Appleton North's Jake Stoffel won the Division 1 175-pound title at the 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison on Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of Appleton North High School Wrestling)

Appleton North’s Stoffel repeats as state champion, Arndt takes second at 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament

February 24, 2024 plecker

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MADISON – Appleton North senior Jake Stoffel is a two-time state champion after he used a second-period surge to defeat Benjamin Ott of Glendale Nicolet 6-2 in the Division 1 175-pound final at the 2024 WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament at the Kohl Center on Saturday night.

Following a scoreless first period, Stoffel started the second period in the down position and earned a quick escape to take a 1-0 lead.

Stoffel eventually took down Ott and grabbed a three-point nearfall to take a 6-0 lead and that would be more than enough.

Ott started down in the third period and gained an escape and Stoffel, a University of Missouri recruit, was able to finish off an undefeated season (42-0) and capture his second state title in a row after winning at 152 pounds in 2023.

North’s other state finalist, senior Brock Arndt, could not get any offense going in his 285-pound championship match against West Bend West’s Cole Mirasola and lost 7-3 to finish as a runner-up for the second year in a row.

Mirasola (51-1) captured his third-straight state title as he used a pair of takedowns in the opening period to open up a 4-2 lead.

Mirasola went up 7-2 with an escape and takedown in the second period and Arndt, last year’s runner-up at 220 pounds, couldn’t get anything going out of the neutral position in the third. Arndt finishes the year with a 30-2 record.