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Quick FactsUNIVERSITY INFORMATIONLocation ..................................................................................................Minneapolis, Minn.Founded........................................................................................................................1851Enrollment .................................................................................................................50,883Nickname....................................................................................................Golden GophersColors........................................................................................................Maroon and GoldConference ...............................................................................................................Big TenFacility ..............................................................................................Sports Pavilion (5,700)University President .............................................................................Robert H. BruininksDirector of Athletics ...........................................................................................Joel Maturi

TEAM INFORMATION2007-08 Overall Record ................................................................................................14-72007-08 Big Ten Record/Finish..................................................................5-3, T-3rd place2007-08 Big Ten Champions Finish ..................................................2nd place (112.5 pts)2007-08 NCAA Finish ..........................................................................10th place (61.5 pts)Lettermen Returning/Lost ..........................................................................................11/10Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................................................4/6NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost....................................................................................3/6All-Americans Returning/Lost .......................................................................................2/2

COACHING STAFFHead Coach (Alma Mater) .............................................J Robinson (Oklahoma State, ’69)School Record (Years) .......................................................................332-110-3 (22 years)Overall Record (Years) .......................................................................332-110-3 (22 years)Assistant Coaches..........Joe Russell (Minnesota, ’92), Brandon Eggum (Minnesota, ’00),

................................................................................................Luke Becker (Minnesota, ’03)

Office Phone ..................................................................................................612-625-1013Office Fax .......................................................................................................612-626-9751Email ........................................................................................................wrestle@umn.edu

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSAthletic Communications Intern/Wrestling Contact .......................................Doug VoseOffice Phone ..................................................................................................612-624-4345Cell Phone ......................................................................................................612-203-3028Athletic Communications Fax Number .......................................................612-625-0359E-mail ....................................................................................................vosej004@umn.eduAthletic Communications Address:.......................................................................................244 Bierman Field Athletic Building............................................................................................................516 15th Avenue S.E..........................................................................................................Minneapolis, MN 55455Website ............................................................................................www.gophersports.com

GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENTTo serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that en-ables student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits.

The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equalaccess to its programs, facilities and employment without regard to race, religion, color,sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status or sexual orientation.

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Table of ContentsQuick Facts 1

National Power 2-3

National Champions 4-5

University of Minnesota 6-7

University Campus 8-9

The Twin Cities 10-11

Twin Cities Entertainment 12-13

Intercollegiate Athletics 14-15

Life Skills 16-17

Academics 18-19

Athletics Facilities 20

2008-09 Season Preview 21-23

2008-09 Roster 24

Head Coach J Robinson 25-27

Head Assistant Coach Marty Morgan 28

Assistant Coach Joe Russell 29

Assistant Coach Brandon Eggum 30

Wrestling Support Staff 31-32

University President Robert Bruininks 33

Athletics Director Joel Maturi 34

All-American Jayson Ness 36-37

NCAA Qualifier Tyler Safratowich 38-39

National Champion Dustin Schlatter 40-41

NCAA Qualifier Ben Berhow 42

The 2008-09 Golden Gophers 43-50

Minnesota’s Wrestling Facilities 52-53

2008-09 Opponents 54-56

2008-09 Championships 57

All-Time Series Records 58

2007-08 Results/Records 60

2007-08 Dual-By-Dual Results 61-65

2008 Big Ten Championships 66

2008 NCAA Championships 67

Tale of the Tape 68

Minnesota’s Big Ten History 70

Minnesota’s National Champions 71-72

Minnesota’s NCAA History 72

Minnesota’s All-Americans 73-74

Minnesota Record Book 75-77

Year-by-Year Records / Coaching Records 78

All-Time Season Results 79-85

Minnesota’s Olympians 86

Minnesota Greco-Roman & Freestyle 87-88

Minnesota Wrestling History 89-90

All-Time Letterwinners 91

Take Down Club 92

Media Information 93

Athletic Communications 94

The 2008-09 Minnesota Wrestling Media Guide is pub-lished by the University of Minnesota IntercollegiateAthletic Communications Office. Additional copies maybe purchased for $12 (shipping & handling included) bysending a check made payable to the University ofMinnesota to:University of Minnesota Athletic Communications244 Bierman Field Athletic Building516 15th Ave. SEMinneapolis, MN 55455For more information, please contact the AthleticCommunications Office at:Phone: (612) 625-4090 Fax: (612) 625-0359Email: [email protected]

CREDITSThe 2008-09 Minnesota Wrestling Media Guide waswritten and compiled by Doug Vose with assistancefrom Ryan Maus and Alex Van Lepp. Layout, designand covers by Jeff Keiser.Photography: Eric Miller, Jerry Lee, Alicia Jerome,Jim Rosvold, Walt Middleton, Patrick O’Leary.Special thanks to the Star Tribune for use of sportspage cover.Printing: University of Minnesota Printing ServicesSpecial thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff atUniversity of Minnesota Printing Services.

Minnesota Wrestling 2008-09


National Power


Minnesota claimed the 2007 NCAA crown for its third title since 2001.

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Minnesota won the national title for the second straight year in 2002. Luke Becker and Jared Lawrence won individual national titles and fivewrestlers won Big Ten Championships.

Cole Konrad, two-time NCAA champion

Tim Hartung, two-time NCAA champion

Marty Morgan, 1991 NCAA champion Chad Kraft, Minnesota’s first four-time All-American

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National Championships won by Minnesota (2001, 2002, 2007)

All-Americans since 1997

Individual NCAA champions in the last 10 years

National Duals titles since 1998

Dual meet winning percentage since 1997-98

Big Ten titles in the last nine years

Big Ten individual champions since 1997, the most in the conference

Wrestlers have earned the Big Ten Wrestler of the Year since 1999

Of the last 12 years, Minnesota has placed in the Top Two at Big Tens

Consecutive Big Ten Freshman of the Year winners (2005-07)

Big Ten Coach of the Year awards for J Robinson

NATIONAL SUPREMACY

BIG TEN DOMINANCE

The University of Minnesota wrestling program hasreached an elite level under Head Coach J Robinson.Recruiting some of the nation’s top talent anddeveloping wrestlers throughout the course of theircareer has provided the perfect formula in leading theGolden Gophers to national prominence. One of themost dominant programs in the country over the last10 years, Minnesota is a perennial contender for theNCAA title.

The 2001 Gophers became the first team in NCAA history to have all 10 wrestlers earn All-Americahonors en route to the national title.

Brandon Eggum, three-time All-American Jared Lawrence, four-time All-American


National Champions


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Cole Konrad becameMinnesota’s fourth two-timenational champion, taking theheavyweight 2006 and 2007titles.

Damion Hahn was a four-time All-American and a two-time NCAAchampion in 2003 and 2004.

Tim Hartung became Minnesota’s second two-time nationalchampion in 1998 and 1999.

Gopher Individual ChampionsWRESTLER YEAR WEIGHTCole Konrad 2007 HwtCole Konrad 2006 HwtDustin Schlatter 2006 HwtDamion Hahn 2004 197Damion Hahn 2003 197Luke Becker 2002 157Jared Lawrence 2002 149Brock Lesnar 2000 HwtTim Hartung 1999 197Tim Hartung 1998 190Marty Morgan 1991 177Pat Neu 1977 134Evan Johnson 1976 190Dick Mueller 1953 123Verne Gagne 1949 HwtVerne Gagne 1948 HwtLeonard Levy 1941 HwtDale Hanson 1939 128John Whitaker 1937 175



Luke Becker won the 157-pound NCAA title in 2002.

Dustin Schlatter became the first Gopher freshman to win a national title, winning the149-pound crown in 2006.

Brock Lesnar became Minnesota’s fourth NCAA heavyweight champion in 2000.Marty Morgan was the first national champion for head coach J Robinson in 1991.

Verne Gagne was Minnesota’s first two-time NCAAchampion in 1948-49.


University of Minnesota


A world-class university — known globally as aleader in teaching, research and public service, theUniversity of Minnesota, Twin Cities consistentlyranks among the top six public research universitiesin the nation. More than 160 bachelor’s degrees, 150master’s degrees and 100 doctoral degrees make theUniversity one of the most comprehensive institu-tions in the country. Many of the programs are rec-ognized as national and international leaders.

Also a thriving center for culture and the arts,The “U” features outstanding galleries, museums,concerts, theater productions and public lectures.Add in the excitement of Big Ten Athletics, and theUniversity of Minnesota has something for everyone.The University community is a broad mix of ethnicbackgrounds, interests and cultures. Students comefrom all 50 states and more than 100 countries.Many small communities of students, faculty andstaff help to create a welcoming feeling on campus.

The campus in Minneapolis is located just a fewminutes east of downtown. Nestled along the bluffsof the Mississippi River, buildings in Minneapolisrange from the ultramodern Weisman Art Museumto the classic and stately Northrop Memorial Audito-rium. A few miles to the east in St. Paul, rolling hillsand quiet lawns create a more rural setting. The Min-neapolis and St. Paul parts of the campus are con-nected by a convenient campus shuttle system.

The University of Minnesota also provides a lifebeyond the campus like few other Big Ten universi-ties can. The dynamic communities of Minneapolisand St. Paul offer something for everyone—a na-tionally-recognized arts and theater community, athriving entertainment industry, a host of Fortune 500companies, four glorious seasons of outdoor recre-ation, exciting professional sports, shopping andrestaurants for every taste, all located close to cam-pus.

Founded in 1851, seven years before the terri-tory of Minnesota became a state, the University isthe largest in the state and touches the lives of thou-sands of people every day through its teaching, re-search and service.

O n e O f T h e M o s t C o m p r e h e n s i v e A n d P r e s t i g i o u s U n i v e r s i t i e s I n T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s



About the ‘U’• Founded in 1851, the University of Minnesota is one of the

most comprehensive public universities in the UnitedStates and ranks among the most prestigious. It is boththe state land-grant university and the state's only majorresearch university.

• The University's Twin Cities campus consistently ranksamong the top six public research universities in the na-tion.

• More than 160 bachelor’s degrees, 150 master’s degreesand 100 doctoral degrees are offered.

• As one of the largest urban universities in the UnitedStates, the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities providesmany opportunities for students, faculty and staff to par-ticipate in the thriving business, social and artistic com-munities of the metropolitan area.

• The University’s mission of teaching, research and serviceis felt throughout the state, the nation and the world. Toensure that this legacy continues, the University has em-barked on an aggressive strategic plan to make this greatUniversity even greater.

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Twin Cities


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Twin Cities Facts• The Twin Cities metro area has a population of over 2.5 million and is the nation’s 14th-largest

media market• Minneapolis was named the “Most Fun City in America” by Money Magazine’s “Best Places to

Live”• Men’s Fitness ranked Minneapolis as the “Most Athletic City” in 2006. The magazine annually

ranks Minneapolis as one of the “Fittest” cities, including a No. 4 ranking in 2007.• The Twin Cities boast all four major sports franchises (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB)• The Twin Cities are home to 130 art galleries and 35 museums• 20 Fortune 500 companies are located in the Twin Cities• Cooking Light named Minneapolis the fourth-best American city that best fit a philosophy to

eat smart, be fit, and live well.• A 2004 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study revealed Minneapolis as the “Most Literate

City” in America• Entrepreneur ranked the Twin Cities as the No. 1 large city for entrepreneurs• Population Connection ranked Minneapolis as the fifth-best “kid friendly” large city• Kiplinger’s rated Minneapolis No. 2 on its “50 Smart Places To Live” list• Minnesota has been ranked as the healthiest state by United Health Foundation for three

straight years• Men’s Journal rated the Twin Cities as one of the “50 Best Places To Live” in 2006• Five Minnesota hospitals, led by Mayo Clinic, made U.S. News & World Report's 2005 lists of

the nation's top hospitals.

Only In The Twin Cities• The largest enclosed mall in the country, the Mall of America• Second-most theater seats per capita behind New York City• More golfers per capita than any city in the country• Over 52 blocks of downtown Minneapolis are connected by skyway

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Pro Sports, Concerts, Outdoors• Target Center (downtown Minneapolis) and Xcel Energy Center (downtown St.

Paul) both seat over 19,000 spectators and host hundreds of sporting eventsand concerts each year.

• The Twin Cities are home to the Timberwolves (NBA), Vikings (NFL), Twins(MLB) and Wild (NHL).

• The Twin Cities also play host to professional soccer, women’s basketball,lacrosse and minor leaguebaseball.

• Minnesota has over15,000 lakes that boastsome of the country’sfinest fishing and boating.

• The Twin Cities’ thousands ofrecreational areas and trails make it one of the top outdoor destinations.

Marian Gaborik, MInnesota Wild

Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins

Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx

Ryan Ward, Minnesota Swarm


Entertainment


Top Concerts� Beyoncé, Coldplay, Snoop, Kenny Chesney

and Green Day are just a few of the hun-dreds of top shows that visited the TwinCities recently.

OutdoorOptions� The Twin Cities offer

endless outdoor sport-ing activities includingfishing, boating, camp-ing, skiing, golfing andbiking to name a few.The Cities are coveredwith trails and thou-sands of lakes set toentertain any outdoorenthusiast.

It’s Been ToThe Twin Cities• 2006, ’04, ’03, ’02 American League Divisional Series• 2008, ’06 NHL Playoffs• 2006 U.S. Amateur Golf Championship• 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds• 2006 & 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional• 2004 NBA Western Conference Finals• 2004 NHL All-Star Game• 2004 World Cup of Hockey• 2003 NHL Western Conference Finals• 2009 and ’02 PGA Championship• 2008 U.S. Women’s Open• 2002 Major League Baseball ALCS• 2001 & 1992 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four• 2000 NFL Playoffs

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All-Big Ten baseball performer Matt Nohelty was named a first team AcademicAll-American in 2008.

Jayson Ness was the national runner-up at the 2008 NCAA Championships inthe 125-pound weight class.

Emily Fox led Minnesota to the 2008 NCAATournament and was a First Team All-Big Tenpick.

Jillian Tyler was the national runner-up in the 100breaststroke and was a four-time All-American as afreshman. She earned a berth on the 2008 Cana-dian Olympic Team in Beijing as well.

Wrestling won the last Minnesota national title, claimingthe 2007 NCAA crown for its third title since 2001.

Liz Roehrig was the national runner-up at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track& Field Championships in the hep-tathlon. She tied the best individualfinish in school history.


Athletic Excellence


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National Championships won since 2001

Big Ten/WCHA conference regular season ortournament titles won in the last seven years.

Big Ten/WCHA conference regular season titles won in thelast two years.

All-Time Regular Season Big Ten/WCHA Championships

Student-Athletes earned All-America honors in 2007-08

CoSIDA Academic All-District selections in 2007-08

Straight top 30 finishes in the U.S. Sports Academy

Director’s Cup measuring overall athletic prowess.

Academic All-Americans over the last five years.

CHAMPIONSHIPS

ACHIEVEMENTS

Freshman Hassan Mead was a first team All-American at the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track &Field Championships and 2007 NCAA CrossCountry Championships.

Junior Gigi Marvin was a 2007-08 All-American and was aPatty Kazmaier Award finalist as the nation’s top player.

The Gophers won the 2008 Big Ten Women’s Swimming &Diving title for the first time since 2000.

In 2007, Minnesota won its third Big Ten men’s golf title since 2002. Minnesota claimed its first Big Ten women’s Cross Country title in 2007.




Life Skills


G o p h e r s A c t i v e I n T h e C o m m u n i t y



Champs/Life SkillsProgram HistoryIn 1991, the NCAA Foundation initiated efforts to cre-ate a total development program for student-athletes.Through the collaborative efforts of the NCAA Founda-tion and the Division I-A Athletic Director's Associa-tion, the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program (ChallengingAthletes Minds for Personal Success) was created.Today, the NCAA Education Outreach staff oversees thedevelopment of the program, offering services, sup-port and programs to participating institutionsthroughout the year. The CHAMPS/Life Skills Programis supported through the promotional and financial ef-forts of the NCAA Foundation and the NCAA nationaloffice.

University of MinnesotaLife Skills ProgramThe Life Skills Program at the University Of Minnesotaincludes many programs all designed to help make thestudent-athlete's experience a positive one. TheCHAMPS/Life Skills program is an NCAA sponsoredprogram designed to focus on the total development ofthe student-athlete. Part of the mission of the AthleticDepartment is to encourage student-athletes to achieveexcellence in their academic and athletic pursuits.

In an effort to assist our student-athletes further,the program is designed to give a comprehensive ap-proach to providing educational experiences and serv-ices which focus on the individual. We presently utilize:a freshman orientation course, personal developmentprograms, Golden Career Opportunities, various com-munity outreach efforts, and our Student Athlete Advi-sory Committee (S.A.A.C.) to impact the lives of ouryoung men and women.

Gopher involvement in the CHAMPS/Life SkillsProgram helps student-athletes enhance the quality oftheir experience here within the university setting. We are also supplied with in-structional materials and supplemental resources which support our student-ath-letes' development within the CHAMPS/Life Skills Commitment Statements’ fivekey areas: academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, careerdevelopment, and community service.

PEYTON OWENSDirector of Student-Athlete

Welfare

ANISSA LIGHTNERAssistant Director of

Student-Athlete Welfare

RACHEL McKESSOCKCoordinator of

Student-Athlete Welfare


Academics


U of M Academic Facts• The University of Minnesota is ranked among the top six public research

universities in the nation, according to a recent study by the University ofFlorida.

• The University’s Twin Cities campus offers more than 160 majors for un-dergraduates. The campus and community offer unparalleled opportuni-ties for undergraduate research, internships, and other co-curricularactivities which enrich and deepen the learning experience. The Universityof Minnesota experience is all about learning new things, making life-longconnections, and preparing for a successful future.

• University departments, such as geography, psychology, chemical engi-neering, mechanical engineering, management information systems, andeconomics rank among the top 10 in the nation, according to the NationalResearch Council.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked 34 of Minnesota’s graduate programsin the top 25 nationally in 2007. The Center For Measuring University Per-formance ranked 24 of the U of M’s research-doctorate programs in thetop 25 in 2006.

• A record 225 Minnesota student-athletes were named Academic All-BigTen during the 2007-08 academic year.

• Over 330 U of M student-athletes maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade pointaverage or better while 47 held a perfect 4.0 GPA during the 2007-08 aca-demic year.

Jenny Shaughnessy (swimming), Erica Niemiec (rowing), Seijen Takamura (track), Cole Young (diving),Jeff Tow-Arnett (football), Jade Beattie (gymnastics) and Mike Frankberg (football) were named TopFive Student-Athletes in 2008. They were joined by Heather Dorniden (track), Matt Nohelty (baseball)and Hailey McCarthy (soccer). They each owned one of the top five cumulative GPAs among all stu-dent-athletes with at least a junior academic standing at the U of M.

The men’s cross country team and the women’s golf team earned the 2007-08 Outstanding TeamAcademic Awards.



McNamaraAcademic Center• Recently renovated center features:• State-of-the-art equipment• Two computer labs• 10 tutor rooms and classrooms• Media room• Library and resource room• Administrative suite housing AcademicCounseling and Student Services staff


Athletics Facilities


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Mariucci Arena

Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium University Fieldhouse U of M Boathouse

University Aquatic Center

University/Les Bolstad Golf Course

Sports Pavilion

Jane Sage Cowles Stadium

Siebert Field

Ridder Arena

Bierman Track & Field Stadium

Baseline Tennis Center

Williams Arena


Season Preview


ust two years removed from a NCAA team title, the MinnesotaGolden Gophers wrestling program is turning the page this sea-son and is beginning a new chapter in 2008-09. Buoyed bythe nation’s top recruiting class, head coach J Robinson andhis coaching staff will work with a team that returns two NCAAAll-Americans, but will also ask a large crop of young wrestlers

to produce this season.

“We want to get back on track to where we were two years ago. We got off track last year for a num-ber of reasons,” Robinson said of his program that finished second at the Big Ten Tournament and 10that the NCAA Championships a year ago. “I think we’re going to be a lot better than some people think.We’ve got a few guys with some significant experience, and I think some of the younger guys are goingto step up as they are given a chance to shine.”

Jayson Ness was a NCAA finalist at 125 pounds a year ago as a sophomore. This year, Ness makesthe jump to 133 pounds as a junior and is one of two returning All-Americans on the Gopher roster. DustinSchlatter, the 2006 national champion at 149 pounds, is the Gophers’ other returning All-American afterfinishing seventh at Nationals last season.

The team’s core of veterans, led by Ness and Schlatter, will look to combine with J Robinson’s top-rated 2008 recruiting class to rejuvenate a program that has won three national titles since 2001.

“We’re dedicating a lot of time to working with these young guys. Many of the guys that are steppingin this year for the first time are the same ones who were wrestling behind the guys that won an NCAA titletwo years ago,” Robinson said. “Many of them are getting a chance to step out from those other guys’ shad-ows and they are going to have some great opportunities. There’s nothing better than working with a groupof guys that are motivated like that.”

The Minnesota coaching staff will also be staked with the task of replacing top assistant Marty Mor-gan, who left the program earlier this fall to pursue other professional opportunities. Long-time assistantJoe Russell, who enters his 14th season with the program, steps in to fill the vacant head assistant post.Brandon Eggum, a three-time All-American in his wrestling days, becomes a full-time assistant. LukeBecker, a four-time NCAA All-American and 2002 NCAA champion, will step up to a volunteer assistantposition.

“We’ll obviously miss Marty, but his absence gives Joe [Russell], Brandon [Eggum] and Luke [Becker]a chance to step up. It gives them a chance to do things their own way and to grow as coaches,” Robin-son said.

Robinson and his staff will be looking to revamp a 2007-08 starting lineup that included as many assix seniors. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota coaching staff expects to use new wrestlers atas many as seven weight classes.

“The beauty of wrestling or sport in general is that it doesn’t really make any difference where you start,it’s about where you finish. We know that anything can happen to anybody throughout the year, so we’regoing to concentrate on ourselves, try to stay healthy and work on our mental attitude,” Robinson said. “Ithink it’s going to be a fun year.”

. 125 .Zach Sanders steps in at 125 pounds as Ness slides up to the 133 pound slot. Sanders posted a 26-1record wrestling in unattached tournaments as a redshirt during the 2007-08 season, biding his time as

Ness kept Sanders’ spot at 125 warm while tying a school record with 20 pins and an appearance in theNCAA finals.

Sanders, a Wabasha, Minn. native, is ranked 19th in the preseason NWCA/InterMat ratings, and isthe only ranked freshman in the preseason rankings.

“Zach had a great summer and he did very well wrestling unattached last year,” Robinson said of his125-pounder. “He’s very similar to Ness in that he’s a real sparkplug that can help get us started. We’vevery excited about Zach – I think he’s going to have a great year.”

Freshman import ThaneAntczak will provide depth behind Sanders. The Prairie Farm, Wis. native willmost likely be redshirted barring an injury.

. 133 .On a team with limited experience in its projected starting lineup, the 133-pound weight class is an ex-ception. There, the Gophers turn to veteran Jayson Ness.

Two-time All-American Ness takes over the reigns from the graduated All-American Mack Reiter at133 pounds this season. After compiling a 39-2 record and making an appearance in the national titlematch at 125 pounds a year ago, Ness will look to navigate the nationally loaded 133-pound class that in-cludes eight 2007-08 All-Americans this season.

“Obviously, Jayson brings with him a lot of experience. He brings some leadership to the team that Ithink we really need. He’s a fierce competitor and an even better person,” Robinson said. “When you’relooking for leaders build your team around, I think Jayson Ness is one of those guys.”

David Zilverberg, Joe Murphy, Matt Mincey and Cody Marcicki could each provide depth at either133 or 141 pounds this year.

. 141 .After stepping in for an injured Mack Reiter at 133 pounds as a true freshman two seasons ago, MikeThorn served a redshirt season last year and is the leading candidate to take over at 141 pounds this sea-son for departed All-American Manny Rivera.

Thorn pieced together a 19-1 record during his redshirt campaign and is poised to compete with someof best wrestlers in the country at 141 pounds this winter.

“Mike has gotten a little bit bigger over the course of the last year and I think he’s looking forward tocompeting again,” Robinson said.

A group of wrestlers that could see time at 141 pounds this season includes freshman Austin Enoch,sophomore Jake Mellmer and freshman Matt Mincey. Freshmen Ryan Blake and Danny Dulkin will pro-vide valuable depth.

With Thorn slated to hold things down at 141, the Gopher coaching staff feels confident about theteam’s ability to establish itself in the opening bouts of dual meets at the lighter weight classes.

“I think when we start out in a dual meet with three great wrestlers at those first three weights ... thatis going to be important,” Robinson said. “I think those first three guys are going to get us a lot of wins inthose first three weight classes this season. Hopefully, we’re going to be able to use that momentum tocarry us through the balance of a dual meet.”

. 149 .With three-time All-American and 2006 NCAA champion Dustin Schlatter moving up in weight, the 149-pound slot is one of the battleground weight classes for the Gophers this season.

True freshman Mario Mason was one of the key ingredients to a 2008 Minnesota recruiting class thatwas ranked tops in the country by multiple publications. The Moorestown, N.J. native will test the Gopher

2008-09 Season PreviewA youthful lineup looks to take the Gophers back to the top of the nation

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Season Preview


coaching staff’s tendency to redshirt the majority of incoming freshman if he performs well in early-sea-son tournaments.

Among the other major players in the battle for the starting position at 149 pounds are sophomore andpart-time 2007-08 starter Luke Mellmer along with freshmen Brian Peterson, Joe Grygelko, Jared Rick-ert, Wesley Richard and Joel Hill.

“We’ve got a bunch of young 149 pounders that will get a shot this year. We’re going to wait and seehow things develop,” Robinson said. “Last year, we wrestled Luke Mellmer quite a bit when [Schlatter]was out, so you could say he’s a returning starter. It’s kind of a fluid situation, but we’re excited that theyoung guys are excited for a chance to battle for that spot.”

. 157 .Minnesota is fortunate to have two very capable and seasoned wrestlers at its disposal at the 157-poundclass. Seniors Dustin Schlatter and Tyler Safratowich are capable of starting at this spot. Safratowich, aPark Rapids, Minn. product, wrestled most of the 2007-08 season at 165 pounds, but he could figure intothe Gophers’ plans at his more natural weight of 157 pounds this year.

“We certainly have two very solid guys available at 157. We’re still trying to figure out what we’regoing to do with those two guys. We could push one of them down to 149, or ask one of them to bounceup,” Robinson said. “One could wrestle 157 and the other could wrestle 165. We’ll just have to wait see.”

As it always has been, the strength of the team as well as the individual will be taken into account bythe Gopher coaching staff as they select a starter at 157. With the decision sure to indicate how the restof the starting lineup breaks down, the 157 slot is sure to be an x-factor for Minnesota wrestling this sea-son.

“It could strengthen the team a little bit if Saf was able to wrestle at 149, but we’re going to get theseguys in some tournaments and we’ll see how they do and how they each handle the weight class,” Robin-son said.

Redshirt freshmen Joe Grygelko, Brian Peterson and Jared Rickert could each occasionally bounceup from 149 pounds to see time at the 157 slot should the need arise.

. 165 .After putting together two solid seasons waiting in the wings, Bismarck, N.D. native Scott Glasser appearsready to become a steady contributor at 165 pounds this season. The five-time North Dakota state cham-pion put up a solid 19-6 record during his redshirt freshman campaign in 2007-08 that included a 4-2 dualmeet record.

The decision the Gophers make with the 157 pound class could also have an impact on how the 165pound spot manifests itself this season.

“Scott has put together two solid seasons with our program and he probably has the inside track onsecuring the 165 spot this year,” Robinson said. “‘Saf’ was there for us at 165 last year and he could beasked to bump up from 157, but we feel good about Scott in there.”

Sophomore Jordan Kolbow looks to be the lead reserve at the spot. Steven Avalos, a freshman fromMundelein, Ill., will wrestle at 165 but is a strong redshirt candidate.

. 174 .The 174-pound group for Minnesota that has potential to see a variety of young wrestlers in a startingrole. Kaleb Young, a redshirt freshman from Tenstrike, Minn., appears to have the inside track for the start-ing spot in the early goings.

As they do with many exciting incoming freshman, the Minnesota coaching staff will be faced with thedecision of what to do with true freshman Cody Yohn.

“This is going to be an interesting weight class this year. We have some options,” Robinson said.“Cody Yohn wants to wrestle, so as a freshman he might see some action in that weight class. We alsohave a number of young guys that could go at either 165 or 174.”

Yohn, who joins his brother Sonny on the Minnesota roster this season, comes to the ‘U’ as a three-time Colorado high school state champion. TheAlamosa, Colo. native should prove to be an exciting storyto follow for Minnesota wrestling fans in the upcoming years.

Scott Glasser

2008-09 Minnesota ScheduleDate Opponent Location Time

Nov. 15 at Bison Open Fargo, N.D. all day

Nov. 22 at Kaufman-Brand Open Omaha, Neb. all day

Nov. 29 NORTHERN QUAD (Rochester, Minn.)

Nov. 29 vs. Northern Colorado Rochester, Minn. TBA

Nov. 29 vs. North Dakota State Rochester, Minn.

Nov. 29 vs. Portland State Rochester, Minn. TBA

Dec. 5-6 at Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. all day

Dec. 21 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 3 at Lone Star Duals Dallas, Texas all day

Jan.10-11 at National Duals Cedar Falls, Iowa all day

Jan. 23 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 25 MICHIGAN STATE* Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m.

Jan. 30 at Penn State* State College, Pa. 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 1 at Ohio State* Columbus, Ohio 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 6 MICHIGAN* Sports Pavilion 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 8 NORTHWESTERN* Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 13 at Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 15 at Iowa* Iowa City, Iowa 2:00 p.m.

Feb. 20 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 7:00 p.m.

Feb. 22 INDIANA* Sports Pavilion 2:00 p.m.

Mar. 7-8 at Big Ten Championships State College, Pa.

Mar.29-21 at NCAA Championships St. Louis, Mo.

all times Central • * denotes Big Ten dual


Season Preview

. 184 .Brent Eidenschink leads a group at 184 pounds that is another of the Gophers’ more intriguing weightclasses this season. Eidenschink and his cohorts at 184 will be working to replace the departed All-Amer-ican Roger Kish and to account for the likely loss of sophomore Brandon Sitch to offseason health issues.

Eidenschink had a banner summer of 2008 while competing at the Junior Pan American Games inEcuador, earning gold medals in both freestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines at his weight class. JoiningEidenschink in a battle for the starting job at 184 will be Sonny Yohn, who comes off an 23-1 redshirt 2007-08 campaign.

“We have some experience at 184 with Brent Eidenschenk – who had a great summer and is look-ing solid,” Robinson said. “Sonny Yohn is a redshirt freshman who had a great season last year and willbe looking to do something there, too. One of those two is more than likely going to be our starter.”

. 197 .The competition for mat time at 197 pounds looks to be one of the most wide-open battles held by the Min-nesota wrestling program this season. Early indications are that the battle for the starting roll is a three-way race between Gordon Bierschenk, Chris McPhail and Ryland Geiger.

Bierschink returns to the program this season after serving a tour of duty in Iraq for the past twoyears. Having last competed during the 2003-04 season, the Waynesville, Mo. native will wrestle as a red-shirt junior for the Gophers this year and will look to figure prominently into the Minnesota coaching staff’splans for the weight class.

McPhail has been among the Gophers more intriguing stories this fall as he returns to action this win-ter after his sophomore season was cut short by an injury last November.

Ryland Geiger is another true freshman that could figure into the Gophers’ plans this year in the upperweights. Geiger, who comes to Minneapolis from Scappoose, Ore., was rated the second-best high schoolwrestler at 189 pounds a year ago.

“This is easily one of the more open weight classes that we have. Chris McPhail is there. RylandGeiger is a true freshman. There’s a possibility that he could be wrestling this year. There’s a chance ofBrent [Eidenschink] going up from 184. There’s also a chance that Gordon Bierschenk could be in there,”Robinson said. “We’ll wait to see what their performances at the beginning of the season show us. Thatwill tell us a lot about what we want to do at this weight class.”

. Hwt .Historically one of the most dominant weight classes for the Gophers, sophomore Ben Berhow seems to

have secured his place at heavyweight for Minnesota and is ranked among the nation’s top 20 in most pre-season polls.

Berhow, who qualified for the NCAA Championships as a redshirt freshman a year ago, posted asolid 17-20 record against some of the nation’s stiffest competition in the heavyweight ranks a year ago.The Hayward, Minn. native will look to take the next step to uphold the high standards Minnesota wrestlingfans hold for their heavyweights with a solid sophomore campaign.

“[Ben] comes back after being an NCAA qualifier last year and he certainly has the inside track,”Robinson said. “We’re also looking forward to having a few guys – Joe Nord, Zach Loppnow – that will bethere to push him this season.”

Along with Nord and Loppnow, many close to the Minnesota wrestling program will be interested totrack the progress of true freshman Atticus Disney. Besides owning one of the greatest names in collegewrestling, Disney also boasts an impressive prep wrestling resume. The Andover, Kan. native is a three-time USAWrestling All-American and a three-time Kansas state high school champion.

. Schedule .Minnesota wrestling has earned a reputation as a program that will seek out the highest level of compe-tition and the 2008-09 schedule that J Robinson and his coaching staff have assembled shows strict ad-herence to that ideology. With one of the most strenuous schedules in collegiate wrestling, the 2008-09version of Gopher wrestling is sure to be tested before championship season in March.

With duals against top-flight non-conference opponents like Iowa State, Nebraska and OklahomaState, Robinson and his staff have ascribed to the philosophy that to be the best, a team must competeagainst the best.

“We certainly will run into some of the best individual wrestlers and best teams in the country through-out the season,” Robinson said. “We’re not too worried about those teams and those wrestlers, becausewe’ve got to worry about ourselves – we have a lot to prove this season. We know those guys will beready for us. We’ve just got to make sure we’re ready for them.”

Although the dual season will be an important barometer for how this season’s team will be evaluated,Robinson stresses that the season reflects a process and that the final result is where his team’s goalswill be focused.

“These guys are young and they’re excited to wrestle and they’re hoping to do well,” Robincon said.“I think that’s a potent quality to have when you get out there with all those guys.”

Jayson Ness

125 Zach Sanders, R-Fr.Thane Antczak, Fr.

133 Jayson Ness, Jr.Matt Mincey, Fr.

141 Mike Thorn, SoLuke Mellmer, So.Joe Murphy, R-Fr.

149 Mario Mason, Fr.Jake Mellmer, So.Brian Peterson, R-Fr.Joe Grygelko, R-Fr.Jared Rickert, R-Fr.Wesley Richard, Fr.Joel Hill, R-Fr.

157 Dustin Schlatter, Sr.Tyler Safratowich, Sr.

165 Scott Glasser, So.Jordan Kolbow, So.

174 Kaleb Young, R-Fr.Cody Yohn, Fr.

184 Brent Eidenschink, JrSonny Yohn, R-Fr.

197 Gordon Bierschenk, Jr.Chris McPhail, Jr.Ryland Geiger, Fr.

HWT Ben Berhow, R-Fr.Joe Nord, So.Atticus Disney, Fr.


2008-09 Roster


2008-09 Minnesota RosterName (pronunciation) Weight Year Hometown Previous School

Thane Antczak (ant-CHECK) 125 Fr. Prairie Farm, Wis. Prairie Farm HS

Steven Avalos (ava-LOCE) 165 Fr. Mundelein, Ill. Mundelein HS

Ben Berhow HWT So. Hayward, Minn. Albert Lea HS

Gordon Bierschenk 197 Jr. Waynesville, Mo. Waynesville HS

Ryan Blake 141 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. Masist HS

Atticus Disney HWT Fr. Andover, Kan. Shawnee Heights HS

Danny Dulkin 141 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. Andover HS

Brent Eidenschink (eye-din-shink) 197 Jr. Detroit Lakes, Minn. Detroit Lakes HS

Austin Enoch (EE-nock) 141 Fr. Redmond, Ore. Redmond HS

Ryland Geiger (GUY-gur) 197 Fr. Scappoose, Ore. Scappoose HS

Scott Glasser 165 So. Bismarck, N.D. Bismarck HS

Joe Grygelko (gray-GELL-co) 149 R-Fr. Greenfield, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS

Joel Hill 149 R-Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley HS

Jordan Kolbow 165 So. Forest Lake, Minn. Forest Lake Area HS

Torrey Line 174 R-Fr. Browerville, Minn. Browerville HS

Zach Loppnow HWT Fr. Lake City, Minn. Lincoln HS

Cody Marcicki (mar-SICK-ee) 133 R-Fr. Lapeer, Mich. Powers Catholic HS

Mario Mason 149 Fr. Moorestown, N.J. Blair Academy

Chris McPhail 197 Jr. Pine Island, Minn. Pine Island HS

Luke Mellmer 149 So. Dickinson, N.D. Dickinson HS

Jake Mellmer 141 So. Dickinson, N.D. Dickinson HS

Matt Mincey 133 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. Apple Valley HS

Joe Murphy 141 R-Fr. Burnsville, Minn. Trinity School at River Ridge

Jayson Ness 133 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. Bloomington Kennedy HS

Joe Nord HWT So. Waconia, Minn. Waconia HS

Brian Peterson 149 R-Fr. Richmond, Mich. Richmond HS

Wesley Richard 149 Fr. Dillingham, Alaska Dillingham HS

Jared Rickert 149 R-Fr. Sparta, Wis. Sparta HS

Tyler Safratowich (saff-rah-TOW-wich) 157 Sr. Park Rapids, Minn. Park Rapids HS

Zach Sanders 125 R-Fr. Wabasha, Minn. Wabasha-Kellogg HS

Dustin Schlatter (SHLAY-ter) 157 Sr. Massillon, Ohio Perry HS

Brandon Sitch 174 So. Kelso, Wash. Kelso HS

Mike Thorn 141 So. St. Michael, Minn. St. Michael-Albertville HS

Cody Yohn (YONN) 174 Fr. Alamosa, Colo. Alamosa HS

Sonny Yohn (YONN) 184 R-Fr. Alamosa, Colo. Alamosa HS

Kaleb Young 174 R-Fr. Tenstrike, Minn. Bemidji HS

David Zilverberg 141 R-Fr. Wayzata, Minn. Wayzata HS

BY CLASS

Seniors: 2

Juniors 4

Sophomores 8

Redshirt Freshmen 12

Freshmen 11

Total 37

BY STATE

Minnesota 16North Dakota 3Michigan 3Colorado 2Wisconsin 2Illinois 2Oregon 2Kansas 2Ohio 1Washington 1Missouri 1Alaska 1New Jersey 1

Total 39

2008-09 DEPTH CHART 2008-09 ROSTER BY CLASS/STATE


Coaching Staff


J ROBINSONHEAD COACH | 23RD SEASON� NATIONAL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE� TWO-TIME NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

In 22 seasons as the head coach of the Golden Go-phers, J Robinson has built a tradition of excellencewith the University of Minnesota wrestling program.Over the last eight seasons, only John Smith of Okla-homa State has more coaching victories than Robin-son, and no coach has led his team to more top-threeNCAA finishes over the last 12 years than he has withthe Gophers.

Most programs would consider arunner-up finish at the Big Ten meet anda 12th consecutive top ten finish at theNCAAChampionships a successful sea-son. At Minnesota, the 2007-08 seasonfell short of the bar set so high by Robin-son’s three national titles since 2001.Robinson and his staff responded bybringing in an elite recruiting class -ranked tops in the country by multiplepublications - for the 2008-09 campaign.

Jayson Ness, who moves from 125pounds to 133 pounds this year underthe watchful eye of Robinson, was thehighlight of the 2007-08 season for theGophers. The Bloomington, Minn. nativematched Marty Morgan’s single season-school record with 20 pins during theseason.

After compiling a 14-7 dual meetrecord, Robinson’s Gophers finishedsecond at the Big Ten Championshipsthe team hosted at Williams Arena inMinneapolis. Led byAll-Americans Ness(2nd at 125 pounds), Mack Reiter (5th at133 pounds), Manuel Rivera (7th at 141pounds) and Dustin Schlatter (7th at 149pounds), the Gophers finished 10th atthe 2008 NCAA Championships.

Robinson led Minnesota to its thirdnational championship in seven years in2006-07, after leading the Gophers toback-to-back titles in 2000-01 and 2001-02.

Currently the winningest activecoach in the Big Ten Conference, Robin-son has amassed an overall record of332-110-3 with the Gophers, including a118-55-2 record against Big Ten compe-tition. During his tenure, he has led Min-nesota to six Big Ten titles and 16top-three league finishes. Since 1997,Robinson has guided the Gophers tonine top-three NCAA finishes, the mostof any program in the country over thatstretch.

Robinson has coached 42 different

wrestlers to a total of 89All-America hon-ors, including an NCAA-record 10 All-Americans during the nationalchampionship run in 2001. In 2006-07,the Gophers stormed to a 20-1 regularseason dual meet record before winningboth the Big Ten and NCAA NationalChampionships. Five Gophers earnedAll-American accolades with Cole Kon-rad earning his second straight individ-ual national championship. In 2006,Dustin Schlatter and Konrad also won in-dividual national titles, following DamionHahn, who won back-to-back titles in2003-04, Jared Lawrence and LukeBecker in 2002, Brock Lesnar in 2000,Tim Hartung in 1998 and 1999 and MartyMorgan in 1991 as individual championsduring Robinson’s regime.

Robinson has also coached 24 dif-ferent wrestlers to 39 Big Ten individualtitles. Minnesota’s five champions duringtheir 2006-07 title year – Dustin and C.P.Schlatter, Ness, Roger Kish and Konrad– tied for the second-most in Robinson’stenure, as he produced five individualleague champions in 2002. He has ledthe Gophers to top-four conference fin-ishes in 18 of his 22 seasons, includingplacing in the top three at the Big TenChampionships each of the last 12years.

Minnesota has won six Big Tencrowns in the past decade under Robin-son with his first conference title came in1999. Since then, Minnesota wrestlershave won 32 individual conference titlesin the past nine seasons (1999-2008), asopposed to 17 titles in the previous 17seasons.

In June of 2005, Robinson earnedthe ultimate honor as he was inductedinto the National Wrestling Hall of Famein a ceremony held in Stillwater, Okla.

Robinson was hired at Minnesotaprior to the 1986-87 season to replaceWally Johnson who had held the reins of

Robinson is interviewed by ESPN after Minnesota claimed the 2007 NCAA Championship.

the program for 34 years. In just his third season, Robinson led the Golden Gophers to a second-place finish at the Big Ten Cham-pionships, the best placing by the team in seven years. Two years later in 1991, former assistant head coach Marty Morgan earnedthe first national championship for a Golden Gopher since 1977.

The 1997 season marked the beginning of one of the most remarkable runs in the history of Minnesota athletics. Robinson’s Go-phers went 16-4-0 during the regular season and placed second at the Big Ten Championships. They went on to earn a third-placefinish at nationals, the program’s best showing in 56 years.

In 2000-01, Robinson led his squad to the Big Ten and NCAA Championships with an unprecedented 10 All-Americans underhis wing. He followed that remarkable season with a perfect 19-0 campaign the following year. The 2001-02 Golden Gophers went19-0 in dual meets and won the National Duals, Big Ten and NCAAChampionships to establish Minnesota as one of the premier pro-grams in the country.

In 2002-03, Robinson and his Golden Gophers claimed a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships, marking the seventhstraight year with a top-three placing at nationals. Minnesota also continued its dominance of the Big Ten with its third straight leaguetitle and fourth in five years. During that span, the Golden Gophers posted a 40-2 conference dual meet record.

In 2003-04, Damion Hahn secured his second-straight NCAAChampionship, becoming the second wrestler under Robinson towin back-to-back NCAA crowns, joining Morgan.

Robinson’s efforts have not gone unnoticed by his peers in the wrestling community. He was named the 1998 and 2001 Dan GableCoach of the Year by W.I.N. Magazine and earned the National WrestlingCoaches Association Coach of the Year award in 2001. Robin-son also has earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honorsseven times in his career, more than any other coachin the conference’s history. At the 2002 NationalDuals in Columbus, Ohio, Robinson was awardedthe 2001 Amateur Wrestling News Man of theYear award for his work and support of wrestlingat all levels.

Five times during Robinson’s tenure, theGolden Gophers have reached the summit at Na-tional Duals competitions. In 1998, Minnesota wonthe National Duals title over Iowa at Carver-Hawk-eye Arena in Iowa City, becoming only the secondteam to defeat the Hawkeyes in their own building. In2000-01, Minnesota defeated Hofstra, Nebraska, Iowaand Oklahoma State on their way to the team title in Uni-versity Park, Pa., and in 2002, theGophers dominated the compe-tition in Columbus, Ohio, to winthe school’s third NationalDuals crown.

In nine of the past 12years, Minnesota has finishedthe year ranked in the top three,including season-ending top na-tional rankings in 2001, 2002 and2007. Minnesota received its first No.1 ranking in 1993-94 after the GoldenGophers defeated Iowa at WilliamsArena and Oklahoma State in front of asell-out crowd at the Sports Pavilion onits way to a runner-up Big Ten finish.

The basis for Robinson’s successcomes from his ability to bring some ofthe greatest talent in the world to theUniversity of Minnesota, and then cul-tivating that talent. In 1997, Robinsonand his staff landed Garrett Lowney,considered to be the No. 1 recruit in thenation by many of the top programs. Anative of Freedom, Wis., Lowney was a

Robinson At A GlanceBORN:July 7, 1946 (San Diego, Calif.)

HIGH SCHOOL:Mount Miguel H.S. (Spring Valley, Calif.), 1964

COLLEGE:Oklahoma State (Stillwater, Okla.)

B.A. in social studies, 1969;

Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), graduate work

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:Olympic Games (Munich) 1972;

Two-timeWorld Teammember (1970-71)

COLLEGE ATHLETICS:Wrestling, (1966-67) at Oklahoma State

COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE:Oklahoma State, graduate assistant (1968-69)

Iowa, graduate assistant (1972-76)

Iowa, assistant (1976-83)

Iowa, interim head coach (1984)

Minnesota, head coach (1985-present)

INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE:U.S. Olympic Teams, assistant (1976, ‘80, ’84, ’88)

Pan America Games, head coach (1983)

Pan America Games, assistant coach (1987)

HONORS/AWARDS:National Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction, 2005

Big Ten Coach of the Year, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006

National Coach of the Year, 1998 (W.I.N.), 2001 (NWCA, W.I.N);

Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year, 2001

MINNESOTA COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:• Has coached 42 different wrestlers to 89 All-American certificates.

• Has coached eight Golden Gophers to 11 NCAA individual titles.

• Has coached 24 Golden Gophers to 39 Big Ten individual champi-

onships.

• Has guided Minnesota to nine top-three NCAA Championship fin-

ishes in the last 12 years, including seven straight from 1997-2003.

• Has produced six Big Ten team championships in the last 10 years,

including leading the team to three straight conference titles from

2001-03 for the first time in school history.

• Leads all Big Ten active coaches with 332 career dual meet victo-

ries.

• Led all 10 of Minnesota’s qualifiers to All-America honors at the

2001 NCAA Championships, a national record.

• Led Minnesota to school’s first back-to-back national team titles in

2001 and ‘02 since the Minnesota football team won two straight in

1940 and ‘41.

• In 2001-02, led the Golden Gophers to their first undefeated record

in school history.

• Has inked the top recruiting class in the nation nine times during his

tenure.

• Originated the Border Brawl and Showdown dual meets with Iowa,

creating a new form of collegiate wrestling entertainment.


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three-time Junior Freestyle National championand the nation’s top-ranked wrestler. Min-nesota has landed the nation’s top recruit fivetimes in the last ten years, including RogerKish and current Gophers Dustin Schlatter andZach Sanders.

While landing the No. 1 recruit in the na-tion is an accomplishment, eight of Robinson’sMinnesota recruiting classes have earned theNo. 1 ranking fromAmateur Wrestling News inRobinson’s 22 years in Gold Country. In 1997,the Golden Gopher coaching staff inked theNo. 1-ranked recruiting class in the nation andfollowed it with another top class in 1999.

In 2003, the Gophers welcomed the na-tion’s top recruiting class for the sixth time dur-ing Robinson’s tenure. The group included twoof the top three recruits in the nation in Kishand C.P. Schlatter and also featured the firstblue-chip recruit out of the state of Iowa in Mack Reiter. Robinson attributed the signing of top recruits each yearto his coaching staff of Morgan, Joe Russell and Brandon Eggum.

In addition to his stellar coaching resumé and unprecedented success at the University of Minnesota, Robin-son has also been a pioneer in the marketing and promotion of the sport to which he has dedicated his life. Underhis guidance, Minnesota has established groundbreaking events at the ‘U’ which have caught the eye of the wrestlingcommunity around the country. Most notably, Robinson introduced the Border Brawl, an exciting and entertainingdual meet event between Minnesota and arch-rival Iowa that featured an in-arena master of ceremonies, inter-views with wrestlers, coaches, fans and local celebrities, highlight videos, instant replays, pyrotechnics, and muchmore.

The first Border Brawl at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis proved to be a success as top-ranked Min-nesota defeated Iowa, 22-15, in front of 15,646 fans on Feb. 1, 2002. The meet set an NCAA attendance recordfor a collegiate wrestling dual meet. In 2003, Robinson expanded the concept to include a home-and-home dualmeet schedule with Iowa, including the season-opener at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, and a battle againstOklahoma State at Target Center. The Golden Gopher-Hawkeye matchup attracted 12,180 fans to St. Paul.

In recent years, Robinson has also helped promote wrestling around the country. Minnesota competed in thefledgling Southern Scuffle in Greensboro, N.C., from 2002 to 2007. In 2005 and 2006, Robinson took his programto the Northeast Duals to help promote wrestling in the state of New York. Last year, Robinson and the Golden Go-phers helped organize the first-ever Northern Quad meet in Rochester, Minn. to bring college wrestling to the south-eastern part of the state.

Prior to taking the head coaching position at Minnesota, Robinson served as an assistant coach at the Uni-versity of Iowa from 1976-84. During that span, the Hawkeyes won seven NCAA and eight Big Ten crowns. Heserved as an interim head coach during the 1983-84 season and led the Hawkeyes to Big Ten and NCAA titles.

Regarded as one of the top coaches in the country by student-athletes and peers, Robinson has also beeninvolved in coaching on the national and international level. He served as an assistant coach on four consecutiveU.S. Olympic squads – 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988 – and was the head coach for the United States at the 1983Pan American Games.

As a wrestler, Robinson competed on two World teams, placing fourth in 1970 and fifth in 1971. Robinsonalso represented the United States in the 1972 Olympic Games. He wasalso named to W.I.N. Magazine’sAll-Olympic team of the century. Robin-son captured four national titles during his amateur career, two infreestyle and two in Greco-Roman.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social studies fromOklahoma State University in 1969, Robinson began his coaching ca-reer with the Cowboys as a graduate assistant before moving on to serveas a captain in the U.S.Army from 1969-72. He served a tour with the firstCavalry Division in Vietnam during 1971-72. In 1973, Robinson joinedIowa’s staff as a graduate assistant and was promoted to assistant in1976.

In the fall of 2000, J married Sue Rubens. J’s son, Jeb, and daugh-ter, Jordan, both work and reside in the Twin Cities.


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Robinson’s RecordOVERALL BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Year Overall Rec. (Pct) Big Ten Rec. (Pct) Tourn. Place (Pts) Champs Tourn. Place (Pts) All-Americans’86-87 7-14 (.333) 0-8 (.000) 6th (56.75) 1 19th (20) 1

’87-88 15-6 (.714) 4-3 (.571) 6th (58) 1 16th (26) 2

’88-89 15-8 (.652) 6-5 (.545) 2nd (113.75) 2 7th (45.75) 4

’89-90 10-6 (.625) 2-3 (.400) 3rd-tie (84.5) 3 10th (42.25) 2

’90-91 11-4 (.733) 3-3 (.500) 7th (55.5) 1 8th (39) 1

’91-92 8-14 (.364) 2-5 (.286) 4th (75) 0 21st-tie (14.5) 1

’92-93 21-3-1 (.860) 6-2-1 (.722) 4th (80) 1 9th (36.5) 4

’93-94 20-2 (.909) 9-1 (.900) 2nd (104.25) 1 13th (29.25) 2

’94-95 15-5-1 (.738) 5-2-1 (.688) 3rd (83) 0 12th (34.5) 3

’95-96 10-8-1 (.555) 2-5 (.400) 6th (63.5) 0 19th (32.5) 3

’96-97 16-4 (.800) 6-1 (.857) 2nd (116.5) 1 3rd (71) 5

‘97-98 19-2 (.905) 6-2 (.750) 3rd (107) 1 2nd (102) 6

’98-99 18-2 (.900) 9-0 (1.000) 1st (139) 3 2nd (98.5) 6

‘99-00 17-2 (.895) 7-1 (.875) 2nd (132.5) 2 3rd (80) 6

‘00-01 19-1 (.950) 8-0 (1.000) 1st (154) 2 1st (138.5) 10

‘01-02 19-0 (1.000) 8-0 (1.000) 1st (174) 5 1st (126.5) 7

’02-03 17-5 (.773) 7-1 (.875) 1st (126.5) 3 2nd (104.5) 6

’03-04 12-6 (.667) 5-3 (.625) 2nd (124.5) 2 8th (65.6) 3

’04-05 9-9 (.500) 3-5 (.375) 2nd (123.5) 2 5th (72.5) 4

‘05-06 20-1 (.952) 7-1 (.875) 1st (138) 4 2nd (84) 4

‘06-07 20-1 (.952) 8-0 (1.000) 1st (156) 4 1st (98) 5

‘07-08 14-7 (.667) 5-3 (.625) 2nd (112.5) 0 10th (61.5) 4

Career 332-110-3 (.749) 118-55-2 (.680) 39 89

ACTIVE BIG TEN COACHESCoach (School) Overall Record (Yrs)

1. J Robinson (Minnesota) 332-110-3 (22)

2. Duane Goldman (Indiana) 201-109-4 (16)

3. Mark Johnson (Illinois) 210-46-5 (16)

4. Barry Davis (Wisconsin) 155-100-10 (15)

5. Tim Cysewski (Northwestern) 135-167-5 (18)

6. Tom Minkel (Michigan State) 126-152-3 (17)

7. Joe McFarland (Michigan) 122-41-4 (9)

8. Troy Sunderland (Penn State) 107-78-0 (9)

9. Tom Brands (Iowa) 35-6-0 (2)

10. Tom Ryan (Ohio State) 27-4-0 (2)

11. Scott Hinkel (Purdue) 10-8-0 (1)


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Russell At A GlanceBORN:

June 8, 1968 (Caldwell, Idaho)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Gresham H.S. (Gresham, Ore.), 1986

COLLEGE:

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.),

B.A. in History, 1992;

juris doctorate 1995; M.Ed. 2006

COLLEGE ATHLETICS:

Wrestling, team captain 1991-92

named to the All-Big Ten Academic team 1992

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Two-time Junior National champion

• Espoir National Champion

• Placewinner at Espoir World Championships

• Two-time World School Boy Champion

COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE:

University of Minnesota, marketing/promotions (1994-96)

University of Minnesota, assistant (1996-present)

Entering his 12th season as an assistant coach with the Min-nesota wrestling team, Joe Russell is in his 14th year overall asa member of the Golden Gopher staff. With the departure of long-time head assistant Marty Morgan over the summer, Russell takesover this season as head coach J Robinson’s top assistant. Rus-sell has also taught within the kinesiology department at the U ofM as well as directed studies courses.

Led by Russell, the Minnesota coaching staff was able towrangle a recruiting class this season that was ranked tops in thecountry by multiple publications. The class will help to re-load aprogram this year that has moved to the upper echelon on colle-giate wrestling since Russell’s first season as an assistant coachin 1996-97. Minnesota has finished in the top-three at the NCAAChampionships nine of the last 12 years, more than any otherschool in the country. The Gophers have also finished in the toptwoo at the Big Ten Tournament 11 out of the last 12 years, win-ning the title six times, including back-to-back championships in2006 and 2007.

In June of 2007, Russell was presented with the Medal ofCourage from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Medal ofCourage is presented annually to a wrestler or former wrestlerwho has overcome what appeared to be insurmountable chal-lenges, which may be physical, mental or other handicaps thatmake his or her achievements all the more uplifting. In 1985, ahorrifying motorcycle accident left Russell partially paralyzed onthe left side of his body. He spent three weeks in a drug-inducedcoma and the process of recovery was long and grueling, but herecovered fully and has not let his physical challenges stop himfrom achieving greatness both on and off the mat.

In addition to his responsibilities with the Golden Gophers,Russell is also a coach with the Minnesota Storm Junior Worldand University teams. Under Russell’s tutelage, the Storm havewon four FILA Junior National Team Championships in bothfreestyle and Greco-Roman since 1996, with their last freestyletitle coming in 2004. He also led the Storm to a second-place fin-ish at the 1997, ’98 and ’99 University National Championships.

An ambassador of the sport, Russell conducted a week-longclinic for enlisted personnel and their children at the U.S. NavalBase in Sasebo, Japan in 2005.

Russell’s coaching career has also featured a number ofstints with the U.S. national teams. In the summer of 2004, hecoached the U.S. Junior Team at the Junior PanAmerican Cham-pionships in Venezuela. Russell was joined by three formerGolden Gophers – Roger Kish, Mack Reiter and C.P. Schlatter. Allthree earned gold medals and Reiter was named the tourna-

ment’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Russell also coached TeamUSA at the Junior Pan American Championships in 2002.

In 1998, Russell served as the coach of Team USA in a worldfreestyle dual versus Germany. Also in 1998, he was selected asthe coach for the USAWrestling Tour de Monde team in Hungary.Russell coached Team USA in another world freestyle dual meetversus Cuba in 1999 and went on to coach the U.S. 17-and-underteam at the Cadet World Championships in August 1999 in Den-mark. For his efforts, Russell was voted the 1999 USAWrestlingPerson of the Year for the University and FILA Junior Age Divi-sions. In the summer of 2000, Russell was selected to coach theU.S. Junior Team at the 2000 Pan American Championships inPeru. In 2001, he coached a team of USA All-Stars in the FirstAnnual Utah Greco-Roman Challenge in Sandy, Utah.

A graduate of Gresham High School in Gresham, Ore., Rus-sell was a double champion at the Junior Nationals as a junior inhigh school. He was an Espoir National Champion and placewin-ner at the Espoir World Championships. Russell claimed severalyouth national titles as well as two World School Boy champi-onships. He also won two state high school titles in Oregon, com-piling a 90-1 overall record.

While in high school, Russell competed as part of an OregonCultural Exchange Team in Germany. He was the captain of theHigh School Dream Team as well as the honorary captain of TeamUSA vs. Pennsylvania at the Dapper Dan Classic.

Russell’s brother, Dan, was a four-time Oregon high schoolstate champion, compiling a 95-0 overall record. He was also afour-time NCAA Division II national Champion at Portland State,only the second wrestler to ever accomplish that feat.

Russell wrestled at Minnesota from 1988-92. He served asthe 1991-92 team captain and was named to the All-Big Ten Ac-ademic team his senior season. He was also the winner of theteam’s Dean Fraser Most Courageous Wrestler award. He alsocompeted for Athletes in Action on a summer tour to Australia andNew Zealand.

As a student-athlete at Minnesota, Russell was named anIBM Student-Athlete of the Week and made the Dean’s List aspre-law student his last two years.

Russell earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1992 and com-pleted his juris doctorate in the spring of 1995. He is a licensedattorney and completed his master in sports management in De-cember of 2006.

Russell and his wife, Sadie, currently reside in VadnaisHeights, Minn. She is a University of Minnesota graduate and cur-rently works on campus with the Twin Cities Student Unions.

Joe Russell head assistant coach • 14th season


Coaching Staff


Brandon Eggum assistant coach • ninth season

Brandon Eggum enters his eighth year as a member of theGolden Gopher staff. He is in his fifth year as an assistantcoach after serving four years as the wrestling team’sstrength and conditioning coordinator.

During Eggum’s tenure as strength and conditioningcoordinator, Minnesota experienced unprecedented suc-cess. The Golden Gophers captured back-to-back NCAAChampionships and three straight Big Ten Championships.He trained a total of five NCAA individual champions, 16Big Ten champions and 31 All-Americans.

In Eggum’s first season in 2001, the Golden Gophersearned the program’s first national championship with anNCAA record 10All-Americans. The team also captured theBig Ten Championship, as well as the National Duals Cham-pionship.

A year later, Minnesota capped off a perfect seasonwith its second straight NCAAChampionship and a Big Tentitle. The Golden Gophers crowned a pair of individual na-tional champions, seven All-Americans and five Big Tenchampions on their way to an unbeaten 19-0 season whichalso included a National Duals team title.

Minnesota earned its third straight Big Ten title in 2003,led by a trio of individual champions. The Golden Gophersclaimed second place at the NCAA Championships andDamion Hahn won the first of his back-to-back titles at 197pounds.

In 2004, Eggum’s training helped propel Minnesota toa second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships withHahn and Jacob Volkmann earning individual titles. The2004 season also saw the emergence of redshirt freshmanheavyweight Cole Konrad. He earned All-American statusand the most wins (38) ever by a Golden Gopher heavy-weight. Hahn capped off his record-breaking career, withEggum on staff throughout, with his second NCAA Cham-pionship and fourth All-American citation.

Prior to joining the Minnesota staff, Eggum was a three-timeAll-American and four-year letterwinner for the GoldenGophers from 1997 to 2000. As a sophomore, Eggum

earned his first All-American certificate with a fifth-place fin-ish at 177 pounds at the 1998 NCAA Championships.

In 1999, Eggum claimed his first Big Ten Championshipat 184 pounds and turned his best performance at theNCAA Championships, finishing second to Iowa State’sCael Sanderson. Eggum finished with a 34-2 overall recordthat year, including an 18-1 dual meet mark. His .944 win-ning percentage ranks tied for the 17th-best for a single sea-son in school history.

In his senior season, Eggum earned his second straightBig Ten Championship, as well as a third-place finish at na-tionals. The three-time All-American posted a 33-5 overallrecord, including a 15-3 dual meet record. At NCAAs,Eggum rebounded from a semifinal loss to Sanderson toclaim third place at 184 pounds. For his efforts, Eggum wasawarded the 2000 Big Ten Medal of Honor.

For his career, Eggum ranks tied for 15th in school his-tory in wins with a 115-23-0 overall record, while his .833winning percentage ranks tied for 14th. Eggum is tied forninth place all-time with a stellar 61-11 dual meet record.

Competing internationally also brought Eggum acclaimas he took home the silver medal at the 2001 WorldFreestyle Championships. He placed second at the 2002Pan American Freestyle Championships and third at the2003 U.S. National Freestyle Championships.

Eggum has also spent a number of years working withlocal wrestling clubs, most notably, the Hi-Flyers. Hecoached the Hi-Flyers, one of the top youth clubs in Min-nesota, to nine straight team state titles.

A standout in the classroom, Eggum was a four-timeAcademic All-Big Ten selection during his collegiate days.A native of Sydney, Mont., he graduated from Minnesota inMay of 2000 with a degree in applied economics.

Eggum and his wife, Katrina, reside in Minneapolis.The couple welcomed a son earlier this fall. Grayson wasborn on November 18, 2008.

Eggum At A GlanceBORN:

April 8, 1976 (Sidney, Mont.)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Sidney High School (Sidney, Mont.), 1995

COLLEGE:


B.S. in applied economics, 2000

COLLEGE ATHLETICS:

Wrestling, three-time All-American, two-

time Big Ten Champion, four-time Academic All-Big Ten


• Junior National champion, Espoir National Champion

• 2001 World Freestyle Championships silver medalist


University of Minnesota, strength/conditioning (2001-04)

University of Minnesota, assistant (2004-pres.)


Coaching Staff


Becker At A GlanceBORN:

July 15, 1980 (Cambridge, Minn.)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Cambridge H.S. (Cambridge, Minn.), 1998

COLLEGE:


B.A. in intercollegiate program, 2003

COLLEGE ATHLETICS:

• 2002 National Champion (157 pounds)

• Four-time NCAA All-American

• Two-time Big Ten champion (2002, 2003)

• 125-29-0 career record


• 2005 U.S. Senior Nationals Freestyle

• 2000 FILA Junior Nationals Freestyle


• 1999 University Freestyle Nationals



University of Minnesota, administrative assistant (2003-06)

University of Minnesota, marketing/promotions (2006-08)

University of Minnesota, assistant (2008-present)

Former Golden Gopher Luke Becker enters his sixth year as a

member of the Golden Gopher wrestling staff and his first sea-

son as an assistant. After serving as the program’s marketing and

promotions director for the past two years, Becker’s role on head

coach J Robinson’s staff is one of the most significant changes

this season as the program accounts for the absence of former

top assistant Marty Morgan.

After serving as one of the key contributors to Minnesota’s

first two national titles in 2001 and 2002, Becker was with the pro-

gram during its run to the 2007 national championship.

Becker comes to the full-time staff as one of the most con-

sistent top performers in Minnesota wrestling history. One of just

five Golden Gopher wrestlers in history to earn All-American cer-

tificates in each of their four years, Becker was the 157-pound

national champion at the 2002 NCAAChampionships as a junior.

Becker is currenlty eighth in school history with a 125-29-0 ca-

reer record and ranks 10th with 29 career pins. He currently ranks

10th and 14th in those categories.

Becker was also a two-time individual Big Ten Champion and

was part of a class that claimed three Big Ten Championships,

two NCAA Championships and a 72-8 dual meet record. Becker

and his cohorts that won back-to-back national championships in

2001 and 2002 added Minnesota to a list of only four schools

(along with Iowa, Iowa State and Oklahoma State) that have won

back-to-back titles in the last half century.

Becker concluded one of the most historic collegiate careers

in the history of Minnesota wrestling with his second consecutive

Big Ten individual title and fourth All-American honor in 2003 with

a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships. Becker’s sen-

ior campaign also included most of a 27-match unbeaten streak

that still stands as the 10th-longest in the history of the program.

A fantastic junior season in 2001-02 culminated with an in-

dividual title for Becker at 157 pounds and a second consecutive

team title for the Gophers. Becker also won his a Big Ten individ-

ual title as a junior, defeating Michigan’s Ryan Bertin in the title

bout. He was named Minnesota’s most valuable wrestler at the

conclusion of the 2001-02 campaign.

A runner-up performance at the Big Ten championships and

a fourth-place finish at the national meet highlighted a 32-9 soph-

omore season for Becker, as he led the team to their first NCAA

team title. A reputation for piling up points on his opponents fol-

lowed Becker closely, as he earned bonus points in nine of his

14 dual meet wins during his sophomore campaign.

As a redshirt freshman for the Gophers, Becker compiled a

30-12 record on his way to a sixth-place finish at the NCAAmeet.

Along with teammate Jared Lawrence, who would also become

a four-time All-American, Becker was voted the program’s Most

Outstanding Freshman following the 1999-2000 season. During

his first season at the ‘U’ while serving as a redshirt, Becker

recorded what still stands as the sixth-fastest pin in program his-

tory when he stuck Jeff Carlson in just 20 seconds on Nov. 21,

1998.

The Cambridge, Minn. native came to the ‘U’ as the nation’s

top high school recruit at 152 pounds in 1998 after finishing his

high school senior season with an unblemished 42-0 record. The

four-time Minnesota state champion finished his high school ca-

reer as the winningest high school wrestler in Minnesota history

with 210 prep victories.

Becker graduated in May of 2003 with a B.A. in an intercol-

lege program consisting of educational psychology and youth

studies.

Luke Becker assistant coach • sixth season


Support Staff

Former Golden Gopher Jared Lawrence enters his sixth year as a

member of the Golden Gopher wrestling staff and his third as the

strength coach.

One of just five Golden Gopher wrestlers to be a four-time All-

American, Lawrence won the 2002 NCAA Championship at 149

pounds. He ranks seventh in school history with a 130-23-0 career

record and 10th with 33 career pins. Lawrence was also a two-time

Big Ten Champion and recipient of the 2003 Big Ten Medal of Honor,

given annually to one male and female senior student-athlete of each

university who demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics.

He was part of a class that claimed three Big Ten Championships,

two NCAA Championships and a compiled a 72-8 dual meet record.

Lawrence graduated in May of 2003 with a B.A. in business and

marketing education and rhetoric.

JAREDLAWRENCEDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/STRENGTH

John Peterson has spent 13 years working with the Golden Go-

pher wrestling team. He meets weekly for voluntary Bible study

and encouragement with many of the wrestlers.

Peterson has been on staff with Athletes in Action since

1973. He spent 10 years working with athletes in Eastern Europe.

Peterson travels several times a year on ministry trips to Russia

and Mongolia. As a member of the U.S. Wrestling Coaches pool,

he has coached the U.S. team in Kraznoyarsk, Russia seven

times in the last ten years.

Peterson graduated fromWisconsin-Stout in 1971 with a de-

gree in Industrial Technology Education. He was a teammate of J

Robinson on the 1972 Olympic team where he won a silver medal

and was an Olympic Champion in 1976. He lives in Comstock,

Wis., with his wife, Nancy. They have five children and two grand-

children.

JOHNPETERSONPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tom Lamphere begins his 13th year working with the Golden Go-

pher wrestling team. Lamphere coordinates voluntary chapels

prior to meets. He meets weekly for Bible study with many of the

wrestlers and also works with the football and baseball programs.

Lamphere is on staff with Athletes in Action, working at the

University, as the Chaplain for the Minnesota Vikings, and he

leads an NFLCoaches minsitry along with Tony Dungy. He is also

active in bringing professional and collegiate athletes to conduct

sports clinics at local high schools.

Lamphere grew up in New Hope, Minn., and wrestled at the

U before competing internationally for Athletes in Action. He grad-

uated with majors in History and Physical Education.

Lamphere currently resides in Prior Lake, Minn., with his wife,

Jeannie. Tom and Jeannie have five children.

TOMLAMPHEREPERSONAL DEVELOPMENT


Mack Reiter joins the Golden Gopher staff this year and will serve as

director of marketing and promotions for the 2008-09 campaign.

Reiter joins the Minnesota staff as a three-time NCAA All-Amer-

ican and the owner of a 112-27-0 career record. With a 40-7-0 record

during his freshman season in 2004-05, Reiter is just one of just 11

wrestlers to win 40 matches in a single season in Minnesota history.

The Gilbertville, Iowa native also ranks among the Gophers’ all-time

leaders in career wins (112, 21st), career winning percentage (.806,

27th) and pins in a single season (15 in 2004-05, t7th). Named the Big

Ten’s Freshman of the Year following the 2004-05 season, Reiter cap-

tured his second consecutive All-American certificate as a sophomore

that capped off a 32-6 sophomore season. Reiter’s comeback senior

season in which defeated three ranked opponents to rally to his third

All-American accolade came on the heels of a junior season where a

knee injury limited him to just 18 matches.

Reiter graduated in May of 2008 with a B.A. in business and mar-

keting education..

MACKREITERMARKETING & PROMOTIONS

Cole Konrad enters his second season with the Gopher coaching

staff after one of the most prolific athletic careers in the history of

Minnesota sports. Before graduating in the spring of 2007, he be-

came the University’s fifth four-time All-American and won the

NCAA heavyweight crown both his junior and senior seasons. He

ended his collegiate career on a 76-match winning streak, the

longest in school history, and was named the 2006-07 Jesse

Owens Male Athlete of the Year, the highest honor awarded by the

Big Ten conference.

Currently, Konrad is attending graduate school at the Univer-

sity and is on track to recieve his Masters of Education in applied

kinesiology in December of 2008 .

COLEKONRADADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

A 2008 All-American, Manuel Rivera joins the Minnesota staff for

the 2008-09 season after a highly successful career as a Gopher

wrestler.

Rivera finished his career in Gold Country with a 113-39 career

mark, tyring him for 19th all-time in individual victories in program

history. The El Monte, Calif. native finshed 7th at 141 pounds at the

2008 NCAA Championships to cap off a 34-9 senior campaign that

included a runner-up finish at the Big Ten Championships and a

14-match winning streak to start the season. His 20-0 record in

duals during the Gophers 2006-07 NCAA Championship season

marked just the sixth time in history that a Gopher wrestler had at-

tained as many dual meet wins without a loss.

Rivera completed his bachelor of arts degree in psychology in

May of 2008.

MANUELRIVERAADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT


Support Staff


Robert Simon is beginning his second year as academic coun-selor for the Golden Gopher wrestling team, where he works di-rectly with the student-athletes to ensure their academic success.Simon’s primary role is advising student-athletes on course se-lection and progress toward degree.

Simon, originally from Eugene, Ore., is actively involved inthe field of student-athlete advising. A member of the NationalAssociation ofAcademicAdvisors forAthletics (N4A), Simon hasalready taken on leadership roles within the organization, in-cluding being named Co-Chair of the National Research Com-mittee. Prior to his time as a Gopher, Simon spent two yearsworking with North Carolina State University and their AcademicSupport Program for Student-Athletes.

Simon graduated with a bachelor’s degree from ArizonaState University in May 2000, and went on to obtain a Master’sDegree in Athletic Administration from St. Thomas University inSt. Paul in May 2005. Simon resides in Minneapolis with his fi-ancée, Laurie.

Rich Schlotfeldt enters his seventh season working with theGolden Gopher wrestling team as the athletic trainer.

Prior to coming to Minnesota, Schlotfeldt was the HeadAth-letic Trainer at Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio.

Schlotfeldt graduated from the University of Iowa in 1993and received his Master’s degree from the University of Oregonin 1995.

He currently resides in Andover, Minn., with his wife, Jen-nifer. The couple has three children: Connor, Eryn, Samuel.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF

AMANDA HOEHNMarketing

MIKE CHANDLERTicket Manager

DEAYNN BRAUSENWilliams Arena/SportsPavilion Asst. Manager

MIKE DALEWilliams Arena/Sports

Pavilion Manager

ANDY DUNNEvent Manager

DR. J. PATRICK SMITHTeam Physician

Orthopedics

ROBERTSIMONACADEMIC COUNSELOR

RICHSCHLOTFELDTATHLETIC TRAINER

Doug Vose is in his first season as athletic communicationsintern and will serve as primary media contact for the Gophersoccer, wrestling and softball programs.

A native of North Mankato, Minn., Vose earned a bache-lor of science in sport management from the Univeristy ofMinnesota in the spring of 2008. At Minnesota, he served asan undergraduate assistant with the athletic communicationsdepartment for two years.

Vose spent the summer of 2007 as a baseball operationsintern with Ripken Baseball, Inc. at the Ripken Baseball Acad-emy in Aberdeen, Md. He and his wife, Laura, reside in St.Paul.

DOUGVOSEATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

KEVIN CRITEREquipment

MARYCHRISTENSEN-WHITEEXECUTIVE OFFICE ASSISTANT

ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST

Mary Christensen-White enters her sixth year as the primary con-tact for the Golden Gopher wrestling program. She also worksclosely with the Take Down Club, playing a key role in coordinatingevents for the booster club and in the team’s scheduling, recruitingand special events.

In addition to her duties with the wrestling progam, Christensen-White also works with the Minnesota men’s and women’s tennisprograms. The daughter of a wrestling coach, she worked for Min-nesota USAWrestling prior to joining the Golden Gopher staff.

Married to Clarence White, she and her husband have onedaughter, Corrine.


Administration


Robert Bruininksuniversity president

Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on November 8, 2002.He has served the University for 40 years, formerly as a professor, dean, and executive vice president and provost.

For the past three years, Bruininks has overseen a transformative strategic positioning effort at the Univer-sity that has raised the bar considerably for the University’s academic profile, its service to students and the com-munity, and its stewardship of resources.

Already, the results of this intensive effort are visible. In the past academic year alone, the University has un-dertaken initiatives including:

• the adoption of aggressive new four-year graduation goals for each campus• the development of student learning and development outcomes that clearly outline what all University stu-dents should know and be able to do at graduation, regardless of academic program• the implementation of tuition reforms enabling many students to save significantly on the total cost of edu-cation• the revision of the faculty tenure and promotion code to better recognize and reward outstanding scholar-ship in all its forms"The University has undertaken significant reform in the context of an increasingly competitive global market

for resources, talent, and ideas," Bruininks said. "Our vision is to improve lives through the advancement of knowl-edge, and our strategic goal is aspirational, audacious, and, I believe, achievable: to become one of the top threepublic research universities in the world, with a deep and abiding cultural commitment to excellence in everythingwe do, across all our campuses, research and outreach centers, and offices statewide."

Students and AffordabilityInnovations in the University's student experience, such as expanded undergraduate research and study

abroad opportunities, a campus-wide Honors Program for the Twin Cities campus, and an increased emphasis onenhancing teaching and learning, have helped to fuel high student satisfaction rates, increased applications andenrollment, and significantly improved graduation rates. With more than 65,000 students enrolled system-wide—including more than 50,000 on the Twin Cities campus alone—the University of Minnesota is one of the nation'slargest.

Affordability for students here and at the University's four coordinate campuses remains a primary concernfor the Bruininks administration. Launched in 2005, the Founders Free Tuition Program now covers full cost of tu-ition and required fees for low-income, Pell-eligible Minnesota students statewide. Once fully implemented, theaward is expected to benefit 4,500 undergraduates across the University.

In addition, Bruininks has made student scholarships the University's top fundraising priority. The Promise forTomorrow scholarship drive reached its initial goal of $150 million in October 2006 and has now raised roughly $210million. Some 6,700 students received privately funded scholarships and fellowships last year; the University's newgoal is to help 10,000 students with privately raised financial assistance.

Leadership and ExperienceBruininks's career has centered on child and adolescent development and policy research, and strategic im-

provement in the fields of pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. Initially joining the University's fac-ulty as an assistant professor of educational psychology, he has authored or coauthored nearly 90 journal articlesand more than 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several standardized tests.

Both as a faculty member and as an administrator, Bruininks has worked to advance the public mission andresponsibilities of the University. He has been a leading advocate for responsible stewardship and reform in highereducation, including the strategic reorganization of University of Minnesota Extension and the colleges of Design;Education and Human Development; and Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences to better serve thestate, its citizens, and students. He has renewed the University's commitment to its responsibilities, fostering newopportunities for public engagement and economic development through initiatives including the Council On Pub-lic Engagement (COPE), the Outstanding Community Service Awards, the University Metropolitan Consortium, theCollege Readiness Consortium, and the Academic Corporate Relations Center (ACRC), as well as enhancing the

University's focus on issues of sustainability through re-search structures including the Initiative for RenewableEnergy and the Environment (IREE) and Institute on theEnvironment, and through numerous administrative initia-tives and reforms.

During his tenure at the University, Bruininks was in-strumental in founding the National Center on EducationalOutcomes, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Cen-ter on Community Living, and the Institute on CommunityIntegration. He has been honored with numerous awards,including the Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fel-lowship. He is president emeritus of the American Associ-ation on Mental Retardation and has been elected aFellow of the American Psychological Association and theAmerican Psychological Society. Nationally, he serves onthe J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, andchairs the board of the National Association of State Uni-versities and Land Grant Colleges; in Minnesota he servesas a member of the Itasca Project and the Minnesota Busi-ness Partnership.

In 2007, Bruininks joined the NCAA Division I Boardof Directors. He has also been instrumental in bringing BigTen football back to the Twin Cities campus with the con-struction of TCF Bank Stadium, slated to open in Fall2009. In addition to hosting home football games, the newstadium will provide a permanent home for the marchingband, an important new venue for University and commu-nity events, and a prominent public gateway to the Uni-versity’s broader mission of education, research and publicengagement.

Named Minnesotan of the Year by Minnesota Monthly in 2004, Bruininks regularly speaks on behalf of theUniversity of Minnesota in its important role as the state's major research university. After shepherding the Universitythrough a nearly 15 percent cut in state funding in 2003, he has helped renew the partnership between the stateand the University. With Bruininks as its chief advocate, the University has secured increased state funding for keyacademic priorities and capital projects each year since 2005.

In November 2005, Bruininks led a group of Minnesota educators to China as part of the governor's trade del-egation. In May 2006, he headed a delegation of University leaders to Norway to renew student exchange agree-ments and deepen research ties with that country’s leading universities, and in May 2007, he led a delegation toIceland to renew an historic 25-year agreement with the University of Iceland and expand upon it, particularly inthe health sciences.

Personal NotesPresident Bruininks earned his bachelor of arts degree from Western Michigan University, and his master of

arts and doctor of philosophy degrees from George Peabody College (now Vanderbilt University's Peabody Col-lege of Education and Human Development). He and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons andthree grandsons. In their free time, they enjoy riding American Saddlebred horses and spending time at their cabinon northern Minnesota's Gunflint Trail.

UNIVERSITYBOARD OF REGENTSChairPatricia Simmons

Vice ChairClyde Allen

BoardAnthony BaragaDallas BohnsackLinda CohenJohn FrobeniusVenora HungSteven HunterDean JohnsonDavid LarsonDavid MetzenMaureen Ramirez

PresidentRobert Bruininks

SecretaryAnn D. Cieslak

TreasurerRichard Pfutzenreuter


Administration


JoelMaturiathletics director

Entering his seventh year as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has transformed the GoldenGophers into a model NCAADivision I-A athletic department. A native of Chisholm, Minn., Maturi’s leadership, vision and ded-ication has helped Minnesota achieve four major goals thought almost unattainable prior to his arrival: a merged department,a balanced budget, broad-based athletic success and the dream of returning Golden Gopher football back to campus.

Hired on July 12, 2002, Maturi became the first athletic director of the merged men’s and women’s athletic departments.He inherited a department that was projected to be $31 million in debt by 20086, planned to eliminate three sports and couldonly dream of Gopher football returning to campus. Since then, Maturi has guided a department that has operated with a bal-anced budget, retained the three sports and in 2009 Gopher football will be playing in the on-campus TCF Bank Stadium.

Maturi’s tenure has been marked by continual athletic and academic success by his 25-sport department. His programshave accumulated four national championships, 24 Big Ten or WCHA regular season titles and five conference postseasoncrowns. Minnesota has also placed in the top 30 of the United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup final standing each yearof his term, including during the 2007-08 campaign that saw the Gophers claim three Big Ten titles, advance 16 sports to post-season competition, produce 225 academic all-conference selections and 19 academic all-district honorees.

The 2006-07 season was a banner year as well as wrestling won its third NCAA championship in the seven years. TheGopher wrestlers were also one of six teams to take home conference championships. The men’s swimming and diving teamwon its fifth Big Ten title in seven years and placed 10th at the NCAAChampionships. The men’s hockey team won theWCHAregular season and Final Five titles while the women’s indoor track and field team won its first Big Ten crown. Rowing alsowon its first Big Ten title and posted a program-best sixth place finish at the NCAAChampionships. Men’s golf added its thirdBig Ten title since 2002 and posted a strong ninth place finish at the NCAA Finals. The football team reached a bowl gamefor the fifth consecutive season with a bid to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz.

The Gopher athletic department finished 20th in the Director’s Cup in 2006-07, marking the 13th straight year that Min-nesota has placed in the top 25 of the rankings that chart overall athletic success among all NCAA Division I programs.

During the 2005-06 academic year, Maturi guided a department that produced 32All-Americans, four conference cham-pionships and 22 individual conference championships. Minnesota also produced 40 first-team All-Conference performers,five Academic All-Americans and 14 Academic All-District honorees. The Gopher wrestling and women’s hockey team eachfinished second in the nation, while men’s golf (3rd), women’s cross country (9th), men’s gymnastics (9th) and men’s swim-ming & diving (11th) added four more top-15 national finishes.

Wrestling, women’s gymnastics, men’s hockey and women’s track & field each won Big Ten Conference team titles. Over-all, 16 of the Gophers’ 25 sports finished in the top three of the conference during 2005-06, and 19 of the 25 teams advancedto NCAA postseason competition. The Gopher football team qualified for its fourth consecutive bowl game and sixth in thepast seven years with a trip to the Music City Bowl.

The department also was involved in hosting several Big Ten, WCHA and NCAAChampionships during the year, mostnotably the 2006 Division I Men’s Basketball Minneapolis Region Championship and the 2006 NCAAWomen’s Frozen Four.Women’s rowing had its highest finish ever at the Big Ten Championships, rowing to a second-place finish on Lake Phalenin St. Paul. The Baseline Tennis Center hosted the Big Ten men’s tennis championships for the first time, while Ridder andMariucci HockeyArenas hosted women’s and men’s WCHA first round competition, respectively. In March of 2007, Minnesotabecame the first school to ever host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Swimming & Diving Championships in con-secutive weeks. Across University Avenue, Williams Arena hosted the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball First and Sec-ond Rounds for the third time in four years.

In 2003-04, the women’s hockey team won the national title for the second straight season while three women’s pro-grams (women’s basketball, volleyball and women’s basketball) all reached their respective NCAA Final Fours. Volleyballmade the championship match and basketball qualified for its first national semifinal. The Gophers won four conference ti-tles in 2003-04 and two conference postseason titles. In Maturi’s first year as athletic director, Minnesota won five regular sea-son titles while the men’s hockey team won the WCHA Final Five and continued the momentum into the NCAA Tournamentwhere it won its second straight national championship.

Academically, the Gophers had 222 student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic status during the 2006-07 academicyear, the third most in the conference. During the past four seasons, the Gophers have placed 865 student-athletes on the con-ference’s all-academic team, the highest four-year total in school history. Over 50 percent of Gopher student-athletes maintaina grade point average of 3.0 or higher and 27 student-athletes have earnedAcademicAll-America status during Maturi’s tenure.During 2006-07, over 400 student-athletes maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, a record for the athletic department.

During the 2004-05 academic year, Maturi was instrumental in adding credibility to the Gopher stadium campaign bynegotiating a $35 million corporate sponsorship with TCF Bank for naming rights, the largest corporate sponsorship of its kindinvolving college football. Maturi’s efforts were even more legitimized in May 2006 when the Minnesota State Legislature ap-proved overwhelmingly to support the Gopher football return to campus. The bipartisan vote will allocate $137 million to the$288.5 million project.

In addition to TCF Bank Stadium, Maturi has been involved in numerous facility improvements the past few years, in-cluding upgrades during the 2005-06 academic year to the men’s and women’s basketball locker room and team arenas inWilliams Arena and the football training and equipment rooms in the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex. In March of 2007,Maturi oversaw the grand opening ceremony for a new boathouse that serves as the home of the women’s rowing programon the MIssissippi River.

And there’s more on the way. Minnesota is in the early stages of creating a new home for Golden Gopher baseball andis expected to unveil plans for the new stadium soon.

Maturi, 63, increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAAduring the past few years by being named to sev-

eral prominent committees, most notably the NCAA Division I Management Council. He has served as the ManagementCouncil’s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for the past year. Maturi is has also served asa member of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, and will chair this committee during the 2007-08 season.

Prior to his arrival, Maturi was the Director of Athletics at Miami University (Ohio). At Miami, Maturi was responsible forthe management and leadership of 19 sports programs, all support staffs and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season atMiami was an extremely successful one. The synchronized skating team won a national championship, the men’s basketballteam reached the NCAA Sweet 16, the volleyball team earned its first NCAATournament win, the men’s cross country teamadvanced to the NCAAmeet and the football team won 10 games against an impressive schedule. That year, six teams wonMid-American Conference titles while five coaches garnered Coach of the Year honors.

During his tenure at Miami, Maturi spearheaded fund-raising efforts for two important and necessary projects. In his finalyear, the Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center was opened and a new baseball field, McKie Fieldat Hayden Park, was dedicated. Maturi also made an impact on the campus and the community in Oxford, Ohio. He was arecipient of a Campus Impact Award, received an award from the Butler County Board of Mental Retardation & Develop-mental Disabilities for his efforts to help those in need, the Miami Alumni Association’s A.K. Morris Award for his service tothe Association and the Myrtis Powell Building Community Award. In addition, he chaired the Central Collegiate Hockey As-sociation (CCHA) executive council in 2001-02, and also served as the chair of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Com-mittee for Region 4 and was the liaison for the men’s basketball coaches in the MAC.

Prior to his time at Miami, Maturi served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Denver from 1996-98. At Denver,Maturi led the school’s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affiliation. Maturi alsoassisted in the planning and development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex.

Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From 1987-96, he worked at the University of Wisconsin. While there, he assistedin taking the financially challenged and struggling athletics program to profitability and success. From 1992-96, he was theAssociate Director of Athletics with direct responsibility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men’s andwomen’s cross country, men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field teams, as wellas the office of academic affairs. He also chaired the Department’s “Support” Program, a wellness program for student-ath-letes and staff. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in 1993.

Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administrator at Madison Edge-wood High School. He coached football, basketball, baseball and track and field, leading his teams to 10 state tournaments.Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.

Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in 1967. He also served on the support staffof Ara Parseghian’s first national championship team. He earned a master’s degree and certification for educational admin-istration from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1985.

Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three grown children, Mark, Katie and Anne.

REGINA SULLIVANSenior AssociateAthletics Director

ELIZABETH EULLSenior AssociateAthletics Director

DAVID CRUMAssociate Athletics

Director

TOM WISTRCILLSenior AssociateAthletics Director

PHIL ESTENAssociate Athletics

Director

SCOTT ELLISONAssociate Athletics

Director

MARC RYANAssociate Athletics

Director

LEO LEWISAssociate Athletics

Director

MARK NELSONDirector of McNamara Ac-

ademic Center

J.T. BRUETTDirector of Compliance


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133Senior/JuniorBloomington, Minnesota | Kennedy High School

Junior Jayson Ness makes the jump from 125 poundsto 133 pounds for the 2008-09 season after taking anenormous step forward in his second season of colle-giate varsity competition, establishing himself as one ofthe premier wrestlers in all of Division I. Despite seeinghis 36-match winning streak snapped by Indiana’s AngelEscobedo at the 2008 Big Ten Championships, Nessdominated throughout the season en route to a 39-2record, scoring bonus points in a whopping 30 (73 per-cent) of his matches, including 20 pins. Ness tied the Gophers’ all-timesingle-season pins mark of 20, originally set by former head assistantcoach (and former national champion) Marty Morgan in 1989-90. Nessheld the No. 1 national ranking at 125 pounds for the majority of theseason after beating 2007 NCAA champion Paul Donahue at the Na-tional Duals. Ness enters the 2008-09 season ranked No. 2 at 133pounds in preseason polls.

2007-08 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:Overall Record: 39-2Dual Meet Record: 21-0Big Ten Record: 8-0Pins: 20Major Decisions: 10Technical Falls: 0

Notes: Started season with six consecutive pins at Bison Open (11/10)andAuggie Open (11/17), including four in under two minutes • took firstat Bison Open at 125 pounds • wrestled Nebraska’s Paul Donahue at2007 NWCAAll-Star Classic in Eugene, Ore. (11/19), losing 5-2 • pickedup three dual meet wins at Northern Quad (11/24) in Rochester, Minn.,including two falls • defeated Iowa State’s Mark Kist at Williams Arenadual meet (12/2) • stormed through Southern Scuffle in Greensboro,N.C., pinning six consecutive opponents to win individual crown at 125pounds • pinned all 12 opponents he faced in tournament competitionduring regular season • earned third career Big Ten Wrestler of the Weekhonor for Southern Scuffle performance • was a perfect 4-0 at 2008 Na-tional Duals • beat then-No. 1 Donahue of Nebraska 6-4 in overtime atNational Duals, improving career record to 3-0 over the 2007 NCAAchamp in non-exhibition matches • wrestled at 133 pounds for first timein career on Jan. 20, beating SDSU’s Nick Kulseth 14-5 • was a perfect8-0 during Big Ten season with two pins and five major decisions • majordecisioned four straight ranked wrestlers from 2/1 through 2/19, includ-

ing 14-2 win over No. 3 Charlie Falck of Iowa (2/1) • outscored oppo-nents 138-28 during 17 non-fall matches in regular season • finishedsecond at Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis, beating No. 20 CollinCudd of Wisconsin and No. 8 Gabe Flores of Illinois before losing 3-2to Indiana’s Angel Escobedo in final • earned second All-American ac-colades with second place finish at NCAAs • tied former assistant coachMarty Morgan’s single-season pins record when he pinned Old Domin-ion’s James Nicholson in the NCAA quarters • won four matches atNCAAs before taking second place following a 10-3 loss to Indiana’sAngel Escobedo in the final.

2007-07 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:Overall Record: 40-5Dual Meet Record: 20-1Big Ten Record: 8-0Pins: 15Major Decisions: 9Technical Falls: 4

Notes: Boasted a 24-5 record against NCAA qualifiers, including a 16-5 mark against ranked opponents • strung together 22-match winningstreak, including first two matches of nationals • earned bonus points in14 of those 21 matches, accumulating nine pins, two tech falls and fivemajor decisions • tied for first on team in major decisions (9), was firstin wins (40) and pins (15), and second in tech falls (4) • also rankedsecond on the team with 83 points scored in dual meets • pinned firsttwo opponents at first NCAA Championships, also defeating Iowa’sCharlie Falck in the quarterfinals • earned first All-American honor bypinning Obenson Blanc of Lock Haven • cruised through the Big TenTournament with two pins and a major decision • pinned Illinois’ GabeFlores for the second time this season in the semifinals before earninghis second major decision over Falck to claim the title • earned Big TenWrestler of the Week honors for the second time of season on Feb. 21

JaysonNESS


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Two-Time NCAA All-American2007 Big Ten Champion

2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Ness’ Career StatisticsYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten Big Tens (place) NCAAs2005-06 redshirted

2006-07 40-5 (15) 20-1 8-0 3-0 (1st) 4-2 (5th)

2007-08 39-2 (20) 21-0 8-0 2-1 (2nd) 4-1 (2nd)

Career 79-7 (35) 41-1 16-0 5-1 8-3


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NESS AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS2007: First Seed; 3-0; First PlaceQuarterfinals: No. 8 Brandon Tucker (PUR) W, P, 2:11

Semifinals: No. 5 Gabe Flores (ILL) W, P, 4:22

Finals: No. 2 Charlie Falck (IOWA) W, M, 12-1

2008: First Seed; 2-1; Second PlaceQuarterfinals: No. 20 Collin Cudd (WIS) W, MD, 10-2

Semifinals: No. 8 Gabe Flores (ILL) W, D, 7-5

Finals: No. 3 Angel Escobedo (IND) L, D, 2-4

NESS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS2007: Fourth Seed; 4-2; Fifth PlaceFirst Round: Taylor Cummings (NCSU) W, P, 2:28

Second Round: Tyler Shinn (OSU) W, P, 4:17

Quarterfinals: No. 5 Charlie Falck (IOWA) W, 3-0

Semifinals: No. 1 Sam Hazewinkel (OU) L, M, 10-0

Consolation: No. 7 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) L, 7-3

Fifth Place: No. 9 Obenson Blanc (Lock Haven) W, P, 1:00

2008: Second Seed; 4-1; Second PlaceFirst Round: Marcos Orozo (UC-Daves) W, P, 1:17

Second Round: Luke Smith (Central Michigan) W, MD, 9-0

Quarterfinals: No. 10 James Nicholson (Old Dominion) W, P, 4:04

Semifinals: No. 3 Paul Donahue (Nebraska) W, D, 4-3

Finals: No. 1 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) L, D, 3-10NESS BY THE NUMBERSCareer Record:79-7Dual Meet Record:41-1Big Ten Record:16-0Pins For / Against:35 / 0Majors For / Against:19 / 1Technical Falls For / Against:4 / 0Team Points For / Against:175 / 3Shutouts For / Against:7 / 2Matches Decided by 2 pts or less:4-1In Overtime:1-0Consecutive Wins:36 (3/16/07-3/9/08)Consecutive Pins:6 (11/10/07-11/17/07 and 12/29/07)Fastest Pin:0:41 vs. Jeremy Adams, VMI (12/29/07)Most Points:21 vs. Jeff Oldham, Maryland(12/29/06)21 vs. Tony Mustari, No. Colorado(12/1/06)

• shut out Falck, one of Iowa’s hottest wrestlers, for an 8-0 major decision in the regularseason finale (2/18) • pinned two top-five opponents during the regular season – No. 5Flores (2/4) and No. 2 Mark McKnight of Penn State (1/21) • defeated three ranked op-ponents to help Minnesota win its second straight National Duals title • took third placeat the Southern Scuffle (12/29-30) with a 6-1 record, including a 12-1 major decision overNo. 5 Obe Blanc of Lock Haven • only loss of the tournament came to No. 2 Troy Nick-erson of Cornell • was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Dec. 12 following Min-nesota victories over then-top ranked Oklahoma State and No. 7 Iowa State • first dualmeet victory of his career came against No. 9 Luke Smith of Central Michigan (11/25).

2005-06:Redshirted • compiled a 19-4 overall record, including an 11-2 mark at 125 and an 8-2record at 133 pounds • had seven pins and four major decisions • took third place with a4-1 record at 125 pounds at the Bison Open (11/12) • his only loss came against team-mate Andrew Domingues • posted a 4-2 record at 133 pounds to claim fifth place at theUNI Open (12/3) • cruised to the 125-pound title at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/7) witha major decision and two pins.

HIGH SCHOOL:A graduate of Bloomington Kennedy High School • head coach was Charles Vavrosky •four-year letterwinner • two-time Minnesota state champion • had a 161-14 career record,including a 45-0 mark as a senior • recorded 124 falls as a prep, including 39 as a sen-ior • asics, USAWrestling, NHSCA, and Wrestling USAMagazineAll-American • four-timeGreco state champion • four-time Junior Freestyle state champion • Cadet Freestyle Na-tional Champion • Junior Greco National Champion • member of Junior Greco nationalchampionship team • two-time NHSCAAcademic All-American • academic all-state andall-conference honoree • five-year letterwinner on the cross country team.

PERSONAL:Technical education major • lists hunting and fishing as hobbies • named 2007-08 Min-nesota Athletics Male Athlete of the Year • son of Jay and Sally Ness • born April 26,1987.

157/165Senior/SeniorPark Rapids, Minnesota | Park Rapids High School

After a solid 2007-08 regular season, Safratowich willlook to continue to be a strong contributor in the Go-phers’ starting lineup at 165 pounds as a senior. ThePark Rapids, Minn. native posted a solid 13-2 record indual meet competition last season, including a 7-1 markduring the Big Ten season. Despite qualifying for na-tionals as a sophomore and finishing one win shy of All-American status, Safratowich began the 2007-08 as theGophers’ backup at both 157 and 165 pounds. But amid-season injury to redshirt freshman Scott Glasserthrust Safratowich back into a starting role, and he made the most of theopportunity. Safratowich was one of Minnesota’s most consistentwrestlers over the last two months of the regular season and won a ca-reer-best 26 matches during the regular season. He lived up to his rep-utation as a “giant killer” again – after beating six ranked opponentsduring his sophomore campaign, “Saf” beat two top-10 foes last seasonin Oklahoma State’s No. 5 Jake Dieffenbach and No. 8 Colt Sponsellerof Ohio State. Safratowich was ranked as high as No. 11 in the USAToday/InterMat/NWCA rankings last season.

2006-07 • JUNIOR SEASON:Overall Record: 28-10Dual Meet Record: 13-2Big Ten Record: 7-1Pins: 4Major Decisions: 8Technical Falls: 1

Notes: Began season ranked No. 7 at 165 pounds according to USAToday/InterMat/NWCA poll • went 3-1 at Bison Open (11/10) • took fifthat Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) with 5-2 record • picked up 16-1 techfall win over Devan Velasquez of Cal-State Fullerton on 12/8 • went 6-2 and placed fifth at Southern Scuffle (12/29-12/30) • defeated bothDonnie Jones of West Virginia and Central Michigan’s Steve Brown(1/12) at National Duals • nearly pulled off dramatic third-period upsetof Michigan’s No. 3 Eric Tannenbaum on Jan. 26 • held off Iowa’s JakeKerr in 4-3 win (2/1) • stunned No. 5 Jake Dieffenbach of OklahomaState in overtime Feb. 3, earning takedown and three-point nearfall 50seconds into sudden victory period • pinned Northwestern’s DominicMarella in 3:15 in Evansville, Ill. (2/9) • capped regular season with dra-matic 4-2 win over No. 8 Colt Sponseller of Ohio State, preserving earlylead in scoreless final period • Went 2-3 at Big Ten championships in

Minneapolis, earning 8th place finish.


Notes: Compiled a 32-14 overall record on the year • eight of his lossescame against ranked opponents • was 6-4 against NCAA qualifiers at165 pounds • knocked off five of the last eight ranked opponents he hasfaced • was inserted into the starting lineup at 165 for the last six dualmeets • posted a 5-1 record at 165, including 4-1 in the Big Ten duringthe regular season • spent the first half of the season wrestling at 157in place of an injured C.P. Schlatter • was 20-10 overall at 157 • won hislast four matches at the Big Ten Championships to take third place •suffered his only loss of the tournament in a narrow 6-4 overtime deci-sion against Purdue’s Justin Fraga • rebounded to avenge his loss toFraga by defeating him in the third-place match • knocked off No. 16Max Dean of Indiana, 10-4 (2/2) • followed it up with a 4-0 shutout of No.13 Roger Smith-Bergrsrud of Illinois two days later (2/4) • upset No. 2Brian Stith of Arizona State with a 4-3 decision (1/2) • went 4-3 at theSouthern Scuffle (12/29-30) for eighth place • earned the first dual meetwin of his career with an 18-3 tech fall over Jimmy Pepper of American(11/25) • posted a 6-2 record to claim fifth place at the Kaufman-BrandOpen (11/18) • won four of five matches to take third place at the BisonOpen (11/11).

2005-06 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Finished the year with a 16-9 overall record • recorded four pins and

TylerSAFRATOWICH

2007 NCAA Qualifier

Safratowich’s Career StatisticsYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten Big Tens (place) NCAAs2004-05 redshirted

2005-06 16-9 (4) 0-3 0-2

2006-07 32-14 (7) 8-4 4-1 5-1 (1st) 2-2

2007-08 28-10(4) 13-2 7-1 2-3 (8th)

Career 76-33 (14) 21-11 11-4 7-4 2-2


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SAFRATOWICH AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS2007: Third Seed; 5-1; Third PlaceFirst Round: Greg Hagel (NU) W, 14-7Quarterfinals: No. 6 Justin Fraga (PUR) L, 4-6, SV1Consolation: Jake Donar (WIS) W, 6-5Consolation: No. 7 Dave Rella (PSU) W, 9-6Third Place: No. 6 Justin Fraga (PUR) W, 7-5

2008: Third Seed; 2-3; Eighth PlaceFirst Round: Luke Manuel (PUR) W, MD, 13-5Quarterfinals: No. 15 Matt Coughlin (IND) L, 4-6Consolation: Dominic Marella (PUR) W, P, 5:48Consolation: Dave Rella (PSU) L, 4-5Seventh Place: Jake Donar (WIS) L, P, 6:14

SAFRATOWICH AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS2007: 2-2First Round: No. 8 Steve Anceravage (Cornell) W, 8-4Second Round: No. 9 Matt Pell (Missouri) L, MD, 3-15Consolation: Eric Decker (Virginia Tech) W, P, 4:30Consolation: No. 11 Patrick Pitsch (ASU) L, 4-7

SAFRATOWICHBY THE NUMBERSCareer Record:76-33Dual Meet Record:21-11Big Ten Record:11-4Pins For / Against:15 / 2Majors For / Against:19 / 7Technical Falls For / Against:2 / 0Team Points For / Against:72 / 30Shutouts For / Against:6 / 1Matches Decided by 2 pts or less:8-5In Overtime:1-1Consecutive Wins:9 (1/26 - 3/7/08)Consecutive Pins:2 (three times, last, 1/27/07)Fastest Pin:0:39 vs. Luke Stenoien, NDSU(11/12/05)Most Points:18 vs. Jimmy Pepper, American(11/25/06)

five major decisions • went 5-2 at the Bison Open (11/12) for fifth place • finished witha 3-2 record at the Kaufman-Brand Open (11/19) • was eliminated by teammateManuel Rivera • competed in three dual meets, filling in for Rivera • went 6-2 at theUNI Open (12/3) to claim fifth place • claimed the title at the Flash Flanagan Open(1/7) with a 4-0 record • made his dual meet debut against Iowa State at the Na-tional Duals (1/14) • made his Big Ten debut filling in for Dustin Schlatter at 149pounds at Ohio State (1/27) • filled in for Rivera at No. 3 Michigan (2/17) • U of Mscholar athlete • earned his first letter.

2004-05: REDSHIRTED:Compiled a 17-6 overall record • posted a 10-5 record at 141 pounds • was 7-1 at149 • had four pins and two major decisions • placed fourth at 141 pounds with a 4-2 record at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/20) • earned third place with a 3-1 record at theDragon Open (12/5) • finished third with a 3-1 record at the Flash Flanagan Open(1/8) • placed first with a 4-0 record at the North Country Open (2/5) • named MostOutstanding Wrestler at the FILA Junior Greco-Roman National Championships •went 4-0 en route to the title at 66kg • member of the U.S. World Team at the FILAWorld Championships in Vilnius, Lithuania • U of M Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL:A graduate of Park Rapids High School • high school coach was Matt Clark • five-year letterwinner • three-time Minnesota state champion • school’s all-time leader witha career record of 146-27 • went 39-4 as a sophomore to win his first state title •was 39-1 as a junior and claimed his second state championship • was 41-1 as a sen-ior and earned his third-straight title • his 41 wins are a school record • Cadet andJunior National All-American • 2001 Minnesota Cadet champion in both Greco andfreestyle and finished second in Greco at nationals • 2002 Minnesota Junior Grecochampion and Junior Freestyle runner-up • finished third at the 2003 Northern PlainsRegional Junior tournament in both Greco and freestyle • two-year letterwinner onthe cross country team.

PERSONAL:Construction management major • son of Joe and Sherry Safratowich • born No-vember 26, 1985.

157Senior/SeniorMassillion, Ohio | St. Paris Graham High School

Dustin Schlatter missed a large portion of the 2007-08regular season with a nagging hamstring injury he ag-gravated at the Southern Scuffle in December, but theMassilon, Ohio native came back to earn his third con-secutive All-American accolade. The 2006 NCAAcham-pion at 149 pounds is ranked sixth nationally at 157pounds in early 2008-09 preseason polls.

Schlatter is currently tied for third in Gopher history witha .935 career winning percentage and a 100-7 careerrecord, but was limited to just 17 regular season matches in 2007-08due to the injury. He advanced to the championship match of the Big TenChampionships against Iowa’s Brent Metcalf and held the lead beforesuffering a late takedown in the 5-3 Metcalf win. At the NCAA Champ-sionships in St. Louis, Schlatter rallied for a seventh place finish for histhird consecutive All-American honor. After following his older brotherC.P. Schlatter to Minnesota in 2005, Schlatter has accumulated one ofhte most impressive collegiate wrestling resumes in the country overthe past three years. This season, Schlatter seeks to become the sixthfour-time All-American in Minnesota wrestling history.

Schlatter burst onto the national wrestling scene as a freshman in 2005-06. Schlatter caught the eyes of wrestling fans nationwide when he de-feated three opponents ranked in the top five nationally at the NationalDuals after entering the season unranked. During his freshman cam-paign, Schlatter racked up 42 wins on his way to a national title. As asophomore, Schlatter put together a 65-match unbeaten streak thatended when he was defeated by eventual champion Gregor Gillespie insemifinal round of the NCAA Championships.

2007-08 • JUNIOR SEASON:Overall Record: 21-5Dual Meet Record: 7-1Big Ten Record: 2-1Pins: 2Major Decisions: 6Technical Falls: 2

Notes: Started season ranked No. 1 nationally in every preseason poll• was an undefeated 4-0 at the Bison Open (11/10), pinning two oppo-nents and winning two matches a combined 25-6 • was Minnesota’slone winner at the 2007 NWCA All-Star Classic in Eugene, Ore., de-

feating Michigan’s Josh Churella 3-2 (11/19) • went 3-0 with two techfalls and a major decision at Northern Quad (11/24) • beat Iowa State’s16th-ranked Mitch Mueller 8-1 during dual meet at WilliamsArena (12/2)• followed that with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Jordan Burroughs of Nebraska(12/6) • after injuring hamstring, lost to Boston University’s Mike Robertsin finals at the Southern Scuffle (12/30) • missed over six weeks of com-petition due to injury • came back from layoff to defeat Illinois’ GrantPaswall (2/17) and Wisconsin’s Kendall Vogel (2/19) • currently rankedNo. 2 in USA Today/InterMat/NWCA poll • cruised to championshipmatch at Big Tens with 8-1 win over Indiana’s Kurt Kinser and 8-0 majordecision over Purdue’s Jake Patacsil in opening rounds • met formerfour-time Michigan high school champion Brent Metcalf for first time inthree years at Big Ten final (3/9), losing 5-3.


Notes: Earned second All-American award with third place finish atNCAA Championshis • posted 11 shutouts on the season and held 20of his 38 opponents to one point or fewer • led the team with nine techfalls, seven of which came in dual meets • also has two pins and twomajor decisions on the year • was 13-1 against ranked opponents, withseven victories over top 10 wrestlers • ranked tied for third on the teamwith 78 points scored in dual meets • captured his second straight con-ference title with three victories over ranked opponents • defeated No.3 Josh Churella of Michigan, 3-2, in the finals • posted back-to-backtech falls in wins over Big Ten foes Illinois and Michigan State (2/4-9) •scored a career-high 22 points in his win over MSU’s Tim Hammer •

DustinSCHLATTER

Three-Time All-American2006 NCAA Champion

Two-Time Big Ten Champion2006 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Schlatter’s Career StatisticsYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten Big Tens (place) NCAAs2005-06 42-1 (5) 19-1 7-0 3-0 (1st) 5-0 (1st)

2006-07 37-1 (2) 20-0 7-0 3-0 (1st) 5-1 (3rd)

2007-08 21-5 (2) 7-1 2-1 2-1 (2nd) 4-2 (7th)

Career 100-7 (9) 46-2 16-1 8-1 14-3


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went 4-0 at the National Duals to help Minnesota to its second straight title • took firstplace at the Southern Scuffle (12/29-30) with a 5-0 record • shut out three straight oppo-nents from Nov. 25-Dec. 6 by identical 15-0 margins • defeated No. 2 Matt Storniolo, 3-0, at the NWCAAll-Star Classic (11/20) • took the title at the season-opening Bison Open(11/11).

2005-06 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Overall Record: 42-1Dual Meet Record: 19-1Big Ten Record: 7-0Pins: 5Major Decisions: 14Technical Falls: 10

Notes: National Champion at 149 pounds and collected his first All-American honors •Only the fourth Golden Gopher to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors • was 15-1against ranked opponents • earned bonus points in 28 of his 42 wins • had a team-best10 technical falls • also led the team with 14 major decisions • outscored his opponents65-3 during the dual meet season • won the Big Ten title with three straight wins, includ-ing two by major decision • began the season with two majors, three technical falls andfour pins in his first nine matches • four pins all occurred less than two minutes into thematch • claimed titles at the Bison and Kaufman-Brand Opens (11/12-19) • suffered onlyloss of the year against then-No. 7 Mark DiSalvo of Central Michigan, 1-0 (11/26) • earnedhis first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL:A graduate of Massillon Perry High School • NHSCA National High School Wrestler ofthe Year • Asics National High School Wrestler of the Year • four-time Asics All-Americanand two-time first-teamAll-American • four-time Ohio state champion • had a 154-4 over-all record as a prep • Senior National Champion • two-time Junior National Champion •three-time FILA Cadet National Champion • two-time FILA Cadet Outstanding Wrestler •had a 56-0 career record at Cadet and Junior national championships • earned DaveSchultz Excellence Award • NHSCA Academic All-American • OHSCAA Academic All-State.

PERSONAL:Majoring in communication studies • son of Pat and Joyce Schlatter • born May 15, 1986.


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SCHLATTER AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS2008: Third Seed; 3-0; Second PlaceQuarterfinals: Kurt Kinser (IND) W, 8-1Semifinals: No. 10 Jake Patacsil (PSU) W, MD, 8-0Finals: No. 1 Brent Metcalf (IOWA) L, 5-3

2007: First Seed; 3-0; First PlaceQuarterfinals: No. 8 Matt Couglin (IND) W, 6-0Semifinals: No. 5 Tyler Turner (WIS) W, 4-0Finals: No. 2 Josh Churella (MICH) W, 3-2

2006: First Seed; 3-0; First PlaceQuarterfinals: No. 8 Darren McKnight (MSU) W, M, 17-3Semifinals: No. 4 J Jaggers (OSU) W, 4-1Finals: Troy Tirapelle (ILL) W, M, 14-0

SCHLATTER AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS2008: Second Seed; 4-2; Seventh PlaceFirst Round: Adam Hall (Boise State) W, 5-3Second Round: Mitch Mueller (Iowa State) W, 6-2Quarterfinals: No. 7 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) L, 4-1Consolation: No. 8 Jake Patacsil (Purdue) W, 4-1Consolation: No. 3 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) L, 3-2Seventh Place: No. 9 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) W, 3-2

2007: First Seed; 5-1; Third PlaceFirst Round: Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska) W, 3-2Second Round: Matt Moley (Bloomsburg) W, 5-1Quarterfinals: Tyler Turner (Wisconsin) W, 6-3Semifinals: No. 5 Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro) L, 3-2Consolation: No. 6 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) W, 5-4Third Place: No. 10 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) W, 1-0

2006: First Seed; 5-0; First PlaceFirst Round: Anthony Baza (CS Bakersfield) W, M, 8-0Second Round: Ryan Osgood (Northern Iowa) W, M, 14-1Quarterfinals: No. 5 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) W, M, 8-0Semifinals: No. 4 Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma) W, 5-1Finals: No. 2 Ty Eustice (Iowa) W, 4-0

SCHLATTERBY THE NUMBERSCareer Record:100-7Dual Meet Record:46-2Big Ten Record:16-1Pins For / Against:7 / 1Majors For / Against:22 / 0Technical Falls For / Against:21 / 0Team Points For / Against:170 / 9Shutouts For / Against:26 / 1Matches Decided by 2 pts or less:17-3In Overtime:0-0Consecutive Wins:65 (11/26/05-3/16/07)Consecutive Pins:2 (three times, last 11/10/07)Fastest Pin:0:37 vs. Jared Berman, ICCC(11/19/05),0:37 vs. Dustin Warner, Unattached(11/10/07)Most Points:22 vs. Tim Hammer, Mich. State(2/9/07)

HWTJunior/SophomoreHayward, Minn. | Albert Lea High School

Ben Berhow took over the reigns at heavyweight last season fromdeparted two-time national champion Cole Konrad and showedflashes of excellence in his first official collegiate season. As a red-shirt freshman out of Hayward, Minn., Berhow was the Gophers’starter for 13 of their 21 dual meets and all eight Big Ten duals.Berhow wrestled ranked heavyweights 11 times last season, andwhile he has yet to gain a signature win, Berhow was more thancompetitive in nearly every match.

Berhow has participated in seven matches with ranked wrestlers that weredecided by three points or less a year ago. He defeated Penn State’s JohnLaboranti and Purdue’s Chris Kasten in the consolation bracket of the Big TenChampionships to qualify for his first-ever NCAA Tournament. His two wins inBig Ten duals came in matches against Kasten and Michigan’s Matt Guhn.

As one of four returning starters from last season’s starting lineup, the Go-phers will lean on Berhow to take another step this season. Berhow is the18th-ranked heavyweight in the USA Today/InterMat/NWCA preseason poll.

2007-08 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:Overall Record: 17-21Dual Meet Record: 5-8Big Ten Record: 2-6Pins: 3Major Decisions: 1Technical Falls: 1

Notes: Finished regular season with three pins, a major decision and a techfall • started 13 dual meets as a redshirt freshman, including eight in Big Tencompetition • pinned NDSU’s Justin Lagosh at Northern Quad (11/24) in 3:55• narrowly lost to No. 5 David Zabriske of Iowa State during Williams Arenadual meet (12/2) • lost by only one point (6-5) to No. 14 Jon May of Nebraska• shut-out Michigan starter Chad Bleske 5-0 at National Duals (1/13) • won 11-0 major decision against Purdue’s Chris Kasten (2/11) during Gophers’ dualmeet win • five of last six opponents regular season opponents were ranked,including four top-10 wrestlers • beat Penn State’s John Laboranti and Pur-due’s Kasten before qualifying for first-ever NCAA Championships with asixth-place finish at first-ever Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis • went 1-2 at 2008 NCAA Championships, defeating Army’s Nathan Thobaben in theconsolation round.

2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Went a perfect 8-0 in three early season open competitions as a heavyweight

• had two pins • crowned co-champion with perfect 3-0 record at Bison Open(11/11) with fellow Gopher heavyweight freshman Joe Nord • won first twodecisions at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/18) before being forced to forfeit finalthree matches due to medical reasons • co-champion again at WorthingtonOpen (1/20) with Nord, posting 3-0 record, including one pin.

HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Albert Lea High School • head coach was Larry Goodna-ture • was the eighth-ranked heavyweight in the country according to InterMat• asics Honorable Mention All-American as a senior • two-time all-state se-lection • 2006 Minnesota State Champion at 285 pounds • compiled a 47-2overall record on the season • finished second in state as a junior • three sportall-conference performer in high school • also competed in football and base-ball • participated in the MSHSLAll-Star Football Game last June.

PERSONAL:Majoring in history • son of Brian and Nancy Berhow • born June 9, 1988 • en-joys hunting and fishing during his time away from the mat.

BenBERHOW

2007 NCAA Qualifier

Berhow’s Career StatisticsYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten Big Tens (place) NCAAs2006-07 redshirted

2007-08 17-21 (3) 5-8 2-6 2-3 (6th) 1-2

Career 17-21 (3) 5-8 2-6 2-3 (6th) 1-2


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BERHOWBY THE NUMBERSCareer Record:17-21Dual Meet Record:5-8Big Ten Record:2-6Pins For / Against:3 / 0Majors For / Against:1 / 2Technical Falls For / Against:1 / 0Team Points For / Against:12 / 23Shutouts For / Against:2 / 0Matches Decided by 2 pts or less:3-9In Overtime:1-1Consecutive Wins:4 (1/5/08-1/25/08)Consecutive Pins:1Fastest Pin:1:55 vs. Tim Richards, MSU-Moor-head (11/10/07)Most Points:18 vs. William Steinmetz, NDSU(11/10/07)

BERHOW AT THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS2008: Eighth Seed; 2-3; Sixth PlaceFirst Round: Nathan Everhart (IND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 9-7

Consolation: John Laboranti (PSU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 7-3

Consolation: Chris Kasten (Purdue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 4-1

Consolation: No. 6 Matt Fields (IOWA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 4-1

Fifth Place: No. 13 John Wise (ILL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L, 4-1

BERHOW AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS2008: Unseeded; 1-2First Round: No. 9 Jermail Porter (Kent State) . . . . . . . L, 8-6

Consolation: Nathan Thobaben (Army) . . . . . . . . . . . W, 10-7

Consolation: Dustin Rogers (West Virginia) . . . . . . . . . L, 7-4


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ThaneANTCZAK

125FreshmanPrairie Farm, Wis.Prairie Farm High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Prairie Farm High School • two-time state champion •team finished second at state tournament • Boasted a prep careermark of 171-11 • integral part of three Lakeland Conference cham-pionships for Prairie Farm during prep career • Three-time LakelandConference champion • Three-time CrossFace All-Academic hon-oree • Two-time NHSCA All-Academic • Prairie Farm high schoolclass salutatorian • earned eight high school letters; four each inwrestling and baseball.

PERSONAL:Plans to major in chemical engineering • son of Tony and SuzieAntczak • siblings are Cassie (26) and Kade (14) • lists his mostmemorable sports thrill as winning his first state championship • bornMay 18, 1990.

StevenAVALOS

125FreshmanMundelein, Ill.Mundelein High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Mundelein High Schoo • accumulated a 98-51 recordduring prep career • Two-time All-North Suburban Conference hon-oree • finished 5th as a junior and 3rd as a senior at North SuburbanConference meet • also lettered in football and track & field.

PERSONAL:Plans to major in accounting and marketing • son of Jesus and MaryAvalos • brother Adam (18) wrestles at Wisconsin-Parkside, whileolder brother Michael (21) wrestles for Harper College • Born Sept.20, 1989.

GordonBIERSCHENK

197JuniorWaynesville, Mo.Waynesville High School

Gordon Bierschenk returns to Minnesota after serving a tour of dutyin Iraq. Bierschenk will wrestle as a redshirt junior this winter andlooks to compete for a spot in the starting lineup at 197 pounds.

2003-04: REDSHIRTED: Posted a 3-4 record at 165 pounds • hadone major decision • went 1-2 at the Harold Nichols Open • posteda 2-2 record at the Flash Flanagan Open • U of M Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL:Graduate of Waynesville High School • high school coach was JeffDavis • led team to a pair of conference championships during hisjunior and senior seasons • Academic All-Conference and All-Areaselection • second-team Academic All-State selection • participatedin AP United States History • also lettered in cross country, footballand baseball.

PERSONAL:Physiology major • lists the ROTC and computer games as hobbies• son of Gordon and Gretchen Bierschenk • born March 25, 1985.

RyanBLAKE

141Redshirt FreshmanChicago, Ill.Masist High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTEDCompiled 11-13 record in seven open tournaments during his redshirtseason • his 1-1 showing at Dakronics Open (11/3) included his firstwin as a Gopher, a 5-0 victory over Zachary Mullins (Briar Cliff Col-lege) • recorded first career pin in 3:01 in victory over Gus Lee atBison Open (11/10) • Went 1-2 at Kaufman-Brand Open, includingtech. fall victory over Iowa Central’s Chris Brown • Finished with 1-2record at both Huskey Open (12/8) and Flash Flanagan tournament(1/5) • Went 2-2 at Worthington Open (1/19) • finished redshirt sea-son with 4-2 showing at North Country Open that included his fourthpin of the season in a match against South Dakota State’s TylerChicoine (2/9).

HIGH SCHOOL:Hails from Chicago, Ill. and attended Marist High School • state place-winner capped senior year by leading Marist to a conference andsection titles with a perfect 7-0 dual meet record (20-3 overall) • two-time conference champion and 2007 section champ • owns highschool record for most escapes • led high school squad to back-to-back team wins at Mahomet-Seymour Invitational Tournament • four-year starter and letterwinner • Most Outstanding Career Awardwinner as senior • honor roll student.

PERSONAL:Undecided on major • son of Francis and Peggy Blake • brother Raywrestled at Stanford from 2001-2006 and holds school’s single-sea-son victory record (41) • Chicago White Sox fan lists watching base-ball among interests • born October 10, 1988.

AtticusDISNEY

HWTFreshmanAndover, Kan.Shawnee Heights High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Shawnee Heights High School • Three-time Kansasstate champion at heavyweight • Tabbed 10th best high schoolheavyweight by Amateur Wrestling News • ranked 11th by InterMatat heavyweight among 2008 preps • four-time All-Wichita Area se-lection • three-time all-state honoree • named USA Wrestling All-American 2006, 2007 and 2008 • earned 10 high school letters whilecompeting in wrestling (4), football (4) and track (2).

PERSONAL:Son of Barry and Jeanne Disney • has two sisters, Emily (20) andHayley (13) • undecided on possible major • Born April 26, 1990.

DannyDULKIN

141FreshmanWest Bloomfield, Mich.Andover High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Andover High School • tallied 20 pins during seniorseason • All-Conference and All-Area selection in 2008 • compiled34-14 record over final two prep seasons • led team to second placefinish at District Tournament • competes internationally and is a Michi-gan state champion table tennis player • collected three wrestling let-ters • also lettered two years in soccer.

PERSONAL:Father, Jerry, wrestled at Northern Illinois • mother, Sabra, was alsoa Division I athlete, competing on the Colorado State rugby team •has one sister, Sara (23) • plans to major in nutrition • born March 23,1990.


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BrentEIDENSCHINK

184JuniorDetroit Lakes, Minn.Detroit Lakes High School

Eidenschink was one of two U.S. wrestlers to win gold medals in bothfreestyle and Greco-Roman disciplines at the Pan American JuniorWrestling Championships in Cuenca, Ecuador this summer. Eiden-schink was both his Pan Am crowns competing at 96 kg/211.5 lbs.

The three-time all state selection out of Detroit Lakes, Minn. recordedpins in three of his 10 matches as a sophomore on his way to a 7-3record. After compiling a 17-14 record over his first two years, Ei-denschink will compete for the starting spot at 184 pounds as a jun-ior for the Gophers.

2007-08 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:Spun a 7-3 record while competing in four tournaments as a sopho-more • went 1-1 at Bison Open (11/10) while splitting matches withGopher teammates Justin Bronson and Christopher McPhail • fin-ished with 1-2 record at Kaufman-Brand Open • pinned Erik Rog-ness of St. Cloud State (5:25) and Dan Manley of Augsberg (4:30) inhis only two matches at Worthington Open ( 1/19) • Won all three ofhis matches en route to a second place finish at North Country Tour-nament (2/9) • went 3-1 in four matches that were decided by a sin-gle point • seven of his 10 matches were decided by three points orless • ended his season on a five-match winning streak that includedthree pins.

2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON:A rare freshman under head coach J Robinson that did not redshirt• finished with an overall record of 10-11 in three tournaments, theNational Duals and four Big Ten duals • took second place at BisonOpen (11/11), winning first three matches (including one pin) beforefalling to NDSU’s Jake Bryce in the finals • went 4-2 and finished infourth place at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/18), notching two pins anda major decision • went 2-2 at Husky Open (12/9) • earned first dualmeet win in first career varsity match, topping Cornell’s Carl Landersat National Duals (1/13) 3-2 • avoided allowing bonus points in matchwith top-ranked Max Askren of Missouri at National Duals, helpingGophers gain the team title • wrestled against six top-20 wrestlers at197 pounds, including top-rankedAskren and third-ranked Phil Davis(Penn State) • finished with five pins and a major decision on theseason • earned first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL:A2006 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School • head coach was RobUllyott • three-time all-state selection • high school’s all-time careerleader in wins (165) and pins (97) • also holds the single seasonrecords with 46 wins and 25 pins • four-time Cadet All-American •three-time junior Greco-Roman and Freestyle All-American • also afive-time letterwinner in football and track • NHSCA Academic All-American • two-time Guillotine and MSHSLAcademicAll-State • four-time Academic Excellence award winner.

PERSONAL:Business marketing and education major with minor in management• son of Dean and Sue Eidenschink • born January 11, 1988.

EIDENSCHINK’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2006-07 10-11 (5) 1-6 0-4

2007-08 7-3 (3) - -

Career 17-14 (8) 1-6 0-4

AustinENOCH

141FreshmanRedmond, Ore.Redmond High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Redmond High School • Three-time Oregon statechampion • State runner-up in 2005 • Four-time All-State selection •Three-time All-American honoree • accomplished Greco-Romanwrestler who placed first in his weight class at the national level in2004, finished third in 2005 and took second in 2006 • nine-time re-gional champion in various disciplines • also lettered in cross coun-try (1), cheerleading (3) and track (2) as a prep.

PERSONAL:Eldest brother, Zach (28) wrestled for Portland State • anotherbrother, Ryan (23) wrestled for Oregon State • married to wife, Shan-tae • has third brother, Chase (25) • son on Ken and Laura Enoch •plans to major in pharmacology.

RylandGEIGER

197FreshmanScappoose, Ore.Scappoose High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Scappoose High School • Ranked second-best highschool wrestler at 189 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News • Hasbuilt a reputation as a powerful, athletic wrestler • Two-time OSAAstate champion • attended Blair Academy (Moorestown, NJ) as asophomore • also lettered in football and track at Scappoose HS •Lists most memorable sports thrill as competing at Senior Nationals• plays the saxophone and is an avid tennis player.

PERSONAL:Son of David andAnne Geiger • undecided on possible major • playsthe saxophone • two sisters are Regan and Megan • born January 12,1990.

ScottGLASSER

165SophomoreBismarck, N.D.Bismarck High School

After putting together a 36-8 record over the course of his first twocollegiate wrestling seasons, Glasser will look to contend for a start-ing spot in the Gopher lineup at 165 pounds this 2008-09 season.

The Bismarck, N.D. native went 4-2 in dual meet competition for theGophers last year filling in at the 165 slot. Glasser’s dual record in-cluded a major decision victories over NDSU’s Michael Quammeon Nov. 24 (11-0) and Cal State-Fullerton’s Bryan Tice on Dec. 8(13-2). Glasser ended his 2007-08 campaign with an individual titleat the North Country Open that included pins of St. Cloud State’sJustin Jones (1:20) and Augsburg’s Jake Grygelko (2:56).

2007-08 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Started 2007-08 campaign out on the right foot with an individual titleat the Bison Open (11/1) • pinned first three opponents at BisonOpen before decisioning teammate Tyler Safratowich in the cham-pionship match by a 5-3 score • went 4-2 on his way to a fourthplace finish at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • showed an ability towin close matches as three of his four victories at the Kaufman-Brand came by a single point • helped deliver pair of dual meet winsfor the Gophers at Northern Quad when with 6-2 decision victoryover Northern Illinois’ Bryan Deutsch and a 11-0 major decisionagainst NDSU’s Michael Quamme (11/24) • was also the Gophers’starter at 165 lbs. in duals against Iowa State (12/2), Nebraska(12/6), Cal State-Fullerton (12/8) and Cal Poly (12/8) • won his firstthree matches at Southern Scuffle before withdrawing with an in-jury • finished season with four straight victories on his way to the165 lb. title at North Country Open.

2006-07 • REDSHIRTED:Put together outstanding redshirt campaign, finishing with a 17-2overall record in four competitions • won first 13 matches beforefalling to Mitch Norton of Upper Iowa • took first place at 165 poundsin both Bison Open (11/11) and Kaufman-Brand Open (11/18), goingundefeated in 10 matches • brought home third place finish at HuskyOpen (12/9), compiling a 5-1 record • also competed at SouthernScuffle (12/29-12/30), going 2-2 • finished year with four pins andfive major decisions.

HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Bismarck High School • coaches were ScottKnowlen and Jeff Schumacher • five-time North Dakota state cham-pion, the only Class Awrestler to accomplish that feat • 2006 ClassAWrestler of the Year • compiled a 204-23 career record, including69 straight victories • helped the Demons win seven consecutivedual team state titles • Wrestling USA All-American • finished sec-ond at the 2006 Junior Freestyle Nationals.

PERSONAL:Kinesiology major • son of Ron and Susan Glasser • born March17, 1988.

GLASSER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2006-07 Redshirted

2007-08 19-6 (6) 4-2 -

Career 19-6 (6) 4-2 -


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JoeGRYGELKO

149Redshirt FreshmanGreenfield, Minn.Greenfield High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Compiled 19-8 record duing solid redshirt campaign • won two ofthree matches at Bison Open (11/10) • went 5-2 at Kaufman-BrandOpen to finish fourth at 157 pounds • recorded a pin and a pair oftechnical fouls on his way to a second place finish at Husky Open(12/8) • Finished fifth behind 3-2 outing at Flash Flanagan • scoredtechnical fall victory over Augsburg’s Spencer Flodeen in the 157-pound title match to polish off 4-0 performance at Worthington Open(1/19) • finished season with six pins and a pair of technical falls.

HIGH SCHOOL:Native of Loretto, Minn. • graduate of St. Michael-Albertville HighSchool • four-time state place-winner • claimed the 2007 state titleat 157 pounds in leading the Knights to their fourth consecutiveClass AA team championship • placed fourth at state as a fresh-man, third as a sophomore and second as a junior before his 2007title • finished his prep career as the school’s all-time leader in winswith a 218-30 career record • two-timeAcademic All State selection• five-time wrestling letterwinner • also lettered in cross country •five-timeAll-Mississippi Eight Conference honoree • two-time Greco-Roman All-American at the Cadet level • placed third in the 2007U.S. Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Nationals this summer.

PERSONAL:Plans on majoring in business • son of Tom and Karen Grygelko •relative of current Gopher Mike Thorn • lists hobbies as hunting andfishing • born June 16, 1989.

JoelHILL

157Redshirt FreshmanOverland Park, Kan.Blue Valley High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Competed in six events during redshirt campaign, including Dak-tronic Open (11/3), Bison Open (11/10), Kaufman-Brand Open(11/17), Husky Open (12/8), Flash Flanagan (1/5) and WorthingtonOpen (1/19) • finished season with 1-12 overall record • won his firstmatch of the season, a 8-1 decision over ICCC’s Tyler Jensen.

HIGH SCHOOL:Walk-on from Overland Park, Kan. attended Blue Valley High School• earned All-American status (174 lbs.) at 2007 Brude-adidas Na-tional Championships • runner-up at regional finals in 2007 • four-time letterwinner and 2007 All-Conference Honorable Mentionhonoree • team finished in 11th at the Kansas state meet in ’07 • firstteam Kansas Academic Athlete selection • also participated in foot-ball, cross country and orchestra in high school • National Honor So-ciety member and honor roll student.

PERSONAL:Physics major • parents are David and Deborah Hill • is a bass andcello player • also lists jazz band among interests • born January 11,1989.

JordanKOLBOW

165SophomoreForest Lake, Minn.Forest Lake High School

2007-08 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Competed in three events while compiling a 5-6 record • pinnedMary’s Lance Piatz in 3:58 to open season at Bison Open (11/10) •Went 1-2 at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • a 3-2 performance atFlash Flanagan included a 7-2 decision win over Iowa’s RyanKurouski in fifth-place match (1/5).

2006-07 • REDSHIRTED:Competed in two events – Bison Open (11/11) and Kaufman-BrandOpen • went 2-4 overall • both wins came at Kaufman-Brand Open,one over Michael Comstock of Oklahoma City and the other overBryan Deutsch Northern Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Forest Lake High School • head coach was BobDettmer • two-time all-state selection • finished his career with a 183-41 overall record • won the 152-pound state title as a senior • finishedsecond at 145 pounds his junior year • Cadet National finalist in 2004• lettered six times in wrestling and twice in football.

PERSONAL:Sociology major • son of Roger and Jan Kolbow • born February 10,1988.

TorreyLINE

174Redshirt FreshmanBrowerville, Minn.Browerville High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Did not compete

HIGH SCHOOL:Native of Browerville, Minn. and graduate of Browerville High School• missed entire 2006-07 season after being diagnosed with bone can-cer in August 2006 • recovered after receiving new knee and havingsix inches of femur bone removed • was the 2006 Minnesota stateprep champion at 171 pounds, capping a perfect 45-0 season • five-time state tournament entrant • compiled 179-21 through junior sea-son • 2006 Rocky Mountain Junior Regional Greco-Roman andFreestyle Champion • voted Greco-Roman Outstanding Wrestler atsame tournament • 2006 MN/USA Wrestling Freestyle and Greco-Roman State Champion • 2005Asics/Vaughan Cadet National Greco-Roman Champion • three-time Asics/Vaughan Cadet NationalAll-American • five-time wrestling letterwinner • also lettered threetimes in football.

PERSONAL:Undecided major • son of Michael and Kimberlly Line • high school in-terests include hunting • born January 31, 1989.

ZachLOPPNOW

HWTFreshmanLake City, Minn.Lincoln High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Lincoln High School • reigning Minnesota Class AAstate champion at heavyweight • boasted 101-20 record as a prep,including a 37-1 record during his senior campaign • recorded 49falls during high school career • three-time state tournament partic-ipant • two-time All-Hiawatha Valley League selection • Two-timeMSHSLAll-State honoree • also lettered in football and track • wasan All-Area honoree in football • three-time All-Conference selec-tion on the gridiron • notched 3.92 grade point average in highschool.

PERSONAL:Plans to major in civil engineering and architecture • has sister, Katie(16) • son of Rann and Val Loppnow • Born December 14, 1989.

CodyMARCICKI

133Redshirt FreshmanLapeer, Mich.Powers Catholic High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Did not compete

HIGH SCHOOL:Lapeer, Mich. native attended Flint Powers High School • rankedamong the top-75 recruits in the nation by InterMat • won the Michi-gan state championship at 119 pounds • also had two runner-up fin-ishes at state meet • won gold medal at 2005 Bradenburg FILAInternational Cadet Cup and led U.S. team to fifth place finish inLuckenwalde, Germany • took fifth (2004) and second (2005) atFILACadet National Championships • took third at ASICS/VaughanCadet National Freestyle Championships in 2005 • projected tocompete at 133 pounds for the Gophers.

PERSONAL:Plans to major in business and marketing • is a self-professed his-tory buff • son of Kim and Ricky Marcicki • born May 29, 1989.


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MarioMASON

149FreshmanMoorestown, N.J.Blair Academy

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for prestigious Blair Academy during prep career •Ranked third-best high school wrestler in the country at 145 poundsby Amateur Wrestling News • four-time New Jersey state champion• part of national high school championship teams in 2005 and 2006• integral member of national runners-up in 2007 and 2008 • Four-timeAll-American • 2006 Beast of the East tournament champion at140 pounds • won the prestigious Ironman Tournament • won achampionship at the 2007-08 Junior nationals • a three-time per-former at Prep Nationals and Senior Nationals as a prep.

PERSONAL:Plans to major in business · Son of Bill & Diane mason · Has a sis-ter, Erica (20) and a brother, Will (12) · Born July 18, 1989.

ChrisMcPHAIL

197JuniorPine Island, Minn.Pine Island High School

After suffering an injury following a fast start last season, ChrisMcPhail is among the group competing for the starting spot at 197pounds this season. After compiling a 14-9 record over his first twoseasons of competition, the Minnesota coaching staff is looking for-ward to the spoils of a healthy McPhail at 197 lbs. in 2008-09.

2007-08 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:Started season strong, putting together 3-0 record at Bison Open(11/10) • wins in Fargo included a pin over MSU-Moorehead’s MettNelson and shutout victores over Jacob Bryce (NDSU) and team-mate Brent Eidenschink • lone loss of the season came after an in-jury forced a medical forfeit at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17).

2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Put together 11-8 overall record with one pin, one major decisionand two technical fouls • took fourth place (3-2 record) at BisonOpen, losing to teammate Justin Bronson in third-place match • went1-2 at Southern Scuffle (12/29) with win over Virginia’s CalvinCardillo • placed first with 4-0 record at Worthington Open (1/20).

2005-06 • REDSHIRTED:Redshirted • compiled a 9-8 overall record with one pin, two majordecisions and two technical falls • took fourth place at the BisonOpen (11/12) with a 4-2 record • went 2-2 at the UNI Open (12/3) •placed fourth at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/7) • U of M ScholarAthlete.

HIGH SCHOOL:Agraduate of Pine Island High School • head coach was Larry Berg• six-year letterwinner • won the 2005 state championship • finishedwith a perfect 40-0 record as a senior • had a 153-53 career record,including a 104-14 record in his final three seasons • placed sixth atthe state championships as a sophomore as his team finished sec-ond • three-time all-conference honoree • two-year letterwinner onthe football team • academic all-state selection.

JakeMELLMER

141SophomoreDickinson, N.D.Dickinson High School

2007-08 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Finished season with 7-8 record while competing in five events dur-ing redshirt freshman campaign, including duals against NorthernColorado (11/24) and South Dakota State (1/20) • began season with3-2 performance at Bison Open (11/10) • his 1-2 showing at the Kauf-man-Brand Open included a 4-1 decision victory over NDSU’s EricSanders (11/17) • pinned Concordia College’s Todd Reynolds in 2:24on his way to a third place finish at Husky Open (12/8).

2006-07 • REDSHIRTED:Went 8-4 with one major decision during redshirt campaign • com-peted in three events -- Bison Open (11/11), Kaufman-Brand Open(11/18) and Jimmie Open (1/27) • took third at Bison Open, winningfour of five matches • notched three victories, including one pin, atKaufman-Brand Open.

HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Dickinson High School • head coach was DaveMichaelson • four-time state champion and five-time all-state selec-tion • Junior National All-American • quarterbacked his high schoolfootball team to a North Dakota state championship as a senior •earned all-state honors in football • also competed in track.

PERSONAL:Health and wellness major • son of Rick and Gloria Mellmer • youngerbrother of former 133 pound Gopher Marc • younger brother Luke isa freshman for the Gophers • born November 27, 1987.

JAKE MELLMER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2006-07 Redshirted

2007-08 7-8 (1) 0-2 -

Career 7-8 (1) 0-2 -

PERSONAL:Majoring applied economics while pursuing a management minor • sonof Don and Ruth McPhail • oldest of six children • born Feburary 16,1986.

MCPHAIL’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2005-06 redshirted

2006-07 11-8 (1) 0-0 0-0

2007-08 3-1 (1) 0-0 0-0

Career 14-9 (2) 0-0 0-0

LukeMELLMER

149SophomoreDickinson, N.D.Dickinson High School

After filling in admirably for an injured Dustin Schlatter at 149pounds much of last season against some of the nation’s toughestcompetition, the Minnesota coaching staff will look to Mellmer againthis season to provide depth at 149 or 157 pounds.

2007-08 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Started season with a solid 4-1 performance at Daktronics Openthat included a pair of pins (11/3) • recorded two more pins duringhis 3-2 showing at Bison Open just one week later (11/10) • pinnedIowa State’s Johnathan Scott in first round of Kaufman-Brand Open• filled in for an injured Dustin Schlatter throughout the majority ofthe Big Ten dual season at 149 pounds, recording the first dual winof his career with a 5-4 decision over SDSU’s Jeff Cooley (1/20) •finished freshman campaign with 10-22 record including 10-15 markagainst unranked foes.

HIGH SCHOOL:Native of Dickinson, N.D. and graduated from Dickinson HighSchool • won his second straight 145-pound state title this past sea-son, compiling a 45-1 overall record • two-time USAW Cadet All-American • earned All-American status with fourth place finish at2007 U.S. Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Nationals this past sum-mer • third all-time in career wins at Dickinson High School (N.D.)behind former Gopher brother Marc (#1) and current Gopher brotherJake (#2) • holds the North Dakota state record for pins in a seasonat 145 lbs. (38) • four-time all-state selection • six-year letterwinnerin wrestling • also lettered in football (three times), track and field(once) and baseball (two years).

PERSONAL:Technology education major • son of Gloria and Rick Mellmer • inaddition to brothers Marc and Jake, relatives Jesse and Josh Krebsare former Gopher wrestlers • born May 4, 1989.

LUKE MELLMER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2007-08 10-22 (5) 1-14 0-7

Career 10-22 (5) 1-14 0-7


Gopher Profiles


MattMINCEY

133FreshmanApple Valley, Minn.Apple Valley High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for perennial wrestling power Apple Valley High Schoolas a prep • two-time NHSCAAll-American • three-time MSHSL statechampion • four-time section champion • four-timeAll-State selectee• three-time All-Lake Conference selection • named sixth-best na-tional recruit at 135 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News.

PERSONAL:Undecided on a possible major • Has brothers Stephen (13) andTarrance (11) • Son of Steve and Heather Mincey • Born Nov. 11,1989.

JoeMURPHY

141Redshirt FreshmanBurnsville, Minn.Trinity School at River Ridge

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Put together 9-12 mark during redshirt season while competing insix events • opened season with 3-3 mark at Bison Open (11/10)wrestling at 133 pounds • competed at 141 pounds for his final 18matches of the season • recorded a pin over UW-Platteville’s MattMcGill in 2:26 on his way to 2-1 record and second place finish atFlash Flanagan (1/5) • posted 2-2 record at Worthington Open (1/19)• pinned St. Olaf’s Ian Gacheru in 3:12 and recorded a major deci-sion win over MSU-Moorehead’s Skyler Odegard to finish his sea-son with a 2-2 showing at the North Country Open.

HIGH SCHOOL:Hails from Burnsville, Minn. and attended Trinity School at RiverRidge • won state titles at 125 pounds (2005-06) and 130 pounds(2006-07) at Class A • took fourth at state at 112 pounds as a soph-omore • was an All-American at Junior National Championships asa senior • compiled 200-19 overall record in high school, including43-1 as a senior • four-timeAll-State selection and five-timeAll-Con-ference honoree • has wrestled for the Minnesota Storm club teamfor four seasons • twice named Academic All-State.

PERSONAL:Considering a history degree • son of Pat and Lee Ann Murphy • fa-ther wrestled at University of Central Florida in 1970s • born July31, 1989.

JoeNORD

HWTSophomoreWaconia, Minn.Waconia High School

Nord will look to challenge fellow sophomore Ben Berhow for timeat the heavyweight spot again this season after posting a re-spectable 11-10 record a year ago. Nord competed in eight eventsincluding four dual meets during his freshman campaign.

2007-08 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Took home heavyweight title at season-opening Bison Open afterrecording a pair of pins and defeating Jamestown’s Stacey Mellowith a 4-2 decision in the championship bout (11/10) • his 4-2 recordat the Southern Scuffle including pins over Virginia Tech’s Tim Miller,Edinboro’s Terry Tate and Ohio’s Jason Marshall (12/29) • went 3-0to claim heavyweight crown at Worthington Open, pinning Augus-tana’s Tyler Jacob in just :42 in the title match (1/19).

2006-07 • REDSHIRTED:Went a combined 10-1 at the Bison Open (11/11), Kaufman-BrandOpen (11/18) and Worthington Open (1/20) with two pins and onemajor decision • crowned co-champion at Bison Open and Wor-thington Open along with fellow freshman heavyweight Ben Berhow• stormed to 5-1 record and third place finish at Kaufman-BrandOpen • had two five-match winning streaks.

HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Waconia High School • high school coacheswere Kelly Wagner and Mike Pettit • NHSCAAll-American as a sen-ior • Junior National Freestyle All-American • two-time state cham-pion • was also a three-year letterwinner in football • captain of hishigh school football and wrestling teams.

PERSONAL:Business and marketing education major • son of John and JayneNord • his dad played football in the USFL • born December 11,1987.

NORD’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2006-07 Redshirted

2007-08 11-10 (7) 0-4 0-1

Career 11-10 (7) 0-4 0-1

BrianPETERSON

149Redshirt FreshmanRichmond, Mich.Richmond High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Posted a solid 17-11 mark while competing in six events as a red-shirt for Minnesota last season • went 3-2 at season-opening Dak-tronics Open en route to a sixth place finish (11/3) • another 3-2perfomance a week later led to a fourth place finish at Bison Open(11/10) • his 2-2 showing at the Kaufman-Brand Open included a winby pin over Hastings’ Nicholas Konen • Posted 3-2 mark at HuskyOpen (12/8) • went 2-2 and recorded a pin over Northern Illinois’Tim Kirincic at Flash Flanagan (1/5) • finished season with 3-1 show-ing and runner-up finish at Worthington Open (1/19).

HIGH SCHOOL:Richmond, Mich., native attended Richmond Community HighSchool • helped his high school team to the 2006 Division 3 statetitle and runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2004 • state place-winner at140 pounds in 2006 • All-State honoree same year • two-times All-Conference for three conference championship teams • also a trackand cross country standout in high school • three-time All-Confer-ence cross country selection • former Academic All-State selection.

PERSONAL:Plans to pursue corporate law after undergrad education • lists longdistance running and playing the piano among interests • son of An-drew and Paulette Peterson • born August 11, 1989.

WesleyRICHARD

149FreshmanDillingham, AlaskaDillingham High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Dillingham High School as a prep • two-time Alaskastate champion • two-time state runner-up in Alaska • Named Dilling-ham Athlete of the Year as a senior • part of a prep program thatwon two state titles and three regional championships during hishigh school career • was undefeated in the semi-final round of allhis prep tournaments • also participated in cross country at Dilling-ham • lists his most memorable sports thrill as winning a triple-over-time match at an Alaska high school tournament.

PERSONAL:Son of Kathy McLinn and Brian Richard • father, Brian, played foot-ball at Oregon • has a sister, Annalee (3) • Plans to major in youthstudies at Minnesota • Born Nov. 24, 1989.


Gopher Profiles


JaredRICKERT

149Redshirt FreshmanSparta, Wis.Sparta High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Competed in seven events and put together an 8-14 record duringredshirt campaign competing at 157 pounds • recorded his first winof the season with 3-1 decision over Taylor Nagel at Bison Open(11/10) • first of three pins on the year came during 1-2 perform-ance at Kaufman-Brand Open • Was 2-1 at Husky Open beforedropping 6-4 decision to teammate Brian Peterson in consolationround (12/8) • his 3-2 showing at Worthington Open included a pairof pins, including a stick in just 1:32 over Craig Eckelberg in theconsolation round (1/19).

HIGH SCHOOL:Sparta, Wis. native attended Sparta High School • placed third at140 pounds in Division I at Wisconsin state meet in 2006-07 • com-piled a 48-2 overall record during his senior year • two-time winnerat Bi-State Championships, a 52-team competition between teamsfrom Minnesota and Wisconsin • three-time state qualifier • holdsSparta High School’s all-time record for wins in a career (152) andseason (48) • four-time All-Conference selection • twice namedwrestling team MVP • also lettered in football (three times) and track(twice).

PERSONAL:Plans on majoring in business • son of Steve and Deanna Rickert •sister Jessica played golf at Division I Wagner College in New York• born September 12, 1988.

ZachSANDERS

125FreshmanWabasha, Minn.Wabasha-Kellogg High School

Sanders will make his highly-anticipated collegiate debut this sea-son as the projected starter for the Gophers at 125 lbs. TheWabasha, Minn. native posted an outstanding 26-1 record during hisredshirt season while backing up All-American Jayson Ness. Thisseason, with Ness sliding up a weight class, the five-time highschool state champion moves into center stage. Sanders is pegged19th nationally at 125 pounds in the preseason NWCA rankings.

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Began his Gopher wrestling career by winning his first 26 matchesof his redshirt season • recorded seven pins among his 26 triumphs• competed in seven events as a redshirt, winning six titles •recorded pair of major decisions on his way to championship hon-ors at Daktronics Open (11/3) • named co-champion of Bison Openafter 3-0 performance that included two major decision and a pin(11/10) • recorded two more major decisions on his way to a title atKaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • notched another pin and a techin-cal fall during 5-0 showing to capture Husky Open title (12/8) • twomore major decisions and two pins gave Sanders Flash Flanigantitle (1/5) • pinned MSU-Mankato’s Andy Forstner in title match ofWorthington Open to polish off 3-0 weekend (1/20) • finished sea-son with second place performance at North Country Open (2/9).

HIGH SCHOOL:Wabasha, Minn. native attended Wabasha-Kellogg High School •national winner of Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award as

top high school wrestler in country • top-ranked recruit at 119 poundsby a number of publications and was ranked 15th overall by InterMat• five-time state champion • compiled a career record of 223-5 • wonthe Class A 119-pound title in 2007, the 112-pound title as a juniorand sophomore and the 103-pound title as a freshman and eighthgrader • ended high school career with three undefeated seasons •Cadet and Junior Freestyle national champion • placed second at2007 U.S. Wrestling Junior Greco-Roman Nationals and third atFreestyle Nationals • 2007 NHSCA senior champion at 119 pounds •ASICS First Team All-American in 2006 and 2007 • named Mr. Min-nesota of Wrestling in 2007 by the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches As-sociation • also lettered twice in both cross country and baseball inhigh school • had a 3.58 GPA.

PERSONAL:Son of Ron and Liz Sanders • enjoys hunting, fishing and traveling •brother Eric wrestles at North Dakota State, while father Ron wrestledat UM-Morris • born April 27, 1988.

BrandonSITCH

174SophomoreKelso, Wash.Kelso High School

MikeTHORN

141SophomoreSt. Michael, Minn.St. Michael-Albertville High School

After stepping in for injuredAll-American Mack Reiter during his truefreshman season, Thorn redshirted the 2007-08 season and willcompete as a sophomore this year. The projected starter at 141pounds for the Gophers, Thorn takes over the reigns for departedAll-American Manuel Rivera after piling up a 19-1 record during hisredshirt season. Thorn was undefeated after making the transitionfrom 133 lbs. to 141 lbs. midway through last season.

2007-08 • REDSHIRTED:Piled up a 19-1 record that included eight pins, three technical fallsand a pair of major decisions • cruised to the 133 lb. title at the sea-son-opening Bison Open with a 4-0 record (11/10) • a third placeshowing at the Kaufman-Brand Open included his only loss of theseason to 2007-08 NCAA runner-up Joey Slaton of Iowa (11/17) •Pinned Iowa’s Tom Magnani in just 1:16 for his quickest pin of theseason in the consolation semifinals at the Kaufman-Brand • wasdominant at the Flash Flanagan as he made the jump to 141 pounds• recorded a pair of pins before recorded a major decision againstteammate Joe Murphy in the finals to take home the Flash Flana-gan crown (1/5) • was a perfect 4-0 to capture the Worthington Opentitle (1/19) • concluded season with a first-place performance and a4-0 record at the North Country Open (2/9).

2006-07 • FRESHMAN SEASON:Started 17 dual meets, including five in the Big Ten (four at 133pounds and one at 141) • finished with 14-15 overall record •notched four pins and one major decision • went 5-12 in dual meetsand 1-4 in conference competition • won six straight matches tocome through consolation bracket and take third place at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/18) • went 2-2 at Southern Scuffle (12/29) •recorded pins in both matches against Central Michigan (11/25 and1/13) • earned first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL:A2006 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville High School • high schoolcoaches were Gregg Greeno and Dan Lefevbre • Minnesota’sWrestler of the Year his senior season • three-time state championand four-time finalist • Junior National All-American • Cadet NationalChampion.

PERSONAL:Son of John and Brenda Thorn • business marketing educationmajor • born November 18, 1987.

THORN’S CAREER STATISTICSYear Overall (pins) Dual Big Ten2006-07 14-15 (4) 5-12 1-4

2007-08 Redshirted

Career 14-15 (4) 5-12 1-4

After posting a solid 11-6 record as a redshirt freshman, Sitch was di-agnosed with spinal stenosis last summer that will hinder his abilityto compete this season. Minnesota wrestling will lean on Sitch thisseason for support on and off the mat.

2007-08 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:Competed in seven events while posting a solid 11-6 record at 174pounds • posted 1-3 record in duals vs. Northern Colorado (11/24),West Virginia (1/12), Michigan (1/13) and South Dakota State (1/20)• recorded a pin and a pair of technical fall victories on his way to the174-pound title at the Flash Flanagan Open (1/5) • won first twomatches at North Country Open before being forced to withdraw (2/9).

2006-07 • REDSHIRTED:Competed in Jimmie Open (1/27) • went 4-0 to grab first place at 174pounds • earned two pins and two decisions.

HIGH SCHOOL:A2006 graduate of Kelso High School • head coach was Bob Freund• four-time Washington state champion • 2004 Cadet Junior NationalFreestyle and Greco-Roman Champion • four-time Junior All-Ameri-can • Wrestling USAAll-American • also earned three letters in foot-ball • won the 2006 Dave Schultz Award in the state of Washington.

PERSONAL:Kinesiology major • son of Dennis and Shelley Sitch • born March 25,1988.


Gopher Profiles


CodyYOHN

174FreshmanAlamosa, Colo.Alamosa High School

HIGH SCHOOL:Competed for Alamosa High School as a prep • three-time Coloradostate champion • three-time All-State choice • three-time All-Con-ference pick • seven-timeAll-American • Part of Alamosa High teamthat captured back-to-back state wrestling titles in 2005 and 2006 •also lettered four years for Alamosa football team that captured astate title in 2006 • three-timeAll-State andAll-Conference selectionon the gridiron.

PERSONAL:Brother and teammate, Sonny (20) is a redshirt freshman for theGophers this season • lists his greatest sports thrill as winning histhree state titles with his family in attendance and his brother, Sonny,in his corner • son of Kenny and Laureen Yohn • will pursue a busi-ness and marketing major at Minnesota • born May 22, 1990.

SonnyYOHN

184Redshirt FreshmanAlamosa, Colo.Alamosa High School

After putting together an eye-opening 24-1 record during his red-shirt season, Sonny Yohn in another character to follow for Min-nesota wrestling fans entering the 2008-09 season. Thesecond-ranked high school wrestler at 189 pounds coming out ofAlamosa, Colo. in 2007, Yohn will look to compete with junior BrentEidenschink for the starting spot at 184 lbs. this season.

2007-08 • REDSHIRTEDA24-1 record as a redshirt included four pins, six technical falls andthree major decisions • pinned Augustana’s Beau Severtson in thechampionship match of the season-opening Daktronics Open to capa 3-0 weekend (11/3) • named co-champion with teammate RogerKish at Bison Open after pinning Joel Thoreson and defeatingNDSU’s Ken Moenkedick (11/10) • his 5-1 record was good enoughfor third place at Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • cruised to the 184-pound title at Husky Open, registering a technical fall over St. John’s’Dustin Baxter in the final (12/8) • defeated a pair of Iowa wrestlers- Brodie Ambrose and Luke Lofthouse - on his way to first placehonors at Flash Flanagan (1/5) • earned technical falls in each of histhree matches at the Worthington Open (1/19) • finished seasonwith another tournament championship, this time at the North Coun-try Open, following a 3-0 performance (2/9).

HIGH SCHOOL:Native of Alamosa, Colo. and graduate of Alamosa High School •three-time Colorado state champion, once at 171 lbs. and twice 189lbs. • the second-ranked wrestler in the nation at 189 pounds ac-cording to WIN Magazine and Amateur Wrestling News and is thenation’s 11th-ranked recruit overall by InterMat • high school careerrecord of 153-15 • won Dave Schultz High School ExcellenceAwardat both the state and regional levels (one of five regional winners na-tionwide) • three-time All-State selection • four-time All-Conferencewinner and letterwinner in wrestling • NHSCA Junior NationalsFreestyle Champion in 2006, runner-up in 2007 • placed first at 2007U.S. Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals this summer • eight-timeAll-American in various national and regional competitions • mem-

ber of 2007 ASICS All-America Second Team • also had distin-guished football career during high school • was four-time letterwin-ner, three-time All-Conference selection and two-time All-Statehonoree in football • also set Colorado state records for tackles in aseason (336 in 2006-07) and career (582) • posted 3.8 GPA in highschool.

PERSONAL:Son of Ken and Laureen Yohn • Brother, Cody, is a freshman wrestlerfor the Gophers this season • list of interests includes cars and hunt-ing • born July 28, 1988.

KalebYOUNG

174Redshirt FreshmanTenstrike, Minn.Bemidji High School

With a 19-6 record as a redshirt, Young will compete for the Go-phers’ starting job at 174 pounds this season. Undefeated as a highschool senior, Young claimed two tournament championships as aredshirt and recorded four pins in his last nine bouts of the 2008-09campaign.Over the 2008 offseason, Young captured the Greco-Roman title at his weight class at the FILA Junior Nationals in LasVegas.

2007-08 • REDSHIRTEDPut together a solid 19-6 record as a redshirt and won a pair of tour-nament titles wrestling at 174 pounds • went 4-2 and finished sixthat season-opening Daktronics Open • a 3-2 performance was goodenough for fifth at the Bison Open (11/10) • recorded two pins onhis way to a 3-1 record and second place finish at the Kaufman-Brand Open (11/17) • defeated Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Joey Millerand took home his first tournament crown following a 4-0 showingat the Husky Open (12/8) • jumped up to 184 pounds and recordeda pin over Norther Illinois’ Hamza Rashid to finish third at FlashFlanagan (1/5) • recorded two pins at the Worthington Open beforedispatching St. Cloud State’s Lucas Menkelwitz in the championshipbout to claim his second tournament title of the year (1/19).

HIGH SCHOOL:Native of Tenstrike, Minn. attended Bemidji High School • earnedall-state accolades three times during career at Bemidji, including athird-place finish at 171 pounds as a junior • 2004 USA WrestlingGreco-Roman champion (160 lbs.) at the Cadet level in 2006 • run-ner-up at same event in Freestyle competition • as a junior, finishedrunner-up at the 2006 Las Vegas Western Regionals in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle competitions • four-time state tournament par-ticipant • was undefeated senior season before suffering an injurythat prevented him from competing in the state tournament • in ad-dition to six wrestling All-Conference awards, also earned four morein football for the Lumberjacks.

PERSONAL:Plans on pursuing a degree in construction • son of Gerald andSusan Young • lists fishing, hunting and farming among interests •born March 18, 1988.

DannyZILVERBERG

141Redshirt FreshmanWayzata, Minn.Wayzata High School

2007-08 • REDSHIRTEDWrestled in seven tournaments and recorded a 13-9 record that in-cluded seven pins during his redshirt campaign • pinned Hastings’Troy Allen in just :20 during a 2-2 showing at the Kaufman-BrandOpen • recorded a pin and scored a technical fall during a third-place performance at the Husky Open (12/8) • notched a pair ofpins, including a stick of Iowa’s Tyler Halverson, on his way to the133-lb. title at the Flash Flanagan • went 1-1 to finish second at Wor-thington Open (1/19) • stuck two opponents on his way to a second-place finish at the North Country Open (2/9).

HIGH SCHOOL:Graduated from Wayzata High School • state runner-up at 125pounds in Class AAA this past season • Wayzata to conference andsection titles and the state consolation championship in 2006-07 •two-timeAll-State selection • three-time section champion and four-time All-Conference selection • went 44-3 as a senior and posted acareer record of 149-13 • won Minnesota Christmas Tournament in2006 • lettered five times in wrestling.

PERSONAL:Son of Pat and Linda Zilverberg • undecided on a major • fatherPat and uncles Larry and Dan all wrestled for the Golden Gophers• interests include golf and fishing • born January 18, 1989.


Player Profiles


Mike Thorn

Scott Glasser

Brent Eidenschink

Jake Mellmer Brandon Sitch


Facilities & Opponents



Wrestling Facilities


The University of Minnesota wrestling program is fortunate to have some of the best col-legiate wrestling facilities in the country at its disposal. Both the Sports Pavilion andWilliams Arena provide Golden Gopher wrestling fans with excellent venues to watch oneof the most dominant programs in the nation.

Located adjacent to the historic Williams Arena, the Sports Pavilion will host all ofMinnesota’s home matches in 2006. Renovated prior to the 1993-94 season, the Pavilionoffers 5,700 seats that all offer excellent sightlines and allow fans to be right on top of theaction on the mat.

In its inaugural season, the Pavilion was host to Minnesota wrestling history as theGolden Gophers claimed their first-ever No. 1 national ranking with a 23-16 upset win

over top-ranked Oklahoma State on Feb. 5, 1994. The crowd of 5,205 is the largest to eversee a wrestling match in the Sports Pavilion.

A multi-purpose venue, the Pavilion is also the home facility for the nationally-rankedGolden Gopher volleyball team, in addition to the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams.

Formerly Mariucci Arena and the home of Golden Gopher hockey, the Sports Pavil-ion was part of a $41-million project for on-campus sports facilitities. That campaign alsoraised money for the remodeling of Williams Arena and construction of the new MariucciArena.

With a seating capacity of 14,625, Williams Arena traditionally has also hosted GoldenGopher wrestling action. The current home of the Golden Gopher men’s and women’s

Wrestling FacilitiesAll 5,700 seats in the Sports Pavilion offer excellent sightlines and allow fans to be right on top of the action on the mat.


Wrestling Facilities


Minnesota Top Wrestling Attendances15,646 vs. Iowa Target Center Feb. 1, 200213,128 vs. Iowa Williams Arena Feb. 20, 200012,180 vs. Iowa Xcel Energy Center Nov. 15, 200211,284 vs. Iowa Williams Arena Jan. 23, 19989,565 vs. Oklahoma State Williams Arena Jan. 7, 20019,225 vs. Iowa State Williams Arena Feb. 3, 1980

The Golden Gophers practice in the spacious wrestling room, located in the Bierman Field Athletic Build-ing.

The team strength trains in one of the largest and most-equipped weight rooms in the nation, located inthe Bierman Field Athletic Building.

An NCAA dual meet record of 15,646 fans packed into the Target Center for the Minnesota-Iowa Border Brawl in 2002. Minnesota has hosted a total of three meets in the home of the NBA’s Minnesota Tim-berwolves.

basketball teams, Williams Arena served as the primary home of the Minnesota grap-plers until the construction of the Sports Pavilion was completed in 1993. One of thefew facilities in the nation with a raised floor, “The Barn” provides fans with a uniqueperspective of the action on the mats at Minnesota wrestling meets.

On Feb. 20, 2000, the second-ranked Golden Gophers lost a close match to third-ranked Iowa, 20-12, in front of a Williams Arena wrestling attendance record 13,128fans.

Over the years, the Minnesota wrestling program has also utilized a pair of state-of-the-art facilities in the Twin Cities area. The Golden Gophers have hosted duals atthe Target Center in downtown Minneapolis and at the Xcel Energy Center in down-town St. Paul. The dual meets have included an in-arena master of ceremonies, high-light videos, instant replays, pyrotechnics, taped and live interviews with wrestlers,coaches and fans, and much more. The meet is another in the long line of ground-breaking events J Robinson and the University of Minnesota has introduced to thewrestling world.

In 2002-03, the Golden Gophers kicked off their dual meet season against Iowaat the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. A crowd of 12,180 watched Minnesotabattle the Hawkeyes.

In 2001-02 in the inaugural Border Brawl at Target Center, Minnesota and Iowabroke the NCAA wrestling dual meet attendance record as 15,646 fans saw the GoldenGophers down the Hawkeyes 22-15.

Practice for the Minnesota wrestling program takes place in the spacious wrestlingroom in the Bierman Field Athletic Building, providing Minnesota grapplers with an ex-cellent area to hone their skills on the mat.

Strength training for the Minnesota wrestling squad takes place in the 12,000-square-foot weight room in the Bierman Field Athletic Building. Serving as the primaryweight room for Golden Gopher student-athletes, the facility is equipped with the mostup-to-date equipment not only in the Big Ten, but in the entire nation.


2008-09 Opponents


Portland StateVikingsNovember 29, 2008, 10:00 a.m.Rochester, Minn.UCR Regional Sports Center

Location ....................................................................Dekalb, Ill.Enrollment ......................................................................25,208Nickname ......................................................................HuskiesColors ..........................................................Cardinal and BlackConference ....................................................................Pac-10Arena (cap.) .................................................. Stott Center 1,775)

Head Coach ........................Mike Huluska (Portland State, ‘87)Record at Portland State ................................2-31-0 (2 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ........................................................................................................Charlie Lucas, Mark Tracey, Lloyd Martindale

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ............................................1-15-0Conference Record/Finish ............................................0-7/8thLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................10/7Starters returning/lost ........................................................3/7The Series ................................................Minnesota leads 6-0Last Meeting ................................1/4/04 at Minneapolis, Minn.

..........................................(Minnesota 43, Portland State 4)

Wrestling SID..........................................................Rick StupakSID e-mail ......................................................rstupak@pdx.eduOffice phone........................................................503-725-2525Fax ......................................................................503-725-5610Website address ..........................................www.GoViks.com

Northern ColoradoBearsNovember 29, 2008, 12:00 p.m.Rochester, Minn.UCR Regional Sports Center

Location ..............................................................Greeley, Colo.Enrollment ......................................................................10,831Nickname..........................................................................BearsColors ..................................................................Blue and GoldConference ..............................Western Wrestling ConferenceArena (cap.)....................Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (2,734)

Head Coach ..............Jack Maughan (North Dakota State, ‘86)Record at Northern Colorado ................124-159-1 (21 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches Austin DeVoe, Ben Cherrington, Tony Schunke

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ..............................................6-8-0Conference Record/Finish ........................................4-2/t-2ndLetterwinners returning/lost ..........................................16/12Starters returning/lost ........................................................5/5The Series ................................................Minnesota leads 5-0Last Meeting ................................11/24/07 at Rochester, Minn.

........................................(Minnesota 29, Northern Illinois 9)

Wrestling SID ................................................Heather KennedySID e-mail......................................heather.kennedy@unco.eduOffice phone........................................................970-351-2522Fax ......................................................................970-351-1995Website address ........................................uncbears.cstv.com

North Dakota StateBisonNovember 29, 2008, 2:00 p.m.Rochester, Minn.UCR Regional Sports Center

Location ..................................................................Fargo, N.D.Enrollment ......................................................................12,527Nickname ..........................................................................BisonColors ............................................................Yellow and GreenConference ..............................Western Wrestling ConferenceArena (cap.)...................................... Bison Sports Arena (6,000)

Head Coach..................Bucky Maughan (Moorhead State, ‘64)Record at North Dakota State ..............443-136-14 (44 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ............................Bret Maughan, Kris Nelson

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................11-9Conference Record/Finish ........................................4-2/t-2ndLetterwinners returning/lost ..........................................14/10Starters returning/lost ........................................................7/3The Series ..............................................Minnesota leads 13-1Last Meeting ................................11/24/07 at Rochester, Minn.

........................................................(Minnesota 45, NDSU 0)

Wrestling SID ........................................................Jenny BeamSID e-mail ..............................................jenny.beam@ndsu.eduOffice phone........................................................701-231-8047Fax ......................................................................701-231-8022Website address ..........................................www.gobison.com

NebraskaCornhuskersDecember 21, 2008, 2:00 p.m.Lincoln, Neb.NU Coliseum

Location ................................................................Lincoln, Neb.Enrollment ......................................................................22,000Nickname ..............................................................CornhuskersColors ..........................................................Scarlet and CreamConference......................................................................Big XIIArena (cap.) .............................................. NU Coliseum (4,030)

Head Coach ..................Mark Manning (Nebraska-Omaha, ‘85)Record at Nebraska ....................................109-42-2 (9 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ..................Michael Greenfield, Tony Ersland

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ............................................14-3-0Conference Record/Finish ............................................3-1/4thLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................14/9Starters returning/lost ........................................................5/5The Series ............................................Minnesota leads 46-18Last Meeting ................................1/13/08 at Cedar Falls, Iowa

................................................(Nebraska 24, Minnesota 13)

Wrestling SID......................................................Amil AndersonSID e-mail..........................................aanderson@huskers.comOffice phone........................................................402-472-7781Fax ......................................................................402-472-2005Website address ..........................................www.huskers.com

Oklahoma StateCowboysJanuary 1, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Minneapolis, Minn.Sports Pavilion

Location ............................................................Stillwater, Okla.Enrollment ......................................................................31,800Nickname ....................................................................CowboysColors ............................................................Orange and BlackConference......................................................................Big XIIArena (cap.) ................................Gallagher-Iba Areana (13,611)

Head Coach ........................John Smith (Oklahoma State, ‘88)Record at Oklahoma State........................266-35-4 (17 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ..........................Eric Guerrero, Tyrone Lewis

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ............................................16-3-1Conference Record/Finish ........................................2-2-1/3rdLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................10/6Starters returning/lost ........................................................6/4The Series ....................................Oklahoma State leads 16-10Last Meeting ......................................2/3/08 at Stillwater, Okla.

......................................(Oklahoma State 18, Minnesota 14)

Wrestling SID ..........................................................Gavin LongSID e-mail ............................................gavin.long@okstate.eduOffice phone........................................................405-744-3875Fax ......................................................................405-744-7754Website address ..........................................www.okstate.com

Arizona StateSun DevilsJanuary 23, 2009, 7:00 p.m.Tempe, Ariz.Wells Fargo Arena

Location ................................................................Tempe, Ariz.Enrollment ......................................................................51,612Nickname ..................................................................Sun DevilsColors ............................................................Maroon and GoldConference ....................................................................Pac-10Arena (cap.) .................................... Wells Fargo Arena (14,198)

Head Coach..............................Thom Ortiz (Arizona State, ‘90)Record at Arizona State ................................74-52-1 (8 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ........Al Fuentes, Brian Stith, Zach Roberson

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ..................................................9-8Conference Record/Finish ............................................3-5/4thLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................14/9Starters returning/lost ........................................................5/5The Series................................................Minnesota leads 11-8Last Meeting ............................................1/2/07 at Minneapolis

............................................(Minnesota 44, Arizona State 3)

Wrestling SID ............................................................Alex RyanSID e-mail....................................................alex.ryan@asu.eduOffice phone........................................................480-965-4987Fax ......................................................................480-965-5408Website address ..........................www.thesundevils.cstv.com


2008-09 Opponents


Michigan StateSpartansJanuary 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Minneapolis, Minn.Sports Pavilion

Location......................................................East Lansing, Mich.Enrollment ......................................................................45,520Nickname ....................................................................SpartansColors ............................................................Green and WhiteConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.).................................... Jenison Field House (5,017)

Head Coach ........................Tom Minkel (Central Michigan, ‘71)Record at Michigan State........................128-152-3 (17 years)Career Record..........................................143-170-3 (19 years)Assistant Coaches ....................Roger Chandler, Chris Williams

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................4-13Conference Record/Finish ..........................................0-8/11thLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................16/6Starters returning/lost ........................................................8/2The Series ......................................Michigan State leads 31-28Last Meeting ..............................1/25/08 at Minneapolis, Minn.

........................................(Minnesota 23, Michigan State 15)

Wrestling SID ..........................................................Jeff BarnesSID e-mail ..............................................jbarnes@ath.msu.eduOffice phone ........................................................517.355.2271Fax ........................................................................517.353.9636Website address ..................................www.msuspartans.com

Penn StateNittany LionsJanuary 30, 2009, 7:00 p.m.State College, Pa.Rec Hall

Location ........................................................State College, Pa.Enrollment ......................................................................41,445Nickname ..............................................................Nittany LionsColors ................................................................Blue and WhiteConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) ...................................................... Rec Hall (6,846)

Head Coach ..................................Troy Sunderland (PSU, ‘93)Record at Penn State ................................107-78-0 (10 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ....Matt Dernlan, Mark Perry, Aaron Anspach

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................14-5Conference Record/Finish ............................................5-3/3rdLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................14/5Starters returning/lost ........................................................6/4The Series ..............................................Minnesota leads 10-6Last Meeting ..............................1/21/07 at Minneapolis, Minn.

..............................................(Minnesota 31, Penn State 12)

Wrestling SID ........................................................Pat DonghiaSID e-mail ........................................................pad11@psu.eduOffice phone........................................................814-865-1757Fax ......................................................................814-863-3165Website address ..................................www.gopsusports.com

Ohio StateBuckeyesFebruary 1, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Columbus, OhioSt. John Arena

Location ..........................................................Columbus, OhioEnrollment ......................................................................52,568Nickname ..................................................................BuckeyesColors..............................................................Scarlet and GrayConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) .......................................... St. John Arena (13,276)

Head Coach ............................................Tom Ryan (Iowa, ‘93)Record at Ohio State ........................................27-11 (2 years)Career Record............................................136-94-1 (13 years)Assistant Coaches ..............................Lou Rosselli, Joe Heskett

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................19-4Conference Record/Finish ............................................6-2/5thLetterwinners returning/lost..............................................11/5Starters returning/lost ........................................................6/4The Series ..........................................Minnesota leads 35-10-3Last Meeting ..............................2/24/08 at Minneapolis, Minn.

..............................................(Minnesota 23, Ohio State 18)

Wrestling SID ..................................................Danielle WarnerSID e-mail ................................................warner238@osu.eduOffice phone........................................................614-292-3270Fax ......................................................................614-292-8547Website address ........................www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

MichiganWolverinesFebruary 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.Minneapolis, Minn.Sports Pavilion

Location ..........................................................Ann Arbor, Mich.Enrollment ......................................................................37,306Nickname ................................................................WolverinesColors ................................................................Maize and BlueConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) .......................................... Cliff Keen Arena (1,200)

Head Coach ..............................Joe McFarland (Michigan, ‘85)Record at Michigan ....................................122-41-3 (9 years)Career Record............................................146-61-3 (12 years)Assistant Coaches ..............................Mike Kulczycki, Kirk Trost

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................16-8Conference Record/Finish ............................................3-5/3rdLetterwinners returning/lost ............................................10/8Starters returning/lost ........................................................6/4The Series ............................................Michigan leads 28-24-2Last Meeting ..................................1/26/08 at Ann Arbor, Mich.

................................................(Minnesota 24, Michigan 15)

Wrestling SID ......................................................Leah HowardSID e-mail ................................................lchoward@umich.eduOffice phone........................................................734-763-4423Fax........................................................................734-647-1188Website address ........................................www.mgoblue.com

NorthwesternWildcatsFebruary 8, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Minneapolis, Minn.Sports Pavilion

Location ................................................................Evanston, Ill.Enrollment ........................................................................8,000Nickname ....................................................................WildcatsColors ............................................................Purple and WhiteConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.)............................ Thomas Athletic Complex (8,117)

Head Coach ......................................Tom Cysewski (Iowa, ‘77)Record at Northwestern ..............................97-75-6 (11 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ........................Andrew Pariano, Will Durkee

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ..................................................8-9Conference Record/Finish ..........................................3-5/t-7thLetterwinners returning/lost..............................................11/4Starters returning/lost ........................................................6/4The Series ..........................................Minnesota leads 37-17-1Last Meeting ..........................................1/8/08 at Evanston, Ill.

..........................................(Minnesota 33, Northwestern 12)

Wrestling SID......................................................Scott HammerSID e-mail ......................................hammer@northwestern.eduOffice phone........................................................847-491-8800Fax ......................................................................847-491-8818Website address ........................................www.nusports.com

WisconsinBadgersFeruary 13, 2009, 7:00 p.m.Madison, Wis.UW Field House

Location ..............................................................Madison, Wis.Enrollment ......................................................................42,041Nickname......................................................................BadgersColors ..........................................................Cardinal and WhiteConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) ........................................ UW Field House (10,300)

Head Coach ..........................................Barry Davis (Iowa, ‘85)Record at Wisconsin ............................155-100-10 (14 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches ......................Bart Chelesvig, Donny Pritzlaff

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ............................................14-4-1Conference Record/Finish ............................................5-3/6thLetterwinners returning/lost............................................13/11Starters returning/lost ........................................................7/3The Series ..........................................Minnesota leads 54-30-1Last Meeting ..............................2/17/08 at Minneapolis, Minn.

..............................................(Wisconsin 20, Minnesota 17)

Wrestling SID....................................................Betsy GolomskiSID e-mail ............................................eg2@athletics.wisc.eduOffice phone........................................................608-262-2255Fax ......................................................................608-262-8184Website address ....................................www.uwbadgers.com


2008-09 Opponents


IowaHawkeyesFebruary 15, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Iowa City, IowaCarver-Hawkeye Arena

Location .............................................................Iowa City, IowaEnrollment ......................................................................30,561Nickname ..................................................................HawkeyesColors ................................................................Black and GoldConference ....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) ..............................Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)

Head Coach ..........................................Tom Brands (Iowa, ‘82)Record at Iowa ....................................................35-6 (2 years)Career Record ....................................................52-26 (4 yearsAssistant Coaches...........................Terry Brands, Doug Schwab

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................21-1Conference Record/Finish ............................................8-0/1stLetterwinners returning/lost .............................................17/2Starters returning/lost ........................................................7/3The Series ...................................................Iowa leads 62-25-1Last Meeting .................................2/1/08 at Minneapolis, Minn.

........................................................(Iowa 20, Minnesota 13)

Wrestling SID .......................................................Traci WagnerSID e-mail [email protected] phone ........................................................319-335-9411Fax .......................................................................319-335-9417Website address ..............................www.hawkeyesports.com

Iowa StateCyclonesFebruary 20, 2009, 7:00 p.m.Ames, IowaHilton Coliseum

Location ..................................................................Ames, IowaEnrollment ...........................................................29-7 (2 years)Nickname ....................................................................CyclonesColors............................................................Cardinal and GoldConference......................................................................Big XIIArena (cap.) ........................................... Hilton Coliseum (7,914)

Head Coach ..........................Cael Sanderson (Iowa State, ‘02)Record at Northern Illinois.................................29-7 (2 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches .........Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham

2007-08 Dual Meet Record ................................................16-4Conference Record/Finish ............................................3-1/1stLetterwinners returning/lost ...............................................n/aStarters returning/lost ........................................................8/2The Series ..........................................Iowa State leads 33-17-2Last Meeting ...............................12/2/07 at Minneapolis, Minn.....................................................(Iowa State 18, Minnesota 13)

Wrestling SID ..................................................Patrick CrawfordSID e-mail ...................................................pcrawf@iastate.eduOffice phone........................................................515-294-3372Fax .......................................................................515-294-0125Website address ........................................www.cyclones.com

IndianaHoosiersFebruary 22, 2009, 2:00 p.m.Minneapolis, Minn.Sports Pavilion

Location.........................................................Bloomington, Ind.Enrollment......................................................................38,247Nickname ....................................................................HoosiersColors ........................................................Cream and CrimsonConference....................................................................Big TenArena (cap.) ........................................... University Gym (2,000)

Head Coach...................................Duane Goldman (Iowa, ‘86)Record at Indiana....................................201-109-4 (16 years)Career Record ..................................................................sameAssistant Coaches.................................Mike Mena, Pat DeGain

2007-08 Dual Meet Record................................................13-8Conference Record/Finish..........................................2-6/10thLetterwinners returning/lost.............................................17/4Starters returning/lost ........................................................7/3The Series............................................Minnesota leads 40-4-1Last Meeting...................................1/2/07 at Bloomington, Ind.

.....................................................(Minnesota 29, Indiana 7)

Wrestling SID ......................................................Kyle KuhlmanSID e-mail ............................................kkuhlman@indiana.eduOffice phone .......................................................812-855-9399Fax .......................................................................812-855-9401Website address .....................................www.iuhoosiers.com


2008-09 Opponents


BISON OPENSat., November 15, 2008Fargo, North DakotaBison Sports ArenaHost: North Dakota State

Over the 38-year history of the Bison Open, Minnesotahas claimed 151 individual titles. The Golden Gophersclaimed nine of 10 titles at the 2007 Bison Open.

Minnesota’s 2007 ChampionsJayson Ness, 125Mike Thorn, 133Manuel Rivera, 141Dustin Schlatter, 149Scott Glasser, 165Gabe Dretsch, 174Roger Kish and Sonny Yohn, 184 (co-champions)Chris McPhail, 197Joe Nord, Hwt

KAUFMAN-BRAND OPENSat., November 22, 2008Omaha, NebraskaSapp FieldhouseHost: Nebraska-Omaha

The Kaufman-Brand Open is the largest single-day col-legiate wrestling meet in the nation.

Minnesota’s 2007 ChampionsElite DivisionManuel Rivera, 141C.P. Schlatter, 157

Amateur DivisionZach Sanders, 125

NORTHERN QUADSat., November 29, 2008Rochester, Minn.UCR Regional Sports Center

27TH ANNUAL CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGASCOLLEGIATE WRESTLING INVITATIONALFri.-Sat., December 5-6, 2008Las Vegas, Nev.Las Vegas Convention Center

12TH ANNUAL LONE STAR DUALSSat., Jan. 3, 2009South Grand Prairie, TexasSouth Grand Prairie High School Coliseum

2008-09 Tournaments

NWCA/CLIFF KEEN NATIONAL DUALSSat.-Sun., January 10-11, 2009Cedar Falls, IowaUNI DomeHost: Northern Iowa

Directions to the UNI-DomeTake Highway 218 South to the Highway 58/First Streetexit. Highway 58 turns into First Street. Take First Streetto Hudson Road and turn left. The UNI-Dome will be onyour right in about one mile

2008-09 Championship Information2009 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPSSat.-Sun., March 7-8, 2009State College, Pa.Bryce Jordan CenterHost: Penn State University

2009 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSThur.-Sat., March 19-21, 2009St. Louis, MissouriScottrade CenterHosts: University of Missouri and St. Louis SportsCommission

St. Louis Sports Commission Information2009 Wrestling Championships Hotline . .866/646-8849St. Louis Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . .800/916-0092St. Louis Hotel Information . . . . . . . . . . . .888/882-5569

For ticket and hotel information, visit:http://www.stlsports.org/wrestling/


All-Time Series Records


OPPONENT W-L-T FIRST MTG LAST MTGAir Force 3-0 1980 1986American 2-0 2005 2006Arizona 3-0 1978 1980Arizona State 11-8 1967 2007Army 3-1 1963 1972Ashland College 1-0 1970 1970Augsburg 1-0 1999 1999Augustana 5-0 1974 1997Bloomsburg State 5-0 1982 1993Boise State 6-0 1977 2001Bowling Green 1-0 1979 1979Brigham Young 2-4-1 1970 1989Cal-Bakersfield 8-0 1987 1997UC-Davis 3-0 1991 1993Cal State-Fullerton 5-0 1989 2007Cal Poly 1-1 1977 2007Carleton College 27-0 1935 1959Carson-Newman 1-0 1993 1993Central Michigan 9-0 1993 2008Chicago State 1-0 1985 1985Chicago 5-3 1926 1936The Citadel 1-0 1987 1987Clarion State 3-0 1974 1996Clemson 2-0 1987 1994Cleveland State 1-0 2004 2004Coe College 1-0 1954 1954Colorado Ag. & Mech. 0-1 1947 1947Colorado 3-0 1947 1966Colo. Sch. of Mines 1-0 1969 1969Colorado State 1-1 1949 1970Cornell 5-0 1994 2007Cornell College 12-6 1932 1967Denver 1-0 1949 1949Drake 15-0 1972 1993Dubuque 1-0 1942 1942Edinboro State 1-0 1986 1986Embry Riddle 1-0 2003 2003Evansville 1-0 1976 1976Ferris State 1-0 1989 1989Florida International 1-0 1976 1976Fort Snelling 1-0 1944 1944Fresno State 3-2-1 1989 1995Hawaii Wr. Club 1-0 1984 1984Hofstra 5-1 1999 2006Idaho State 1-0 1970 1970Illinois State 2-0 1977 1979Illinois 27-22-2 1926 2008Indiana 40-4-1 1945 2007Indiana State 1-0 1978 1978Iowa 25-63-1 1921 2008Iowa Seahawks 1-3-1 1943 1970Iowa State 17-34-2 1929 2007St. College of Iowa 15-12-4 1931 1985James Madison 1-0 2001 2001Kansas State 16-3 1939 1972Kent State 4-0 1978 1984LaCrosse State 1-0 1968 1968Lehigh 2-1 1970 2005Liberty High 1-0 1990 1990Lock Haven 5-0 1986 2003Louisiana State 1-2 1981 1983Macalester 3-0 1943 1958MacMurray State 2-0 1968 1969Mankato State 5-0 1976 1998Marquette 1-0 1981 1981

OPPONENT W-L-T FIRST MTG LAST MTGMaryland 1-1 1966 1992Michigan 25-29-2 1944 2008Michigan State 29-31 1946 2008Missouri 8-1 1964 2007Missouri Valley 1-0 1997 1997Montana State Northern 1-0 2000 2000Moorhead State 1-0 1974 1974Morgan State 1-0 1994 1994Navy 0-1 1992 1992Nebraska 46-18 1922 2008Nevada 1-0 1979 1979New Mexico 5-1 1969 1982North Carolina St. 3-1 1987 1989North Dakota 1-0 1996 1996North Dakota State 14-1 1966 2007Northern Colorado 5-0 1977 2007Northern Illinois 8-0 1974 2007Northern Iowa 17-11 1969 2005Northern Michigan 1-1 1968 1980Northwestern 38-17-1 1929 2008Notre Dame 1-0 1981 1981Ohio State 36-10-3 1927 2008Ohio University 5-0 1978 1996Oklahoma 3-10 1961 2004Oklahoma State 10-17 1941 2008Oregon 5-3 1968 1992Oregon State 5-3-1 1973 2002Oshkosh State 1-0 1970 1970Penn 4-0 1995 2006Penn State 10-6 1985 2007UW-Platteville 1-0 1968 1968Princeton 1-0 2000 2000Portland State 6-0 1976 2004Purdue 43-17-2 1926 2008Rider 1-0 1996 1996UW-River Falls 6-0 1968 1982St. Cloud State 4-0 1975 1999St. John’s 1-0 1959 1959San Diego State 1-0 1991 1991San Francisco State 4-0 1990 1995Seton Hall 1-0 2000 2000Southern Connecticut State 1-0 1996 1996South Dakota School of Mines 1-0 1959 1959South Dakota State 24-5 1950 2008Southern Illinois 5-0-1 1973 1985Southern Oregon 1-0 1987 1987Superior State 5-0 1969 1975Syracuse 1-0 1988 1988Temple 1-0 1977 1977Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-0 2005 2005Toledo 1-0 1978 1978Utah 2-3 1967 1977Utah State 4-3 1977 1986Virginia 2-0 1987 1992Virginia Military 1-0 1993 1993Virginia Tech 3-0 2001 2005Washington 2-1 1977 1979Washington State 2-0 1973 1979West Virginia 2-0 2003 2008Western Illinois 1-0 1982 1982Wheaton 1-0 1942 1942Wisconsin 54-31-1 1926 2008Wyoming 4-1 1954 1994

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Season Review



Season Review


2007-08 Minnesota Wrestling Statistics (14-7 Overall, 5-3 Big Ten)Wt. Name O’all Total Dual Points Big Ten Pins MD TF BTC NCAA125 Jayson Ness 39-2 38-2 20-0 92/0 8-0 20-0 8-0 0-0 2-1, 2nd 4-1, 2nd

Daniel Jackson 0-3 0-3 0-1 0/3 - 0-0 0-2 0-0Zach Sanders 23-1 23-1 - - - 7-0 8-0 1-0

133 Mack Reiter 26-10 26-10 13-6 56/18 4-4 4-0 5-0 5-0 2-2, 4th 5-2, 5thJake Mellmer 7-8 7-7 0-1 0/3 - 1-0 0-1 0-0Jayson Ness 39-2 1-0 1-0 4/0 - 0-0 1-0 0-0Mike Thorn 19-1 7-1 - 0/0 - 3-0 1-1 0-0Eric Johnson 2-2 2-2 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0Joe Murphy 3-4 3-2 - - - 0-0 1-0 0-0David Zilverberg 11-7 11-7 - - - 6-1 1-0 1-1

141 Manuel Rivera 34-9 34-9 14-6 59/21 5-3 11-1 6-0 2-0 2-1, 2nd 4-2, 7thJake Mellmer 7-8 0-1 0-1 0/3 - 0-0 0-0 0-0Mike Thorn 19-1 11-0 - - - 5-0 1-0 5-0Ryan Blake 11-13 11-13 - - - 4-2 1-2 1-0Joe Murphy 10-11 10-11 - - - 2-0 3-2 0-0

149 Dustin Schlatter 21-5 21-5 7-1 27/6 2-1 2-1 6-0 2-0 2-1, 2nd 4-2, 7thLuke Mellmer 10-22 10-20 1-10 3/44 0-5 4-5 0-1 0-4Brian Peterson 17-12 17-12 - - - 5-0 4-1 0-2Jared Rickert 8-14 3-4 - - - 0-1 1-0 0-0

157 C.P. Schlatter 28-5 28-5 16-2 59/6 6-0 4-0 7-0 1-0 1-1, 6th 1-2Tyler Safratowich 28-10 1-0 1-0 5/0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Luke Mellmer 10-22 0-2 0-2 0/11 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1Joel Hill 1-12 1-10 - - - 0-3 0-2 0-0Jared Rickert 8-12 2-4 - - - 0-1 0-0 0-0Joe Grygelko 19-6 19-6 - - - 6-0 3-0 3-0Jared Rickert 8-14 5-10 - - - 3-1 0-0 0-0

165 Tyler Safratowich 28-10 27-10 11-3 41/6 7-1 4-1 8-1 0-0 2-3, 8thScott Glasser 19-6 19-6 4-2 14/6 0-0 7-0 3-0 0-0Jordan Kolbow 5-7 5-7 - - - 1-1 1-2 0-1Jeremy Larson 9-6 8-4 0-1 0/3 - 1-0 3-0 0-0Nate Matousek 5-3 5-3 - - - 1-1 0-0 0-0Joel Hill 1-12 0-2 - - - 0-2 0-0 0-0Phil Meinert 1-2 1-2 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0

174 Gabriel Dretsch 30-12 30-12 13-6 53/15 5-3 5-0 7-0 2-0 2-1, 2nd 2-2Brandon Sitch 12-5 12-3 1-0 3/0 - 1-1 2-0 2-0Jeremy Larson 9-6 1-0 1-0 6/0 - 1-0 0-0 0-0Mitch Kuhlman 6-10 3-4 - - - 0-0 0-1 0-1Kaleb Young 18-6 18-6 - - - 5-0 2-2 1-0

184 Roger Kish 15-8 15-8 9-5 35/15 3-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-1, 6th 2-2Mitch Kuhlman 6-10 3-6 0-2 0/6 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-0Jeremy Larson 9-6 0-2 0-2 0/8 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1Brandon Sitch 12-5 0-3 0-3 0/10 - 0-0 0-1 0-0Sonny Yohn 23-1 15-1 - - - 4-0 2-0 1-0Kaleb Young 18-6 2-1 - - - 1-0 0-0 0-0Gordon Bierschenk 2-2 2-2 - - - 1-0 0-0 0-0

197 Justin Bronson 18-18 18-18 8-9 26/31 4-2 1-1 0-6 1-0 1-2, 7th 0-2Mitch Kuhlman 6-10 0-1 0-1 0/4 - 0-0 0-1 0-0Yura Malamura 10-10 8-8 0-3 0/15 0-2 1-3 0-0 0-0Sonny Yohn 23-1 8-0 - - - 0-0 2-0 4-0Brent Eidenschink 7-3 7-3 - - - 4-0 0-0 0-0Chris McPhail 3-2 3-2 - - - 1-2 0-0 0-0Jason Waidzulis 1-4 1-4 - - - 1-2 0-1 0-0

Hwt Ben Berhow 17-20 17-20 5-8 12/23 2-5 3-0 1-2 0-0 2-3, 6th 1-2Joe Nord 11-10 11-10 0-4 0/15 0-1 7-2 0-0 0-0Yura Malamura 10-10 2-2 2-2 9/12 - 0-0 0-0 0-0Team Totals 532-297 532-297 122-78 495/274 40-30 118-27 80-25 30-10

Overall: Wrestler’s record in all weight classes during the 2007-08 season; Total: Wrestler’s full-season record for 2007-08 in the specified weight class; Dual: Dual match record at listed weight class; Points:Team points scored in dual meets - Minnesota/Opponent; Big Ten: Dual Record vs. Big Ten Opponents; Pins: Total number of pins; MD: Record in major decision matches; TF: Record in technical fall matches.BTC: Record and finish at Big Ten Championships.NCAA: Record and finish at NCAA Championships.

Team Stats: Weight-by-Weight ResultsWeight Overall Record Overall Dual Big Ten Dual Pins125 61-6 20-1 8-0 27133 57-29 14-7 4-4 14141 66-34 14-7 5-3 22149 51-44 8-13 2-6 11157 56-37 17-4 6-2 13165 65-34 16-5 7-1 14174 64-25 15-6 5-3 12184 37-23 9-12 3-5 9197 45-36 8-13 4-4 8Hwt 30-32 7-15 2-6 10


Season Review


DUAL 1November 24, 2007 • Rochester, Minn. (UCR Regional Sports Center)Northern Quad

#1 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .35Northern Illinois . . . . . . . .12

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinned T.J. Wunnicke 4:13133 #2 Mack Reiter (MINN) dec. #10 Pat Castillo 4-3141 #6 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. Pat McLemore 9-4149 #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) tech fall Kalen Knull 16-1157 #4 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) pinned Michael Smith 2:42165 #13 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. Bryan Deutsch 6-2174 #6 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. #12 Duke Burk 3-2184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) won by forfeit -197 Jake Smith (NI) pinned Yura Malamura 2:33Hwt David Benner (NI) pinned Joe Nord 2:32

DUAL 2November 24, 2007 • Rochester, Minn. (UCR Regional Sports Center)Northern Quad

#1 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .29Northern Colorado . . . . . . .9

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) dec. Tony Mustari 8-3133 Blayze Bahe (NC) dec. Jake Mellmer 4-2141 #6 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. Richard Lohr 10-4149 #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. Daniel Prater 14-2157 #4 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. Justin Gaethje 14-3165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Devan Lewis 8-5174 Brandon Sithch (MINN) dec.Ryan Johnson 7-2184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) pinned Vince Mendez 5:29197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Patrick Carey 8-1Hwt #17 Reece Hopkin (NC) pinned Joe Nord 6:50

DUAL 3November 24, 2007 • Rochester, Minn. (UCR Regional Sports Center)Northern Quad (Daily attendance: 1,500)

#1 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .45North Dakota State . . . . . .0

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinned Andy Hackenmueller 2:03133 #2 Mack Reiter (MINN) maj. dec. Eric Sanders 14-4141 #6 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. Gabriel Mooney 8-3149 #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) tech fall Andrey Patselov 18-3157 #4 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) pinned Adam Aho 4:47165 #13 Scott Glasser (MINN) maj. dec. Mike Quamme 11-0174 #6 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) maj. dec. Kenny Moenkedick 16-5184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) maj. dec. Matt Wetterling 13-3197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Jacob Bryce 4-0Hwt Ben Berhow (MINN) pinned Justin LaGosh 3:55

2007-08 Team ResultsDate Opponent TimeNovember 10 at Bison Open 9 titles

November 17 at Kaufman-Brand 2 titles

NORTHERN QUAD (Rochester, Minn.)

November 24 vs. Northern Illinois W, 35-12

November 24 vs. Northern Colorado W, 29-9

November 24 vs. North Dakota State W, 45-0

December 2 #2 IOWA STATE# L, 13-18December 6 #12 NEBRASKA W, 25-13December 8 at Cal State Fullerton W, 32-9

December 8 at Cal Poly W, 23-12

December 29-30 at Southern Scuffle 1st place

(182 pts), 4 titles

NATIONAL DUALS (Cedar Falls, Iowa)

January 12 vs. West Virginia W, 32-9

January 12 vs. #5 Central Michigan W, 20-16

January 13 vs. #10 Nebraska L, 13-24

January 13 vs. #7 Michigan L, 15-23

January 20 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 34-9January 25 at Michigan State* W, 23-15

January 26 at #6 Michigan* W, 24-15

February 1 #1 IOWA*# L, 13-20February 3 at #3 Oklahoma State L, 14-18

February 8 at Northwestern* W, 33-12

February 10 at Purdue* W, 32-8

February 15 ILLINOIS*# L, 17-19February 17 WISCONSIN*# L, 17-20February 24 OHIO STATE*# W, 23-18March 8-9 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS# 2nd Place

(112.5 pts)March 20-22 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) 10th Place

(61.5 pts)

*Big Ten Conference Match

BOLD denotes home meets # denotes home meets held in Williams Arena.

2007-08 Dual Meet StatisticsWt. Name Record Points Pins MD TF125 Jayson Ness 20-0 92/0 6/0 8/0 0/0

Dan Jackson 0-1 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0133 Mack Reiter 13-6 56/18 2/0 2/0 3/0

Jake Mellmer 0-1 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0Jayson Ness 1-0 4/0 0/0 1/0 0/0

141 Manuel Rivera 14-6 50/21 6/1 1/0 0/0Jake Mellmer 0-1 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0

149 Dustin Schlatter 7-1 27/6 0/1 2/0 2/0Luke Mellmer 1-12 3/54 0/3 0/0 0/4

157 C.P. Schlatter 16-2 66/6 4/0 6/0 0/0Tyler Safratowich 1-0 5/0 0/0 0/0 1/0Luke Mellmer 0-2 0/11 0/1 0/0 0/1

165 Tyler Safratowich 12-2 41/6 1/0 2/0 0/0Scott Glasser 4-2 14/6 0/0 2/0 0/0Jeremy Larson 0-1 0/3 0/0 0/0 0/0

174 Gabriel Dretsch 13-6 53/18 3/0 2/0 1/0Brandon Sitch 1-0 3/0 0/0 0/0 0/0Jeremy Larson 1-0 6/0 1/0 0/0 0/0

184 Roger Kish 9-5 35/15 1/0 2/0 0/0Brandon Sitch 0-3 0/10 0/0 0/1 0/0Mitch Kuhlman 0-2 0/6 0/0 0/0 0/0Jeremy Larson 0-2 0/8 0/0 0/0 0/1

197 Justin Bronson 8-9 26/31 0/1 1/3 1/0Yura Malamura 0-3 0/15 0/2 0/0 0/0Mitch Kuhlman 0-1 0/4 0/0 0/1 0/0

Hwt Ben Berhow 5-8 18/26 1/0 0/2 0/0Joe Nord 0-4 0/18 0/2 0/0 0/0Yura Malamura 2-2 9/6 0/0 0/0 0/0

Total 128-82 518/292 24/11 29/7 8/6


Season Review


DUAL 4December 2, 2007 • Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena)Attendance: 4,437

#1 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .13#2 Iowa State . . . . . . . . .18

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec Mark Kist 10-0133 #8 Nick Fanthorpe (ISU) dec. #3 Mack Reiter 3-1141 #6 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. #16 Nick Gallick 7-3149 #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) dec. #16 Mitch Meuller 8-1157 #10 Cyler Sanderson (ISU) dec. #4 C.P. Schlatter 3-2165 #7 Jon Reader (ISU) dec. #14 Scott Glasser 6-1174 #6 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. Aron Scott 9-2184 #1 Jake Varner (ISU) dec. #2 Roger Kish 3-0197 #19 David Bertolino (ISU) dec. Justin Bronson 4-0Hwt #5 David Zabrinskie (ISU) dec. Ben Berhow 7-2

DUAL 5December 6, 2007 • Minneapolis, Minn. (Sports Pavilion)Attendance: 1,624

#2 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .25#12 Nebraska . . . . . . . . .13

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE197 #3 Craig Brester (NEB) maj. Justin Bronson 11-1Hwt #14 Jon May (NEB) dec. Ben Berhow 6-5125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) won by forfeit -133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) dec. #12 Kenny Jordan 5-4141 #6 Manuel Rivera (MINN) maj. Curtis Salazar 15-3149 #1 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) dec. #6 Jordan Burroughs 2-1157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) won by forfeit -165 #8 Stephen Dwyer (NEB) dec. #15 Scott Glasser 8-7174 #3 Brandon Browne (NEB) dec. #7 Gabe Dretsch 5-2184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. #11 Vince Jones 6-2

DUAL 6December 8, 2007 • San Luis Obispo, Ca. (Mott Gymnasium)Attendance: 1,200

#2 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .34Cal State Fullerton . . . . . . .9

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinned Sean Roman-Marin 2:30133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) tech fall #14 T.J. Dillashaw 18-2 (7:00)141 #2 Manuel Rivera (MINN) fall Teddy Astorga 3:48149 #10 Morgan Atkinson (CSUF) dec. Luke Mellmer 8-1157 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) tech fall Devin Velasquez 16-1 (6:17)165 #15 Scott Glasser (MINN) maj. Bryan Tice 13-2174 #7 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) tech fall Todd Noel 16-1 (4:34)184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. #14 Ian Murphy 3-2197 John Drake (CSUF) dec. Justin Bronson 6-3Hwt #5 Wade Sauer (CSUF) dec. Joe Nord 5-1

DUAL 7December 8, 2007 • San Luis Obispo, Ca. (Mott Gymnasium)Attendance: 1,200

#2 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .25Cal Poly . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. #16 Boris Novachkov 10-1133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) dec. #16 Filip Novachkov 6-3141 #8 Chad Mendes (CP) pinned #2 Manuel Rivera 1:34149 Elwin Warsch (CP) dec. Luke Mellmer 11-6157 #18 Chase Pami (CP) dec. #7 C.P. Schlatter 4-2165 #15 Scott Glasser (MINN) dec. Ryan Williams 6-4174 #7 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) maj. Evan Barbre 13-1184 #2 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. Yuri Kalika 3-0197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Arturo Basulto 3-2Hwt Ben Berhow (MINN) dec. Jim Powers 6-3

DUAL 8January 12, 2008 • Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI-Dome)National Duals

#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .32West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . .9

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) inj. def. Kyle Turnbull -133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) tech. fall Justin Garvin 18-1141 #4 Manuel Rivera (MINN) pinned Stephen Waite 4:48149 David Jaregui (WVU) dec. Luke Mellmer 10-4157 #6 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. #17 Zac Fryling 4-1165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Donnie Jones 6-2174 #10 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) pinned Chance Litton 1:55184 Kurt Brenner (WVU) dec. Luke Mellmer 3-0197 #12 Jared Villers (WVU) dec. Justin Bronson 7-4Hwt Yura Malamura (MINN) dec. #13 Dustin Rogers 7-5

Roger Kish scored a 6-2 decision over #11 Vince Jones in Minnesota’s 25-13 victory over Nebraska.


Season Review



#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .20#5 Central Michigan . . . .16

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. #14 Luke Smith 8-2133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) maj. Conor Beebe 10-1141 #4 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. #16 Eric Kruger 7-5 (OT)149 Nathanial Holt (CM) pinned Luke Mellmer 2:02157 #6 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. Tyler Grayson 8-2165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Steve Brown 13-5174 #10 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. #3 Brandon Sinnott 6-3184 #3 Christian Sinnott (CM) dec. #2 Roger Kish 3-2197 #6 Wynn Michalak (CM) maj. Justin Bronson 17-4Hwt #8 Bubba Gritter (CM) dec. Yura Malamura 8-3


#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .13#10 Nebraska . . . . . . . . .24

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) dec. #1 Paul Donahue 6-4 (OT)133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) dec. #8 Kenny Jordan 8-4141 #4 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. Mike Rowe 10-6149 #7 Jordan Burroughs (NEB) tech. fall Luke Mellmer 24-9157 #6 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. #17 Chris Oliver 10-2165 #8 Stephen Dwyer (NEB) dec. Tyler Safratowich 4-1174 #5 Brandon Browne (NEB) dec. #10 Gabe Dretsch 3-2184 #10 Vince Jones (NEB) dec. #2 Roger Kish 3-2197 #4 Craig Brester (NEB) maj. dec. Justin Bronson 13-4Hwt #19 Jon May (NEB) dec. Yura Malamura 5-1


#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .16#7 Michigan . . . . . . . . . .23

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #3 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinned Michael Watts 0:53133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) maj. Chris Diehl 11-2141 #1 Kellen Russell (MICH) dec. #4 Manuel Rivera 10-6149 #7 Josh Churella (MICH) pinned Luke Mellmer 3:45157 #6 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. Jeff March 3-2165 #1 Eric Tannenbaum (MICH) dec. Jeremy Larson 6-3174 #2 Steve Luke (MICH) dec. #10 Gabe Dretsch 5-3184 #4 Tyrel Todd (MICH) maj. Brandon Sitch 17-4197 #15 Anthony Biondo (MICH) maj. Mitch Kuhlman 10-0Hwt Ben Berhow (MINN) dec. Chad Bleske 5-0

DUAL 12January 20, 2008 • Sports PavilionAttendance: 1,604

#5 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .34South Dakota State . . . . . .9

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE174 Jeremy Larson (MINN) pinned Justin Retallic 1:39184 Tyler Sorenson (SDSU) dec. Brandon Sitch 8-6197 Justin Bronson (MINN) tech. fall Jeremy Swier 17-0 (2:51)Hwt Yura Malamura (MINN) won by forfeit125 Alan Marvin (SDSU) dec. Dan Jackson 8-5133 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. Nick Kulseth 14-5141 Adam Everson (SDSU) dec. Jake Mellmer 7-0149 Luke Mellmer (MINN) dec. Jeff Cooley 5-4157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) pinned Nick Genereux 0:43165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) maj. dec. Ryan Meyer 10-1

DUAL 13January 25, 2008 • East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House)Attendance:

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .23Michigan State . . . . . . . .15

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE149 Eddie Skownesk (MSU) dec. Luke Mellmer 6-2157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. John Fulger 10-2165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Rex Kendle 12-5174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) pinned #19 John Murphy 0:46184 Nick Palmieri (MSU) dec. Mitch Kuhlman 3-1197 #15 Joe Williams (MSU) dec. Justin Bronson 5-2Hwt Alan O’Donnell (MSU) dec. Ben Berhow 10-7125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) dec. Joel Trombly 15-3133 #5 Franklin Gomez (MSU) dec. #2 Mack Reiter 7-4141 #4 Manuel Rivera (MINN) pinned Micah Carter 4:04

CP Schlatter pinned South Dakota State’s Nick Genereux in 43 seconds during Minnesota’s 34-9 win onJanuary 20.


Season Review


DUAL 14January 26, 2008 • Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)Attendance: 1,801

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .24#6 Michigan . . . . . . . . . .15

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinnned Jason Lara 1:13133 #2 Mack Reiter (MINN) pinned Chris Diehl 1:26141 #4 Manuel Rivera (MINN) dec. #3 Kellen Russell 4-2149 #8 Josh Churella (UM) pinned Luke Mellmer 4:19157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. Jeff Marsh 10-4165 #3 Eric Tannenbaum (UM) dec. Tyler Safratowich 6-2174 #2 Steve Luke (UM) dec. #11 Gabe Dretsch 9-3184 #2 Tyrel Todd (UM) dec. Mitch Kuhlman 12-5197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Ryan Selley 4-0Hwt Ben Berhow (MINN) dec. Matt Guhn 7-3

DUAL 15February 1, 2008 • Minneapolis, MInn. (Williams Arena)Attendance: 7,472

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .13#1 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #3 Charlie Falck 14-2133 #3 Joe Slaton (IA) dec. #5 Mack Reiter 8-3141 #9 Dan LeClere (IA) dec. #3 Manuel Rivera 9-7 (OT)149 #1 Brent Metcalf (IA) tech. fall Luke Mellmer 20-5 (6:17)157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. #15 Ryan Morningstar 7-3165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Jake Kerr 4-3174 #2 Jay Borschel (IA) dec. #11 Gabe Dretsch 6-2184 #8 Phillip Keddy (IA) dec. #5 Roger Kish 6-2197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Chad Beatty 5-4Hwt #6 Matt Fields (IA) dec. Ben Berhow 7-3

DUAL 16February 3, 2008 • Stillwater, Okla. (Gallagher-Iba Arena)Attendance: 2,649

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .14#3 Oklahoma State . . . . .18

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #16 Tyler Shinn 18-5133 #1 Coleman Scott (OSU) dec. #5 Mack Reiter 8-2141 #2 Nathan Morgan (OSU) dec. #3 Manuel Rivera 6-4149 Ryan Freeman (OSU) dec. Luke Mellmer 8-3157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. Neil Erisman 12-2165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. #5 Jake Dieffenback 5-1 (OT)174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. #7 Brandon Mason 5-3184 Jack Jensen (OSU) dec. #5 Roger Kish 5-3 (OT)197 Clayton Foster (OSU) dec. Justin Bronson 4-1Hwt #7 Jared Rosholt (OSU) dec. Ben Berhow 4-2

DUAL 17February 8, 2008 • Evantston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena)Attendance: 269

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .33#11 Northwestern . . . . . .12

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. #12 Nick Hayes 7-4184 #10 Roger Kish (MINN) maj. dec. Adil Kolovic 17-6197 #2 Mike Tamillow (NW) maj. dec. Justin Bronson 11-2Hwt #1 Dustin Fox (NW) dec. Joe Nord 9-4125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #5 Brandon Precin 12-4133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) pinned Eric Metzler 4:28141 #3 Manuel Rivera (MINN) pinned Robert Joyce 2:26149 #5 Ryan Lang (NW) tech. fall Luke Mellmer 18-1157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. Andrew Nadhir 15-6165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) pinned Dominic Marella 3:15

DUAL 18February 10, 2008 • West Lafayette, Ind. (Intercollegiate Athletic Facility)Attendance: 308

#4 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .32Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) pinned Akif Eren 2:44133 #5 Mack Reiter (MINN) tech. fall George Petrov 15-0 (3:20)141 #3 Manuel Rivera (MINN) pinned Matt Redmond 2:32149 #15 Jake Patacsil (PU) tech. fall Luke Mellmer 16-0 (3:00)157 #7 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. Sam Patacsil 10-4165 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Justin Fraga 5-2174 Nick Corpe (PU) dec. #11 Gabe Dretsch 5-4184 #5 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. A.J. Kissel 4-3197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. Logan Brown 2-0Hwt Ben Berhow (MINN) dec. Chris Kasten 3-1 (OT)

Jayson Ness dominated third-ranked Charlie Falck 14-2 to lead off the dual meet with Iowa on February 1.


Season Review


DUAL 19February 15, 2008 • Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena)Attendance: 1,853

#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .17#8 llinois . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCOREHwt #15 John Wise (ILL) maj. dec. Ben Berhow 10-2125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #9 Gabe Flores 9-0133 #9 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) dec. #5 Mack Reiter 6-0141 #3 Manuel Rivera (MINN) maj. dec. #11 Ryan Prater 16-5149 #3 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) dec. Grant Paswall 8-2157 #2 Mike Poeta (ILL) pinned Luke Mellmer 4:00165 #20 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Clint Arlis 11-4174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. #15 John Drego 7-2184 Ben Friedl (ILL) dec. Jeremy Larson 4-1197 #11 Patrick Bond (ILL) dec.Yura Malamura 8-2

DUAL 20February 17, 2008 • Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena)Attendance: 2,297

#6 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .17#13 Wisconsin . . . . . . . .20

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) maj. dec. #19 Collin Cudd 9-0133 #11 Zach Tanelli (UW) dec. #5 Mack Reiter 5-1141 #6 Kyle Ruschel (UW) dec. #3 Manuel Rivera 6-1149 #3 Dustin Schlatter (MINN) maj. dec. Kendall Vogel 13-3157 #5 Craig Henning (UW) dec. Luke Mellmer 15-0165 #20 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. Jake Donar 6-3174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) dec. Dan Clum 12-6184 #10 Roger Kish (MINN) dec. #17 Trevor Brandvold 4-3197 #8 Dallas Herbst (UW) pinned Yura Malamura 1:03Hwt #4 Kyle Massey (UW) dec. Ben Berhow 6-2

DUAL 21February 24, 2008 • Minneapolis, Minn. (Sports Pavilion)Attendance: 2,006

#9 MINNESOTA . . . . . . . .23#5 Ohio State . . . . . . . . .18

WT WRESTLER RESULTS SCORE157 #6 C.P. Schlatter (MINN) dec. John Johnstone 8-5165 #20 Tyler Safratowich (MINN) dec. #8 Colt Sponseller 4-2174 #11 Gabe Dretsch (MINN) pinned Alex Picazo 6:48184 #2 Mike Pucillo (OSU) tech. fall Jeremy Larson 25-6 (7:00)197 Justin Bronson (MINN) dec. John Weakley 2-1Hwt #2 J.D. Bergman (OSU) maj. dec. Ben Berhow 13-3125 #1 Jayson Ness (MINN) dec. Nikko Triggas 6-0133 #9 Mack Reiter (MINN) tech. fall #13 Reece Humphrey 18-2141 #8 J Jaggers (OSU) dec. #5 Manuel Rivera 6-1149 #7 Lance Palmer (OSU) pinned #3 Dustin Schlatter 3:19

Mack Reiter racked up an 18-2 tech fall over Ohio State’s Reece Humphrey on Senior Day at the SportsPavilion. The Gophers wrapped up the regular season with a 23-18 win over the Buckeyes.

2007-08 Big Ten Dual MeetStandings

Big Ten OverallW L T W L T

Iowa 8 0 0 21 1 0Ohio State 6 2 0 19 4 0Illinois 5 3 0 13 4 0Wisconsin 5 3 0 14 4 1Penn State 5 3 0 14 5 0Minnesota 5 3 0 14 7 0Northwestern 3 5 0 8 9 0Michigan 3 5 0 16 8 0Purdue 2 6 0 10 8 0Indiana 2 6 0 13 8 0Michigan State 0 8 0 4 12 0


2008 Big Ten Championships


� Jayson Ness (125 pounds) #1 SeedQuarterfinals: Ness maj. dec. #20 Collin Cudd (WIS), 10-2Semifinals: Ness dec. #8 Gabe Flores (ILL), 7-5Championship: #3 Angel Escobedo (IND) dec. Ness, 4-2Second place With a 2-1 record

� Mack Reiter (133 pounds) #5 SeedQuarterfinals: Reiter pinned #4 Zach Tanelli (WIS), 6:35Semifinals: #3 Jimmy Kennedy (ILL) dec. Reiter, 5-1Consolation: Reiter dec. #12 Andrae Hernandez (IND), 6-2Third Place: #4 Joe Slaton (IA) dec. Reiter, 3-0Fourth place with a 2-2 record

� Manuel Rivera (141 pounds) #6 SeedQuarterfinals: Rivera dec. #7 J Jaggers (OSU), 6-2Semifinals: Rivera dec. #14 Keith Sulzer (NU), 3-2Championship: #4 Kellen Russell (MI) dec. Rivera, 3-2Second place With a 2-1 record

� Dustin Schlatter (149 pounds) #2 SeedQuarterfinals: Schlatter dec. Kurt Kinser (IND), 8-1Semifinals: Schlatter maj. dec. #10 Jake Patacsil (PUR), 8-0Championship: #1 Brent Metcalf (IA) dec. Schlatter, 5-3Second place With a 2-1 record

� C.P. Schlatter (157 pounds) #4 SeedQuarterfinals: Schlatter dec. #5 Craig Henning (WIS), 4-2Semifinals: #2 Mike Poeta (ILL) Inj. Def. SchlatterConsolation: #4 Brandon Becker (IND) Med. For. SchlatterFifth Place: #15 Jeff Marsh (MI) Med. For. SchlatterSixth place with a 1-1 record

� Tyler Safratowich (165 pounds) #3 SeedPigtails: Safratowich maj. dec. Luke Manuel (PUR), 13-5Quarterfinals: #15 Matt Coughlin (IND) dec. Safratowich, 6-4Consolation: Safratowich pinned Dominic Marella (PUR), 5:48Consolation: Dave Rella (Penn State) dec. Safratowich, 5-4Seventh Place: Jake Donar (WIS) pinned Safratowich, 6:14Eighth place with a 2-3 record

� Gabriel Dretsch (174 pounds) #3 SeedQuarterfinals: Dretsch dec. Trevor Perry (IND), 4-1Semifinals: Dretsch dec. #3 Jay Borschel (IA), 6-4Championship: #2 Steve Luke (MI) dec. Dretsch, 5-3Second place With a 2-1 record

� Roger Kish (184 pounds) #4 SeedPigtails: Kish dec. Trevor Brandvold (WIS), 4-2Quarterfinals: Kish dec. #14 Phillip Bomberger (PSU), 5-4Semifinals: #2 Mike Pucillo (OSU) Inj. Def. KishConsolation: Trevor Brandvold (WIS) Med. For. KishFifth Place: #14 Phillip Bomberger (PSU) Med. For. KishSixth place with a 2-1 record

� Justin Bronson (197 pounds) #6 SeedQuarterfinals: #11 Patrick Bond (ILL) maj. dec. Bronson, 11-3Consolation: Joe Fagiano (IND) dec. Bronson, 7-0Seventh Place: Bronson pinned John Weakley (OSU), 2:26Seventh place with a 1-2 record

� Ben Berhow (Hwt) #8 SeedPigtails: Nathan Everhart (IND) dec. Berhow, 9-7Consolation: Berhow dec. John Laboranti (PSU), 7-3Consolation: Berhow dec. Chris Kasten (PUR), 4-1Consolation: #6 Matt Fields (IA) dec. Berhow, 4-1 TB1Fifth Place: #13 John Wise (ILL) dec. Berhow, 4-1Sixth place with a 2-3 record

2008 BIG TENCHAMPIONSHIPSWilliams Arena(Minneapolis, Minn.)March 8-9

1. Iowa 127.02. MINNESOTA 112.53. Michigan 97.54. Illinois 94.05. Ohio State 92.56. Wisconsin 85.57. Penn State 84.58. Indiana 80.0

Northwestern 80.010. Purdue 51.511. Michigan State 34.0

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS125 Pounds:Angel Escobedo(Indiana)

133 Pounds:Franklin Gomez(Michigan State)

141 Pounds:Kellen Russell(Michigan)

149 Pounds:Brent Metcalf(Iowa)

157 Pounds:Mike Poeta(Illinois)

165 Pounds:Eric Tannenbaum(Michigan)

174 Pounds:Steve Luke(Michigan)

184 Pounds:Mike Pucillo(Ohio State)

197 Pounds:Phil Davis(Penn State)

Hwt:Dustin Fox(Northwestern)

GOPHERS AT THE 2008 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dustin Schlatter was one of four Gophers to take runner-up finishes at the Big Ten Championships.


2008 NCAA Championships


INDIVIDUAL RESULTS125 pounds:1. Angel Escobedo (Indiana)2. Jayson Ness (Minnesota)3. Paul Donahoe (Nebraska)4. Mark McKnight (Penn State)5. Tanner Gardner (Standford)6. Charlie Falck (Iowa)7. Brandon Precin (Northwesterrn)8. James Nicholson (Old Dominion)

133 pounds:1. Coleman Scott (Oklahoma State)2. Joey Slaton (Iowa)3. Franklin Gomez (Michigan State)4. James Kennedy (Illinois)5. Mack Reiter (Minnesota)6. Mike Grey (Cornell)7. Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State)8. Joe Baker (Navy)

141 pounds:1. J Jaggers (Ohio State)2. Chad Mendes (Cal-Poly)3. Charles Griffin (Hofstra)4. Nathan Morgan (Oklahoma State)5. Nick Gallick (Iowa State)6. Matthew Kyler (Army)7. Manuel Rivera (Minnesota)8. Cody Cleveland (UT-Chattanooga)

149 pounds:1. Brent Metcalf (Iowa)2. Bubba Jenkins (Penn State)3. Jordan Burroughs (Nebraska)4. Joshua Churella (Michigan)5. Darrion Caldwell (NC State)6. JP O’Connor (Harvard)7. Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota)8. Lance Palmer (Ohio State)

157 pounds:1. Jordan Leen (Cornell)2. Michael Poeta (Illinois)3. Dan Vallimont (Penn State)4. Brandon Becker (Indiana)5. Gregor Gillespie (Edinboro)6. Josh Zupancic (Stanford)7. Cyler Sanderson (Iowa State)8. Matt Moley (Bloomsberg)

165 pounds:1. Mark Perry (Iowa)2. Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan)3. Nick Marable (Missouri)4. Mack Lewnes (Cornell)5. Moza Fay (Northern Iowa)6. Michael Cannon (American)7. Jonathan Reader (Iowa State)8. Stephen Dwyer (Nebraska)

174 pounds:1. Keith Gavin (Pittsburgh)2. Steve Luke (Michigan)3. Jay Borschel (Iowa)4. Brandon Browne (Nebraska)5. Brandon Sinnott (Central Michigan)6. Steve Anceravage (Cornell)7. Matthew Stolpinski (Navy)8. Alton Lucas (Hofstra)

184 pounds:1. Mike Pucillo (Ohio State)2. Jake Varner (Iowa State)3. Tyrel Todd (Michigan)4. Christian Sinnott (Central Michigan)5. Raymond Jordan (Missouri)6. Phil Keddy (Iowa)7. Jack Jenson (Oklahoma State)8. Kirk Smith (Boise State)

197 pounds:1. Phil Davis (Penn State)2. Wynn Michalak (Central Michigan)3. Hudson Taylor (Maryland)4. Craig Brester (Nebraska)5. Joshua Glenn (American)6. Dallas Herbst (Wisconsin)7. Maxwell Askren (Missouri)8. David Bertolino (Iowa State)

Heavyweight:1. Dustin Fox (Northwestern)2. J.D. Bergman (Ohio State)3. Ed Prendergast (Navy)4. Jared Rosholt (Oklahoma State)5. Matt Fields (Iowa)6. David Zabriskie (Iowa State)7. Kyle Massey (Wisconsin)8. Ryan Gritter (Central Michigan)

2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSMarch 20-22, 2008Scottrade CenterSt. Louis, Mo.

TEAM RESULTS1. Iowa 117.52. Ohio State 793. Penn State 754. Nebraska 745. Oklahoma State 72

Iowa State 727. Central Michigan 69

Michigan 699. Cornell 67

10. MINNESOTA 61.511. Missouri 48.512. Indiana 4313. Northwestern 4114. Illinois 40.515. Hofstra 38

INDIVIDUAL MATCH RESULTS� Jayson Ness (125 pounds) • #2 SeedFirst Round - Ness pinned Marcos Orozco (UC-Davis), 1:17Second Round - Ness maj. dec. Luke Smith (Central Michigan), 9-0Quarterfinals - Ness pinned #10 James Nicholson (Old Dominion), 4:04Semifinals - Ness dec. Paul Donahue (Nebraska), 4-3Finals - #1 Angel Escobedo (Indiana) dec. Ness, 10-3Second Place with a 4-1 record (All-American)

� Mack Reiter (133 pounds) • #8 SeedFirst Round - Reiter pinned Jeffery Schell (Brown), 2:13Second Round - Reiter maj. dec. Conor Beebe (Central Michigan), 15-6Quarterfinals - #1 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) dec. Reiter, 5-3Consolation - Reiter dec. #10 Patrick Castillo (Northern Illinois), 6-5Consolation - Reiter dec. #5 Nick Fanthorpe (Iowa State), 4-2Consolation Semifinals - #2 James Kennedy (Illinois) dec. Reiter, 4-0Fifth Place - Reiter dec. #7 Mike Grey (Cornell), 10-7Fifth Place with a 5-2 record (All-American)

� Manuel Rivera (141 pounds) • #5 SeedFirst Round - Rivera tech. fall Torsten Gillespie (Edinboro), 16-0 (4:44)Second Round - Rivera dec. #12 Garrett Scott (Penn State), 8-5Quarterfinals - #4 Nathan Morgan (Oklahoma State) dec. Rivera, 8-1Consolation - Rivera maj. dec. Chris Drouin (Arizona State), 12-1Consolation - #9 Nick Gallick (Iowa State) dec. Rivera, 8-2Seventh Place - Rivera pinned #10 Cody Cleveland (UT-Chatt.), 3:46Seventh Place with a 4-2 record (All-American)

� Dustin Schlatter (149 pounds) • #2 SeedFirst Round - Schlatter dec. Adam Hall (Boise State), 5-3Second Round - Schlatter dec. Mitch Mueller (Iowa State), 6-2Quarterfinals - #7 Darrion Caldwell (NC State) dec. Schlatter, 4-1Consolation - Schlatter dec. #8 Jake Patacsil (Purdue), 4-1Consolation - #3 J.P. O’Connor (Harvard) dec. Schlatter, 3-2 TB2Seventh Place - Schlatter dec. #9 Lance Palmer (Ohio State), 3-2 TB2Seventh Place with a 4-2 record (All-American)

� C.P. Schlatter (157 pounds) • #5 SeedFirst Round - Schlatter dec. Tyson Reiner (Northern Iowa), 4-2Second Round - #12 Josh Zupancic (Standford) dec. Schlatter, 5-4Consolation - Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) dec. Schlatter, 4-01-2 record

� Gabriel Dretsch (174 pounds) • #8 SeedFirst Round - Nathan Lee (Boise State) dec. Dretsch, 3-1 SV1Consolation - Dretsch dec. Scott Giffin (Penn), 5-3Consolation - Dretsch maj. dec. Mike Letts (Maryland), 10-2Consolation - Alex Dolly (Northern Iowa) dec. Dretsch, 10-62-2 record

� Roger Kish (184 pounds) • #8 SeedFirst Round - Kish dec. Josh Edmundson (UT-Chatt.), 6-3Second Round - Kish pinned A.J. Kissel (Purdue), 4-0Quarterfinals - #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. Kish, 2-0Consolation - #10 Kirk Smith (Boise State) dec. Kish, 8-22-2 record

� Justin Bronson (197 pounds)Pigtails - Richard Stark (Army) dec. Bronson, 5-2 SV2Consolation - Jared Villers (West Virginia) maj. dec. Bronson, 12-40-2 record

� Ben Berhow (Hwt) • #1 SeedFirst Round - #9 Jermail Porter (Kent State) dec. Berhow, 8-6Consolation - Berhow dec. Nathan Thobaben (Army), 10-7Consolation - Dustin Rogers (West Virginia) dec. Berhow, 7-41-2 record

Mack Reiter secured All-Americahonors for the third time in hiscareer when he took fifth at 133pounds.


NCAA Title Tale of the Tape


TALE OF THE TAPE2001 NCAA Champions 2002 NCAA Champions 2006-07 Golden Gophers

Overall Record: 19-1Big Ten Record: 9-0

Big Ten Championships: 1stNCAA Championships: 1st

10 All-Americans



Seven All-Americans



Five All-Americans

Leroy VegaJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 34-7 / 16-4Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 3rd

Leroy VegaSeniorRecord: 34-4 / 18-1Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: Did not place

Jayson NessRS Freshman • All-AmericanRecord: 40-5 / 20-1Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 5th

Brett LawrenceSenior • All-AmericanRecord: 27-10 / 11-4Big Tens: 5thNCAAs: 8th

Ryan LewisJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 32-0 / 14-0Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 2nd

Mack ReiterJuniorRecord: 14-4 / 4-1Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: Did not place

Chad EriksonJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 28-8 / 14-2Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 8th

Chad EriksonSenior • All-AmericanRecord: 20-6 / 7-3Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 7th

Manuel RiveraJuniorRecord: 38-4 / 20-0Big Tens: 5thNCAAs: Did not place

Jared LawrenceSophomore • All-AmericanRecord: 32-8 / 14-5Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 6th

Jared LawrenceJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 34-3 / 17-1Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 1st

Dustin SchlatterSophomore • All-AmericanRecord: 37-1 / 20-0Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 3rd

Luke BeckerSophomore • All-AmericanRecord: 32-9 / 15-5Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 4th

Luke BeckerJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 37-3 / 17-2Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 1st

C.P. SchlatterJuniorRecord: 28-8 / 10-5Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 6th

Brad PikeSenior • All-AmericanRecord: 35-8 / 16-3Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: 4th

Nate BakerRS FreshmanRecord: 29-15 / 4-5Big Tens: 5thNCAAs: Did not place

Tyler SafratowichSophomoreRecord: 32-14 / 8-4Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: Did not place

Jacob VolkmannRS Freshman • All-AmericanRecord: 33-14 / 6-5Big Tens: 5thNCAAs: 4th

Jacob VolkmannSophomoreRecord: 29-9 / 14-4Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: Did not place

Gabriel DretschJuniorRecord: 29-13 / 12-7Big Tens: 4thNCAAs: Did not place

Damion HahnRS Freshman • All-AmericanRecord: 35-7 / 16-3Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: 5th

Damion HahnSophomore • All-AmericanRecord: 30-10 / 13-4Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 5th

Roger KishJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 37-3 / 20-1Big Tens: 2ndNCAAs: 3rd

Owen ElzenJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 30-3 / 13-1Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: 3rd

Owen ElzenSenior • All-AmericanRecord: 35-5 / 18-1Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 4th

Yura MalamuraSophomoreRecord: 12-11 / 5-7Big Tens: Did not placeNCAAs: Did not qualify

Garrett LowneySophomore • All-AmericanRecord: 22-1 / 11-0Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 3rd

Garrett LowneyJunior • All-AmericanRecord: 28-8 / 15-4Big Tens: 3rdNCAAs: 5th

Cole KonradSenior • All-AmericanRecord: 35-0 / 20-0Big Tens: 1stNCAAs: 1st

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Gopher History


Big Ten Championships History


BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSYEAR NAME ....................................................................WEIGHT2007 Jayson Ness ..................................................................................................125

Dustin Schlatter..............................................................................................149C.P. Schlatter ................................................................................................157Cole Konrad ..................................................................................................Hwt

2006 Dustin Schlatter..............................................................................................149C.P. Schlatter ................................................................................................157Roger Kish ....................................................................................................184Cole Konrad ..................................................................................................Hwt

2005 Mack Reiter ....................................................................................................133Cole Konrad ..................................................................................................Hwt

2004 Jacob Volkmann ............................................................................................165Damion Hahn ................................................................................................197

2003 Jared Lawrence..............................................................................................149Luke Becker ..................................................................................................157Damion Hahn ................................................................................................197

2002 Leroy Vega ....................................................................................................125Ryan Lewis ....................................................................................................133Luke Becker ..................................................................................................157Damion Hahn ................................................................................................184Owen Elzen....................................................................................................197

2001 Jared Lawrence..............................................................................................149Garrett Lowney ..............................................................................................Hwt

2000 Brandon Eggum ............................................................................................184Brock Lesnar..................................................................................................Hwt

1999 Brandon Eggum ............................................................................................184Tim Hartung ..................................................................................................197Brock Lesnar..................................................................................................Hwt

1998 Tim Hartung ..................................................................................................1901997 Tim Hartung ..................................................................................................1901994 Brad Gibson ..................................................................................................1771993 Billy Pierce ....................................................................................................Hwt1991 Marty Morgan ................................................................................................1771990 Marty Morgan ................................................................................................177

Chuck Heise ..................................................................................................142Dave Zuniga ..................................................................................................134

1989 Dave Dean ....................................................................................................177Gordy Morgan ................................................................................................158

1988 Keith Nix ........................................................................................................1181987 Dave Dean ....................................................................................................1901986 Ed Giese ........................................................................................................1181984 Ed Giese ........................................................................................................1181983 Jim Trudeau ..................................................................................................1671981 Jim Trudeau ..................................................................................................158

Dalen Wasmund ............................................................................................134Gary Lefebvre ................................................................................................126

1980 Dan Zilverberg................................................................................................1581979 Dan Zilverberg................................................................................................158

Jim Martinez ..................................................................................................1341977 Evan Johnson ................................................................................................190

Mike McArthur ................................................................................................1181976 Mike McArthur ................................................................................................118

Larry Zilverberg ..............................................................................................1671975 Larry Zilverberg ..............................................................................................1581974 Larry Zilverberg ..............................................................................................1581973 John Panning ................................................................................................1771970 Jim Axtell ........................................................................................................1581966 Bob Henry ......................................................................................................1471965 Lee Gross ......................................................................................................1571964 Lee Gross ......................................................................................................157

Lew Kennedy ................................................................................................1371963 Lew Kennedy ................................................................................................130

Lonnie Rubis ..................................................................................................1471961 Ron Andrews..................................................................................................1231959 Bill Wright ......................................................................................................1771958 Dick Mueller ..................................................................................................1231957 Dick Mueller ..................................................................................................1231953 Dick Mueller ..................................................................................................123

Willis Wood ....................................................................................................Hwt1952 Jack Dorfman ................................................................................................Hwt1949 Alan Rice........................................................................................................136

Verne Gagne..................................................................................................Hwt1948 Verne Gagne ..................................................................................................191

Garth Lappin ..................................................................................................121Alan Rice........................................................................................................128

1947 Verne Gagne..................................................................................................HwtVerne Gagne, Minnesota’s lone four-timeBig Ten champion

1945 Richard Nelson ..............................................................................................1451944 Verne Gagne..................................................................................................Hwt1941 Alphonse Janesko..........................................................................................1451940 Dale Hanson ..................................................................................................1281939 Dale Hanson ..................................................................................................1281937 John Whitaker ................................................................................................175

Cliff Gustafson ..............................................................................................Hwt1936 Caifron Johnson ............................................................................................1651929 Ed George......................................................................................................Hwt1926 Steve Easter ..................................................................................................135

BIG TEN TEAM TITLESYEAR LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTS.2007 East Lansing, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1562005 Bloomington, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1382003 Madison, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126.52002 Champaign, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1742001 Evanston, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1541999 Ann Arbor, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1391959 Iowa City, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501957 Evanston, Ill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551941 Columbus, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131913 n/a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a1912 n/a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a1910 n/a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a

BIG TEN TEAM SECOND PLACEYEAR LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTS.2008 Minneapolis, Minn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.52005 Iowa City, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123.52004 Columbus, Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124.52000 West Lafayette, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.51997 Minneapolis, Minn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116.51994 Iowa City, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.251982 Ann Arbor, Mich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49.751989 West Lafayette, Ind.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113.751981 Madison, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.51977 Madison, Wis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.51976 Iowa City, Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.51949 Bloomington, Ind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Ryan Lewis, 2002 Big Ten Champion133 pounds

Leroy Vega, 2002 Big Ten Champion 125 pounds

C.P. Schlatter, 2006-07 Big Ten Champion, 157 pounds


National Champions


John Whitaker 175lbs1937 National Champion

Dale Hanson 128lbs1939 National Champion

Leonard Levy Hwt1941 National Champion

Verne Gagne 191lbs1948 National Champion

Verne Gagne Hwt1949 National Champion

Dick Mueller 123lbs1953 National Champion

Evan Johnson 190lbs1976 National Champion

Pat Neu 177lbs1977 National Champion

Marty Morgan 177lbs1991 National Champion

Tim Hartung 190lbs1998 National Champion

Tim Hartung 197lbs1999 National Champion

Brock Lesnar Hwt2000 National Champion

Luke Becker 157lbs2002 National Champion

Jared Lawrence 149lbs2002 National Champion

Damion Hahn 197lbs2003 National Champion


National Champions


Damion Hahn 197lbs2004 National Champion

Cole Konrad Hwt2006 National Champion

Dustin Schlatter 149lbs2006 National Champion

Cole Konrad Hwt2007 National Champion

NCAA Individual ChampionsYEAR NAME ..........................................WEIGHT2007 Cole Konrad..............................................................Hwt2006 Dustin Schlatter ........................................................149

Cole Konrad..............................................................Hwt2004 Damion Hahn............................................................1972003 Damion Hahn............................................................1972002 Jared Lawrence ........................................................149

Luke Becker..............................................................1572000 Brock Lesnar ............................................................Hwt1999 Tim Hartung ..............................................................1971998 Tim Hartung ..............................................................1901991 Marty Morgan............................................................1771977 Pat Neu ....................................................................1341976 Evan Johnson ..........................................................1901953 Dick Mueller ..............................................................1231949 Verne Gagne ............................................................Hwt1948 Verne Gagne ............................................................1911941 Leonard Levy ..........................................................Hwt1939 Dale Hanson ............................................................1281937 John Whitaker ..........................................................175

NCAA Top 10 FinishesYEAR NAME ..........................................WEIGHT2008 St. Louis, Mo. ..........................................................10th2007 Auburn Hills, Mich. ....................................................1st2006 Oklahoma City, Okla. ................................................2nd2005 St. Louis, Mo. ............................................................5th2004 St. Louis, Mo. ............................................................8th2003 Kansas City, Mo. ......................................................2nd2002 Albany, N.Y.................................................................1st2001 Iowa City, Iowa ..........................................................1st

2000 St. Louis, Mo. ............................................................3rd1999 University Park, Pa. ..................................................2nd1998 Cleveland, Ohio ........................................................2nd1997 Cedar Falls, Iowa ......................................................3rd1993 Ames, Iowa ................................................................9th1991 Iowa City, Iowa ..........................................................8th1990 College Park, Md. ....................................................10th1989 Oklahoma City, Okla. ................................................7th1979 Ames, Iowa ................................................................7th1977 Norman, Okla.............................................................4th1976 Tucson, Ariz. ..............................................................7th1963 Kent, Ohio................................................................10th1959 Iowa City, Iowa ........................................................T9th1957 Pittsburgh, Pa. ......................................................T10th1953 University Park, Pa. ................................................T8th1949 Fort Collins, Colo. ......................................................5th1948 Bethlehem, Pa. ..........................................................7th1947 Champaign, Ill. ......................................................T10th1941 Bethlehem, Pa. ..........................................................3rd1940 Champaign, Ill. ........................................................T7th1939 Lancaster, Pa...........................................................T4th1938 University Park, Pa. ..................................................6th1937 Terre Haute, Ind.......................................................T3rd

Chad Kraft1996-99

Luke Becker2000-03

Jared Lawrence2000-03

Damion Hahn2001-04

Cole Konrad2004-07

Four-Time All-Americans


All-Americans

LEW KENNEDY1962: 130 (4th)1963: 130 (4th)

JIM REIFSTECK1962: 157 (4th)

LARRY LLOYD1964: 115 (4th)

JOHN WHITAKER1937: 175 (1st)

DALE HANSON1939: 128 (1st); MostOutstanding Wrestler

1940: 128 (2nd)

VERNE GAGNE1947: HWT (3rd)1948: 191 (1st)1949: Hwt (1st)

DICK MUELLER1953: 123 (1st)1957: 123 (3rd)

CHARLES OFSTHUN1954: 115 (2nd)

CHARLES COFFEE1959: 137 (4th)

BILL WRIGHT1959: 177 (3rd)

LEONARD LEVY1941: Hwt (1st)

LONNIE RUBIS1963: 147 (2nd)

JIM ANDERSON1967: 115 (2nd)

JIM AXTELL1970: 158 (4th)

REID LAMPHERE1969: 130 (4th)

JOHN PANNING1972: 177 (2nd)

JEFF LAMPHERE1972: 126 (6th)

LARRY ZILVERBERG1974: 158 (2nd)1975: 158 (3rd)1976: 167 (6th)

EVAN JOHNSON1976: 190 (1st)1977: 190 (2nd)

MIKE MCARTHUR1976: 118 (3rd)1977: 118 (2nd)

PAT NEU1977: 134 (1st)

JIM MARTINEZ1979: 134 (3rd)1982: 142 (3rd)

DAN ZILVERBERG1979: 158 (2nd)1980: 158 (5th)

GARY LEFEBVRE1981: 126 (6th)

DALEN WASMUND1981: 134 (4th)

JIM TRUDEAU1983: 167 (6th)

CAIFSON JOHNSON1936: 158 (4th)

CLIFTON GUSTAFSON1937: HWT (3rd)1938: HWT (2nd)

O. W. CULBERTSON1939: 136 (3rd)

ALPHONSE JANESKO1941: 145 (4th)

GARTH LAPPIN1947: 121 (3rd)1949: 121 (4th)

ALAN RICE1949: 128 (4th)

EDWARD ANDERSON1954: 123 (4th)

BOB KOEHEN1960: 167 (4th)

ED GIESE1986: 118 (3rd)

DAVE DEAN1987: 190 (2nd)1989: 177 (3rd)

MARTY MORGAN1989: 167 (6th)1990: 177 (2nd)1991: 177 (1st)

CHRIS SHORT1989: 190 (3rd)

KEITH NIX1988: 118 (2nd)

ROD SANDE1988: 167 (7th)

GORDY MORGAN1989: 158 (8th)

DAVE ZUNIGA1990: 134 (2nd)1991: 134 (7th)

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All-Americans


JASON DAVIDS1996: 142 (5th)1997: 142 (3rd)1998: 142 (4th)

CHAD KRAFT1996: 150 (5th)1997: 150 (3rd)1998: 150 (2nd)1999: 157 (5th)

SHELTON BENJAMIN1997: Hwt (5th)1998: Hwt (3rd)

PAT CONNORS1997: 126 (8th)

TIM HARTUNG1997: 190 (3rd)1998: 190 (1st)1999: 197 (1st)

MIKE MARZETTA1992: 158 (7th)

TIM HARRIS1993: 134 (8th)1995: 126 (6th)

WILLY SHORT1993: 150 (3rd)

BRAD GIBSON1993: 177 (6th)1994: 177 (3rd)

BILLY PIERCE1993: Hwt (5th)1995: Hwt (6th)1996: Hwt (6th)

BRETT COLOMBINI1994: 167 (6th)1995: 177 (4th)

BRANDON PAULSON1998: 118 (7th)

BRANDON EGGUM1998: 177 (5th)1999: 184 (2nd)2000: 184 (3rd)

TROY MARR1999: 149 (7th)

LEROY VEGA1999: 125 (5th)2000: 125 (5th)2001: 125 (3rd)

BROCK LESNAR1999: HWT (2nd)2000: HWT (1st)

LUKE BECKER2000: 157 (6th)2001: 157 (4th)2002: 157 (1st)2003: 157 (4th)

JARED LAWRENCE2000: 149 (6th)2001: 149 (6th)2002: 149 (1st)2003: 149 (2nd)

BRAD PIKE2000: 165 (7th)2001: 165 (4th)

JACOB VOLKMANN2001: 174 (4th)2003: 165 (3rd)2004: 165 (4th)

BRETT LAWRENCE2001: 133 (8th)

CHAD ERIKSON2001: 141 (8th)2002: 141 (7th)

DAMION HAHN2001: 184 (5th)2002: 184 (5th)2003: 197 (1st)2004: 197 (1st)

OWEN ELZEN2001: 197 (3rd)2002: 197 (3rd)

GARRETT LOWNEY2001: HWT (3rd)2002: HWT (5th)

RYAN LEWIS2002: 133 (2nd)2003: 133 (2nd)

BOBBE LOWE2003: 125 (8th)2005: 125 (7th)

MACK REITER2005: 133 (4th)2006: 133 (4th)2008: 133 (5th)

MATT NAGEL2005: 165 (6th)

DUSTIN SCHLATTER2006: 149 (1st)2007: 149 (3rd)2008: 149 (7th)

ROGER KISH2006: 184 (2nd)2007: 184 (3rd)

COLE KONRAD2004: Hwt (4th)2005: Hwt (2nd)2006: Hwt (1st)2007: Hwt (1st)

C.P. SCHLATTER2007: 157 (6th)

JAYSON NESS2007: 125 (3rd)2008: 125 (2nd)

MANUEL RIVERA2008: 141 (7th)


Gopher RecordsCAREER RECORDSALL-TIME CAREER VICTORIES

WRESTLER (YEARS) RECORD1. Ed Giese (1982-86) 159-34-32. Cole Konrad (2003-2007) 155-13-0

Billy Pierce (1992-96) 142-26-04. Leroy Vega (1997-2002) 135-26-05. Tim Hartung (1995-99) 133-21-06. Jason Davids (1994-98) 132-27-07. Jared Lawrence (1998-2003) 130-23-08. Jacob Volkmann (2000-04) 127-36-0

Tim Harris (1991-95) 127-47-010. Luke Becker (1998-2003) 126-29-011. Willy Short (1989-94) 121-31-212. Dan Zilverberg (1978-80) 119-11-213. Damion Hahn (2000-04) 118-21-014. Zac Taylor (1993-98) 117-34-0

Roger Kish (2004-08) 117-27-016. Brandon Eggum (1996-2000) 115-23-0

Chad Kraft (1995-99) 115-23-0Jim Martinez (1978-80, ’82) 115-5-1

19. Josh Holiday (1995-99) 113-37-0Manuel Rivera (2004-08) 113-39-0

21. Mack Reiter (2004-08) 112-27-022. Brett Colombini (1991-95) 111-33-023. Marty Morgan (1988-91) 110-12-0

Gabriel Dretsch (2004-08) 110-54-025. C.P. Schlatter (2004-08) 109-31-026. Chad Erikson (1997-2002) 105-37-0

Troy Marr (1995-99) 105-39-0Dave Dean (1985-89) 105-20-3

29. Mike Marzetta (1989-93) 104-29-130. Gary Lefebvre (1979-82) 103-30-331. Owen Elzen (1997-2002) 101-24-032. Matt Nagel (2001-06) 100-20-0

Dustin Schlatter (2005-pres.) 100-7-034. Mike McArthur (1974-77) 94-8-135. Brett Lawrence (1996-2001) 89-38-0

Brett Rasmussen (1983-87) 89-60-237. Brad Pike (1996-2001) 86-27-038. Ryan Lewis (1998-2003) 83-15-039. Larry Zilverberg (1974-76) 82-4-140. Jim Caughey (1985-89) 80-45-541. Bobbe Lowe (2002-05) 79-41-042. Brandon Paulson (1993-98) 78-30-0

Brad Gibson (1989-94) 78-43-044. Tyler Safratowich (2005-pres.) 76-33-045. Chad Carlson (1991-95) 75-48-0

Scott Rohrer (1988-92) 75-33-1Rod Sande (1984-87) 75-46-10Jim Trudeau (1979-81, ’83) 75-32-13Evan Johnson (1974, ’76-77) 75-18-4

CAREER PINSWRESTLER (YEARS) PINS

1. Billy Pierce (1992-96) 512. Cole Konrad (2003-2007) 503. Tim Hartung (1995-99) 484. Marty Morgan (1988-91) 475. Chad Erikson (1998-2002) 406. Jason Davids (1994-98) 38

Mack Reiter (2004-08) 388. Jayson Ness (2006-pres.) 359. Jacob Volkmann (2000-04) 3410. Jared Lawrence (1998-2003) 3311. Michial Foy (1982-84) 32

Mike McArthur (1975-77) 3213. Roger Kish (2004-08) 3114. Luke Becker (1998-2003) 29

Jim Martinez (1978-80, ‘82) 2916. Ryan Lewis (1998-2003) 2617. Evan Johnson (1974-77) 25

Larry Zilverberg (1974-77) 25Owen Elzen (1997-2002) 24

20. Matt Nagel (2001-06) 23Brock Lesnar (1998-2000) 23

Zac Taylor (1993-98) 23Gary Lefebvre (1979-82) 23

24. Dan Zilverberg (1978-80) 2225. John Panning (1971-73) 20

CAREER WIN PCT. (MIN. 50 WINS)WRESTLER (YEARS) RECORD

1. Larry Zilverberg (1974-76) 82-4-1 (.948)Brock Lesnar (1998-2000) 55-3-0 (.948)

3. Dustin Schlatter (2005-pres.) 100-7-0 (.935)4. Cole Konrad (2003-2007) 155-13-0 (.922)5. Jayson Ness (2006-pres.) 78-7-0 (.918)6. Mike McArthur (1974-77) 94-8-1 (.917)7. Dan Zilverberg (1978-80) 119-11-2 (.909)8. Marty Morgan (1988-91) 110-12-0 (.902)9. Jim Martinez (1978-80, ’82) 115-15-1 (.882)10. Tim Hartung (1995-99) 133-21-0 (.864)11. Jared Lawrence (1999-2003) 130-23-0 (.850)12. Damion Hahn (2000-2004) 118-21-0 (.849)13. Billy Pierce (1992-96) 142-26-0 (.845)14. Leroy Vega (1998-2002) 135-26-0 (.839)15. Brandon Eggum (1996-2000) 115-23-0 (.833)

Chad Kraft (1995-99) 115-23-0 (.833)Matt Nagel (2001-06) 100-20-0 (.833)

18. Dave Dean (1985-89) 105-20-3 (.832)19. Jason Davids (1994-98) 132-27-0 (.830)20. Ryan Lewis (2001-03) 51-11-0 (.823)21. Ed Giese (1982-86) 159-34-3 (.819)22. Luke Becker (1999-2003) 126-29-0 (.813)

23. Roger Kish (2004-08) 117-27-0 (.813)24. Owen Elzen (1998-2002) 101-24-0 (.808)25. Mack Reiter (2004-08) 112-27-0 (.806)

CAREER DUAL MEET WINSWRESTLER (YEARS) RECORD

1. Jason Davids (1994-98) 79-12-02. Willy Short (1989-94) 78-18-23. Cole Konrad (2003-2007) 70-7-04. Tim Hartung (1995-99) 66-10-0

Jared Lawrence (1999-2003) 66-12-06. Chad Kraft (1995-99) 65-10-0

Zac Taylor (1993-98) 65-10-0Billy Pierce (1992-96) 65-11-0Leroy Vega (1998-2002) 65-14-0

10. Brandon Eggum (1996-2000) 61-11-0Brett Colombini (1991-95) 61-16-3Tim Harris (1991-95) 61-21-1

13. Luke Becker (1999-2003) 60-15-014. Damion Hahn (2000-04) 55-10-015. Dan Zilverberg (1978-80) 53-4-216. Ed Giese (1981-86) 52-10-217. C.P. Schlatter (2004-08) 50-15-0

Marty Morgan holds the single-season school pin record with 20in the 1989-90 season.

Larry Zilverberg holds Minnesota’s record career win percentagerecord at .948.

Chad Kraft became Minnesota’s first four-time All-American afterplacing fifth at the 1999 NCAA Championships.

Jason Davids ranks sixth at Minnesota with 132 career wins.


Gopher Records


SEASON RECORDSSEASON VICTORIES

WRESTLER (YEAR) RECORD1. Ed Giese (1985-86) 54-4-12. Dan Zilverberg (1979-80) 45-3-03. Dan Zilverberg (1978-79) 43-3-04. Dustin Schlatter (2005-06) 42-1-05. Cole Konrad (2005-06) 41-0-0

Cole Konrad (2004-05) 41-3-07. Jim Martinez (1981-82) 40-2-0

Jayson Ness (2006-07) 40-5-0Mack Reiter (2004-05) 40-7-0Mike Marzetta (1992-93) 40-7-0Michial Foy (1983-84) 40-7-0

SEASON WIN PCT.WRESTLER (YEAR) RECORD

1. Cole Konrad (2005-06) 41-0-0 (1.000)Tim Hartung (1998-99) 39-0-0 (1.000)Marty Morgan (1990-91) 39-0-0 (1.000)Cole Konrad (2006-07) 35-0-0 (1.000)

5. Dustin Schlatter (2005-06) 42-1-0 (.977)6. Dustin Schlatter (2006-07) 37-1-0 (.974)7. Tim Hartung (1997-98) 36-1-0 (.973)8. Damion Hahn (2000-04) 33-1-0 (.971)9. Ryan Lewis (2001-02) 32-1-0 (.970)

Mike McArthur (1975-76) 32-1-0 (.970)11. Brock Lesnar (1999-2000) 31-1-0 (.969)

Evan Johnson (1975-76) 31-1-0 (.968)13. Larry Zilverberg (1973-74) 35-1-1 (.959)14. Garrett Lowney (2000-01) 22-1-0 (.957)15. Jim Martinez (1981-82) 40-2-0 (.952)16. Jayson Ness (2007-08) 39-2-0 (.951)

Marty Morgan (1989-90) 39-2-0 (.951)Mike McArthur (1976-77) 39-2-0 (.951)

19. Larry Zilverberg (1974-75) 36-2-0 (.947)20. Brandon Eggum (1998-99) 34-2-0 (.944)

Tim Hartung (1996-97) 34-2-0 (.944)22. Dan Zilverberg (1979-80) 45-3-0 (.938)23. Dan Zilverberg (1978-79) 43-3-0 (.935)24. Dave Dean (1988-89) 34-2-1 (.932)

Cole Konrad (2004-05) 41-3-0 (.932)26. Willy Short (1993-94) 38-3-0 (.927)27. Luke Becker (2001-02) 37-3-0 (.925)28. Roger Kish (2006-07) 37-3-0 (.925)29. Jared Lawrence (2001-02) 34-3-0 (.919)

OTHER 30-WIN SEASONSWRESTLER (YEARS) RECORDCole Konrad (2003-04) 38-10-0Manuel Rivera (2006-07) 38-4-0Brett Colombini (1992-93) 38-6-0Dustin Schlatter (2006-07) 37-1-0Roger Kish (2006-07) 37-3-0Roger Kish (2005-06) 37-5-0Steve Martinez (1983-84) 37-12-0Ed Giese (1981-82) 37-14-2Jason Davids (1997-98) 36-5-0Leroy Vega (1999-2000) 36-6-0Shelton Benjamin (1997-98) 36-6-0C.P. Schlatter (2005-06) 36-7-0Bobbe Lowe (2004-05) 36-9-0Dave Dean (1986-87) 36-9-2Tim Manning (1985-86) 36-15-1Cole Konrad (2006-07) 35-0-0Owen Elzen (2001-02) 35-5-0Jason Davids (1996-97) 35-4-0Damion Hahn (2000-01) 35-7-0Ed Giese (1983-84) 35-7-0Brad Pike (2000-01) 35-8-0Billy Pierce (1994-95) 35-8-0Leroy Vega (2001-02) 34-4-0Jacob Volkmann (2003-04) 34-6-0Jason Davids (1995-96) 34-6-0Leroy Vega (2000-01) 34-7-0Gary Lefebvre (1979-80) 34-9-1Manuel Rivera (2007-08) 34-9-0

Billy Pierce (1993-94) 34-10-0Jacob Volkmann (2000-01) 33-14-0Willy Short (1992-93) 33-4-0Brandon Eggum (1999-2000) 33-5-0Josh Holiday (1998-99) 33-5-0Gary Lefebvre (1981-82) 33-6-2Jeff Balcom (1989-90) 33-7-3Chuck Heise (1988-89) 33-7-3Brett Colombini (1993-94) 33-8-0Ed Giese (1982-83) 33-9-0Rod Sande (1985-86) 33-16-7Brett Rasmussen (1985-86) 33-19-0Tyler Safratowich (2006-07) 32-14Jared Lawrence (2002-03) 32-3-0Ryan Lewis (2002-03) 32-4-0Mack Reiter (2005-06) 32-6-0Zac Taylor (1994-95) 32-6-0Jared Lawrence (2000-01) 32-8-0Luke Becker (2000-01) 32-9-0Jared Lawrence (1999-2000) 32-9-0Tim Harris (1993-94) 32-9-0Marty Morgan (1988-89) 32-10-0Josh Holiday (1997-98) 31-5-0Chad Kraft (1996-97) 31-5-0Dan Zilverberg (1977-78) 31-5-2Jacob Volkmann (2002-03) 31-7-0Jim Martinez (1979-80) 31-8-1Leroy Vega (1998-99) 31-9-0

Brandon Paulson (1994-95) 31-9-0Mike Marzetta (1991-92) 31-10-1Matt Nagel (2004-05) 31-15-0Owen Elzen (1999-2000) 31-15-0Eric Lehrke (1985-86) 31-23-0Owen Elzen (2000-01) 30-3-0Willy Short (1990-91) 30-9-1Damion Hahn (2001-02) 30-10-0Tim Manning (1986-87) 30-10-1Troy Marr (1998-99) 30-8-9Troy Marr (1997-98) 30-11-0Jim Caughey (1987-88) 30-11-0Gabriel Dretsch (2007-08) 30-12-0Luke Becker (1999-2000) 30-12-0Scott Rohrer (1991-92) 30-13-0Gordy Morgan (1986-87) 30-16-0

SEASON PINSWRESTLER (YEAR) PINS

1. Marty Morgan (1989-90) 20Jayson Ness (2007-08) 20

3. Tim Hartung (1997-98) 194. Michial Foy (1982-83) 18

Mike McArthur (1976-77) 186. Jason Davids (1997-98) 177. Cole Konrad (2005-06) 168. Jayson Ness (2006-07) 15

Mack Reiter (2004-05) 15Ryan Lewis (2002-03) 15Brock Lesnar (1999-2000) 15Billy Pierce (1993-94) 15Marty Morgan (1990-91) 15

14. Billy Pierce (1994-95) 14Michial Foy (1983-84) 14

16. Cole Konrad (2006-07) 13Chad Erikson (1998-99) 13Tim Hartung (1998-99) 13Billy Pierce (1992-93) 13Jim Martinez (1981-82) 13Larry Zilverberg (1973-74) 13

22. Roger Kish (2006-07) 12Jacob Volkmann (2003-04) 12Luke Becker (2001-02) 12Shelton Benjamin (1997-98) 12Marty Morgan (1988-89) 12

26. Cole Konrad (2003-04) 11Jason Davids (1996-97) 11Tim Hartung (1996-97) 11Dan Zilverberg (1979-80) 11John Panning (1972-73) 11

SEASON DUAL MEET WINSWRESTLER (YEARS) PINS

1. Brett Colombini (1992-93) 23-2Mike Marzetta (1992-93) 23-2Billy Pierce (1992-93) 23-2

4. Cole Konrad (2005-06) 21-0Jayson Ness (2007-08) 21-0Tim Hartung (1997-98) 21-1Zac Taylor (1993-94) 21-1Willy Short (1992-93) 21-1Ed Giese (1985-86) 21-1

10. Cole Konrad (2006-07) 20-0Manuel Rivera (2006-07) 20-0Dustin Schlatter (2006-07) 20-0Willy Short (1993-94) 20-0Roger Kish (2006-07) 20-1Jayson Ness (2006-07) 20-1Jared Lawrence (2002-03) 20-1Keith Nix (1987-88) 20-1Ryan Lewis (2002-03) 20-2

19. Dustin Schlatter (2005-06) 19-1Brock Lesnar (1999-2000) 19-1Jason Davids (1997-98) 19-2Gerald Carr (1995-96) 19-2Dan Zilverberg (1978-79) 19-1

Roger Kish accumulated 117 wins during his career (2004-08).

Billy Pierce holds the Gopher career record for pins with 51 andranks second in career victories with 142.


Gopher Records

CONSECUTIVE WINS (SINCE 1986)WRESTLER (YEARS) STREAK

1. Cole Konrad (11/12/05-3/17/07) 762. Dustin Schlatter (11/26/05-3/16/07) 653. Tim Hartung (1/23/98-3/20/99) 584. Marty Morgan (11/10/90-3/14/91) 395. Willy Short (11/13/93-3/5/94) 366. Jayson Ness (11/10/08-3/8/08) 357. Ryan Lewis (11/10/01-3/23/02) 32

Marty Morgan (11/11/89-1/27/90) 329. Cole Konrad (12/12/04-3/19/05) 2910. Damion Hahn (12/6/03-3/20/04) 27

Luke Becker (1/19/02-12/7/02) 2712. Dave Dean (11/26/88-3/17/89) 2613. Bobbe Lowe (11/13/04-1/22/05) 2414. Jason Davids (11/15/97-1/18/98) 23

Tim Hartung (11/16/96-2/9/97) 2316. Jared Lawrence (1/7/03-3/22/03) 22

Brock Lesnar (11/16/99-2/18/00) 2218. Brock Lesnar (1/16/99-3/19/99) 21

Brandon Eggum (11/15/97-1/18/98) 21Zac Taylor (11/21/97-1/17/98) 21

21. Garrett Lowney (11/24/00-3/16/01) 20Zac Taylor (11/26/94-1/28/95) 20

23. Leroy Vega (1/6/02-3/21/02) 19C.P. Schlatter (12/29/07-3/8/08) 19

25. Leroy Vega (11/13/99-1/9/00) 18Mike Marzetta (12/13/92-1/30/93) 18

27. Brett Colombini (12/4/94-2/12/95) 17Billy Pierce (12/13/92-1/23/93) 17

CONSECUTIVE FALLS (SINCE 1986)WRESTLER (YEAR) FALLS

1. Tim Hartung (11/15/97-12/14/97) 82. Jayson Ness (11/10/08-11/24/08) 73. Chad Erikson (11/11/00-11/24/00) 6

Marty Morgan (11/11/89-11/17/89) 65. Tommy Owen (11/15/03-12/5/03) 5

Owen Elzen (11/13/99-11/20/99) 5Brock Lesnar (1/16/99-1/22/99) 5Tim Hartung (12/5/97-12/14/97) 5Chad Kraft (11/22/96-11/29/96) 5

10. Cole Konrad (12/29/05-12/30/05) 4Cole Konrad (11/12/05-11/19/05) 4Chad Erikson (11/10/01-11/23/01) 4Pat Connors (1/9/99) 4Chad Erikson (12/13/98-1/9/99) 4Tim Hartung (12/13/98-1/9/99) 4Jason Davids (11/28/97) 4Jeremy Goeden (11/29/96) 4Brandon Paulson (11/23/96-11/29/96) 4

Billy Pierce (11/13/93) 4Marty Morgan (1/6/90-1/13/90) 4

FASTEST PINS1. Jim Martinez 13 seconds

vs. Jim Bollum (UM-Morris), 11/14/812. Evan Johnson 15 seconds

vs. Todd Smith (Iowa), 11/20/763. Jason Davids 18 seconds

vs. Steve Caruso (Bucknell), 3/16/954. Zac Taylor 19 seconds

vs. Aaron Mitchell (Clarion), 12/5/96John Panning 19 secondsvs. Paul Cote (Iowa), 1/20/73

6. Luke Becker 20 secondsvs. Jeff Carlson (Neosho County CC), 11/21/98

7. Chad Erikson 21 secondsvs. Shane Cunanan (Oregon State), 12/13/98

8. Brock Lesnar 22 secondsvs. Bronson Lingamfelter (Brown), 3/18/99Pat Connors 22 secondsvs. Roe Akins (Maryland), 11/12/94

10. Jacob Volkmann 23 secondsvs. Jesse Keith (Kennedy-King), 12/2/00Chad Erikson 23 secondsvs. Joe VonEvenhoven (Marquette), 11/24/00Chad Erikson 23 secondsvs. Andy Bristle (Unattached), 11/14/98

13. Matt Nagel 24 secondsvs. Shane Bennett (Unattached), 11/12/06

14. Ed Giese 25 secondsvs. Jon Young (Lake State), 11/24/84

Cole Konrad won the last 76 matches of his career en route toconsecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007.



Year-By-Year Records


YEAR COACH DUALS BIG TEN NCAA1910 1st^ —

1911 No record DNP —

1912 1st^ —

1913 T1st^ —

1914 No record 6th^ —

1915 DNP —

1916 4th^ —

1917 Intramural competition



1920 Frank Gilman 0-2-0 DNP —

1921 Frank Gilman 0-4-0 DNP —

1922 Frank Gilman 1-1-0 —# —

1923 Blain McKusick 0-4-0 —# —



1926 Blain McKusick 2-3-1 4th* —

1927 Blain McKusick 3-2-0 — —

1928 Blain McKusick 3-1-0 — no team pts

1929 Blain McKusick 2-2-1 — DNP

1930 Blain McKusick 1-4-0 DNP DNP

1931 Blain McKusick 1-2-0 DNP no team pts



1934 Blain McKusick 2-3-0 6th% DNP

1935 Blain McKusick 3-3-0 5th DNP

1936 Dave Bartelma 6-2-0 T3rd DNP

1937 Dave Bartelma 8-1-0 3rd T3rd

1938 Dave Bartelma 6-2-1 6th 6th

1939 Dave Bartelma 6-1-0 4th T4th

1940 Dave Bartelma 8-1-0 T4th T7th

1941 Dave Bartelma 6-1-1 1st 3rd

1942 Dave Bartelma 7-2-0 T4th DNP

1943 Stanley Hanson 3-3-0 8th &

1944 Stanley Hanson 3-2-0 T5th &

1945 Clarence R. Osell 3-1-2 T4th &

1946 Dave Bartelma 3-2-2 6th DNP

1947 Stanley Hanson 4-6-1 5th T10th

1948 Dave Bartelma 4-4-1 5th 7th

1949 Dave Bartelma 11-3-0 2nd 5th

1949-50 Dave Bartelma 6-5-0 T3rd DNP

1950-51 Dave Bartelma 6-5-0 8th DNP

1951-52 Dave Bartelma 5-3-0 T5th DNP

1952-53 Wally Johnson 8-2-0 3rd T8th

1953-54 Wally Johnson 8-6-1 8th T11th

1954-55 Wally Johnson 2-8-1 9th DNP

1955-56 Wally Johnson 10-4-0 T5th T21st

1956-57 Wally Johnson 14-1-1 1st T10th

1957-58 Wally Johnson 8-4-0 4th 26th

1958-59 Wally Johnson 14-5-0 1st T9th





1963-64 Wally Johnson 14-5-0 T5th T22nd

YEAR COACH DUALS BIG TEN NCAA1964-65 Wally Johnson 20-5-0 3rd T22nd

1965-66 Wally Johnson 14-2-0 3rd DNP










1975-76 Wally Johnson 15-5-0 2nd 7th


1977-78 Wally Johnson 14-7-0 4th T41st

1978-79 Wally Johnson 15-4-0 3rd 7th


1980-81 Wally Johnson 11-6-0 2nd T18th


1982-83 Wally Johnson 9-8-0 3rd 27th

1983-84 Wally Johnson 10-5-2 3rd T33rd


1985-86 Wally Johnson 16-7-0 4th 22nd

1986-87 J Robinson 7-14-0 6th T19th

1987-88 J Robinson 15-6-0 6th T16th

1988-89 J Robinson 14-9-0 2nd 7th

1989-90 J Robinson 10-6-0 T3rd 10th

1990-91 J Robinson 11-4-0 7th 8th

1991-92 J Robinson 8-14-0 4th T21st

1992-93 J Robinson 21-3-1 4th 9th

1993-94 J Robinson 20-2-0 2nd 13th

1994-95 J Robinson 15-5-1 3rd 12th

1995-96 J Robinson 10-8-1 6th 19th

1996-97 J Robinson 16-4-0 2nd 3rd

1997-98 J Robinson 19-2-0 3rd 2nd

1998-99 J Robinson 18-2-0 1st 2nd

1999-00 J Robinson 17-2-0 2nd 3rd

2000-01 J Robinson 19-1-0 1st 1st

2001-02 J Robinson 19-0-0 1st 1st

2002-03 J Robinson 17-5-0 1st 2nd

2003-04 J Robinson 12-6-0 2nd 8th

2004-05 J Robinson 9-9-0 2nd 5th

2005-06 J Robinson 20-1-0 1st 2nd

2006-07 J Robinson 20-1-0 1st 1st

2007-08 J Robinson 14-7-0 2nd 10th

^ From 1911-21, champions were determined in an open meet by the Western IntercollegiateWrestling, Gymnastics and Fencing Association# From 1922-25, team champions were determined by dual meet record* From 1926-33, individual champions were determined in a closed meet format% In 1934, the Big Ten Conference began using a point system to determine theconference champion

& No NCAA meet was held from 1943-1945 due to World War II

Coach Seasons Years Record Pct.

Frank Gilman 1919-1922 3 1-7-0 .125

Blain McKusick 1922-35 13 20-40-2 .339

Dave Bartelma 1936-42, 46, 48-52 13 82-32-5 .710

Stanley Hanson 1943-44 2 6-5-0 .545

Coach Seasons Years Record Pct.

Clarence R. Osell 1945 1 3-1-2 .667

Wally Johnson 1952-86 34 392-209-11 .650

J Robinson 1986-pres. 22 332-110-3 .761

All-Time Coaching Records


Year-By-Year ResultsNote: From 1910 to 1916, the wrestling team didnot have any dual meets but did participate inthe conference championships.

1910: Western Conference Champs1912: Western Conference Champs1913: Big Ten Co-Champions1917-1919: No varsity competition1919-20 (0-2-0)1920-21 (0-4-0)

1921-22 (1-1-0)Feb. 21 W 29-19 WisconsinFeb. 21 L 22-26 at Nebraska

1922-23 (0-4-0, 0-2-0 BIG TEN)Feb. 21 L 2-18 at IowaFeb. 21 L 8-24 at Wisconsin

L 0-31 at Iowa StateL N/A Nebraska

1923-24 (1-3-0, 0-2-0 BIG TEN)Feb. 21 L 0-23 at Iowa

L 0-23 at Iowa StateL 4-10 WisconsinW 9-8 at Nebraska

1924-25 (0-4-0, 0-2-0 BIG TEN)L 4-25 at IowaL 9-14 at WisconsinL 8-12 NebraskaL 2-15 at Iowa State

1925-26 (2-3-1, 1-2-1 BIG TEN)L 2-18 IllinoisW 15-8 ChicagoL 2-18 at IowaW 14-3 WisconsinL 1-13 NebraskaT 7-7 Purdue

1926-27 (3-2-0, 2-2-0 BIG TEN)Partial Season ResultsW 23-0 ChicagoL 9-12 IowaL 6-17 IllinoisW 22.5-4.5 WisconsinW 14.5-12.5 Ohio State

1927-28 (3-1-0)No Season Results

1928-29 (2-3-1, 1-2-1 BIG TEN)W 30-0 St. Paul YMCAW 17-13 ChicagoT 14-14 IowaL 5-25 Iowa StateL 12-18 WisconsinW 19-7 NorthwesternL 3-27 Illinois

1929-30 (1-4-0, 0-4-0 BIG TEN)W 19-15 ChicagoL 0-28 IllinoisL 11-17 WisconsinL 3-22 at WisconsinL 7.5-20.5 Ohio State

1930-31 (1-4-0, 1-2-0 BIG TEN)L 5-26 Northern IowaL 13-21 ChicagoL 13-17 at IowaL 3-35 IllinoisW 17-9 Wisconsin

1931-32 (1-4-0)Partial Season ResultsL 6-24 at IowaW 27-3 at Wisconsin

1932-33 (1-3-0, 1-1-0 BIG TEN)L 11-17 Cornell CollegeW 21-11 IowaL 3-25 Iowa StateL N/A Illinois

1933-34 (2-3-0, 1-1-0 BIG TEN)L 10-28 Iowa StateW 28-0 WisconsinL 15-21 IowaL 11-19 Northern IowaW 16-14 Cornell College

1934-35 (3-3-0, 1-1-0 BIG TEN)W 33-0 CarletonL 13-18 Cornell CollegeW 16-14 Northern IowaL 7.5-21.5 IowaL 14-16 at NebraskaW 30-3 Wisconsin

1935-36 (6-2-0, 1-2-0 BIG TEN)W 40-0 CarletonW 39-3 CarletonW 32-0 NebraskaW 22-10 ChicagoW 18-12 Northern IowaL 11-21 at IowaW 25-3 WisconsinL 3-23 Illinois

1936-37 (8-1-0, 2-1-0 BIG TEN)W 34-0 CarletonW 34-0 North DakotaW 38-0 CarletonW 20.5-9.5 Northern IowaW 19-9 NebraskaW 17-11 Iowa StateW 29.5-6.5 WisconsinW 24-3 IowaL 6-18 Illinois

1937-38 (5-2-1, 3-0-0 BIG TEN)L 9-19 at Iowa StateL 12.5-15.5 Northern IowaW 30-0 at NebraskaT 12-12 Kansas StateW 18.5-9.5 WisconsinW 19-11 IowaW 33-5 North DakotaW 19.5-10.5 Cornell College

1938-39 (6-1-0, 1-0-0 BIG TEN)W 17-11 Kansas StateW 38-0 CarletonL 9-19 at Iowa StateW 17-11 Northern IowaW 38-0 CarletonW 25-5 IowaW 20-6 Nebraska

1939-40 (8-1-0, 2-0-0 BIG TEN)W 38-0 CarletonW 29-3 Iowa StateW 19-9 at IowaL 15.5-16.5 Kansas StateW 21.5-14.5 NebraskaW 18-14 Northern IowaW 31-5 CarletonW 26-6 WisconsinW 27-5 Cornell College

1940-41 (6-1-1, 2-0-0 BIG TEN)W 18-9 Kansas StateW 20-6 Cornell CollegeW 20-3 WisconsinW 23-6 IowaW 24-8 NebraskaW 16-13 Iowa StateL 6-18 Oklahoma StateT 12-12 Northern Iowa

1941-42 (8-2-0, 1-1-0 BIG TEN)W 17-11 Cornell CollegeW 32-0 WheatonW 16-13 Iowa StateW 20.5-7.5 IowaL 8-18 at IowaL 0-28 Oklahoma StateW 17-9 Kansas StateW 20-7.5 DubuqueW 17-11 Northern IowaW 20-18 Nebraska

1942-43 (4-5-0, 0-2-0 BIG TEN)W 21-11 CarletonL 3-27 Northern IowaW 19-11 Iowa Pre-FlightL 11-19 Cornell CollegeW 31-5 MacalasterL 6-17 WisconsinL 14-1 IowaW 19-1 CarletonL 3-29 at Iowa State

1943-44 (3-2-0, 2-1-0 BIG TEN)W 23-9 Fort SnellingW 19-11 WisconsinL 3-25 at MichiganW 19-11 at WisconsinL 5-22 Iowa Pre-Flight

1944-45 (3-1-2, 3-1-1 BIG TEN)W 25-14 WisconsinL 13-15 IndianaT 14-14 Iowa Pre-FlightW 36-0 WisconsinW 21-9 at IowaT 14-14 Michigan

1945-46 (2-3-2, 1-2-1 BIG TEN)L 5-29 Northern IowaW 28-0 NebraskaT 12-12 PurdueL 8-23 Michigan StateT 14-14 Iowa StateW 23-3 WisconsinL 13-15 Iowa

1946-47 (4-7-1, 0-3-1 BIG TEN)Jan. 11 W 34-0 CarletonJan. 18 L 9-19 Iowa StateJan. 25 L 6-20 PurdueJan. 25 L 9-19 Ohio StateFeb 1 W 16-14 at ColoradoFeb. 1 L 14-16 at Northern ColoradoFeb. 3 L 12-14 NebraskaFeb. 8 T 12-12 WisconsinFeb. 14 W 25-2 CarletonFeb. 15 W 14-12 Kansas StateFeb. 17 L 3-27 Northern IowaFeb. 22 L 9-19 IowaBig Nine Championships - 4th (16 pts.)

1947-48 (4-4-1, 2-2 BIG TEN)Jan. 19 W 36-0 CarletonJan. 24 T 14-14 at Iowa StateJan. 31 L 6-21 Ohio StateJan. 31 L 10-21 MichiganFeb. 7 W 14-12 NebraskaFeb. 9 L 10.5-27.5 Northern Iowa

Feb. 13 L 13-14 Kansas StateFeb. 21 W 24-13 WisconsinFeb. 21 W 15-14 IowaBig Nine Championships - 5th (19 pts.)

1948-49 (11-3-0, 3-2-0 BIG TEN)W 29-5 Carleton

Jan. 13 W 15-11 Colorado StateW 22-6 at Colorado

Jan. 14 W 22-6 at DenverW 19-8 NebraskaW 16-14 Iowa StateW 18-11 Ohio StateL 11-16 PurdueL 12-18 IllinoisW 15-11 at Northern Colorado

Feb. 12 W 19-8 WisconsinW 22-8 Kansas StateW 20-5 CarletonL 12-14 Northern IowaW 14-13 Iowa

Western Conference Championships - 2nd (18 pts.)

1949-1950 (6-5-0, 1-4-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 14 W 34-0 CarletonJan. 21 W 19-11 at NorthwesternJan. 21 L 15-17 Ohio State*Jan. 23 W 25-5 at Iowa StateJan. 28 W 27-2 at Kansas StateJan. 30 W 22-4 at South Dakota StateFeb. 4 W 17-10 NebraskaFeb. 11 L 8-21 Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 17 L 11-16 at IllinoisFeb. 18 L 15-18 at WisconsinFeb. 22 W 25-0 CarletonFeb. 25 L 11-16 IowaBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (15 pts.)* at Northwestern

1950-1951 (6-5-0, 3-3-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 13 W 28-7 CarletonJan. 20 W 26-4 at NorthwesternJan. 20 L 8-21 Ohio State*Jan. 22 L 14-16 Iowa StateJan. 27 W 22-5 South Dakota StateFeb. 3 L 3-25 IllinoisFeb. 10 W 22-8 IndianaFeb. 13 W 27-2 at CarletonFeb. 16 L 11-17 at Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 17 L 11-16 at IowaFeb. 24 W 17-9 WisconsinBig Ten Tournament - 7th*at Evanston, Illinois

1951-52 (5-3-0, 3-1-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 14 W 33-0 CarletonJan. 19 W 15-9 at NorthwesternJan. 19 L 8-19 Ohio State*Jan. 25 L 11-21 at Iowa StateFeb. 4 W 29-5 South Dakota StateFeb. 11 L 8-19 Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 23 W 14-12 at WisconsinMar. 1 W 15-9 IowaBig Ten Tournament - 5th (14 pts.)* at Northwestern

1952-53 (10-2-0)(7-2-0 DUAL, 4-0-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 15 W 30-2 at South Dakota StateJan. 16 W 32-0 at CarletonJan. 24 Quad Meet

Minnesota 32Purdue 31Northwestern 29Ohio State 18

Jan. 31 W 32-18 Ohio State*Jan. 31 W 17-8 at IowaFeb. 7 L 8-20 Iowa StateFeb. 14 W 19-9 Indiana



Year-By-Year Results


Feb. 16 W 16-15 Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 21 L 15-16 at NebraskaFeb. 28 W 23-3 WisconsinBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (17 pts.)* at Northwestern

1953-54 (6-6-1)(1-5-1 DUAL, 0-2-1 BIG TEN)Dec. 12 L 15-16 at WisconsinJan. 9 Quad Meet

Minnesota 42Mankato Teachers 37South Dakota State 31Carleton 10

Jan. 15 L 14-18 IllinoisJan. 23 Quad Meet

Michigan St. 37Minnesota 27Norhwestern 22Purdue 22

Jan. 30 L 13-17 CornellFeb. 8 L 8-22 at Iowa StateFeb. 13 T 14-14 IndianaFeb. 20 W 22-8 Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 26 L 11-18 WyomingBig Ten Tournament - 8th (5 pts)

1954-55 (3-7-1)(3-4-1 DUAL, 1-6-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 8 W 20-13 South Dakota StateJan. 10 T 12-12 Iowa St.TeachersJan. 15 W 19-13 NebraskaJan. 22 Quad Meet

Purdue 44Michigan St. 44Northwestern 43Minnesota 33

Jan. 29 L 14-15 at CornellFeb. 5 W 22-8 WisconsinFeb. 11 L 8-21 at Michigan StateFeb. 18 L 11-14 at IndianaFeb. 19 L 10-18 at IllinoisBig Ten Tournament - 9th (7 pts)* at Northwestern

1955-56 (10-4-0)(8-3-0 DUAL, 4-0-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 7 Quad Meet

Purdue 75Minnesota 73Michigan St. 62Northwestern 44

Jan. 13 L 13-17 at Kansas StateJan. 14 W 25-3 at NebraskaJan. 20 L 6-24 at Iowa State TeachersJan. 28 W 24-5 CornellFeb. 4 W 32-6 IllinoisFeb. 10 W 25-11 IndianaFeb. 13 W 23-8 at WisconsinFeb. 18 W 24-12 Michigan StateFeb. 20 W 20-8 at South Dakota StateFeb. 25 W 36-0 CarletonFeb. 27 L 3-27 Iowa StateBig Ten Tournament - 4th (33 pts)


Michigan St. 57Minnesota 55Purdue 51Northwestern 43

Jan. 11 W 26-8 NebraskaJan. 12 W 21-10 Kansas StateJan. 19 W 15-11 WisconsinJan. 26 W 22-8 Iowa St.Teachers^Feb. 2 Quad Meet

Minnesota 105South Dakota State 59Carleton 45Macalester 35

Feb. 9 W 21-9 CornellFeb 15 T 14-14 at IllinoisFeb 16 W 24-8 at IndianaFeb. 21 W 14-13 at Iowa StateMar. 1 W 14-13 at Michigan StateMar, 2 W 16-14 at MichiganBig Ten Tournament - 1st (55 pts.)NCAA Championships - 10th (12 pts.)* at Northwestern^ at Anoka, Minn.


Minnesota 69Purdue 49Michigan St. 42Northwestern 36

Jan. 10 W 20-6 at Kansas StateJan. 18 W 20-8 at WisconsinJan. 20 L 9-17 IowaJan. 27 L 2-29 Oklahoma StateJan. 31 L 9-21 Illinois (in Anoka)Feb. 1 Quad Meet

Minnesota 100South Dakota State 66Macalester 41Gustavus 38W 19-9 at Iowa St. Teachers

Feb. 15 W 24-8 IndianaFeb. 21 W 19-9 at CornellFeb. 27 L 5-26 Iowa State

W 30-5 at NebraskaBig Ten Tournament - 4th (35 pts.)NCAA Championships - 26th (4 pts.)

1958-59 (14-5-0)(10-3-0 DUAL, 5-2 BIG TEN)Jan. 3 Quad Meet

Michigan St. 74Northwestern 45Minnesota 44Purdue 42

Jan. 9 W 24-5 NebraskaJan. 10 W 19-8 Kansas StateJan. 23 L 8-19 at IowaJan. 24 W 22-8 CornellJan. 31 Quad Meet

Minnesota 98South Dakota State 55St. John’s 47South Dakota Tech 37

Feb. 7 W 22-8 WisconsinFeb. 12 W 30-0 PurdueFeb. 13 W 17-9 at IndianaFeb. 14 W 25-3 IllinoisFeb. 18 L 9-17 Iowa StateFeb. 20 L 14-16 at Michigan StateFeb. 21 W 17-8 MichiganFeb. 26 W 29-2 CarletonFeb. 28 W 24-10 Iowa St. TeachersBig Ten Tournament - 1st (50 pts.)NCAA Championships - 9th

1959-60 (14-5-0)(6-4-0 DUAL, 3-2-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 5 W 63-52 Iowa St. TeachersJan 2 Quad Meet

Minnesota 63Iowa St. Teachers 52So. Dakota State 48Cornell 18

Jan. 9 Quad MeetMichigan St. 73Minnesota 59Northwestern 43Purdue 29

Jan. 16 W 27-2 at NebraskaJan. 23 L 13-17 IowaJan. 30 L 6-18 Michigan StateFeb. 1 L 3-23 Oklahoma StateFeb. 6 W 27-2 at WisconsinFeb. 13 L 9-15 Iowa StateFeb. 19 W 18-6 at IndianaFeb. 20 W 18-12 IllinoisFeb. 27 Quad Meet

Minnesota 58Iowa 56Purdue 40Ohio State 36

Mar. 19 W 14-11 Iowa TeachersBig Ten Tournament - 5th (27 pts.)

1960-61 (4-12-0)(1-9-0 DUAL, 0-4-0 BIG TEN)Jan. 7 Quad Meet at Evanston

Michigan St. 86Purdue 80Minnesota 41Northwestern 38

Jan. 14 L 16-20 IllinoisJan. 21 L 12-26 at IowaJan. 27 L 0-26 at Oklahoma StateJan. 28 L 2-20 at OklahomaFeb. 2 W 16-11 CornellFeb. 4 L 11-25 MichiganFeb. 10 L 9-17 Iowa St. TeachersFeb. 13 L 9-17 at South Dakota StateFeb. 18 Quad Meet at Minneapolis

Indiana 79Minnesota 55Purdue 51Wisconsin 38

Feb. 25 L 0-40 at Michigan StateMar. 18 L 7-22 at Iowa StateBig Ten Tournament - 8th (13 pts.)


Minnesota 60Michigan St. 51Northwestern 45Purdue 45

Jan. 12 W 19-10 South Dakota StateJan. 13 W 19-7 Kansas StateJan. 22 W 17-11 Iowa TeachersJan. 31 L 5-20 Oklahoma StateFeb. 3 Quad Meet at Lafayette

Purdue 54Minnesota 48Ohio State 48Indiana 0

Feb. 19 L 12-18 IowaFeb. 23 L 12-14 at Michigan StateFeb. 24 W 15-9 MichiganMar. 16 L 11-14 Iowa State

Big Ten Tournament - 3rd (37 pts.)


Northwestern 62Michigan St. 59Minnesota 42Purdue 39

Jan. 12 L 11-16 WisconsinJan. 12 L 7-19 IowaJan. 12 W 19-8 Ohio StateJan. 19 T 12-12 at State College of IowaJan. 26 W 15-13 IndianaJan. 28 W 15-11 at South Dakota StateFeb. 2 L 8-17 MichiganFeb 9 Quad Meet at Minneapolis

Iowa State 77Minnesota 45Purdue 41St. College Iowa 26

Feb. 11 L 8-19 at IowaFeb. 16 L 12-14 at ArmyFeb. 23 T 12-12 IllinoisMar. 2 L 9-15 Michigan StateBig Ten Tournament - 4th (32 pts.)


Northwestern 65Minnesota 52Purdue 44Michigan St. 40

Jan. 10 L 3-23 at Iowa StateJan. 11 W 24-6 at Kansas StateJan. 17 W 27-3 CornellJan. 18 L 8-19 IowaJan. 25 W 14-12 OklahomaFeb. 1 Quad Meet at Lafayette

Minnesota 61Wisconsin 46Ohio State 43Purdue 38

Feb. 7 W 22-5 South Dakota StateFeb. 8 W 20-6 State College of IowaFeb. 15 W 17-11 WisconsinFeb. 22 L 12-17 Illinois*Feb. 22 W 20-6 Indiana*Feb. 22 W 18-6 Missouri*Feb. 28 W 15-9 at Michigan StateFeb. 29 L 8-19 at MichiganBig Ten Tournament - 5th (28 pts.)* at Urbana, Illinois

1964-65 (20-5-0)(18-4-0 DUAL, 8-1-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 5 W 23-3 at South Dakota StateDec. 5 W 16-11 Kansas StateDec. 5 W 32-0 River FallsJan. 2 Quad Meet

Michigan St. 52Minnesota 47Northwestern 46Purdue 39

Jan. 9 W 27-2 Kansas StateJan. 16 L 13-14 at IowaJan. 16 W 15-9 IndianaJan. 16 W 15-11 Ohio StateJan. 22 W 28-0 at State College of IowaJan. 29 W 28-5 NebraskaFeb. 1 W 23-9 Cornell CollegeFeb. 5 W 18-8 Cornell UniversityFeb. 6 W 14-11 Michigan StateFeb. 6 W 21-10 IndianaFeb. 13 W 16-11 at WisconsinFeb. 13 W 22-5 Kent StateFeb. 13 W 20-6 PurdueFeb. 20 W 20-6 IllinoisFeb. 20 W 14-13 ArmyFeb. 20 W 17-9 Purdue


Year-By-Year ResultsFeb. 26 L 0-26 at Oklahoma StateFeb. 27 L 9-17 at OklahomaMar. 20 L 0-32 at Iowa StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (34 pts.)

1965-66 (14-2-0)(11-2-0 DUAL, 10-1-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 1 W 28-3 North DakotaJan. 8 Quad Meet at Evanston

Minnesota 68Michigan St. 55Northwestern 43Purdue 29

Jan. 14 W 22-9 South Dakota StateJan. 15 W 32-0 IowaJan. 21 W 18-8 at MichiganJan. 22 L 8-20 at Michigan StateJan. 28 W 22-9 at NebraskaFeb. 4 L 8-22 Iowa StateFeb. 5 W 19-11 WisconsinFeb. 11 W 30-0 at PurdueFeb. 12 W 22-6 at IndianaFeb. 12 W 17-11 Ohio State*Feb. 19 W 25-3 at IllinoisFeb. 26 W 18-9 ColoradoBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (65 pts.)* at Bloomington, Indiana

1966-67 (16-8-1)(15-6-1 DUAL, 8-2-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 2 L 12-17 at MarylandDec. 3 L 6-17 at NavyDec. 17 W 26-5 at South Dakota StateDec. 17 W 22-11 North Dakota State*Dec. 17 W 24-3 South Dakota*Jan. 8 Quad Meet at Evanston

Michigan State 73Northwestern 58Minnesota 57Purdue 23

Jan. 13 W 33-0 CornellJan. 14 W 17-14 IndianaJan. 14 W 28-2 MissouriJan. 14 W 17-13 IowaJan. 16 W 26-3 North DakotaJan. 23 L 6-23 Iowa StateFeb. 4 W 20-9 IllinoisFeb. 4 L 12-17 Michigan StateFeb. 4 T 16-16 State College of IowaFeb. 9 L 8-25 OklahomaFeb. 11 W 15-14 IndianaFeb. 11 W 33-0 PurdueFeb. 11 W 17-12 WisconsinFeb. 18 L 9-20 IowaFeb. 18 W 19-10 WisconsinFeb. 18 W 20-11 Ohio StateFeb. 25 W 17-16 UtahBig Ten Tournament - 3rd* at Brookings, S.D.

1967-68 (11-10-0)(9-9-0 DUAL, 2-6-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 16 W 26-8 NebraskaDec. 16 W 16-14 South Dakota StateDec. 16 W 24-11 North Dakota StateJan. 6 W 29-7 Purdue*Jan. 6 W 28-10 MacMurray State*Jan. 6 L 6-21 Northwestern*Jan. 13 L 6-23 IowaJan. 19 L 3-26 at Arizona StateJan. 20 W 20-9 Oregon^Jan. 20 L 14-17 UtahJan. 26 L 8-20 IndianaJan. 27 W 27-6 at IllinoisFeb. 3 Quad Meet at Lafayette

Wisconsin 68Minnesota 63Ohio State 47Purdue 32

Feb. 10 L 12-19 WisconsinFeb. 10 W 22-7 LaCrosse StateFeb. 10 W 27-4 Platteville StateFeb. 17 L 6-25 Iowa StateFeb. 24 L 6-27 MichiganFeb. 24 L 3-28 Michigan StateBig Ten Tournament - 9th (6 pts.)* at Evanston, Illinois ^ at Utah

1968-69 (11-10-0, 4-6-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 14 W 30-5 River Falls StateDec. 14 L 14-18 N. MichiganDec. 21 L 16-18 South Dakota StateJan. 3 L 5-23 NorthwesternJan. 3 W 29-8 PurdueJan. 3 W 28-3 MacMurrayJan. 18 L 12-15 Michigan*Jan. 18 L 12-15 Northwestern*Jan. 18 L 10-23 at IowaJan. 25 L 12-17 UtahJan. 28 W 28-5 Colo. School of MinesJan. 29 W 22-8 New MexicoFeb. 1 W 19-12 NebraskaFeb. 1 W 21-11 Arizona StateFeb. 1 W 17-14 Northern IowaFeb. 8 W 21-14 WisconsinFeb. 8 W 18-15 IndianaFeb. 8 W 18-14 IllinoisFeb. 15 L 3-30 at OklahomaFeb. 21 L 6-23 at MichiganFeb. 22 L 5-27 at Michigan StateBig Ten Tournament - 5th (22 pts.)* at Iowa City

1969-70 (11-15-1)(10-13-1 DUAL, 3-5-1 BIG TEN)Dec. 5 L 25-10 North Dakota StateDec. 5 W 33-5 North Dakota

W 20-11 Superior StateL 14-19 South Dakota State

Dec. 22 W 25-10 ArmyQuad MeetNorthwestern 74Purdue 70Minnesota 63Ashland 38

Jan. 8 L 14-18 Athletes in ActionJan. 10 L 14-18 Colorado StateJan. 16 W 29-8 at Kansas State

W 22-12 NebraskaW 20-18 Idaho StateL 12-23 Brigham YoungL 12-20 Utah

Jan. 27 L 13-22 Lehigh*Jan. 30 L 16-18 at WisconsinJan 30 W 26-3 Oshkosh StateFeb. 2 L 12-22 OklahomaFeb. 7 W 22-14 Northwestern^Feb. 7 T 15-15 Ohio State^Feb. 7 L 13-21 at Purdue

W 24-11 at IndianaW 20-11 Illinois

Feb. 21 L 13-19 IowaFeb. 28 L 5-30 Michigan StateFeb. 28 L 8-23 MichiganBig Ten Tournament - 6th (25 pts.)* at Madison, Wis. ^ at Lafayette, Indiana

1970-71 (8-11-1, 2-7-1 BIG TEN)W 33-3 North DakotaL 10-25 North Dakota State

Dec. 19 L 11-22 NavyDec. 19 W 27-13 MissouriDec. 19 L 11-23 South Dakota StateJan. 2 L 12-22 NorthwesternJan. 9 W 20-16 NebraskaJan. 16 W 22-13 IndianaJan. 16 L 9-21 WisconsinJan. 23 W 30-8 Superior StateJan. 23 W 27-9 River Falls StateJan. 30 W 20-12 Kansas StateFeb. 6 W 23-13 IllinoisFeb. 13 L 14-19 Iowa*Feb. 13 T 18-18 Ohio State*Feb. 13 L 14-17 at WisconsinFeb. 19 L 15-17 Northern IowaFeb. 20 L 6-30 at IowaFeb. 26 L 9-21 at Michigan StateFeb. 27 L 5-28 at MichiganBig Ten Tournament - 6th (24 pts.)* at Madison, WI

1971-72 (10-6-1)(8-5-1 DUAL, 4-3-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 4 W 22-15 South Dakota StateDec. 17 L 6-33 Michigan StateJan. 8 Quad Meet

Purdue 72Minnesota 59Northwestern 53.5Drake 52

Jan. 15 W 21-17 WisconsinJan. 22 L 14-20 Iowa

L 15-18 Northern IowaJan. 27 T 23-23 Brigham YoungJan. 28 L 14-24 at NebraskaJan. 28 W 19-18 MissouriJan. 28 W 27-12 Kansas State*Feb. 5 L 14-27 MichiganFeb. 11 W 25-13 at IndianaFeb. 12 W 22-11 at IllinoisFeb. 16 W 33-14 Superior StateFeb. 19 W 30-8 PurdueBig Ten Tournament - 4th (34 pts.)*at Lincoln, Nebraska

1972-73 (14-3-0)Dec. 21 W 31-6 at River FallsDec. 21 W 35-7 Army*Jan. 6 Quad Meet at Evanston

Minnesota 92Northwestern 67.5S. Illinois 45Illinois 29.5

Jan. 13 W 17-14 WisconsinJan. 13 W 21-15 NebraskaJan. 13 W 25-10 DrakeJan. 16 W 19-12 at South Dakota StateJan. 18 W 29-10 New MexicoJan. 19 W 24-12 Northern IowaJan. 23 W 18-16 IowaJan. 27 W 27-9 IndianaFeb. 2 L 15-18 at Michigan StateFeb. 3 L 12-20 at MichiganFeb. 10 W 37-0 Washington StateFeb. 15 L 9-28 Oregon StateFeb. 17 W 30-6 at PurdueFeb. 17 W 33-6 Ohio State^Big Ten Tournament - 4th (49.5 pts.)* at River Falls ^ at Lafayette

1973-74 (15-5-0, 5-4-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 15 W 25-12 at NebraskaDec. 17 W 25-12 River Falls StateDec. 18 L 15-18 SIU-EdwardsvilleJan. 4 W 26-9 at IndianaJan. 5 W 24-15 at IllinoisJan. 9 W 25-22 Clarion StateJan. 12 L 15-18 Michigan StateJan. 14 W 31-2 South Dakota StateJan. 19 L 21-14 IowaJan. 26 L 14-24 at WisconsinJan. 26 W 37-6 Ohio State*Jan. 26 W 28-9 Augustana*Feb. 1 W 23-11 NorthwesternFeb. 2 L 10-22 MichiganFeb. 9 W 23-14 Northern Illinois^Feb. 9 W 41-5 Moorhead State^Feb. 9 W 23-9 Northern Iowa^Feb. 16 W 32-9 PurdueFeb. 19 W 39-5 Wisconsin-SuperiorFeb. 21 W 35-8 DrakeBig Ten Tournament - 5th (50 pts.)* at Madison, WI ^ at Cedar Falls, IA

1974-75 (7-5-0, 2-3-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 27 L 18-23 South Dakota StateJan. 11 L 6-28 WisconsinJan. 11 W 31-3 ArizonaJan. 18 L 4-34 IowaJan. 25 W 29-8 DrakeJan. 25 W 48-6 Superior StateJan. 25 W 23-15 NebraskaJan. 28 L 18-25 Athletes In ActionFeb. 1 L 2-29 MichiganFeb. 7 W 21-13 IllinoisFeb. 15 W 20-19 at Northern IowaFeb. 21 W 34-7 IndianaBig Ten Tournament - 7th (38.5 pts.)

1975-76 (15-5-0, 6-2-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 19 W 38-3 St. Cloud StateDec. 19 L 9-32 WisconsinJan. 12 W 33-12 DrakeJan. 17 L 9-27 IowaJan. 22 W 22-16 Portland StateJan. 24 L 11-30 at Oregon StateJan. 24 L 12-22 Oregon*Jan. 31 W 22-13 MichiganJan. 31 W 25-9 Air ForceJan. 31 W 31-12 MankatoFeb. 3 W 34-9 Florida InternationalFeb. 7 W 33-9 Evansville#Feb. 7 W 27-12 Purdue#Feb. 7 W 20-15 Ohio State#Feb. 14 W 21-12 NorthwesternFeb. 14 W 19-14 NebraskaFeb. 14 L 18-19 Northern IowaFeb. 17 W 21-18 at North Dakota StateFeb. 20 W 25-16 at IndianaFeb. 20 W 25-14 Illinois^Big Ten Tournament - 2nd (57.5 pts.)* at Oregon State# at Lafayette, Ind.^ at Bloomington, Ind.

1976-77 (15-7-0)(12-7-0 DUAL, 3-3-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 2 L 15-24 Arizona StateJan. 9 Quad Meet at Evanston

Minnesota 74.5Northwestern 74Illinois St. 59.5Tempe 51

Jan. 10 W 33-3 Boise StateJan. 12 W 29-9 South Dakota StateJan. 15 L 16-20 WisconsinJan. 15 W 35-6 Ohio StateJan. 15 W 37-0 PurdueJan. 20 W 27-17 Oregon State





Jan. 21 W 36-5 at DrakeJan. 22 L 12-33 at IowaJan. 28 L 17-23 Cal PolyJan. 29 W 43-3 NebraskaJan. 30 W 26-15 Southern IllinoisFeb. 5 L 16-23 at MichiganFeb. 9 L 11-25 Iowa StateFeb. 12 W 24-14 North Dakota StateFeb. 17 L 14-32 at Brigham YoungFeb. 18 W 28-18 UtahFeb. 19 W 30-15 Utah StateFeb. 22 W 20-17 IndianaBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (65.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 4th

1977-78 (14-7-0, 5-2-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 27 W 22-12 at Northern ColoradoNov. 30 L 18-19 at Arizona State

W 22-17 OregonL 14-18 Washington

Jan. 7 W 21-14 Northern IowaJan. 7 W 24-11 St. Cloud StateJan. 13 W 25-13 DrakeJan. 14 L 8-28 at WisconsinJan. 17 W 23-15 at North Dakota StateJan. 21 L 5-40 IowaJan. 28 W 28-9 NebraskaJan. 28 L 8-32 Missouri*Jan. 30 L 8-29 at Iowa StateFeb. 4 W 38-6 MichiganFeb. 4 W 36-5 Utah StateFeb. 4 W 30-14 South Dakota StateFeb. 11 W 33-12 NorthwesternFeb. 16 L 16-22 Brigham YoungFeb. 18 W 37-11 at PurdueFeb. 19 W 32-6 at Ohio StateFeb. 20 W 39-7 at IndianaBig Ten Tournament - 4th (30.75 pts.)NCAA Championships - 38th (3 pts.)* at Lincoln, Nebraska

1978-79 (14-5-0, 3-3-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 24 W 33-3 at Northern ColoradoNov. 29 L 11-21 at Arizona StateDec. 15 W 33-13 South Dakota StateDec. 22 W 29-6 Kent State^Dec. 22 W 43-0 Indiana State^Dec. 23 W 20-12 Northern Illinois^Dec. 23 W 35-3 Toledo^Jan. 5 W 33-9 IndianaJan. 12 L 16-22 WisconsinJan. 12 W 37-8 New MexicoJan. 20 L 11-31 at IowaJan. 26 W 34-3 at DrakeJan. 27 L 12-23 at Iowa StateFeb. 2 L 16-25 at Michigan StateFeb. 3 W 28-18 at MichiganFeb. 8 W 31-6 WashingtonFeb. 10 W 51-0 PurdueFeb. 12 W 31-8 OregonFeb. 16 W 48-2 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (64.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 7th (43.75 pts.)^Huskie Duals at Northern Illinois

1979-80 (12-4-0, 5-2-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 28 W 40-2 at UNLVDec. 13 W 47-0 at Washington StateDec. 14 W 29-11 at WashingtonDec. 18 W 22-17 at OregonDec. 19 W 31-18 at Oregon StateJan. 12 L 15-23 at WisconsinJan. 19 L 20-21 IowaJan. 25 W 33-10 Northern MichiganJan. 26 W 44-3 Drake

W 25-13 MichiganFeb. 3 L 18-19 Iowa StateFeb. 8 W 34-9 NorthwesternFeb. 9 L 14-24 at Northern IowaFeb. 16 W 27-11 at IndianaFeb. 17 W 41-2 at PurdueFeb. 18 W 33-10 at Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (47 pts.)NCAA Championships - 5th

1980-81 (12-4-0, 5-2-0 BIG TEN)W 26-13 at Air Force

Dec. 3 W 24-9 at Arizona StateJan. 3 W 28-13 at NorthwesternJan. 3 W 45-0 Marquette*Jan. 3 W 37-7 Notre Dame*Jan. 9 W 27-17 IndianaJan. 18 W 29-11 WisconsinJan. 22 W 23-19 Oregon StateJan. 24 L 0-42 IowaJan. 29 W 26-19 DrakeJan. 30 L 0-41 Iowa StateFeb. 1 L 17-24 Oregon

W 31-12 MichiganFeb. 14 W 29-8 PurdueFeb. 21 L 22-24 Ohio State

W 26-15 ArizonaBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (57.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 18th (16.5 pts.)* at Northwestern

1981-82 (16-3-0, 5-1-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 3 W 31-9 at Arizona StateDec. 3 W 32-17 at New MexicoDec. 19 W 20-15 Kent State*Dec. 19 W 32-10 SIU-Edwardsville*Dec. 20 W 29-13 Louisiana State*Dec. 20 W 38-8 Augustana State*Jan. 6 W 32-8 Bloomsburg StateJan. 8 W 47-4 Air Force^Jan. 17 L 17-22 WisconsinJan. 20 L 22-28 Athletes in Action (ex)Jan. 30 W 49-0 DrakeJan. 31 L 19-20 Iowa StateFeb. 6 W 21-15 MichiganFeb. 8 W 33-20 UW-River FallsFeb. 10 W 39-7 NorthwesternFeb. 13 W 35-5 PurdueFeb. 14 W 29-12 IndianaFeb. 19 W 24-16 Ohio StateFeb. 22 W 31-12 UW-River FallsBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (49.75 pts.)NCAA Championships - 16th (17.75 pts.)* at Arizona State ^ at Air Force

1982-83 (11-8-0, 4-1-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 1 L 16-28 at Arizona State

L 19-26 New MexicoW 39-3 Western Illinois^W 33-10 Kent State^L 9-29 Louisiana State^W 38-10 Augustana (Ill.)^

Jan. 7 W 26-15 IndianaJan. 7 L 17-20 Utah StateJan. 16 W 27-15 WisconsinJan. 23 L 19-20 Northern Iowa

L 8-33 at Northern IowaFeb. 4 L 20-15 at MichiganFeb. 8 W 33-14 DrakeFeb. 12 W 36-10 PurdueFeb. 13 W 22-16 Cal Poly-SLOFeb. 19 W 20-17 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rdNCAA Championships - 27th^Northern Illinois Dual Tournament

1983-84 (10-5-2, 5-2-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 27 T 22-22 Oregon StateNov. 30 L 19-20 at Arizona StateDec. 1 W 31-10 at Utah StateDec. 17 W 22-18 Northern Illinois^Dec. 17 L 13-19 Louisiana State^Dec. 18 T 20-20 SIU-Edwardsville^Jan. 8 W 22-18 WyomingJan. 15 W 30-9 DrakeJan. 21 L 19-28 IowaJan. 27 L 15-23 at Iowa StateJan. 28 L 15-29 Michigan StateFeb. 3 W 33-12 Northern IowaFeb. 4 W 31-13 MichiganFeb. 8 W 38-8 NorthwesternFeb. 10 W 40-19 IndianaFeb. 11 W 29-16 PurdueFeb. 17 W 23-19 at Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (95 pts.)^Northern Illinois Huskie Tournament

1984-85 (8-11-0, 0-8-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 15 W 27-13 Northern Illinois^Dec. 15 L 10-36 SIU-Edwardsville^Dec. 16 W 28-13 Ohio University^Dec. 16 W 23-15 Kent State^Dec. 26 L 18-27 Utah State*Dec. 27 W 29-16 Boise State*Dec. 28 W 51-6 Hawaii Wrest. Club*Dec. 29 L 16-21 Illinois*Dec. 30 W 28-18 Brigham Young*Jan. 5 W 29-6 Augustana (Ill.)^^Jan. 5 L 18-22 Purdue^^Jan. 5 L 12-34 Northwestern^^Jan. 11 L 17-27 Arizona StateJan. 12 W 35-11 NebraskaJan. 25 L 0-51 IowaFeb. 1 L 7-37 at MichiganFeb. 2 L 14-22 at Michigan StateFeb. 10 L 2-39 Iowa StateFeb. 16 L 15-22 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 8th (34.75 pts.)NCAA Championships - 44th (3.5 pts.)^Huskie Tournament (Northern Illinois)*University of Hawaii Invitational^^Northwestern Quad

1985-86 (16-7-0, 4-4-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 7 W 22-13 MissouriDec. 17 W 51-0 Chicago State*Dec. 17 W 24-19 SIU-Edwardsville*Dec. 17 W 35-3 Northern Illinois*Dec. 17 W 35-8 Ohio University*

L 17-21 Penn StateW 47-0 Illinois StateW 31-11 Lock HavenW 22-20 Arizona StateW 43-2 Air ForceW 22-19 NorthwesternW 26-15 Edinboro State

Jan. 18 L 12-27 WisconsinJan. 24 L 14-29 IowaJan. 25 W 31-9 DrakeFeb. 1 W 21-17 MichiganFeb. 3 W 33-9 Michigan State

W 19-17 Utah StateL 14-36 NebraskaL 7-42 Oklahoma

Feb. 14 W 23-18 IllinoisFeb. 15 L 19-24 at PurdueFeb. 22 L 11-23 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 4th (60.5 pts.)* Northern Illinois Tournament

1986-87 (7-14-0, 0-8-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 2 L 19-18 Utah StateDec. 3 L 26-11 at Brigham YoungDec. 14 W 22-18 North Dakota StateDec. 19 L 12-27 at Northern IowaJan. 3 L 9-28 at NorthwesternJan. 9 L 14-23 Penn State *Jan. 9 W 27-17 Virginia *Jan. 9 W 27-18 Cal-State Bakersfield *

L 11-16 Wisconsin *W 24-10 Arizona State *

Jan. 16 W 41-7 OregonJan. 16 W 24-14 Portland StateJan. 17 W 26-13 Southern OregonJan. 23 L 6-34 at IowaJan. 24 L 11-27 Northern IowaJan. 31 L 14-19 WisconsinFeb. 6 L 12-21 at MichiganFeb. 7 L 13-21 at Michigan StateFeb. 14 L 15-21 PurdueFeb. 21 L 17-18 Ohio StateFeb. 28 L 14-25 at OklahomaNCAA Championships - 19th (20 pts.)* Virginia Duals

1987-88 (15-6-0, 5-3-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 2 W 27-11 at North Carolina StateDec. 4 W 46-3 at The CitadelDec. 5 W 30-7 at ClemsonDec. 19 L 18-20 at Northern IowaJan. 3 W 29-1 N. IllinoisJan. 8 L 14-21 N. Carolina State^Jan. 8 W 35-5 Syracuse^Jan. 8 W 19-15 Bloomsburg^Jan. 8 W 21-17 Wisconsin^Jan. 8 L 17-22 Oklahoma^Jan. 8 W 23-13 North Carolina State^Jan. 16 W 21-15 NorthwesternJan. 16 W 30-12 North DakotaJan. 17 W 20-19 NebraskaJan. 21 L 11-26 IowaJan. 30 L 15-21 at WisconsinFeb. 4 L 17-21 MichiganFeb. 6 W 35-9 Michigan StateFeb. 13 W 24-12 at PurdueFeb. 19 W 29-9 at Ohio UniversityFeb. 21 W 25-16 at Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 6th (58 pts.)^Virginia Duals


Year-By-Year Results1988-89 (11-9-0, 4-3-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 17 W 29-10 at Cal State-FullertonDec. 17 W 37-9 at Fresno StateJan. 6 W 18-15 N. Carolina State^Jan. 6 L 11-27 Penn State^Jan. 7 L 9-35 Lock Haven^Jan. 13 W 22-12 WisconsinJan. 14 L 18-22 at NorthwesternJan. 22 L 17-22 at IowaJan. 24 W 49-0 Mankato StateJan. 27 W 21-13 Northwestern^^Jan. 27 L 13-26 Iowa^^Jan. 28 L 18-20 Wisconsin^^Jan. 28 W 35-6 Indiana^^Feb. 3 L 18-22 at MichiganFeb. 4 W 37-10 at Michigan StateFeb. 4 W 31-6 Ferris State*Feb. 10 W 40-3 at North DakotaFeb. 11 W 39-3 PurdueFeb. 15 L 17-21 at NebraskaFeb. 18 W 38-7 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (113.75 pts.)NCAA Championships - 7th(45.75 pts.)^ Virginia Duals^^ Great American Classic (Indianapolis, IN)* at Michigan State

1989-90 (10-6-0, 2-3-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 29 L 15-23 at Northern IowaDec. 2 W 53-0 North DakotaDec. 12 W 26-10 at Brigham YoungDec. 12 W 32-10 Portland State*Dec. 13 W 30-13 at Boise StateJan. 3 W 20-16 Clarion^Jan. 3 L 15-26 Nebraska^Jan. 3 W 44-4 Liberty^Jan. 3 W 24-12 Bloomsburg^Jan. 13 W 31-9 Cal State-FullertonJan. 19 L 19-24 NorthwesternJan. 21 W 28-14 at WisconsinJan. 24 L 7-31 IowaFeb. 9 L 13-21 MichiganFeb. 10 W 24-15 Michigan StateFeb. 15 L 16-17 NebraskaBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (84.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 10th (42.25 pts.)^Arizona State Duals* at Brigham Young

1990-91 (11-4-0, 3-3-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 28 L 12-24 Northern IowaNov. 30 W 27-11 Mankato StateDec. 14 W 36-8 San Francisco State*Dec. 14 W 32-7 at Cal State-FullertonDec. 15 W 25-12 at Fresno StateDec. 15 W 26-13 at Cal State-BakersfieldJan. 9 W 31-11 at North DakotaJan. 12 W 20-18 MissouriJan. 16 L 17-24 WisconsinJan. 19 W 29-8 at NorthwesternJan. 26 L 9-30 at IowaFeb. 9 W 30-7 at Michigan StateFeb. 10 L 17-21 at MichiganFeb. 13 W 23-16 at NebraskaFeb. 17 W 19-14 PurdueBig Ten Tournament - 7th (55.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 8th (39 pts.)* at Cal State Fullerton

1991-92 (7-15-0, 1-6-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 14 W 33-8 San Diego State^Dec. 14 W 28-3 Cal State-Fullerton^Dec. 14 W 37-12 UC Davis^Jan. 10 W 26-12 Virginia^^Jan. 10 L 9-25 Navy^^Jan. 10 W 18-15 Bloomsburg^^Jan. 11 W 25-13 Maryland^^Jan. 11 L 12-26 Oklahoma^^Jan. 11 L 17-18 Lock Haven^^Jan. 15 L 5-29 at WisconsinJan. 17 L 16-21 at Northern IowaJan. 19 W 25-14 NorthwesternJan. 24 L 2-44 IowaJan. 26 L 19-21 at MissouriFeb. 6 L 0-48 Oklahoma StateFeb. 8 L 0-39 Penn StateFeb. 9 L 15-20 OregonFeb. 15 L 12-28 MichiganFeb. 19 L 18-21 NebraskaFeb. 21 L 19-23 at Ohio StateFeb. 23 L 16-21 at PurdueFeb. 23 L 13-29 at IndianaBig Ten Tournament - 4th (75 pts.)NCAA Championships - 21st (14.5 pts.)^California Duals ^^Virginia Duals

1992-93 (21-3-1, 6-2-1 BIG TEN)Dec. 13 W 29-6 San Francisco State^Dec. 13 W 38-6 UC Davis^Dec. 13 W 21-14 Fresno State^Dec. 13 W 24-10 Cal St. Bakersfield^Jan. 8 W 40-0 Virginia Military^^Jan. 8 W 30-3 Bloomsburg^^Jan. 9 W 21-12 Oklahoma^^Jan. 9 W 24-12 Northern Iowa^^Jan. 16 W 30-9 WisconsinJan. 17 W 23-21 IndianaJan. 17 W 35-9 DrakeJan. 23 W 35-9 Illinois*Jan. 23 T 18-18 at NorthwesternJan. 30 L 13-21 at IowaFeb. 5 L 9-22 at NebraskaFeb. 7 W 27-16 Northern IowaFeb. 7 W 45-6 Northern IllinoisFeb. 11 W 39-6 WyomingFeb. 13 W 40-10 Carson-Newman#Feb. 13 W 41-9 Central Michigan#Feb. 13 W 28-10 at Michigan StateFeb. 14 W 20-12 at MichiganFeb. 18 W 28-10 at Oklahoma StateFeb. 20 L 14-22 Ohio StateFeb. 21 W 27-9 PurdueBig Ten Tournament - 4th (80 pts.)

NCAA Championships - 9th (36.5 pts.)^California Duals^^Virginia Duals*at Evanston, Ill. #at East Lansing, MI

1993-94 (20-2-0, 10-1-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 12 W 48-0 UC Davis ^Dec. 12 W 36-9 San Francisco State^Dec. 12 L 17-18 Fresno State^Dec. 12 W 27-9 Cal State Bakersfield^Jan. 9 W 28-18 at WisconsinJan. 17 W 35-12 Morgan State^^Jan. 17 W 27-11 Cornell^^Jan. 18 W 41-3 Wisconsin^^Jan. 18 W 28-11 Clemson^^Jan. 22 W 33-9 NorthwesternJan. 22 W 29-13 IllinoisJan. 23 W 29-12 Purdue*Jan. 23 W 22-9 Indiana*Jan. 28 W 23-11 IowaFeb. 3 W 34-7 NebraskaFeb. 5 W 23-16 Oklahoma StateFeb. 6 W 26-12 at Northern IowaFeb. 11 W 24-13 MichiganFeb. 12 W 18-12 Iowa StateFeb. 13 W 20-15 Michigan StateFeb. 19 W 17-16 at Ohio StateFeb. 20 L 17-19 at Penn StateBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (104.25 pts.)NCAA Championships - 13th (29.25 pts.)^California Duals^^Virginia Duals*at West Lafayette, Indiana

1994-95 (15-5-1, 6-2-1 BIG TEN)Dec. 1 W 30-9 Northern IowaDec. 11 W 45-4 Northern Colorado^^Dec. 11 W 30-12 WyomingDec. 13 W 19-12 Cal State Bakersfield*Dec. 13 L 14-17 at Fresno StateJan. 5 W 31-6 Boise StateJan. 10 L 15-26 at NebraskaJan. 13 W 25-12 Cornell^Jan. 13 W 29-9 Penn^Jan. 14 W 19-13 Illinois^Jan. 14 W 25-7 Oklahoma^Jan. 21 W 27-10 Northwestern#Jan. 21 W 21-14 IllinoisJan. 22 W 34-3 PurdueJan. 28 L 12-24 IowaFeb. 3 W 18-16 Iowa StateFeb. 5 W 28-9 WisconsinFeb. 11 T 19-19 MichiganFeb. 12 L 15-19 at Michigan State

Feb. 17 W 23-9 Ohio StateFeb. 19 L 13-25 at Oklahoma StateBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (83 pts.)NCAA Championships - 12th (34.5 pts.)^Virginia Duals*at Fresno State^^at Wyoming#at Illinois

1995-96 (10-8-1, 3-5-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 1 W 29-6 MissouriDec. 10 T 18-18 Fresno StateDec. 10 W 33-5 San Francisco StateDec. 10 W 17-16 Cal State BakersfieldJan. 5 W 43-9 North DakotaJan. 9 L 17-20 NebraskaJan. 12 W 37-7 Lehigh^Jan. 12 W 34-9 Wyoming^Jan. 13 W 21-6 Lock Haven^Jan. 13 W 21-16 Illinois^Jan. 20 L 9-25 at NorthwesternJan. 20 W 19-18 Illinois*Jan. 26 L 17-27 IowaFeb. 2 L 12-20 Oklahoma StateFeb. 4 L 13-22 at WisconsinFeb. 9 L 12-22 at Iowa StateFeb. 18 L 14-18 MichiganFeb. 24 L 14-21 Michigan StateFeb. 25 W 23-10 at Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 6th (63.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 19th (32.5 pts.)^Virginia Duals*at Northwestern

Minnesota won the 1999 Big Ten Championship, the school’s first in 40 years.





1996-97 (16-4-0, 9-2-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 22 W 42-3 at North Dakota StateDec. 6 W 35-3 NorthwesternDec. 15 W 27-12 Rider^Dec. 15 W 34-9 Clarion^Dec. 15 W 39-4 Ohio^Dec. 17 W 46-6 So. Connecticut StateJan. 4 L 16-19 Iowa StateJan. 7 W 29-12 at NebraskaJan. 18 W 48-0 Missouri Valley^^Jan. 18 W 21-10 Penn State^^Jan. 19 L 12-23 Iowa^^Jan. 19 W 28-9 Michigan State^^Jan. 19 W 19-15 Penn State^^Jan. 24 L 12-29 at IowaJan. 31 L 10-26 at Oklahoma StateFeb. 2 W 28-9 WisconsinFeb. 9 W 28-7 Penn StateFeb. 15 W 23-12 at Michigan StateFeb. 16 W 28-10 at MichiganFeb. 23 W 23-16 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (116.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 3rd (71 pts.)^^ National Duals

1997-98 (19-2-0, 8-2-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 21 W 37-7 at North Dakota St.Dec. 4 W 38-0 Mankato StateDec. 5 W 57-0 Truman State^Dec. 5 W 53-0 Augustana^Dec. 14 W 46-0 San Francisco State^^Dec. 14 W 45-3 Fresno State^^Dec. 14 W 39-10 Cal St.-Bakersfield^^Jan. 4 W 20-15 at Iowa StateJan. 9 W 43-3 NebraskaJan. 17 W 49-0 Missouri Valley*Jan. 17 W 33-3 West Virginia*Jan. 18 W 31-7 Michigan State*Jan. 18 W 18-17 Iowa*Jan. 23 L 12-20 IowaJan. 31 W 25-11 at WisconsinFeb. 6 L 13-21 at Penn StateFeb. 8 W 34-9 at Ohio StateFeb. 13 W 39-6 Michigan StateFeb. 14 W 27-10 MichiganFeb. 20 W 32-6 at NorthwesternFeb. 22 W 28-8 at PurdueBig Ten Tournament - 3rd (107 pts.)NCAA Championships - 2nd (98 pts.)^ at Jackson, Minn.^^ at Fresno, Calif.

* National Duals (Iowa City, Iowa)

1998-99 (18-2-0, 9-0-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 14 W 27-12 at North Dakota StateNov. 29 L 17-21 Oklahoma StateDec. 3 W 45-0 at Minn. St., MankatoDec. 13 W 26-12 at Oregon StateDec. 13 W 37-6 at Portland StateJan. 16 W 48-0 Augsburg *Jan. 16 W 25-9 Central Michigan *Jan. 17 W 21-14 Iowa *Jan. 17 L 17-20 Oklahoma State *Jan. 22 W 23-17 MichiganJan. 24 W 27-10 Michigan StateJan. 30 W 19-17 at IowaJan. 31 W 36-7 at WisconsinFeb. 5 W 30-6 IllinoisFeb. 7 W 32-6 Ohio StateFeb. 12 W 38-3 St. Cloud StateFeb. 12 W 33-6 Northern IowaFeb. 14 W 22-9 at NebraskaFeb. 19 W 36-3 at PurdueFeb. 21 W 25-15 at NorthwesternBig Ten Tournament - 1st (139 pts.)NCAA Championships - 2nd (98.5 pts.)* National Duals (Iowa City, Iowa)

1999-2000(17-2-0, 7-1-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 19 W 33-2 at North Dakota StateNov. 28 W 51-0 St. Cloud StateNov. 28 W 28-9 HofstraDec. 10 W 27-6 at Northern IowaDec. 12 W 48-0 Portland StateJan. 7 W 29-13 NebraskaJan. 9 W 19-15 at Oklahoma StateJan. 14 W 29-9 at Penn StateJan. 15 W 31-12 at Ohio StateJan. 22 W 41-0 Montana St. Northern*Jan. 22 W 28-6 Cornell*Jan. 23 W 16-15 Oklahoma State *Jan. 23 L 16-17 Iowa State *Jan. 28 W 32-6 WisconsinJan. 29 W 38-0 IndianaFeb. 11 W 32-6 at MichiganFeb. 13 W 25-9 at Michigan StateFeb. 18 W 35-6 NorthwesternFeb. 20 L 13-20 IowaBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (132.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 3rd (80 pts.)* National Duals (University Park, Pa.)

2000-01 (19-1-0, 9-0-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 18 W 44-0 at North Dakota StateNov. 26 W 36-3 Northern IowaDec. 10 W 33-3 at HofstraDec. 10 W 45-0 at PrincetonDec. 10 W 37-2 at Seton HallJan. 7 L 12-25 Oklahoma StateJan. 11 W 26-12 at NebraskaJan. 12 W 22-14 at Boise StateJan. 20 W 22-9 Hofstra *Jan. 20 W 30-9 Nebraska *Jan. 21 W 20-17 Iowa *Jan. 21 W 20-12 Oklahoma State *Jan. 26 W 29-6 MichiganJan. 27 W 31-6 PurdueFeb. 2 W 25-12 at IndianaFeb. 4 W 22-12 at IllinoisFeb. 9 W 32-3 Michigan StateFeb. 11 W 37-3 Penn StateFeb. 16 W 33-6 at WisconsinFeb. 18 W 17-16 at IowaBig Ten Tournament - 1st (154 pts.)NCAA Championships - 1st (138.5 pts.)* National Duals (University Park, Pa.)

2001-02 (19-0-0, 8-0-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 25 W 42-0 Boise StateDec. 2 W 21-12 at Oklahoma StateDec. 6 W 33-10 HofstraDec. 8 W 42-9 at Virginia TechDec. 8 W 41-6 at James MadisonJan. 6 W 31-10 Oregon StateJan. 11 W 27-12 NebraskaJan. 19 W 27-12 Northern Iowa*Jan. 19 W 35-6 Pennsylvania*Jan. 20 W 26-8 Michigan*Jan. 20 W 26-8 at Ohio State*Jan. 25 W 22-10 at MichiganJan. 27 W 37-0 at Michigan StateFeb. 1 W 22-15 Iowa (Target Center)Feb. 8 W 38-6 at NorthwesternFeb. 10 W 35-3 at PurdueFeb. 15 W 40-4 WisconsinFeb. 17 W 27-6 IllinoisFeb. 24 W 27-12 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 1st (174 pts.)NCAA Championships - 1st (126.5 pts.)* National Duals (Columbus, Ohio)

2002-03 (17-5-0, 7-1-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 15 L 11-24 Iowa (Xcel Energy Center)Nov. 24 W 26-17 at Northern IllinoisDec. 1 W 46-4 Virginia TechJan. 3 L 6-26 Okla. State (Target Center)Jan. 5 W 52-6 vs. Embry Riddle^Jan. 5 W 31-7 vs. Lock Haven^Jan. 5 W 26-13 at Arizona State^Jan. 7 W 27-12 at NebraskaJan. 18 L 18-22 vs. Iowa State*Jan. 18 W 20-15 vs. West Virginia*Jan. 18 W 24-12 vs. Michigan State*Jan. 19 W 26-12 vs. Arizona State*Jan. 19 L 18-18 vs. Iowa*Jan. 19 W 32-18 vs. Cornell*Jan. 25 W 22-14 Michigan StateJan. 31 W 19-15 at Penn StateFeb. 2 W 20-15 at Ohio StateFeb. 7 W 22-12 MichiganFeb. 9 W 41-3 NorthwesternFeb. 14 L 18-22 at IowaFeb. 16 W 40-6 at WisconsinFeb. 23 W 25-17 IndianaBig Ten Tournament - 1st (126.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 2nd (100.5 pts.)* National Duals (Columbus, Ohio)^ Sun Devils Dual (Phoenix, Ariz.)

2003-04 (12-6-0, 5-3-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 12 L 18-19 Iowa State (Target Center)Jan. 1 W 20-15 Arizona State!Jan. 1 W 17-16 Nebraska!Jan. 4 W 43-4 Portland StateJan. 17 W 35-3 vs. Cleveland State*Jan. 17 L 6-30 vs. Michigan*Jan. 17 W 24-16 vs. Northern Iowa*Jan. 18 L 9-37 vs. Oklahoma*Jan. 18 W 22-15 vs. Pennsylvania*Jan. 23 W 22-16 at Michigan StateJan. 24 L 4-31 at MichiganJan. 30 L 16-17 WisconsinFeb. 1 L 15-18 PurdueFeb. 6 W 19-16 at IllinoisFeb. 7 W 32-7 at IndianaFeb. 15 W 17-16 IowaFeb. 20 W 28-12 Penn StateFeb. 22 W 17-16 at Oklahoma StateBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (124.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 8th (65.5 pts.)! Rochester Civic Center (Rochester, Minn.)* National Duals (Columbus, Ohio)

Minnesota won its first national title in 2000-01. All 10 Golden Gophers earned All-America status.



2004-05 (9-9-0, 3-5-0 BIG TEN)Dec. 5 L 28-10 Oklahoma StateDec. 7 W 22-16 at Arizona StateDec. 12 W 20-15 vs. Northern Iowa!Jan. 4 L 21-12 at NebraskaJan. 9 L 21-12 at Iowa StateJan. 22 W 20-18 vs. Central Michigan*Jan. 22 W 21-16 vs. Michigan*Jan. 22 L 20-15 vs. Illinois*Jan. 23 W 18-15 vs. Central Michigan*Jan. 23 W 24-13 vs. Lehigh*Jan. 28 L 28-14 Michigan StateJan. 30 L 24-19 MichiganFeb. 4 W 29-12 at NorthwesternFeb. 5 W 28-10 at PurdueFeb. 11 L 23-14 at IowaFeb. 13 W 19-15 Ohio StateFeb. 18 L 18-17 at WisconsinFeb. 20 L 24-13 IllinoisBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (123.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 5th (72.5 pts.)! Rochester Civic Center (Rochester, Minn.)* National Duals (Columbus, Ohio)

2005-06 (20-1-0, 7-1-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 26 W 41-7 vs. Virginia Tech^Nov. 26 W 36-6 vs. Tenn.-Chattanooga^Nov. 26 W 19-13 vs. Central Michigan^Nov. 26 W 40-10 vs. American^Dec. 2 W 31-6 at Northern IowaDec. 9 W 21-13 Iowa StateDec. 11 W 27-11 NebraskaJan. 3 W 23-19 Arizona StateJan. 14 W 28-7 vs. Hofstra*Jan. 14 W 32-6 vs. Iowa State*Jan. 15 W 20-15 vs. Central Michigan*Jan. 15 W 21-14 vs. Oklahoma State*Jan. 20 W 24-11 NorthwesternJan. 22 W 25-9 IowaJan. 27 W 30-6 at Ohio StateJan. 29 W 25-16 at Penn StateFeb. 3 W 26-12 WisconsinFeb. 5 W 25-13 IndianaFeb. 12 W 19-16 at Oklahoma StateFeb. 17 L 15-19 at MichiganFeb. 19 W 41-3 at Michigan StateBig Ten Tournament - 1st (138 pts.)NCAA Championships - 2nd (84 pts.)^ Northeast Duals (Albany, N.Y.)* National Duals (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

2006-07 (20-1-0, 8-0-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 25 L 17-18 vs. Hofstra^Nov. 25 W 24-9 vs. Central Michigan^Nov. 25 W 32-10 vs. American^Nov. 25 W 28-12 vs. Penn^Dec. 1 W 45-0 at Northern ColoradoDec. 6 W 21-15 Oklahoma StateDec. 8 W 19-13 Iowa StateJan. 2 W 44-3 Arizona StateJan. 13 W 32-11 vs. Cornell*Jan. 13 W 30-7 vs. Central Michigan*Jan. 14 W 24-11 vs. Iowa State*Jan. 14 W 20-16 vs. Missouri*Jan. 21 W 31-12 Penn StateJan. 26 W 29-6 MichiganJan. 28 W 32-9 PurdueFeb. 2 W 29-7 at IndianaFeb. 4 W 28-12 at IllinoisFeb. 9 W 35-4 Michigan StateFeb. 11 W 32-6 at NebraskaFeb. 16 W 28-12 at WisconsinFeb. 18 W 29-13 at IowaBig Ten Tournament - 1st (156 pts.)NCAA Championships - 1st (98 pts.)^ Northeast Duals (Albany, N.Y.)* National Duals (Cedar Falls, Iowa)

2007-08 (14-7-0, 5-3-0 BIG TEN)Nov. 24 W 35-12 Northern Illinois^Nov. 24 W 29-9 Northern Colorado^Nov. 24 W 45-0 North Dakota State^Dec. 2 L 13-18 Iowa StateDec. 6 W 25-13 NebraskaDec. 8 W 32-9 at Cal State FullertonDec. 8 W 23-12 at Cal PolyJan. 12 W 32-9 vs. West Virginia*Jan. 12 W 20-16 vs. Central Michigan*Jan. 13 L 13-24 vs. Nebraska*Jan. 13 L 15-23 vs. Michigan*Jan. 20 W 34-9 South Dakota StateJan. 25 W 23-15 at Michigan StateJan. 26 W 24-15 at MichiganFeb. 1 L 13-20 IowaFeb. 3 L 14-18 at Oklahoma StateFeb. 8 W 33-12 at NorthwesternFeb. 10 W 32-8 at PurdueFeb. 15 L 17-19 IllinoisFeb. 17 L 17-20 WisconsinFeb. 24 W 23-18 Ohio StateBig Ten Tournament - 2nd (112.5 pts.)NCAA Championships - 10th (61.5 pts)* National Duals (Cedar Falls, Iowa)

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Minnesota won its second straight NCAA title in 2002.


Gopher Olympians


DAN CHANDLER1976, ’80, ’84 U.S. Olympian

MICHIAL FOY1988, ’92 U.S. Olympian

EVAN JOHNSON1976 U.S. Olympian

JIM MARTINEZ1984 U.S. OlympianBronze Medalist

GORDY MORGAN1996 U.S. OlympianNinth-Place Finisher

BRANDON PAULSON1996 U.S. OlympianSilver Medalist

DAVE ZUNIGA1996 U.S. Olympian10th-Place Finisher

ALAN RICE1956 U.S. Olympian

Michial Foy (top),Brandon Paulson (middle),Garrett Lowney (bottom)

GARRETT LOWNEY2000 U.S. OlympianBronze Medalist

2004 U.S. Olympian

GOPHER OLYMPIANS


Gophers In International and National CompetitionUniversity of Minnesota athletes and alumni have had a great tradi-tion of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling experience, especiallythe latter. Many individuals have excelled to the highest level, theOlympics, in Greco-Roman competition. After three Minnesotaalumni made the 1996 Olympic team in Greco-Roman: BrandonPaulson, Dave Zuniga and Gordy Morgan, the next generation ofGolden Gophers has made its impact at the FILA Junior Freestyleand Greco-Roman Nationals. The 1996 team, wrestling underMinnesota Storm (Minnesota’s club team), collected both nationaltitles, freestyle and Greco-Roman. The foundation for the up-and-coming freestyle and Greco-Roman programs was beginning to bebuilt.

The past 12 years have seen the Golden Gophers continue tothrive in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.

1997 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLE (2ND PLACE)Ryan Lewis (2nd)Luke Becker (4th)Brad Pike (7th)Damion Hahn (4th)1997 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (2ND PLACE)Ryan Lewis (3rd)Leroy Vega (5th)Brett Lawrence (3rd)Jared Lawrence (5th)Josh Krebs (3rd)Mitch Marr (5th)1997 U.S. OPEN NATIONALS FREESTYLEWilly Short (4th)1997 WORLD TEAM GRECO-ROMANDavid Zuniga1998 UNIVERSITY NATIONALS FREESTYLEBart Golyer (7th)1998 UNIVERSITY NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (2ND PLACE)Bart Golyer (4th)Ty Friederichs (4th)Brad Pike (3rd)Josh Krebs (7th)Tim Kinsella (5th)Delaney Berger (6th)Brent Boeshans (2nd)1998 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLELeroy Vega (3rd)Brett Lawrence (2nd)Chad Erikson (5th)Damion Hahn (3rd)Mike Cuperus (5th)Owen Elzen (6th)1998 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (1ST PLACE)Leroy Vega (1st; 10th at world championships)Chad Erikson (7th)Mike Cuperus (2nd)Ken Howard (3rd)Owen Elzen (8th)1998 U.S. OPEN NATIONALS GRECO-ROMANBart Golyer (5th)David Zuniga (3rd)Jason Klohs (1st)Billy Pierce (3rd)1998 WORLD TEAM TRIALS GRECO-ROMANJason Klohs1999 UNIVERSITY NATIONALS FREESTYLEBart Golyer (4th)Luke Becker (8th)Brad Pike (7th)1999 UNIVERSITY NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (2ND PLACE)Bart Golyer (1st)Ty Friederichs (5th)Jacob Clark (3rd)Ken Howard (3rd)Garrett Lowney (1st)Shelton Benjamin (8th)Mike Flanagan (4th)

1999 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLELeroy Vega (1st; 5th at world championships)Ryan Lewis (3rd)Jared Lawrence (1st; 5th at world championships)Luke Becker (2nd)Jacob Clark (3rd)Damion Hahn (1st; 4th at world championships)1999 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (1ST PLACE)Jared Lawrence (1st)Mitch Marr (2nd)Jacob Clark (2nd)Mike Cuperus (1st)Ben Bly (5th)Garrett Lowney (2nd; 1st FILA Junior World)1999 U.S. OPEN NATIONALS GRECO-ROMAN (1ST PLACE)Brandon Paulson (3rd)Dave Zuniga (1st)Jason Klohs (3rd)Billy Pierce (4th)1999 WORLD AND PAN AMERICAN TEAMDave Zuniga (2nd at Pan America Games)Jason Klohs (2nd at Pan American Games; 7th at world champi-onships)2000 UNIVERSITY NATIONALS FREESTYLERyan Lewis (1st)Damion Hahn (1st)Jared Lawrence (2nd)Matt Kraft (7th)2000 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLEJared Lawrence (1st)Damion Hahn (1st)Luke Becker (3rd)Jacob Volkmann (6th)Desmond Radunz (8th)

2000 FILA JUNIOR NATIONALS GRECO-ROMANTyler Marr (2nd)Drew Hageman (3rd)Desmond Radunz (4th)Josh McLay (5th)Mike Flanagan (6th)Eli Ross (6th)Jacob Volkmann (8th)2000 FILA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSJared Lawrence (3rd)Damion Hahn (8th)2000 U.S. OPEN NATIONALS FREESTYLETim Hartung (7th)2000 U.S. OPEN NATIONALS GRECO-ROMANGarrett Lowney (2nd)Jason Klohs (3rd)Billy Pierce (5th)2000 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPSGarrett Lowney (3rd)2001 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANGarrett Lowney (1st)Brent Boeshans (7th)2001 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEBrandon Eggum (4th)Tim Hartung (4th)Ryan Lewis2001 WORLD TEAM TRIALS GRECO ROMANGarrett Lowney (1st)Brandon Paulson (1st)2001 WORLD TEAM TRIALS FREESTYLEBrandon Eggum (2nd)Tim Hartung (6th)2001 JUNIOR NATIONALS GRECO-ROMANMatt Nagel (1st)2001 JUNIOR NATIONALS FREESTYLEMarcus LeVesseur (4th)2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANGarrett Lowney (DNC)Brandon Paulson (2nd)2001 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEBrandon Eggum (2nd)2002 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEBrandon Eggum (2nd)2002 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLETim Hartung (1st)2002 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (1st)Garrett Lowney (1st)Billy Pierce (2nd)Leroy Vega (8th)Brent Boeshans (8th)2002 U.S. UNIVERSITY FREESTYLE NATIONALSDamion Hahn (1st)2002 U.S. UNIVERSITY GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALSBrett Lawrence (2nd)Eli Ross (2nd)Josh McLay (5th)Drew Hageman (7th)2002 FILA JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS FREESTYLETommy Owen (1st)Drew Hageman (4th)2002 FILA JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS GRECO-ROMANMatt Nagel (1st, Outstanding Wrestler)Drew Hageman (2nd)Eli Ross (2nd)Cole Konrad (5th)Tommy Owen (6th)2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEDrew Hageman (1st)Matt Nagel (2nd)Tommy Owen (3rd)2002 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANDrew Hageman (1st)

Tim Hartung won the 2002 World Freestyle Team Trials at 97 kg.

Brandon Eggum took home the silver medal at the 2001 WorldFreestyle Championships.



Gophers In International and National Competition


Matt Nagel (2nd)Tommy Owen (2nd)2002 U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLECole Konrad (1st)Will Holst (5th)2002 U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANCole Konrad (1st)Quincy Osborn (2nd)Will Holst (7th)2002 WORLD TEAM TRIALS FREESTYLETim Hartung (1st)2002 WORLD TEAM TRIALS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (1st)Garrett Lowney (1st)2002 WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEDamion Hahn (4th)2002 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLETim Hartung (DNC)2002 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (8th)Garrett Lowney (DNP)2003 PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (2nd)2003 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLETim Hartung (3rd)Brandon Eggum (3rd)2003 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (1st)Garrett Lowney (1st)2003 U.S. UNIVERSITY FREESTYLE NATIONALSCole Konrad (3rd)Tommy Owen (7th)

Andrew Domingues (8th)2003 U.S. UNIVERSITY GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALSMike Schmidt (8th)2003 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLECole Konrad (1st)Andrew Domingues (2nd)Danny Williams (4th)Thomas McAlpine (7th)Will Holst (8th)2003 U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANCole Konrad (1st)Will Holst (5th)Andrew Domingues (6th)Danny Williams (7th)Mike Schmidt (7th)Andrew Strand (8th)2003 WORLD TEAM TRIALS FREESTYLETim Hartung (2nd)Brandon Eggum (3rd)2003 WORLD TEAM TRIALS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (1st)Garrett Lowney (1st)2003 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrandon Paulson (DNP)2004 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEAndrew Domingues (2nd)Will Holst (2nd)Daniel Jackson (2nd)Roger Kish (2nd)Mack Reiter (3rd)Mike Schmidt (6th)2004 U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANRoger Kish (1st)Mack Reiter (1st)Daniel Jackson (2nd)Will Holst (4th)Mike Schmidt (5th)Justin Bronson (5th)C.P. Schlatter (6th)2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLERoger Kish (1st)Mack Reiter (1st)2004 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANC.P. Schlatter (1st)Roger Kish (1st)2005 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEJared Lawrence (2nd)Luke Becker (7th)2005 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANJacob Volkmann (2nd)2005 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEManuel Rivera (7th)2005 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANTyler Safratowich (1st)Travis Lang (2nd)Justin Bronson (4th)2006 WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPSCole Konrad (3rd)2006 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANMatt Nagel (8th)2006 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEDamian Hahn (3rd)Jared Lawrence (5th)2006 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANJayson Ness (5th)Phil Meinert (7th)2006 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEJayson Ness (3rd)

2006 U.S. UNIVERSITY FREESTYLE NATIONALSCole Konrad (1st)Roger Kish (2nd)Jayson Ness (3rd)C.P. Schlatter (7th)Mack Reiter (8th)Gabriel Dretsch (8th)2007 U.S. WRESTLING JUNIOR GRECO-ROMAN NATIONALSZach Sanders (2nd)Joe Grygelko (3rd)Luke Melmer (4th)2007 U.S. WRESTLING JUNIOR FREESTYLE NATIONALSSonny Yohn (1st)Zach Sanders (3rd)Joe Murphy (6th)2007 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPSBrandon Sitch (3rd)Mike Thorn (7th)Ben Berhow (8th)2007 FILA JUNIOR NATIONAL GRECO-ROMANCHAMPIONSHIPSBrandon Sitch (1st)Jake Melmer (4th)Joe Nord (6th)Ben Berhow (7th)Jordan Kolbow (7th)2007 JUNIOR WORLD GRECO-ROMAN CHAMPIONSHIPSBrandon Sitch2007 U.S. SENIOR NATIONAL FREESTYLE CHAMPIONSHIPSCole Konrad (2nd)Jared Lawrence (6th)Damion Hahn (7th)2008 FILA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSZach Sanders (DNP)2008 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS GRECO-ROMANBrent Eidenschink (1st)Ben Berhow (6th)2008 JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FREESTYLEBrent Eidenschink (1st)Ben Berhow (3rd)

Brandon Paulson won the 2002 and ’03 U.S. National Greco-Roman titles.

Damion Hahn won the 2002 U.S. University Freestyle Nationalstitle and two Fila Junior National titles.


Gopher Wrestling HistoryIn 96 seasons of intercollegiate competition, the University of Minnesota wrestling programhas achieved a consistency that has launched it into the upper echelon of collegiate wrestling.

Golden Gopher teams have dominated on the national scene, winning more than 66 per-cent of their matches for an all-time record of 837-401-19. Minnesota ranks fourth in the nationin all-time dual meet wins.

The University of Minnesota wrestling program has reached an elite level under HeadCoach J Robinson. One of the most dominant teams in the country over the last 12 seasons,Minnesota is a perennial contender at the NCAAChampionships. The Gophers have nine top-three NCAA team finishes since 1997, more than any other program in the country.Minnesota’s 66 All-Americans since 1997 are among for the most in the nation. The Gophershave crowned 10 individual national champions in the last 12 years.

Four Minnesota wrestlers earnedAll-America certificates at the 2008 NCAAmeet. JaysonNess led the Gopher contingent with an appearance in the national final at 125 pounds. MackReiter (133 pounds) and Dustin Schlatter (149 pounds) each earned their third All-Americanlaurel. Senior Manuel Rivera finished seventh at 141 pounds to earn All-American accoladesfor the first time.

The Gophers had five All-American honorees in 2006-07 en route to their third nationalchampionship. Cole Konrad won his second straight individual NCAA championship, going aperfect 35-0 on the season to finish his career with 76 consecutive victoriesn becoming justthe fifth four-time All-American in school history. He was named the Big Ten - Jesse OwensMale Athlete of the Year for 2007, the highest honor an athlete can receive from the Big TenConference. He also became the school’s fourth two-time NCAA Champion, a feat lastaccomplished by Damion Hahn four years ago and was a four-time Big Ten Champion.

Brothers Dustin and C.P. Schlatter each earned All-American status by placing third andsixth at the 2007 NCAA Championships. Jayson Ness took fifth at the championships in hisfirst season at the collegiate level, posting a 4-2 record and earning All-American status him-self. He was named the national Freshman of the Year by Amateur Wrestling News. RogerKish (third at 184 lbs.) was the Gophers’ fifth All-American.

The Gophers also took home a championship at the National Duals in January of 2007,their fourth National Duals title in the seven years. Minnesota defeated top-ranked Missouri indramatic fashion, as Konrad earned a pin in the meet’s final match to give the Gophers theirsecond straight crown.

In addition, Minnesota has dominated the Big Ten Conference in recent years. After snap-ping Iowa’s streak of 25 consecutive team titles in 1999, the Golden Gophers have beencrowned Big Ten Champions times in the last decade. Minnesota has placed first or secondat Big Tens 11 of the last 12 seasons and Minnesota wrestlers have won 29 individual confer-ence titles since 1997.

Minnesota had four wrestlers earn All-American honors in 2006, led by a pair of nationalchampions. Konrad finished the 2005-06 season with a perfect 41-0 record and won his firstnational title at heavyweight, earning All-American status for the third time in his career, andDustin Schlatter became the first freshman in school history to win an individual nationalwrestling title.

In 2005, Konrad became the fifth wrestler in school history to earn Big Ten Wrestler of theYear honors. Dustin Schlatter was also the second straight Gopher to earn the Big Ten’sFreshman of the Year, following Mack Reiter, who captured the award in 2005. Robinson was

named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the sixth time in his career.Minnesota’s success has been the result of recruiting some of the top talent in the nation.

The Gophers introduced the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class in 2008, inking a group of 11newcomes from around the country. The Gophers previous top-ranked recruited class camein 2004-05 highlighted by Reiter, the first blue-chip recruit out of Iowa to ever sign withMinnesota. Robinson has inked the top recruiting class in the nation eight times during histenure.

In 2002-03, Minnesota earned its seventh straight top three finish at the NCAAChampionships with a runner-up showing. The Golden Gophers had six All-Americans,including Hahn, who won his first national title. The Golden Gophers finished the year with a17-5 record, including a 7-1 mark in the Big Ten. Their league mark pushed their conferencerecord to 40-2 over the previous five-year period.

In 2001-02, Minnesota won its second-straight national crown to put a cap on a seasonwhich set records and provided proof that the 2001 NCAA title was no fluke. Prior to thenational tournament, the Golden Gophers stormed through the regular season, posting thefirst undefeated season in the history of the program. The Maroon and Gold went 19-0 in dualmeets and won team titles at the National Duals and Big Ten Championships. At the NCAAChampionships, the Golden Gophers scored 126.5 points with five All-Americans, includingindividual titles from Jared Lawrence and Luke Becker.

Minnesota finished atop the nation in collegiate wrestling for the first time in school histo-ry in 2001-02, capturing the NCAA Championship in record-breaking fashion. The GoldenGophers scored 138.5 points with an NCAA-record 10 All-Americans. In addition, the Maroonand Gold grapplers captured the national crown without a single wrestler in a title match, afirst for the NCAA meet. It truly was a remarkable and unforgettable national tournament forthe Gophers.

Throughout the history of wrestling in Gold Country, 75 Minnesota wrestlers haveracked up 133 All-America honors — paced by four-time All-Americans Chad Kraft (1996-99),Jared Lawrence (2000-03), Luke Becker (2000-03), Damion Hahn (2001-04) and ColeKonrad (2004-07), along with three-time All-Americans Verne Gagne (1947-49), LarryZilverberg (1974-76), Marty Morgan (1989-91), Billy Pierce (1993, 95-96), Jason Davids(1996-98), Tim Hartung (1996-99), Brandon Eggum (1998-2000), Leroy Vega (1999-2001),Jacob Volkmann (2001-04), Mack Reiter (2005-08) and Dustin Schlatter (2006-08) — and 18

Left: Long-time coach WallyJohnson led the Golden Gophers tothe 1957 and 1959 Big Ten titlesand coached 28 individual Big Tenchampions.

Below: Brock Lesnar went 31-1 andwon the heavyweight national titlein 2000.

Minnesota’s first NCAA Champion, John Whitaker (175 pounds) in 1937.



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NCAA individual crowns. In addition to Hahn, Tim Hartung and Verne Gagne have two NCAAtitles to their credit.

The numbers are equally impressive at the Big Ten Conference level. The GoldenGophers have won the conference team championship 11 times, including five of the last ninetitles. Minnesota has placed in the top five at Big Ten 27 of the last 32 seasons. On the indi-vidual scene, the Golden Gophers have won 81 individual championships, including four-timeBig Ten champion Verne Gagne, who is one of only nine conference athletes in history to cap-ture four crowns.

The Golden Gophers wasted no time in storming onto the wrestling scene when varsitycompetition began in Gold Country in 1910. Minnesota captured three conference titlesbetween 1910 and 1916 when the team champion was determined in an open meet by theWestern Intercollegiate Wrestling, Gymnastics and Fencing Association.

Varsity wrestling took a brief hiatus from 1917-1919, but the Golden Gophers returnedwith a vengeance in the 1920s. Steve Easter became Minnesota’s first Big Ten championwhen he won the title at 135 in 1926, soon to be followed by Ed George at heavyweight in1929. The Golden Gophers struggled a bit in dual-meet action but bounced back at the endof the decade with stellar 4-1 and 3-1 showings in 1927 and 1928, respectively.

The 1930s and 1940s marked a high period in Minnesota wrestling history as the GoldenGophers collected team and individual honors at the conference and national levels.Minnesota scored four top five Big Ten finishes in the ‘30s, including back-to-back third-placeshowings in 1936 and 1937. Two Golden Gophers also won conference individual titles,including John Whitaker (175) and Cliff Gustafson (Hwt). The 1937 campaign also marked abanner year at the national tournament as the Golden Gophers’ first NCAA champion wascrowned when Whitaker won the national title in 1937. As a team, Minnesota earned theirhighest finish ever at the NCAA Championships to that point, placing third.

The Golden Gophers achieved another first in the program a few years later when theywon the school's first Big Ten team championship in 1941. Minnesota also matched its bestfinish ever at the national tournament, placing third with one individual champion: LeonardLevy at heavyweight. Minnesota coaching legend Wally Johnson also lettered as an athletein 1940 and 1941 and began his illustrious coaching career as a senior.

Verne Gagne joined the team in 1944 and quickly wrote himself into the Minnesota his-tory books. A star on the Minnesota football team, Gagne became the only Minnesotawrestler and one of only nine in conference history to win four Big Ten titles, which he did in1944, 1947, 1948 and 1949. He also became the only wrestler in Minnesota history to wintwo national titles. In 1948, he captured the individual crown at 191 and repeated the feat atheavyweight in 1949. Gagne left Minnesota and went on to a successful professionalwrestling career. Minnesota’s annual golf fundraiser is named in Gagne’s honor.

Wally Johnson returned to his alma mater as head coach in 1952-53 and created a lega-cy of his own. During his 34 seasons at the helm of Minnesota’s program, Johnson coached28 individual Big Ten champions, including three-time winners Dick Mueller (1953, 1957-58)and Larry Zilverberg (1974-76). Under Johnson’s direction, the Golden Gophers also wonteam titles in 1957 and 1959. At the national level, Johnson led 25 different wrestlers to 31All-America honors. Three of his wrestlers won NCAA individual titles, including Mueller in1953 at 123, Evan Johnson in 1976 at 190 and Pat Neu in 1977 at 134. In 1976, he was named NCAA Coach of the Year after leading the Golden Gophers to back-to-back runner-

up finishes in the Big Ten and fourth-place and seventh-place NCAA showings in 1976 and1977, respectively. Under Johnson’s leadership, Ed Giese, a two-time Big Ten champion and1986 All-American, became Minnesota’s career leader with 159 wins. Johnson’s stellarcareer as Minnesota’s head coach included an overall mark of 390 wins, 270 losses and 11ties. In 1985, Johnson received the highest honor the wrestling profession has to offer whenhe was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater, Okla.

The 1986-87 season marked the beginning of a new era in Golden Gopher wrestlingwhen J Robinson became the head coach. In 20 seasons at the helm, he has coached 35Big Ten champions, including three-time winner Tim Hartung (1997-99), and led his teams totop-six conference finishes in 21 of 22 seasons, including capturing the first title since 1959at the 1999 conference meet and adding five more crowns in the last eight years with stellarfull-team performances. Nine Minnesota wrestlers have won NCAA individual titles underRobinson’s direction. In 2007, Cole Konrad earned his second straight NCAA Championship,joining Damion Hahn and Tim Hartung as the other wrestlers to win multiple individual nation-al titles under Robinson. Former head assistant coach Marty Morgan was the first wrestler towin an NCAA Championship under Robinson, doing so in 1991. The last eight years havebeen the most successful in school history with three NCAA Championships and five Big TenChampionships. The 2006-07 season was clearly one of the most successful season inGolden Gopher history, with the team cruising to a 20-1 record on the way to Big Ten andNCAA titles with five All-Americans. With results like that, it becomes obvious that the GoldenGopher wrestling program has reached college grappling prominence in many respectsunder the tutelage of Robinson.

Robinson’s impressive leadership and the success of his teams are proof thatMinnesota’s storied legacy is in safe hands and that Golden Gopher wrestling will continueto be one of the nation’s elite programs.

ALL-TIME TOP DUAL MEET RECORDSSCHOOL ................................................................RECORD

1. Iowa State.......................................................................................973-258-19

2. Oklahoma State..............................................................................964-102-21

3. Oregon State ..................................................................................907-288-25

4. MINNESOTA ..................................................................................837-401-195. Iowa ................................................................................................829-212-30

6. Navy................................................................................................827-266-27

7. Penn State......................................................................................791-270-33

8. Lehigh .............................................................................................785-379-22

9. Oklahoma .......................................................................................770-333-26

10. Michigan .........................................................................................713-299-25

11. Cornell ............................................................................................683-375-14

12. Northern Iowa .................................................................................673-350-28

13. Kent State.......................................................................................675-265-12

14. Ohio State.......................................................................................660-497-26

15. Wisconsin .......................................................................................657-440-33

16. Indiana............................................................................................651-497-27

17. Lock Haven.....................................................................................650-278-11

18. Army ...............................................................................................632-397-34

19. Cal Poly ..........................................................................................628-331-17

20. Illinois..............................................................................................619-439-26

Tim Hartung was Minnesota’s second two-time NCAA champion, winning the 197-pound title in 1999 andthe 190-pound crown in 1998.

Jared Lawrence won the national title at 149 pounds in 2002 and helped the Gophers to a second con-secutive national team title.


LetterwinnersAArdean Aafedt (1953)Joe Abdo (1942-43)Gale Abels (1946-47)Robert Adams (1950)Eric Ahlstrand (1930, ’32-33)Bill Aitken (1947)Edward Anderson (1954, ’56)James Anderson (1965-67)Jeremy Anderson (2004)Theodore Anderson (1967)James Andre (1974-76)Ronald Andrews (1959, ’61)Darren Andy (1993-94)Jeff Anhut (1982)Ronald Ankeny (1965-67)Nick Antila (1995-97)James Axtell (1969-71)

BSteve Baer (1992-93)Melvin Baker (1945-46)Nate Baker (2002)Ronald Baker (1956-58)Jeff Balcom (1987-90)Robert Barber (1942)Terry Barrett (1965-67)James Becker (1977-80)Luke Becker (2000-03)Paul Bengtson (1954)Shelton Benjamin (1997-98)Delaney Berger (1998-2000)Ben Berhow (2008)Mark Bergerud (1969)Chris Berglin (1992-94)Kenneth Bergstedt (1948)Evan Bernstein (1983)Eric Betterman (1991-92)Joe Block (1994)Robert Board (1957, ’59)Brent Boeshans (1997-99)Blake Bonjean (1984-86)Norman Borlaug (1935-37)George Bowman (1978-80, ’82)George Bradshaw (1967)Richard Brimacomb (1962)Wayne Brock (1944)Justin Bronson (2005-08)E.J. Brosius (1911-12)Gordon Brown (1934-35)Ronald Brown (1980)Wesley Brown (1934)James Buffington (1962)David Burgeson (1955-56)James Byron (1943)

CCharles Carpenter (1929-30)Gerald Carr (1996)Carl Carlson (1994-95)Chad Carlson (1992-95)Steven Carlson (1970-72)Robert Carter (1951)Cliff Casteel (1991)Dean Cates (1950)Jim Caughy (1986, 1988-89)Daniel Chandler (1972-74)Thomas Chang (1983)Bruce Church (1927)John Clausen (1943)Charles Coffee (1959, ’61-62)George Coffee (1959-60)Brett Colombini (1992-95)James Colwell (1936)Pat Connors (1996-99)George Cooper (1922)Peter Culbertson (1939, ’41)O. William Culbertson (1938)William Curran (1967-68)

DDonald Dailey (1936)Kenneth Dally (1925-26)Jason Davids (1995-98)Nathan Davies (1928-29)Dave Dean (1985-89)Josh Dodd (1996-97)Steve Dodson (1969)Andrew Domingues (2004-05)Jack Dorfman (1951-52)Erwin Draheim (1932)

Gabriel Dretsch (2005-08)Jon Duncombe (2004-05)Steve Duval (1988)Gerald Dykhoff (1950)

EHubert Easler (1938, ’40)Stephen Easter (1925-27)George Eastling (1945-46)Steve Egesdal (1975, ’77-78)Brandon Eggum (1997-2000)Brent Eidenschenk (2007)William Eilling (1926)Owen Elzen (2000-02)Conrad Emerson (1943)Richard Enderle (1967-69)Chad Erikson (1999-2002)Greg Evans (1984-85)Gregory Evans (1981)

FAnthony Farina (1994-95)Attell Felix (1933-34)Michael Feltman (1972)Ben Ferrier (1926, ’28)Brad Flaherty (1996)Casey Flaherty (2003-04)Mike Flanagan (2001)Eric Folkins (1990-92)Craig Folven (1971-72Michael Foy (1983-84)Ty Friederichs (1997, 2000)Curtiss Fritz (1947)

GRobert Gaaslass (1922)Verne Gagne (1947-49)Richard Gautsch (1971-73)Bruce Gebhart (1984-87)Darrell Gholar (1981-84)Brad Gibson (1990-94)Edward Giese (1983-84, ’86)Scott Glasser (2008)Jeremy Goeden (1995-96)Barrett Goyler (1996-99)Galen Gordon (1969)Wayne Gordon (1967-68)Leland Gross (1964, ’66)John Grygelko (1950-51)Todd Guse (1983)Clifton Gustafson (1937-38)

HDamion Hahn (2001-04)Jim Hamel (1986-89)Boyd Hammer (1925)Steve Haney (1976)John Hanna (1931)Scott Hanna (1983-84)James Hansen (1978)Dale E. Hanson (1938-40)Milton Hard (1941)Donald Hardle (1956, ’58)John Hardy (2000, ‘02)William Hardy (1952)Tim Harris (1992-95)Tim Hartung (1996-99)Trent Hatlevig (2001-03)Clifford Hauberg (1930-31)George Head (1942-43)Jack Heimark (1947)Chuck Heise (1987-88, ’90)Ronald Hendrickson (1971-72)Dave Henry (1978, ’81)Donald Henry (1963-64)

Robert Henry (1966)David Herbold (1956-57)Jeffrey Hermann (1975)Josh Holiday (1996-99)Harold Holmes (1948-49)Mike Holmes (1985)Julian Hook (1961)Donovan Hopperstad (1949-50)Brad Huckle (1980-82)John Hughes (1975-76)John Hunt (1963)William Hunt (1954-56)Steven Hylbak (1970)

IEarl Isensee (1924)

JJohn Jacobson (1976)Daniel Jackson (2006, ’08)Alphonse Janesko (1939, ’41)Vic Janowiec (1978)Mervin Jensen (1949-51)Allen Jenson (1982-84)Alan Johnson (1960-62)Caifson Johnson (1934-36)Craig Johnson (1975-76)Damon Johnson (1991-93)Einer Johnson (1910)Evan Johnson (1974, ’76-77)James Johnson (1973)Kent Johnson (1988-89)Robert Johnson (1963)Wallace Johnson (1941-42)William Johnson (1957)

KNick Karalis (1943)Allan Karon (1943)Ryan Kaufman (1978-79)Rogenold Keller (1939)Lewis Kennedy (1962-64)Roy Kinzie (1930-31)Roger Kish (2005-08)John Klein (1964-66)Jason Klohs (1992-93)Robert Koehnen (1957, ’59)Anthony Kolda (1920-22)Cole Konrad (2004-07)Donald Kopplin (1926-28)Gene Kostreba (1976)Matt Koz (2005)Chad Kraft (1996-99)Matt Kraft (1999-2001)Samuel Kramer (1946)Jesse Krebs (1996-99)Josh Krebs (1998-2000)Ernest Krueger (1927)Charles Kubes (1954-55)Mitch Kuhlman (2006, ’08)

LCole Labalestra (1992)Mark Laberda (1971)Jeff Lamphere (1972-74)Reid Lamphere (1969-71)Travis Lang (2006)Garth Lappin (1947-49)Jeremy Larson (2005-08)Floyd Laumann (1951-53)Brett Lawrence (1998-2001)Jared Lawrence (2000-03)H.P. Leary (1922, ’24)Gary Lefebvre (1979-82)Joseph Leif (1977-79)

Eric Lehrke (1984, ’86-87)Nik Lentz (2005)Brock Lesnar (1999-2000)Ryan Lewis (2001-03)Leif Lie (1940)Jacob Lininger (2003)Roderick Lister (1944-45)Larry Lloyd (1964-66)Bobbe Lowe (2003-05)Garrett Lowney (2001-03)Mark Luby (1980-82)James Lunde (1975, ’77)Morris Lundin (1954)

MMichael Maas (1967, ’69)T. I. Madigan (1916)Yura Malamura (2007-08)Ronald Malcolm (1952-54)Glen Malecha (1963)Tim Manning (1986-88)Mitch Marr (2001-02)Troy Marr (1996-99)James Martin (1967)James Martinez (1978-80, ’82)Steve Martinez (1980, ’83-84)Victor Martinez (1979)Mike Marzetta (1990-93)John Matlon (1937-39)Joseph Matlon (1950)Nate Matousek (2007)Terence Maus (1963)Thomas McAlpine (2004)Michael McArthur (1974-77)Duane McConnel (1937)Daniel McDaniel (1985)Joseph McGillicuddy (1949)Blaine McKusick (1940)Josh McLay (2002-05)Ernie McNeal (1987)Dean McNelly (1943)Chris McPhail (2007-08)Jerry McShane (1969)Timothy Meagher (1985)James Mee (1913)Jake Mellmer (2008)Luke Mellmer (2008)James Menne (1972, ’75, ’77-78)Jeffrey Merritt (1978)Richard Metzger (1951)Donald Meyers (1955-57)John Meyers (1993)John Miller (1986)Mark Miller (1980-82)Wallace Miller (1927-29)Herbert Millington (1963)Dave Mobrateu (1961)Mauricio Mora (1996)Gordy Morgan (1987-89)Marty Morgan (1989-91)Ben Morris (1989-90, ’92)Jack Morton (1939-40, ’42)Todd Moss (1991-92)Donald Mrochinski (1959)Mark Mueller (1981)Richard Mueller (1952-53, ’57-58)Richard Muhlenhardt (1972)John Munn (1953-54)

NMatt Nagel (2003-06)G.L. Neill (1928)Gary Nelson (1975)Richard Nelson (1944-45)Morris Nemer (1940-41)

Jayson Ness (2007-08)Patrick Neu (1973, ’76-77)Russell Newquist (1942)Frank Nichols (1967, ’69)Keith Nix (1988-89)Leo Nomellini (1949-50)Donald Norland (1948)Joe Nord (2008)

OMark Obrycki (1977)Charles Ofsthun (1952-54)Leland Orfield (1930-31)Quincy Osborn (2004-05)Clarence Osell (1928)Albert Ostrin (1934)Tommy Owen (2003-05)

PJoseph Paddock (1958-59)Eddie Pak (2000)Ernest Palmer (1932-33)John Panning (1971-73)William Parenteau (1970)John Patton (1965)Brandon Paulson (1994-95, ’97-98)Robert Paulson (1927)Don Payton (1946)George Pederson (1928-29)Harold Pederson (1925-27)Gary Pelcl (1969-70)Patrick Pentz (1969)Clifford Perrizo (1940-42)Clarence Peterson (1910)Derek Phillips (2003)William Pierce (1993-96)Brad Pike (1999-2001)John Pinz (1949-50)Thomas Press (1976-79)Jerry Pritchett (1985)Lawrence Probst (1934-35)Charles Prunty (1956-58)

QCharles Quaday (1963-64)

RCurtis Radick (1932)Robert Ramstad (1964-66)Donald Raskob (1948)Erwin Rau (1936)Joe Reasbeck (1990)Brett Rasmussen (1984-87)James Reifsteck (1958-59, ’61-62)Mack Reiter (2005-08)Alan Rice (1947-50)Henry Richter (1912)George Riesing (1951)Manuel Rivera (2005-08)Leonard Robertson (1966)Myron Rognlie (1964)Scott Rohrer (1989-92)Anthony Rollin (1923-25)Dan Root (1970)Eli Ross (2001, 2003)John Ross (1958)Allen Routh (1972)Roderick Rude (1954-55)Lonnie Rubis (1962-63)Joe Russell (1990)

STyler Safratowich (2006-08)Rod Sande (1985-88)David Sauter (1976)

William Sauter (1975)Robert Schandle (1975-76,’79)Joseph Scheitlin (1973)Clayton Scheuer (1970)C.P. Schlatter (2005-08)Dustin Schlatter (2006-08)Harry Schlieff (1959-61)Jeff Schroeder (1995)Lloyd Schumacher (1940-41)Gene Shaw (1977, ’80)Chris Short (1989)Wade Short (1994)Willy Short (1990-91,’93-94)David Simonson (1971-74)Brandon Sitch (2008)George Skovold (1940)Irving Smith (1963)Jon Staebler (1964-66)Kenneth Stauch (1967)Earl Steidler (1938)Gene Steiger (1952)Dale Stevens (1946)Chris Stogdill (1991)Clifford Stoner (1922)Robert Swenson (1929)Terry Sworsky (1967-68, ‘70)Tony Sworsky (1967-69)

TM. Min Takimoto (1946)Paul Tatge (1970)Michael Tatone (1950)Zach Taylor (1994-95, ’97-98)Chris Terrell (1984)Frederick Teske (1925)Jeff Thue (1989)Jeff Thompson (1993-95)Mike Thorn (2007)Louis Tiller (1929)Donald Togami (1945)Harold Trahms (1939)Donald Trask (1954)James Trudeau (1979-81, ’83)C.R. Turnell (1922, ’24)Neil Turner (1970-71)

UIrvin Upton (1935-36)

VCharles Vavrosky (1981)Leroy Vega (1999-2002)Peter Veldman (1952-53, ’58-59)Jacob Volkmann (2001-04)

WJason Waidzulis (2008)Richard Waite (1957, ’59)Shannon Ward (1989-92)Dalen Wasmund (1979-82)William Wasnick (1951)John Wasson (1931)Steven Wessman (1971-74)Jay West (1971, ’73)Irvin Wheeler (1942)John Whitaker (1935-37)Craig Wiklund (1980-82)Danny Williams (2005-07)Kipp Williamson (1995-96)Norries Wilson (1985-86)John Wittenberg (1963)Donald Witzel (1951, ’53)Frank Wolinski (1941)John Wood (1984)Willis Wood (1952-53, ’57)William Wright (1957-59)

ZRobert Zabel (1937-38)Donald Zastrow (1950-52)Jeff Ziebol (1988)Paul Ziegelmaier (1930)Daniel Zilverberg (1978-80)Larry Zilverberg (1974-76)Patrick Zilverberg (1974)David Zuniga (1990-91)

* Bold indicates current athletes

Matt Nagel Jacob VolkmannBrad Pike Bobbe Lowe



Take Down ClubThe Golden Gopher wrestling program has not only foundsuccess on the mat but also with the recruitment of fans in thestands. One of the results of the increased popularity ofwrestling at the University of Minnesota is the increased mem-bership of the Golden Gopher Take Down Club. One of thelargest booster clubs at the University of Minnesota, the TakeDown Club currently has over 700 members and is shootingfor a membership of over 1,000.

The Take Down Club has been a visible presence inrecent years both at home and on the road. Included amongtheir destinations this year are the National Duals in CedarFalls, Iowa, and the Big Ten Championships in State College,Pa. The Take Down Club also has rooms blocked in the St.Louis, Mo., area for the 2009 NCAA Championships. In addi-tion, arrangements are already in the works for the 2010 and2011 NCAA Championships.

The Take Down Club was established in 1988 and hascontinued to grow each year since its inception. Providing atremendous social environment for fans, the booster club hashelped create and promote an exciting atmosphere aroundthe Golden Gopher wrestling program. Every year, throughbooster memberships and merchandise sales, the boosterclub raises funds as it continues to offer the best possibleexperience for one of the top programs in the nation. Themoney raised is used for Take Down Club social events, thebiggest of which is the annual Verne Gagne MinnesotaWrestling Golf Classic each June. The Take Down Club is alsoresponsible for gathering wrestling fans together from all over the state to attend pre-match and post-match victory socials. This year, pre- and post-match socials along withbi-weekly luncheons are scheduled to be held at Blarney’s Pub in Dinkytown. For a com-plete events schedule, visit gophertakedownclub.com.

In 1999, the Take Down Club stormed into Carver-Hawkeye Arena and cheered theGolden Gophers to their second victory over Iowa in its home arena at the National Duals.In 2000, the booster club made up a large portion of the school-record crowd of 13,128for the Feb. 22 match against Iowa in Williams Arena.

Over 850 Minnesota fans traveled to the 2000 NCAA Championships in St. Louis,Mo., making their presence known throughout the arena. On the final day, Minnesota hada lot to cheer for as six Golden Gophers earned All-American honors. The booster club

was at its loudest when heavyweight Brock Lesnar defeated arch-rival Wes Hand of Iowato capture the title at heavyweight.

In 2000-01, the Take Down Club was as visible and as vocal as ever during theMaroon and Gold’s run to the conference and national titles. Over 450 Golden Gopherfaithful were present in Evanston, Ill., to witness Minnesota’s convincing team triumph atthe Big Ten Championships. Two weeks later, over 850 Maroon and Gold fans venturedsouth from Gold Country into the lion’s den of Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowafor the NCAA Championships. Many times during the tournament, the cheers of the mem-bers of the Take Down Club drowned out the sounds of the hometown Iowa crowd. FewGolden Gopher fans can forget the chants of “ten, ten, ten” by the Minnesota crowd inresponse to the Maroon and Gold’s 10 All-Americans and 2001 NCAA crown.

In 2001-02, the Take Down Club made up a sizable portion of the crowd at the BorderBrawl versus arch-rival Iowa at Target Center in Minneapolis. The meetdrew 15,646 fans to set an NCAA attendance record for a collegiatewrestling dual meet.

In 2002-03, the Take Down Club was instrumental in bringing over12,000 fans to watch Iowa and Minnesota wrestle for the first time at theXcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Gophers’ 2006-07 national championship run was highlighted bythe Take Down Club’s flooding of the Detroit area. The Take Down Clubrocked the Palace of Auburn Hills as five Minnesota wrestlers earned All-American honors and senior Cole Konrad punctuated the Gophers’ thirdnational title in seven years with his second consecutive NCAA title atheavyweight.

No matter where or when the Golden Gopher wrestling team is com-peting, the Take Down Club will be sure to be there in full force cheeringits favorite team to victory. For more information about the Take DownClub, visit www.gophertakedownclub.com.

Golden Gopher fans were well-represented at the 2008 NCAA Championships at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Mo.

Take Down Club members participating in the annual Verne Gagne Wrestling Golf Classic.



Media InformationThe University of Minnesota wrestling media guide was prepared to assist the media intheir coverage of Golden Gopher wrestling. Requests for additional information should bedirected to Doug Vose, Athletic Communications Intern, University of Minnesota, 516 15thAve. SE, 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, Minneapolis, MN 55455. (612) 625-4090.

MEDIA CREDENTIALSRequests for working media credentials (newspaper, radio, TV, photo) for Minnesota homemeets must be made in advance to Doug Vose. Delivery of credentials will be handledaccording to individual situations, but in most cases will not be mailed. Credentials can bepicked up at the media pass gate at the Sports Pavilion or Williams Arena.

MEDIA PASS GATEIf you have your media credentials in advance, you can enter the Sports Pavilion throughany entrance. If you have to pick up credentials, please proceed to the west lobby of theSports Pavilion. You must have proper identification to receive your credentials. Themedia pass gate opens one hour prior to the start of the meet.

PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALSPhotographers and film crews may work only in the designated areas. Photographers areallowed on the edges of the mat during competition. Locker rooms and other team areasare always closed to media. Failure to comply will result in expulsion from the arena.

PHONE LINESPhone lines for broadcast or file transmission are available through University ofMinnesota Networking and Telecommunications Services. Please call Steve Moore at(612) 626-1336 for more information.

MEET SERVICESPre-meet notes, cumulative statistics, media guides and game programs will be availableprior to the start of each meet on Press Row. A bout sheet with updated starting line-upswill be distributed before the start of competition. Final results will be disseminated to themedia after the meet. Results will be faxed or emailed to all media outlets at the conclu-sion of the meet. Please make fax arrangements with Athletic Communications person-nel prior to the meet.

POST-MEET INTERVIEWSMinnesota complies with an equal-access policy. Following a 10-minute cooling-off peri-od, post-meet coach and wrestler interviews are conducted on the competition floor of theSports Pavilion. Generally, visiting team wrestler interviews are conducted on the compe-tition floor as well.

IN-SEASON INTERVIEWSRequests for wrestler or coach interviews, either in person or via phone, must be arrangedthrough Doug Vose in the Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance.Interviews can take place on any weekday as long as it is not on the day of a meet.

PRACTICE ACCESSAs a rule, practice will not be open to the media. This is subject to change at the coaches’discretion. All wrestler and coaches interviews will be conducted before practice. In gener-al, practice is held at 3 p.m., in the wrestling room on the bottom floor of the Bierman FieldAthletic Building.

DIRECTIONS TO UNIVERSITY SPORTS PAVILIONThe Sports Pavilion is located on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota’s Minneapoliscampus, on University Ave. SE between Oak St. and 19th Ave. SE across from the UniversityAquatic Center.

Going South on I-35W: Take exit 18, the University of Minnesota East Bank exit. Follow theUniversity of Minnesota signs, and turn left on University Ave. SE. The Sports Pavilion will beabout 10 blocks down University and on the left.

Going North on I-35W: Take exit 17C, the University of Minnesota exit. Follow the Universityof Minnesota East Bank signs which will lead to Washington Ave. Take Washington over theriver and through campus to Oak St. SE (4th stoplight) and turn left. Take Oak to University Ave.the Sports Pavilion will be on the left.

Going East or West on I-94: Take the University of Minnesota east bank exit (Huron Blvd).Follow Huron Blvd to Oak St SE. The Sports Pavilion will be on the left.

From Mpls/St. Paul International Airport: Take I-494 Westbound and exit onto northbound I-35W. Follow I-35W directions (above).

J Robinson speaks with a reporter from ESPN after the 2007 NCAA Championships.


Athletic Communications


MINNEAPOLISStar TribuneSports Editor: Glen CrevierRoman Augustoviz425 Portland Ave.Minneapolis, MN 55415612/673-4447Fax 612/673-7774

Minnesota DailySports Editor: Paul Cordes2301 University Ave. SEMinneapolis, MN 55414(612) 627-4080 • Fax (612) 627-4159

Associated PressDave Campbell, Jon Krawczynski511 - 11th Ave. S., Suite 460Minneapolis, MN 55415612/332-2727Fax 612/342-5299

ST. PAULSt. Paul Pioneer PressSports Editor: Mike BassMarcus Fuller345 Cedar St.St. Paul, MN 55101651/228-5518Fax 651/228-5527

GREATER MINNESOTASt. Cloud TimesSports Editor: Dave Deland3000 N. 7th St.St. Cloud, MN 56302320/255-8770Fax 320/255-0447

Duluth News-TribuneSports Editor: Craig Gustafson424 W. 1stDuluth, MN 55816218/723-5303Fax 218/723-5314

Rochester Post-BulletinSports Editor: Craig Swalboski18 First Ave. SERochester, MN 55904507/285-7600Fax 507/285-7772

WRESTLINGPUBLICATIONSAmateur Wrestling NewsRon GoodP.O. Box 54679Oklahoma City, OK 73154406/521-8750Fax 406/521-8240

The GuillotineJim Beshey, Jeff BesheyP.O. Box 16006St. Louis Park, MN 55416Phone 612/384-5601Fax: 612/605-0159

InterMat WrestlingJason BryantC/O NWCAP.O. Box 254Manheim, PA 17545717/653-0827Fax 717/653-8270

USA WrestlingGary Abbott, Craig Sesker6155 Lehman Dr.Colorado Springs, CO 80918719/598-8181Fax 719/598-9440

WIN MagazineBrian Van KleyP.O. Box 194Newton, IA 50208515/792-4436Fax 515/792-5064

Wrestling USA MagazineDan Fickel10757 Woodrun DriveStrongsville, Ohio 44136Phone/Fax 440/878-1150

Wrestling USA MagazineLanny Bryant109 Apple House LaneMissoula, MT 59802406/549-4448Fax 406/549-4879

TheWrestlingMall.comJesse Krebs, Matt Krumrie2520 East Hennepin Ave.Suite 100Minneapolis, MN 55413Phone 612/333/9950Fax 612/349/6584

TELEVISIONFox Sports NorthMatt HooverOne Main St. SE - Suite 600Minneapolis, MN 55414612/486-9500Fax 612/486-9589

KARE-TV (NBC)Sports Director: Randy ShaverBea Chang, Eric Perkins8811 Olson Memorial HighwayMinneapolis, MN 55427763/546-1111Fax 763/546-8606

KMSP-TV (FOX)Dawn Mitchell, Jim Rich11358 Viking DriveEden Prairie, MN 55344952/944-9999Fax 952/942-0455

KSTP-TV (ABC)Sports Producer: Steve JohnsonAnne Hutchinson, Ryan Kibbe3415 University Ave.St. Paul, MN 55114651/642-4410Fax 651/642-4409

WCCO-TV (CBS)Sports Director: Gregg LitmanMark Rosen, Mike Max,Carry Clancy90 South 11th St.Minneapolis, MN 55403612/330-2539Fax 612/330-2767

RADIOKFANChad Abbott1600 Utica Ave. S., Suite 400Minneapolis, MN 55416952/417-3000Fax 952/417-3001

KUOMRon Miller610 Rarig Center330 21st Ave. S.Minneapolis, MN 55455612/625-3500Fax 612/625-2112

WCCOSports Director: Dan TerhaarMike Max, Dave Lee625 2nd Ave. S.Minneapolis, MN 55402612/370-0611Fax 612/370-0159

KSTP-AMMatt Michalski, Matt Thomas3415 University Ave.St. Paul, MN 55144(651) 647-1500

Minnesota News NetworkAl Schoch, Gene Harrington331 11th St. S.Minneapolis, MN 55404612/321-7211Fax 612/321-7222

KROC-AM (Rochester)Ed Rauen122 SW 4th St.Rochester, MN 55902507/286-1010Fax 507/286-9370

Learfield SportsMike Grimm([email protected])952/693-6224

MEDIA OUTLETS

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSCONTACT INFORMATIONAthletic Communications Intern: Doug VoseOffice Phone: (612) 624-4345Email: [email protected]: (612) 625-0359Web site: www.gophersports.com

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(612) 625-4090Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(612) 625-0359Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.gophersports.comEmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] AddressAthletic CommunicationsUniversity of Minnesota244 Bierman Field Athletic Building516 15th Avenue SEMinneapolis, Minn. 55455

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFFGarry Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Athletic CommunicationsBecky Bohm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate DirectorMatt Slieter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate DirectorAndy Seeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Associate DirectorSteve Geller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant DirectorJim Strick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant DirectorMichelle Traen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant DirectorDoug Vose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .InternJohn Romo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of Internet ServicesJeff Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creative DirectorSara Berhow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Communications/PublicationsChris Lagasse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Creative DirectorEric Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Photography DirectorKristine Yorde, Ben Flattum, Dave Reidinger, Alex Van Lepp

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STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSESSara Berhow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Bohm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Bowman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Geller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Lagasse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Romo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Seeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Slieter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Strick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Traen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Vose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

CHRIS LAGASSEAssistant Creative

Director

JEFF KEISERCreative Director

DOUG VOSECommunications Intern

JOHN ROMODirector of Internet

Services

MICHELLE TRAENAssistant Director

GARRY BOWMANDirector of AthleticCommunications

BECKY BOHMAssociate Director

SARA BERHOWAssistant Director

Comm/Publications

STEVE GELLERAssistant Director

JIM STRICKAssistant Director

MATT SLIETERAssociate Director

ANDY SEELEYAssociate Director

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