The Mound Westonka wrestling squad held their end of the season banquet March 11 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: Ben Kromenhoek, JV Wrestler of the Year; Deacon Ramthun and Al Zuniga-Lopez, Most Improved;  Levi Hays Hardest Worker; John Seemann, Coaches Award; and Cole Munsterteiger, Most Valuable Wrestler.  

The White Hawks had two all-conference wrestlers in Cole Munsterteiger and Phillip Pisarchuk, and three honorable mention in Deacon Ramthun, Brady Kirkpatrick and Cooper Rowe. The team earned the Academic Gold Award from the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association (MWCA) with a 3.58 team GPA.  The top 10 GPAs from the section team were used, and wrestlers contributing were: Cole Munsterteiger, Mason Merritt, Cooper Rowe, Erik Harstad, Brady Kirkpatrick, Levi Hays, Delaney Parker, Eli Koroba, Isaiah Pease, Chantry Coffield and Daniel Wechter. Cole Munsterteiger was also awarded one of eight MWCA senior scholarships given out in the state.

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