By John RittenhouseTen years have passed since the exchange occurred, but Adrian wrestling coach Gregg Nelson remembers a conversation with then third-grader Levi Bullerman like it had taken place yesterday.A spunky grade-schooler, Bullerman was feeling good about the fact that he had won a state championship at a youth wrestling tournament. And the young boy wasn’t shy about sharing the information with Nelson, who was an assistant coach in the high school program that year."I remember Levi coming up to me and saying, ‘Mr. Nelson, Mr. Nelson, I’m a state champion.’ I said, ‘That’s great, Levi, but no one remembers third-grade state champions. They remember high school state champions.’"If Nelson’s words are true, the name of Levi Bullerman will not be forgotten at AHS.Bullerman, a senior, won four straight matches at 189 pounds to the an individual title at the Minnesota State High School Class AA Wrestling Championships staged at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul Thursday through Saturday.Bullerman will go down in history as the seventh AHS wrestler to capture an individual state title. He joins Tyler Bullerman (2001 and 2002), Leon Bullerman (1986), Pat Dorn (1984 and 1985), Ron Thier (1983), Dusty Becker (1983) and Eugene Wolf (1981) in the champions chapter of the AHS wrestling annals."This is something Levi’s been working toward for 10 years," Nelson said. "He earned it, and he deserves it. He never was in any trouble during his four (individual) matches. Two of his wins were three-point decisions, but he was in control of those matches. He was just wrestling safe."Bullerman shared some thoughts from his home Sunday."Winning a state title has been a goal of mine all through high school," Bullerman said. "Words can’t describe what I feel like right now. I don’t think it has totally sunken in yet."Bullerman took over the top spot on Adrian’s all-time career wins list by going 7-0 in St. Paul. (He won three matches in state team competition.) He went 2-0 during Thursday’s individual competition. After pinning Crookston’s Brett Steinbrink in 3:28 during the opening round, Bullerman topped Lake City’s Jacob Vaith 3-0 to earn a berth in the semifinals.Litchfield’s Cory Schlack emerged as Bullerman’s opponent in Friday’s semifinals, and Levi’s second straight three-point win (7-4) sent him into the championship match against LeSueur-Henderson’s Mike May.Prior to the championship match, Bullerman posted a technical fall win against Perham’s Jon Flatau during the third-place match in team competition Saturday afternoon. Flatau was undefeated entering the state tournament, and Bullerman’s complete domination of the Yellowjacket boosted his spirits as he entered the individual championships."After beating the No. 2-ranked kid (Flatau) 20-5, I felt confident that I would do well in the finals," Bullerman said.His instincts proved to be true. After a scoreless first period against May, Bullerman increased his intensity while building a 4-1 lead before pinning the L-H junior 1:34 into the second period to cap a 44-1 senior season.As satisfying as winning the individual title was, placing third in the team competition kept Bullerman from enjoying the entire weekend in St. Paul."I would trade my championship for a team championship in a second. I wish we could have done better on the team side, but that’s how the cards were dealt. I got the job done as an individual, and I feel good about that," Bullerman said.Eight more Dragons competed individually at the state meet, and three earned places. Seniors Joey Bullerman and Cody Lutmer placed fourth with 3-2 records at 112 and 275. Junior Brandon Bullerman went 2-3 to place sixth at 135.Joey Bullerman secured 9-2 and 3-2 decision wins over Monticello’s Mike Land and St. Michael-Albertville’s Dan Greeno during the first two rounds of the tournament before dropping an 8-2 decision to Sauk Centre’s Brian Beilke in the semifinals.Joey nipped Stewartville’s Derek Stolarzky 2-1 in consolation competition before his 38-9 season came to an end with a 5-1 loss to Greeno in the third-place match.Lutmer pinned Stewartville’s Louis Kuisle (1:51) and notched a 4-0 win over New London-Spicer’s Stephen Westby in the opening rounds before dropping a 3-0 decision to Waseca’s Tom Block in the semifinals.Lutmer edged Fulda-Murray County Central’s Andy Witzel 2-1 in consolation action, but a 2-1 loss to Westby in the third-place match ended his 39-8 campaign.Brandon Bullerman topped SM-A’s Steve Hegland 4-2 in the first round and secured a 17-4 major decision win against Caledoina-Houston-Spring Grove’s Steve Hegland in the quarterfinals.SC’s Zach Winter saddled Brandon with a 9-0 major decision setback in the semifinals. Decision losses to Annandale-Maple Lake’s John Fradette (8-1) and Scott West’s Dominic Dvorak (7-1 in the fifth-place match) left Bullerman with a 40-7 season record.Freshman Zach Reker (30-18) went 1-2 without placing at 125, senior Dusty Bullerman (41-6) went 2-2 without placing at 145, senior Tony Sauer (36-9) went 1-2 without placing at 152, junior Nate Engelkes (22-2) went 0-2 without placing at 160, and sophomore Will Lutmer (35-5) went 0-1 without placing at 215.