LUVERNE — Nine Martin County Red Bulls are set for a big weekend.

Not only will the Class AA No. 2-ranked Red Bulls be wrestling in the Minnesota State High School League state team meet starting with a matchup against Orono at 11 a.m. Thursday, nine members of the Martin County lineup will compete in the state individual meet starting at 9 a.m. Friday.

No. 5-ranked 106-pounder Jesse Potts, No. 2-ranked 126-pounder Jaxson Rohman, No. 7-ranked 132-pounder Blake Jagodzinske, No. 2-ranked 138-pounder Connor Simmonds, 145-pounder Cale Steuber, No. 2-ranked 152-pounder Payton Anderson, No. 6-ranked 160-pounder Miles Fitzgerald, No. 7-ranked 170-pounder Nathan Simmonds and No. 6-ranked 195-pounder Jacob Rahn will all continue their state weekend during the individual tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Seven of the nine placed first, while two placed second during the Section 3 individual meet in Luverne on Saturday. The Red Bulls’ individuals added another three medals by placing third, fifth and sixth.

Head coach Adam Williamson said the Red Bulls had positives throughout the lineup.

“I thought we had a great section tournament,” Williamson said. “The kids came out and got after it. They really wrestled with a lot of intensity and I’m just really happy to see the end result. Even the guys who didn’t make the state tournament, they ended with positives.”

Rohman was the first Red Bull to lock up a state spot, and started a run of the Red Bulls taking gold or silver, with a first-place finish at 126 pounds.

Rohman forced a 26-second pin in the quarterfinals against Worthington’s Malachi Price-Cummings, then used his catch-and-release strategy to build a 24-9 technical fall against New London-Spicer’s Luke Ruter during semifinal action.

Rohman continued his undefeated season by putting together 12 takedowns to build a 24-10 major decision over Morris Area/Hancock/ Chokio-Alberta’s No. 8-ranked Davin Rose.

Blake Jagodzinske followed in the 132-pound championship match. Jagodzinske received a bye through the quarterfinals, then recorded two three-point near falls against New Ulm Area’s Jackson Bode before earning the fall in 4:21.

Jagodzinske faced off with Marshall’s Connor Roth in the championship matchup and stuck Roth’s shoulders to the mat just before the first period ended at 1:59.

Connor Simmonds followed a similar path at 138. Simmonds pinned his way to a gold medal when he shoved New Ulm Area opponent Brayden Gibson’s shoulders to the mat in 54 seconds during quarterfinal action and forced United’s (Dawson-Boyd-Lac qui Parle-Montevideo) Kadin Huntley’s shoulders down in 2:24 in the semifinals.

Simmonds then stuck NLS’ Blake Vagle to the mat in 2:37 to claim gold.

Steuber claimed silver at 145 without a true-second challenge. Steuber built a 15-0 technical fall over NLS’ Reid Holmquist in 4:11 during the quarterfinals, then pinned Redwood Valley’s Jaxon Lang in 1:39 during semifinal action.

United’s No. 5-ranked 145-pounder Trevon Johnson claimed a 4-1 decision during the finals, but Lang ended third, leaving Steuber without a challenge for second.

Anderson got the Red Bulls’ run of golds restarted, taking first at 152. Anderson built a 10-0 major decision with two takedowns, two two-point near falls and a reversal over MAHACA’s Noah Amundson, then Anderson pinned RRV’s Matt Zeug in 2:40 during the semifinals.

Anderson followed with a pin of Marshall’s Noah Jensen in 3:30 during the finals to claim gold.

Fitzgerald then claimed gold at 160. Fitzgerald took a bye through the quarterfinals, then pinned United’s Layton Wittnebel in 3:21 to reach the finals.

Fitzgerald used three takedowns, a reversal, a three-point near fall and a stalling point to build a 12-1 major decision over Marshall’s No. 9-ranked 160-pounder Grant Louwagie to claim the top spot on the podium.

Nathan Simmonds earned three pins on his way to the 170-pound gold medal.

Simmonds pinned RRV’s Austin Altmann in 25 seconds, then stuck Worthington’s Juan Guizar to the mat in 2:22 to reach the championship. Simmonds needed 5:39 to force New Ulm’s Cole Ranweiler’s shoulders down for gold.

Rahn was the final Red Bull to earn gold when pinned his way to the 195-pound championship.

Rahn received a bye through the quarterfinals, then forced New Ulm’s Caleb Arndt’s shoulders down in 2:45 to reach the championship. Rahn then needed only 1:18 to end his match with Marshall’s Cole Felcyn with a pin.

The Red Bulls’ final state competitor, Potts, needed to battle through a true-second challenge.

Potts bested MAHACA’s Tyce Anderson, forcing his shoulders to the mat in 5:44 during the quarterfinals, then used three takedowns, an escape and a three-point near fall to build a 10-1 major decision over Worthington’s Ethan Meyer in the semis.

NLS’ Luke Knudsen battled to maintain an 8-6 decision over Potts in the 106-pound finals.

Potts took Knudsen to the mat with 28 seconds left to get within 7-6, then let Knudsen up with eight seconds left to try for a tie. Knudsen, however, was able hold on for the win.

Potts faced Marshall’s Brett Regnier in the true-second matchup, pinning Regnier in 3:08.

The section tournament was the first varsity matches Potts had wrestled since December, looking strong through his long road. Williamson said Potts would not leave disappointed from his return to the mat.

“He had a long road today,” Williamson said. “We’re just happy to get him back on the mat, just getting him back practicing No. 1 and getting him back in competition today. He didn’t disappoint. We (coaching staff) were a little unsure of how much we were going to be able to get out of him, but he wouldn’t be denied today. He worked his butt off and punched his ticket to the state tournament. We’re all so proud of him and happy for him, too.”

Max Olson took third in the 182-pound bracket after forcing a true-second challenge.

Worthington’s Thomas Lais sent Olson to the wrestlebacks with a fall in 52 seconds during the quarterfinals, then Olson worked his way through two wrestleback opponents.

Olson pinned NUA’s John Mehlhop in 5:47 to reach the wrestleback finals where he shoved RRV’s Andy Fischer’s shoulders down in 5:02 to force a true-second match with Marshall’s Spencer Wambeke.

Wambeke worked his way to a 5-1 advantage in the second period, then Olson escaped with 44 seconds left and took Wambeke to the mat with 24 seconds remaining in the middle segment to get within 5-4. Olson chose to start the third period in the down position, but Wambeke elected for a neutral position, giving Olson the tying point. Wambeke forced a takedown with 57 seconds remaining before turning it into a three-point near fall to end with a 10-5 decision.

The Red Bulls’ No. 7-ranked 113-pounder Kain Sanders claimed a fifth-place sectional medal.

Sanders worked his way to a 10-3 decision over United’s Zander Clausen in the quarterfinals, then Marshall’s No. 5-ranked 113-pounder Dylan Louwagie took an 8-2 decision to send Sanders to the wrestlebacks.

Worthington’s Oscar Galvez sent Sanders to the fifth-place matchup with an 11-7 decision, where Sanders tied up again with Clausen, taking a 9-2 decision for a fifth-place medal.

Heavyweight Everardo Hernandez claimed the Red Bulls’ final medal with a sixth-place finish.

Worthington’s No. 10-ranked 285-pounder Kyle Mullaney sent Hernandez to the wrestlebacks when Mullaney pinned Hernandez in 1:45 during quarterfinal action. Hernandez then worked his way to a 7-3 decision over NLS’ Marshel Johnson before Marshall’s Jackson Vierstraet sent Hernandez to the fifth-place match with a pin in 1:00 during the wrestleback semifinals.

United’s Trey Teichert earned a 5-2 decision over Hernandez in the fifth-place matchup.

NLS’ Nick McKenzie sent Shayne Steinbrink to the wrestlebacks during 220-pound quarterfinal action with a pin in 1:36, then NUA’s Julian Hernandez pinned Steinbrink in 2:21 to end Steinbrink’s tournament.

No. 3-ranked 120-pounder Lucas Jagodzinske did not compete for the Red Bulls after he was listed as a scratch during pre-match inspections.

“We’ve got a great group of kids,” Williamson said. “They push each other in the practice room, they support each other on and off the mat. They’re like a bunch of brothers. They all want each other to do well and that pours over into the team stuff and into today how they were cheering each other on. They want it so bad for each other, for their teammates.”