Five Minnesota wrestlers placed at the Jamestown Open on Saturday in North Dakota. Among them was two-time All-American Mack Reiter, who pinned four straight opponents to take first place at 133 pounds in his first action of the season.
Also claiming titles for the Gophers were Yura Malamura (197) and true freshman Brandon Sitch, who made his Golden Gopher debut by taking first place at 174 pounds.
Finishing in second place for Minnesota were Tyler Safratowich (157) and Justin Bronson (197).
Konrad, Schlatter, Rivera Remain Unbeaten
Cole Konrad, Dustin Schlatter and Manuel Rivera all kept their perfect records intact with two victories this weekend. Konrad extended his school-record winning streak to 61 consecutive matches, while Schlatter pushed his streak to 54 straight wins by defeating two-ranked opponents this weekend. Rivera continued his stellar season with a pair of decisions to improve to 29-0 on the season.
Konrad, Schlatter and Rivera's unbeaten streaks currently rank 2nd, 3rd and 5th among active Division I wrestlers.
Ness Putting Opponents to Rest
Jayson Ness has been impressive all year long, but the redshirt freshman from Bloominton, Minn., has been particularly dominant as of late. With a 14-5 major decision over Brandon Tucker on Sunday, Ness has now earned bonus points in eight of his last 10 matches. During this streak, Ness has three pins, two tech falls and three major decisions. His current 10-match winning streak includes victories over five ranked opponents, including No. 2 Mark McKnight, whom he pinned in Minnesota's dual against Penn State on Sunday, Jan. 21.
CSTV to Air Minnesota-Michigan Dual on Monday
College Sports Television (CSTV) will air Friday night's dual against Michigan on tape delay on Monday, Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. The Gophers avenged their only dual meet loss last year by dominating the 17th-ranked Wolverines, 29-6 in front of 3,192 fans at the Sports Pavilion.
Jayson Ness, Manuel Rivera, Gabriel Dretsch and Cole Konrad all earned bonus points for Minnesota, who won eight of 10 matches on the night.
The Gophers also won the two marquee match-ups of the night, with top-ranked Dustin Schlatter earning a 2-1 decision over No. 3 Josh Churella at 149 pounds and No. 2 Roger Kish downing No. 4 Tyrel Todd, 15-8, at 174. Minnesota's other two victories came from Mike Thorn and C.P. Schlatter.
Up Next
The Gophers will hit the road next weekend to face a pair of ranked Big Ten opponents. Minnesota will meet the Indiana Hoosiers on Friday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m., in Bloomington and stop in Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, Feb. 4 to take on Illinois at 1 p.m.
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