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Weekly update 2/26/24

By Troy Seubert 02/26/2024, 5:00pm CST

Crimson Wrestlers, Managers, and Families-
Week Fourteen Recap:
There is no tournament quite like Individual Sections. It’s a meat grinder
physically, mentally, and emotionally. Our athletes have worked so hard this
season and for it all to come down to one day, one match, one moment – almost
seems like an injustice.
As an athlete I always had an easier time remembering the matches that I lost –
especially those that essentially slipped through your fingers when I believed I was
the better wrestler. For some reason the agony of a hard faught loss always
overshadowed the excitement of a big win.
It’s fair to say it’s the same way as a coach. Overall, we wrestled really well on
Saturday. Only three teams in our section had a section champion. We had two of
them. We had five guys finish in the top three and 11 of our 13 wrestlers placed.
The final breakdown was:
1 st – 2
3 rd – 3
4 th – 1
5 th – 2
6 th - 3
That said I’d love to wrestle about three of those matches again. Make it a best of
three situation and I think the results are different. Unfortunately, that’s not how it
works. One day, one match, one moment. We were ready and we Let It Fly.
Those few matches just didn’t go the way we wanted. It’s life – and what we do
now is react in the best way possible to the reality of the situation.
It’s time to get behind Connor and Ben and make sure they feel the Love. Winning
section titles is a great accomplishment that can’t be overstated but it’s safe to say
most of their goals are still in front of them.
I’ve been so impressed by so many Crimson wrestlers sticking out the season until
the completion of every Crimson Wrestlers season. We started this thing together
in November and we’ll finish it together in March!
Here are the details you’ll need to know for the week ahead:

State Tournament Week – Finish It Together!:
Monday, 2.26 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p. Please have your wrestlers
bring any singlets or warm-ups they have checked out this season and have yet to
return.
Tuesday, 2.27 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p.
Wednesday, 2.28 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p. Last practice in the wrestling
room for the season.
Thursday, 2.29 – Connor and Ben along with their chosen practice partners will leave
for the State Tournament around 8a in the morning. We will practice at the Excel
Center.
Friday, 3.1 – First Day of the Individual state tournament. Weigh-ins at 7:30a (with a
1-pound allowance) with AAA wrestling starting around 12p. Connor and Ben will
both compete at 12p and those who win their first match will wrestle again around
5:30p. The third round of the first day will begin around 7:45p but only those
wrestlers who have lost one match on the day will be competing in that round.
Saturday, 3.2 – The Day everyone works for – the Final Day of the Individual State
Tournament!!! Weigh-ins at 8a (with a 2-pound allowance) with AAA wrestling
starting at 9a and the second session beginning at 4p.
And a Quick Look Ahead:
Tuesday, 3.5 – End of season equipment check in, awards voting, and meeting.
Parents are encouraged to attend around 3:30p if they would like to learn more about
the offseason opportunities as well.
Wrestlers of the Week:
Week 4: Chase T., Alex F.
Week 5: Amir B., Russo C.
Week 6: Ethan H., Jonathan M.
Week 7: Alex T., Joseph N.
Week 8: Vince I., Jonathan H.
Week 9: Lincoln R., Liam S., Brooklyn T.
Week 10: Grady M., Thomas S.
Week 11: Ireland M., Kathrine M., Owen T., Connor P.
Week 12: Benyam R., Jaeden H., Ben Schultz
Week 13: Reese R.

I’m looking forward to the Crimson Wrestling Family rallying around Connor and
Ben as they represent our program and in St. Paul and Finish the Crimson
Wrestling Season strong! Let’s Go Crimson!
As always let me know if anybody has any questions.
Coach Troy
Mgwrestling99@gmail.com
763-913-0601

Week 13 Update

By Troy 02/18/2024, 9:30pm CST

Crimson Wrestlers, Managers, and Families-
Week Thirteen Recap:

Team Sections week is always fun.  It gives us an opportunity to see where we stack up against the teams we’ll be competing against at individual sections and also allows us to recognize some wrestlers who haven’t wrestled a lot of Varsity this season.  A traditional dual event includes 13 wrestlers per team but for team sections we are able to roster 20 wrestlers.  Based on our regular season section record of 5-2 we earned the #3 seed which meant we wrestled the #6 seed (Armstrong) in the first round.  In that dual we won eight of matches and earned a decisive victory.  In the second dual we drew #2 seed Wayzata.  While that dual ended up being our final dual of the 2023-2024 season, we competed hard, earning four pins and finishing with twice as many wins as we had when we wrestled Wayzata at the beginning of the month.

Also, fun to see 16 of our 20 wrestlers on our roster wrestle at least one match at team sections.  

Looking ahead to what promises to be the most intense wrestling of the season, individual sections is happening this upcoming Saturday and we hope to have a great week of practices leading up to those matches.  Here are the details you’ll need to know for the week ahead:

Week 14 Practice/Meet Schedule:

Monday, 2.19 – Practice at 9a.

Tuesday, 2.20 – Wrestling room at 3:10p.  Individual Sections Wrestle offs.

Wednesday, 2.21 – Wrestling room at 3:10p.  Final day of Individual Sections wrestle offs if needed.

Thursday, 2.22 – Wrestling room at 3:10p.

Friday, 2.23 – Wrestling room at 3:10p. 

 Saturday, 2.24 - Individual Sections at St. Michael High School.  The bus is scheduled to leave at 7:15a with skin checks beginning at 8a and wrestling set to begin at 10a.  There will be no return bus home but if there are wrestlers/managers in attendance who don’t have parents at the tournament we will have parents willing to provide rides back to Maple Grove.  All wrestlers are encouraged to come to the tournament and support their teammates if possible.

Wrestlers of the Week:

Week 4:  Chase T., Alex F.

Week 5:  Amir B., Russo C.

Week 6:  Ethan H., Jonathan M.

Week 7:  Alex T., Joseph N.

Week 8:  Vince I., Jonathan H.

Week 9:  Lincoln R., Liam S., Brooklyn T.

Week 10: Grady M., Thomas S.

Week 11:  Ireland M., Kathrine M., Owen T., Connor P.

Week 12:  Benyam R., Jaeden H., Ben Schultz

It’s been a great season for many Crimson wrestlers.  The two weeks ahead will give some of these wrestlers the opportunity to put the exclamation point on their season.  Let’s Go Crimson! 

As always let me know if anybody has any questions. 

Coach Troy

Mgwrestling99@gmail.com

763-913-0601

Weekly update 2/12/24

By Troy Seubert 02/12/2024, 7:00am CST

Crimson Wrestlers, Managers, and Families-
Week Twelve Recap:
We wrapped up our regular season schedule with a home dual under the light last Thursday. It
was a fun dual and our guys wrestled great. We picked up wins in 6 of the 12 matches wrestled
including wins from Alex True, Ethan Hong, Connor Peterson, Thomas Schlangen, Jayden
Waste, and Ben Schultz. As coaches we were very happy with the way we competed in every
match and we believe it provided some good momentum for our Varsity.
It’s hard to believe some of our wrestlers’ competitive seasons came to an end this weekend. For
these wrestlers, it’s been a season of growth and development and they have so much to be proud
of. I feel fortunate to have been able to witness the physical, mental, and emotional journey
these young athletes have been on – both on meet days and in some cases more prominently in
the practice room. Looking back on how far many of these wrestlers have come in a few months
is incredible!
Our girls wrapped up the first season of Crimson Girls wrestling in Bemidji at the girls section
tournament. Ayah, Russo, Kathrine, Brooklyn, and Ireland have all shown a commitment all
season long that I honestly didn’t expect coming into the season. I was told all five girls
competed really well and all five are looking forward to taking advantage of the offseason
opportunities. These girls are driven and exciting to think about what they can accomplish in the
years ahead. This was just the beginning for these five as well as for the Crimson girls wrestling
program that they started. Congrats on a great season ladies!!
The JV Conference tournament is one of my favorite tournaments of the season. It’s a great
opportunity for our younger and less experienced wrestlers to display the talents they worked so
hard to develop.
We wrestle in one of the biggest (and best) wrestling conferences throughout the state. This
tournament consistently includes Varsity caliber wrestlers at every weight. I felt this group
competed as well as they have all season with 10 wrestlers earning a top 8 finish and multiple
others looking good throughout the day.
Here are the Crimson JV-Conference place winners of the 2023-2024 season:
4 th place: Amir Bouzouma (139), Jaeden Hubbard (145), Benyam Reda (160), and Joseph
Natysin (215)
5 th place: Alex Fox (121)
7 th place: Owen Yamaya (95), Reese Redlinger (121),
8 th place: Gavin Thompson (107), Abdulaziz Alibrahim (114), Yegor Marchenko (172),

I enjoyed watching our guy’s battle. Each of them wrestled hard and we won a number of
exciting matches. This group is so young – each of our place-winners are Sophomores or
younger with eight of our ten place winners in ninth grade or younger. At this stage of their
development the wins and losses don’t matter nearly as much as the skills they’ve developed –
and I believe this group continues to improve every time they step on the mat. Very proud of
these wrestlers and already looking forward to what they can become in future seasons.
Presently, our focus turns to our 20 wrestlers who will represent our team at team sections this
week and our wrestlers who will represent Crimson wrestling at individual sections the following
week. In support of these wrestlers, we would like the whole team to continue to attend practice
through the end of each wrestler’s season. Being a great teammate is something hopefully all
our athletes aspire to and each wrestler plays a role in the success of the team and each
individual’s success. I look forward to seeing our wrestlers who are no longer competing display
their character, commitment to their brothers on the team, and an overall team first attitude in the
upcoming three weeks.
Here are the details you’ll need to know for the week ahead:
Week 13 Practice/Meet Schedule:
Monday, 2.12 – Practice: Optional Weight Room at 2:10p; Wrestling room at 3:10p.
Tuesday, 2.13 – Practice: Optional Weight Room at 2:10p; Wrestling room at 3:10p. 

Parent Shutterfly book party at 6pm at Fox home (15166 93rd Place N).  If unable to attend please have your wrestlers book completed by 2/26/24.  This will allow use to have the books by the end of season banquet.
Wednesday, 2.14 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p.
Thursday, 2.15 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p.
Friday, 2.16 – Practice: Wrestling room at 3:10p.
Saturday, 2.17 – Team Sections at Rogers Senior High. The bus is scheduled to leave at 7:15a
with wrestling set to begin at 10a. We are likely to be the 3 rd seed and will likely wrestle
Armstrong or Hopkins in the first round (who are likely to be the 6 th seed).
We will plan to dress 20 – which is the maximum number of wrestlers we are allowed. All
rostered wrestlers should make their weight and could all be called on to compete depending on
the situation. These wrestlers will be finalized and communicated this week at practice. All
other wrestlers are encouraged to attend Saturday’s tournament and support their team.
Wrestlers of the Week:
Week 4: Chase T., Alex F.
Week 5: Amir B., Russo C.
Week 6: Ethan H., Jonathan M.
Week 7: Alex T., Joseph N.
Week 8: Vince I., Jonathan H.
Week 9: Lincoln R., Liam S., Brooklyn T.
Week 10: Grady M., Thomas S.

Week 11: Ireland M., Kathrine M., Owen T., Connor P.

We are officially into the Varsity post season. Expecting a whole new level of intensity and
excitement. The most fun and memorable matches of the season will be wrestled in the weeks
ahead. Anything can happen - you aren’t going to want to miss a match. Our guys are wrestling
as well as they have all season. Good things are coming. Let’s Go Crimson!
As always let me know if anybody has any questions.
Coach Troy
Mgwrestling99@gmail.com
763-913-0601

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Coach Update - 1/10/21

Hello Wrestling Families!
Last Week Recap
In last week’s email I predicted we would have a driven team that will improve quickly. The first week on the mat with these young Men exceeded even my lofty expectations. We won’t have the most kids on the roster, but the wrestlers we do have show the ability to put in the work – and that’s what it takes to succeed in wrestling. Work ethic is the most important attribute in wrestling. It’s also an athletically gifted group. It should be fun to see how these talented and hard-working individuals develop throughout the season. I’m incredibly excited to pick up with where we left off in week two.

Here are the details you'll need for the week ahead!

Volunteer Request - Please Help!
For Friday’s home match (and every home match from there on) we will need three people to help out with the score clock during the match. We are also very short on managers for the season and need one or two people willing to record and score matches. This is easy to train on/learn. If you are willing to help out please let me know as soon as possible. It would be nice to have a plan in place well in advance of Friday’s match. Volunteers are considered essential workers and thus do not count against our fans limit.

Home Meet Fans:
We are allowed 50 fans per home meet – which equates to basically 2 fans per athletes. We need to turn in the list of fans to the athletic office well in advance of match days. Booster Club President Kyle Kilgard will be creating a list. Please call or text him with the names of the fans who will be attending for your wrestler. Kyle’s # is 612-532-6426. Let me know if anyone has any questions or concerns.

Practices
Monday, Jan. 11th - Practice beginning at 3p.
Tuesday, Jan. 12th – Weight room at 2:30p. Wrestling practice will begin at 3:30p.
Wednesday, Jan. 13th – Practice beginning at 3p. Team pictures after practice at 4:45p. All wrestlers should have received a picture order form but if not please have them grab one from me.
Thursday, Jan. 14th - Weight room at 2:30p. Wrestling practice will begin at 3:15p.

Meets and Tournaments:
Friday, Jan. 15th – Home match vs. Zimmerman. Wrestlers should be to the school by 4:15p. We’ll do weigh-ins at 4:30p. In this match as in all matches this season the team will get two additional pounds (106 = 108, 113=115, etc.). Following weigh-ins wrestlers will eat and then we will set-up up the mat at around 5p. JV is set to begin at 6p with Varsity starting by 7p. After the match all wrestlers are expected to help take down the mat.

Contact Kyle Kilgard for in person tickets. NOTE: Wrestlers will only be able to wrestle if they have their parent signed certification sheets turned PRIOR TO FRIDAY.

Saturday, Jan. 16th – Away match vs. Totino Grace. All wrestlers should be to the school by 6:45a. There will be an extra pound for this match (106 = 109, 113 = 116, etc.). We’ll weigh-in at Maple Grove at 7a and the then head to Totino Grace at 7:30a. JV will start at 9a followed by the Varsity match. Contact Kyle Kilgard for in person tickets.

Friday and Saturday is must see wrestling! Can’t wait to see the Crimson battle again for the first time in almost 11 months! As always please let me know if you have any questions.
I look forward to seeing everybody soon!

Awesome Maple Grove Wrestling Fan Gear
We’ve done a couple rounds of fan gear orders to this point. If there is anyone who is still interested in ordering wrestling gear this season please let me know and I’ll see what I can do (no promises but if it’s possible we’ll try to make it happen).

Technique Video of the Week
A young Jordan Burroughs (Olympic Champion) shows some of the basic techniques that have made him the best in the world the last ten years. Spoiler Alert: Much of this is very similar to what we worked this past week in practice).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BkUZ3wOQA
Looking forward to putting together four more great practices and getting the competition season started this week! See you all soon.

Coach Troy
763-913-0601

Coach Update - 1/17/21

Crimson Wrestlers and Families-

Week Two Recap

After 10 practices (and 11 months) it was great to see some Crimson wrestling!  While there is no shortage of things to work on – there is plenty of good things happening that we should be able to build on as well.  Many of our wrestlers picked up their first wins of the season and five wrestlers (Noah Bourgeois, Connor Peterson, Ben Schultz, Max Johnson, and Zeth Petrie) remain undefeated.     

We are a young team with 40% of our roster still in Junior High (by comparison Zimmerman had zero 7th and 8th graders on their roster).  With youth also comes inexperience – and that’s especially true with many of our wrestlers.  While that combination may not lead to immediate success – it does bode well for our learning curve.  This is an athletic, hard-working group and it’s going to be fun to see them progress throughout the season.          

Here are the details you'll need for the week ahead!

Weekly Schedule – Practices and Meets:

Looking forward to utilizing the next three practices to fix the areas where we got beat, improve upon what we are doing well, and to continue to work into wrestling shape.  The plan is as follows:

Monday, 1.18.21 – No School – Practice at 3p (Note This is a change from the original schedule of a 9a practice – sorry for the last-minute notice).

 Tuesday, 1.19.21 – Weight Room at 2:30p; Wrestling at 3:15p.

Wednesday, 1.20.21 – Practice at 3p.

Thursday, 1.21.21 – Home vs. Rogers (Conference and Section opponent).  Weigh-ins at 4:30p.  Be to the school by 4:15p.  JV at 6p, Varsity at 7p.

Friday, 1.22.21 – At Orono Middle School vs. Orono and Apple Valley.  Wrestlers to the school by 3:15p.  We'll weigh-in at 3:30p and then take the bus to Orono.  Wrestling begins at 5p and our rounds will take place around 6p and 7p.  There will be NO FANS allowed but they are working on setting up a live stream for the matches. Will be +1 pound (106 = 109, 113 = 116, etc.).

Saturday, 1.23.21 – Optional practice at 9a.

Maple Grove Wrestling Team/Fan Gear

If anyone would like to order additional Team/Fan Gear please let me know.  We are looking to open the store for one additional week – hopefully starting this week and if you are interested, I will get you the necessary information.

Mat Boss Video Access

Many of you have noticed the Carters video-taping (as well as scoring) all of our matches.  This allows each wrestler to watch their matches once they are uploaded.  This is how that is done: 

Here is a video showing you how to gain access to your matches: 

http://matbossapp.com/?page_id=10138#wrestler-login

Our team code is: NR64T1

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Technique Video of the Week

A few good videos on finishing shots when your opponent stops your initial attack (a position we spent a lot of time in this past week):

Cael Sanderson:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1QsqnCxhbg

Ed Ruth:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qog727zuiu0

John Smith:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnBNNOEOaBY

 

Can’t wait to spend the next few days getting better and see the improvements in action on Thursday and Friday!  As always let me know if anybody has any questions. 

Coach Troy

Mgwrestling99@gmail.com

763-913-0601