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The Minnesota Golden Gophers wrestling program is an intercollegiate varsity sport at the University of Minnesota. They are a member of the Big Ten Conference and NCAA . Wrestling began at Minnesota in 1910, but the first formal dual meet was not until 1921 when coach Frank Gilman led the team to a victory over Wisconsin .
During the 2006–07 academic year, the Golden Gophers wrestling team won the NCAA national championship and the Big Ten team title. The Golden Gophers also won conference championships in men's ice hockey, men's golf, women's rowing, men's swimming and diving, and women's indoor track and field.
During his three varsity seasons at Minnesota, the Gophers went 18–4–2 (.792) and won the Big Ten Conference championship in 1927. Nagurski was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951. While at the University of Minnesota, Nagurski was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, at the same time as another All-American, Herb Joesting. [3]
In the same interview, Greg mentioned that wrestling was a much better paying job at the time than playing football and as a result, Verne chose wrestling over football. [13] [14] By 1949, Gagne had signed with the NFL's Green Bay Packers. He went on to play three preseason games with the Packers before being released. [15]
Gable Dan Steveson (born May 31, 2000) is an American wrestler. In freestyle wrestling, Steveson was a 2020 Summer Olympic gold medalist, and was also a three-time age-group world champion.
Dec. 12—Gophers wrestling finished the first half of the 2021-22 season claiming four titles with six total finalists at the UNI Open in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Redshirt junior Patrick McKee won the ...
James "Evan" Johnson (born April 7, 1954) is an American former wrestler.He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 90 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] He wrestled collegiately for the University of Minnesota, where we was an NCAA wrestling champion and two-time finalist.
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling; Pan American Games; 1999 Winnipeg: 69 kg: 1995 Mar del Plata: 62 kg: Collegiate Wrestling; Representing the Minnesota Golden Gophers; NCAA Division I Championships; 1990 College Park: 134 lb