SIOUX FALLS — Wyatt Anderson is a state champion.

The Parkston senior secured the 175-pound Class B state championship in a 7-4 decision over Tri-Valley’s Landyn Reiser at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.

“That’s a pretty cool thing for me,” Anderson said. “I worked hard for it so it’s pretty exciting. I knew it was going to be a battle, I wrestled him all year. We had some really close matches and when I got in on that first shot, I knew where I was and me and (teammate) Gage Reichert practiced that all the time in the room. When I got in on the second shot, I knew it was over.”

The championship comes a year after Anderson fell in the 165-pound title match to Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes’ Lucas Lenz.

He says the loss fueled him this past offseason to come back and win it all in his senior year.

Parkston’s Wyatt Anderson celebrates his 175 pound state title after defeating Tri-Valley’s Landyn Reiser with a 7-4 decision during the Class B finals of the South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Feb. 28 2026 in Sioux Falls. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

“Being a runner-up last year pushed me incredibly this summer,” Anderson said. “I worked in the weight room every single day, I worked in the practice room. It kind of burnt a hole in me so being a state champion now really fixes that hole.”

And Anderson had a picture-perfect ending to a perfect season, going 51-0 with a state championship.

But he says the highlight of it all was getting to win it with his coach Dan Bonte and uncle Ryan Meyer, a Parkston native and former South Dakota State University wrestler, in his corner.

“Getting to win a state championship with my uncle in the corner and Dan Bonte, that was pretty cool,” Anderson said.

Anderson will wrestle collegiately at Northern State University in Aberdeen, a decision he made back in January, and hopes to continue that same success at the next level.

“I liked the coaches and the program they’re putting on,” Anderson said. “I think they’re going to have something really special coming up and I really want to be a part of it so hopefully, go up there and kick butt again.”