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Yellowjackets Gear up for 2008-2009 Season!!!

The Rochester Community and Technical College Yellowjackets are looking to build of their 2008 3rd Place NJCAA National Tournament Placing. The Yellowjackets return three National Qualifiers and have brought in a high quality freshmen class.

Leading the Yellowjackets this season will be NJCAA All-American Ethan Hackbarth at 174 pounds. Luke Evjen (Hayfield, MN) at 165 pounds narrowly missed All-American honors in 2008 and returns to the line-up this year as a NJCAA National Qualifier and State Conference Champ at 165. Dan Copp Lake City, MN also returns to the line-up at 157. Copp was a NJCAA National Qualifier in 2008.

New to the Yellowjackets this season is Luke Schlee (Grand Meadow, MN) at 125. Schlee is a 4x Minnesota State Tournament entrant and 2x place winner. Dan Anderson (Rushford, MN) will challenge Schlee for the 125 pound spot.

At 133 the Yellowjackets will have Lee Burg (Caledonia, MN) and Jade Mehling (Mantorville, MN). Burg was a Minnesota State Tournament entrant in 2006.

Wrestling 141 for the RCTC will be Joe Selly (Le Center, MN). Selly is a 5x Minnesota State Entrant. Selly was a State Champion in 2007 and 2008, and a Runner-up in 2006.

Jake Zeiher (Sibley East) will wrestle 149 for the Yellowjackets. Zeiher placed 6th at the Minnesota State Tournament in 2008.

At 157 Rochester will have four wrestlers fighting for the starting position: Jake Orth (Byron, MN), Mike Giglio (Woodbury, MN), and Zach Gehrmann (Cottage Grove, MN). Orth was a Minnesota State entrant in 2008, and is also a 2x Iowa State entrant. Giglio is a 2x Minnesota State entrant.

Wrestling at 184 will be Devin Clark (Sioux Falls, SD). Devin is a 3x South Dakota State entrant winning the State Tournament in 2008 and a Runner-up in 2007.

Parker Brand (Rushford, MN) will wrestle 197 this season. Brand is a 3x Minnesota State Entrant. In 2008, Brand was a Minnesota State Champ, 2007 placed 3rd, and 2006 placed 2nd. Parker placed 3rd at Senior Nationals in 2008 and won the Pin Award with 4 falls.

Tyler Lindhart (Zumbrota, MN) will fill the Hwt spot this season. Lindhart was a 2008 Minnesota State Champ.

With the return of quality leadership and the incoming class, the Yellowjackets have set high goals for themselves this season. “As long as they keep working hard, and remain healthy, they can accomplish whatever they want as a team,” said wrestling coach Randy Rager. “The biggest thing with this group is keeping them together, and making sure that they are having fun while working hard.”

The Yellowjackets open their season at Steven’s Point, WI on November 8th. Wrestling starts at 9:00.

Coach: Randy Rager
Asst. Coaches: Klaus Alberts, Eric Hauan

Contact Information:
507-280-3558
randy.rager@roch.edu