University of Minnesota Athletics

Saturday, December 2
Edwardsville, Ill.
10:00 AM

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Cougar Clash

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Wrestling Heads to Cougar Clash

12/1/2023 9:39:00 AM | Wrestling

MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 12 Minnesota takes a break from dual competition to take part in the Cougar Clash this weekend, hosted by SIU-Edwardsville at First Community Arena. The event starts Saturday at 10 a.m. with finals scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

Live results can be found on TrackWrestling.com and ESPN+ will stream Mat 1.

Minnesota is one of eight schools in action at the Cougar Clash along with No. 3 Missouri, RV Northern Colorado, Army, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Northern Illinois and SIUE.

The Golden Gophers are scheduled to send 15 wrestlers to the Clash, including six who appear in the latest Intermat rankings: No. 6 Isaiah Salazar (184 pounds), No. 16 Andrew Sparks (174), No. 17 Garrett Joles (197), No. 19 Drew Roberts (149), No. 20 Jake Gliva (133) and No. 27 Blaine Brenner (165). A full list of Minnesota competitors can be found on the Minnesota Match Notes.

Depending on who is sent by the other schools, there could be as many as 28 ranked wrestlers competing this weekend, according to Intermat's rankings. Missouri leads the way with nine ranked wrestlers, followed by Minnesota's six and then Army (5), Little Rock (5), Northern Colorado (2) and SIUE (1).

In addition to the Cougar Clash, the Gophers are also sending a small contingent to the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open Saturday. Hosted by UW-Parkside, the event takes place at the Frank Petretti Fieldhouse in Kenosha with streaming on FloWrestling.org.

Expected to represent Minnesota at the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open are Brandon Morvari (125 pounds), Quincy Hulverson (125), Jager Eisch (133), Rhett Koenig (141), Theo Cha (149), Tim Stapleton (165), Devin Wasley (174) and Gavin Nelson (197).
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