Wisconsin (WIAA) State Boys Individual Wrestling Tournament Features Elite, Powerhouse Field

The state's best wrestlers are set to take the spotlight in prestigious competition; Kenosha St. Joseph senior Co' Ji Campbell, Evansville senior Danny Heiser, each seeking to join elite group of four-time champions

Kenosha St. Joseph's Co'Ji Campbell, top, competes in the Division 3 120-pound championship match during the WIAA state individual wrestling tournament on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. / Scott Ash / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin high school wrestling will take center stage during the prestigious, three-day Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state boys individual tournament at the University of Wisconsin's Kohl Center on Feb. 27-March 1.

Individual winners and second-place finishers in each of 14 weight classes from eight Division 1 sectionals held last weekend qualified for state. The top three finishers in the four respective Division 2 and 3 sectionals also advanced.

West Allis Hale leads the D1 boys field with nine individual qualifiers, Oseola tops D2 with eight and Weyauwega-Fremont is first in D3 with 10.

The impressive, fiercely competitive field includes a combined 17 undefeated wrestlers and 16 returning champions.

Evansville senior Danny Heiser (49-0) at 157 pounds in D2 and Kenosha St. Joseph senior Co' Ji Campbell (51-0) at 126 in D3 each enter the tournament seeking a fourth consecutive state title, a feat accomplished by only 29 wrestlers in state history.

Championship matches in all three divisions will take place Saturday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m.

WISCONSIN (WIAA) STATE BOYS INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT

Where: University of Wisconsin's Kohl Center, Madison, Wis.

When: Feb. 27-March 1

RETURNING STATE CHAMPIONS
Division 1

106 pounds - Liam Neitzel, senior, (Hudson) (54-1)

113 - William DuChemin, sophomore, (Wilmot), (42-4)

120 - Ethan Bast, senior, (West Bend West) (41-2)

138 - Carter Freeman, senior, (Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln) (36-5)

144 - Kellen Wolbert, junior, (Oconomowoc) (54-1)

165 - Jacon Herm, junior, (Neenah) (49-1)

175 - Liam Cook, senior, (Kaukauna) (47-1)

Division 2

113 - Shane Rochon, sophomore, (Dodgeville) (53-2)

144 - Haakon Peterson, junior, (Dodgeville) (50-0)

150 - Owen Seffrood, senior, (Darlington/Black Hawk) (44-0)

157 - Danny Heiser, senior, (Evansville) (49-0)

165 - Tristan Steldt, senior, (Fennimore) (36-3)

Division 3

120 - Aidan Gruenenfelder (Pecatonica/Argyle) (56-0)

126 - Co' Ji Campbell, senior, (Kenosha St. Joseph) (51-0)

138 - Wyatt Unser, senior, (Glenwood City) (42-0)

175 - Kade Rule, senior, (Mineral Point) (48-3)

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-- Jeff Hagenau | jeffreyhagenau@gmail.com