Tri County Wrestling History

1st match won by a TC wrestler at State: - - - - - - - - - - -Tim Garrison, 5-4 decision over Dave Chikos,                                                                                                                                                         Bridgeport, 1977

1st State Medalist  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Tom Brandt, Runnerup in 1977

1st State Champion: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Duane Arntt, 1978

1st two-time State Champion: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Lyndon Ruhnke - 1982 and 1983

1st undefeated State Champion: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tim Ruhnke - 23-0, 1982

1st State Champion to pin in finals: - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   Kurt Hasley - :55, 1986

Undefeated State Champion with most wins: - - - - - - - - Lyndon Ruhnke - 33-0, 1983  (3 pins and 1                                                                                                                        superior decision at State)

1st 2-time State placer: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     Mike Stokebrand - 5th, 6th, 1980-81

1st 3-time State placer: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     Kyle Mullen - 6th, 2nd, 4th, 1987-89

1st 4-time State placer: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     Dustin Garrison - 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 1st, 1991-95

Total wins at State - - - 287                                                   Total pins at State - - - 108

Total losses at State - - 315                                                   Total pins against  - - - 88

Most medals won in single year: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    6 - 1996:  1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 6th, 6th

Total medals won at State: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -     56

Most individual qualifiers for State in a single year: - - - 11 - 1993

Total number of individual State qualifiers - - - - - - - - -   105 from 1971-2008  (191 separate trips)

Highest team placing: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      2nd in 1982 with 84 1/2 points and

                                                                                                      2nd in 1996 with 86 points

Twenty-seven years of bringing home State medals.  Top ten in State nine times.  Top fifteen in State seventeen times.

 Dual Records:    259-70-8 since 1974

                              Only two losing seasons in the last 28 years:                              4-5 in 1976

                                                                                                                        3-4 in 1986

Over the years the Wrestling Trojans have been: Crete Invitational Champions

                                                                                          Tri County Invitational Champions

                                                                                          Syracuse Invitational Champions

                                                                                          Wilber-Clatonia Invitational Champions

                                                                                          Tecumseh Invitational Champions

                                                                                          York Invitational Champions

                                                                                          Quad-State Invitational Champions

                                                                    David City Invitational Champions

                                                                                           Hastings St. Cecilia Champions

                                                                    Southern Nebraska Conference Champions

                                                                                          (11 times SNC Runners-up)

                                                                                          Class C District Champions, 1977,1985,1993,1996, 1998,2000

                                                                                          STATE RUNNERS-UP - 1982 and 1996

                                                                                          Top 10 in State nine times

                                                                                          Top 15 in State seventeen times

Trojan teams have out pinned their opponents 3248 to 1670 since 1974. 

Since 1977 Tri County wrestling teams have produced:          9 State Champions

                                                                                                          4 State Runners-up

                                                                                                          10 State Thirds

               (Twenty-six medal winning years)                              15 State Fourths

                                                                                                         11 State Fifths

                                                                                                         13 State Sixths

One-hundred ninety-one total qualifications for State out of one-hundred five different wrestlers.

Well over 400 different individual wrestlers have taken part in Tri County's wrestling program since the first team in 1968.

The success of the wrestling teams have helped the total athletic program at Tri County High School as well as the school pride in general.  Trojan wrestling teams have made the biggest impact at the State Tournament.  Tri County wrestlers and teams are well respected throughout the Conference, District, and STATE.