Area wrestlers compete in WIAA Individual State Wrestling Championship

Payton Havermann, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.

Feb. 25—The WIAA 2024 Individual State Wrestling Championship took place over the weekend. The tournament was littered with wrestlers from around the area, some of which brought home state championship gold.

Among wrestlers that made a run to the state title was Cumberland's Dawson Johnson who entered the tournament at 57-0. He was the top seed in the Division 3 — 138 weight class bracket and won the bracket finals via a 7-2 decision Iowa Grant/Highland's Elliott Biba.

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