Albert Lea area wrestler Brody Nielsen was selected to The Guillotine 2017 Academic All-State First Team, according to a press release.

The 2017 edition of The Guillotine Academic All-State honorees represent 72 teams and must be a junior or senior. The edition features 30 first-team members, 30 second-team members, 30 third-team members and 35 honorable mention wrestlers. Nielsen’s wrestling and academic excellence qualified him for the top 30 in the state of Minnesota.

The following was published in the edition discussing Nielsen:

Brody Nielsen
of Albert Lea Area

11th grade, 138 pounds

Nielsen is a two-time state entrant placing third at 138 pounds this year in Class AA. He had a season record of 25-3. His current career record is 82-17, including 44 pins. Nielsen’s GPA is 3.93. Honors and achievements include most falls for Albert Lea in 2016-17, high school honor roll every semester, four-time letter winner and youth wrestling coach. His future plans are to attend a four-year college. Nielsen’s parents are Jeff and Jodi, and his coach was Larry Goodnature.