1958 NAIA National Champion wrestler for Mankato State; founded the Henry Sibley HS wrestling program. Continue reading
Big Ten Champion and NCAA finalist for The Gophers Benjamin Keith Nix passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, after a brief illness. He was a 1988 Big Ten Champion for the University of Minnesota. He went on to place second at the NCAA Championships at 118 pounds that year.… Continue reading
Fargo, ND – Three future Gophers took to the mats in Fargo this week competing at the Junior National Championships. Brayton Lee and Patrick Mckee each ended their tournaments on the podium gaining Junior National All-American Honors. Brayton Lee wrestled to a first-place finish in Fargo and earned the title… Continue reading
Gophers Sophomore Mitch McKee is looking to make the most of his spot on the U23 Team USA roster. MINNEAPOLIS – In this dungeon of a gym, where he spends his time perfecting these moves, Gophers Sophomore Mitch McKee is done wrestling with demons of his past. “I think in… Continue reading
The University of Minnesota’s M Club, one of the nation’s largest and oldest varsity letterwinner clubs, announced its 2018 Hall of Fame class. The nine-person class represents nine different Gopher programs, 26 All-America honors and nine national titles (individual and team). These Gopher greats will be officially added to the… Continue reading
Representing the state of Minnesota this weekend at Final X – Lehigh will be Hayden Zillmer and Zach Sanders, looking to secure Senior World Team spots for the first time in their careers. Hayden Zillmer, a Minneapolis, Minn. native, will wrestle in the 92-kilogram best-of-three series against former Olympic bronze… Continue reading
The University of Minnesota has announced their 2018-19 schedule, which displays a pair of the best rivalries in the sport of wrestling and four of the top 13 teams from the 2018 NCAA Championships at home. The Gophers will host eight home duals, as well as the 2019 Big Ten… Continue reading
