University of Minnesota Athletics
2025-26 Wrestling Year in Review
>> Minnesota finished 2025-26 with a 11-5 record including a 5-3 mark in Big Ten duals. The Gophers finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships and ninth at the NCAA Championships. It was Minnesota's fifth top-10 finish at nationals under head coach Brandon Eggum.
>> Sophomore Max McEnelly upset top-ranked Rocco Welsh, 4-3, to become the 19th Gopher and first since 2022 to win the NCAA Championship. The two-time All-American was 24-2 on the season with a 15-1 record in dual meets.
>> In addition to McEnelly, sixth-year senior Andrew Sparks and senior Jore Volk earned All-America honors. Seeded 13th at 165 pounds, Sparks became a first-time All-American as he finished his career with a fifth-place showing. Volk wrapped up his one and only season with the Gophers with a seventh-place finish at 125 pounds.
>> Minnesota earned its biggest of the win of the season with a 21-16 upset of No. 4 Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on January 30. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak in the series and was the first in Iowa City since 2014.
NCAA Champion
Max McEnelly (184 pounds)
All-Americans
Max McEnelly (1st Place)
Andrew Sparks (5th Place)
Jore Volk (7th Place)
NWCA Scholar All-America
Silas Dailey, Koy Hopke, Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly, Charlie Millard, Ethan Riddle, Andrew Sparks, Jore Volk
Academic All-Big Ten
Blaine Brenner, Silas Dailey, Wyatt Duchateau, Koy Hopke, Dawson Johnson, Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly, Charlie Millard, Brandon Morvari, Gabe Nagel, Gavin Nelson, Jack Nelson, Ethan Riddle, Drew Roberts, Andrew Sparks, Vance VomBaur, Jed Wester, Clayton Whiting
Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Koy Hopke (11/6)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Koy Hopke (11/6), Koy Hopke (1/8), Charlie Millard (2/5)
Gallery: 2025-26 Gopher Wrestling Season
