Mound Westonka Future Stars Turn Heads in State Competition

Fifteen wrestlers from the Mound Westonka wrestling program recently competed in state tournaments in Albany and Rochester.

First-grader Sam Dioszeghy and eighth-grader Drake Heath both wrestled in the Northland Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) state tournament in Rochester on March 30 and 31. The NYWA is considered one of the most competitive state tournaments, and participants must place in the top two in district competition, and then the top three in region competition to qualify. 

Dioszeghy placed third in his weight class at state in the first/second grade division, going 5-1 on the day with four pins. Heath also took home third-place honors in the seventh/eighthp-grade division, going 4-1 with his only loss to the eventual state champion and high school state entrant from Willmar.

The White Hawks youth program also had a great showing at the Jaycee State Tournament in Albany on Saturday, March 31.  

Thirteen wrestlers who qualified through the region tournament in Mound participated, with several wrestlers winning matches and placing in the top three.

Earning first-place finishes were Cole Munsterteiger,  Josh Hadden and Brock Munsterteiger; second place Tyler Stevenson; third place Dimitri Anderson, Lance Munsterteiger, Michael Andreyeschev, Dylan Albert and Colton Smith; fourth place Tyler Albert, Shane Stevenson, David Eastman and Dakota Brooks.  

The White Hawks squad also participated in the team competition, and placed 8^th out of 17 teams.