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University of Minnesota Athletic Communications | 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building | 516 15 th Ave. So. | Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Wrestling Sport Contact • Kate Wadman • [email protected] • 612.624.4345 • 612.203.3028 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Minnesota Golden Gophers March 21-23, 2013 Wells Fargo Arena * Des Moines, Iowa COMPETITION FORMAT THIS WEEK IN MINNESOTA WRESTLING The Minnesota wrestling team (16-2, 7-1 B1G) closes out the 2012-13 season Thursday, March 21 at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The event is set to take place Session 1 - 11 a.m. March 21 through March 23 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Session 2 - 6:30 p.m. TAKING ALL 10 The Gophers will be taking a full roster of participants to Des Moines, Iowa after all 10 starters earned automatic qualifications at the Big Ten Championships Friday, March 22 on March 9-10. It marks the first time that the Gopher squad has qualified all Session 3 - 10 a.m. weight classes since the 2005 event. Session 4 - 6 p.m. EIGHT OF 10 WRESTLERS SEEDED FOR 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Reigning heavyweight national champion Tony Nelson is the highest seed for Saturday, March 23 the Maroon and Gold, picked as the No. 2 seed after a 28-1 campaign this sea - son. Fresh off taking the Big Ten 149 lbs. crown, Dylan Ness will enter the na - Medal Round - 10 a.m. tional tournament as the No. 6 seed. Championships Finals - 7 p.m. Two-time All-American Kevin Steinhaus hopes to add another honor to his re - sume during his third trip to the national stage. The 184-pounder, who finished GOPHER LINEUP fifth last year, was given the No. 5 seed in his weight class. 125 – David Thorn Sophomore Logan Storley will compete in his second NCAA tournament event Unseeded as the No. 6 seed at 174 lbs. Scott Schiller will make his NCAA debut in Des 133 – Chris Dardanes Moines and will compete as the No. 10 seed at 197 lbs. Senior Cody Yohn will close out his Gopher career at the 2013 NCAA Championships where he earned No. 5 Seed the No. 11 seed at 165 lbs. 141 – Nick Dardanes No. 8 Seed After finishing fourth at the Big Ten Championships, Chris Dardanes received the No. 5 seed in the 133-pound weight bracket. His twin brother Nick is the 149 – Dylan Ness No. 8 seed at 141 lbs. No. 6 Seed 157 – Danny Zilverberg David Thorn and Danny Zilverberg will also represent the Gophers are the event, competing unseeded at 125 lbs. and 157 lbs., respectively. Unseeded 165 – Cody Yohn DEFENDING THE TITLE No. 11 Seed Reigning heavyweight national champion Tony Nelson is the highest seed for the Maroon and Gold, picked as the No. 2 seed after a 28-1 campaign this sea - 174 – Logan Storley son. Nelson looks to defend his title in Des Moines and will face Penn’s Steven No. 6 Seed Graziano in the first round. The winner takes on the winner of Odie Delaney (The 184 – Kevin Steinhaus Citadel)/Evan Knutson (NDSU). No. 5 Seed FIVE ALL-AMERICANS RETURN TO NATIONAL STAGE 197 – Scott Schiller Last year at the 2012 NCAA Championships Minnesota left the competition No. 10 Seed boasting seven All-American student-athletes, more than any other school at the tournament For this season’s ending, five of those will return for another 285 – Tony Nelson shot at the honor; Tony Nelson, Dylan Ness, Kevin Steinhaus, Chris Dardanes, No. 2 Seed and Logan Storley. Minnesota Wrestling Page 2 FLASHBACK TO 2012 Minnesota Wrestling by The Numbers The Golden Gophers finished runner-up at the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Champi - Inaugural Season 1910 onships in St. Louis, Mo. It was the best finish for the Maroon and Gold in four Facility Sports Pavilion (5,700) years (2011; 7th, 2010; 7th, 2009; 14th, 2008; 10th) since winning the title All-Time Record 912-431-25 (.676) Winning Seasons 66 back in 2007. Big Ten Championships 10 NCAA Top-10 Finishes 34 Tony Nelson was crowned a national champion in the heavyweight division. Nel - NCAA Championships 3 son finished the weekend a perfect 5-0 record and defeated the defending 2011-12 Record 14-3 heavyweight champion Zach Rey from Lehigh. Big Ten Record/Finish 7-1/T-1st Big Ten Tournament 2nd/134 pts TELEVISION COVERAGE NCAA Tournament 2nd/117.5 pts The ESPN Family of Networks will care THE ENTIRE 3-day event LIVE on its vari - ous outlets. Live Web Video will also be available for many sessions via ESPN3.com. See the schedule below for detail coverage. 2012-13 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Thursday, March 21 Session 1 - 11 a.m. (ESPN 3) Nov. 9 HOFSTRA W, 32-6 Session 2 - 6:30 p.m. (ESPN 3) Nov. 10 at Bison Open % Five Individual Titles Nov. 16 at Nebraska * W, 27-7 Friday, March 22 Nov. 18 BOISE STATE W, 30-6 Session 3 - 10 a.m. (ESPNU/ESPN 3) Nov. 24 vs. Eastern Michigan ! W, 36-4 Session 4 - 6 p.m. (ESPNU) at North Dakota State ! W, 22-12 Saturday, March 23 vs. Itasca Community College ! W, 39-0 Medal Round - 10 a.m. (ESPNU/ESPN 3) Dec. 2 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 15-22 Championships Finals - 7 p.m. (ESPN) Dec. 7 NORTHWESTERN * W, 33-7 LIVE UPDATES FROM WELLS FARGO ARENA Dec. 8 OREGON STATE W, 21-18 Gophersports will be providing a live blog throughout the NCAA competition this Jan. 1-2 Southern Scuffle ^ Fourth Place, 139.5 pts weekend. Visit Dual Day Live at gophersports.com/sports/m-wrestl to follow along with the action. Fans will also be able to receive updates through Twitter Jan. 11 at Ohio State * W, 25-9 by following @GopherWrestling. Jan. 13 at Indiana * W, 41-3 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE Jan. 21 ILLINOIS * W, 18-14 For more information on the 2013 NCAA Wrestling Championships, visit the NCAA Championships page at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/wrestling/d1. Jan. 26 IOWA (Williams Arena) * L, 16-15 BIG TEN CONFERENCE RECEIVES 74 NCAA QUALIFIER ALLOCATIONS Feb. 3 MICHIGAN STATE * W, 32-6 When the NCAA announced automatic qualifier allocations for the 2013 NCAA Feb. 10 at Wisconsin * W, 34-5 Wrestling Championships, the Big Ten Conference received the most of any con - ference with 74 spots. Allocations were given based on the year’s competition National Duals (Minneapolis, Minn.) data. Wrestlers that placed within the qualifier allocation for their weight class at the Big Ten Championships received an automatic bid for the NCAA show. Feb. 22 QF - Virginia Tech W, 28-8 Feb. 23 SF - Iowa W, 22-15 The Big Ten breakdown is as follows: seven for 125, seven for 133, six for 141, eight for 149, seven for 157, eight for 165, eight for 174, six for 184, eight for F - Oklahoma State W, 28-9 197 and nine for heavyweight. NATIONAL DUALS CHAMPIONS FINAL COACHES’ PANEL RANKINGS AND RPI RELEASED Big Ten Championships (Champaign, Ill.) The final Coaches’ Panel rankings and RPI (rating percentage index) standings were also released on Thursday. The following is a list of wrestlers ranked. March 9-10 Second Place, 139.0 pts Weight Name Coaches' Panel Ranking RPI Ranking Tony Nelson and Dylan Ness Win Individual Titles 125 David Thorn 19 12 NCAA Championships (Des Moines, Iowa) 133 Chris Dardanes 6 5 141 Nick Dardanes 7 14 March 21 Session I 12 p.m. 149 Dylan Ness 19 12 Session II 7:30 p.m. 157 Danny Zilverberg 23 26 165 Cody Yohn 15 30 March 22 Session III 11 a.m. 174 Logan Storley 1 3 Session IV 7 p.m. 184 Kevin Steinhaus 5 1 197 Scott Schiller 9 7 March 23 Medal Round 11 a.m. 285 Tony Nelson 1 1 Championships Finals 8 p.m. GOPHERS REPEAT AS NATIONAL DUALS CHAMPIONS ALL TIMES CENTRAL For the second year in a row, the Golden Gopher wrestling team beat Oklahoma Home meets in ALL CAPS State to win the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Dual Championship. As the No. 3 * Big Ten Match seed in the tournament, Minnesota handled No. 7 Virginia Tech in the quarter - % Bison Open, Fargo, N.D. finals (28-8) and No. 2 Iowa in the semifinals (22-15) before meeting the No. 1 ! Bison Quad, Fargo, N.D. Cowboys in the championship dual. ^ Chattanooga, Tenn. + Minneapolis, Minn. Minnesota Wrestling Page 3 #2 MINNESOTA AT 2013 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS March 9-10, 2013 -- Champaign, Ill. After two days of hard-fought competition, the University of Minnesota capped off the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships with a second place finish. The team gathered a total of 139.0 team points, while Penn State took their third consecutive title with a 151 collective mark. The Golden Gopher also captured two individual titles in Tony Nelson and Dylan Ness. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1: Penn State – 151.0 2: MINNESOTA – 139.0 3: Iowa – 133.5 4: Ohio State – 109.5 5: Illinois – 85.5 6: Michigan – 75.0 7: Nebraska – 61.0 8: Northwestern – 56.0 9: Purdue – 38.0 10: Wisconsin – 37.0 11: Indiana – 30.5 12: Michigan State – 22.0 2013 NDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (# listed here is SEED) 125: #3 Jesse Delgado, Illinois 133: #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State 141: #1 Hunter Stieber, Ohio State 149: #3 DYLAN NESS, MINNESOTA 157: #2 Jason Welch, Northwestern 165: #1 David Taylor, Penn State 174: #5 Matt Brown, Penn State 184: #1 Ed Ruth, Penn State 197: #1 Quentin Wright, Penn State 285: #1 TONY NELSON, MINNESOTA J ROBINSON NAMED CO-BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR Minnesota’s head coach J Robinson was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, sharing the honor with Penn State’s head coach Cael Sanderson.