Iowa came out strong as No. 1 Matt McDonough used three third period takedowns to dominate Zach Sanders, 10-3, at 125 pounds.
Seventh-ranked Tony Ramos kept it rolling for the Hawkeyes as he defeated No. 20 David Thorn, 7-3, at 133 to give the Hawkeyes a 7-0 lead heading into the 141-pound matchup.
At 141, Iowa's Montell Marion, an NCAA runner-up last season, won a hard fought battle, 4-3, over All-American Mike Thorn to put the Hawkeyes in front 10-0. Marion's victory over Thorn evened their all-time series in college at two wins apiece.
Minnesota's Danny Zilverberg put Minnesota on the board with a 5-3 win in sudden victory over Mark Ballweg at 149 pounds. Zilverberg was able to ride out Ballweg the entire third period to force sudden victory and scored the winning takedown early in the sudden victory period.
At 157, Iowa's Derek St. John gave up an early takedown before cruising to a 20-8 major decision victory over Matt Mincey, which put the Hawkeyes up 13-3 heading into the intermission.
No. 12 Cody Yohn came out strong for the Gophers after intermission, picking up a 6-4 victory over No. 13 Aaron Janssen to cut the deficit to 13-6. Yohn scored three nearfall points in the second period, which proved to be the difference in the match.
Minnesota's Scott Glasser, who is ranked 15th, trailed 3-0 in the third period, but came back to defeat 11th-ranked Ethen Lofthouse, 7-5. Glasser used two takedowns and three nearfall points in the third period to pull out the victory.
Freshman Kevin Steinhaus, who is ranked eighth, made it three victories in a row for the Gophers as he came from behind to edge 11th-ranked Grant Gambrall, 5-4, at 184 pounds. Like Glasser, Steinhaus trailed 3-0 in the third period, but found a way to win. With the victory, Steinhaus improved to 28-8.
With Iowa leading 13-12, Hawkeye Luke Lofthouse picked up perhaps the biggest victory of the dual meet as he upset fourth-ranked Sonny Yohn, 7-4, at 197 pounds. Lofthouse pushed the pace on Yohn and was able to pick up two takedowns in the third period. Lofthouse's victory put the Hawkeys up 16-12 going into the heavyweight match.
At heavyweight, Iowa's Blake Rasing, who is ranked 15th, needed just one takedown to defeat No. 8 Tony Nelson, 4-2.
With the win, Iowa finished its season with a dual meet record of 15-0-1, while Minnesota fell to 15-4-1.
Both teams will now prepare for the 2011 Big Ten Championships. The event will be held March 5-6 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. InterMat will be providing coverage of the event.
Results:
125: No. 1 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Zach Sanders (Minnesota), 10-3
133: No. 7 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 20 David Thorn (Minnesota), 7-3
141: No. 3 Montell Marion (Iowa) dec. No. 2 Mike Thorn (Minnesota), 4-3
149: Danny Zilverberg (Minnesota) dec. Mark Ballweg (Iowa), 5-3 SV
157: No. 7 Derek St. John (Iowa) maj. dec. Matt Mincey (Minnesota), 20-8
165: No. 12 Cody Yohn (Minnesota) dec. No. 13 Aaron Janssen (Iowa), 6-4
174: No. 15 Scott Glasser (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa), 7-5
184: No. 8 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) dec. No. 11 Grant Gambrall (Iowa), 5-4
197: No. 8 Luke Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 4 Sonny Yohn (Minnesota), 7-4
285: No. 15 Blake Rasing (Iowa) dec. No. 8 Tony Nelson (Minnesota), 4-2
Photos (The Guillotine)
Post-Meet Interviews
Tom BrandsOn the way the team performed ...
On whether there was concern after losing the match at 184 ...
On Matt McDonough's performance at 125 ...
On whether he expects Tony Ramos to be the No. 1 seed at Big Ten Championships ...
On whether Montell Marion gets up more for the big matches in big dual meets ...
On how big Luke Lofthouse's win was at 197 ...
On the importance of the Big Ten dual meet title ...
On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ...
Matt McDonoughOn getting things started with a dominating win ...
On what he took from his victory over Brandon Precin on Jan. 28 ...
On whether he feels the Big Ten champion at 125 will get No. 1 seed at NCAAs despite having a loss ...
On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ...
On whether he has had to take more of a leadership role this season ...
On whether he expected Tony Ramos to do this well this soon ...
Tony RamosOn the way he felt he performed ...
On whether he took anything from his previous battles in high school with David Thorn ...
On whether he feeds off Matt McDonough in dual meets ...
On whether the season has gone like he thought it would ...
On whether he sees himself as a small 133-pounder ...
On whether he feels that he'll be the No. 1 seed at Big Ten Championships ...
Montell MarionOn the way he felt he performed ...
On whether he has a specific game plan when he faces Mike Thorn ...
On whether he's angry or has a chip on his shoulder after all that has transpired ...
On whether there is more excitement facing Minnesota ...
On how eager he is to get another shot at Kellen Russell ...
On whether the feeling is different heading into postseason not being No. 1 team ...
On his season being short ...
On why people were surprised by how hard he was going in the third period against Andrew Alton ...
On not having Doug Schwab on the coaching staff this season ...
J RobinsonOn whether there was a discussion about not starting at 125 to avoid Iowa getting early momentum ...
On what Mike Thorn needs to do to beat Montell Marion ...
On Scott Glasser's win ...
On the importance of getting Tony Nelson to attack more ...
On whether the dual meet played out similar to what the coaching staff expected ...
On being honored ...
On whether there is mutual respect between Minnesota and Iowa ...
Scott GlasserOn his thoughts at intermission ...
On his health ...
On whether his mentality is different this season heading into the postseason ...
On the coaching staff's message at intermission ...
On watching Sonny Yohn lose ...
On whether he thought about it being his last home dual meet ...
On the coaching staff's message after the dual meet ...
On what needs to be done before Big Ten Championships ...
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