University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, December 7
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University of Minnesota
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North Dakota State
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Gophers Blast the Bison, 26-9
12/7/2025 3:47:00 PM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 7 Minnesota (6-2) closed out its non-conference schedule Sunday with a 26-9 triumph over North Dakota State (1-3) at Maturi Pavilion.
The victory, which was the 90th dual win of head coach Brandon Eggum's career, marked the 21st straight for the Golden Gophers over the Bison. That's Minnesota's longest active streak against one other team. All-time, the Gophers lead the series 23-2; that .920 win percentage is the team's best over any other DI program it's faced at least 15 times.
Sunday's dual started at 125 pounds in the first of four ranked matchups as No. 8 Jore Volk faced No. 30 Ezekiel Witt. Volk trailed 4-1 going to the final period and was down 4-2 in the closing seconds, but he hit Witt with a single-leg takedown and added four nearfall points for a dramatic 9-5 decision. The victory resulted in Volk's team-leading 13th win of the season.
At 133 pounds, Chris Cannon lost a 4-1 decision to No. 28 Tristan Daugherty. The match had to be stopped twice for injury time for Cannon and Daugherty was able to take the match on a takedown in the final seconds. A team point was then deducted from Minnesota after the match for unsportsmanlike conduct (thrown headgear).
Trailing 3-2, the Gophers got their first bonus-point win of the dual as No. 11 Vance VomBaur majored No. 33 Michael Olson, 9-1, at 141 pounds. Scoreless through one period, VomBaur used an escape, stall point and neutral danger takedown to build a 5-0 lead. He then added a late takedown and a point for riding time for his team-best sixth major decision victory of the year.
The Bison evened the match at 6-6 when No. 29 Max Petersen rallied past Drew Roberts at 149 pounds. Roberts led 4-1 going to the third but Petersen scored a pair of takedowns, including the winner with 30 seconds to go, for a 7-5 decision.
The turning point of the dual came at 157 with No. 21 Charlie Millard taking on No. 9 Gavin Drexler. Trailing 3-1 after the opening period, Millard escaped and then followed a takedown with multiple turns, earning two points and four points, respectively. He went on to a 10-4 decision to pick up his first ranked win of the season.
Coming out of intermission, No. 9 Andrew Sparks kept the momentum going for the Gophers with an 18-3 tech fall (7:00) of Boeden Greenley at 165. Sparks had two takedowns in the first period, one in the second and two more in the third. Sparks has two tech falls this year, both of which have come over Greenley.Â
A third-period comeback gave No. 25 Ethan Riddle a 9-5 decision over Max Magayna at 174 pounds. Magayna led 3-0 with over 2:00 of riding time after the first period before Riddle, who defeated Magayna earlier this season at the Bison Open, cut into the lead with a takedown of his own in the second. Down 4-3, Riddle recorded two takedowns in the third period en route to a 9-5 decision.
Minnesota's second tech fall of the dual came at 184 with No. 3 Max McEnelly routing No. 14 Aidan Brenot, 22-6 (6:58). McEnelly had two takedowns in each of the first two periods and added three more in the third for his team-leading seventh tech fall win of the year.
North Dakota State got its final win of the dual at 197 with Devin Wasley recording a 6-3 decision over Gabe Nagel.Â
At heavyweight, No. 15 Koy Hopke posted his second straight shutout with an 11-0 major decision of Drew Blackburn-Forst to close out the dual. Hopke led 3-0 after the first and added a reversal in the second to lead 5-0. Another takedown, plus two stalling points and nearly two minutes of riding time pushed Hopke to 11-3 on the season and 4-2 in duals.
Minnesota returns to action Jan. 3-4 at the Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa.
Match Results
#7 Minnesota 26, North Dakota State 9
Dec. 7, 2025 | Minneapolis | Maturi Pavilion | Attendance: 3,038
125: #8 Jore Volk dec. #30 Ezekiel Witt (NDSU), 9-5 | MINN 3, NDSU 0
133: #28 Tristan Daugherty (NDSU) dec. Chris Cannon, 4-1 | MINN 2, NDSU 3*
141: #11 Vance VomBaur MD #33 Michael Olson (NDSU), 9-1 | MINN 6, NDSU 3
149: #29 Max Petersen (NDSU) dec. Drew Roberts, 7-5 | MINN 6, NDSU 6
157: #21 Charlie Millard dec. #9 Gavin Drexler (NDSU), 10-4 | MINN 9, NDSU 6
165: #9 Andrew Sparks TF Boeden Greenley (NDSU), 18-3 (7:00) | MINN 14, NDSU 6
174: #25 Ethan Riddle dec. Max Magayna (NDSU), 9-5 | MINN 17, NDSU 6
184: #3 Max McEnelly TF #14 Aidan Brenot (NDSU), 22-6 (6:58) | MINN 22, NDSU 6
197: Devin Wasley (NDSU) dec. Gabe Nagel, 6-3 | MINN 22, NDSU 9
285: #15 Koy Hopke MD Drew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU), 11-0 | MINN 26, NDSU 9
*Minnesota lost one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct (thrown headgear)
The victory, which was the 90th dual win of head coach Brandon Eggum's career, marked the 21st straight for the Golden Gophers over the Bison. That's Minnesota's longest active streak against one other team. All-time, the Gophers lead the series 23-2; that .920 win percentage is the team's best over any other DI program it's faced at least 15 times.
Sunday's dual started at 125 pounds in the first of four ranked matchups as No. 8 Jore Volk faced No. 30 Ezekiel Witt. Volk trailed 4-1 going to the final period and was down 4-2 in the closing seconds, but he hit Witt with a single-leg takedown and added four nearfall points for a dramatic 9-5 decision. The victory resulted in Volk's team-leading 13th win of the season.
At 133 pounds, Chris Cannon lost a 4-1 decision to No. 28 Tristan Daugherty. The match had to be stopped twice for injury time for Cannon and Daugherty was able to take the match on a takedown in the final seconds. A team point was then deducted from Minnesota after the match for unsportsmanlike conduct (thrown headgear).
Trailing 3-2, the Gophers got their first bonus-point win of the dual as No. 11 Vance VomBaur majored No. 33 Michael Olson, 9-1, at 141 pounds. Scoreless through one period, VomBaur used an escape, stall point and neutral danger takedown to build a 5-0 lead. He then added a late takedown and a point for riding time for his team-best sixth major decision victory of the year.
The Bison evened the match at 6-6 when No. 29 Max Petersen rallied past Drew Roberts at 149 pounds. Roberts led 4-1 going to the third but Petersen scored a pair of takedowns, including the winner with 30 seconds to go, for a 7-5 decision.
The turning point of the dual came at 157 with No. 21 Charlie Millard taking on No. 9 Gavin Drexler. Trailing 3-1 after the opening period, Millard escaped and then followed a takedown with multiple turns, earning two points and four points, respectively. He went on to a 10-4 decision to pick up his first ranked win of the season.
Coming out of intermission, No. 9 Andrew Sparks kept the momentum going for the Gophers with an 18-3 tech fall (7:00) of Boeden Greenley at 165. Sparks had two takedowns in the first period, one in the second and two more in the third. Sparks has two tech falls this year, both of which have come over Greenley.Â
A third-period comeback gave No. 25 Ethan Riddle a 9-5 decision over Max Magayna at 174 pounds. Magayna led 3-0 with over 2:00 of riding time after the first period before Riddle, who defeated Magayna earlier this season at the Bison Open, cut into the lead with a takedown of his own in the second. Down 4-3, Riddle recorded two takedowns in the third period en route to a 9-5 decision.
Minnesota's second tech fall of the dual came at 184 with No. 3 Max McEnelly routing No. 14 Aidan Brenot, 22-6 (6:58). McEnelly had two takedowns in each of the first two periods and added three more in the third for his team-leading seventh tech fall win of the year.
North Dakota State got its final win of the dual at 197 with Devin Wasley recording a 6-3 decision over Gabe Nagel.Â
At heavyweight, No. 15 Koy Hopke posted his second straight shutout with an 11-0 major decision of Drew Blackburn-Forst to close out the dual. Hopke led 3-0 after the first and added a reversal in the second to lead 5-0. Another takedown, plus two stalling points and nearly two minutes of riding time pushed Hopke to 11-3 on the season and 4-2 in duals.
Minnesota returns to action Jan. 3-4 at the Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa.
Match Results
#7 Minnesota 26, North Dakota State 9
Dec. 7, 2025 | Minneapolis | Maturi Pavilion | Attendance: 3,038
125: #8 Jore Volk dec. #30 Ezekiel Witt (NDSU), 9-5 | MINN 3, NDSU 0
133: #28 Tristan Daugherty (NDSU) dec. Chris Cannon, 4-1 | MINN 2, NDSU 3*
141: #11 Vance VomBaur MD #33 Michael Olson (NDSU), 9-1 | MINN 6, NDSU 3
149: #29 Max Petersen (NDSU) dec. Drew Roberts, 7-5 | MINN 6, NDSU 6
157: #21 Charlie Millard dec. #9 Gavin Drexler (NDSU), 10-4 | MINN 9, NDSU 6
165: #9 Andrew Sparks TF Boeden Greenley (NDSU), 18-3 (7:00) | MINN 14, NDSU 6
174: #25 Ethan Riddle dec. Max Magayna (NDSU), 9-5 | MINN 17, NDSU 6
184: #3 Max McEnelly TF #14 Aidan Brenot (NDSU), 22-6 (6:58) | MINN 22, NDSU 6
197: Devin Wasley (NDSU) dec. Gabe Nagel, 6-3 | MINN 22, NDSU 9
285: #15 Koy Hopke MD Drew Blackburn-Forst (NDSU), 11-0 | MINN 26, NDSU 9
*Minnesota lost one team point for unsportsmanlike conduct (thrown headgear)
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