In a growing era of specialization, there is Kewaunee’s Mitchell Boeder.

 

At the 2025 WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, Boeder’s year ended with a fourth-place finish on the podium at the Kohl Center. While many of the state’s place winners may have transitioned to offseason wrestling tournaments, Boeder continued to put on the purple and gold of the Storm.

 

During the track season, he set personal records in the shot put and discus, missing out on the state meet in La Crosse by five feet in the shot put. His senior football season ended with him becoming a two-time team captain, four-time varsity letter winner, two-time unanimous first-team defensive lineman, two-time first-team offensive lineman, two-time Packerland Offensive Lineman of the Year, two-time all-region offensive lineman and an All-State offensive lineman.

 

The Bemidji State football commit said all three sports worked together to help make him successful.

 

 

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, the 2025 NFL Draft saw 222 of the 253 athletes selected (88%) participate in multiple sports in high school. After the holiday break, Boeder will return to the mat in Oshkosh when Kewaunee takes on dozens of other teams at the Lourdes Academy On the Water Classic. You can listen to the full interview as part of the weekly Kewaunee County Wrestling Podcast.