The University
of Minnesota wrestling program has announced the signing of three
student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Zach Sanders, Sonny
Yohn and Cody Marcicki will wrestle for the Golden Gophers beginning in
the fall of 2007.
Zach Sanders is the nation’s top-ranked recruit at 119 pounds by a
number of publications and is ranked 15th overall by InterMat. A native
of Wabasha, Minn., he is a four-time Minnesota state champion and was
the 2006 NHSCA Junior National Champion and USAW Junior National
Freestyle Champion. Sanders finished last season with a perfect 46-0
record and enters his senior year with a 176-5 overall mark during his
career. He is projected to wrestle at 125 pounds for the Golden Gophers.
Sonny Yohn is the second-ranked wrestler in the nation at 189 pounds
according to WIN Magazine and Amateur Wrestling News and is the
nation’s 11th-ranked recruit overall by InterMat. A native of Alamosa,
Colo., Yohn is a two-time Colorado state champion. He was the 2006
NHSCA Junior National Champion and finished second at the USAW Junior
National Freestyle competition. Yohn is projected to wrestle at 184
pounds for Minnesota.
Cody Marcicki is ranked among the top 75 recruits in the nation by
InterMat. A native of Metamora, Mich., he is the defending Michigan
state champion at 119 pounds and also has two runner-up finishes in his
career at Flint Powers Catholic High School. Also a FILA Cadet National
Champion, Marcicki is projected to compete at 133 pounds for the
Gophers.
“We set out to fill 125 and 184 pounds, and we feel like we did that
with Zach Sanders and Sonny Yohn,” assistant coach Marty Morgan stated.
“We tried to follow up by getting another guy in the 133-141 pound
area, and Cody Marcicki fit in perfectly. All three of them wrestle
with the style we like. They’re very aggressive and have a lot of
scoring potential, and we feel that they still have room to grow in
college, which is important in order to get to that next level.”