Leader Staff
Contributed Photo Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School senior August Peplinski signs his letter of intent Thursday with his mom, Chris, dad, Jeff, and younger bother, Alex, watching.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School senior August Peplinski was surrounded by his family and friends Thursday night as he signed his National Letter of Intent to wrestle at North Dakota State University next year.
Peplinski reached the WIAA Division 2 state title match at 195 pounds the past two years. He was a four-time state place-winner for the Chargers, and holds the program’s records for career wins (190) and career pins (115). He also holds the single-season marks with 51 wins and 36 pins.
“He is a great role model by setting high standards in everything he does, not just wrestling,” Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Troy Ostrowski said. “When I talked to the coach at North Dakota State, I told him that August is a guy that every coach wants in his room, no matter what division he is wrestling.”
Peplinski took his official visit to North Dakota State University in January and made his official decision just a couple of weeks later.
“North Dakota State was really the No. 1 school that I was looking at from the start,” Peplinski said.