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Minnesota ranked No. 5 in TWM Preseason Poll
Oct. 11, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling team opens the season ranked fifth in the nation, according to rankings released Tuesday by TheWrestlingMall.com.
Three-time defending national champion Oklahoma State is ranked No. 1 in the nation. Oklahoma is ranked second, followed by Michigan, Iowa and Minnesota in the top five.
Minnesota has seven wrestlers ranked:
Mack Reiter is third at 133, C.P. Schlatter is eighth at 157, Matt Nagel is fourth at 165, Gabe Dretsch is 14th at 174, Roger Kish is sixth at 184, Matt Koz is 15th at 197 and Cole Konrad is second at heavyweight.
All seven of those Gophers qualified for the NCAA tournament last year, with Reiter, Nagel, and Konrad earning All-American honors. Konrad was runner-up to Oklahoma State‚s Steve Mocco, who returns and is ranked No. 1 in the nation at heavyweight.
Other Big Ten teams ranked in the top 20 in the country include Illinois (6th) Indiana (11th), Penn State (12th), Northwestern (13th), Michigan State (17th), Wisconsin (18th).
Minnesota opens the season Nov. 12th at the Bison Open in Fargo, North Dakota.
TWM 2005-06 TEAM AND INIVIDUAL RANKINGS
1. Oklahoma State
2. Oklahoma
3. Michigan
4. Iowa
5. Minnesota
6. Illinois
7. Iowa State
8. Lehigh
9. Arizona State
10. Cornell
11. Indiana
12. Penn State
13. Northwestern
14. Missouri
15. Central Michigan
16. Hofstra
17. Michigan State
18. Wisconsin
19. Nebraska
20. Pittsburgh
21. Boise State
22. Cal Poly
23. Edinboro
24. Northern Iowa
25. Tennessee-Chattanooga
THE WRESTLING MALL PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
125 pounds
1. Joe Dubuque, Indiana
2. Kyle Ott, Illinois
3. Sam Hazewinkel, Oklahoma
4. Nick Simmons, Michigan State
5. Coleman Scott, Oklahoma State
6. Matt Valenti, Penn
7. John Velez, Northwestern
8. Robbie Preston, Harvard
9. Joe Kemmerer, UNC-Greensboro
10. Jeremy Mendoza, Arizona State
11. Luke Smith, Central Michigan
12. Matt Keller, UT-Chattanooga
13. Mike Sees, Bloomsburg
14. Drew Forshey, North Carolina
15. Chad Mendes, Cal Poly
16. Austin Devoe, Missouri
17. Dave Tomasette, Hofstra
18. Obe Blanc, Lock Haven
19. Chris Helgeson, Northern Iowa
20. Brandon Tucker, Purdue
133 pounds
1. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro
2. Tom Clum, Wisconsin
3. Mack Reiter, Minnesota
4. Evan Sola, North Carolina
5. Darrell Vasquez, Cal Poly
6. Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh
7. Nathan Morgan, Oklahoma State
8. Scott Jorgensen, Boise State
9. Jason Borrelli, Central Michigan
10. Ricky LaForge, Hofstra
11. David Hoffman, Virginia Tech
12. Mario Galanakis, Iowa
13. Derek Moore, Cal-Davis
14. Josh Keefe, UT-Chattanooga
15. Mark Moos, Michigan
16. Bryan Heller, Penn State
17. Jesse Sundell, Iowa State
18. Tyler McCormick, Missouri
19. Josh Pniewski, Gardner-Webb
20. Mike Martin, Old Dominion
141 pounds
1. Teyon Ware, Oklahoma
2. Nate Gallick, Iowa State
3. Cory Cooperman, Lehigh
4. Daniel Frishkorn, Oklahoma State
5. Michael Keefe, Tennessee-Chattanooga
6. Andy Simmons, Michigan State
7. Cassio Pero, Illinois
8. Josh Churella, Michigan
9. Don Fisch, Rider
10. Ryan Lang, Northwestern
11. Ron Tarquinio, Pittsburgh
12. DeWitt Driscoll, Penn State
13. Josh Wooton, Northern Illinois
14. Alex Tsirtsis, Iowa
15. Max Meltzer, Harvard
16. TJ Enright, Ohio State
17. Tommy Owen, Boise State
18. Sean Markey, The Citadel
19. Chris McCormick, Missouri
20. Kevin Artis, UNCG
149 pounds
1. Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State
2. Jon Masa, Hofstra
3. Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan
4. Ty Eustice, Iowa
5. Matt Storniolo, Oklahoma
6. Jeff Ecklof, Pittsburgh
7. Mark DiSalvo, Central Michigan
8. Craig Henning, Wisconsin
9. James Woodall, Penn State
10. John Cox, Navy
11. Darren McKnight, Michigan State
12. Tyde Prater, Va. Tech
13. Doug Withstandley, Purdue
14. Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois
15. Anthony Baza, Bakersfield
16. Josh Medina, Lock Haven
17. Dan Elliott, Gardner Webb
18. Ron Doppleheuer, Edinboro
19. Jason Bake, Kent State
20. Levi Duyn, The Citadel
157 pounds
1. Joe Johnston, Iowa
2. Trent Paulson, Iowa State
3. Brandon Becker, Indiana
4. Brian Stith, Arizona State
5. Matt Lebe, West Virginia
6. Dustin Manotti, Cornell
7. Alex Tirapelle, Illinois
8. CP Schlatter, Minnesota
9. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov, American
10. Travis Piccard, The Citadel
11. Derek Zinck, Lehigh
12. Nathan Galloway, Penn State
13. Craig Henning, Wisconsin
14. Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State
15. Eric Neil, Central Michigan
16. Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh
17. Ben Cherrington, Boise State
18. Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa
19. Dave Miller, Rider
20. Tyler Turner, Wisconsin
165 pounds
1. Johny Hendricks, Oklahoma State
2. Troy Letters, Lehigh
3. Ryan Churella, Michigan
4. Matt Nagel, Minnesota
5. Matt Pell, Missouri
6. Travis Paulson, Iowa State
7. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon
8. Shane Seibert, Fresno State
9. Pat Pitsch, Arizona State
10. RJ Boudro, Michigan State
11. Nick Baima, Northern Iowa
12. Jim Bertulis, Bloomsburg
13. Zac Fryling, West Virginia
14. Jake Donar, Wisconsin
15. Max Dean, Indiana
16. Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh
17. Craig Dziewiatkowski, Navy
18. Johnny Galloway, Northern Illinois
19. Deonte Penn, Edinboro
20. Gary Dack, Wyoming
174 pounds
1. Ben Askren, Missouri
2. Jake Herbert, Northwestern
3. Mark Perry, Iowa
4. Joe Mazzurco, Cornell
5. Jacob Klein, Nebraska
6. Mike Patrovich, Hofstra
7. Matt Palmer, Columbia
8. Imad Kharbush, Stanford
9. Brady Richardson, Indiana
10. Travis Frick, Lehigh
11. Joe Williams, Michigan State
12. Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa
13. Kenny Roberston, Eastern Illinois
14. Gabe Dretsch, Minnesota
15. Nick Roy, Michigan
16. Wes Roberts, Oklahoma
17. Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin
18. Matt Herrington, Pennsylvania
19. Donny Reynolds, Illinois
20. Eric Ring, Edinboro
184 pounds
1. Eric Bradley, Penn State
2. Pete Friedl, Illinois
3. Paul Bradley, Iowa
4. Kurt Backes, Iowa State
5. Ben Wissel, Purdue
6. Roger Kish, Minnesota
7. Justin Dyer, Oklahoma
8. Shane Webster, Oregon
9. CB Dollaway, Arizona State
10. Steve Borja, Va. Tech
11. Ryan Halsey, Cal Poly
12. Josh Glenn, American
13. Mike Tamillow, Northwestern
14. Joe Rovelli, Hofstra
15. Luke Calvert, Army
16. TJ Morrison, Rider
17. Alex Camargo, Kent
18. Alex Clemsen, Edinboro
19. Rudy Medina, Rutgers
20. K.C. Walsh, Boise State
197 pounds
1. Jake Rosholt, Oklahoma State
2. Joel Flaggert, Oklahoma
3. BJ Padden, Nebraska
4. Wynn Michalek, Central Michigan
5. Phil Davis, Penn State
6. Ryan Flaherty, Wisconsin
7. Ryan Bader, Arizona State
8. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell
9. Kyle Cerminara, Buffalo
10. Matt Delguyd, Northwestern
11. Daren Burns, UNC Greensboro
12. Morgan Horner, Lock Haven
13. Joe Dennis, Cleveland State
14. Tyrone Byrd, Illinois
15. Matt Koz, Minnesota
16. Nathan Moore, Purdue
17. Jeff Foust, Missouri
18. Casey Phelps, Boise State
19. Adam Wright, Old Dominion
20. Brady Richardson, Indiana
285 pounds
1. Steve Mocco, Oklahoma State
2. Cole Konrad, Minnesota
3. Greg Wagner, Michigan
4. Cain Velasquez, Arizona State
5. Jake Hager, Oklahoma
6. Dustin Fox, Northwestern
7. Matt Fields, Iowa
8. Tanner Garrett, Navy
9. Bode Ogunwole, Harvard
10. Payam Zarrinpour, Sacred Heart
11. Joel Edwards, Penn State
12. Mike Faust, Va. Tech
13. Zach Schaeffer, Pittsburgh
14. Adam LoPiccolo, American
15. Kirk Nail, Ohio State
16. Ty Watterson, Oregon State
17. Ramel Meekins, Rutgers
18. Tyler Shovlin, UNC-Greensboro
19. Bubba Gritter, Central Michigan
20. Jon May, Nebraska