University of Minnesota Athletics
2011-12 Wrestling Roster

David Zilverberg
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- 141 lbs.
- Hometown:
- Wayzata, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata HS
2011-12 ? REDSHIRT SENIOR:
Did not compete.
2010-11 ? REDSHIRT JUNIOR:
Overall Record: 6-6
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 3
Major Decisions: 0
Technical Falls: 0
Went 6-6 overall with four pins ? Pinned Northern State's Brett Robbins at the Kaufman-Brand Open ? Finished fifth at the Husky Open ? Picked up his second pin of the season against Ryan Dickinson of Northern State at the 1:01 mark in the first round at the Husky Open and picked up another pin in the second round over Minnesota State-Mankato's Jesse Westphal ? Earned third letter.
2009-10 ? REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE:
Overall Record: 5-9
Dual Meet Record: 1-2
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 0
Went 5-9 on the season at 141 and 149 ? Opened season 0-2 and 141, before moving up to 149 and going 5-7 ? Went 1-3 in dual meets, all at 149 ? Won two matches by fall and two by major decision ? Wrestled once at the national duals, losing by fall to No. 1 Brent Metcalf in 2:18 ? Dropped a 3-6 decision to No. 14 Mitch Mueller of Iowa State ? Placed eighth at the Southern Scuffle with a 4-3 tally, losing 0-3 to John Nicholson of Old Dominion in the seventh place match ? Scored lone dual win with a 5-0 decision over Rocco DePaolo of Northern Colorado ? Went 0-2 at the Dragon Open ? Went 0-2 at the Kaufman-Brand Open ? Earned second letter.
2008-09 ? REDSHIRT FRESHMAN:
Overall Record: 9-6
Dual Meet Record: 1-0
Big Ten Record: N/A
Pins: 5
Major Decisions: 2
Technical Falls: 0
Posted a 9-6 record at 141 lbs. ? Victorious in only dual meet appearance, winning by fall in the season's second match ? Won a total of five matches by fall ? Earned two wins by major decision ? Opened the season with a 3-3 mark at the Bison Open, claiming sixth place honors ? Was knocked out of the winners bracket by teammate, and eventual champion, Mike Thorn ? Was in the line-up against Northern Colorado at the Northern Quad, and earned a fall for the win ? Earned a fourth place tally at the Flash Open in early January ? Named a U of M Maroon Scholar Athlete ? Earned first letter.
2007-08 ? REDSHIRTED:
Wrestled in seven tournaments and recorded a 13-9 record that included seven pins during his redshirt campaign ? Pinned Hastings' Troy Allen in just :20 during a 2-2 showing at the Kaufman-Brand Open ? Recorded a pin and scored a technical fall during a third-place performance at the Husky Open ? Notched a pair of pins, including a stick of Iowa's Tyler Halverson, on his way to the 133-lb. title at the Flash Flanagan ? Went 1-1 to finish second at Worthington Open ? Stuck two opponents on his way to a second-place finish at the North Country Open.
HIGH?SCHOOL:
Graduated from Wayzata High School ? State runner-up at 125 pounds in Class AAA this past season ? Wayzata to conference and section titles and the state consolation championship in 2006-07 ? Two-time All-State selection ? Three-time section champion and four-time All-Conference selection ? Went 44-3 as a senior and posted a career record of 149-13 ? Won Minnesota Christmas Tournament in 2006 ? Lettered five times in wrestling.
PERSONAL:
Son of Pat and Linda Zilverberg ? Father Pat and uncles Larry and Dan all wrestled for the Golden Gophers ? Interests include golf and fishing ? Born January 18, 1989 ? Majoring in business marketing education.
Season | Wt. | Overall | Wt. Cl. | Dual | Big Ten | Points | Pins | MD | TF | v.Rnk | Strk | Fast Pin | Big Ten's | NCAA's |
2008-09 | 174 | 9-6 | 9-6 | 1-0 | - | 6-0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2009-10 | 141 | 5-9 | 0-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2L | - | - | - |
2010-11 | 149 | 5-9 | 5-7 | 1-2 | - | 3-9 | 2 | 2 | - | 0-2 | 4L | - | - | - |
2011-12 | 141 | 6-6 | 6-6 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | - | 25-30 | 20-21 | 2-2 | - | 9-9 | 10 | 4 | - | 0-2 | - | - | - | - |