Two local youth wrestlers place at national tournament in Chicago

Mason Kauffman, left, of Spencer and Samuel Mitchell of Marshfield both earned All-American honors by placing in the top eight at the NUWAY National Wrestling Tournament in Chicago last weekend. (Submitted photo)

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CHICAGO – A pair of local youth wrestlers earned All-American honors after competing at the NUWAY National Wrestling Tournament in Chicago last weekend.

Mason Kauffman, a sixth-grader from Spencer, placed fourth, and Samuel Mitchell, a fourth-grader at Nasonville Elementary School in Marshfield, took seventh in their respective divisions.

Both earned All-American status by virtue of their top-eight finishes in the tournament. It is Mitchell’s second All-American finish, and Kauffman’s first.