Our Gopher Wrestlers have two road duals this weekend - tonight at Northwestern (7pm CT on BTN+) and Sunday at Wisconsin (12pm CT on BTN+). Both matches should be fairly easy wins as both opponents are winless in the B1G thus far.
Here's how things might go against the Cats:
125 - Skyler Petry -or- Steve Polakowski
Petry: Waterville, Minn. / RS Fr. / 11-13 / 4-7 duals
Polakowski: Libertyville, Ill. / RS Fr. / 11-5 overall / 2-1 duals
vs. Garrison White
Concord, N.H. / Senior
9-9 overall / 5-5 duals / 4 tech falls
(MN 0 - NW 4)
133 - Sam Brancale -or- Ben Morgan
Brancale: Eden Prairie, Minn. / RS Jr. / 15-14 overall / 5-8 duals
Morgan: Forest Lake, Minn. / RS Jr. / 4-2 overall / 1-0 duals
vs. No. 20 Dominick Malone
Granby, Conn. / Senior
17-6 overall / 7-3 duals / 8 pins / 4 tech falls
2x NCAA Qualifier (‘14, ‘15)
(MN 0 - NW 8)
141 - No. 7 Tommy Thorn
St. Michael, Minn. / RS Freshman 26-7 overall / 10-4 duals / 2 pins / 5 major decisions / 4 ranked wins
vs. Jameson Oster
Homer Glen, Ill. / Senior
9-2 overall / 5-2 duals / 2 pins / 2 major decisions
NCAA Qualifier (‘15)
(MN 4 - NW 8)
149 - No. 16 Jake Short
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / RS Sophomore 10-6 overall / 3-4 duals / 2 pins / 3 ranked wins
vs. No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis
Crown Point, Ind. / RS Junior
7-4 overall / 3-3 duals / 2 tech falls
2x Big Ten Champ (‘14, ‘15) / 2x All-American (‘14, ‘15)
NCAA National Champion (‘14)
(MN 4 - NW 11)
157 - Brandon Kingsley
Kingsley: Apple Valley, Minn. / RS Jr. / 16-10 overall / 8-5 duals / 4 pins
vs. Anthony Petrone
Orlando, Fla. / Freshman
0-4 overall / 0-4 duals
(MN 8 - NW 11)
165 - Brandon Krone -or- Dylan Urbach
Krone: Anoka, Minn. / RS Fr. / 11-9 overall / 2-3 duals
Urbach: Lisbon, N.D. / RS Fr. / 5-11 overall / 2-6 duals
vs. Luke Norland
Okoboji, Iowa / Freshman
3-10 overall / 2-8 duals / 2 pins
(MN 12 - NW 11)
174 - Nick Wanzek
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / RS Sophomore 13-9 overall / 6-6 duals / 3 major decisions
vs. Mitch Sliga
Fishers, Ind. / RS Sophomore
12-7 overall / 7-3 duals / 2 major decisions
(MN 15 - NW 11)
184 - Chris Pfarr
Le Sueur, Minn. / RS Sophomore 9-15 overall / 3-10 duals
vs. Regis Durbin
Lake Forest, Ill. / RS Freshman
4-12 overall / 2-8 duals
(MN 18 - NW 11)
197 - No. 3 Brett Pfarr
Le Sueur, Minn. / RS Junior 27-2 overall / 14-0 duals / 12 major decisions / 8 ranked wins
Big Ten Finalist at 184 (‘15) / NCAA Qualifier at 184 (‘15)
vs. Jacob Berkowitz
Scarsdale, N.Y. / RS Junior
3-8 overall / 0-5 duals
(MN 24 - NW 11)
285 - No. 9 Michael Kroells
Belle Plaine, Minn. / RS Junior 23-6 overall / 10-4 duals / 2 pins / 6 major decisions / 3 ranked wins
All American (‘15)
vs. Conan Jennings
Centerville, Ohio
5-13 overall / 1-9 duals
(MN 28 - NW 11)
Final score MN 28 - NW 11. So, this should be a match that will allow some of our guys to get a chance to beat on lesser wrestlers for easy/rare wins.
Polakowski and Krone were injured last week, both should be back this weekend. Brandon Eggum said that Petry / Polakowski still splitting time this weekend...not sure why, the latter has been much better!
Big match OSU at PSU tonight on BTN at 5pm CT. Most analysts say PSU wins fairly easily, and I agree. Need to run my dog out to a Vet appointment now, so I will post my predictions for this dual if I get time before then, and for MN vs. WI sometime tomorrow.
Go Gopher Wrestling!!
Let's kick some ass this weekend!!!
Here's how things might go against the Cats:
125 - Skyler Petry -or- Steve Polakowski
Petry: Waterville, Minn. / RS Fr. / 11-13 / 4-7 duals
Polakowski: Libertyville, Ill. / RS Fr. / 11-5 overall / 2-1 duals
vs. Garrison White
Concord, N.H. / Senior
9-9 overall / 5-5 duals / 4 tech falls
(MN 0 - NW 4)
133 - Sam Brancale -or- Ben Morgan
Brancale: Eden Prairie, Minn. / RS Jr. / 15-14 overall / 5-8 duals
Morgan: Forest Lake, Minn. / RS Jr. / 4-2 overall / 1-0 duals
vs. No. 20 Dominick Malone
Granby, Conn. / Senior
17-6 overall / 7-3 duals / 8 pins / 4 tech falls
2x NCAA Qualifier (‘14, ‘15)
(MN 0 - NW 8)
141 - No. 7 Tommy Thorn
St. Michael, Minn. / RS Freshman 26-7 overall / 10-4 duals / 2 pins / 5 major decisions / 4 ranked wins
vs. Jameson Oster
Homer Glen, Ill. / Senior
9-2 overall / 5-2 duals / 2 pins / 2 major decisions
NCAA Qualifier (‘15)
(MN 4 - NW 8)
149 - No. 16 Jake Short
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / RS Sophomore 10-6 overall / 3-4 duals / 2 pins / 3 ranked wins
vs. No. 4 Jason Tsirtsis
Crown Point, Ind. / RS Junior
7-4 overall / 3-3 duals / 2 tech falls
2x Big Ten Champ (‘14, ‘15) / 2x All-American (‘14, ‘15)
NCAA National Champion (‘14)
(MN 4 - NW 11)
157 - Brandon Kingsley
Kingsley: Apple Valley, Minn. / RS Jr. / 16-10 overall / 8-5 duals / 4 pins
vs. Anthony Petrone
Orlando, Fla. / Freshman
0-4 overall / 0-4 duals
(MN 8 - NW 11)
165 - Brandon Krone -or- Dylan Urbach
Krone: Anoka, Minn. / RS Fr. / 11-9 overall / 2-3 duals
Urbach: Lisbon, N.D. / RS Fr. / 5-11 overall / 2-6 duals
vs. Luke Norland
Okoboji, Iowa / Freshman
3-10 overall / 2-8 duals / 2 pins
(MN 12 - NW 11)
174 - Nick Wanzek
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / RS Sophomore 13-9 overall / 6-6 duals / 3 major decisions
vs. Mitch Sliga
Fishers, Ind. / RS Sophomore
12-7 overall / 7-3 duals / 2 major decisions
(MN 15 - NW 11)
184 - Chris Pfarr
Le Sueur, Minn. / RS Sophomore 9-15 overall / 3-10 duals
vs. Regis Durbin
Lake Forest, Ill. / RS Freshman
4-12 overall / 2-8 duals
(MN 18 - NW 11)
197 - No. 3 Brett Pfarr
Le Sueur, Minn. / RS Junior 27-2 overall / 14-0 duals / 12 major decisions / 8 ranked wins
Big Ten Finalist at 184 (‘15) / NCAA Qualifier at 184 (‘15)
vs. Jacob Berkowitz
Scarsdale, N.Y. / RS Junior
3-8 overall / 0-5 duals
(MN 24 - NW 11)
285 - No. 9 Michael Kroells
Belle Plaine, Minn. / RS Junior 23-6 overall / 10-4 duals / 2 pins / 6 major decisions / 3 ranked wins
All American (‘15)
vs. Conan Jennings
Centerville, Ohio
5-13 overall / 1-9 duals
(MN 28 - NW 11)
Final score MN 28 - NW 11. So, this should be a match that will allow some of our guys to get a chance to beat on lesser wrestlers for easy/rare wins.
Polakowski and Krone were injured last week, both should be back this weekend. Brandon Eggum said that Petry / Polakowski still splitting time this weekend...not sure why, the latter has been much better!
Big match OSU at PSU tonight on BTN at 5pm CT. Most analysts say PSU wins fairly easily, and I agree. Need to run my dog out to a Vet appointment now, so I will post my predictions for this dual if I get time before then, and for MN vs. WI sometime tomorrow.
Go Gopher Wrestling!!
Let's kick some ass this weekend!!!
