Yohn's title was the only Elite Division Championship for the Gophers, but Scott Glasser (Bismarck, N.D.) and No. 8 Ben Berhow (Hayward, Minn.) each notched third place tallies at 174 and heavyweight respectively.
Yohn was dominant on his way to victory. In his first match of the day, he claimed a major decision with a 19-5 victory, advancing to the semifinals. The second round was his closest match of the day, but in it, he earned a 4-0 shutout over Grant Gambrall of rival Iowa. In the championship match, he again matched up with a Hawkeye, and this time tallied a fall in the second period over Vinnie Wagner.
At the end of the day, Yohn had run his team long winning streak to eight straight, dating back to last season.
At heavyweight, Berhow tallied a 3-1 mark in earning third place honors, falling for the first time on the season to eventual champion and seventh ranked Tucker Lane of Nebraska. Each of Berhow's first two matches went into overtime, with a 9-7 win to start the tournament, before falling to Lane 3-1 in the semifinals. Berhow gave Lane his best match of the day, and coming off the tough loss, Berhow was able to earn a 6-5 win in his next match. In final tilt of the day, Berhow tabbed a 6-2 win for third place honors.
Glasser opened in impressive fashion as well, with a 20-6 major decision win in his first match, but he was tripped up 6-5 in his following match. Glasser regrouped and would not lose again on the day, including a 6-4;SV1 win in the third place match to avenge his earlier loss. Glasser claimed a decision, major decision and overtime decision in earning the berth to the third place match.
Also at 174, Cody Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.) finished in fifth place as the final Gopher to close the day as a place winner. He went 6-2 when it was all said and done, and tallied a 3-1 decision in the fifth place match for the win.
Along with the Elite Division, the 500-plus entrant tournament also had the Amateur Division, which saw the Gophers Kevin Steinhaus (Pennock, Minn.) and Jake Ketter (Ramsey, Minn.) each win titles, at 174 and heavyweight respectively.
David Thorn (St. Michael, Minn.) at 133 and Bart Reiter (Gilbertville, Iowa) at 141 each finished as runner-up, falling in their respective title matches.
Steinhaus won four matches, including a major decision in his first match, to claim champion honors. In the title match, he earned a 4-3 victory. Ketter also went 4-0, notching two falls along the way, before his 6-5 win in the title match.
Thorn rattled off four wins to earn a berth in the championship, but suffered the narrow 3-2 loss. Likewise, Reiter fell by the close 3-2 score in his championship match, and ended the day with a 3-1 tally.
Minnesota will get to stay home after the Thanksgiving holiday, as they host Cal State Bakersfield in their first dual meet of the season. It will be Dollar Night in Williams Arena, with all tickets to the meet just $1.00. The first match is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start on Nov. 28.
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