The Mound Westonka wrestling squad held its end of the season banquet March 14 at the Mound American Legion, concluding an excellent season.

“We had a great year and took another step towards achieving our goals as a program," said head coach Todd Munsterteiger. "Now we need to follow it up with an even better off-season.” 

Earning team awards for the White Hawks were: sophomore Angelo Lopez, JV wrestler of the year; seventh grader Charlie Ogle, junior high wrestler of the year; junior Rafiqullah Tauhid, most improved; sophomore Cole Munsterteiger, hardest worker; senior Roo Wheeler, coaches award; sophomore Eric von Holtz, most valuable teammate; and senior Sam Dioszeghy, most valuable wrestler.  

The White Hawks had four All-Conference wrestlers in junior Jack Nelson, ninth grader Cooper Rowe, Cole Munsterteiger and Dioszeghy. The team earned the Academic Gold Award from the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association with a 3.60 team GPA. The top 10 GPAs from the section team were used, and wrestlers contributing were: Cole Munsterteiger; von Holtz; Rowe; Nelson; Dioszeghy; senior Luke Rodelius; and ninth graders Mason Merritt, Delaney Parker, Dawson Leinfelder and Phil Pisarchuk. Nelson also earned Academic All-State, joining Sam Bennyhoff '15 as the only White Hawks wrestlers to win that award.

The White Hawks wrestling coaching staff would like to thank all of the parents, administration and members of the Mound Wrestling Organization (MWO) for all of their contributions throughout the year. 

“We had an outstanding year and have built a solid program, and a lot of credit needs to go to our parents," said assistant coach Eric Rodelius. "They have done a tremendous job supporting their kids and contributing to the program."