions, technique sessions and live wrestling sessions. The camp closed with an individual tournament on Saturday morning.

Three Albert Lea wrestlers earned Wrestler of the Day honors at the Luther camp, including: Cory Hansen, Beau Johnsrud and Dalton Westerlund. In addition, four wrestlers earned individual tournament champion honors: Zachary Koziolek, Trevor Rasmussen, Dakota Wangsness and Garrett Wangsness.

Kevin Bokoski and Dwayne Hale, current Luther wrestlers, served as Albert Lea’s “Camp Coaches” and provided wrestlers with verbal and written feedback. Students competing for Albert Lea included: Christian Anderson, Dylan Anderson, Peter Berglund, Andrew Borland, Jacob Borland, Spencer Carstens, Matt Dorman, Trevor Friday, Trey Hable, Cory Hansen, Lucas Hansen, Bryce Hoyt, Beau Johnsrud, Carter Kortan, Connor Kortan, Zach Koziolek, Kyle Kriewall, Ryan McLaughlin, Devin Nelson, Alex Nielsen, Jordan Nielsen, Brandon Ranum, Trevor Rasmussen, Tyler Trihus, Dakota Wangsness, Garrett Wangsness and Dalton Westerlund. The team was coached by Larry Goodnature.

This is Albert Lea’s eighth year participating at the Luther wrestling team camp. Albert Lea wrestling has been to state four years in a row and placed second in 2006, 2008 and 2009.