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My sources indicate Cooper is for sure gone, Battle is still mulling his options. Both have one more year of eligibility.

Several of our 2023 commits won state championships last weekend and this weekend!!! In WI, Ethan Riddle won his 2nd title while Rhett Koenig won his 4th D2 title!!

Then this weekend, Max McEnelly won his 4th MN state title while Gavin Nelson won his 3rd!!!
Also, Jack Nelson also had a pin in the finals at 126 AA and Blake Beissel won 5-1 in the 113 AAA finals.

Way to go guys!!!

We will be better soon with all of these guys!!


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The Pre-Seeds were released today for this weekend's Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday March 4th and Sunday March 5th!!

All of our guys were seeded between #3 Isaiah Salazar and #11 Brayton Lee and Garrett Joles. Although Lee is listed at 157#s and Andrew Sparks is listed at 165#s, it's still not clear whether both of them will go, or if Drew Roberts and Cael Carlson will take their place.

The full 2023 B1G Championship brackets will be released on Friday March 3rd.


Here is the article on today's release from Gophersports.com, followed by the B1G press release listing all of the Pre-Seeds:

Big Ten Announces Wrestling Pre-Seeds for 2023 Big Ten Championships​

Gophersports.com
02/27/2023
Wrestling

MINNEAPOLIS - The wrestling postseason is officially on the horizon, as the Big Ten conference released pre-seeds for this weekend's 2023 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Maroon & Gold enters the weekend with eight wrestlers seeded within the conference allocations determined by the NCAA last week, including six Gophers who slot in within the top six in their weight class.

The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference's coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes. Official final brackets for the tournament are set to be released later this week.

Headlining the Golden Gopher bunch is Isaiah Salazar, who claims the third seed at 184 pounds following a 15-1 regular season mark and an unblemished conference record on the season.

Bailee O'Reilly is the next-highest seed for Minnesota, slotting in at No. 4 in the 174-pound field. O'Reilly had a breakout sixth-year senior season with a 15-3 record and is currently ranked eighth nationally in the InterMat polls.

At 125 pounds, Patrick McKee earns the fifth seed in what will once again be a deep Big Ten field in collegiate wrestling's lightest weight division. Jake Bergeland also holds the No. 5 seed at 141 pounds, as he looks to build off last season's third-place performance.

Two Gophers will enter the weekend as the No. 6 seed in their respective weight classes, as both Aaron Nagao and Michael Blockhus look to be in prime position to make some noise on the Big Ten stage.

Andrew Sparks and Michial Foy will take the nine-seeds at 165 and 197 pounds, respectively, while Brayton Lee and Garrett Joles round out the squad as the No. 11 seed in each of their weight brackets.

The 2023 Big Ten Championships, hosted by the University of Michigan, will begin on Saturday at 9 a.m. CST with live coverage across both days on Big Ten Network and B1G+. Fans can also follow along for live match-by-match updates of all Gopher Wrestling action on Twitter at @GopherWrestling.

Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced​

Penn State paces conference teams with four top-seeded wrestlers​

BigTen.org
2/27/2023

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 4-5 at Michigan. Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with four No. 1 seeds. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes.

The Nittany Lions boast four top-seeded wrestlers, with 133-pounder Roman Bravo-Young, 174-pounder Carter Starocci, 184-pounder Aaron Brooks and 197-pouder Max Dean. Iowa’s Spencer Lee (125) and Real Woods (141), Michigan’s Mason Parris (285), Nebraska’s Peyton Robb (157), Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso (149) and Wisconsin’s Dean Hamiti (165) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.

This year’s field contains a combined 12 Big Ten individual championships (seven wrestlers) and 10 NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers).

For more information on the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.

125 lbs.

1. Spencer Lee (IOWA)
2. Liam Cronin (NEB)
3. Matt Ramos (PUR)
4. Eric Barnett (WIS)
5. Patrick McKee (MINN)
6. Michael DeAugustino (NU)
7. Malik Heinselman (OSU)
8. Braxton Brown (MD)
9. Dean Peterson (RU)
10. Jack Medley (MICH)
11. Gary Steen (PSU)
12. Tristan Lujan (MSU)
13. Jacob Moran (IND)
14. Maximo Renteria (ILL)

133 lbs.

1. Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)
2. Jesse Mendez (OSU)
3. Lucas Byrd (ILL)
4. Chris Cannon (NU)
5. Dylan Ragusin (MICH)
6. Aaron Nagao (MINN)
7. Joe Heilmann (RU)
8. Brody Teske (IOWA)
9. Rayvon Foley (MSU)
10. Taylor LaMont (WIS)
11. Henry Porter (IND)
12. Kyle Burwick (NEB)
13. Dustin Norris (PUR)
14. Jackson Cockrell (MD)

141 lbs.

1. Real Woods (IOWA)
2. Beau Bartlett (PSU)
3. Brock Hardy (NEB)
4. Frankie Tal Shahar (NU)
5. Jakob Bergeland (MINN)
6. Danny Pucino (ILL)
7. Joseph Olivieri (RU)
8. Parker Filius (PUR)
9. Dylan D’Emilio (OSU)
10. Cole Mattin (MICH)
11. Joseph Zargo (WIS)
12. Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
13. Cayden Rooks (IND)
14. Kal Miller (MD)

149 lbs.

1. Sammy Sasso (OSU)
2. Austin Gomez (WIS)
3. Yahya Thomas (NU)
4. Max Murin (IOWA)
5. Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
6. Michael Blockhus (MINN)
7. Graham Rooks (IND)
8. Ethen Miller (MD)
9. Chance Lamer (MICH)
10. Tony White (RU)
11. Dayne Morton (NEB)
12. Jake Harrier (ILL)
13. Peyton Omania (MSU)
14. Jaden Reynolds (PUR)

157 lbs.

1. Peyton Robb (NEB)
2. Levi Haines (PSU)
3. Kendall Coleman (PUR)
4. Chase Saldate (MSU)
5. Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA)
6. Will Lewan (MICH)
7. Michael Carr (ILL)
8. Trevor Chumbley (NU)
9. Garrett Model (WIS)
10. Derek Gilcher (IND)
11. Brayton Lee (MINN)
12. Paddy Gallagher (OSU)
13. Andrew Clark (RU)
14. Michael North (MD)

165 lbs.

1. Dean Hamiti (WIS)
2. Cameron Amine (MICH)
3. Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
4. Alex Facundo (PSU)
5. Carson Kharchla (OSU)
6. Caleb Fish (MSU)
7. Maxx Mayfield (NU)
8. Danny Braunagel (ILL)
9. Andrew Sparks
10. Bubba Wilson (NEB)
11. Nick South (IND)
12. Robert Kanniard (RU)
13. Stony Buell (PUR)
14. John Martin Best (MD)

174 lbs.

1. Carter Starocci (PSU)
2. Mikey Labriola (NEB)
3. Ethan Smith (OSU)
4. Bailee O’Reilly (MINN)
5. Edmond Ruth (ILL)
6. DJ Washington (IND)
7. Nelson Brands (IOWA)
8. Troy Fisher (NU)
9. Max Maylor (MICH)
10. Jackson Turley (RU)
11. Ceasar Garza (MSU)
12. Dominic Solis (MD)
13. Josh Otto (WIS)
14. Cooper Noehre (PUR)

184 lbs.

1. Aaron Brooks (PSU)
2. Kaleb Romero (OSU)
3. Isaiah Salazar (MINN)
4. Matt Finesilver (MICH)
5. Abe Assad (IOWA)
6. Layne Malczewski (MSU)
7. Lenny Pinto (NEB)
8. Brian Soldano (RU)
9. Dylan Connell (ILL)
10. Tyler Dow (WIS)
11. Evan Bates (NU)
12. Ben Vanadia (PUR)
13. Clayton Fielden (IND)
14. Kevin Makosy (MD)

197 lbs.

1. Max Dean (PSU)
2. Silas Allred (NEB)
3. Zac Braunagel (ILL)
4. Cameron Caffey (MSU)
5. Jacob Warner (IOWA)
6. Jaxon Smith (MD)
7. Gavin Hoffman (OSU)
8. Braxton Amos (WIS)
9. Michial Foy (MINN)
10. Nick Willham (IND)
11. Billy Janzer (RU)
12. Andrew Davison (NU)
13. Brendin Yatooma (MICH)
14. Hayden Filipovich (PUR)

285 lbs.

1. Mason Parris (MICH)
2. Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)
3. Tony Cassioppi (IOWA)
4. Lucas Davison (NU)
5. Trent Hillger (WIS)
6. Boone McDermott (RU)
7. Tate Orndoff (OSU)
8. Jacob Bullock (IND)
9. Jaron Smith (MD)
10. Hayden Copass (PUR)
11. Garrett Joles (MINN)
12. Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)
13. Matt Wroblewski (ILL)
14. Austin Emerson (NEB)

Minnesota 3, Ohio State 1. I got a kick out of that penalty Abby Murphy drew. She was jawing with the best player on the Ohio State team, and the girl pushed her in the face. It looked like she took a dive, but it was a shove in the face which is a five minute major. Ohio State ran out the penalty at the beginning of the 2nd period, but they never got back in sync. Minnesota got four girls on the all tourney team: Murphy, Heise, Hemp and Wetherington. Ohio State had one.

Minnesota is off to another good start in their 2024 recruiting cycle. Finishing strong will be crucial for maintaining a good ranking, but the staff is putting themselves in a position to be successful. We take a closer look below.

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2024 ATH out of Hill-Murray, tweeted out an offer from Minnesota earlier today, now he's committed to the Gophers. Had an offer from Wyoming. Seidl has been communicating with Minnesota CB coach Nick Monroe, so that's likely where Minnesota likes him.

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PJ Fleck and Minnesota made a couple strong additions at the buzzer to cap off their 2023 recruiting class. Wide receiver TJ McWilliams was one of them, and we take a closer look at him in today's newcomer profile.


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She resigned today.

The first call Mark Coyle needs to make is to Brookings, SD and interview Aaron Johnston. Hell of a coach for the Jackrabbits. Knows the Minnesota hoops landscape very, very well

Our Nebraska site is doing a phenomenal job of previewing each team's top storylines heading into spring football. Here is their latest on the Gophers below....

Pregame outlook from @Dylan Callaghan-Croley

Post your pregame, in-game, and postgame thoughts here

Got word that after his game today, Isaac Asuma did indeed commit to the Gophers. The story will be up shortly.

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Probably looking at your next Gophers hoops commitment on Thursday

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Dead period will be over at midnight, Minnesota is expected to have a couple of notable 2024 targets on campus tomorrow. We'll add more when we get confirmation.

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The battle for RB at Minnesota mentioned