University of Minnesota Athletics
2009-10 Wrestling Roster
Thane Antczak
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- 125
- Hometown:
- Prairie Farm, Wis.
- High School:
- Prairie Farm HS
Dual Meet Record: N/A
Major Decisions: 6
Technical Falls: 3
Finished the season 18-6 in open tournaments • Recorded six wins by major decision • Finished with three falls • Won the North Country Open after going 3-0 • Pinned Yonis Debreab of Ridgewater at 3:11 • Scored a 17-4 major decision over Evan Guffey of St. John's • Finished second at the Husky Open • Scored a 12-3 major over UW Parkside's Arik Yde • Won five matches at the Bison Open • Picked up a 17-1 technical fall win over John Kyrska of Concordia • Downed Justin Reinsma of Southwest Minnesota by a 22-6 technical fall. •
Dual Meet Record: 3-2
Pins: 3
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 0
Went 18-6 overall with three pins and three major decisions in his second year with the Gophers • Captured the 133 pound title at the North Country Open after pinning James Woiwor of St. Johns at 2:07 in the first round and a 13-4 major decision over Adam Joseph in the championship • Defeated Cal-State Fullerton's Marcus Orona 5-3 in the Gophers' 39-0 stomping of the Titans • Placed fourth at the Kaufman-Brand Open • Finished 2-1 at the Northern Quad Open with a 10-1 major decision over Justin Solberg of North Dakota State, a 7-5 win over Appalachian State's Chris Johnson and a loss to Central Michigan's Scotti Sentes in a major decision • Won the Bison Open • Earned his second letter. •
Dual Meet Record: 1-5
Big Ten Record: 1-3
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 0
Technical Falls: 0
Went 9-10 on the season, wrestling all matches at 133 • Went 1-5 in dual meets and 1-3 in Big Ten duals, filling in for the injured Jayson Ness • Competed in first career dual meet on 1/10 against Iowa at the National Duals, falling 4-6 to Nate Moore • Scored first career dual meet win on 1/23 with an 11-5 win over Zac Stevens of Michigan • First career fall came in the fifth place match of the Bison Open over Adam Helgeson of St. Cloud State, getting the pin in 1:23 • Posted a 4-2 record at the Bison Open to finish in fifth place • Won career high three straight matches to open the Dragon Open before losing to teammate David Thorn in the championship match to finish second • Wrestled two ranked opponents, falling 4-6 to No. 1 Franklin Gomez of Michigan State on 1/22 and 14-29 to No. 8 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin on 1/29 • Earned first letter. •
2008-2009 • REDSHIRTED:
Recepient of the Golden Gophers Academic Award • Posted 2-2 mark on the season, competing solely in open in events • Tallied one pin • First career win came on Nov. 15 at the Bison Open as a 12-4 major decision win • Named a U-of0M Maroon Scholar Athlete. •
HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed for Prairie Farm High School • Two-time state champion • Boasted a prep career mark of 171-11 • Integral part of three Lakeland Conference championships for Prairie Farm during prep career • Three-time all-Lakeland Conference • Three-time CrossFace All-Academic honoree • Two-time NHSCA All-Academic team salutatorian • Earned eight high school letters; four each in wrestling and baseball. •
PERSONAL:
Son of Tony and Suzie Antczak • Born May 18, 1990 • Siblings are Cassie and Kade • Lists his most memorable sports thrill as winning his first state championship • Majoring in chemical engineering. •
| Season | Wt. | Overall | Wt. Cl. | Dual | Big Ten | Points | Pins | MD | TF | v.Rnk | Strk | Fast Pin | Big Ten's | NCAA's |
| 2009-10 | 133 | 9-10 | 9-10 | 1-5 | 1-3 | - | 1 | - | - | 0-3 | 2L | 1:23 | - | - |
| 2010-11 | 133 | 18-6 | 18-6 | 3-2 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011-12 | 133 | 18-6 | 18-6 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 3:11 | - | - |
| Total | 45-22 | 45-22 | 4-7 | 1-3 | - | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0-3 | - | 1:23 | - | - |
