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BigTen Profile on Dustin Schlatter
It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was one Dustin Schlatter felt he had to make.
After talking to his father, the Massillon, Ohio native then met with the University of Minnesota coaching staff. Following an injury-plagued 21-5 junior campaign on the wrestling mats, where he earned his third All-American honor, the 149-pounder felt he needed to take a redshirt during his senior campaign.
The move would leave the Golden Gophers with just one senior in the regular lineup for the 2008-09 campaign, but in addition to getting his body back to full strength, Schlatter thought the timing was right in order to reach his future goals — a berth on the U.S. World Team in 2009 and a run at the 2012 Olympic squad.
“It was hard because we had such a young team, but we’ll be young again next year and I think I will be able to help out with my leadership,” he says. “I just needed the time to get healthy and then work on things during my international training.”
