Mark Hall and Gable Steveson of Apple Valley won gold medals at wrestling's junior world championships in Tampere, Finland, while Mitch McKee of St. Michael finished with a silver medal.
Three state wrestlers help U.S. win title
August 8, 2017 at 11:10PM
![Apple Valley's Gable Steveson (shown celebrating with the Class 3A wrestling team championship trophy in March) won a gold medal at wrestling's junior world championships in Tampere, Finland. ] AARON LAVINSKY � aaron.lavinsky@startribune.com The Class 1A, 2A and 3A state wrestling team championships were held Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/4ULSZ35B5O4GPQNQBJQBP2XAOA.jpg?&w=712)
Hall, who won an NCAA title last spring as a Penn State freshman, won his second consecutive world championship by pinning Isa Shapiev of Uzbekistan in 43 seconds in the 163-pound freestyle class. Steveson, a three-time state high school champion who will be a senior at Apple Valley this fall, beat Iran's Naeiim Hassanzadeh 5-1 at 264 pounds. McKee, who wrestles for the Gophers, was second in the 132-pound class.
Steveson's victory pushed the U.S. past Russia 68-67 for its first team title in junior men's freestyle since 1984.
RACHEL BLOUNT
Minnesota rose to the top with a sweep of Ohio State and Penn State’s sweep of Michigan State.
