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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