After a season where new Head Coach Brandon Eggum helped "right the ship" by overcoming the effects of the JRob scandal, our Gopher Wrestlers mostly exceeded expectations!! So, with the season's successes, and the recent commitments of 2017 Jake Allar and 2018 #1 ranked Gable Steveson, we now seem to have some really positive momentum going forward!!!
Gopher Wrestling held their Awards banquet last Sunday and the excitement for our good season was obvious there! Here is an article on the banquet from Gophersports.com:
Gophers Hand Out Hardware at Team Banquet
Minnesota hosted the ceremonial end to its 2016-17 season Sunday in Minneapolis, handing out team awards and celebrating first-year letterwinners, All-Americans and departing seniors
Gophersports.com
April 9, 2017
After a strong season that produced a collection of above-seed performances at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships, Minnesota's season came to a ceremonial close on Sunday evening in Minneapolis at the annual team banquet. Boosters, fans, coaches and student-athletes gathered for dinner and a program that featured season highlights, individual team awards, recognition of first-time letterwinners and All-Americans, and speeches from six departing seniors.
Following a highlight video to kick off the event, the Gopher coaching staff handed out a collection of awards to Gophers wrestlers that honored a variety of accomplishments ranging from academic, to attitude, to athletic achievement. A full list of the award winners appears below.
In addition to the award winners, ovations from the audience welcomed Minnesota's four All-Americans to the stage (Ethan Lizak, Tommy Thorn, Brett Pfarr and Michael Kroells) as well as those who earned their first letter this season (Ben Brancale, James Berg, Carson Brolsma, Mitch McKee, Bobby Steveson, Rylee Streifel, Gannon Volk).
The evening wrapped up with a series of speeches, first from each of the team's graduating seniors (Pfarr, Kroells, Sam Brancale, Jordan Bremer, Brandon Kingsley and Ben Morgan). Head Coach Brandon Eggum closed the program with his own address that briefly recapped last season and detailed his vision for the program in the coming years.
Team award winners on Sunday included:
GopherSports.com is your home for news about Gopher Wrestling throughout the offseason as the team prepares for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign. To stay up-to-the-minute on everything surrounding the Minnesota program, be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Gopher Wrestling held their Awards banquet last Sunday and the excitement for our good season was obvious there! Here is an article on the banquet from Gophersports.com:
Gophers Hand Out Hardware at Team Banquet
Minnesota hosted the ceremonial end to its 2016-17 season Sunday in Minneapolis, handing out team awards and celebrating first-year letterwinners, All-Americans and departing seniors
Gophersports.com
April 9, 2017
After a strong season that produced a collection of above-seed performances at the Big Ten and NCAA Championships, Minnesota's season came to a ceremonial close on Sunday evening in Minneapolis at the annual team banquet. Boosters, fans, coaches and student-athletes gathered for dinner and a program that featured season highlights, individual team awards, recognition of first-time letterwinners and All-Americans, and speeches from six departing seniors.
Following a highlight video to kick off the event, the Gopher coaching staff handed out a collection of awards to Gophers wrestlers that honored a variety of accomplishments ranging from academic, to attitude, to athletic achievement. A full list of the award winners appears below.
In addition to the award winners, ovations from the audience welcomed Minnesota's four All-Americans to the stage (Ethan Lizak, Tommy Thorn, Brett Pfarr and Michael Kroells) as well as those who earned their first letter this season (Ben Brancale, James Berg, Carson Brolsma, Mitch McKee, Bobby Steveson, Rylee Streifel, Gannon Volk).
The evening wrapped up with a series of speeches, first from each of the team's graduating seniors (Pfarr, Kroells, Sam Brancale, Jordan Bremer, Brandon Kingsley and Ben Morgan). Head Coach Brandon Eggum closed the program with his own address that briefly recapped last season and detailed his vision for the program in the coming years.
Team award winners on Sunday included:
- Upperclassmen Academic Award: Michael Kroells
- Freshmen Academic Award: Hunter Marko
- Freshman of the Year: Mitch McKee
- Most Falls: Mitch McKee
- Most Dedicated: Colin Carr
- Chris Berglin Most Improved: Chris Pfarr
- Most Exciting Wrestler: Ethan Lizak
- Fraser Dean Most Courageous: Nick Wanzek
- Verne Gagne Leadership Award: Michael Kroells
- Outstanding Wrestler: Brett Pfarr
GopherSports.com is your home for news about Gopher Wrestling throughout the offseason as the team prepares for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign. To stay up-to-the-minute on everything surrounding the Minnesota program, be sure to follow Gopher Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
