1986 - Coaches Keith Hosli and Martin Muller (Asst.)
State Results - 179 Points, 3rd of 11 Teams, Division II (tied for the best team finish).
Notables: Five finalists and FIVE STATE CHAMPIONS! Also, Anders Ryden placed third at 105#s, Brent Edwards placed third at heavyweight, Jim Anderson placed fourth at 112#s, Mark Altschul placed fifth at 138#s & Brian Berke placed sixth at 210#s.
Re the photograph below: Head coach Keith Hosli, standing left. Assistant coach Martin Muller, standing right. The following list runs from standing left-to-right to kneeling left-to right.
Name | Grade | Weight | Opponent | Score | Notes |
Mark Graffagnini | Sophomore | 126#s | Danny Berghman - Buras | Pin at 5:31 | Second sophomore state champion |
Blake Stevens | Senior | 185#s | Kennedy Fontenot - Basile | Pin at 3:10 | Simply dominated everyone |
Clay Tidwell | Senior | 145#s | Mark Sonnier - Basile | 5-4 | Last moment switch with full confidence |
Hans Ryden | Senior | 119#s | Trey Picou - South Cameron | 8-1 | Second two-time state champion |
Todd DeMonte | Junior | 167#s | Chad Lavergne - South Cameron | Pin at 3:07 | Third two-time state champion |
[Standing] Head coach Keith Hosli, Mark Graffagnini, Kevin Levy, Glenn Kelly, ?, Blake Stevens, Todd DeMonte, Mark Altschul, Vin Tangpricha, assistant coach Martin Muller. [Kneeling] Hans Ryden, ? (gutsiest kid I can recall), Fred Stevenson, Anders Ryden, Jim Anderson.
[Based on the yearbook caption of this 1986 photograph, one might think that Martin Muller guy might have been pretty good as a senior, being that the implication means he would be close to 30-years-old by that time.]