Carl Elmer capped his stellar Tiger career with a fifth place finish in the 140 lbs. weight class at the the Class AAA state meet held last weekend at the XCel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Elmer won four of six bouts to win the consolation title, starting with a 7-0 opening round decision over Cris Keske of Sauk Rapids-Rice.
That victory vaulted Elmer into the quarterfinals where he lost on a first period pin to eventual champion Brandon Kingsly of Apple Valley.
In the consolation round, Elmer was back on his game, scoring a dominating 7-0 win over St. Michael-Albertville's Michael Nerdahl and a 5-0 victory over Frank Cramer of Maple Grove.
Elmer then narrowly lost his bid to advance to the third place bout when he dropped a tough 3-2 overtime verdict to Derek Wainamn of Irondale.
The consolation title match brought out the best in the Tiger senior as he scored a 6-3 win over Robbinsdale Cooper's Jamie Brazil.
"I know Carl was really disappointed at not placing at state last year and he put in some extra work during the off-season to reach that goal this season.
"By the end of the tournament Carl was pretty banged up and sore but he just kept grinding away each match. I am very proud of him. It was a pleasure to be along for the ride."
Elmer will carry on his mat career next year at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
