University of Minnesota Athletics
WR: Golden Gophers Announce Spring Signing Class
5/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Lloyd was a 2004 National Junior College Champion at Lassen Community College in Susanville, Calif. A native of Chicago, he was a two-time state champion at Mt. Carmel High School, and was a three-time freestyle state champion. A four-year letterwinner as a prep, he finished his high school career with a 158-6 record. Lloyd is projected to wrestle at 141 pounds for the Golden Gophers.
McPhail was the 189-pound 2005 state champion out of Pine Island High School. He finished his senior season with a perfect 44-0 record. A qualifier for the last three state tournaments, McPhail posted a sixth-place finish in 2003. He is projected to wrestle at 197 pounds for the Golden Gophers.
Millner was a two-time state champion at 145 pounds out of Simley High School. He also claimed a third-place finish in 2003 and a fourth-place finish in 2002. Millner helped lead Simley to runner-up finishes in 2003 and ’05, and a third-place finish in 2002. He finished his senior season with a 39-2 record and his career with a 174-42 record. Millner is projected to wrestle at 157 pounds for the Golden Gophers.
Messick was a state runner-up at 130 pounds out of Cameron High School in Cameron, Wis. He was a two-time all-conference selection as a prep. Messick is projected to wrestle at 141 pounds for the Golden Gophers.
The quartet joins Minnesota’s fall recruiting class which featured Dustin Schlatter, a four- time Ohio state champion, Nate Matousek, a three-time Minnesota state champion, and Jayson Ness, a two-time Minnesota state champion.
