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Week 4 Class A Wrestling Rankings - Brandon Valley’s Elijah Schunke sits atop 285-pound division
Brandon Valley's Elijah Schunke, top, wrestles Aberdeen Central's Ryker Meister during last season's Class A dual championships in Pierre.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Jan 7, 2026
 

By 605 Sports Staff

Brandon Valley’s Elijah Schunke is the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the latest Dakota Grappler Class A rankings.

Schunke, who won last season’s Class A 215-pound state championship, is currently the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the 285-pound division. 

The complete Class A Dakota Grappler wrestling rankings are listed below: 


Class A

106

  1. Caden Roe (West Central)

  2. Sullivan Sigman (Sturgis Brown)

  3. Blaze Sevigny (Mitchell)

  4. Braylon Schell (Watertown)

  5. Parker Wingen (Vermillion)

  6. Mason Gardner (O’Gorman)

  7. Braylon Hoyer (Tea Area)

  8. Caden Swaney (Belle Fourche)
    HM. Henry Gillen (Aberdeen Central)
    HM. Sytton Paris (Rapid City Central)

113

  1. Pierce Hurd (Rapid City Central)

  2. William O’Connor (O’Gorman)

  3. Tyce Dunn (Sturgis Brown)

  4. Charles Aldana (Madison)

  5. Bailey Gillen (Aberdeen Central)

  6. Daniel Mason (Pierre)

  7. Carter Nelson (Huron)

  8. Jonah Anderson (Watertown)
    HM. Issac Weerheim (Brandon Valley)
    HM. Liam Mourney (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)

120

  1. Tyler Baldwin (Sturgis Brown)

  2. Brendon Oehme (Brandon Valley)

  3. Kaden Haakinson (West Central)

  4. Owen Serck (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)

  5. Gabe Uhrig (Pierre)

  6. Esten Foss (Aberdeen Central)

  7. Griffin Felder (Harrisburg)

  8. Kade Eimers (Tea Area)
    HM. Will Norman (O’Gorman)
    HM. Max Schoenhard (Rapid City Stevens)

126

  1. Karson Vessells (West Central)

  2. Beckett Rehorst (Brandon Valley)

  3. Jackson Dargatz (Aberdeen Central)

  4. Myles Kettwig (Harrisburg)

  5. Chase Matthews (Watertown)

  6. Taten Adams (Sturgis Brown)

  7. Bode Minder (Pierre)

  8. Isaac Kauffman (Sioux Falls Lincoln)
    HM. Wyatt Pickard (Madison)
    HM. Aden Candelaria (Rapid City Central)

132

  1. Shea Richter (Watertown)

  2. Brody Gossen (West Central)

  3. Parker Graveman (Sturgis Brown)

  4. Noah Bennet (Mitchell)

  5. Slater Wilson (Tea Area)

  6. Wyatt Davidson (Harrisburg)

  7. Walker West (Pierre)

  8. Bennett Farley (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)
    HM. Camden Tebay (Dell Rapids)
    HM. Mason Backous (Aberdeen Central)

138

  1. Tyler Woodring (Tea Area)

  2. Steven Lamont (Harrisburg)

  3. Mason Hagen (Sturgis Brown)

  4. Kutler Swenson (Watertown)

  5. Jaxon Toennies (Rapid City Stevens)

  6. Josiah Kauffman (Sioux Falls Lincoln)

  7. Alex Siemnosma (West Central)

  8. Rowdy Menning (Pierre)
    HM. Will Allen (Aberdeen Central)
    HM. Micah Stern (Brookings)

144

  1. Alex Oedekoven (Pierre)

  2. Hudson Cisar (Sioux Falls Lincoln)

  3. Tristan Stoeser (Harrisburg)

  4. Langdon Klinkhammer (West Central)

  5. Dexton Miller (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)

  6. Josiah Drummer (Sturgis Brown)

  7. Luther Morrison (Rapid City Central)

  8. Brady Meyer (Huron)
    HM. Aaron Tucker (Brandon Valley)
    HM. Eason Scheidt (O’Gorman)

150

  1. Benjamin Nadig (Sturgis Brown)

  2. Graham Wilde (Sioux Falls Jefferson)

  3. Jordan Schafer (Pierre)

  4. Braden Shoemaker (Brandon Valley)

  5. Kanin Klentz (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)

  6. Lincoln Peters (Harrisburg)

  7. Trevin Audiss (Tea Area)

  8. Jade Wilkens (Madison)
    HM. Makson Banuelos (Sioux Falls Lincoln)
    HM. Porter Loenski (AC)

157

  1. Gage Lohr (Watertown)

  2. Caleb Hodges (Madison)

  3. Ridley Waldo (Aberdeen Central)

  4. Dylan O’Connor (Harrisburg)

  5. Keanu Lee (O’Gorman)

  6. Tate Winter (Rapid City Central)

  7. Jace Thurman (Sturgis Brown)

  8. Teagan Lien (Huron)
    HM. Hayden Whiting (West Central)
    HM. Kruze Brennan (Chamberlain)

165

  1. Slaton Jones (O’Gorman)

  2. Markus Pitkin (Watertown)

  3. Porter Hunsley (Pierre)

  4. Mason Mathis (Brookings)

  5. Greyson Deelstra (Sioux Falls Lutheran)

  6. Evan Juelfs (Sturgis Brown)

  7. Logan Johns (Huron)

  8. Koby Bowden (Belle Fourche)
    HM. Harmon Kramer (Brandon Valley)
    HM. Caden Schurch (Beresford/Alcester-Hudson)

175

  1. Levi Veskra (Brandon Valley)

  2. Trayge Privett (Harrisburg)

  3. Grant Larson (Lennox)

  4. Shayce Platt (Yankton)

  5. Bennett Lukken (Dakota Valley)

  6. Xavier Donovan (Chamberlain)

  7. Landon Lewis (Watertown)

  8. Zach Schuler (O’Gorman)
    HM. Kaylor Swenson (Aberdeen Central)
    HM. Jeremiah Wilgers (Tea Area)

190

  1. Kelson Dirk (Sturgis Brown)

  2. Owen Ward (Aberdeen Central)

  3. Will Eilers (Pierre)

  4. Padraig Fulton (Vermillion)

  5. Anneyso Ahmed (Brandon Valley)

  6. Blake Kannegieter (Brookings)

  7. Cade Kuemper (Watertown)

  8. Wyatt Kleinschmit (Sioux Falls Lutheran)
    HM. Lucas Chaparro (Huron)
    HM. Chisum Blum (Chamberlain)

215

  1. Zhoel Irion (Sturgis Brown)

  2. Edly Amaro (Yankton)

  3. Sawyer Hegg (Madison)

  4. Hayes Petersen (Sioux Falls Washington)

  5. Morgan Woods (Rapid City Central)

  6. Zach Haggeman (Brookings)

  7. Cody Lindekugel (Brandon Valley)

  8. Jaeden Waltner (Tea Area)
    HM. Hunter Herceg (Aberdeen Central)
    HM. Ben Cardona (Huron)

285

  1. Elijah Schunke (Brandon Valley)

  2. Ashten Dorhout (Madison)

  3. Carlos Rodriguez Jr. (Sioux Falls Lutheran)

  4. Rocky Clark (Mitchell)

  5. Charlie Becker (Dell Rapids)

  6. Noah Duran (Sioux Falls Lutheran)

  7. Tyce Uherka (Sturgis Brown)

  8. Lawson Novy (MIT)
    HM. Cooper Hodge (Harrisburg)
    HM. Alex Cudmore (Spearfish)