By John RittenhouseAdrian solidified its reputation as being one of the top wrestling programs in Southwest Minnesota during the Section 3AA Individual Tournament in Pipestone Friday and Saturday.One week after winning the Section 3AA team title, the Dragons flexed their muscles at the individual tournament by having nine athletes earn berths in state competition.The first- and second-place finishers at the section tournament earn trips to the state classic. Adrian, which had 13 of 14 wrestlers qualify for the semifinals in section competition, finished the event with seven champions and two runners-up in their respective weight classes.Along with competing in the team portion of the state tournament, which begins at 8 p.m. tonight at the Xcel Energy Center in St Paul, the nine Dragons who qualified for the individual tournament will be pulling double duty today. The first two rounds of the individual tournament begin noon today at the same site.Adrian’s Joey Bullerman, Brandon Bullerman, Dusty Bullerman, Tony Sauer, Levi Bullerman, Will Lutmer and Cody Lutmer all captured section championships in Pipestone. Zach Reker and Nate Engelkes placed second in their weight classes.Joey Bullerman raised his record to 33-6 after going 3-0 to win the 112-pound crown. Bullerman pinned Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove’s Charlie Hubert in 1:20 before winning by technical fall over Fulda-Murray County Central’s Tyler Giese in the semifinals. Bullerman nipped Yellow Medicine East’s Ryan Tongen 1-0 in the championship match.Brandon Bullerman went 3-0 at 135. He pinned Luverne’s Brad Donth in 35 seconds in the quarterfinals before notching a 6-1 victory over Tracy-Milroy-Balaton’s Cody Arnold in the semifinals. Bullerman handed F-MCC’s Luke Giese an 8-0 major decision setback in the finals to improve his season record to 35-4.Dusty Bullerman recorded pins over RRC-W-WG’s Nick Schroeder (1:01) and Worthington’s Dan Jeppesen (2:21) in his first two matches at 145. Bullerman posted a 6-3 decision win over Lac qui Parle Valley’s David Carruth in the title match, giving the AHS senior a 37-3 record.Sauer dominated three opponents at 152. He pinned Luverne’s Aric Uithoven in 2:22, he beat Montevideo’s Tony Klosterbuer by technical fall and pinned Pipestone’s Jesse Evans in 1:01. Sauer will take a 34-5 record to the state tournament.Levi Bullerman raised his record to 37-1 with a pair of victories at 189. Bullerman pinned F-MCC’s Jeff Horne in 1:49 before edging Worthington’s Matt Cowdin 3-2 in the finals.Will Lutmer recorded pins against YME’s Sam Isfeld (1:43) and Worthington’s Nate Steffl (3:37) before winning the 215-pound title with a 9-6 decision win against F-MCC’s Jeff Steinmetz. Lutmer’s record stands at 32-4.Cody Lutmer posted four straight wins to claim the heavyweight crown. He registered pins over Redwood Valley’s Russell Vermillion (1:26), Montevideo’s Patrick Gerdes (1:56) and Worthington’s Brad Bentle (1:50) to reach the finals. Lutmer topped F-MCC’s Andy Witzel 2-1 in the title match, giving the senior a 34-6 record.Engelkes went 2-1 to place second at 160 pounds. Engelkes posted 8-1 and 6-5 decision wins over RWV’s Russell Gewerth and YME’s Jordan Stock to reach the title match, where he lost a 6-4 decision to Montevideo’s James Gallagher. Engelkes has a 22-17 record.Zach Reker went 3-1 to place second at 125. Reker bested F-MCC’s Ben Clarke 13-8 before pinning Pipestone’s Zach Morgan in 5:43 during the semifinals. After dropping a 3-0 decision to YME’s Chad Listul in the finals, Reker edged T-M-B’s Adam Snyder 5-4 in the true second-place match. Reker has a 29-13 record.Adrian’s Cody Reverts placed third at 171 with a 3-1 record, while Tony Thier went 4-1 to place third at 119. Stephen Loosbrock and Jordan Reker both went 2-2 and finished fourth at 103 and 130 respectively. Andy Heitkamp placed sixth with a 3-3 record at 140.