© 2019 Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin The WIAA Welcomes You To The 30th 2021 State Team Wrestling Tournament Saturday, February 20, 2021 Results available on WIAA website www.wiaawi.org DIVISION 1 – Kaukauna @wiaawi @wiaawistate #1 Kaukauna (10-0) #wiaawr 11 a.m. #8 Brookfield East (3-3) 1 p.m. #4 Waunakee (4-1) (approximately) 11 a.m. wiaawi #5 Marshfield (9-2) 3 p.m. #3 Holmen (11-0) (approximately) 2021 STATE CHAMPION 11 a.m. #6 Slinger (12-1) 1 p.m. #2 Stoughton (4-1) (approximately) 11 a.m. #7 Waterford (7-1) TOURNAMENT MANAGER DIVISION 2 – Adams-Friendship Wade Labecki ON-SITE COORDINATORS #1 Amery (12-0) Division 1 10:30 a.m. Kaukauna H.S. #4 Kiel (5-2) Chris McDaniel Division 2 20 minutes after the Adams-Friendship H.S. conclusion of semifinals #2 Prairie du Chien (9-3) 2021 STATE CHAMPION Sam Rugg Division 3 10:30 a.m. Wausau West H.S. #3 Winneconne (9-3) Brian Miller Thanks to DIVISION 3 – Wausau West Wisconsin Wrestling #1 Coleman (8-1) Federation and 10:30 a.m. Trackwrestling #4 Cadott (10-1) for their donation 1 p.m. #2 Mineral Point (6-0) (approximately) of equipment and 2021 STATE CHAMPION assistance. 10:30 a.m. #3 Random Lake (11-2) © 2021 By the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. Any copying, reproducing or translating of any portion of this publication is prohibited without the expressed consent of the WIAA. Any unauthorized transmission of WIAA tournament events on social media platforms, such as Facebook Live and Periscope, is prohibited. - 1 - Welcome to the 2021 Team Wrestling Culminating Event Friends, 2020-21 has been a challenging year for all of us. It has been particularly challenging to our member schools and the students they serve. The fact that we are enjoying this culminating event in the 2021 team wrestling sport season is a tribute to the school leaders, athletic directors and coaches who have “willed” this to happen. This event also serves as a tribute to the dedication, determination and resolve of the young people competing here today; as well as to all the high school athletes who have confronted the disappointments and frustrations of all that has engulfed them in recent months and have risen above every obstacle and adversity. Lastly, we must recognize and thank all the parents and fans who have “masked-up”, observed distancing and mitigating protocols in order to give kids, schools and coaches this chance to get back together, to compete in the sports and activities they love and have missed. Thank you to all who have contributed in both great and small ways, because it has taken all of us to bounce back this far. We have a way to go yet. But with your help and all of us continuing to work together, there can be hope! Sincerely, David J. Anderson Executive Director WIAA Provides Opportunities; Structure . The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The Association membership has a diversified membership of public high schools, nonpublic high schools, public middle schools, and nonpublic middle schools. Its purpose is to organize, develop, direct and provide interscholastic athletics for member schools. ® There are 515 senior high schools affiliated with the WIAA. The estimated number of student-athletes in athletics is 80,000- 85,000 annually. Governance of the WIAA is performed by the member schools. Rules and policies of the Association are developed, promulgated and implemented by the membership either through membership vote for constitutional issues or through a membership-elected committee structure for sport seasons regulations. Therefore, ownership of the membership’s rules and regulations, as well as the responsibility of compliance with them, lies with each member school. The Development of Rules . As fans watch the games during the tournament, some wonder how the rules of the game and of the WIAA were created. ♦ The National Federation of State High School Associations is the authority of the competition rules for sport contests (i.e. uniforms, length of contest, game rules). As a member of the NFHS, the WIAA adheres to those rules as a member in good standing. The WIAA, as well as all state associations in the NFHS, has input with an advisory role in the review and promulgation of the playing rules. The NFHS office is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ♦ For changes to the membership’s Constitution, Bylaws and Rules of Eligibility, a vote of the entire membership is required at the Annual Meeting each spring. The Constitution contains information relating to the Association as an organization. The Bylaws encompass information relating to member high schools’ responsibility concerning WIAA rules and regulations. The Rules of Eligibility embody information relating to the relationship of the student-athlete to the high school and the WIAA. ♦ The Board of Control has the ultimate authority in determining the outcome of sport seasons rule recommendations and regulations. Changes to the sport seasons regulations are advanced through the democratic committee structure. Among the advisory groups that provide input to the Board are the coaches advisory committees for each sport; the sports advisory committee, comprised of school athletic directors from each of the seven districts; the Advisory Council, consisting of school administrators from each elector district; and the executive staff. Other groups with advisory responsibilities include the Medical Advisory Committee, Sportsmanship Committee and the Officials Advisory Committee. The Season Regulations address, among other topics, definition of the sports seasons, participation, contest control and tournament procedures. Currently, the Association sponsors 24 sports including baseball, basketball, cross country, 8-player, 11-player football, golf, hockey, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling for boys; and basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball for girls. Board of Control Eric Russell Mike Beighley Willy Chambers Phil Ertl Mike Humke Baldwin-Woodville Whitehall Black Hawk Wauwatosa Dodgeville President Karl Morrin Bernie Nikolay Paul Pedersen Dave Steavpack Jennifer Vogler Scott Winch Menominee Indian Cambridge Regis Manitowoc Lincoln Sturgeon Bay Stratford Executive Office Dave Anderson Wade Labecki Tom Shafranski Stephanie Hauser Kate Peterson Abiad Kassie Mortimer Todd Clark Executive Director Deputy Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Assistant Director Communications Director Advisory Council Jim Brewer Eric Coleman Greg Doverspike Michael Endreas Scott Fritz Cari Guden Clinton Milwaukee Public Schools Durand-Arkansaw Spencer Howards Grove Edgar Matt Hendrickson Cory Hinkel Ted Knutson Cory Kulig Kyle Luedtke Chris Nelson Madison Memorial Luck Aquinas Eleva-Strum Sevastopol Iola-Scandinavia Craig Olson Dan Retzki Roger Rindo Brian Schlei Terrance Slack Chris VanderHeyden Hayward Green Bay Preble Oconomowoc Waukesha North Wisconsin Dells Menasha AMENT ALE MENT DEMO MAT ANTIAL SAVINGS! HE LING r to six State Tournament events including te championships Tournament Personnel DIVISION 1 – OFFICIALS DIVISION 3 – OFFICIALS Tony Antczak Steve Schutte Jim Ewing Matt Pronschinske Scott Brookman Mike Nickelatti Todd Schaaf Brett Van Vooren Dallas Menomonie Oshkosh Arcadia Tomah Stoddard Sauk City Valders Quarterfinals & Quarterfinals & Off-Mat Off-Mat Off-Mat Off-Mat HEAD OFFICIALS DIVISION 2 – OFFICIALS Division 1 – Kaukauna H.S. – Steve Schutte, Menomonie Division 2 – Adams-Friendship H.S. – Mike Arendt, Oak Creek Division 3 – Wausau West H.S. – Mike Nickelatti, Stoddard WIAA Wrestling Coaches Advisory Committee Curtis Fiedler, Mineral Point Jade Gribble, Burlington Chris Hansen, Hudson Dan Scharenbrock Steve Skarda Mark Parrott Neal Stake Justin Lancaster, Freedom Appleton Menasha Reedsburg Oregon Mark Matzek, Ellsworth Off-Mat Off-Mat The WIAA requires good sportsmanship at education-based sporting events. Peter Moe, Cambridge (Coaches Association Representative) Attendance at interscholastic activities is a privilege with the expectation to exhibit Photos submitted by officials. positive and respectful behavior. For the enjoyment and respect of all in attendance, your cooperation in demonstrating the high ideals of sportsmanship 2022 WIAA State Team Wrestling Tournament is expected and greatly appreciated. March 4-5, 2022 TRUE CHAMPIONS may be celebrated for their trophies and titles, but they are always remebered for their heart. DINE • SHOP • TOUR • VISIT WIN AS ONE. BOOK AN EVENT GOOD LUCK TO ALL. PACKERS.COM - 5 - 2021 State Preview ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 FIELD: Kaukauna was issued the top seed ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Defending champion Coleman has in the bracket. The Galloping Ghosts qualify for the 12th time in the last been issued the #1 seed. The Cougars advance to State for the 15th 14 seasons and for the 19th time overall. They had a string of five time and for the second season in a row. They have won a total of 11 straight appearances from 1999-2003 and have now surpassed that team championships. With the current dual format, they won the title streak with their current run of nine consecutive appearances. They in 2000, three in a row from 2010-12, in 2014, and again last year. They have won a total of four State championships, all coming in a row from also claimed crowns before the dual format in 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964 2014-17. The Galloping Ghosts have also finished runner-up four times, and 1966 when there was only one division. In addition, they finished including 2000, 2003, 2008 and 2013. They qualified for State this year runner-up in 1959, 1961, 1981, 1983, 1996, 2008, 2013 and 2015. The with a first-place finish at the Hartford Sectional. Three-time reigning Cougars are the champions of the Valders Sectional title to earn champion Stoughton is the second seed. The Vikings are making their another State berth. Second-seeded Mineral Point returns to the field eighth straight appearance and their 15th overall. They have won 10 for the first time since a string of five straight appearances ended in State team titles overall, including three since the advent of the team 2011.