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Gopher Wrestling Program Announces 2006-07 Team Awards


Flowrestling
April 22, 2007
The 2007 NCAA Champion Golden Gopher wrestling team announced its team
awards at its annual banquet on Sunday evening.

All 30 members of the team were presented with plaques commemorating
the 2007 championship season, but on a night dedicated to celebrating
the third national title in program history, it was difficult for one
individual not to steal the show. The crowd paid tribute to senior
Cole Konrad, honoring him with multiple standing ovations as he
accepted the Most Outstanding and Most Valuable Wrestler Awards, in
addition to the Verne Gagne Leadership Award. The reigning two-time
national champion at heavyweight finished his career with a
school-record 76 consecutive victories. Described by Head Coach J
Robinson as the greatest wrestler in Minnesota history, Konrad
finished his career with a 155-13 overall record while capturing two
national titles, three Big Ten titles and becoming just the fifth
athlete in school history to earn four All-America certificates. In
recognition of all of his contributions to the Golden Gopher wrestling
program over the last five years, Konrad was also honored with the
Dick Mueller Award of Excellence.

Fellow seniors Danny Williams and Juan Martinez were also recognized
for their dedication and commitment to the Gopher wrestling program.
In their five seasons at Minnesota, the three seniors were a part of a
team that won a national title, three Big Ten Championships, two
National Duals championships and posted a dual meet record of 78-22.

Jayson Ness also collected multiple awards as he earned Most
Outstanding Freshman honors and received the Most Falls Award. In his
first season in the starting lineup, Ness captured the Big Ten title
at 125 pounds and finished fifth at the NCAA Championships to collect
his first All-America accolade. He finished the year with 15 pins,
tied for the seventh-most in school history.

Junior Mack Reiter and sophomore Dustin Schlatter were both honored
with the Fraser Dean Most Courageous Wrestler Award. Reiter, who
suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in late September, was
forced to sit out the first three months of the season but returned
late in the season to help the Gophers capture their second straight
Big Ten title and third national championship in the last seven years.
The defending national champion at 149 pounds, Schlatter had a target
on his back all year and battled through a nagging knee injury for
much of the last half of the season but still managed to capture his
second Big Ten title and second All-America certificate. Schlatter
posted a 37-1 overall record on the year to push his career mark to
79-2 (.975), the highest winning percentage in school history.

Other award winners on Sunday night included Roger Kish, who was
recognized as the Most Exciting Wrestler, Manuel Rivera, who earned
the title of Most Improved, and C.P. Schlatter, who was named the Most
Dedicated. Kish earned his second All-America certificate at the NCAA
Championships in March while surpassing the 100-win plateau for his
career. In his first season as a full-time starter, Rivera established
himself as one of the top 141-pounders in the nation as he won his
first 35 matches to start the year before a knee injury prevented him
from finishing the season at full strength. Schlatter, the defending
two-time Big Ten Champion at 157 pounds, capped off his 2006-07
campaign by finishing sixth at the NCAA Championships to collect his
first All-America honor.

Two wrestlers were also recognized for their outstanding academic
performance during the 2006-07 year. Jeremy Larson earned the
Upperclassman Academic Award after posting a 3.507 GPA, while Joe Nord
was the Freshman Academic Award winner with a 3.917 GPA.

Nearly 300 people were in attendance at the banquet, which was held at
the Four Points Sheraton in Minneapolis.

2006-07 Minnesota Wrestling Team Awards

Most Valuable Wrestler: Cole Konrad

Most Outstanding Wrestler: Cole Konrad

Verne Gagne Leadership Award: Cole Konrad

Most Outstanding Freshman: Jayson Ness

Fraser Dean Most Courageous Wrestler: Mack Reiter and Dustin Schlatter

Most Dedicated Wrestler: C.P. Schlatter

Most Exciting Wrestler: Roger Kish

Chris Berglin Most Improved Wrestler: Manuel Rivera

Most Falls Award: Jayson Ness

Upperclassman Academic Award: Jeremy Larson

Freshman Academic Award: Joe Nord

Dick Mueller Award of Excellence: Cole Konrad

The Golden Gopher wrestling team would like to thank their families,
friends and fans for all of the support throughout the 2006-07 season.

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