Caledonia Wrestling Club - individual Champions
Minnesota State Champions
Trent Hatlevig in 1997 brought home the first individual State Wrestling Title in over 20 years. Trent made his first trip to State in 1996 and continued his winning ways with the first consecutive State championship titles in the history of Caledonia Wrestling. In 1999 he was State Runner-Up. During Trent’s varsity career he posted a 151-30-0 record; and earned High School All American Honors.
Mark Lange is a two time State champion, winning in 1970 and 1972. He was a runner-up in 1971 and holds a 149-11-1 career record. Mark has been inducted into the Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame. Mark’s most memorable moment was winning the State Tournament. Mark and Pat have 3 children, Carrie, Brian, and Mitchell.
Bob Link went 27-0 the year he captured his State Title at 180# in 1974. He was also a State entrant in 1973 and placed 4th. Other than winning State, his most memorable moment in wrestling was when he was a freshman and seeded 8th. He also beat a number one seeded senior from Goodhue in the first round of the Caledonia Invitational. Bob and his wife Jenny, reside in Mabel, MN where Bob works for a construction company. They have four children, Lori, Alyssa, Dan, and Bill.
Kevan Meiners was a two time state entrant. In 2002 he placed 5th at State, wrestling at 189#. In 2003 Kevan finished the season with a 39-0 record and a State Championship in the 215# division. Kevan wrestled on varsity for three years and has a career record of 111-17-0. Kevan graduated from RCTCin May 2004.
Champions
District 1
1965 Blaine Shuldt
1966 Bob Lange
1967 Bill Lange, Bob Lange, Ron Meiners
1968 Jim Denstad, Bill Lange, Bob Lange, Mark Lange, Ron Meiners
1969 Darrel Bunge, Jim Denstad, Bob Lange, Mark Lange, Gregg Meiners, Ron Meiners
1970 Darrel Bunge, Jim Denstad, Mark Lange, Paul Schutz, Cary Wohlers
1971 Mark Lange, Bob Link , Mike Ross, Paul Schutz
1972 Bruce Bulman, Mark Lange, Bob Link, Al Whitesitt
1973 Bob Link, Fred Ross, Steve Schellsmidt, Bob Schoh, Dean Wohlers
1974 Roger Holland, Bob Link, Steve Schellsmidt, Bob Schoh
1975 Steve Rohr
1976 Scott Connor, Tom Danielson, Melvin Davy, Greg Kramer, Kermit Meyer, Bruce Moe
1977 Greg Kramer, Tim Lange, Wes Lapham, Dan O’Heron
1978 Bill Augedahl, Don Burroughs, Scott Connor, Dan Gran, Tim Lange, Randy Meiners
1979 Don Burroughs, Bret Mitchell, Doug Moe, Blaine Moe, Dennis O’Heron
1980 Bret Mitchell, Ron Massman, John Pitts, Chris Jahn, Dan Schleich
1981 John Connor, Jeff Winjum, Tony Wermager, Mark Schulte, Doug Ideker, Brad Simon, Dave Burroughs
1982 John Connor, Jim Schoh, Brad Simon, Mark Pohlman, Rob Schmitz
1983 Jim Schoh, Jeff Merzenich, Tim Stemper, Tom Pohlman, Trevor Simon, Brad Simon
1984 Todd Guillaume, John Connor, Brad Simon, Dave Pieper, Scott Bulman, Dan Gorgeon
1985 Trevor Simon, Jeff Winjum
1986 Toby Denstad, Craig Schmitz, Brian Schmitz, Todd Guillaume
1987 Matt Stemper
1988 Matt Stemper
1989 Mike Stemper
1991 Jason St.Mary
SUB REGION 1A
1992 Jake Colsch Jason Goetzinger, Todd Lemke
1993 Jason Goetzinger, Tony Lange, Cory Oitzman, Todd Meyer
1994 Tony Lange, Josh Seymour, Shane Yohe
REGION 1 & 1A
1967 Bob Lange
1969 Bob Lange
1970 Jim Denstad, Bob Lange, Mark Lange, Ron Meiners
1972 Mark Lange
1973 Bob Link, Dean Wohlers
1974 Bob Link, Steve Schellsmidt
1975 Steve Rohrer, Jan Thimmesch
1976 Kermit Meyer, Bruce Moe
1977 Tim Lange
1978 Tim Lange
1982 Brad Simon
1985 Jeff Winjum
1989 Mike Stemper
1993 Jason Goetzinger
1994 Tony Lange, Josh Seymour
1996 Trent Hatlevig, Randy Lange, Shane YoheSection 1AA
1997 Trent Hatlevig, Matt Schuldt
1998 Dustin Buttell, n Tret Hatlevig, Luke Kohlmeier, Kurt Lange
1999 Trent Hatlevig, Brian Lange, Kurt Lange, Kasey Meiners
2001 Mitchell Lange, Kasey Meiners
2002 Kevan Meiners, Mitchell Lange
2003 Ryan Feller, Mitchell Lange, Kasey Meiners, Kevan Meiners
2004 Kasey Meiners, Collin Pitts
2005 Avery Becker, Collin Pitts
2006 Collin Pitts, Michael Pitts
2007 Michael Pitts, Kaleb Schmitz
Individual Tournament Champions
Caledonia Invitational
1966 Bob Lange, Mark Lange, Tom Ranzenberger, Gordy Wiegrefe
1971 Bob Schoh, Jeff Rostvold, Paul Schutz, Mark Lange
1973 Bob Schoh, Jeff Rostvold, Dean Wohlers, Roger Holland, Bob Link
1974 Tim Link, Bob Schoh, Steve Rohrer, Roger Holland, Greg Moe, Bob Link, Steve Schellsmidt
Southeastern Holiday Tournament
1967 Tom Ranzenberger, Gordy, Wiegrefe, Bob Lange, Mark Lange
1968 Ron Meiners, Bill Lange, Darrel Bunge, Mark Lange, Gregg Meiners
1969 Gregg Meiners, Paul Schutz, Cary Wohlers, Mark Lange, Bob Lange, Ron Meiners, Jim Denstad, Darrel Bunge
Owatonna Tournament
1969 Bob Lange, Ron Meiners, Jim Denstad, Darrel Bunge
