University of Minnesota Athletics
Match of the Week - Feb. 21
11/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Each week the University of Minnesota wrestling team chooses an impactful, memorable, match from the past week to feature as their Match of the Week. Each week this page will update with the latest featured match.
Be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to always get the first glimpse of the Match of the Week.
Jake Short ended his season wrestling some of the best matches he has all year. He capped it off by knocking off B.J. Clagon of Rider, an opponent who defeated him at the NCAA Tournament in 2017. For that, he earned our Match of the Week honor! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/OFlxYDSPPX
- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) February 21, 2018
It's about peaking at the right time of the year. Mitch McKee is doing just that. His victory over Scott Delvacchio of Rutgers earns our Match of the Week honor! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/19aG7P1d1A
- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) February 14, 2018
Next man up! Brandon Krone has stepped up for the #Gophers nicely this season, and his win last Friday in Carver-Hawkeye Arena is where we focus this week's Match of the Week. #GopherTough #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/cfki5LUktd
- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) February 7, 2018
Jake Short earned the #Gophers match of the week for his performance against Northwestern. Jake's final match at Maturi Pavilion proved to be his highest scoring effort of the season thus far! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/CXAIqNtpKw
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 31, 2018
.@nickwanzek earns our Match of the Week after his big win versus No. 5 Logan Massa of Michigan. Wanzek jumped to No. 7 after his win in the latest @InterMat rankings at 165! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/np40xR1ily
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 24, 2018
"Looking back at it, it was kind of like a Chris Pfarr moment."@RyleeStreifel earns our Match of the Week with his big performance against Illinois! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/CBVvpiTCja
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 17, 2018
.@_dylanderson earned our Match of the Week honors with his comeback, overtime victory in the Michigan State dual. Get his perspective! 🎥#GopherTough pic.twitter.com/kVRP7RjY4o
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 10, 2018
Diligent, coachable and passionate. Chris Pfarr always wrestles with heart, and it showed during his win over No. 16 Brandon Womack, a returning All-American.
He earned this week's Match of the Week! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/k7YJUg8myI-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) January 3, 2018
Bobby Steveson was simply dominant in his victory on Sunday. His performance earned him our Match of the Week honor! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/CkWvRfgWII
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) December 13, 2017
Tommy Thorn was able to pick up four pins in Las Vegas this past weekend. He capped off the weekend with this dominating performance, and earned this week's Match of the Week honors. #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/QJaSyX3ylc
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) December 6, 2017
With no action during the Thanksgiving break, we go back to 2012 to check out an incredible comeback by, now Volunteer Assistant, Zach Sanders. #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/PeOHBSEIdG
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) November 30, 2017
One of the best matches you'll see all season, this week's Match of the Week goes to the new No. 3 wrestler, Ethan Lizak. #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/9YvDP1Lu45
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) November 21, 2017
Hunter Marko's victory in the Air Force dual is this week's Match of the Week! Learn about the match in this week's video. #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/p7qTNYO2zg
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) November 14, 2017
The #Gophers begin their 2017-18 Match of the Week honors with senior Nick Wanzek! #GopherTough pic.twitter.com/Gd7i73F4L2
-- Minnesota Wrestling (@GopherWrestling) November 8, 2017
