2009-10 College Results
Gophers Cruise by Wolverines, 30-6
January 23, 2010
The Minnesota wrestling
team won their second straight to open the Big Ten season, dropping
just two decisions to host Michigan this evening (Jan. 23) en route to
their 30-6 win.
As he did a night ago, Zach Sanders (Wabasha, Minn.) started things off
strong for the Gophers, with a major decision at 125 to give Minnesota
(7-4) an early 4-0 lead. No. 6 Sanders beat Michigan's (4-9) Sean Boyle
14-5 for his third straight win and his third major decision of the
year.
Taking the lead from Sanders, Thane Antczak (Prairie Farm, Wis.) rolled
as well in his match at 133. Starting for the fourth straight match,
Antczak earned his first career win in a dual with his 11-5 decision
over Zach Stevens. The 11 points scored in the match represent a career
high for the redshirt freshman as he extended the Gophers lead to 7-0.
With ranked wrestlers at 141 and 149 the Gophers racked up 10 points over the next two matches to take a 17-0 lead.
Sixth ranked Mike Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) scored his fourth major
decision of the season with a 13-5 win at 141. Thorn bet Mark Weber to
win his sixth in the last seven matches, and his 17th on the season
against just three losses.
Ahead 11-0, Mario Mason (Moorestown, N.J.) put the exclamation point on
the Gophers' match-opening run with his first career pin at 149. Early
in the second period, No. 18 Mason got the fall over Mark Boyer, also
snapping a rare three-match losing streak.
After Michigan got on the board at 157, Cody Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) got
his first career win at 165 with a 6-0 shutout at the expense of Aaron
Hynes. Hynes was fifth at 157 at last season's Big Ten Championships,
but fell to Yohn who was wrestling just his second career match at 165.
A match later at 174, Scott Glasser (Bismarck, N.D.) clinched the won
for Minnesota with a decision in a match-up of two top-20 opponents.
No. 8 Glasser scored a 5-2 win over No. 16 Justin Zeerip to put
Minnesota ahead 23-3 with just three matches left, eliminating the
chance of a comeback by the Wolverines.
Kaleb Young (Tenstrike, Minn.) won at 184, with a 6-5 decision over
Hunter Collins. Collins entered the match with a 14-5 record before
falling to Young.
In another match-up of ranked opponents, No. 16 Sonny Yohn (Alamosa,
Colo.) dropped a narrow 5-2 decision to No. 9 Anthony Biondo. The loss
snaps a three-match winning streak for Yohn, and of his seven losses
this season, six have come to ranked opponents.
Finally, Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) capped the meet with a major
decision at heavyweight. Berhow hung a 14-5 score on Ben Appland for
the final 30-6 team score. Berhow also won his second straight and
improves to 10-0 in Big Ten competition over the last two seasons.
The 7-4 Gophers return home next weekend for the first time since Jan.
3. On Jan. 29, Wisconsin visits Williams Arena or a 7:00 p.m. match,
and on Jan. 31 Purdue comes to the Sports Pavilion for a 2:00
p.m. contest. When the Gophers and Boilermakers face off on the 31st,
it will be the Gopher Wrestling Endowment Meet, and all ticket proceeds
from the match will go directly to the Gopher Wrestling Scholarship
fund. Just by coming to the meet you can help secure the future of
Golden Gopher Wrestling.
January 23, 2010 at Ann Arbor, MI
#5 Minnesota 30, Michigan 6
125: #6 Zach Sanders (MN) MD Sean Boyle (UM) 14-5
133: Thane Antczak (MN) dec. Zac Stevens (UM) 11-5
141: #6 Mike Thorn (MN) MD Mark Weber (UM) 13-5
149: #18 Mario Mason (MN) fall Mark Boyer (UM) 3:43
157: Dave Johnson (UM) dec. Joe Grygelko (MN) 6-4 SV
165: Cody Yohn (MN) dec. Aaron Hynes (UM) 6-0
174: #8 Scott Glasser (MN) dec. Justin Zeerip (UM) 5-2
184: Kaleb Young (MN) dec. Hunter Collins (UM) 6-5
197: #9 Anthony Biondo (UM) dec. #16 Sonny Yohn (MN) 5-2
Hwt: Ben Berhow (MN) MD Ben Apland (UM) 14-5
