Dylan Ness

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Bloomington, Minn.
High School:
John F. Kennedy HS

2014-15 - REDSHIRT SENIOR
Overall Record: 31-4
Dual Meet Record: 13-1
Big Ten Record: 8-0
Pins: 12
Major Decisions: 7
Technical Falls: - -

All-American - Finalist at 157 pounds at Big Ten Championships - Letterwinner - Winner of the team's Most Valuable Wrestler Award - Lead team in pins (12) and bonus point wins (19) - 12 pins tied career high and are tied for 25th-most in a single season in Gopher history - Began season 26-0, setting a new career high for most consecutive wins and for best start to a season - 31 wins on the season set a new career high - Won individual titles at the Bison Open, the Cliff Keen Invitational and the Aloha Open - Dominated the field at the Bison Open, opening with two falls and a major decision before beating No. 18 Cody Pack (South Dakota State) in the title match - Overwhelmed the competition at the Cliff Keen Invitational, earning three falls and a major decision before defeating No. 2 James Green (Nebraska) for the championship - Defeated 10 ranked opponents on the season - Suffered shoulder injury during first period of his semifinal match at the NCAA Championships that ended his season - Sixth-place finish at NCAA Championships put him in a group of just 10 Gophers who finished collegiate careers as four-time All-Americans

2013-14 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record: 23-6
Dual Meet Record: 9-2
Big Ten Record: 5-1
Pins: 12
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 1

All-American - NCAA Runner-up at 157 lbs. - Took first place at Bison Open - Defeated No. 14 Andy McCulley of Wyoming by pin on Nov 24 - Defeated No. 2 Derek St. Jon of Iowa to help Minnesota win at Iowa on Jan 25 - Defeated Dylan Alton of Penn State by pin to score a critical six points as Minnesota defeated top-ranked Penn State on Feb 9 - Won his matches at three consecutive dual meets by pin, beginning with Penn State and then against Nicholas Olejnik of North Dakota State and Brian Realbuto of Cornell - Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships

2012-13 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Overall Record: 20-6
Dual Meet Record: 7-2
Big Ten Record: 5-1
Pins: 5
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: - -

All-American - Finished fourth at NCAA Championships, with a record of 6-2 - Named Most Exciting Wrestler - Finished season with 20-6 overall record - Recorded 7-2 dual record and 5-1 Big Ten record - Finished Southern Scuffle in consolation round, his season debut after sitting out the first half of the season due to injury - Was victorious against Ian Paddock of No. 5 Ohio State, helping the Gophers to win the dual (1/11/13) - Had a major decision victory against Dan Osterman of Michigan State to help the Gopher defeat the Spartans 32-6 (2/3/13) - Only conference loss was to Caleb Ervin of Illinois - Finished first at the Big Ten Championships after scoring a forfeit at 3:37 in the finals against No. 4 Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska

2011-12 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Overall Record: 24-9
Dual Meet Record: 10-6
Big Ten Record: 5-3
Pins: 8
Major Decisions: 5
Technical Falls: - -

All-American - NCAA Runner-up at 149 lbs. - Named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year on the team - Voted Freshman of the Year on the team - Named Best Male Freshman of the Year at the 2012 Golden Goldy's - Fell to Penn State's Frank Molinaro (4-1) in the championship match - Defeated undefeated (32-0) Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals by a 3-2 decision - Finished second in votes for 2012 Freshman of the Year by InterMat - Went undefeated at the National Duals, including a sudden victory against Missouri's Kyle Bradley - Won a 15-5 major decision over teammate Matt Mincey to claim the Bison Open championship - Dropped two regular season duals to No. 1 Frank Molinaro of Penn State (10-16) and No. 2 Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State (5-6) - Defeated No. 14 Kyle Bradley of Missouri in the Southern Scuffle (T.N.) semifinals en route to a second place finish - Met a string of other ranked opponents during Big Ten competition in which he went 5-3, falling to No. 16 Cam Tessari of Ohio State and No. 7 Eric Grajales of Michigan but defeating three other ranked wrestlers by pinning No. 10 Eric Terrazas of Illinois at 7:08, pinning No. 14 Cole Scmitt of Wisconsin at 2:35, and defeating No. 13 Ivan Lopouchanski of Purdue (11-4) - Letterwinner

2010-11 - FRESHMAN (REDSHIRTED)
Overall Record: 16-1
Dual Meet Record: - -
Big Ten Record: - -
Pins: 9
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls:Â - -

Finished the season with a 16-1 overall record, competing solely in open meets - Started out the season as co-champions with teammate Danny Zilverberg at the Bison Open - Won his first title in the Maroon and Gold at the Kaufman-Brand Open, after scoring a 6-4 decision in the second round before recording three falls, a major decision and pin of Iowa's Jake Ballweg in 1:54 in the championship match - Won the Husky Open after pinning Augsburg's Tony Valek in the final at 2:22

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2010 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School - Named "Mr. Minnesota High School Wrestler" by the MNWrestling Coaches Association in 2010 - Ranked No. 4 nationally at 145 by InterMat and No. 6 by Amateur Wrestling News - USA Wrestling Triple Crown Cadet National winner

PERSONAL
Son of Jay and Sally Ness - Brother of former Gopher All-American and national champion Jayson Ness

Season	Overall	Dual	Big Ten	Pins	Maj. Dec.	Tech. Fall	B1G Finish	NCAA Finish
2010-11 (RS)	16-1	- -	- -	9	3	- -	- -	- -
2011-12	24-9	10-6	5-3	8	5	- -	2nd	2nd
2012-13	20-6	7-2	5-1	5	3	- -	1st	4th
2013-14	23-6	9-2	5-1	12	3	- -	6th	2nd
2014-15	31-4	13-1	8-0	12	7	- -	2nd	6th
Totals	98-25	39-11	23-5	37	18	- -	- -	- -