Best Wisconsin wrestler to never win a state championship?

Bellytobelly · June 05, 2017, 08:06:08 PM

Who do you think are the best wrestler(s) in Wisconsin to never win a state title? I'll start it off with Cullen Morrissey (2nd,2nd,3rd,2nd) and Brady Webb (Q,2nd,2nd,2nd). I'm sure there are many more great wrestlers that didn't quite get there so name them off

Houndhead · June 06, 2017, 07:37:37 AM

Ben Peterson
Ben Proviser

bigG · June 06, 2017, 07:52:33 AM

Great stuff, Hound.

Jim Bavers was the one that always baffled me.

bigG · June 06, 2017, 09:04:53 AM

Dah Crusher!!! I don't think Reggie Lisowski ever wrestled in HS.

OneEyedFatMan · June 06, 2017, 09:36:55 AM

Lots of great old-timers, whom competed in the one-class system!

Wisconsin Wrestling Fan · June 06, 2017, 09:38:47 AM

Ron Jeidy

garygb · June 06, 2017, 10:44:28 AM

Pat Kapla from Pulaski.

https://www.si.com/vault/1975/03/03/616241/faces-in-the-crowd

bigG · June 06, 2017, 11:23:52 AM

Did Landvogt from Oak Creek ever win the whole deal?

thequad · June 06, 2017, 12:21:00 PM

Joe Wypiszenski, DQed in sectional semifinals on a slam. No wrestle back. The state qualifiers from his sectional finished 1-2 at state. He had technical falls on both of them during the season.

bigG · June 06, 2017, 01:01:16 PM

Quote from: thequad on June 06, 2017, 12:21:00 PM
Joe Wypiszenski, DQed in sectional semifinals on a slam. No wrestle back. The state qualifiers from his sectional finished 1-2 at state. He had technical falls on both of them during the season.

What year was that quad?

ramjet · June 06, 2017, 05:03:08 PM

Quote from: Houndhead on June 06, 2017, 07:37:37 AM
Ben Peterson
Ben Proviser

Yes and how about Logan Hermsen 2 time DIII champion and only qualified for state one time.

Hungus · June 06, 2017, 06:01:38 PM

Malachi Root - Green Bay Preble

woody53 · June 06, 2017, 06:11:45 PM

Nick Ziegler, Lodi !

greysquirrelmobile · June 06, 2017, 07:43:36 PM

It's hard for anyone to be the best , but Brandon Penzkover, Mauston. NCAA D3 Champ All WIAC century team ... NCAA Hall of Fame.

Troy Grindle · June 06, 2017, 10:13:34 PM

Ben and John Peterson are the obvious answers.

But the three that I have seen wrestle are.

Craig Klawitter of Pardeville. He placed at state 3,3,3,2 losing to the eventual state champ every year at state. His senior year was when Scott Hady won his 4th title and Klawitter had beaten him earlier in the year. I think Klawitter only had 6 losses in highschool.

Joe Terrill of Mineral Point. Three years in the state finals and he draw Shawn Ange, Shawn Ange, and Garrett Lowney. Dang that is some tough draws for the finals. Ange and Lowney are two of the best high school wrestlers that Wisconsin has ever produced. Joe himself was a fargo all american and ended up wreslting at UW and was a ncaa qualifier.

Malachi Root from Green Bay Prebble placed at state all 4 years and had only a handfull of career loses. Had a pretty weird loss in the state finals his senior year with getting pinned in the first period. I think he passed out while in a front headlock.