Landon Robideau’s path has been obvious since his boyhood wrestling days in Olivia, Minn.
A senior 160-pounder for St. Michael-Albertville, he’s always seemed a natural on the mat, blessed with fluid hips, innate tenacity, unrivaled resolve and an intuitive feel for the ebbs and flows of matches. Robideau on a wrestling mat was a no-brainer, a synchronous match of the right person in the perfect environment.
So it’s not a surprise that Robideau became a high school state champion, nor that he won three consecutive championships after runner-up finishes to Lakeville North’s Jore Volk in seventh and eighth grade.
The surprising part: He realized he wanted more.
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