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Rutt dominates at MN/USA Junior State Championships

By Chris Willaert, 04/14/08, 9:49AM CDT

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6 others claim double titles

Travis Rutt turned in a dominating performance over the weekend as 1 of 7 wrestlers to capture double titles at the 2008 MN/USA Wrestling Junior State Greco-Roman and Freestyle Championships. Not only did Rutt win both styles, going 10-0 in the process, but he outscored his opponents 95-1 and did not lose a single period. 

Other double winners included Hayden Zillmer at 98lbs, Kyle Ballard at 105lbs, Patrick Levasseur at 119lbs, Eric Yngsdal at 145lbs, Kevin Steinhaus at 160lbs and Jake Kahnke 215lbs. By claiming double state championships these wrestlers have also secured spots for themselves on both the Greco-Roman and Freestyle rosters for the 2008 ASICS/USA Wrestling Junior National Championships held at the Fargo Dome (Fargo, ND)  in late July.  All state champions have also secured spots for themselves on the Minnesota Storm teams that will compete in the USA Wrestling Junior National Duals in their respective styles. 
 
Levasseur, Yngsdal, Steinhaus, Rutt and Kahnke are all Triple Crown Winners as well having won both legs of this weekends tournaments in addition to having won state high school titles back in March. 
 
While James Locke and Trey Bertram were not double state champions they were double finalists and each won a state title...at the same weight.  Locke won the Greco-Roman title with Bertram avenging that loss in the Freestyle finals.  Double finalists in addition to those previously mentioned included Jacoby Bergeron, Ryan Schroepfer, Nate Lecy (Freestyle champion), Matthew Kelliher, Justing Lavalle (Freestyle champion), Robert Fisher (Greco-Roman champion) and Ryan Madson (Greco-Roman champion) 
 
Greco-Roman Champions:
98  Hayden Zillmer
105  Kyle Ballard
112  Cameron Bonds
119  Patrick Levasseur
125  Cody Lensing
130  Justin Lavalle
135  Robert Fisher
140  James Locke
145  Eric Yngsdal
152  Ryan Madson
160  Kevin Steinhaus
171  Travis Rutt
189  Joel Bauman
215  Jake Kahnke
285  Andrew Trembath
 
Freestyle Champions
98  Hayden Zillmer
105  Kyle Ballard
112  Nate Lecy
119  Patrick Levasseur
125  David Thorn
130  Danny Zilverberg
135  Cole Von Ohlen
140  Trey Bertram
145  Eric Yngsdal
152  Jake Begin
160  Kevin Steinhaus
171  Travis Rutt
189  Aaron Norgren
215  Jake Kahnke
285  Jake Kettler