Saturday at The Palace of Auburn Hills a new amazing record was set for a program glittering with awards and records. Mitch Rogaliner (103) became the first ever Freshman State Champion for Bedford! In the last match of the finals Rogaliner, who put together an amazing tournament, PINNED Josh Wood from Rochester Hills. Rogaliner set a new bar of excellence for Bedford Wrestling. His teammates erupted in cheers as the young grappler pointed to the crowd in victory. Congratulations to Mitch Rogaliner - 2010 STATE CHAMPION!
Earlier in the day Junior Brian Gibbs sliced through the field of 135 pounders to achieve an amazing 3rd Place finish. Gibbs commitment and dedication paid off as he dazzled the Bedford crowd with his unparalleled skill. Fantastic tournament Brian - Way to GO!!!
Bedford traveled to Ypsilanti Saturday for the SEC League Tournament. Bedford came out on top scoring 226 points to win the day! Bedford’s tournament win combined with its undefeated regular season put them on top of the SEC Red Division with Monroe second and Pioneer third. Tecumseh won the White division.
Brian Gibbs, Mason Allison and Mitch Rogaliner were tournament champions. Mason Cole was selected for the Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations for bringing home the league title!! Great day of wrestling men! Wow!
Read the Monroe Evening News Article - Bedford Edges Monroe for SEC Crown. (FYI - to clarify this headline the Mules won the league by 8 points but the tournament by a smaller margin. The Mules won three more dual meets than the next highest league placer. The league titles are determined by the SEC Tournament combined with each team’s season league record, see details below after the slide show.)
League Standings Red Division - Teams get 2 points for every dual meet win
Team Dual Meet Record Total Points
Bedford 10-0 40
Monroe 7-3 32
Pioneer 2-8 16
White Division
Tecumseh 8-2 32
Chelsea 6-4 26
Adrian 9-1 26
Bedford’s SEC Tournament Results (Bedford got 2 Team Points for every team they finished ahead of for a max of 20 points for the tournament)
103 Mitch Rogaliner Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
112 Mason Allison Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
119 Nate Schneider 5th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
125 Ethan Davis 8th in the Tournament 3rd in th Red Division
130 Al Regnier 7th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
135 Brian Gibbs Tournament Champion and Red Division Champion
140 Nate Stevens 5th in the Tournament 4th in the Red Division
145 Chaz Hudson 5th in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
152 Tanner Duvall 2nd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
160 John Prajzner 4th in the Tournament 3rd in the Red Division
171 Brandon Sunday 3rd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
189 Bryan Smith 2nd in the Tournament Red Division Champion
215 Eric Draper 2nd in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
285 Logan Rimmer 7th in the Tournament 2nd in the Red Division
Two time state champion Bedford Wrestler Alex Ortman pinned his opponent Logan Downs in the Eastern Michigan versus Seton Hill dual meet. The Eagles won 30 to 9. Way to Go Alex! Follow Ortman’s college career here.
Bedford’s two time state champion Alex Ortman placed third this weekend at the Cleveland Open. Ortman lost in the first round and battled back to win SIX in a row to take third at the event at Cleveland State.
Freshman Nick Whitenburg took an impressive sixth at the event.
Both Ortman and Whitenburg wrestle for Eastern Michigan University.
