Kirk Anderson

Kirk Anderson is a 133-pound Augsburg wrestler. In high school, he was a three-time state champion for Barnesville High School, compiling a 245–16 record. Following high school, Anderson wrestled for Division I North Dakota State University for two years before taking a four-year break from wrestling to serve in the military.

High school career
Anderson was a three-time Minnesota state Class A state champion for Barnesville High School. A six-time state qualifier, Anderson placed five times: second at 103 A in 2003, first at 112 A in 2004, first at 119 A in 2005, third at 125 A in 2006 and first at 125 A in 2007. He also went 0–2 at 103 A as seventh grader in 2002.

As of 2013, Anderson's 246-16 high school record ranks 59th on the list of best win percentage and tied for fourth wins total in Minnesota wrestling history. Anderson registered his 100th high school victory on January 23, 2004 as a ninth grader. He later won his 150th match on February 4, 2005 as a tenth grader. He was named to the MWCA All-State Academic Team in both 2006 and 2007.

Seventh grade
On December 8, 2001, Anderson finished first in the Grant County Invitational 103 pound bracket, defeating Melrose's Eric Schoenberg by a 10–3 decision in the final. On December 11, 2001, he defeated Kip Anderson (Pelican Rapids) by a 14-2 major decision at 103 pounds.

On January 10, 2002, Anderson pinned Karl Haataja (Fergus Fall) in 2:36, finished first at the Lake Park-Audubon Invitational on January 18 before picking up a forfeit victory against Moorhead on January 24. On January 26, he finished second behind Frazee's Ben Anderson at the Heart 'O Lakes Tournament, falling by a 3–2 score.

On February 1, Anderson recorded a forfeit victory over Lake Park-Audubon at 103 pounds.

On February 16, Anderson finished second at the Class A Section 8 Individual, falling in the section final to eventual state champion Gabriel Mooney (Badger/Greenbush-Middle River) by a 10-2 major decision. With the runner-up finish, he qualified for the state individual tournament where he went 0–2, falling to Nathan Janson (Pierz) 6-4 and Casey Gray (Wheaton/Herman-Norcross) 8-7. He finished the season with a 37–8 record.

Eighth Grade
Anderson's first recorded matches of his eighth grade year occurred on December 10 when he pinned Thomas Guenther (Mahnomen/Waubun). On December 14, he competed at the Barnesville Tournament, claiming a major decision victory Luke Tervola (New York Mills) in the dual tournament final. On December 17 when, as the No. 4 wrestler in Class A, he defeated Kip Anderson (Pelican Rapids) by a 17–0 technical fall at the 4:49 mark in a dual at Barnesville.

On Saturday, December 21 at the Big Bear Tournament in Cass Lake, Minn. He finished in second in the 103 weight class behind Colt Bergeron (Thief River Falls). In the quarterfinal, Anderson defeated Justin Skillings (Detroit Lakes) 15–1. In the semifinal, he defeated Davey Kosen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) by fall in overtime at 6:37 before falling by pin to Bergeron at 5:59 in the final.

Anderson began 2003 with a 3–0 performance at the Perham Duals on January 4, defeating Derek Pesta (Long Prairie-Grey Eagle) 12–1, Jacob Nohl (Morris Area) by fall in 1:14 and Brandon Keller (New London-Spicer) by fall in 1:04. On January 7, he defeated Davey Kosen (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) 9–7 and two days later scored a technical fall over Karl Haataja (Fergus Falls). Anderson got a tournament title at the Parkers Prairie Invitational on January 11, defeating Rachel Holthaus by fall in 5:02 in the final. On January 17, Kosen repaid the favor for 10 days earlier, defeating Anderson 7–2 in the finals of the Lake Park-Audubon Tournament. On January 23, he pinned Jacob Handegard (Moorhead) at 1:50. Anderson closed the month at the Heart of Lakes Conference Tournament, finishing second behind Kosen. In the semifinal, he claimed a 14-0 major decision over Phil Moenkedick (Perham) in the semifinal before falling 9–2 to Kosen.

On February 4, Barnesville competed at the Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Triangular, but no individual records exist. On February 6, Barnesville faced two more schools in dual hosted by Breckenridge, though only Anderson's forfeit victory against Breckenridge was recorded.

On February 14 and 15, Anderson won the Class A Section 8 Individual Tournament, defeating Davey Kosen 14–9 in the final. On February 21, Anderson fell by decision to Jared Hotakainen (New York Mills).

On February 27-March 1, Anderson finished second at the Class A individual state tournament behind five-time champion-to-be Zach Sanders 16–5. He opened the tournament with a 4:45 pin over Adam Hoeper (Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City), followed by a 9–1 major decision over Joey Bullerman (Adrian). In the semifinal match, Anderson defeated Jacob Sass (Chatfield) 10–0 before falling to Sanders (Wabasha Kellogg) in the final.