Junior Brad Padgett (Buckley, Wash.) earned the team's Wrestler of the Year award after a 35-win season in which he earned a North Region championship and All-American honors (4th at national tournament) at 184 lbs. John Sundgren (Blaine) and Nick Wilkes (Onamia) were also honored for their All-American performances at 157 lbs. and 197 lbs. respectively.
Senior Tom Anderson (Belview/Redwood Valley H.S.) was named Most Improved after he qualified for his first national tournament at 165 lbs., doubling his career win total this season. Anderson also won the Tough Man and Iron Man awards to go with his Most Improved honor.
On the academic end of things Westy Hanson (Crookston), Adam Hill (Sauk Rapids), Matt Jackson (Oakdale) and Sundgren earned spots on the NCC All-Academic Honor Roll. Sundgren would go on to be named to the Division II First Team while Jackson and Hanson were garnered honorable mentions.
Rybak was a NAIA national champion for the Huskies in 1967, and also won conference titles in 1967 and 1968. He gained NAIA All-America status with his first place finish in 1967 and a second place finish at nationals in 1968.
The Huskies finished the season with a 13-2 overall dual mark to complement a 12th place finish at the Division II National Tournament.
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