Wrestling
Wrestling Teams
First Day of 2023 Season
november 20
Schedule
Winter 2022-23 Season
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Status |
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Simley, North St. Paul High School, Ellsworth Community
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Simley High School | |
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Hastings High School, Two Rivers High School
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Two Rivers | |
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Mahtomedi, Tartan
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St. Thomas Academy | |
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So. St. Paul
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St. Thomas Academy | |
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So. St. Paul
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St. Thomas Academy | |
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Simley, North St. Paul High School, So. St. Paul, Mahtomedi, Two Rivers High School, Tartan
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Mahtomedi High School |
Coaches
Cole Konrad
Co-Head Coach
ckonrad@cadets.com
Graydon Anderson
Co-Head Coach
ganderson@cadets.com
Blaise Butler
Asst Coach
Konrad Bio
Years of Experience: 5, began as Head Coach in 2021-22
High School attended: Freedom High School, WI
College and Major: University of Minnesota, Marketing
Why Saint Thomas Academy? It is a great school, with a ton of potential in our wrestling program.
A fun fact about yourself: I hike a different National Park every year.
Family: My wife Carlie and I have 3 children, daughters Kensington & Remington and son, Judge
Purpose Statement: My life purpose is to be a positive example to my children by being a loving husband and father, demonstrating a hard work ethic and making lasting community contributions.
Anderson Bio
Years of Experience: 8 years
High School attended: Hudson High School
College and Major: University Of Minnesota/Western State University
Why Saint Thomas Academy? The tradition of excellence.
A fun fact about yourself: "Old Yeller" didn't make me sad.
Family: I married my best friend; we have lots of kids and a dog who runs around outside.
Purpose Statement: To help build Saint Thomas Academy's wrestling program to be in alignment with the values and standards of excellence that have become and are expected in this school.
Butler Bio
Years of Experience: 6 years
High School attended: Boylan Catholic High School
College and Major: University of Virginia - Economics; University of Missouri - MBA
Why Saint Thomas Academy? The tradition of excellence.
A fun fact about yourself: Won individual and team titles at both the ACC and MAC wrestling championships
Family: Have an older and younger brother both living in Chicago. Mom and dad living in Rockford, IL.
Nick McCarthy '02
Assistant Coach
nmccarthy@cadets.com
Jordy Foy
Steve Rosga
Strength and Conditioning Coach
McCarthy Bio
Years of Experience: 17 years
High School attended: Saint Thomas Academy
College and Major: Marquette University - History and Spanish
Why Saint Thomas Academy? I have taught here for 13 years and I attended school here for 6 years. I firmly believe in the mission of the school and I love getting to know my students better as their coach as well.
A fun fact about yourself: I love to travel and have travelled to 18 different countries. I have also coached a state championship wrestling match and 3 state championship football games.
Family: Wife Mary, children Anna, Abby, and Lizzy
Foy Bio
Years of Experience: 3 years
High School attended: Ellsworth High School
College and Major: UW-La Crosse & St. Cloud State, Communications
Why Saint Thomas Academy? Saint Thomas Academy is a top school in Minnesota, with a wrestling team that has a big future ahead.
A fun fact about yourself: My high school wrestling team has a long running tradition of beating Coach Anderson's high school wrestling team every year.
Family: My wife Anna and I live in Saint Paul with our dog Franny Pizza Slice.
Rosga Bio
Years of Experience: 23 years
High School attended: Cretin-Derham Hall
College and Major: University of Colorado, Boulder - Communication Major
Why Saint Thomas Academy? Over the years I had trained over 300 Cadets and was always impressed with the way they carried themselves and how they talked about their school and the 'Brotherhood'.
The opportunity to bring my background in athletics and fitness to these young men and be a part of that Brotherhood was a perfect fit for me and my family.
A fun fact about yourself: Along with being an All-State athlete in 3 sports, I was a first chair trumpet player in high school.
Family: My wife Brianna, she graduated from Kansas where she played soccer for the Jayhawks. My daughters are Cianna and Louis and my son Vincent
Purpose Statement: Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up knowing it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're the lion or a gazelle, when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.
Matt Buck
Mike Flanagan
Jim Miley
Buck Bio
Years of Experience: 8 years
High School attended: Apple Valley
College and Major: Winona State Business and Administration
Why Saint Thomas Academy? Saint Thomas Academy has everything a coaching staff needs to build the next great program in this state.
A fun fact about yourself: My first car was a 1971 Ford LTD convertible
Family: Married my wife Jessica in the summer of 2010.
Miley Bio
Years of Experience: 1 year
High School attended: St. Thomas Academy
College and Major: Concordia University – St. Paul, Marketing Management
Why Saint Thomas Academy? It’s my alma mater with great kids.
A fun fact about yourself: I’m scuba certified
Family: My wife Katie and I have 4 children, Maddy, Patrick, Ellie and Seamus and our dog Wags
Results
Winter 2022-23 Season
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Score |
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Hastings High School, Two Rivers High School
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Hastings High School | 48 - 27 |
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Mahtomedi, Tartan
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Tartan | 55 - 20 |
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Eagan, Apple Valley
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Eagan High School | 27 - 46 |
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Mounds View
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Mounds View High School | 14 - 56 |
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Como Park, North St. Paul High School, St. Paul Highland Park
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St. Thomas Academy | 68 - 9 |