Of Six from Fridley and Totino-Grace, Only Gullickson Remains at State Wrestling Meet

The Fridley and Totino-Grace high school wrestling teams sent six individual wrestlers to the Class AA state tournament on Friday, but only one remains heading into Saturday’s final day at the Xcel Energy Center.

Totino-Grace senior Anthony Gullickson remains unbeaten in the 215-pound bracket, defeating Dawson-Boyd/La Qui Parle’s J.D. Struxness in the first round before beating Montgomery-Lonsdale’s Mario Arroyo in the quarterfinals. He will face Stewartville’s Mike Kellner in the state semifinals Saturday at 11:15 a.m.

The Eagles' three other wrestlers—Adam Seifert, Walker Thiele and Quinton Thiele—did not advance past Friday. All suffered first round losses, and both Walker and Quinton Thiele were eliminated when their first round opponent lost in the quarterfinals. Seifert lost to Simley’s Mack Short in the wrestleback bracket to end his state experience.

For the Fridley squad, both Justin May (125 pounds) and Pat Faber (171) lost their first round matches. They were eliminated when their first-round opponents lost in the quarterfinal round.

FRIDLEY
125: Justin May — loses to KM Branden Schorr 12-2.
171: Pat Faber — loses to WIN Jared Peterson 3-2.

TOTINO-GRACE
130: Adam Seifert — loses to WIN Drake Borsgard 16-2; loses to Mack Short 14-3.
135: Walker Thiele — loses to TRF Holden Nelson 10-2.
152: Quinton Thiele — loses to Tyler Zilverberg 5-2
215: Anthony Gullickson — def. DBLQP J.D. Struxness by fall (3:13); def. M-L Mario Arroyo 8-6.