Owatonna Wrestling Academy

06/30/2026

06/11/2026

Great local camp opportunity!

03/29/2026

What a great weekend!! NYWA Youth Wrestling didn’t disappoint! 💪🏻🔥

We had 17 wrestlers compete! So proud of each and every one of you and the immense growth you have shown!! PARENTS, thank you for all you have done for your athletes from practice to tournaments and fees! WE APPRECIATE YOU! There were solid brackets all the way around. Here is how the weekend went.

NYWA STATE TOURNAMENT 🏆

NASH JIRELE -3rd
LEVI OELTJENBRUNS- 4th
EDDIE RYPKA-6th
REID BLASING-DNP
GRAYSON FERGUSON -DNP
ASHER STEINKE -DNP
CHARLIE LUNDE -DNP
GRIFFIN CUNNINGHAM -DNP
HENRY SEYKORA -DNP
TUCKER ANDERSON -DNP
ELLIOT NELSON -DNP

NYWA STATE INVITE

AL AHRENS-2nd
NASH DEML -2nd
MATTHEW BAKKEDAHL-3rd
CASH SALINAS-4th
MADDIX SAMORA -DNP
NICK BRUDER-DNP

“Wrestling teaches you nothing comes without hard work, and you must keep grinding to get where you want to go.” – Jordan Burroughs

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi

03/27/2026

To kids competing this weekend go battle!!! We are so proud of you!! Congratulations on making it to the big show! To fans if you can make the tournament at all it is such a great atmosphere.

03/26/2026

The time has arrived!! See you all tomorrow!

Take pride in how far you have. come. Have faith in how far you can go."
-Unknown

03/22/2026

Registration extended until 9pm.

03/21/2026

NYWA REGION 1 QUALIFIER Friday/Saturday

What a weekend!!! We are all so proud of you kids!!! You all showed up and battled!! Next week we will see you at Mayo Civic Center for the BIG SHOW!! 💪🏻🔥

NYWA STATE QUALIFIERS

Nash Jirele 1st
Eddie Rypka 1st
Henry Seykora 1st
Charlie Lunde 2nd
Asher Steinke 2nd
Tucker Anderson 2nd
Griffin Cunningham 2nd
Grayson Ferguson 2nd
Levi Oeltjenbruns 3rd
Reid Blasing 3rd

STATE INVITE QUALIFIERS

Cash Salinas 4th
Paige Anderson 4th
Al Ahrens 5th
Maddix Samora 6th

BATTLED ALL DAY BUT CAME UP A BIT SHORT
Archer Anderson DNP
Nicholas Bruder DNP
Nash Deml DNP
Noah Deml DNP

* if I missed anyone add the picture to the comments or reach out and I will get it added to the post*

03/15/2026

That’s a wrap For MN/USA State Tournament. Today end with a couple wrestlers competing in the 14u.

Tucker- 6th place finisher

Charlie- went 1-2 on the day

Next up NYWA regionals next weekend

Never give up on your dreams, no matter how difficult the journey is; your victory is often right around the corner

03/15/2026

MN/USA state has been fun!! What a weekend it has been so far!!! 1 more day of competition!! so proud of the work that the kids have put in this season and the friendships that have been fostered!

FRIDAY
Rowan-DNP
Paige-DNP

SATURDAY

Geremy- 1st
Nash J.-2nd
Henry-3rd
Eddie-3rd
Asher-4th
Reid-6th
Nash D- DNP
Noah D-DNP
Maddix-DNP
Archer-DNP
Grayson-DNP
Levi-DNP

03/09/2026

The kids are on fire right now!!! 🔥💪🏻

More tickets punched to Minnesota/USA Wrestling state tournament next weekend along with some NYWA Youth Wrestling districts thrown in the mix. So proud of these kids and watching their goals come true!!

***note practice for our post season wrestlers will be at Owatonna High School 6:30-8 for a joint practice with Owatonna Wrestling. Enter through athletic entrance*****

MN/USA regionals in forest lake and owatonna——Top 4 from each weight advance to state——-

Charlie- 1st
Nash- 1st
Levi- 1st
Matthew B.- 1st
Tucker A- 2nd
Maddix- 2nd
Grayson-3rd
Nash D- 3rd
Archer- 4th
Noah- 3rd
Nick-DNP

NYWA- district qualifier in Blooming Prairie (top 2 advance to regional)
Paige- 1st
Archer-1st
Al- 1st
Tucker A. - 1st
Nash J- 1st
Henry- 1st and 1st in Stewartville
Grayson- 1st
Nash D-1st
Charlie-1st
Griffin- 3rd
Noah- 4th