(photo by Jim Lindquist)
Senior Carl Elmer made it an even 100 career victories with a pin in the 140 lbs. bout in Farmington's 60-14 Missota Conference loss to Shakopee Thursday night, Jan. 20, at Tiger Gym.
"This is a great accomplishment for Carl," coach Chad Olson, the all-time career win leader at FHS, said. "He is only the 11th Farmington wrestler ever to reach that number.
"I know he is excited and relieved that he's reached that goal. Now he can focus on the remainder of his senior season."
Elmer, ranked sixth in the state by The Guillotine, Minnesota's premier wrestling magazine, raised his season record to 18-5 win with the milestone victory.
Despite the lopsided final score first-year coach Olson seemed satisfied with his team's performance.
"The score didn't reflect how close some of the matches actually were," he said. "We had a great week of practice and carried it into the meet."
Kyle Benjamin and Joe Hoeve provided the other Tigers wins. Benjamin posted a 2-0 decision in the 103 lbs. match and Hoeve scored a technical fall in the 145 lbs. bout.
Olson was also impressed with the work of 130-pounder Alex LaVictoire who wrestled what his coach called "the best match of his career."
Next up for the Tigers is the Eastview Invitational scheduled for this Saturday, Jan. 22. at the Apple Valley school
