Carl Elmer went undefeated in three matches to win the 140 lbs. championship at the Section 2AAA individual wrestling tournament held Saturday, Feb. 26, at Prior Lake.
Elmer (32-7) pinned Kyle McPhee of Lakeville North in his first match and then posted a 15-7 major decision over Ryan Norton of Prior Lake to reach the finals. In the championship bout, Elmer registered a 8-3 decision over Missota Conference rival Gavin Larsen of Chanhassen/Chaska.
The section title earned Elmer a return ticket to the Class AAA state meet slated for this week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Tiger senior begins competition Friday afternoon against Chris Keske of Sauk Rapids-Rice.
Elmer was the only Tiger to qualify for state but five others Farmington grapplers earned places at the section meet.
Kyle Benjamin wrestled what coach Chad Olson called "his best matches of the season" to take fourth place in the 103 lbs. weight division. Benjamin split four matches and owned a 5-1 in the third place bout before being pinned.
Jacob Gabbard (112), Matt Rustad (119), Tyler Beckett (160) and Bret Hoffman (285) each earned sixth place finishes.
