Gophers Send Nine To NCAA Championships

Schedule

Mar 19

Session I: 11 a.m. | Session II: 6 p.m.

Wrestling

vs NCAA Championships - Sessions I and II

Mar 20

Session III: 11 a.m. | Session IV: 7 p.m.

Wrestling

vs NCAA Championships - Sessions III and IV

Mar 21

Session V: 10 a.m. | Session VI: 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling

vs NCAA Championships - Sessions V and VI

3/10/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling

Nine members of the No. 5 Minnesota wrestling program are slated to compete at the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as the Gophers take aim on their fourth national championship in school history. The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will host the three-day event from March 17-19.

The NCAA announced this year's tournament brackets, seedings and at-large bids on Wednesday evening with six of Minnesota's competitors earning seeds in their respective weight classes. 330 wrestlers will compete in the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, 33 in each of the 10 weight classes. Below is the information for Minnesota's nine representatives to the NCAA competition.

Wrestler	Seed	Weight
Zach Sanders	5	125
David Thorn	-	133
Mike Thorn	2	141
Danny Zilverberg	-	149
Cody Yohn	12	165
Scott Glasser	-	174
Kevin Steinhaus	8	184
Sonny Yohn	9	197
Tony Nelson	8	285