Sweet 16: Here are the top Minnesota wrestlers to watch this season

Five girls and 11 boys to keep an eye on as the wrestling season starts.

December 1, 2022 at 12:20AM
Hastings’ Skylar Little Soldier, right, is one of the top wrestlers returning to the mat this winter. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

16 metro wrestlers to watch

Boys

  • Jack Nelson, Mound Westonka, jr., 126
  • Landon Robideau, St. Michael-Albertville, soph., 132
  • Tyler Wells, Princeton, sr., 138
  • Koy Buesgens, New Prague, sr., 145
  • Eli Paulson, Anoka, sr., 138
  • Cash Raymond, Simley, jr., 145
  • Zach Hanson, Lakeville North, sr., 152
  • Ryder Rogotzke, Stillwater, sr., 182
  • Max McEnelly, Waconia, sr., 195
  • Gavin Nelson, Simley, sr., 220
  • Will Sather, Eden Prairie, jr., heavyweight

Girls

  • Charli Raymond, Simley, 8th, 107
  • Aspen Blasko, Forest Lake, jr., 107
  • Audrey Rogotzke, Stillwater, fr., 120
  • Skylar Little Soldier, Hastings, jr., 127.
  • Ella Pagel, Northfield, soph., 164.
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