ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mounds View, on the strength of four semifinalists, leads the 2023 MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament after Day 1 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota. The Mustangs finished the day with 181.5 points, 13 points ahead of second-place Kasson-Mantorville. Nationally ranked St. Michael-Albertville sits in third place with 160.5 points.

Mounds View's four semifinalists are Owen LaRose at 107 pounds, Brett Swenson at 114 pounds, Joseph Muhlstein at 189 pounds and Quin Morgan at 215 pounds.

Kasson-Mantorville has three semifinalists, while STMA has four.

Shakopee, ranked fifth in Class AAA by The Guillotine, enters Saturday in fourth place with 158 points and three semifinalists. Defending champion Simley finished the opening day in fifth place with 153.5 points and three semifinalists.

Six returning MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament champions secured spots in Saturday's semifinals. Those wrestlers are Blake Beissel (Hastings) at 121 pounds, Trey Beissel (Hastings) at 127 pounds, Logan Swensen (Wayzata) at 133 pounds, Landon Robideau (STMA) at 152 pounds, Charlie Millard (Homestead) at 160 pounds and Will Sather (Eden Prairie) at 285 pounds.

Top-seeded Blake Beissel, a Minnesota signee, advanced to the semifinals at 121 pounds with a second-period pin over Stillwater's Noah Nicholson. He will meet Wayzata's Luke Koenen in the semifinals.

Blake's younger brother Trey, seeded No. 4, topped Simley's Jake Kos 5-2 to earn his spot in the semifinals at 127 pounds. He will face top-seeded Tegan Sherk of St. Francis.

The top-seeded Swensen, who signed with South Dakota State, cruised to a major decision (18-7) over Shakopee's Calivin Miller in the quarterfinals at 133 pounds. His semifinal opponent is Willmar's Cavin Carlson, who advanced with a 3-0 shutout over rising eighth-grader Justus Heeg of Simley.

Robideau, one of the nation's top juniors, was dominant on the opening day, pinning Gunnar Mullen of Park in the quarterfinals. The STMA wrestler is in search of his third MatBoss Minnesota Christmas Tournament title. He will meet Mound Westonka's Cooper Rowe in Saturday's semifinals.

Millard, a Minnesota signee, moved into the semifinals at 160 pounds with a first-period pin over Farmington's Edon Davis. Next up for Millard is a semifinal meeting with Shakopee's Jackson Barron, who was dominant in the quarterfinals, earning a 16-0 technical fall over Woodbury's Brad Little.

Sather, a Princeton commit, pinned Eastview's Jack Bauer in the quarterfinals. He will face the nation's No. 5 heavyweight in the semifinals, Brandon Valley's Navarro Schunke, a Kansas State football commit. On the top side of the bracket, Amery's Koy Hopke, the nation's No. 1 heavyweight, advanced to the semifinals with a first-period pin over Caleb Loomis of Rochester Mayo.

One of the most intriguing weight classes is 145 pounds with three NCAA Division I signees in the semifinals. Top-seeded Alex Braun (Woodbury), an Oklahoma signee, earned his spot in the semifinals with a 17-2 technical fall over Albert Lea's Nick Korman. He will face Willmar's Conlan Carlson in the semifinals. The bottom semifinals will pit Wyoming signee Tyson Charmoli of St. Francis against Minnesota signee Jack Nelson. Charmoli won by technical fall in the quarterfinals over Mounds View's Brady Swenson, while Nelson edged Apple Valley's Jayden Haueter 4-3.

Wrestling is scheduled to begin on Saturday at 10 a.m.

Quarterfinal Results

107:
No. 1 Turner Ross (Simley) maj. dec. No. 9 Ethan Strack (Scott West), 10-0
No. 4 Liam Collins (Prior Lake) pinned No. 5 Boston Kuschel (Becker), 2:51
No. 6 Sully Marx (Watertown-Mayer) dec. No. 3 Westin Ingham (Amery), 3-2
No. 2 Owen LaRose (Mounds View) dec. No. 10 Gabrielle Bragg (Anoka), 5-2

114:
No. 1 Brayten Casey (Menomonie) maj. dec. No. 9 Joe Dauffenbach (Stillwater), 8-0
No. 4 Austin Grzywinski (Simley) dec. No. 5 Lincoln Robideau (STMA), 5-4
No. 6 Joel Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer) pinned No. 3 Ethan Bast (West Bend West), 5:39
No. 2 Brett Swenson (Mounds View) dec. No. 7 Bennett Kujawa (Becker), 6-0

121:
No. 1 Blake Beissel (Hastings) pinned No. 8 Noah Nicholson (Stillwater), 3:04
No. 5 Luke Koenen (Wayzata) maj. dec. No. 4 Trevon Oehme (Brandon Valley), 21-9
No. 3 Lawson Eller (New Prague) dec. No. 11 Aidan Aure (Menomonie), 6-2
No. 2 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer) maj. dec. No. 10 Grayson Eggum (St. Thomas Academy), 10-0

127:
No. 1 Tegan Sherk (St. Francis) dec. No. 8 Grant Marr (Forest Lake), 8-1
No. 4 Trey Beissel (Hastings) dec. No. 5 Jake Kos (Simley), 5-2
No. 3 Chase Mills (STMA) dec. No. 11 Tyler Turzinski (Shakopee), 2-1 UTB
No. 2 Logan Davis (Albert Lea) dec. No. 10 Kaleb Mead (Watertown-Mayer), 6-4

133:
No. 1 Logan Swensen (Wayzata) maj. dec. No. 8 Calvin Miller (Shakopee), 18-7
No. 4 Cavin Carlson (Willmar) dec. No. 5 Justus Heeg (Simley), 3-0
No. 6 Aiden Friedrich (Kasson-Mantorville) dec. No. 14 Gavin Jackson (STMA), 2-1
No. 2 Michael Olson (Albert Lea) pinned No. 7 Mikey Jelinek (Stillwater), 5:44

139:
No. 1 Parker Lyden (Forest Lake) dec. No. 8 Charles Vanier (Eden Prairie), 7-4
No. 4 Ian Schultz (STMA) dec. No. 5 Brayden Boots (Becker), 5-3
No. 3 Connor Warren (Shakopee) pinned No. 11 Brody Ignaszewski (Albert Lea), 1:58
No. 2 Davis Parrow (Farmington) dec. No. 7 James Salas (Simley), 8-5

145:
No. 1 Alex Braun (Woodbury) tech. fall No. 8 Nick Korman (Albert Lea), 17-2
No. 5 Conlan Carlson (Willmar) tech. fall No. 4 Kaden Nicolas (Becker), 18-3
No. 3 Jack Nelson (Mound Westonka) dec. No. 6 Jayden Haueter (Apple Valley), 4-3
No. 2 Tyson Charmoli (St. Francis) tech. fall No. 10 Brady Swenson (Mounds View), 23-7

152:
No. 1 Landon Robideau (STMA) pinned No. 8 Gunnar Mullen (Park), 2:37
No. 5 Cooper Rowe (Mound Westonka) dec. No. 13 Kyler Walters (Shakopee), 8-3
No. 3 Cash Raymond (Simley) tech. fall No. 11 Drew May (Becker), 17-2
No. 2 Matt Randolph (Scott West) dec. No. 7 Patrick Kubisa (Eden Prairie), 4-0

160:
No. 1 Charlie Millard (Homestead) pinned No. 8 Edon Davis (Farmington), 1:39
No. 5 Jackson Barron (Shakopee) tech. fall No. 4 Brad Little (Woodbury), 16-0
No. 3 Charlie Petit (Wayzata) dec. No. 6 Colt Loween (Mounds View), 13-6
No. 2 Luke Swanson (Kasson-Mantorville) maj. dec. No. 7 Lindson Turner (Stillwater), 14-4

172:
No. 1 Jed Wester (STMA) tech. fall No. 9 Creed Peterson (Hastings), 17-1
No. 5 Dominic Mann (Kasson-Mantorville) dec. No. 4 Owen Angell (Becker), 1-0
No. 6 Brady Westall (New Prague) dec. No. 3 Vristol Short (Simley), 3-2
No. 2 Bryce Burkett (Watertown-Mayer) maj. dec. No. 7 Ethan Swenson (Mounds View), 15-3

189:
No. 1 Cole Han-Lindemyer (Farmington) tech. fall No. 8 Dylan Thomas (Scott West), 18-2
No. 5 Marcell Booth (Apple Valley) dec. No. 4 Evan McGuire (Mahtomedi), 7-5 TB1
No. 3 Joseph Muhlstein (Mounds View) dec. No. 6 Danny Martin (Simley), 5-3
No. 2 Marco Christiansen (Minnetonka) dec. No. 7 Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley), 10-3

215:
No. 1 Quin Morgan (Mounds View) pinned No. 9 Brock Zurn (Prior Lake), 3:28
No. 4 Cooper Jahnke (Waconia) dec. No. 5 Derrick Steinke (Hastings), 6-5
No. 3 Cittadino Tuttle (Stillwater) maj. dec. No. 11 John Seemann (Mound Westonka), 15-5
No. 2 Dominic Heim (Shakopee) pinned No. 7 Ethan Peper (Rochester Mayo), 0:59

285:
No. 1 Koy Hopke (Amery) pinned No. 9 Caleb Loomis (Rochester Mayo), 1:19
No. 5 Carson Schoenbauer (Scott West) pinned No. 4 Gavin Maxey (Mounds View), 5:25
No. 3 Will Sather (Eden Prairie) pinned No. 6 Jack Bauer (Eastview), 2:50
No. 2 Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) tech. fall No. 10 Hayden Skillings (Coon Rapids), 16-1

Semifinal Matchups

107:
No. 1 Turner Ross (Simley) vs. No. 4 Liam Collins (Prior Lake)
No. 2 Owen LaRose (Mounds View) vs. No. 6 Sully Marx (Watertown-Mayer)

114:
No. 1 Brayten Casey (Menomonie) vs. No. 4 Austin Grzywinski (Simley)
No. 2 Brett Swenson (Mounds View) vs. No. 6 Joel Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer)

121:
No. 1 Blake Beissel (Hastings) vs. No. 5 Luke Koenen (Wayzata)
No. 2 Titan Friederichs (Watertown-Mayer) vs. No. 3 Lawson Eller (New Prague)

127:
No. 1 Tegan Sherk (St. Francis) vs. No. 4 Trey Beissel (Hastings)
No. 2 Logan Davis (Albert Lea) vs. No. 3 Chase Mills (STMA)

133:
No. 1 Logan Swensen (Wayzata) vs. No. 4 Cavin Carlson (Willmar)
No. 2 Michael Olson (Albert Lea) vs. No. 6 Aiden Friedrich (Kasson-Mantorville)

139:
No. 1 Parker Lyden (Forest Lake) vs. No. 4 Ian Schultz (STMA)
No. 2 Davis Parrow (Farmington) vs. No. 3 Connor Warren (Shakopee)

145:
No. 1 Alex Braun (Woodbury) vs. No. 5 Conlan Carlson (Willmar)
No. 2 Tyson Charmoli (St. Francis) vs. No. 3 Jack Nelson (Mound Westonka)

152:
No. 1 Landon Robideau (STMA) vs. No. 5 Cooper Rowe (Mound Westonka)
No. 2 Matt Randolph (Scott West) vs. No. 3 Cash Raymond (Simley)

160:
No. 1 Charlie Millard (Homestead) vs. No. 5 Jackson Barron (Shakopee)
No. 2 Luke Swanson (Kasson-Mantorville) vs. No. 3 Charlie Petit (Wayzata)

172:
No. 1 Jed Wester (STMA) vs. No. 5 Dominic Mann (Kasson-Mantorville)
No. 2 Bryce Burkett (Watertown-Mayer) vs. No. 6 Brady Westall (New Prague)

189:
No. 1 Cole Han-Lindemyer (Farmington) vs. No. 5 Marcell Booth (Apple Valley)
No. 2 Marco Christiansen (Minnetonka) vs. No. 3 Joseph Muhlstein (Mounds View)

215:
No. 1 Quin Morgan (Mounds View) vs. No. 4 Cooper Jahnke (Waconia)
No. 2 Dominic Heim (Shakopee) vs. No. 3 Cittadino Tuttle (Stillwater)

285:
No. 1 Koy Hopke (Amery) vs. No. 5 Carson Schoenbauer (Scott West)
No. 2 Navarro Schunke (Brandon Valley) vs. No. 3 Will Sather (Eden Prairie)