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Minnesota Heads To Michigan For Weekend Duals
1/15/2020 10:37:00 AM | Wrestling
The Gophers continue the Big Ten season this upcoming weekend with a trip to Michigan. Minnesota will battle the Spartans of Michigan State on Friday before closing out the weekend against the Wolverines in Ann Arbor.
Coming off a top-ten victory over Wisconsin the Gophers will look to continue their momentum into the rest of the conference season.
All Action can be viewed on BTN Plus or FloWrestling.
Gophers Lineup (FloWrestling Rankings)
125: No.14 Patrick McKee (14-5, 6-3 duals)
133: Brent Jones (6-8, 0-5 duals) OR Jake Gliva (6-7, 1-3 duals)
141: No.5 Mitch McKee (19-2, 8-1 duals)
149: No.4 Brayton Lee (18-2, 7-2 duals) and Jake Bergeland (12-5)
157: Carson Brolsma (10-9, 4-5 duals) OR Ryan Thomas (7-4)
165: Bailee O'Reilly (16-6, 7-2 duals)
174: No.7 Devin Skatzka (21-4, 7-2 duals)
184: No.18 Owen Webster (16-5, 7-2 duals)
197: Hunter Ritter (17-4, 1-1 duals) OR Garrett Joles (8-9, 2-4 duals)
285: No.1 Gable Steveson (6-0, 6-0 duals) OR Chase O'Connor (2-3, 0-1 duals)
Michigan State Lineup
125: Logan Griffin (14-7, 4-1 duals) -OR- Julian Saldana (5-7, 1-2 duals)
133: Garrett Pepple (12-9, 2-5 duals)
141: Matt Santos (10-7, 3-4 duals)
149: Alex Hrisopoulos (9-7, 4-3 duals)
157: No.21 Jake Tucker (18-4, 6-2 duals)
165: Drew Hughes (11-5, 6-1 duals)
174: Layne Malczewski (16-7, 5-3 duals)
184: No.20 Cameron Caffey (15-6, 6-2 duals)
197: Brad Wilton (0-2, 0-0 duals) -OR- Nick May (10-10, 2-5 duals)
285: Christian Rebottaro (12-8, 5-3 duals) -OR- Nick Cooper (9-7, 0-0 duals)
Michigan Lineup
125: Jack Medley (10-7, 3-1 duals)
133 : Joey Silva (1-0, 1-0 duals) or Austin Assad (2-5, 0-2 duals)
141: Cole Mattin (10-6, 2-0 duals)
149: No.12 Kanen Storr (7-2, 1-0 duals)
157: No.9 Will Lewan (11-3, 3-1 duals)
165: Tyler Meisinger (5-5, 0-2 duals)
174: Max Maylor (3-6, 3-1 duals)
184: No.16 Jelani Embree (13-4, 2-0 duals) or Bobby Striggow (4-8, 0-2 duals)
197: Jackson Striggow (11-4, 1-2 duals)
Hwt: No.2 Mason Parris (17-0, 4-0 duals)
Lifetime Honor For Skatzka
One upcoming milestone belongs to 174-pound Devin Skatzka who sits at 99 wins and could cross the century mark with a victory in his home state this weekend.
The Richmond, Michigan, native had 48 wins while at Indiana and has added 51 since joining the Gophers last season. A 2019 All-American,
Back at the Top
Sophomore heavyweight Gable Steveson is back at the top-spot in the major rankings after spending much of last season in that same spot. With the season-ending injury to Penn State's Anthony Cassar Steveson bumps up to the top of the heavyweight rankings when it comes to FloWrestling, Intermat, TrackWrestling, and many others.
The rankings now sets up an exciting No.1-No.2 matchup on Sunday against Michigan's Mason Parris. Parris was a gold medalist this summer at the 2019 Junior World Championships while Steveson has three gold medals in his trophy case from the cadet and junior levels.
Ranked Brothers
In their first, and final, year in the lineup, the McKee brothers are both rolling and earning praise nationally. Patrick and Mitch McKee are the only pair of brothers in the FloWrestling top-fifteen together with Mitch sitting in fifth and Pat sitting at 14th.
The duo has combined for a 33-7 this season with 13 combined pins and 21 total bonus point victories.
Next Up
The Gophers return to the friendly confines of Maturi Pavilion on January 26 for a Big Ten dual against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
The season culminates across the river at US Bank Stadium for the 2020 NCAA Championships.