Adrian sophomore Levi Bullerman has his hand raised in victory after a match at the Minnesota State Class A Wrestling Championships at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul over the weekend. Bullerman went 3-2 and placed fifth at 171 pounds.
By John Rittenhouse
An Adrian High School sophomore battled his way to a fifth-place finish during the Minnnesota State Class A Wrestling Tournament staged at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Thursday through Saturday.
Levi Bullerman, one of three Dragons competing in the event, went 3-2 to place fifth at 171 pounds.
Making his first appearance at the state tournament, Bullerman got off to a good start Thursday by beating Rushford-Peterson’s Ryan Agrimson 4-1 in the preliminaries before besting Parkers Prairie’s Chris Stewart 7-2 in the quarterfinals.
Bullerman fell from the tournament’s unbeaten ranks when he dropped a 7-5 decision to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton’s Jeremiah Enger, the eventual state runner-up, in Friday’s semifinals.
Levi then dropped a 6-4 decision to Canby’s Ross Kockelman on Saturday before beating New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva’s Caleb Jacobson 14-3 in the match for fifth- and sixth-place.
Levi Bullerman ends the season with an 18-6 record.
Joey Bullerman, another AHS sophomore, went 2-2 without placing at 103 pounds.
Joey Bullerman beat Medford’s Nick Blum by criteria after the two athletes battled to a draw at eight through two overtimes in the preliminary round Thursday. Barnesville’s Kirk Anderson, who eventually placed second at 103, handed Joey a 9-1 setback in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
Joey Bullerman bounced back in the wrestlebacks Friday to pin Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City’s Adam Hoeper in 2:53 before his 29-8 season came to an end with a 6-4 loss to Madelia-Truman’s Brandon Greiner later Friday. Greiner went on to place sixth.
Brandon Bullerman, an AHS freshman, went 0-2 without placing at state.
The 119-pound Bullerman was pinned by Meadow Creek-River Christian’s Jason Cazett in 26 seconds during Thursday’s preliminary round. Bullerman’s 19-10 season ended with an 11-3 loss to Menahga-Sebeka’s Austin Rife in Friday’s wrestlebacks.
