Packers advance five wrestlers to section semifinals
The Austin wrestling team advanced five wrestlers to the semifinals at the Section 1AAA meet in Mayo Civic Center Friday.
Austin’s Aiden Wilson, at 120, Brandon Cotter at 152, Braden Eggum at 160, Kole Igou at 170, and Mitch Tebay at 195 will all wrestle in the semifinals at Mayo Civic Center Saturday.
Wilson, an eighth grader, beat Noah Johnson of Rochester Mayo 8-6 to get in quarterfinals. Cotter beat Chris Wisted of Winona 12-2 in the quarterfinals. Eggum pinned Darnell Wheatley of John Marshall in the second period in the quarterfinals. Igou beat Ben Ertl of Northfield 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Tebay pinned Trevor Frost of Farmington in the first period in the quarterfinals.