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    Minnesota dominates at Bison Open with nine champions

    The fifth-ranked Golden Gopher wrestling team claimed nine of 10 titles at the season- opening Bison Open on Saturday in Fargo, N.D. Minnesota also had three wrestlers place second and four wrestlers place third. Andrew Domingues, Mack Reiter, Manuel Rivera, Dustin Schlatter, C.P. Schlatter, Matt Nagel, Gabriel Dretsch, Roger Kish and Cole Konrad claimed championships.

    Seeking to replace two-time All-American Bobbe Lowe, Domingues won four straight matches to earn the title at 125 pounds. After a pin and technical fall in the first two rounds, he earned a 7-1 decision in the semifinals against teammate Jayson Ness in the semifinals. He followed that with a 7-3 win against fellow teammate Travis Lang in the final. While Lang placed second, Ness, a true freshman from Bloomington, claimed third with his third pin of the day.

    At 133 pounds, All-American sophomore Reiter picked up where he left off last season when he led the team with 15 pins. Reiter cruised to the finals with pins in 0:48, 1:31 and 0:51. He defeated Erik Sanders of North Dakota State in the finals by major decision, 12-1.

    Fighting two other Golden Gophers for the starting nod at 141 pounds, Rivera defeated his teammate Charles Lloyd in the semifinals, 6-2, and then won the title with a 10-1 major decision against Ben Keen of Minnesota State-Mankato. Lloyd, a 2004 National Junior College National Champion, claimed third place, while redshirt freshman Tyler Safratowich claimed fifth.

    149 marked the debut of true freshman Dustin Schlatter (right), the nation's top recruit. Expected to start for Minnesota when the dual meet season begins later this month, Schlatter used two technical falls, a major decision and pin to win the title. He posted a 17-2 technical fall in the finals against Golden Gopher junior Danny Williams. Fellow junior Juan Martinez took third with a 6-3 decision against Gabe Mooney of North Dakota State.

    The Schlatter show continued at 157 as Dustin's older brother, C.P., claimed the championship. Schlatter defeated teammate Matthew Everson in the finals, 12-5. Schlatter advanced to the finals thanks to two major decisions and a technical fall. Everson advanced to the finals with a pin in 2:55 against Lee Rahrlien.

    All-American Nagel followed with another title at 165 pounds. Nagel rolled into the finals with three pins in just 1:22, 1:18 and 0:24. He defeated Minnesota State-Mankato's Nate Baker, 3-1, in the finals. True freshman Nate Matousek rallied from a quarterfinal loss to take fourth, while redshirt freshman Nick Davis claimed fifth.

    Minnesota took home first and third place at 174 pounds as sophomores Dretsch and Mitch Kuhlman placed. Dretsch won the title with a 9-2 decision against Gabe Harry of Dickinson State. Kuhlman rebounded from a quarterfinal loss to take third with a 3-1 decision against Minnesota State-Mankato's Skip Hoops.

    Kish had little trouble at 184 pounds as he posted two pins and two majors, including a 19-10 victory against Dan Willaert of St. John's in the finals. True freshman Chris MacPhail placed fourth in his Golden Gopher debut.

    As expected, Konrad dominated the heavyweight bracket with three pins in three matches. After pinning his first two opponents in 0:49 and 0:32, he needed 3:44 to earn the fall against Minnesota State-Mankato's Chris Tuchscherer in the finals. Konrad is ranked second in the nation after a runner-up finish at last year's NCAA Championships.

    Minnesota returns to the mat next Saturday when they travel to Omaha, Neb., for the Kaufman-Brand Open.

    Golden Gopher Placewinners
    1st - Andrew Domingues, 125
    1st – Mack Reiter, 133
    1st – Manuel Rivera, 141
    1st – Dustin Schlatter, 149
    1st – C.P. Schlatter, 157
    1st – Matt Nagel, 165
    1st – Gabriel Dretsch , 174
    1st – Roger Kish, 184
    1st – Cole Konrad, HWT
    2nd – Travis Lang, 125
    2nd – Danny Williams, 149
    2nd – Matthew Everson, 157
    3rd – Jayson Ness, 125
    3rd – Charles Lloyd, 141
    3rd – Juan Martinez, 149
    3rd – Mitch Kuhlman, 174
    4th – Nate Matousek, 165
    4th – Chris MacPhail, 184
    4th – Justin Bronson, 197
    5th – Tyler Safratowich, 141
    6th - Mitch Miller, 149

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