Clear Lake wrestlers earn end of the season awards

Posted March 13th, 2008

The Clear Lake wrestling program celebrated an outstanding year with a banquet last week. Coach Gary Weber said he was pleased to share a number of achievements and honors with his wrestlers.
   The 2007-08 team earned its place in school history with a record 22 wins. The Lions finished the season with a 22-5 mark.
   Joe Colon, a junior, also set two school records during the season. He earned the program’s most wins (44) and most pins (30).
   The Lions also won their third straight North Central Conference Tournament title and were conference dual champs for the second straight year.
   Varsity wrestlers posting winning records this season included: Jacob Colon (31-5), Joe Colon (44-1), Tucker Weber (40-4), Joe Bieber (25-10), Jake Kopriva (23-14), Christian Trebil (24-9), Rudy Wieck (29-8), Spencer Rollefson (20-17), Patrick Kolker (37-5) and Zach Lindquist (31-6).
   Three memorial awards were presented at the wrestling banquet.
   The Dustin Palmer Courage Award was given to Ryan Wilcke. The Ryan Boeshart Scrambler Award was earned by Joe Colon. New this year is the Kyle DeVries Love, Laugh and Live Award. This year’s recipient was Jake Kopriva.