Jason Christenson Built Winning Formula Based On Participation

Jason Christenson entered the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame in Cresco following a successful career at SE Polk. Christenson reflects on building a winning team.

Career highlights:

— 482 dual meet wins
— 186 state qualifiers, 127 state place winners, 25 state champions
— 5 dual state titles and 4 traditional state titles at Southeast Polk
— 22 top-4 finishes in the Iowa high school state championships
— 4 appearances in the top 20 national rankings
— 20 conference championships
— Over 100 team invitational titles
— He coached 45 Fargo All-Americans, seven Fargo champions, and produced nine Division I All-Americans
— A season where 127 wrestlers went out and 89 stayed through the end of the season
— And his videographers filmed 2600 matches per season