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4/22/2010 DAVID TONJUM TAKES 3rd!!! David took 3rd at Nywa last weekend. Going 5-1 in the tournament, only losing to the State Champion. David had a Bye his first round, then ran into Craig Orlando from BHV. He lost by pin in 24 sec. Craig ended up going on and pinning his way to the State Championship. After losing David bounce back and wrestled his best wrestling of the year. Winning his next match by fall in 24 sec. against Simon Streachek from Delano. Then getting another fall in 25 sec. this time against Bennett Weber from Waconia. Tonjum then came back on Sunday to win his first match by another fall in 20 sec. against Matthew Thompson from Thief River Falls. This put him in the third place match against Dylan Nirk from Blooming Prairie. Dylan beat David in district and regions. David came out dominated from the start, going on to take 3rd by the score of 9-2. Others competing at State were: Isaac Van Thomme going 1-2 Charlie Chambers going 1-2 Dylan Lippert going 0-2 Jerrad Solberg going 0-2 Ryan Mullennex going 0-2 Remember just because wrestling is over does not mean stop working out. We still have freestyle practice tuesday and thursdays at the middle school. Also will be running summer practice on Sundays. Check calendar for updates and times. Also remember to sign up for Wolf Pack Wrestling Camp. Camp will be held June 28- July 1. In Faribault again. For info contact Coach Armbruster. Have a great summer and keep checking the web site for fun events through out the summer. CHAMPIONS ARE BUILT IN THE OFF SEASON!!!	Coach: Brad Babcock 507-323-5655 EMAIL

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5 Youth wrestlers head to State

By Marc Remme Faribault Daily News Twelve-year-old Isaac Van Thomme has been there before, so when he and four of his Faribault Wrestling Club teammates compete at the Northland Youth Wrestling Association state tournament April 10-12 at the Rochester Mayo Civic Center, he has a good idea of what to expect. “Don’t do the headlock, and wrestle smart,” Van Thomme said. Van Thomme, Ryan Mullennex, David Tonjum, Charlie Chambers and Dylan Lippert each qualified for the state meet by placing in the top three at last weekend’s regional in Byron. Lippert finished in first place in the 81-85 pound weight class. Lippert, in his third year as a wrestler, said he joined because a friend at daycare asked if he wanted to. Now, he’s excited about the chance to compete at state. Chambers added: “I’m pretty excited to get medals and stuff.” Coach Brad Babcock said there were 85 kids enrolled in the youth wrestling program in kindergarten through sixth grade this year. He said the goal is to reach 100 in the next year or two, which was where enrollment peaked during the Falcons’ most prominent years. He said for these kids, already being in the top 16 in their age group in the state is a big deal. “Taking five kids in the top 16 is pretty good,” Babcock said. “It’s a good experience ... to get them back there and see what it’s like.” For each of these Faribault youth athletes, the thought of making a state appearance is exciting in different ways. For Mullennex, it’s about already knowing he’s among Minnesota’s elite. “Placing and knowing I’m in the top 16 in state (is the best part),” Mullennex said.


Five youth members of the Faribault Wrestling Club qualified for the state meet in Rochester on April 10-12. Pictured, back row, from left: Ryan Mullennex, Isaac Van Thomme and David Tonjum. Front: Charlie Chambers and Dylan Lippert. (Mark Remme/Daily News)