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Location
  
Colors
  
Maroon and Gold

Conference
  
Nickname
  
Arena
  
Sports Pavilion

League
  
Division I (NCAA)


University
  
University of Minnesota

Head Coach
  
Brandon Eggum (Interim year)

The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a Division I college wrestling team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a member of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA. Wrestling began at the University of Minnesota in 1910, but the first formal dual meet was not until 1921 when coach Frank Gilman led the team to a victory over Wisconsin. The Gophers have won the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships team title three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2007. WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar won the 2000 NCAA Wrestling Championship as a heavyweight after placing second in 1999.

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J Robinson coached the team for thirty years until he was fired in 2016 over his handling of a prescription drug scandal involving his wrestlers. Former Golden Gopher wrestler Brandon Eggum was named as his replacement.

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Home meets

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Home meets are held in the 5,700-seat Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis. When large crowds are expected, meets are held in Williams Arena, capacity 14,321. This often happens for matches against archrivals Iowa and Oklahoma State. Several home matches each year are televised by the Big Ten Network. The school has also used Target Center in downtown Minneapolis for some matches.

Team championships

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  • NCAA Division I: 2001, 2002, 2007
  • Big Ten Conference: 1910, 1912, 1913, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007
  • The 2001 team has two unique distinctions: All ten of their wrestlers earned All-American (top eight) status and the school won the national team championship despite not having a single finalist.

    NCAA individual champions

    The Gophers have had seventeen NCAA individual champions. Four of those were two-time champions.

    Dan Hodge Trophy

  • 2010 – Jayson Ness
  • Olympians

  • Evan Bernstein, Israeli Olympic wrestler
  • Current roster

  • 133lbs: Thane Antczak Prairie Farm, Wisconsin
  • 197lbs: Joel Bauman Kerkhoven, Minnesota
  • 125lbs: Brenton Beard Liberty Lake, Washington
  • 133lbs: Brandon Bigelbach Mounds View, Minnesota
  • 133lbs: Chris Dardanes Oak Park, Illinois
  • 141lbs: Nick Dardanes Oak Park, Illinois
  • 285lbs: Alex Daugherty Monaca, Pennsylvania
  • 157lbs: Jake Deitchler Anoka, Minnesota
  • 157lbs: Brad Dolezal Marshfield, Wisconsin
  • 149lbs: Tom Giaimo Appleton, Wisconsin
  • 157lbs: Joe Grygelko Greenfield, Minnesota
  • 133lbs: Randy Hanson Bethel, Alaska
  • 125lbs: Corey Hodowanic Cornell, Wisconsin
  • 149lbs: Steven Keogh Apple Valley, Minnesota
  • 125lbs: Jordan Kingsley Apple Valley, Minnesota
  • 141lbs: Steh Lange Sturgis, South Dakota
  • 174lbs: Torrey Line Browerville, Minnesota
  • 149lbs: Matt Mincey Apple Valley, Minnesota
  • 125lbs: Tony Morrow Kasson, Minnesota
  • 285lbs: Tony Nelson Cambridge, Minnesota
  • 149lbs: Dylan Ness Bloomington, Minnesota
  • 157lbs: Alec Ortiz Grand Ronde, Oregon
  • 157lbs: Brian Peterson Richmond, Michigan
  • 165lbs: Bartron Reiter Gilbertville, Iowa
  • 157lbs: Wesley Richard Dillingham, Alaska
  • 125lbs: Zach Sanders Wabasha, Minnesota
  • 197lbs: Scott Schiller Fargo, North Dakota
  • 184lbs: Brett Pfarr Le Sueur, Minnesota
  • 125lbs: Zach Stepan Zimmerman, Minnesota
  • 174lbs: Logan Storley Roslyn, South Dakota
  • 133lbs: David Thorn St. Michael, Minnesota
  • 184lbs: Jonathon Volp Maple Grove, Minnesota
  • 165lbs: Cody Yohn Alamosa, Colorado
  • 197lbs: Sonny Yohn Alamosa, Colorado
  • 157lbs: Danny Zilverberg Wayzata, Minnesota
  • 141lbs: David ZIlverberg Wayzata, Minnesota
  • References

    Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling Wikipedia


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