28 Gopher Wrestlers will be at the Warren Williamson Daktronics Open today in Brookings, SD along with teams from SDSU, NE, ASU and others. Here are the teams competing:
Team Season Team Abbr # of Wrestlers
1. Appalachian State, NC Appalachian State, NC APST (2)
2. Arizona State, AZ Arizona State, AZ ARST (15)
3. Augustana, SD Augustana (SD), SD AUGS (14)
4. Briar Cliff (Iowa), IA Briar Cliff (Iowa), IA BCI (22)
5. Iowa Central , IA Iowa Central Community College, IA ICCC (33)
6. Minnesota, MN Minnesota, MN MINN (28)
7. Morningside (Iowa), IA Morningside (Iowa), IA MOIO (1)
8. Nebraska - Lincoln, NE Nebraska, NE UNL (27)
9. Northern State, SD Northern State, SD NS (19)
10. Purdue, IN Purdue, IN PURD (1)
11. South Dakota State, SD South Dakota State, SD SDSU (23)
12. Unattached, SD No Match UNAT (2)
13. University of Mary, ND Mary, ND MARY (7)
MN has it's full team except for Brett Pfarr who competed last night at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Ohio. Also, suspended wrestlers Ethan Lizak, Larry Early and Brandon Krone are competing, while Tommy Thorn is not. Bobby Steveson is at 197#s today and will be down to 184#s in the near future. Here are the Gophers participating today:
Name Group Weight Class Actual Weight
Lizak, Ethan Open 125
Petry, Skyler Open 125
Brancale, Sam Open 133
Jones, Gresh Open 133
McKee, Mitch Open 133
Polakowski, Steven Open 133
Brancale, Ben Open 141
Volk, Gannon Open 141
Berg, James Open 149
Clark, Dalton Open 149
Marko, Hunter Open 149
Stroker, Fredy Open 149
Brolsma, Carson Open 157
Early, Larry Open 157
Short, Jake Open 157
Kingsley, Brandon Open 165
Krone, Brandon Open 165
Carr, Colin Open 174
Rothers, Jordon Open 174
Wanzek, Nick Open 174
Karaborni, Faris Open 184
Lunde, Dalton Open 184
Pfarr, Chris Open 184
Balow, Will Open 197
Steveson, Bobby Open 197
Destiche, Luke Open 285
Kroells, Michael Open 285
Streifel, Rylee Open 285
The event is broadcast live on FloWrestling.org and live streaming of scores and brackets are on www.trackwrestling.com
It should be a really interesting day of good college wrestling, so tune in to follow along!!
Go Gopher Wrestling!!!
#GopherTough
Also, here's an article on Brett Pfarr at the NWCA Classic last night:
Pfarr Brings Home Win from All-Star Classic
Showing off his ability to score off his defense, two counters prove to be the difference for Pfarr in his victory over fellow All-American Brett Harner
Gophersports.com
Nov. 5, 2016
Brett Pfarr’s best offense was good defense on Saturday night at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Cleveland. Scoring a pair of takedowns off fellow All-American – and fellow Brett – Brett Harner by defending shots taken by the Princeton standout, Pfarr used the latter of those two counters to score the match-winning takedown in the bout’s waning seconds, adding the riding time point in those final ticks for a 7-4 victory.
Pfarr scored the match’s first points when Harner got in on a single-leg near the edge of the mat early in the first period. Pfarr took the opportunity to showcase his scrambling skills, working his way to Harner’s leg and earning the takedown before the two went out of bounds.
Harner washed that takedown with one of his own later in the period. In an odd exchange, it appeared Pfarr lost his footing on the mat. Harner was able to essentially push Pfarr to the mat to take a 3-2 lead. A quick escape from Pfarr leveled the match, which remained tied through the end of the period.
The only point of the middle frame came from Pfarr, who quickly escaped Harner to start the period.
Leading 4-3, Pfarr rode tough to start the third period, returning Harner to the mat multiple times before losing him on the edge midway through the period. Initially ruled no change, a challenge from the Princeton corner led to the call being reverse upon review, leveling the contest at 4-4 with just under a minute remaining.
Still tied with about 15 seconds left, Harner again got to Pfarr’s leg on a single, but heavy hips from the Gopher co-captain allowed him to break Harner’s grip and go behind to score the takedown and the two points, sealing the win.
Though a win over a returning All-American and top-five opponent is always noteworthy, it will not be reflected in Pfarr’s record, as the All-Star Classic is an exhibition event. Pfarr’s first official matches will come next weekend at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals.
Pfarr’s teammates will kick off the Gophers’ 2016-17 season tomorrow at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D.
Team Season Team Abbr # of Wrestlers
1. Appalachian State, NC Appalachian State, NC APST (2)
2. Arizona State, AZ Arizona State, AZ ARST (15)
3. Augustana, SD Augustana (SD), SD AUGS (14)
4. Briar Cliff (Iowa), IA Briar Cliff (Iowa), IA BCI (22)
5. Iowa Central , IA Iowa Central Community College, IA ICCC (33)
6. Minnesota, MN Minnesota, MN MINN (28)
7. Morningside (Iowa), IA Morningside (Iowa), IA MOIO (1)
8. Nebraska - Lincoln, NE Nebraska, NE UNL (27)
9. Northern State, SD Northern State, SD NS (19)
10. Purdue, IN Purdue, IN PURD (1)
11. South Dakota State, SD South Dakota State, SD SDSU (23)
12. Unattached, SD No Match UNAT (2)
13. University of Mary, ND Mary, ND MARY (7)
MN has it's full team except for Brett Pfarr who competed last night at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Ohio. Also, suspended wrestlers Ethan Lizak, Larry Early and Brandon Krone are competing, while Tommy Thorn is not. Bobby Steveson is at 197#s today and will be down to 184#s in the near future. Here are the Gophers participating today:
Name Group Weight Class Actual Weight
Lizak, Ethan Open 125
Petry, Skyler Open 125
Brancale, Sam Open 133
Jones, Gresh Open 133
McKee, Mitch Open 133
Polakowski, Steven Open 133
Brancale, Ben Open 141
Volk, Gannon Open 141
Berg, James Open 149
Clark, Dalton Open 149
Marko, Hunter Open 149
Stroker, Fredy Open 149
Brolsma, Carson Open 157
Early, Larry Open 157
Short, Jake Open 157
Kingsley, Brandon Open 165
Krone, Brandon Open 165
Carr, Colin Open 174
Rothers, Jordon Open 174
Wanzek, Nick Open 174
Karaborni, Faris Open 184
Lunde, Dalton Open 184
Pfarr, Chris Open 184
Balow, Will Open 197
Steveson, Bobby Open 197
Destiche, Luke Open 285
Kroells, Michael Open 285
Streifel, Rylee Open 285
The event is broadcast live on FloWrestling.org and live streaming of scores and brackets are on www.trackwrestling.com
It should be a really interesting day of good college wrestling, so tune in to follow along!!
Go Gopher Wrestling!!!
#GopherTough
Also, here's an article on Brett Pfarr at the NWCA Classic last night:
Pfarr Brings Home Win from All-Star Classic
Showing off his ability to score off his defense, two counters prove to be the difference for Pfarr in his victory over fellow All-American Brett Harner
Gophersports.com
Nov. 5, 2016
Brett Pfarr’s best offense was good defense on Saturday night at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Cleveland. Scoring a pair of takedowns off fellow All-American – and fellow Brett – Brett Harner by defending shots taken by the Princeton standout, Pfarr used the latter of those two counters to score the match-winning takedown in the bout’s waning seconds, adding the riding time point in those final ticks for a 7-4 victory.
Pfarr scored the match’s first points when Harner got in on a single-leg near the edge of the mat early in the first period. Pfarr took the opportunity to showcase his scrambling skills, working his way to Harner’s leg and earning the takedown before the two went out of bounds.
Harner washed that takedown with one of his own later in the period. In an odd exchange, it appeared Pfarr lost his footing on the mat. Harner was able to essentially push Pfarr to the mat to take a 3-2 lead. A quick escape from Pfarr leveled the match, which remained tied through the end of the period.
The only point of the middle frame came from Pfarr, who quickly escaped Harner to start the period.
Leading 4-3, Pfarr rode tough to start the third period, returning Harner to the mat multiple times before losing him on the edge midway through the period. Initially ruled no change, a challenge from the Princeton corner led to the call being reverse upon review, leveling the contest at 4-4 with just under a minute remaining.
Still tied with about 15 seconds left, Harner again got to Pfarr’s leg on a single, but heavy hips from the Gopher co-captain allowed him to break Harner’s grip and go behind to score the takedown and the two points, sealing the win.
Though a win over a returning All-American and top-five opponent is always noteworthy, it will not be reflected in Pfarr’s record, as the All-Star Classic is an exhibition event. Pfarr’s first official matches will come next weekend at the Journeymen/Asics Northeast Duals.
Pfarr’s teammates will kick off the Gophers’ 2016-17 season tomorrow at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D.
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