Five area wrestlers will be competing at the state wrestling meet at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Friday.

Austin junior Devon Felten, who is 22-7 at 113-pounds, is making his second straight trip to the state meet and he will open with Zach Siegle, a 30-8 sophomore from Scott West.

Siegle is ranked No. 6 in Class ‘AA’ and Felten is No. 10.

Austin junior Brennen Russell, who is 28-8 at 126, is making his first trip to the state meet, He will open with Cody Weiland, a 34-4 freshman from Crookston.

Weiland is ranked No. 9 in Class ‘AA.’

Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander-Kingsland senior Noah Schlee, who is 33-3 at 126, is making his first trip to the state meet. Schlee will open with Reid Johnson, a 32-13 sophomore from North Branch.

Schlee is ranked No. 6 in Class ‘AA.’

Lucas Roe, a GMLOK senior who is 33-4 at 152, is making his first state meet appearance. He will open up with Lucas Schoen, a 19-18 senior from Delano.

Roe is ranked No. 7 in Class ‘AA.’

In Class ‘A’ Blooming Prairie junior Jarrod Grunklee, who is 29-10 this season at 285, is making his first career state wrestling meet appearance.

He will open with Cooper Blau, a 23-10 senior from Aitkin. Blau is ranked No. 10 in Class ‘A.’

The state meet will begin Friday at 11 a.m. and the finals will be held Saturday at 1:15 p.m.