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Pierce Rohman Wrestles Back to Third Place in Class AA

Mon 3-3-2025

Pierce Rohman avenged a first-round loss to finish third place in Class AA at the 2025 State Tournament inside the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul. 

Rohman finished 4-1 at 133 pounds in his return and all of his results came by decision. The sophomore started with a 7-3 loss to Bennett Kujawa of Becker but made the most of his wrestleback opportunity. Rohman took a 6-2 win in the first round and a 5-2 win in the second round of the consolation bracket. He won 11-6 over fifth-place finisher Jackson Refsnider of Totino-Grace in the semifinals. Rohman took the third-place match 9-2 over the top seed Kujawa. 

The other two Red Bulls came close to a state medal. 

Torrey Paplow finished 2-2 at 145 pounds in his return. The junior started with a win by technical fall. He lost in the quarterfinals by tech fall to the eventual state champion Landen Kujawa of Becker. Paplow won by tech fall in the consolation first round. He lost in the second round by 11-9 decision to fourth-place finisher Owen Friedrich of Kasson-Mantorville. 

Maddex Faber finished 1-2 at 172 pounds in his debut. The sophomore started with a loss by pin to fifth-place finisher Owen Angell of Becker. Faber bounced back with a win by 10-9 decision in the consolation first round. He lost by 4-3 decision in the second round to sixth-place finisher Wyatt Pollard of New Ulm Area. 

 

MSHSL State Championships Results

Martin County Red Bulls

133AA

Pierce Rohman (47-4) placed 3rd and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Bennett Kujawa (Becker) 44-3 won by decision over Pierce Rohman (Martin County Red Bulls) 47-4 (Dec 7-3)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Pierce Rohman (Martin County Red Bulls) 47-4 won by decision over Kadin Martin (Grand Rapids) 34-12 (Dec 6-2)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Pierce Rohman (Martin County Red Bulls) 47-4 won by decision over Sully Marx (Watertown Mayer- Mayer Luth.) 37-9 (Dec 5-2)
  • Cons. Semi - Pierce Rohman (Martin County Red Bulls) 47-4 won by decision over Jackson Refsnider (Totino-Grace) 47-5 (Dec 11-6)
  • 3rd Place Match - Pierce Rohman (Martin County Red Bulls) 47-4 won by decision over Bennett Kujawa (Becker) 44-3 (Dec 9-2)

145AA

Torrey Paplow (46-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Torrey Paplow (Martin County Red Bulls) 46-7 won by tech fall over Gabriel Park (St. Paul Johnson) 31-4 (TF-1.5 4:14 (16-1))
  • Quarterfinal - Landen Kujawa (Becker) 52-3 won by tech fall over Torrey Paplow (Martin County Red Bulls) 46-7 (TF-1.5 5:45 (23-7))
  • Cons. Round 1 - Torrey Paplow (Martin County Red Bulls) 46-7 won by tech fall over Landon Bizal (Totino-Grace) 21-22 (TF-1.5 2:14 (20-5))
  • Cons. Round 2 - Owen Friedrich (Kasson-Mantorville) 38-16 won by decision over Torrey Paplow (Martin County Red Bulls) 46-7 (Dec 11-9)

172AA

Maddex Faber (43-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

  • Champ. Round 1 - Owen Angell (Becker) 34-2 won by fall over Maddex Faber (Martin County Red Bulls) 43-9 (Fall 3:29)
  • Cons. Round 1 - Maddex Faber (Martin County Red Bulls) 43-9 won by decision over Wilson Nordquist (Zumbrota-Mazeppa) 36-15 (Dec 10-9)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Wyatt Pollard (New Ulm Area) 50-7 won by decision over Maddex Faber (Martin County Red Bulls) 43-9 (Dec 4-3)