University of Minnesota Athletics
2012-13 Wrestling Roster

Scott Schiller
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Fargo, N.D.
- High School:
- West Fargo HS
2014-15 • REDSHIRT SENIOR
Overall Record: 29-7
Dual Meet Record: 10-2
Big Ten Record: 7-2
Pins: 7
Major Decisions: 10
Technical Falls: - -
All-American • Academic All-Big Ten • NWCA All-Academic honoree • Letterwinner • Winner of the team's Verne Gagne Scholarship/Leadership Award • Led team in major decision (10) • Did not lose a match wrestled to completion against any unranked wrestlers • Began season with an exhibition victory over No. 1 J'Den Cox (Missouri) at the NWCA All-Star Classic • Suffered injury in the Bison Open title match after scoring back-to-back falls over Kody Vandeneykel (Concordia-Moorhead) and teammate Nate Rose, an injury that forced him to miss the season's first three duals • Returned to action with a second-period fall over Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State) and an 11-4 victory over No. 19 Austin Schafter (Oklahoma State) • Finished second at the Cliff Keen Invitational, losing the title match to eventual national champ Kyven Gadson (Iowa State) • All four victories at Cliff Keen Invitational were by major decision (three) or fall (one) • Won 197 pound title at Aloha Open with 4-0 record • Finished third at Big Ten Championships • Finished fourth at NCAA Championships • Joined a club of just 25 Gophers to earn at least three All-America medals during their careers •
2013-14 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Overall Record: 34-5
Dual Meet Record: 12-3
Big Ten Record: 7-1
Pins: 8
Major Decisions: 10
Technical Falls: - -
All-American • Academic All-Big Ten • Began season by winning his first 24 matches • NCAA Qualifier • Placed third at NCAA Championships • Placed third at Big Ten Championships • Finished first at Bison Open, pinning each of his final three opponents • Finished first at Harold Nichols Cyclone Open with a record of 5-0 • Finished first at Southern Scuffle with a 5-0 record • Defeated No. 16/17 Braden Atwood of Purdue by major decision, 15-7 • Defeated No. 1 Taylor Meeks of Oregon State by scoring a take down in sudden victory overtime • Defeated No. 16 Nathan Burak of Iowa by major decision, 16-5 • Avenged loss to Kyven Gadson of Iowa State from earlier dual meet by defeating Gadson twice at NCAA Championships •
2012-13 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Overall Record: 29-6
Dual Meet Record: 16-1
Big Ten Record: 8-0
Pins: 3
Major Decisions: 6
Technical Falls: - -
All-American • Academic All-Big Ten • National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Top-30 team • Finished the season with a 29-6 overall record, including 10-6 against ranked opponents • Earned Gophers Most Dedicated honor • Named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Jan 22 • Had 16-1 dual record and 8-0 Big Ten record • Finished fifth at NCAA Championships defeating No. 6 Kyven Gadson in a 6-2 decision • Also defeated No. 2 Quentin Wright and No. 11 Gonzalez • Took second at the Big Ten Championships • Went 3-0 at the National Duels • Only dual loss was to No. 10 Taylor Meeks of Oregon State • Had notable victories against No. 6 Nathan Burak, No. 9 Andre Campolattano, and No. 6 Mario Gonzalez • Defeated Joel Bauman to finish in first place of Bison Open (11/10/12) • Finished in fifth place overall at the Southern Scuffle Tournament (1/2/13) • Won six matches by major decision •
2011-12 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
Overall Record: 26-4
Dual Meet Record: 1-0
Big Ten Record: 1-0
Pins: 3
Major Decisions: 7
Technical Falls: 2
Finished the season with a record of 26-4, primarily in open tournaments • Recorded three wins by fall, seven by major and two by technical fall • Started the season off with a 3-1 performance at the Bison Open • Scored three major decision on 41 points • Won a title at the UNI Open after going 4-0 • Pinned Quintin Edwards of Iowa Wester at the 3:33 mark • Went 4-0 at the Husky Open for a championship • Picked up a 17-6 major decision over Mic Berg of St. Cloud State • Pinned Minnesota-Moorhead's Eric Lehmann at the 4:56 mark • Finished 8-2 at the Southern Scuffle • Losses came to teammate Sonny Yohn and NCAA Champion Cameron Simaz of Cornell • Pinned Colynn Cook of Navy at 1:59 • Scored a 20-4 technical fall against Daniel Mills of Army • Won an 11-6 bout over Morgan McIntosh of Penn State • Jumped into the starting lineup on the road in the Purdue dual • Beat Justin Dinius by a 21-6 technical fall • Won a title at the North Country Open to close out the season • Letterwinner •
2010-11 - FRESHMAN (REDSHIRTED)
Finished his first season with the Gophers with three pins • Won the North Country Open with a 9-8 decision over St. John's Tony Willaert, the No. 1 seed in the tournament • Took second Husky Open with a pair of falls over Brandon Ross of Minnesota State-Mankato, Jordan Arndt of St. Cloud State and added an 11-3 major decision against Logan Johnson of Iowa Central in the semifinals of the 197 lbs. division • Took second at the Kaufman-Board Open • Placed fourth at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open at South Dakota State University
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of West Fargo Senior High School • Earned three-consecutive North Dakota state titles • Finished his high school career with a 165-27 overall record • Posted a perfect 43-0 record as a senior in route to a state championship at 215-pounds • Ranked No. 4 in the nation in his weight class as a senior • Named North Dakota's Senior Wrestler of the Year in 2010 • Captured the state title as a junior at 189-pounds • Won his first state championship as a sophomore, claiming the title at 171-pounds •
Season | Overall | Dual | Big Ten | Pins | Maj. Dec. | Tech. Fall | B1G Finish | NCAA Finish |
2010-11 (RS) | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - | - - |
2011-12 | 26-4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - - | - - |
2012-13 | 29-6 | 16-1 | 8-0 | 3 | 6 | - - | 2nd | 5th |
2013-14 | 34-5 | 12-3 | 7-1 | 8 | 10 | - - | 3rd | 3rd |
2014-15 | 29-7 | 10-2 | 7-2 | 7 | 10 | - - | 3rd | 4th |
Totals | 116-22 | 39-6 | 23-3 | 21 | 33 | 2 | - - | - - |