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    Yohn, Sanders selected for All-Star Classic

    All-American Gophers Sonny Yohn and Zach Sanders have been selected to compete at the 2010 NWCA All-Star Classic later this month in Fresno, Calif. The The 45th Annual NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the Marines will be held at the Selland Arena on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

    At 197 lbs., Yohn will meet up with Oklahoma State's Clayton Foster in a matchup of 2009 All-Americans - Yohn finished eighth at 197 pounds, while Foster finished sixth at 184 pounds. The two met once last season, in the dual meet between the two schools and before Yohn moved up from 184 to 197. Foster won the match 13-1. It was also Yohn's only loss at 184 before moving up.

    Sanders and Arizona State senior Anthony Robles - also two former All-Americans - will reacquaint themselves with one another in a matchup of 125 pounders.

    Robles, a Mesa, Ariz., native is one of the best stories in all sports. He came on the scene as a high school senior, winning the high school nationals at 112 pounds. His win wasn't the remarkable thing, but born without a right leg, Robles excelled in a sport where it's tough enough for wrestlers with both of their lower extremities.

    Robles went 32-4 last season en route to a seventh-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division I Championships. Sanders went 29-7 and finished fifth. The two did not meet last season, but split matches in 2009. Sanders beat Robles at the Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational in December of 2008, while Robles earned a 19-10 victory in the consolation semifinals in the 2009 NCAA Division I Championships.

    Minnesota's pair of wrestlers in this year's event comprises two-thirds of the Big Ten entries. Illinois' Jordan Blanton is the only other Big Ten wrestler competing in the 2010 event.

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