University of Minnesota Athletics
WRESTLERS MOVE UP TO NO. 2 IN NWCA POLL
2/3/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The new ranking sets up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown at Williams Arena February 20 when Iowa comes to town to wrestle the Golden Gophers at 2 p.m. Plenty of tickets are still available at 612/624-8080 or 1-800- UGopher.
NWCA Poll (votes) 1. Iowa (325) 2. MINNESOTA (306) 3. Iowa State (296) 4. Oklahoma (284) 5. Oklahoma State (280) 6. Illinois (264) 7. Nebraska (239) 8. Edinboro (219) 9. Northern Iowa (217) 10. Michigan (214) 11. Michigan State (179) 12. Lehigh (178) 13. Arizona State (167) 14. Pennsylvania (154) 15. Cornell (152) 16. Cal-State Bakersfield (133) 17. West Virginia (113) 18. Wisconsin (108) 19. Central Michigan (87) 20. Boise State (75) 21. Purdue (56) 22. Oregon State (53) 23. Indiana (38) 24. Lock Haven (36) 25. Bloomsburg (31)
EGGUM, VEGA AND LESNAR TO WRESTLE IN NWCA ALL-STAR MEET
Three University of Minnesota wrestlers will compete in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star dual meet Monday in East Lansing, Mich. Senior All-Americans Brandon Eggum and Brock Lesnar and sophomore All-American Leroy Vega have been selected to compete in the all-star meet.
Lesnar, ranked first in the nation at heavyweight, is 18-0 on the season with nine pins. He will wrestle No. 6-ranked Bandele Adeniyi-Bada of Pennsylvania. Eggum, ranked third in the nation at 184 pounds, will take on No. 1- ranked Cael Sanderson of Iowa State. Sanderson defeated Eggum last year in the NCAA Championship match at 184 pounds. Vega, ranked third at 125 pounds, has a 24-2 overall record. Vega will wrestle No. 7- ranked Steve Garland of Virginia.
