The B1G announced the conference wrestling schedules this past week, and we have a favorable schedule this year with no duals against PSU, OSU, or MI!!
We will have home duals against MD, NE, NW and WI, and away duals at IL, IA, PU, and RU.
Our entire 2023-24 schedule will be announced in September.
Here's the article on our Conference opponents, followed by articles on new 2023 recruiting class signings of Brandon Morvari and Tyler Wells, all from Gophersports.com:
Gophersports.com
7/11/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota wrestling team knows its conference opponents for the upcoming 2023-24 season after the Big Ten released the names of the schools Tuesday.
The Golden Gophers are set to host Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Minnesota is scheduled to travel to Illinois, Iowa, Purdue and Rutgers.
Of the eight conference matchups, programs face six divisional opponents, which are predetermined and have the home and away designations flipped from last season.
In addition, there are two crossover opponents which were determined considering the results of the 2023-24 preseason coaches' ranking poll. The crossover opponents for Minnesota this year are Maryland and Rutgers.
The complete 2023-24 Big Ten wrestling schedule with dates will be announced in September.
Gophersports.com
7/7/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum announced Friday that Brandon Morvari has signed a National Letter of Intent to become the sixth member of the Golden Gophers' 2023 recruiting class.
"Brandon comes from one of the premier in-state programs where he was coached by Gopher alum Will Short," Eggum said. "He has had success at the state and national level and will be a great addition to our lightweights."
A Richfield, Minn., native, Morvari won two individual state titles and four team titles at Simley High School where he was teammates with fellow signee Gavin Nelson and current redshirt sophomore Bennett Tabor.
After coming in third at 106 pounds as a sophomore, Morvari moved up to 113 pounds as a junior for his first state championship. This past season as a senior, he moved up again to 120 pounds and claimed his second straight state title. In his final three years of high school competition, Morvari posted a record of 135-12.
Ranked No. 15 in the state's pound-for-pound rankings by The Guillotine prior to the start of last season, Morvari won the 2022 Minnesota/USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle title at 120 pounds and was sixth at the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals. In 2021, he placed second at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals and added a fifth-place finish at the same event for Greco-Roman.
Last month, the Gophers announced Tyler Wells as the fifth member of a class that already included Nelson, Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly and Ethan Riddle. Like Morvari, Wells (Princeton), McEnelly (Waconia) and Nelson (Inver Grove Heights) are also in-state products.
Gophersports.com
6/23/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota wrestling has added another piece to its 2023 recruiting class as Tyler Wells has signed a National Letter of Intent, head coach Brandon Eggum announced Friday.
Wells becomes the fifth member of a class that includes previously announced Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly, Gavin Nelson, and Ethan Riddle. A Princeton, Minn., native, Wells joins McEnelly (Waconia) and Nelson (Inver Grove Heights) as in-state products.
"We are excited to add Tyler to an already great recruiting class," Eggum said. "Tyler is a four-time Minnesota state champion and holds the best career winning percentage for the state of Minnesota. It's always our goal to keep the best in-state kids home and are excited for the opportunity for Tyler to compete for his home state."
Wells is one of the top prep wrestlers in state history. According to the Star Tribune, he is one of 31 wrestlers all-time with at least four individual state titles, while his career record of 162-1 gives him a winning percentage of .994, the best in state annals. He was undefeated as a freshman, junior and senior.
In addition, he ranks sixth all-time with 976 takedowns in his career.
Projected to compete at either 133 or 141 pounds for the Gophers, Wells won his last two state titles at 132 pounds, while as a sophomore he captured the 113-pound crown after winning at 106 pounds as a freshman.
At the national level, Wells won the 2019 United World Wrestling Championships U15 freestyle title at 41 kg, and he came in third at the 2021 USA Wrestling Nationals 16U freestyle at 120 pounds.
We will have home duals against MD, NE, NW and WI, and away duals at IL, IA, PU, and RU.
Our entire 2023-24 schedule will be announced in September.
Here's the article on our Conference opponents, followed by articles on new 2023 recruiting class signings of Brandon Morvari and Tyler Wells, all from Gophersports.com:
Big Ten Announces Conference Opponents for 2023-24
Gophersports.com
7/11/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota wrestling team knows its conference opponents for the upcoming 2023-24 season after the Big Ten released the names of the schools Tuesday.
The Golden Gophers are set to host Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Minnesota is scheduled to travel to Illinois, Iowa, Purdue and Rutgers.
Of the eight conference matchups, programs face six divisional opponents, which are predetermined and have the home and away designations flipped from last season.
In addition, there are two crossover opponents which were determined considering the results of the 2023-24 preseason coaches' ranking poll. The crossover opponents for Minnesota this year are Maryland and Rutgers.
The complete 2023-24 Big Ten wrestling schedule with dates will be announced in September.
Brandon Morvari Becomes Sixth Member of Signing Class
Gophersports.com
7/7/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota wrestling head coach Brandon Eggum announced Friday that Brandon Morvari has signed a National Letter of Intent to become the sixth member of the Golden Gophers' 2023 recruiting class.
"Brandon comes from one of the premier in-state programs where he was coached by Gopher alum Will Short," Eggum said. "He has had success at the state and national level and will be a great addition to our lightweights."
A Richfield, Minn., native, Morvari won two individual state titles and four team titles at Simley High School where he was teammates with fellow signee Gavin Nelson and current redshirt sophomore Bennett Tabor.
After coming in third at 106 pounds as a sophomore, Morvari moved up to 113 pounds as a junior for his first state championship. This past season as a senior, he moved up again to 120 pounds and claimed his second straight state title. In his final three years of high school competition, Morvari posted a record of 135-12.
Ranked No. 15 in the state's pound-for-pound rankings by The Guillotine prior to the start of last season, Morvari won the 2022 Minnesota/USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle title at 120 pounds and was sixth at the 2022 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals. In 2021, he placed second at the USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Nationals and added a fifth-place finish at the same event for Greco-Roman.
Last month, the Gophers announced Tyler Wells as the fifth member of a class that already included Nelson, Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly and Ethan Riddle. Like Morvari, Wells (Princeton), McEnelly (Waconia) and Nelson (Inver Grove Heights) are also in-state products.
Tyler Wells Added to 2023 Recruiting Class
Gophersports.com
6/23/2023
Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota wrestling has added another piece to its 2023 recruiting class as Tyler Wells has signed a National Letter of Intent, head coach Brandon Eggum announced Friday.
Wells becomes the fifth member of a class that includes previously announced Rhett Koenig, Max McEnelly, Gavin Nelson, and Ethan Riddle. A Princeton, Minn., native, Wells joins McEnelly (Waconia) and Nelson (Inver Grove Heights) as in-state products.
"We are excited to add Tyler to an already great recruiting class," Eggum said. "Tyler is a four-time Minnesota state champion and holds the best career winning percentage for the state of Minnesota. It's always our goal to keep the best in-state kids home and are excited for the opportunity for Tyler to compete for his home state."
Wells is one of the top prep wrestlers in state history. According to the Star Tribune, he is one of 31 wrestlers all-time with at least four individual state titles, while his career record of 162-1 gives him a winning percentage of .994, the best in state annals. He was undefeated as a freshman, junior and senior.
In addition, he ranks sixth all-time with 976 takedowns in his career.
Projected to compete at either 133 or 141 pounds for the Gophers, Wells won his last two state titles at 132 pounds, while as a sophomore he captured the 113-pound crown after winning at 106 pounds as a freshman.
At the national level, Wells won the 2019 United World Wrestling Championships U15 freestyle title at 41 kg, and he came in third at the 2021 USA Wrestling Nationals 16U freestyle at 120 pounds.
