RAPID CITY — Brooklynn Randall and Jonah Anderson each won championships and 25 other Watertown Wrestling Booster Club wrestlers placed in the 2025 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches State AAU Wrestling Tournament that concluded on Sunday.
Randall won the 19U girls 115-pound division and Anderson the 14U boys 95-pound division.
Other WWBC placewinners included:
- 6U Girls — 2. Abigail Johnson (40#); 2. Layla Hach (43#); 4. Cam Ronke (53#).
- 8U Girls — 3. Morgan Johnson (53#); 3. Thalia Chen (57#); 4. Lauren Garvey (47#).
- 10U Girls — 4. Lily Walraven (70#); 7. HJazekl McGregor (50#).
- 12U Girls — 3. Genesis Anderson (90#).
- 19 UGirls — 3. Nessa Anderson (105#); 3. Olivia Anderson (120#).
- 8U Boys — 5. Caleb Mitchell (91#); 8. Maverick Alverson (76#).
- 10 U Boys — 2. Tell Johnson (56#); 2. Ryder Rieffenberger (89#).
- 12U Boys — 3. Eli Engelhart (60#); 6. Nash Gruenwald (64#); 6. Leo Walraven (87#).
- 14U Boys — 2. Trey Dahl (180#); 4. Landry Weiss (95#); 4. Rylan Johnson (150#).
- 16U Boys — 3. Jensen Wientjes (190#); 6. Ridge Moe (175#).
- 19U Boys — 6. Max Stroup (138#); 6. Sam Anderson (144#).
Other WWBC state qualifiers included Brecken Merkel (6U, 40#), Berkelie Alverson (10U, girls 77#), Clayton Kittelson (10U, boys 50#), Grayson Decker (12U, boys 93#) and Isaac Mortenson (12U, boys 138#).
National Wrestling Coaches Association Honor
Danielle Batchelor of Clark, a freshman wrestler at the University of Dubuque (Iowa), recently received a Scholar All-American honor.
To be eligible for the honor, the student-athlete must be a top eight placer at nationals with at least a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average or a national qualifier with a 3.25 or higher cumulative GPA or competed in a minimum of 15 matches with at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
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