Joseph Grygelko, Luke Mellmer, Joe Murphy and David Zilverberg signed National Letters of Intent, while Ryan Blake, Austin Enoch, Eric Johnson, Brian Peterson and Jared Rickert signed Acceptance of Admission forms and will join the program as recruited walk-ons.
These nine individuals will join Minnesota's list of fall signees which includes Cody Marcicki, Zach Sanders, Sonny Yohn and Kaleb Young, along with Torrey Line, who signed earlier this spring.
"We are extremely excited about this class," assistant coach Joe Russell said. "We believe these guys will all be great student-athletes for the University of Minnesota. Half of the individuals in this class are Minnesota high school graduates. We believe that shows our commitment to keeping Minnesota kids at home as well as trying to bring in the best student-athletes from around the country."
A native of Loretto, Minn., Joe Grygelko is a four-time state place-winner out of St. Michael-Albertville High School. Grygelko claimed the 2007 state title at 145 pounds in leading the Knights to their fourth consecutive Class AA team championship. He finished his prep career as the school's all-time leader in wins with a 218-30 career record.
Luke Mellmer, the brother of current Gophers Marc and Jake Mellmer, won his second straight 145-pound state title this past season, compiling a 45-1 overall record in his senior year at Dickinson High School. Mellmer is also a two-time Cadet All-American.
Joe Murphy won his second consecutive state title by claiming the 130-pound championship in Class A in 2007. A native of Burnsville, Minn., Murphy won the 125-pound title in 2006 and took fourth at 112 pounds in 2005.
A native of Long Lake, Minn., David Zilverberg was the state runner-up at 125 pounds in Class AAA this past season. He led Wayzata High School to conference and section titles and the state consolation championship in 2006-07. David follows in the footsteps of his father Pat and uncles Larry and Dan, who all wrestled for the Golden Gophers.
Ryan Blake is a state place-winner out of Marist High School in Chicago, Ill. He capped off his senior year by leading his high school team to a conference title with a perfect 7-0 dual meet record.
Austin Enoch was selected as Oregon's NWCA High School Wrestler of the Year after posting a perfect 41-0 record on his way to the Class 6A state title at 140 pounds. A native of Redmond, Ore., Enoch compiled a 154-5 record during his high school career and won three individual state championships.
A native of Albert Lea, Minn., Eric Johnson was the Class AAA state runner-up at 119 pounds in 2006. Johnson led his high school team to a conference title with a perfect 9-0 dual meet record last season.
Richmond, Mich., native Brian Peterson helped his high school team to the 2006 Division 3 state title and a second-place finish in 2007. He was a state place-winner at 140 pounds in 2006.
Jared Rickert placed third at 140 pounds in Division 1 in the state of Wisconsin last season. A native of Sparta, Wis., he compiled a 48-2 overall record during his senior year.
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