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Thielke chooses Wisconsin

Andrew Hipps

7/13/2010
Andrew Hipps, InterMatWrestle Senior Editor
andrew@intermatwrestle.com, Twitter: @InterMat

Jesse Thielke (Germantown, Wisconsin) has informed InterMat that he will be staying in the Badger State for college and wrestling for the University of Wisconsin.

Jesse Thielke was one of only three high school wrestlers to compete at the U.S. World Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, Tech-Fall.com)
Thielke, who is ranked as the No. 5 recruit in the country by InterMat, is a three-time Wisconsin state champion. He went a perfect 47-0 this past season en route to winning the state title at 125 pounds. Thielke is a two-time Junior Nationals folkstyle champion.

Thielke has also had a considerable amount of success in Greco-Roman. He was a Cadet Nationals Greco-Roman champion in 2008. Thielke has made the Junior World Team in Greco-Roman the past two seasons. He also won the Northern Plains Regional on the senior level, which qualified him to compete at the 2010 U.S. World Team Trials.

Thielke is expected to begin his college wrestling career at 125 pounds.

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