Mayo Civic Center Region 1 Wrestling Hall of Fame 2017 Class
The Mayo Civic Center Region I Wrestling Hall of Fame honored inductees and area teams and wrestlers on Monday, March 6th at the Southeastern Minnesota Wrestling Seniors Banquet in Rochester, Minn.
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The MCC Region I Hall of Fame Banquet is hosted by the Southeastern Minnesota Wrestling Association, the same group that hosts The Clash and other wrestling events. They honored the area 2017 graduating high school seniors and their teams at the event.
2017 Mayo Civic Center Hall of Fame Honorees. Front Row (L-R): Jim Richardson, Clyde Lundholm, and Nick Severson. Back Row (L-R): Dennis Kuisle, Steve Ihrke, and Owen Elzen.
2017 MCC Region I Hall of Fame Class
OWEN ELZEN – ATHLETE
Elzen won back-to-back state individual titles for Dover-Eyota in 1996 and 1997. He won an NHSCA national title in 1997 as well. Elzen was a two-time All-American for the University of Minnesota as a Junior and Senior, placing 5th and 3rd.
STEVE IHRKE – CONTRIBUTOR
Ihrke lives in Rochester and has served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Clash Wrestling, Inc. the past 15 years. He has been “The Man Behind the Scenes” for a pair of high-profile tournaments – The Clash National High School Duals, along with the NJCAA National Tournament. Ihrke volunteers for every tournament they host.
DENNIS KUISLE – COACH
Kuisle coached his hometown Stewartville Tigers to 283 career wins and six state tournament trips, placing in four of them. He also coached seven individual state champions. Kuisle was honored as the Section 1A State High School Coach of the Year in 1990. He was also honored as part of the first Wrestling Family Legacy Award last spring by the MCC Committee: The Kuisle Family.
CLYDE LUNDHOLM – COACH
Lundholm had a distinguished coaching career from 1959-1985. Following an All-American honor for Coach Rummy Macias in 1958, Lundholm’s first four years were at Preston. For 22 years at NRHEG, he coached a number of state entrants, state placers, and two individual state champions. He had an outstanding 210-90-9 overall varsity career coaching record.
JIM RICHARDSON – ATHLETE/COACH/CONTRIBUTOR
Richardson was an outstanding wrestler at Hayfield High School and is a member of the Hayfield Dave Erickson Hall of Fame. He coached at GMLOK for a long time and is a frequent coach with the Minnesota Storm. Richardson competed at the International level, placing 4th and 3rd in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Trials. He is the founder of the Big Jim Classic and The Mental Aerobics Tournament charitable events.
NICK SEVERSON – ATHLETE
Severson won a state title at Hayfield High School. He was a two-time Division II National Champion at NDSU, and he helped The Bison win two National titles. Severson was selected OW and is a member of The NCAA Division II Hall of Fame. Severson has coached at Byron High School and Rochester CTC where he helped the Yellowjackets win the NJCAA Title in 2013. He is a three-time USA National senior team member placing third at the Olympic Trials in 2003 and fourth at the 2012 Trials.
