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Steveson, Zillmer Highlight World Trial Qualifiers
4/28/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Entering the second day of the U.S. Open, eight Minnesota wrestlers looked to make the next step in qualifying for the 2018 U.S. World Team Trials next month, and all eight completed that goal in Las Vegas.
Hayden Zillmer was able to capture the best finish for the state of Minnesota on the senior level, finishing in second place after falling in the finals to J'den Cox, a world bronze medalist. Zillmer made quick work of his first three opponents, outscoring them 33-2. Zillmer will likely be one of the best contenders in Rochester at the World Team Trials in May.
Current Volunteer Assistant Coach Zach Sanders finished above his seeding (No. 4) and finished in third place, taking out Brent Fleetwood and No. 3 seed Frank Perrelli in his two matches today. Sanders came up big in his third place match, trailing 3-2 with under 30 seconds to go in the match before scoring the late takedown to earn the victory.
Gable Steveson's rise to the senior level was nothing short of impressive. The 17-year-old Apple Valley, Minn. native finished in fourth place, dropping only two matches to the No. 1 and No. 4 seed in the tournament.
Steveson finished 5-2 during his two days of wrestling, which included a 56-0 score difference in his five wins. Steveson proved he belonged on the senior level, and received much ovation from the public during his run in Vegas.
Good job Gable! Very impressive. We will get some work in this summer.
- Kyle Snyder (@Snyder_man45) April 28, 2018
Thanks for battling, we will meet again soon ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â¦"ÃÆ'ââ'¬Â¦Â 🏽
- Gable Steveson (@GSteveson) April 28, 2018
Also finishing in fourth place was a Gopher Wrestling alumnus, Dylan Ness. The former two-time NCAA finalist had to make a run in the 70-kilogram consolation bracket after falling in the quarterfinals, and did just that. It took three matches for Ness to reach the third place match, where he fell to Alec Pantaleo of Michigan, whom he also fell to in the quarterfinals. Ness will make his first appearance at the 2018 World Team Trials next month.
Scholars maintain this is the coolest known way to finish a leg attack. pic.twitter.com/plhmgDIYx2
- FloWrestling (@FloWrestling) April 27, 2018
Dylan's brother, Jayson, also competed and wrestled his way to a fifth place finish at 65-kilograms. The former NCAA Champion dropped his two matches by a combined number of four. In his six wins, which was a tie for the most wins by an Minnesota wrestler in Vegas, he outscored his opponents 53-8.
Brayton Lee, an incoming freshman at Minnesota, was able to qualify for the May Challenge Tournament with a fifth place finish. Lee wrestled at 70-kilograms, reached the consolation semifinals before falling to the No. 1 seed. Lee wrapped up his tournament on a positive note with a 16-5 tech of Jaden Van Maanen, who wrestles at North Dakota State.
Back on the senior level, Tony Nelson capped off his tournament with a sixth place finish at 125-kilograms. The two-time NCAA Champion fell to eventual finalist Jacob Varner in the quarterfinals, and then to the No. 1 seed Dom Bradley in the consolation semifinals, 2-1.
Current Gopher Carson Brolsma may have surprised some with his performance in the 74-kilogram bracket. The soon-to-be-junior found his way to the quarterfinals before dropping his first match. All of Broslma's losses were to higher seeded wrestlers, and by taking care of his matches against his other opponents he qualified for the Challenge Tournament in a few weeks.
Grateful for the opportunities that @GopherWrestling has offered me. I love this team and the coaches! I get the chance to compete at the World Team Trials in two weeks ÃÆ'Æ'£ÃÆ'¢'¬½️ #GopherTough
- C (@CarsonBrolsma) April 28, 2018
Lastly, Skyler Petry was able to qualify to the U.S. World Team Trials in May despite finishing in eighth place. Due to the returning medalist at 57-kilograms, the next seven spots qualified. Petry crashed the party at 57-kilograms in his first match on Friday as he took down the No. 3 seed, Frank Perrelli. Petry would go on to finish the tournament 1-3, but had close matches in two of those three and made great strides in the process.
Two of the hardest working Gophers @CarsonBrolsma and @SkyWrestle placed at the Senior U.S. Open as well as incoming freshman @GSteveson (17) , They will compete along with our @MTCStorm at World Team Trials in Rochester MN May19-20th! @GopherWrestling lets pack the house!
- Brandon Eggum (@BrandonEggum) April 28, 2018
The 2018 U.S. World Team Trials will be held in Rochester Minn. starting on May 18. Between Greco-Roman, Junior Freestyle and Senior Freestyle Minnesota will have 16 representatives from their contingent of 21 that wrestled in Las Vegas (See all qualifiers below).
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Full Match-by-Match Results:
Senior Freestyle:
57kg:
Zach Sanders (5-1, 3rd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Zach Sanders tech Blake Huffman (Warhawk WC), 10-0
Round of 16: Zach Sanders tech James Hicks (Army), 10-0
Quarters: Zach Sanders over Darian Cruz (Lehigh), 4-1
Semis: Anthony Ramos (Sunkist Kids WC) over Zach Sanders, 8-4
Cons Semis: Zach Sanders over Brent Fleetwood (Bison WC), 10-2
3rd Place: Zach Sanders over Frank Perrelli (TMWC), 4-3
Skyler Petry (2-3, 8th Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Skyler Petry over Frank Perrelli (TMWC), 9-8
Quarters: David Terao (DCAC) over Skyler Petry, 12-8
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Skyler Petry over Austin Assad (Michigan RTC), 10-8
Cons Rnd of 4: Brent Fleetwood (Bison WC) over Skyler Petry, 6-3
7th Place: Edward Klimara (TMWC) tech Skyler Petry, 10-0
Daniel DeShazer (1-2)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Daniel DeShazer over Edward Klimara (TMWC), 8-2
Quarters: Dalton Fix (TMWC) over Daniel DeShazer, 4-0
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Brent Fleetwood (Bison WC) over Daniel DeShazer, 1-1
65kg:
Jayson Ness (6-2, 5th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Jayson Ness tech Noah Blakley-Beanes (Roadrunner WC), 10-0
Round of 16: Jaydin Eierman (Missouri Wrestion RTC) over Jayson Ness, 7-4
Cons Rnd of 16 (2): Jayson Ness tech James Eggemeyer (Alaska), 10-0
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Jayson Ness tech Logan Smith (Mat Savvy WC), 10-0
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Jayson Ness over Anthony Abidin (NYAC), 9-8
Cons Rnd of 4: Jayson Ness over Robbie Mathers (Sunkist Kids WC), 4-0
Cons Semis: Nick Dardanes (TMWC) over Jayson Ness, 8-7
5th Place: Jayson Ness tech Evan Henderson (TMWC), 10-0
70kg:
Dylan Ness (5-2, 4th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Dylan Ness tech Matt Collum (xTreme Training), 14-4
Round of 16: Dylan Ness tech Tim Edmonson (Western Colorado Wrestling), 10-0
Quarters: Alec Pantaleo (MRTC) tech Dylan Ness, 11-1
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Dylan Ness tech Matthew Kolodzik (NJRTC), 14-4
Cons Rnd of 4: Dylan Ness pin Griffin Parriott (Boilermaker RTC) ()
Cons Semis: Dylan Ness med Frank Molinaro (TMWC)
3rd Place: Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) over Dylan Ness, 8-2
Steve Bleise (3-2)
Round of 32: Hunter Stieber (TMWC) over Steve Bleise, 6-6
Cons Rnd of 16: Steve Bleise tech Jon Errico (Pennsylvania RTC), 12-2
Cons Rnd of 16 (2): Steve Bleise tech Tim Edmonson (Western Colorado WC), 13-2
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Steve Bleise over Mike Depalma (TMWC) by pin (2:19)
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) tech Steve Bleise, 10-0
74kg:
Carson Brolsma (3-3, 6th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Carson Brolsma tech Maximilian Welsh (Eastside WC), 12-1
Quarters: Jake Sueflohn (Boilermaker RTC) over Carson Brolsma, 12-2
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Carson Brolsma over Colton Schmitz (Wayland Baptist University), 10-6
Cons Rnd of 4: Carson Brolsma over Taleb Rahmani (Pittsburgh WC), 11-0
Cons Semis: Quinton Godley (Wolfpack WC) over Carson Brolsma, 4-2
5th Place: Evan Wick (TMWC/Wisconsin) tech Carson Brolsma, 10-0
92kg:
Hayden Zillmer (3-1, 2nd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Hayden Zillmer tech Kadeem Samuels (NYAC), 10-0
Quarters: Hayden Zillmer tech Nikko Reyes (Valley RTC), 10-0
Semis: Hayden Zillmer tech Enock Francoic (NYAC), 13-2
Finals: J'den Cox (TMWC) over Hayden Zillmer, 2-0
125kg:
Rylee Streifel (1-2)
Round of 32: Tanner Hall (Arizona State University) over Rylee Streifel, 10-1
Cons Rnd of 16 (1): Rylee Streifel over Daniel Reyes (Z fighters), 4-2
Cons Rnd of 16 (2): Jonathan Gingrich (NYAC) tech Rylee Streifel, 11-1
Tony Nelson (5-2, 6th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Tony Nelson tech Jordan Karst (Las Vegas WC), 10-0
Round of 16: Tony Nelson tech Jarrod Snyder (Roadrunner WC), 10-0
Quarters: Jacob Varner (Nittany Lion WC) over Tony Nelson, 5-1
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Tony Nelson over Jonathan Gingrich (NYAC), 5-3
Cons Rnd of 4: Tony Nelson over Shawn Streck (Boilermaker RTC), 9-2
Cons Semis: Dominique Bradley (Sunkist Kids WC) over Tony Nelson, 2-1
5th Place: Tony Nelson over Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 6-4
Gable Steveson (5-2, 4th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Gable Steveson tech Dominic Balmer (Roadrunner WC), 10-0
Round of 16: Gable Steveson tech Shawn Streck (Boilermaker RTC), 14-0
Quartrs: Adam Coon (NYAC) tech Gable Steveson, 11-0
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Gable Steveson tech Zachery Roseberry (Navy-Marine Corsp RTC), 11-0
Cons Rnd of 4: Gable Steveson tech Michael Kosoy (TMWC), 11-0
Cons Semis: Gable Steveson tech Tanner Hall (Arizona State), 10-0
3rd Place: Dominique Bradley (Sunkist Kids WC) over Gable Steveson, 2-2
Juniors:
Brayton Lee (6-2, 5th Place & Challnege Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 64: Brayton Lee over Nick Palumbo (Bulls WC)
Round of 32: Brayton Lee over Jack Taddeo (Navy-Marine Corps RTC)
Round of 16: Brayton Lee tech Opponent 1, 10-0
Quarters: Brady Berge (Nittnay Lion WC) tech Brayton Lee, 11-0
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Brayton Lee tech Jake Keating (Cavalier Wrestling Club), 10-0
Cons Rnd of 4: Brayton Lee over Opponent 2, 8-4
Cons Semis: Opponent 3 over Brayton Lee, 8-8
5th Place: Brayton Lee tech Jaden Van maanen (Bison WC), 16-5
57kg:
Patrick McKee (2-2)
Round of 64: Bye
Round of 32: Patrick McKee over Opponent One, 13-6
Round of 16: Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) over Patrick McKee, 19-16
Cons Rnd of 16 (2): Patrick McKee over Justin Portillo (Viking WC), 15-14
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Opponent Two tech Patrick McKee, 19-8
86kg:
Dylan Anderson (1-2)
Round of 64: Opponent 1 over Dylan Anderson, 10-0
Cons Rnd of 32 (1): Bye
Cons Rnd of 32 (2): Dylan Anderson over Tyler Self (Western Colorado Wrestling Club), 12-2
Cons Rnd of 16 (1): Stanley Smeltzer (SERTC) tech Dylan Anderson, 14-4
Greco-Roman:
72kg:
Pat Smith (4-1, 2nd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Pat Smith over Michael Donato (NYAC), 9-0 (1:24)
Round of 16: Pat Smith over Hunter Muskrat (Unattached), 9-1 (2:27)
Quarters: Pat Smith over Nick Tarpley (NYAC), 5-2
Semis: Pat Smith over Alejandro Sancho (NYAC), Disqualification
Finals: RaVaughn Perkins (NYAC) over Pat Smith, 9-0
77kg:
Alec Ortiz (5-2, 4th Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Cody Pack (NYAC) over Alec Ortiz, 8-0
Cons Rnd of 16 (2): Alec Ortiz over Xavier Johnson (CYC), 8-5
Cons Rnd of 8 (1): Alec Ortiz over Sergio Guerrero (NMU-OTS), 8-0 (1:51)
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Alec Ortiz over Michael Hooker (Army WCAP), 15-7 (5:44)
Cons Rnd of 4: Alec Ortiz over Brandon Mueller (U.S. Air Force/505 Wrestling Club), 7-6
Cons Semis: Alec Ortiz over Jesse Porter (NYAC), 10-10
3rd Place: Cody Pack (NYAC) over Alec Ortiz, 8-0
82kg:
Richard Carlson (5-1, 3rd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Richard Carlson over John Fairbanks (Unattached), 13-4 (1:33)
Quarters: Courtney Myers (Army WCAP) over Richard Carlson, 9-0 (4:53)
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Richard Carlson over Mason Koshiyama, 10-2 (1:04)
Cons Rnd of 4: Richard Carlson over Terrence Zaleski (Marines) by pin (0:37)
Cons Semis: Richard Carlson over John Stefanowicz (Marines)
3rd Place: Richard Carlson over Courtney Myers (Army WCAP), 7-6
Barrett Stanghill (3-1, 2nd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Barrett Stanghill over Austin Craig (All Navy Wrestling), 9-0 (1:32)
Quarters: Barrett Stanghill over Vladyslav Dombrovskly (Army WCAP), 10-0 (1:39)
Semis: Barrett Stanghill over John Stefanowicz (Marines), 7-3
Finals: Geordan Speiller (Florida Jets) over Barrett Stanghill, 8-0
87kg:
Joe Rau (3-1, 2nd Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 16: Joe Rau over Ruben Lozano (Z fighters), 8-0 (0:25)
Quarters: Joe Rau over Jacob Fisher (Curby 3 style WC), 8-0 (4:02)
Semis: Joe Rau over Cheney Haight (NYAC), 4-0
Finals: Ben Provisor (NYAC/NLWC) over Joe Rau, 14-10
130kg:
Malcolm Allen (4-2, 7th Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Malcolm Allen over Daniel Stewart (Aseko), 12-4 (2:51)
Round of 16: Malcolm Allen over Jarrod Hinrichs (Nebraska Golden Eagles WC), 14-5 (5:00)
Quarters: Donny Longendyke (Minnesota Storm) over Malcolm Allen, 10-0 (1:40)
Cons Rnd of 8 (2): Malcolm Allen over Derrick Waldroup II (3 Style Wrestling) by pin (3:36)
Cons Rnd of 4: David Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley RTC) over Malcolm Allen, 10-2
7th Place: Malcolm Allen over Conor Karwath (Williams Baptist College), 8-0
Donny Longendyke (3-2, 4th Place & Challenge Tournament Qualifier)
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Donny Longendyke over Christopher Pierce (Patriot Elite WC), 9-0 (3:11)
Quarters: Donny Longendyke over Malcolm Allen (Minnesota Storm), 10-0 (1:40)
Semis: Adam Coon (NYAC) over Donny Longendyke by pin (0:59)
Cons Semis: Donny Longendyke over Jarrod Hinrichs (Nebraska Golden Eagles WC), 9-1
3rd Place: David Tate Orndorff (Utah Valley RTC) over Donny Longendyke, 8-5












