As Drake Meine walked off the mat and into the stands after winning his first match of last weekend’s Blue Springs South Tournament, he had no idea he had reached a career milestone.

“I honestly forgot it was my 100th win,” he said. “I didn’t even think about it, but when I got back to the stands my family was holding up signs.”

Meine ran through the 170-pound weight class at Blue Springs South.

He won his first seven matches, six of which came via pin.

In his semifinal bout against Lee’s Summit North’s Alex Glynn, he tweaked his back before pinning Glynn near the end of the match.

Meine was pinned by Dakota Schmidt of Platte County in the championship match.

“I’m not happy with it, but when I’m at full health, I’m ready for it,” Meine said. “I’m not scared of him by any means. I respect him, but I’ll be ready when state comes around. They’ve (Platte County) always had good guys and have always been able to produce those guys.”

Schmidt is currently ranked fourth in the MissouriWrestling.com’s Class 3 170-pound rankings.

Meine sits at fifth.

“When you’re No. 5 in the state and going against the No. 2 and No. 3 guys, it gives me the hard matches I need,” Meine said. “Pinning people in 30 seconds is nice and good sometimes, but the challenge is always fun.”

Meine hopes to be 100 percent when the postseason begins Feb. 10, when Warrenton hosts the Class 3, District 2 tournament.

And while he had bigger goals coming into high school four years ago, Meine was more than pleased with his 100-win milestone.

“It’s nice because there aren’t a lot of people who have done it,” he said. “It helps that I was a freshman on varsity. That helps a lot. I could have gotten to 150, but I missed that opportunity. But since I wasn’t able to be the first four-time state-qualifier, picking up 100 wins was a nice thing to get.”