All-American heavyweight Cole Konrad was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week after being named Most Outstanding Wrestler at the National Duals. Konrad pinned top-ranked and two-time NCAA Champion Steve Mocco of Oklahoma State to clinch Minnesota’s 21 -14 upset of the top-ranked Cowboys. This is the third time Konrad has been named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week this season.<\/p>\n
Minnesota ended OSU’s consecutive winning streak at 30, while Konrad snapped Mocco’s 85-match winning streak. Mocco defeated Konrad three times last year, including an overtime decision in the finals at the NCAA Championship.<\/p>\n
In the Golden Gophers’ first round matchup against Hofstra, Konrad pinned Jon Andriac in 1:44 to become the 26th wrestler in school history to reach 100 career wins. In the semifinals, Konrad clinched Minnesota’s 20-15 win over Central Michigan with a 9-1 major decision against 18th-ranked Bubba Gritter.<\/p>\n
Konrad is now 24-0 on the year and has won 53 of his last 54 matches.<\/p>\n
Top-ranked Minnesota opens the Big Ten season on Friday night at the Sports Pavilion vs. Northwestern. On Sunday, the Golden Gophers host No. 7 Iowa at 2 p.m. at Williams Arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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