Reiter Dominates in First Appearance
of the Season
Five Minnesota
wrestlers placed at the Jamestown Open on Saturday in North Dakota.
Among them was two-time All-American Mack Reiter, who pinned four
straight opponents to take first place at 133 pounds in his first
action of the season.
Also claiming titles for the Gophers were Yura Malamura (197) and true
freshman Brandon Sitch, who made his Golden Gopher debut by taking
first place at 174 pounds.
Finishing in second place for Minnesota were Tyler Safratowich (157)
and Justin Bronson (197).
Konrad, Schlatter, Rivera Remain
Unbeaten
Cole Konrad, Dustin Schlatter and Manuel Rivera all kept their perfect
records intact with two victories this weekend. Konrad extended his
school-record winning streak to 61 consecutive matches, while Schlatter
pushed his streak to 54 straight wins by defeating two-ranked opponents
this weekend. Rivera continued his stellar season with a pair of
decisions to improve to 29-0 on the season.
Konrad, Schlatter and Rivera’s unbeaten streaks currently rank 2nd, 3rd
and 5th among active Division I wrestlers.
Ness Putting Opponents to Rest
Jayson Ness has been impressive all year long, but the redshirt
freshman from Bloominton, Minn., has been particularly dominant as of
late. With a 14-5 major decision over Brandon Tucker on Sunday, Ness
has now earned bonus points in eight of his last 10 matches. During
this streak, Ness has three pins, two tech falls and three major
decisions. His current 10-match winning streak includes victories over
five ranked opponents, including No. 2 Mark McKnight, whom he pinned in
Minnesota’s dual against Penn State on Sunday, Jan. 21.
CSTV to Air Minnesota-Michigan Dual on
Monday
College Sports Television (CSTV) will air Friday night’s dual against
Michigan on tape delay on Monday, Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. The Gophers avenged
their only dual meet loss last year by dominating the 17th-ranked
Wolverines, 29-6 in front of 3,192 fans at the Sports Pavilion.
Jayson Ness, Manuel Rivera, Gabriel Dretsch and Cole Konrad all earned
bonus points for Minnesota, who won eight of 10 matches on the night.
The Gophers also won the two marquee match-ups of the night, with
top-ranked Dustin Schlatter earning a 2-1 decision over No. 3 Josh
Churella at 149 pounds and No. 2 Roger Kish downing No. 4 Tyrel Todd,
15-8, at 174. Minnesota's other two victories came from Mike Thorn and
C.P. Schlatter.
Up Next
The Gophers will hit the road next weekend to face a pair of ranked Big
Ten opponents. Minnesota will meet the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday, Feb.
2 at 7 p.m., in Bloomington and stop in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday,
Feb. 4 to take on Illinois at 1 p.m.