The new recruits will wrestle for the Gophers beginning next fall.
Antczak is a two-time Wisconsin High School State Champion and will wrestle at 125 pounds for the Gophers. He won the Division 2 state title at 103 pounds as a sophomore, 112 as a junior and finished runner-up last season at 125 pounds. He plans to study in the University's Institute of Technology program after graduating at the top of his class at Prairie Farm High School.
Loppnow is a senior at Lincoln High School and was the 2008 Minnesota High School State Champion at 285 pounds, ending his final prep season with a 37-1 record. He finished sixth at state as a junior in 2007 and recorded a 101-19 overall record in high school. He plans to pursue a degree in civil engineering at Minnesota.
Richard, a native of Dillingham, Alaska, placed eighth at the prestigious Reno (Nev.) Tournament of Champions last December. At Dillingham, Richard was a two-time Alaska state champion as a sophomore and junior, the state runner-up at 135 pounds as a senior, and a member of back-to-back Alaska 1A-2A-3A state championship squads.
"All three of these wrestlers will be great additions to our team and they will increase the level of competition in the wrestling room next fall," said Gopher head coach J Robinson. "We feel our recruiting class this season was one of our strongest ever and should allow us to compete for a national title for years to come."
These three join the six fall signees: Jake Deitchler (Anoka, Minn.), Atticus Disney (Topeka, Kan.), Ryland Geiger (Scappoose, Ore.), Mario Mason (Blairstown, N.J.), Matt Mincey (Apple Valley, Minn.) and Cody Yohn (Alamosa, Colo.)
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