University of Minnesota Athletics

2025-26 Wrestling Roster

Minnesota's Brandon Morvari, right, has his hand raised after wrestling Iowa's Joey Cruz at 125 pounds during the Soldier Salute college men's wrestling tournament, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
Photo by: Joseph Cress/Think Iowa City
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Brandon Morvari

  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Richfield, Minn.
  • High School:
    Simley HS
  • Position:
    133 lbs.
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
  • 2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2025-26: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (133 LBS) - Match List
  • Went 0-2 at the National Duals Invitational with decision losses to No. 20 Kade Moore of Missouri and No. 17 Dillon Campbell of Virginia Tech
  • Finished second at the Bison Open with a 1-1 record; lone loss was to No. 30 Tristan Daugherty of North Dakota State
  • Went 0-2 at the Southeast Open
2024-25: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (125 LBS) - Match List
  • Bumped up to 133 pounds in a 14-7 loss to Purdue's Dustin Norris
  • Made first dual start of season with an 8-2 loss to No. 10 Dylan Peterson of Rutgers
  • Placed eighth at the Cougar Clash with a 1-3 record
  • Came in third at the Mountaineer Invite with a 3-1 record, including two wins by pin
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
2023-24: FRESHMAN (125 LBS) - Match List
  • Made dual and Big Ten debut in 7-6 SV2 loss to Justin Cardani of Illinois (2/9)
  • Earned a fifth-place finish at the Mat-Town Open II with a 4-1 record
  • Finished sixth at the Soldier Salute with a record of 3-1; lone loss came to No. 7 Jore Volk of Wyoming in the quarterfinals
  • Placed fifth at the Jim Koch Open with a 4-2 record
  • Made collegiate debut at the Bison Open, finishing in fourth place
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Two-time state champion for Simley High School under head coach and Gopher alumni Will Short
  • Won state titles at 113 pounds as a junior and 120 pounds as a senior
  • Also placed third as a sophomore and part of team state championships in all four seasons
  • In his final three years of high school competition, posted a record of 135-12.
  • Ranked No. 15 in the state's pound-for-pound rankings by The Guillotine prior to the start of his senior season
  • Won the 2022 Minnesota/USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle title at 120 pounds and was sixth at the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals
  • In 2021, placed second at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals and added a fifth-place finish at the same event for Greco-Roman
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in business and marketing education
YEAR OVERALL W-L DUAL W-L B1G W-L PINS TFs MDs B1G FINISH NCAA FINISH
2023-24 11-9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 1-2 --- ---
2024-25 4-6 0-2 0-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 --- ---
2025-26 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- ---
CAREER 5-11 0-4 0-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 --- ---
Redshirt season in italics not counted in career totals
Highlights: Gophers 25, Virginia Tech 10
Sunday, November 16
Highlights: Gophers 15, Missouri 14
Sunday, November 16
Highlights: Gophers 19, Virginia Tech 17
Saturday, November 15
Coach's Corner with Brandon Eggum
Friday, November 14