University of Minnesota Athletics
14 Gophers Place at Kaufman-Brand Open
11/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Nelson increased his career unbeaten streak to 17 matches after making his way through the heavyweight bracket and picking up a 4-0 decision over Travis Ewart (MVC). The redshirt freshman scored a major decision (10-1) over teammate Jake Kettler in the semifinals after earning a pair of decisions in the preliminary rounds. Kettler went on to finish fourth in the heavyweight division after falling to teammate Ben Berhow in the consolation finals 4-0.
Thorn, who also earned the 141 lbs. title last week at the Bison Open, picked up his second title of the season with a 3-0 decision over Luke Silver. After advancing out of the first round with a medical forfeit over Kevin Bokoski, Thorn scored a technical fall (20-4; 6:23) over Justin Morrill in the second round before tallying a pair of decisions over Josh Kindig (10-4) and Cole VonOhlen (13-7) to reach the finals.
In the 149 lbs. amateur division, Ness went 5-0 to earn the first outright title of his career (Ness and teammate Danny Zilverberg split the title at the Bison Open last weekend). After an opening round bye, Ness scored a 6-4 decision in the second round before three falls and a major decision in route to the title. The true freshman pinned Iowa's Jake Ballweg in 1:54 in Saturday's championship match.
Dardanes, who finished second to Thorn last weekend at the Bison Open, also claimed his first individual title in the amateur bracket at 141 lbs. Following a bye in the first round, Dardanes rallied off two falls in the preliminary rounds, earned a 13-3 major decision in the quarterfinals and another fall in the semifinals to make the championship match. In his final match of the night, Dardanes picked up a 10-5 decision over Seth Noble of Northern Iowa.
Notable Elite Results - Mike Thorn: First (141), Tony Nelson: First (285), Cody Yohn: Second ( 169), Scott Glasser: Second (174), Kevin Steinhaus: Second (184), Joe Nord: Second (197), Jake Kettler: Third (285) Thane Antczak: Fourth (133), Ben Berhow: Fourth (285).
Notable Amateur Results: Dylan Ness: First (149), Nick Dardanes: First (141), Scott Schiller: Second (197), Joel Bauman: Fourth (184), Drew Lexvold: Fifth (133).
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