University of Minnesota gymnast Brooklyn Rowray and wrestler Max McEnelly received the Patty Berg and Henry Williams Awards, respectively, at the Golden Gopher Fund banquet Tuesday night.
The Patty Berg and Henry Williams Awards were established to honor the legacy of both Berg and Williams by recognizing an outstanding female and male student-athlete each year at the University of Minnesota.
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – John Newman began his college wrestling career at Saint John’s with some unfinished business.
The Watertown-Mayer High School graduate finished third at 160 pounds at the 1995 Class A state tournament, falling only on a 9-5 decision to Dover-Eyota senior Jim Peterson in the quarterfinals.
Newman, a senior himself, rallied to defeat Gary Hieronimus of Adrian-Ellsworth in the third-place match. But the loss to Peterson sent him into the college ranks with something to prove.
“I didn’t go to state to get third,” he said. “That’s just what I ended up with. You want to get over that final hump and finally win a championship. That’s everyone’s goal.
“It could have happened for me in high school, but it didn’t. Which made it even sweeter when it finally did happen in college.” Continue reading at gojohnnies.com →
Two-time age-group World Team member Ryder Rogotzke will replace Arian Khosravy in the Greco-Roman 97 kg roster spot at the 2026 Galaxy U23 World Championships, scheduled for October 12-18 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Rogotzke was next in line behind Khosravy for the U23 World Team spot as the third-ranked athlete on the U.S. Senior National Team, per the U23 Greco-Roman World Team Procedures.
This will be Rogotzke’s third age-group World Championships appearance. He placed eighth at the 2021 U17 Worlds and finished 22nd at the 2024 U20 Worlds. Earlier this season, Rogotzke placed third at the Greco-Roman Senior World Team Trials in Las Vegas. Continue reading at themat.com →
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — Expanding girls-only team competitions in Girls Wrestling was unanimously approved on Thursday, Oct. 8 when the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors gathered for its second scheduled meeting of the school year at the League Office.
The approval, which will create scheduling flexibility and encourage the continued growth of the activity, is a revised exception to Bylaw 501 on the maximum number of contests for Girls Wrestling. The recommendation for the policy change came through a League working group designed to guide the growth and competition in Girls Wrestling.
Often, wrestling is a generational thing. Many young athletes get started in the sport because they learned about it from their wrestling fathers or grandfathers. To wrestle at a high level, the athlete has to create an internal drive of their own. For St. Michael-Albertville two-time state champion Lincoln Robideau, his passion to get better started with his father, but was fueled by getting ‘big brothered’ by his older brother.
“I would win a lot of youth tournaments like Tulsa Nationals,” Robideau said. “My only goal was to place higher than (older brother) Landon.”
Landon – who last year capped off his freshman season at Oklahoma State with a national championship – didn’t just motivate his younger brother at competitions.
“Landon has had the biggest role in my career,” Lincoln said. “He pushes me and wants the best for me – more than I want for myself.”
Before Lincoln and Landon, or younger brother Lachlan, could push each other, they had to have an introduction to wrestling.
Eli Roiko of Perham has committed to wrestling for The University of Sioux Falls following his upcoming senior season.
Vincent Schmid of Mille Lacs has committed to wrestling for Minnesota State University Mankato following his upcoming senior season.
Caden Staab of Northfield has committed to wrestling for Augustana University following his upcoming senior season.
Noah Nicholson of Stillwater Area has committed to wrestling for Northern Illinois University following his upcoming senior season.
