Four area wrestlers were crowned state champions this past weekend in Madison.
Darlington-Black Hawk’s Owen Seffrood (47-0) and Pecatonica-Argyle’s Aidan Gruenenfelder (59-0), both seniors, each capped unbeaten season to repeat as state champions in their respective weight classes.
Sugar River senior Blake Endres and Parkview-Albany senior Wes Egan also earned state titles. Egan went 55-1 this season, while Endres finished with a 51-2 record. Lukas Orloff (56-3) of Pecatonica-Argyle finished second in the D3-126 bracket.
Also placing were Monroe’s Althea Eckdhal (Girls 145, 4th; 45-9) and Darlington-Black Hawk’s Ross Christ (D2-215, 6th; 47-9).
Area State Qualifiers & How They Fared
1st Place
D2-126: Blake Endres, Sr, Sugar River
D2-150: Owen Seffrood, Sr, Darlington-Black Hawk (47-0)
D3-120: Aidan Gruenenfelder, Sr, Pecatonica-Argyle (59-0)
D3-215: Wesley Egan, Sr, Parkview-Albany (55-1)
2nd Place
D3-126: Lukas Orloff, Jr, Pecatonica-Argyle (56-3)
4th Place
Girls 138: Althea Eckdhal, So, Monroe (45-9)
6th Place
D2-215: Ross Crist, Sr, Darlington-Black Hawk (47-9)
Did Not Place
D2-190: Trei Udelhoven, Sr, Sugar River (47-7)
Girls 235: Sydney Coyne, Sr, Parkview-Albany (40-6)
Complete Match-by-Match Results
Feb. 27 — March 1, 2025 at Madison
Girls
Monroe
138: Althea Eckdhal (45-9) placed 4th
Champ. Round 1 - Althea Eckdhal (Monroe) 45-9 won by fall over Jasmine Hebert (Auburndale) 41-15 (Fall 0:58)
Quarterfinal - Althea Eckdhal (Monroe) 45-9 won by decision over Leah Kapla (Pulaski) 42-13 (Dec 14-7)
Semifinal - Carley Ceshker (Badger) 35-1 won by fall over Althea Eckdhal (Monroe) 45-9 (Fall 1:39)
3rd Place Match - Nevaeh Nwachukwu (Saint Croix Falls) 41-8 won by decision over Althea Eckdhal (Monroe) 45-9 (Dec 8-5)
Parkview-Albany
235: Sydney Coyne (40-6) did not place
Champ. Round 1 - Rainie Yang (Eau Claire North) 31-13 won by fall over Sydney Coyne (Parkview-Albany) 40-6 (Fall 4:57)
Cons. Round 1 - Kyla Brasier (Green Bay West/E/SW) 16-17 won by fall over Sydney Coyne (Parkview-Albany) 40-6 (Fall 1:50)
Boys Division 2
Sugar River
126: Blake Endres (51-2) placed 1st
Quarterfinal - Blake Endres (Sugar River) 51-2 won by decision over Hunter Kromrey (Osceola) 40-17 (Dec 14-7)
Semifinal - Blake Endres (Sugar River) 51-2 won by decision over Conner Markiewicz (Coleman) 39-11 (Dec 11-4)
1st Place Match - Blake Endres (Sugar River) 51-2 won by major decision over Aidan Peters (Seymour) 43-3 (MD 13-3).
190: Trei Udelhoven (47-7), did not place
Champ. Round 1 - Trei Udelhoven (Sugar River) 47-7 won by fall over Logan Schwinger (Rhinelander) 41-15 (Fall 1:23)
Quarterfinal - Max Matthias (Two Rivers) 45-1 won by major decision over Trei Udelhoven (Belleville/Mont./New Gl.) 47-7 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 1 - Trei Udelhoven (Sugar River) 47-7 won by major decision over Jordan Perkins (Wautoma/Wild Rose) 44-9 (MD 11-2)
Cons. Semi - Brock Swenson (Saint Croix Central) 37-4 won by major decision over Trei Udelhoven (Sugar River) 47-7 (MD 15-4)
Darlington-Black Hawk
150: Owen Seffrood (47-0) placed 1st
Quarterfinal - Owen Seffrood (DBH) 47-0 won by tech fall over Isaac Dunnom (Osceola) 44-17 (TF-1.5 2:00 (19-4))
Semifinal - Owen Seffrood (DBH) 47-0 won by decision over Syler Zdanczewicz (Fennimore) 31-10 (Dec 9-2)
1st Place Match - Owen Seffrood (DBH) 47-0 won by decision over Bryston Scoles (Kewaskum) 54-1 (Dec 4-2)
215: Ross Crist (47-9) placed 6th
Quarterfinal - Preston Krueger (New London) 43-9 won by decision over Ross Crist (DBH) 47-9 (Dec 15-14)
Cons. Round 1 - Ross Crist (DBH) 47-9 won by major decision over Thomas Cassady (Lake Mills) 47-11 (MD 16-2)
Cons. Semi - Ross Crist (DBH) 47-9 won by fall over Aaron Dunigan (Gale-Ettrick-Tremp./Mel.-Min.) 50-9 (Fall 2:13)
5th Place Match - Elliot Havlish (Osceola) 54-8 won by major decision over Ross Crist (DBH) 47-9 (MD 22-12)
Boys Division 3
Pecatonica — Argyle
120: Aidan Gruenenfelder (59-0) placed 1st
Quarterfinal - Aidan Gruenenfelder (Pec-Argyle) 59-0 won by major decision over Liam Carey (Mineral Point) 44-12 (MD 17-3)
Semifinal - Aidan Gruenenfelder (Pec-Argyle) 59-0 won by tech fall over Derek Godard (Auburndale) 48-12 (TF-1.5 3:21 (21-5))
1st Place Match - Aidan Gruenenfelder (Pec-Argyle) 59-0 won by decision over Braden Johnson (Cumberland) 49-2 (Dec 6-5)
126: Lukas Orloff (56-3) placed 2nd.
Quarterfinal - Lukas Orloff (Pec-Argyle) 56-3 won by tech fall over Jack Wendling (Valders) 52-10 (TF-1.5 5:48 (21-5))
Semifinal - Lukas Orloff (Pec-Argyle) 56-3 won by decision over Mason Dewing (Crandon) 40-4 (Dec 10-9)
1st Place Match - Co`ji Campbell (Ken. St. Joseph Cath. Ac.) 54-0 won by decision over Lukas Orloff (Pec-Argyle) 56-3 (Dec 9-2)
Parkview — Albany
215: Wesley Egan (55-1) placed 1st
Quarterfinal - Wesley Egan (Parkview-Albany) 55-1 won by fall over Trent Palubicki (Crandon) 16-4 (Fall 1:11)
Semifinal - Wesley Egan (Parkview-Albany) 55-1 won by fall over Tellyer Alix (Weyauwega-Fremont) 39-12 (Fall 1:32)
1st Place Match - Wesley Egan (Parkview-Albany) 55-1 won by fall over Ilijah Sanchez (Shiocton) 12-2 (Fall 3:07)
