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No. 5 ISU Wrestlers Face No. 1 Minnesota
12.06.2006 | Men's Wrestling
The fifth-ranked Cyclone wrestlers will face top-ranked Minnesota Friday in Hilton Coliseum at 8 p.m. ISU comes into the dual with a 2-1 record, while Minnesota is 4-1.
Series Notes
These two top-caliber teams will show down in Hilton Coliseum for the 55th time, with ISU holding the all-time series record at 41-12-2. Clashing last year in Minneapolis, Minnesota defeated Iowa State for the first time since 1995, 21-13. The Golden Gophers have not beaten the Cyclones in Hilton Coliseum since 1998.
Scouting Minnesota
The Golden Gophers began the season as the nation's top-ranked team. Minnesota fell in their season-opening dual against Hofstra at the Northeast Duals, 18-17. Minnesota has since tallied four dual .
Minnesota returns seven NCAA qualifiers from last year's NCAA runner-up team. Among the seven are four All-Americans and NCAA champions, Dustin Schlatter (149) and Cole Konrad (HWT).
At 149-pounds, Schlatter, who won the 2006 NCAA title as a true freshman, is off to a 9-0 start and will square off against redshirt freshman Cyler Sanderson. Sanderson is undefeated in dual meet action and carries an overall record of 11-2.
Another match-up that will feature highly-ranked wrestlers is at 184-pounds. Minnesota junior Roger Kish will face redshirt freshman Jake Varner. The wrestlers come in ranked second and third respectively. Kish finished as the 184-pound runner-up at last season's NCAA tournament and currently is 9-0. He has tallied five wins via pin. Varner is 10-0 and has registered seven pins.
Last Meeting Between Iowa State and Minnesota: Dec. 9, 2005
141 - Nate Gallick (ISU) maj. dec. Manuel Rivera (MU), 15-5
149 - Dustin Schlatter (MU) maj. dec. Aron Scott (ISU), 19-6
157 - C.P. Schlatter (MU) dec. Trent Paulson (ISU), 5-4
165 - Travis Paulson (ISU) dec. Matt Nagel (MU), 3-1
174 - Gabriel Dretsch (MU) dec. David Bertolino (ISU), 9-4
184 - Kurt Backes (ISU) dec. Roger Kish (MU), 6-3
197 - Joe Curran (ISU) dec. Mitch Kuhlman (MU), 4-1
HWT - Cole Konrad (MU) maj. dec. Richard Schopf (ISU), 19-6
125 - Travis Lang (MU) maj. dec. Ben Hanisch (ISU), 8-0
133 - Mack Reiter (MU) dec. Jesse Sundell (ISU), 14-8
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