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Final Road Trip Sends Gophers to Rutgers, Maryland
2/5/2026 4:30:00 PM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- No. 7/13 Minnesota (9-4, 3-2 B1G) closes out the road portion of its 2025-26 schedule with a pair of duals this weekend. Friday, the Golden Gophers visit No. 15 Rutgers (10-5, 3-3 B1G) at 6 p.m. CT before closing out their road slate at Maryland (4-7, 0-6 B1G) Sunday at 1 p.m. CT. Both matches will be carried by Big Ten Plus.
Minnesota has won five straight road duals after winning the last three straight to close out last season and then defeating No. 11 Illinois on Jan. 10, 27-9, and No. 4 Iowa on Jan. 30, 21-16. In fact, since a 2024 loss at Iowa, the Gophers have won 10 of their last 11 true road matchups.
The Golden Gophers are looking to build on the momentum from last week's 21-16 win at No. 4 Iowa. The win snapped an 11-match losing streak in the series, the team's longest active streak against another school, and marked the Golden Gophers' first win over the Hawkeyes since a 2014 win in Iowa City. The 21 points were Minnesota's most on the road in the series since 2007. A 29-13 win that year was also the Gophers' largest margin of victory in Iowa City prior to Friday night's five-point triumph. A complete recap of the dual can be found on Pages 5-6 of the notes.
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Minnesota has won five straight road duals after winning the last three straight to close out last season and then defeating No. 11 Illinois on Jan. 10, 27-9, and No. 4 Iowa on Jan. 30, 21-16. In fact, since a 2024 loss at Iowa, the Gophers have won 10 of their last 11 true road matchups.
The Golden Gophers are looking to build on the momentum from last week's 21-16 win at No. 4 Iowa. The win snapped an 11-match losing streak in the series, the team's longest active streak against another school, and marked the Golden Gophers' first win over the Hawkeyes since a 2014 win in Iowa City. The 21 points were Minnesota's most on the road in the series since 2007. A 29-13 win that year was also the Gophers' largest margin of victory in Iowa City prior to Friday night's five-point triumph. A complete recap of the dual can be found on Pages 5-6 of the notes.
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PROBABLE LINEUPS
| WEIGHT | NO. 7/13 MINNESOTA | NO. 15/20 RUTGERS | NR/20 MARYLAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | #10 Jore Volk | #28 Ayden Smith | Abram Cline or Presden Sanchez |
| 133 | Brandon Morvari or Chris Cannon |
#27 Dylan Shawver | #14 Braxton Brown |
| 141 | #9 Vance VomBaur or Jager Eisch |
Mason Gibson or Tahir Parkins |
Dario Lemus or Ryan Kennedy |
| 149 | #17Â Drew Roberts | #29 Andrew Clark or Devon Magro |
#4 Carter Young or Michael Pizzuto |
| 157 | #19Â Charlie Millard | #29 Anthony White | Mekhi Neal or Nathan Perry |
| 165 | #11 Andrew Sparks | #20 Andrew Barbosa or Ryan Ford |
Alex Uryniak or AJ Rodrigues |
| 174 | #24 Ethan Riddle or Clayton Whiting |
#16 Lenny Pinto | Seth Digby |
| 184 | #4 Max McEnelly | #21 Shane Cartagena-Walsh | Sepanta Ahanj-Elias |
| 197 | #25 Gavin Nelson or Gabe Nagel |
#16 Remy Cotton or PJ Casale |
#17 Branson John |
| 285 | #10 Koy Hopke or Bennett Tabor |
#19 Hunter Catka | Oscar Williams or Joey Schneck |
IN THE RANKINGS
As noted above, the Golden Gophers enter the weekend ranked seventh in InterMat's dual team rankings and tied for 13th in its tournament rankings. The team also jumped to sixth in the NWCA Coaches Poll after three straight weeks at No. 9.
Nine Gophers are ranked in at least two of the major polls (InterMat, Flo, Win and OpenMat) with seven appearing in all four.
All-American redshirt sophomore Max McEnelly is the No. 4-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds in all four polls. Redshirt senior Vance VomBaur (141) appears in the top-nine of each publication, including being ranked fifth by Win. Senior Jore Volk (125) and redshirt freshman Koy Hopke (285) are both ranked 12th or better in each of the polls. Volk's highest mark comes from Flo, where he's eighth, while Hopke's best ranking is from Win where he's ninth.Â
Sixth-year senior Andrew Sparks (165) is ranked top-13 in all four polls, highlighted by a No. 11 ranking from InterMat. Redshirt freshman Charlie Millard (157) is 19th or higher in all four polls, topping out at No. 10 from Win. With a major decision last week over No. 12 Jordan Williams of Iowa, Millard jumped six spots in OpenMat's poll, five spots in Win's rankings, four spots by Flo and two spots by InterMat.
Redshirt senior Drew Roberts (149) had the biggest movement on the team from last week. A win over No. 16 Ryder Block of Iowa pushed Roberts into the top-20 in each poll, climbing into rankings for both Win and OpenMat after being unranked, and moving seven spots in both the InterMat and Flo polls. His top mark is 17th by InterMat.
Redshirt sophomores Ethan Riddle (174) and Gavin Nelson (197) are both ranked by both InterMat and Flo, but don't appear in rankings from WIN or OpenMat. Riddle is ranked 24th by InterMat and 22nd by Flo, while Nelson is ranked 25th by each.
A complete list of rankings can be found on Page 10 of the notes.
Nine Gophers are ranked in at least two of the major polls (InterMat, Flo, Win and OpenMat) with seven appearing in all four.
All-American redshirt sophomore Max McEnelly is the No. 4-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds in all four polls. Redshirt senior Vance VomBaur (141) appears in the top-nine of each publication, including being ranked fifth by Win. Senior Jore Volk (125) and redshirt freshman Koy Hopke (285) are both ranked 12th or better in each of the polls. Volk's highest mark comes from Flo, where he's eighth, while Hopke's best ranking is from Win where he's ninth.Â
Sixth-year senior Andrew Sparks (165) is ranked top-13 in all four polls, highlighted by a No. 11 ranking from InterMat. Redshirt freshman Charlie Millard (157) is 19th or higher in all four polls, topping out at No. 10 from Win. With a major decision last week over No. 12 Jordan Williams of Iowa, Millard jumped six spots in OpenMat's poll, five spots in Win's rankings, four spots by Flo and two spots by InterMat.
Redshirt senior Drew Roberts (149) had the biggest movement on the team from last week. A win over No. 16 Ryder Block of Iowa pushed Roberts into the top-20 in each poll, climbing into rankings for both Win and OpenMat after being unranked, and moving seven spots in both the InterMat and Flo polls. His top mark is 17th by InterMat.
Redshirt sophomores Ethan Riddle (174) and Gavin Nelson (197) are both ranked by both InterMat and Flo, but don't appear in rankings from WIN or OpenMat. Riddle is ranked 24th by InterMat and 22nd by Flo, while Nelson is ranked 25th by each.
A complete list of rankings can be found on Page 10 of the notes.
NATIONAL STAT LEADERS
Through last weekend's competition, the eight major decision victories for Vance VomBaur (141) were tied with three others for the most in the country. Meanwhile, Clayton Whiting (174) and Koy Hopke (285) both had six major decision wins to tie for the ninth most in the country.
Max McEnelly (184) is tied for seventh in the nation with eight tech fall wins this season, while heavyweight Bennett Tabor is tied for 14th in the country with six wins by fall this year.
Max McEnelly (184) is tied for seventh in the nation with eight tech fall wins this season, while heavyweight Bennett Tabor is tied for 14th in the country with six wins by fall this year.
FACING RUTGERS
Minnesota has never lost to Rutgers in its history, winning all seven dual matches between the schools. Rutgers is one of four active programs that Minnesota has faced at least seven times and is undefeated against: Central Michigan (12-0), Air Force (11-0) and Cal State Bakersfield (11-0).
The Golden Gophers have outscored the Scarlet Knights, 151-94, in their seven all-time matches, resulting in an average score of 21.5-13.4.
Minnesota has won all four series meetings in Piscataway, taking a matchups in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2024. Three of the four victories have been by eight points or more. Similar to the overall series, Rutgers is one of four programs that the Golden Gophers have taken on at least four times on the road and are unbeaten against, along with North Dakota State (11-0), Air Force (5-0) and Cal State Bakersfield (5-0).
The Scarlet Knights enter the weekend with a 10-5 record overall and 3-3 mark in the conference. They've won four of their last five duals.
Minnesota and Rutgers have one common opponent this year in Illinois. The Golden Gophers won in Champaign on Jan. 10, 27-9, while the Scarlet Knights lost their matchup there, 17-16, on Jan. 24.
Gophers graduate student Chris Cannon (133) is from Oceanport, N.J., roughly 40 miles southeast of Piscataway. He was teammates with Rutgers' Patrick Adams at Northwestern during the 2024-25 season.
The Golden Gophers have outscored the Scarlet Knights, 151-94, in their seven all-time matches, resulting in an average score of 21.5-13.4.
Minnesota has won all four series meetings in Piscataway, taking a matchups in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2024. Three of the four victories have been by eight points or more. Similar to the overall series, Rutgers is one of four programs that the Golden Gophers have taken on at least four times on the road and are unbeaten against, along with North Dakota State (11-0), Air Force (5-0) and Cal State Bakersfield (5-0).
The Scarlet Knights enter the weekend with a 10-5 record overall and 3-3 mark in the conference. They've won four of their last five duals.
Minnesota and Rutgers have one common opponent this year in Illinois. The Golden Gophers won in Champaign on Jan. 10, 27-9, while the Scarlet Knights lost their matchup there, 17-16, on Jan. 24.
Gophers graduate student Chris Cannon (133) is from Oceanport, N.J., roughly 40 miles southeast of Piscataway. He was teammates with Rutgers' Patrick Adams at Northwestern during the 2024-25 season.
RANKED MATCHUPS VS. RUTGERS
Based on the probable starters and the latest rankings from InterMat, there are projected to be eight ranked matchups Friday night with the Gophers sporting the higher-ranked wrestler in six of them.
125: No. 10 Jore Volk and No. 28 Ayden Smith have not met in their respective careers. They have one common opponent this year with both defeating Franklin & Marshall's Jimmy Garcia. Volk is 7-1 against ranked opponents this year, good for second on Minnesota in both ranked wins and winning percentage against ranked opponents (.875).
149: No. 17 Drew Roberts could meet No. 29 Andrew Clark for the second time in their careers. Last year, Clark prevailed in the regular season dual, 9-7. This season, Roberts and Clark have two common opponents as both have defeated Illinois' Michael Gioffre and Franklin & Marshall's Aidan O'Shea.
157: No. 19 Charlie Millard is set to take on No. 29 Anthony White for the first time in his career. They have faced one common opponent this year in Illinois' Kannon Webster. Millard won by injury default while White lost by major decision.
165: No. 11 Andrew Sparks could face No. 20 Andrew Barbosa for the first time. They have one common opponent this year in Virginia Tech's Ryan Burton. Sparks has actually faced Burton three times this year, winning at the Southeast Open and splitting a pair of matches at the National Duals Invitational. Barbosa lost his lone matchup with Burton.
174: No. 24 Ethan Riddle could face No. 16 Lenny Pinto for the very first time. They have no common opponents this year, while in their careers they have six. Riddle is 4-5 against that group, while Pinto is 6-1.
184: No. 4 Max McEnelly is set to face No. 21 Shane Cartagena-Walsh for the third time in their careers. McEnelly won both matchups last year by bonus points, starting with a major decision in the regular season and adding a tech fall win at the Big Ten Championships. They only have one common opponent this year in Illinois' Chris Moore. McEnelly defeated Moore, 9-3, while Cartagena-Walsh lost by a 2-1 margin.
197: No. 25 Gavin Nelson could face No. 16 Remy Cotton for the second time in their careers. At the 2024 Edinboro Open, Cotton, who was then at Michigan State, defeated Nelson, 4-1. This year, they have three common opponents in Ohio State's Seth Shumate, Illinois' Dylan Connell and Maryland's Branson John. Nelson has gone 1-3 against the group, splitting decisions with Shumate, while Cotton is 2-1 with the loss coming to Shumate.
285: No. 10 Koy Hopke and No. 19 Hunter Catka could meet for the first time. They have one common opponents this year in Illinois' Ryan Boersma. Hopke won his match by major decision, while Catka won his in overtime.
125: No. 10 Jore Volk and No. 28 Ayden Smith have not met in their respective careers. They have one common opponent this year with both defeating Franklin & Marshall's Jimmy Garcia. Volk is 7-1 against ranked opponents this year, good for second on Minnesota in both ranked wins and winning percentage against ranked opponents (.875).
149: No. 17 Drew Roberts could meet No. 29 Andrew Clark for the second time in their careers. Last year, Clark prevailed in the regular season dual, 9-7. This season, Roberts and Clark have two common opponents as both have defeated Illinois' Michael Gioffre and Franklin & Marshall's Aidan O'Shea.
157: No. 19 Charlie Millard is set to take on No. 29 Anthony White for the first time in his career. They have faced one common opponent this year in Illinois' Kannon Webster. Millard won by injury default while White lost by major decision.
165: No. 11 Andrew Sparks could face No. 20 Andrew Barbosa for the first time. They have one common opponent this year in Virginia Tech's Ryan Burton. Sparks has actually faced Burton three times this year, winning at the Southeast Open and splitting a pair of matches at the National Duals Invitational. Barbosa lost his lone matchup with Burton.
174: No. 24 Ethan Riddle could face No. 16 Lenny Pinto for the very first time. They have no common opponents this year, while in their careers they have six. Riddle is 4-5 against that group, while Pinto is 6-1.
184: No. 4 Max McEnelly is set to face No. 21 Shane Cartagena-Walsh for the third time in their careers. McEnelly won both matchups last year by bonus points, starting with a major decision in the regular season and adding a tech fall win at the Big Ten Championships. They only have one common opponent this year in Illinois' Chris Moore. McEnelly defeated Moore, 9-3, while Cartagena-Walsh lost by a 2-1 margin.
197: No. 25 Gavin Nelson could face No. 16 Remy Cotton for the second time in their careers. At the 2024 Edinboro Open, Cotton, who was then at Michigan State, defeated Nelson, 4-1. This year, they have three common opponents in Ohio State's Seth Shumate, Illinois' Dylan Connell and Maryland's Branson John. Nelson has gone 1-3 against the group, splitting decisions with Shumate, while Cotton is 2-1 with the loss coming to Shumate.
285: No. 10 Koy Hopke and No. 19 Hunter Catka could meet for the first time. They have one common opponents this year in Illinois' Ryan Boersma. Hopke won his match by major decision, while Catka won his in overtime.
LAST TIME VS. THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Minnesota won seven of 10 matches, including six of the eight ranked bouts, as it claimed a 28-9 win over No. 12 Rutgers last season in Minneapolis. The win produced the largest margin of victory in series history and saw Rutgers with its lowest point total ever against the Gophers.
After No. 25 Drew Roberts dropped a 9-7 decision to No. 20 Andrew Clark at 149 to start the dual, Minnesota got its first win at 157 as No. 8 Tommy Askey pitched a 1-0 shutout of No. 30 Conner Harer to even the dual at 3-3. Askey rode out Harer for the entire second period. At 165, No. 11 Andrew Sparks earned the first of five bonus-point wins for the Golden Gophers as he took care of No. 25 Anthony White, 18-3.
The Gophers picked up a crucial win at 174 as No. 24 Clayton Whiting scored a mini-upset of No. 21 Jackson Turley. Tied at 1-1 with just under a minute to go, Whiting shot in on Turley's left leg and picked him up off the ground for a thunderous go-ahead takedown in a 4-1 win.
The Gophers went into intermission up 15-3 as fourth-ranked Max McEnelly disposed of No. 18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh by major decision, 18-4. McEnelly was on top 6-2 through two periods before pouring it on in the third with three more takedowns, plus riding time and a point for stalling.
Coming out of the break, No. 9 Isaiah Salazar posted a second-straight major decision with a 16-6 victory over PJ Casale. Salazar led 8-1 with a reversal in period two before Casale earned an escape and takedown of his own. Another escape to start the third period trimmed Salazar's lead to 8-6, but Salazar got in on a double and added four nearfall points, plus riding time, to emerge with the win.
A top-10 showdown came next at heavyweight as top-ranked Gable Steveson faced off with No. 8 Yaraslau Slavikouski. Steveson led 10-3 through two periods before blasting through Slavikouski on a double. Steveson quickly got the shoulders down for the fall. The pin from Steveson put Minnesota ahead 25-3 with three matches to go, clinching the dual, before Rutgers rattled off consecutive 8-2 decisions at 125 and 133 pounds. Tenth-ranked Dean Peterson topped redshirt freshman Brandon Morvari at 125 in Morvari's season dual debut, while No. 9 Dylan Shawver took down No. 18 Tyler Wells.
With Minnesota's lead at 25-9, eighth-ranked Vance VomBaur sent the fans home happy with a 12-5 decision over No. 13 Joseph Olivieri at 141 pounds in the final match of the day. Trailing 3-2 midway through the second period, VomBaur got to Olivieri's right leg for the go-ahead takedown. He added two more takedowns and riding time in the third.
FACINGÂ MARYLAND
After No. 25 Drew Roberts dropped a 9-7 decision to No. 20 Andrew Clark at 149 to start the dual, Minnesota got its first win at 157 as No. 8 Tommy Askey pitched a 1-0 shutout of No. 30 Conner Harer to even the dual at 3-3. Askey rode out Harer for the entire second period. At 165, No. 11 Andrew Sparks earned the first of five bonus-point wins for the Golden Gophers as he took care of No. 25 Anthony White, 18-3.
The Gophers picked up a crucial win at 174 as No. 24 Clayton Whiting scored a mini-upset of No. 21 Jackson Turley. Tied at 1-1 with just under a minute to go, Whiting shot in on Turley's left leg and picked him up off the ground for a thunderous go-ahead takedown in a 4-1 win.
The Gophers went into intermission up 15-3 as fourth-ranked Max McEnelly disposed of No. 18 Shane Cartagena-Walsh by major decision, 18-4. McEnelly was on top 6-2 through two periods before pouring it on in the third with three more takedowns, plus riding time and a point for stalling.
Coming out of the break, No. 9 Isaiah Salazar posted a second-straight major decision with a 16-6 victory over PJ Casale. Salazar led 8-1 with a reversal in period two before Casale earned an escape and takedown of his own. Another escape to start the third period trimmed Salazar's lead to 8-6, but Salazar got in on a double and added four nearfall points, plus riding time, to emerge with the win.
A top-10 showdown came next at heavyweight as top-ranked Gable Steveson faced off with No. 8 Yaraslau Slavikouski. Steveson led 10-3 through two periods before blasting through Slavikouski on a double. Steveson quickly got the shoulders down for the fall. The pin from Steveson put Minnesota ahead 25-3 with three matches to go, clinching the dual, before Rutgers rattled off consecutive 8-2 decisions at 125 and 133 pounds. Tenth-ranked Dean Peterson topped redshirt freshman Brandon Morvari at 125 in Morvari's season dual debut, while No. 9 Dylan Shawver took down No. 18 Tyler Wells.
With Minnesota's lead at 25-9, eighth-ranked Vance VomBaur sent the fans home happy with a 12-5 decision over No. 13 Joseph Olivieri at 141 pounds in the final match of the day. Trailing 3-2 midway through the second period, VomBaur got to Olivieri's right leg for the go-ahead takedown. He added two more takedowns and riding time in the third.
FACINGÂ MARYLAND
Minnesota is 7-1 all-time against Maryland, with the one loss coming in 1966. The Gophers have won all five meetings between the schools since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten. The .875 all-time win percentage is Minnesota's third best against a league opponent behind only Rutgers (1.000, 7-0) and Indiana (.917, 49-4-1).
The Golden Gophers have won seven straight against the Terrapins, which is tied for their second longest active win streak against a Big Ten program, along with seven wins in a row against Rutgers. Only a 13-match win streak over Michigan State is longer. In the last three wins, Minnesota has outscored Maryland, 123-6, posting a 45-0 shutout in 2019, a 48-0 win in 2021 and a 30-6 triumph in 2024.
Sunday's matchup with the Terrapins marks the second dual of the season against a team that's not ranked in the InterMat Dual Team rankings at the time of the match. The other was Dec. 7 against North Dakota State.
The Gophers are 2-1 all-time in College Park. Their lone series loss came there in 1966, but since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten Minnesota is 2-0 with wins in 2015 and 2018. Minnesota has not visited Maryland since Feb. 11, 2018. That's their second-longest absence at a Big Ten school behind only Penn State, whom the Gophers haven't competed at since Jan. 26, 2018.
The Terrapins enter the weekend with an 4-7 record overall and 0-6 mark in the conference. They've lost seven duals in a row overall.
Minnesota and Maryland have one common opponent this year in Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers won at home over the Badgers on Jan. 25, 26-10, while the Terrapins lost a matchup in Madison, 28-13, on Jan. 11. By the time the teams compete on Sunday, they will add an additional common opponent in Rutgers. The Gophers face the Scarlet Knights Friday night, while the Terrapins lost to the Scarlet Knights, 30-9, last weekend.
The Golden Gophers have won seven straight against the Terrapins, which is tied for their second longest active win streak against a Big Ten program, along with seven wins in a row against Rutgers. Only a 13-match win streak over Michigan State is longer. In the last three wins, Minnesota has outscored Maryland, 123-6, posting a 45-0 shutout in 2019, a 48-0 win in 2021 and a 30-6 triumph in 2024.
Sunday's matchup with the Terrapins marks the second dual of the season against a team that's not ranked in the InterMat Dual Team rankings at the time of the match. The other was Dec. 7 against North Dakota State.
The Gophers are 2-1 all-time in College Park. Their lone series loss came there in 1966, but since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten Minnesota is 2-0 with wins in 2015 and 2018. Minnesota has not visited Maryland since Feb. 11, 2018. That's their second-longest absence at a Big Ten school behind only Penn State, whom the Gophers haven't competed at since Jan. 26, 2018.
The Terrapins enter the weekend with an 4-7 record overall and 0-6 mark in the conference. They've lost seven duals in a row overall.
Minnesota and Maryland have one common opponent this year in Wisconsin. The Golden Gophers won at home over the Badgers on Jan. 25, 26-10, while the Terrapins lost a matchup in Madison, 28-13, on Jan. 11. By the time the teams compete on Sunday, they will add an additional common opponent in Rutgers. The Gophers face the Scarlet Knights Friday night, while the Terrapins lost to the Scarlet Knights, 30-9, last weekend.
RANKED MATCHUPS VS. MARYLAND
Based on the probable starters and the latest rankings from InterMat, there are projected to be two ranked matchups Sunday.Â
149: No. 24 Drew Roberts could meet No. 4 Carter Young for the first time. They have no common opponents this season, but eight in their career. Roberts is 2-12 against that group, while Young is 6-4.
197: No. 25 Gavin Nelson could face No. 17 Branson John for the second time this season. At the season-opening Southeast Open, John defeated Nelson, 11-4. They also have a common opponent in Wisconsin's Wyatt Ingham, who lost by decision to both.
149: No. 24 Drew Roberts could meet No. 4 Carter Young for the first time. They have no common opponents this season, but eight in their career. Roberts is 2-12 against that group, while Young is 6-4.
197: No. 25 Gavin Nelson could face No. 17 Branson John for the second time this season. At the season-opening Southeast Open, John defeated Nelson, 11-4. They also have a common opponent in Wisconsin's Wyatt Ingham, who lost by decision to both.
LAST TIME VS. THE TERRAPINS
Minnesota won eight matches, including each of the final six, in a 30-6 victory over Maryland in Minneapolis when the teams last met in 2024. The Golden Gophers got bonus-point victories from Patrick McKee, Garrett Joles, Isaiah Salazar and Bennett Tabor.
McKee set the tone for the night with a dominant 16-0 tech fall over Tommy Capul in the opening match at 125 pounds.Â
No. 20 Tyler Wells was handed a loss in a 2-1 decision to No. 21 Braxton Brown at 133 pounds, while No. 21 Vance VomBaur won by the same score at 141 pounds against No. 17 Kal Miller. Maryland got its final victory of the night at 149 pounds when No. 14 Ethen Miller topped No. 13 Drew Roberts, 7-2.
No. 5 Michael Blockhus prevailed in his matchup at 157 pounds with No. 33 Michael North, 5-1. No. 28 Blaine Brenner scored a 10-6 win over Gaven Bell at 165, while Andrew Sparks posted a 5-2 decision over Dom Solis at 174 pounds.
The first of three-straight bonus-point victories started at 184 pounds when Salazar recorded a 10-1 win over Chase Mielnik. Joles picked up the Gophers' second tech fall win of the night in a 20-4 win over Kevin Makosy at 197 pounds, while Tabor provided the exclamation mark with a 12-4 win over Jordan Gabriel at heavyweight.
McKee set the tone for the night with a dominant 16-0 tech fall over Tommy Capul in the opening match at 125 pounds.Â
No. 20 Tyler Wells was handed a loss in a 2-1 decision to No. 21 Braxton Brown at 133 pounds, while No. 21 Vance VomBaur won by the same score at 141 pounds against No. 17 Kal Miller. Maryland got its final victory of the night at 149 pounds when No. 14 Ethen Miller topped No. 13 Drew Roberts, 7-2.
No. 5 Michael Blockhus prevailed in his matchup at 157 pounds with No. 33 Michael North, 5-1. No. 28 Blaine Brenner scored a 10-6 win over Gaven Bell at 165, while Andrew Sparks posted a 5-2 decision over Dom Solis at 174 pounds.
The first of three-straight bonus-point victories started at 184 pounds when Salazar recorded a 10-1 win over Chase Mielnik. Joles picked up the Gophers' second tech fall win of the night in a 20-4 win over Kevin Makosy at 197 pounds, while Tabor provided the exclamation mark with a 12-4 win over Jordan Gabriel at heavyweight.
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