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Wrestling: McKee Wins Title; Five Record Top-Eight Finish at U23 Nationals last weekend!!

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We did pretty well at the 2020 U23 Junior Nationals (Freestyle) tournament last weekend in Omaha, NE, as former Gopher Mitch McKee won the 61kg title, and 4 other Gophers had top 8 finishes!!

I think these big national folkstyle and freestyle tournaments are really good events for our guys to fine-tune their skills against some of the best college wrestlers in the US!! Mitch McKee was very sharp (I think he's better in freestyle than in folkstyle), and his younger brother Patrick McKee got some revenge on Devin Schroeder (PU) who McKee was ahead of and then lost to when he was injured in the PU dual last year. This leg injury (it got badly twisted) kept Pat out for a while, but he has completely recovered and he looked great whomping all over Schroeder by a 10-0 TF!!!

Here is an article on the U23 event from Gophersports.com, followed by a list of placers from Flowrestling.com:


McKee Wins Title; Five Record Top-Eight Finish at U23 Nationals!!

Gophersports.com
Wrestling
11-16-20


Former Gopher Mitch McKee captured first place last weekend at the 2020 U23 Junior Nationals at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb. McKee outscored his opponents, 59-14, in his five matches, including a 10-0 victory in the 61kg finals against Michael Colaiocco. A two-time All-American for the Gophers, McKee is now eligible for the 2021 Junior World Team Trials.

Four current Gopher wrestlers recorded top-eight finishes, led by junior Jake Allar's fourth place showing at 79kg in the U23 division. Sophomore Patrick McKee placed seventh at 57kg with a 6-2 record.

Sophomores Kasper McIntosh (70kg) and Baylor Fernandes (74kg) earned fifth and sixth-place finishes in the UWW Junior National division.

Full results from the 2020 U23 & UWW Junior Nationals can be found at FloWrestling.com.

U23 Competitors
1st Place: Mitch McKee (61kg): 5-0
4th Place: Jake Allar (79kg): 4-2
7th Place: Patrick McKee (57kg): 6-2

UWW JR Competitors
5th Place: Kasper McIntosh (70kg): 6-2
6th Place: Baylor Fernandes (74kg): 4-3
Matt Ramos (57kg): 2-2



And from Flowrestling.com:

U23 Placers:

57 KG
1st Ramazan Attasauov MA (Cyclone Regional Training Center C-RTC) VFA Danny Vega Tucson, AZ (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), 8-6 2:47
3rd Paul Bianchi WI (Arkansas Regional Training Center) VSU1 Patrick Glory Randolph, NJ (Unattached), 13-2 1:23
5th Rayvon Foley MI (Unattached) VSU1 Joseph Manchio NJ (New York City RTC), 14-1 3:47
7th Patrick McKee MN (Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC) VPO1 Ethan Rotondo WI (Wisconsin Regional Training Center), 15-11

61 KG
1st Mitchell McKee MN (Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC) VSU Michael Colaiocco Sparta Township, NJ (Pennsylvania RTC), 10-0 0:59
3rd Ian Parker IA (Cyclone Regional Training Center C-RTC) VPO1 Austin Desanto PA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 6-1
5th Josh Kramer AZ (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) VPO1 Micky Phillippi PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club), 8-7
7th Drew Mattin OH (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VPO1 Collin Gerardi VA (Southeast Regional Training Center, Inc), 9-2

65 KG
1st Harold 'brock' Mauller MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VPO1 Domonick Demas OK (Oklahoma Regional Training Center), 8-1
3rd Max Murin PA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club) VSU Kizhan Clarke DC (Dcac), 10-0 5:28
5th Parker Filius MT (Boilermaker RTC) VPO1 Clay Carlson MN (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), 7-5
7th Luke Kemerer PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club) VPO1 Carter Happel IA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 4-2

70 KG
1st Will Lewan IL (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VPO1 Kaleb Young PA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 5-4
3rd Jake Keating VA (Cavalier Wrestling Club) VSU1 Garrett Model WI (Wisconsin Regional Training Center), 12-1 1:12
5th Cory Crooks AZ (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) VSU Jaron Jensen WY (Wyoming Wrestling Reg Training Ctr), 11-0 5:43
7th Parker Kropman PA (Pennsylvania RTC) VSU Jonathan Millner NC (Unattached), 10-0 0:35

74 KG
1st Evan Wick CA (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) VPO1 Danny Braunagel IL (Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC), 10-4
3rd Quentin Perez MD (Navy-Marine Corps Mat Club) VSU Jeremiah Moody WI (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 10-0 4:37
5th Evan Barczak NY (Pennsylvania RTC) VSU1 Jacori Teemer NY (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 12-2 1:50
7th Joshua Kim CA (New England Regional Training Center) VSU Grant Zamin IL (Unattached), 10-0 0:53

79 KG
1st David McFadden VA (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) VPO1 Nelson Brands IA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 12-5
3rd Muhamed Mcbryde NY (Buffalo Wrestling Club RTC) VPO1 Jake Allar MN (Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC), 4-3
5th Demetrius Romero ID (Brunson UVRTC) VSU Myles Wilson CO (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:41
7th Dakota Howard VA (Southeast Regional Training Center, Inc) VSU1 Michael Battista VA (Cavalier Wrestling Club), 19-9 5:23

86 KG
1st Taylor Lujan GA (Panther Wrestling Club RTC) VSU Max Lyon IA (Boilermaker RTC), 10-0 2:44
3rd Cameron Caffey IL (Unattached) VSU Cade Belshay AZ (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club), 10-0 3:45
5th Stanley Smeltzer VA (Southeast Regional Training Center, Inc) VFO Gregg Harvey jr. PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club)
7th Keegan Moore MN (Panther Wrestling Club RTC) VSU Jacob Raschka MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club), 11-0 4:26

92 KG
1st Jakob Woodley OK (Oklahoma Regional Training Center) VPO1 Jacob Warner IL (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 6-4
3rd Nino Bonaccorsi PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club) VPO1 Thomas Penola IN (Boilermaker RTC), 8-2
5th Kordell Norfleet AZ (Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club) VSU Jonathan Aiello VA (Unattached), 10-0 3:08
7th Nathan Traxler CA (California Regional Training Center (CA RTC)) VSU1 Andrew Davison MI (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), 12-2 3:42

97 KG
1st Tanner Sloan IA (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) VPO1 Noah Adams WV (West Virginia Regional Training Center), 10-9
3rd Jacob Boyd OK (Unattached) VSU Kobe Woods IN (Burg Training Center), 10-0 5:06
5th Duncan Lee IA (Unattached) VFO Brandon Whitman MI (Tar Heel Wrestling Club), 0-0
7th Jackson Schichel MN (Hastings Wrestling Club) VFO Michael Loyola MO (Unattached)

125 KG
1st Youssif Hemida NY (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VPO1 Anthony Cassioppi IL (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 8-7
3rd Gannon Gremmel IA (Cyclone Regional Training Center C-RTC) VIN Jordan Wood PA (Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club), 0-0 0:02
5th Ethan Laird PA (Broncs Wrestling Club) VPO1 Brian Andrews WY (Wyoming Wrestling Reg Training Ctr), 11-6
7th Luke Luffman IL (Illinois Regional Training Center/Illini WC) VPO Aaron Costello IA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 5-0


UWW JR Placers:

57 KG
1st Dylan Ragusin IL (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VPO1 Angelo Rini OH (New York City RTC), 13-10
3rd Jesse Mendez IN (Bulldog Premier Wrestling Club) VSU Brody Teske IA (Panther Wrestling Club RTC), 10-0 2:18
5th Jesse Ybarra AZ (Hawkeye Wrestling Club) VFA Eric Barnett WI (Wisconsin RTC), 2-2 1:18
7th Chance Lamer OR (Mat Sense Wrestling) VPO1 Timothy Levine CA (Unattached), 6-2

61 KG
1st Ridge Lovett ID (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center) VPO1 Cole Matthews PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club), 5-4
3rd Samuel Hillegas PA (Southeast RTC, Inc) VPO1 Carter Young OK (Team BIG), 10-3
5th Trey Crawford MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VSU1 Isaiah Delgado UT (Brunson UVRTC), 12-1 3:29
7th Chris Kim PA (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VSU Daniel Kimball IA (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), 10-0 2:13

65 KG
1st Joshua Edmond MI (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VSU Bryce Andonian VA (Southeast RTC, Inc), 10-0 1:29
3rd Anthony Ferrari OK (Cowboy Wrestling Club) VSU1 Legend Lamer OR (Central Coast RTC), 11-1 2:26
5th Sammy Alvarez NJ (Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club) VFO Cameron Picklo OK (Unattached)
7th Victor Voinovich OH (Seasons Freestyle Club) VFO Cobe Siebrecht IA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 0-0

70 KG
1st Keegan O'toole WI (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VFA Clayton Ulrey PA (Southeast RTC, Inc), 8-0 1:40
3rd Justin Mccoy PA (Cavalier Wrestling Club) VPO1 Fidel Mayora IL (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), 8-4
5th Kasper Mcintosh IN (Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC) VSU Lucas Revano NJ (Pennsylvania RTC), 10-0 3:30
7th Connor Brady VA (Southeast RTC, Inc) VPO1 Tyler Badgett CA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club), 11-4

74 KG
1st Bernie Truax CA (Central Coast RTC) VPO1 Cade Devos IA (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), 8-3
3rd Alex Facundo MI (Team Donahoe) VPO1 David Berkovich NY (New York City RTC), 6-4
5th Isaiah Alford Lincoln, NE (Nebraska Wrestling Training Center) VSU1 Baylor Fernandes IL (Gopher Wrestling Club - RTC), 15-5 3:23
7th Cael Valencia CA (Unattached) VSU Joshua Otto WI (Wisconsin RTC), 10-0 1:12

79 KG
1st Michael O'malley NJ (Pennsylvania RTC) VFA Patrick Kennedy MN (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 2-0 1:10
3rd Jared Krattiger WI (Wisconsin RTC) VPO Nick Incontrera NJ (Pennsylvania RTC), 6-0
5th Sean Harman MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VPO1 Cade King MN (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club), 5-4
7th Gerrit Nijenhuis PA (Boilermaker RTC) VSU Albert Urias CA (Unattached), 12-0 1:09

86 KG
1st Joel Shapiro IA (Cyclone RTC C-RTC) VPO1 John Poznanski NJ (Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club), 4-2
3rd Parker Keckeisen IA (Panther Wrestling Club RTC) VSU1 Layne Malczewski MI (Unattached), 12-1 2:04
5th Colton Hawks MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) VPO1 Ethan Hatcher OH (Spartan Combat RTC), 15-12
7th Jack Kilner CA (Unattached) VPO1 Jake Hendricks PA (Pennsylvania RTC), 4-1

92 KG
1st Albert Ferrari OK (Cowboy RTC) VPO1 Rocky Elam MO (Tiger Style Wrestling Club), 6-1
3rd William Janzer NJ (Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club) VSU Christopher Smith VA (Southeast RTC, Inc), 10-0 2:45
5th Zach Glazier MN (Hawkeye Wrestling Club) VSU Nicholas Willham IN (Indiana RTC), 10-0 5:48
7th Austin Cooley PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club) VSU Gabe Christenson IA (Hawkeye Wrestling Club), 10-0 4:44

125 KG
1st Joshua Heindselman OK (Oklahoma RTC) VPO1 Hunter Catka PA (Southeast RTC, Inc), 15-6
3rd Spencer Trenary IA (Jackrabbit Wrestling Club) VPO1 Matthew Cover OH (Unattached), 13-11
5th Jacob Slinger PA (Pittsburgh Wrestling Club) VSU Josiah Hill CA (Arkansas RTC), 11-0 3:35
7th Blake Querio MI (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club) VSU1 Dakoda Powell IA (Dubuque Wrestling Club), 15-4 5:16
 
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