01 March 2014

Three Tigers in state wrestling semis


Three Farmington wrestlers went unbeaten on the first day of the state Class 3A wrestling tournament on Friday to advance to today's semifinal round.

Defending state 106-pound champion defeated Theo Gee of Maple Grove and December Htoo of Roseville in the opening rounds of the 126-pound competition.

Jamin LeDuc, a sixth place finisher at last year's state meet at 113 lbs., scored back-to-back shutouts over Mound-Westonka's Lee Schmalz and St. Cloud Tech's Austin Brenner in the same weight class.

Joe Hoeve, another state meet veteran, scored a pin over over Luke Dodd of Eastview and a major decision over Aaron Hannan of Elk River to make the final four in the 182-pound division

Two other Tigers, Victor Gliva (106 pounds) and Kyle Benjamin (145 pounds), wrestled on Friday but did not advance.