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Minnesota Wrestling Surging After Return Of Gable Steveson

Olympic champion Gable Steveson’s return to the Minnesota roster has turbocharged the Gophers, who are 38-2 in dual matches this season.
Aside from Gable Steveson announcing his return to college wrestling, Minnesota hasn’t been in the headlines all that much this season.
But let’s look at the numbers. The Gophers have won four dual meets this season, losing just two times in those 40 bouts and posting back-to-back shutouts — against North Dakota State and Campbell — for the first time since 1997 when head coach Brandon Eggum was one of the Gophers’ stars. Put those four wins on last year’s closing six-match streak and that’s 10 in a row for Minnesota.
And with each of its 10 wrestlers ranked among the top 25, including seven in the top 10 and a team ranking of #4, Minnesota is ever-so-subtly saying, ‘Hey, why not us?’ as far as discussions and projections for postseason conference and NCAA hardware.
The Gophers won eight titles in the recent Cougar Clash at Southern Illinois without Isaiah Salazar at 197 and Steveson at 285 and came close to going 10-for-10 overall. “The thing that I love about this team, just in general, and especially even last weekend, they just kind of have a killer mindset,” Eggum said. “You see them go out and they’re picking up good wins. They’ve been really consistent, and they’re scoring a lot of bonus points.”
The Gophers have bookends in #6 Cooper Flynn, a transfer from Virginia Tech at 125, … more at … https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/13207048-minnesota-wrestling-surging-after-return-of-gable-steveson

December 19, 2024 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | minnesota, sports