The low-down on Lodi
Lodi won their regional with 233.5 points, which was 59.5 points better than runner-up Lakeside Lutheran. Last year they defeated the Spartans 31-25 in the opening-round of team sectionals. Here is what Lodi brings to the table at each weight class.Here are some videos of Lodi wrestlers...
- John Joutras - here
- Michael Clapper - here
- Getasew Shimshak - here and here and here
- Alex Ibinger - here
- Clint Heimbecker - here and here
- Jesse Ziegler - here
103 - John Joutras (31-4)
- 1st Place at Regionals
- 5th at Marty Loy Classic
- In last year's dual, Bryce Nowaczyk defeated Joutras 4-2
- Austin McCartney defeated Dylan Winchel 10-3 Saturday at regionals. Joutras defeated McCartney 4-3 at the Marty Loy Classic earlier this year.
112 - Grant Robertson (19-16)
- 2nd Place at Regionals
- 8th at Marty Loy Classic
119 - Michael Clapper (19-12)
- 3rd Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Michael Clapper caught Adam Wiedl and pinned him in 47 seconds
- Did not place at Marty Loy Classic
125 - Getasew Shimshak (20-13), Michael Clapper
- 3rd Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Toby Mosley defeated Shimshak 9-6
- Clapper wrestled 125 at the at Marty Loy Classic, but did not place.
130 - Alex Ibinger (16-16), Getasew Shimshak
- 1st Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Brandon Rickert defeated Ibinger 14-8
- Shimshak wrestled at 130 pounds at the at Marty Loy Classic and placed 4th
135 - Caleb Latham (24-11)
- 5th Place at Regionals
140 - Clint Heimbecker (26-9)
- 1st Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Heimbecker defeated Nick Winchel 6-2
- 4th at at Marty Loy Classic
145 - Justin Miller (28-5), Logan Cable
- 1st Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Miller defeated Jesse Amundson 21-9
- Logan Cable stepped in at 145 at the at Marty Loy Classic and placed 8th
- Justin Miller stepped in at 152 at the at Marty Loy Classic and did not place
- 2010 State Qualifier at 140, did not place
152 - Jordan Worthing (12-9), Justin Miller
- 3rd Place at Regionals
- Jesse Sheldon (Viroqua) defeated Worthing 11-2 at the Westby Norsemen Duals earlier this year. Morgan Leis defeated Sheldon 15-3 Saturday at regionals.
160 - Jesse Ziegler (32-4), Bryce Ziegler
- 1st Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Morgan Leis defeated Jesse Ziegler 4-3
- Jesse Ziegler moved up to 171 pounds for the at Marty Loy Classic and placed 5th
- Bryce Ziegler wrestled at 160 for the at Marty Loy Classic, but did not place
171 - Ben Kealty (6-6), Jesse Ziegler
- 4th Place at Regionals
- Kealty defeated Darren Johnson (Viroqua) by pin in 4:38 at the Westby Norseman Duals earlier this year. Burkhalter also pinned Johnson in 1:59 Saturday at regionals.
189 - Michael Watters (32-5), Nathan Maerz (16-20)
- 2nd Place at Regionals
- In last year's dual, Tom Tourdot defeated Watters 5-4
- Watters wrestled at this weight at the at Marty Loy Classic and finished 7th
215 - Nathan Maerz (16-20)
- 4th Place at Regionals
- Maerz defeated Carl Fortney (Viroqua) by a 7-0 score at the Westby Nosermen Duals earlier this year. Ben Schaitel defeated Fortney 8-0 at regionals on Saturday.
- Maerz wrestled at this weight at the at Marty Loy Classic and did not place
285 - Ben Steuck (18-19)
- 3rd Place at Regionals
- Taylor Henry (Viroqua) pinned Steuck in 31 seconds at the Westby Norseman Duals earlier this year. Chris Beeler has lost twice to Henry this year including an 8-2 loss this past weekend at regionals and by pin in 4:47 earlier this season in Lancaster.
- Steuck did not place at the at Marty Loy Classic