University of Minnesota Athletics

2009-10 Wrestling Roster

David Zilverberg

David Zilverberg

  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Position:
    141/149
  • Hometown:
    Wayzata, Minn.
  • High School:
    Wayzata HS

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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.

SeasonWt.OverallWt. Cl.DualBig TenPointsPinsMDTFv.RnkStrkFast PinBig Ten'sNCAA's
2008-091749-69-61-0-6-052------
2009-101415-90-2-------2L---
2010-111495-95-71-2-3-922-0-24L---
2011-121416-66-6---3-------
Total-25-3020-212-2-9-9104-0-2----
Gopher Wrestling Tries Gymnastics
Thursday, May 29
Steveson Advances to NCAA Title Match
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Quarterfinals
Friday, March 21
Gable Steveson: NCAA Pin
Thursday, March 20