Gophers Win Six Titles in Hawaii

No. 1 Minnesota left its stamp on the first annual Aloha Open in Honolulu on Thursday, capturing six individual titles on the day. Noteworthy among those championships were No. 2 Chris Dardanes at 133 and No. 1 Dylan Ness at 157, both of whom continued undefeated seasons and will carry unblemished records into the new year. The four other individual champions for the Gophers were: Conrad Rangell (141), Jake Short (149), No. 3 Logan Storley(174) and No. 2 Scott Schiller (197).

The first-year tournament featured a different format than most. The four teams competing in the event – Minnesota, No. 20 Oregon State, Oklahoma and American University – were allowed to enter more than 10 wrestlers into the event (the Gophers elected to enter 12). At each weight class, there was a round-robin to determine the champion. Because some teams brought more than one competitor at a specific weight class, some of the round-robins were three matches per wrestler, while others were four or five.

At 133, Dardanes took the title with a 3-0 finish that included a pair of major decisions, giving him a team-high seven on the season, which accounts for half of his total victories. At 141 and 149, Rangell and Short also earned titles with 3-0 finishes, the only unranked Minnesota wrestlers to take first place at their weights. At 157, Ness kicked off his day with a pin, the 33rd of his career. That ties him with Jared Lawrence for 11th in program history and puts him one shy of cracking the top 10. At 174, Storley won all three of his matches in different fashions, racking up a technical fall, a decision and a major decision (respectively) on his way to the title. Finally, at 197, Schiller finished 4-0 with two major decisions and a pin. The second of those victories marked a career milestone for Schiller as it represented his 100th win for the Maroon and Gold. He joins teammate Storley in surpassing the 100-win mark this season after Storley did so at the Cliff Keen Invitational earlier this month.

In addition to the six individual champions, the Gophers also had a pair of wrestlers place second, Brandon Kingsley at 165 and No. 11 Brett Pfarr at 184, and a three more finish third: Jordan Bremer at 125, No. 18 Nick Wanzek at 165 and No. 12 Michael Kroells at 285.

A full listing of match results for each Gopher wrestler appears below.

After enjoying the sun and beaches in the Aloha State for a few more days, the Gophers will return home and begin preparing for their next competition, a Big Ten dual on Friday, January 9 at 8 p.m. CT against No. 17 Michigan at the Sports Pavilion. That dual will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network and will also be available on the BTN2Go app.

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125
Jordan Bremer (2-2, 3rd Place)
Match 1: Jordan Bremer (Minn) dec. Ronald Stevens (OSU), 7-0
Match 2: No. 18 David Terao (AU) dec. Jordan Bremer (Minn), 6-1
Match 3: Ryan Millhof (OU) fall (6:43) Jordan Bremer (Minn)
Match 4: Jordan Bremer (Minn) fall (3:38) Sean Williams (OU)

133
No. 2 Chris Dardanes (3-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Chris Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. Josh Terao (AU), 17-7
Match 2: Chris Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn), 12-3
Match 3: Chris Dardanes (Minn) dec. Jack Hathaway (OSU), 3-1

Jordan Kingsley (0-3, 4th Place)
Match 1: Jack Hathaway (OSU) fall (4:43) Jordan Kingsley (Minn)
Match 2: Chris Dardanes (Minn) maj. dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn), 12-3
Match 3: Josh Terao (AU) dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn), 4-0

141
Conrad Rangell (3-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Conrad Rangell (Minn) dec. Jared Reis (OSU), 9-2
Match 2: Conrad Rangell (Minn) dec. Trae Blackwell (OU), 6-1
Match 3: Conrad Rangell (Minn) dec. Michael Sprague (AU), 7-6

149
Jake Short (3-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Jake Short (Minn) dec. Shayne Tucker (OU), 4-1
Match 2: Jake Short (Minn) dec. Tom Page (AU), 5-2
Match 3: Jake Short (Minn) Inj. (2:41) Abraham Rodriguez (OSU)

157
No. 1 Dylan Ness (4-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Dylan Ness (Minn) fall (6:12) Joey Delgado (OSU)
Match 2: Dylan Ness (Minn) dec. No. 20 Alex Elder (OSU), 5-4
Match 3: Dylan Ness (Minn) dec. John Boyle (AU), 8-1
Match 4: Dylan Ness (Minn) MFF No. 11 Justin DeAngelis (OU)

165
Brandon Kingsley (3-1, 2nd Place)
Match 1: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) tech fall (5:46) Brad Mutchnik (AU), 17-0
Match 2: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 9-4
Match 3: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Brandon Kingsley (Minn), 6-5
Match 4: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minn), 5-3

No. 18 Nick Wanzek (2-2, 3rd Place)
Match 1: Nick Wanzek (Minn) maj. dec. Brad Mutchnik (AU), 12-2
Match 2: Nick Wanzek (Minn) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 7-6
Match 3: Clark Glass (OU) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minn), 4-3
Match 4: Brandon Kingsley (Minn) dec. Nick Wanzek (Minn), 5-3

174
No. 3 Logan Storley (3-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Logan Storley (Minn) tech fall (4:23) Nicholas Carey (AU), 17-2
Match 2: Logan Storley (Minn) dec. Joe Latham (OSU), 5-2
Match 3: Logan Storley (Minn) maj. dec. Matt Reed (OU), 9-0

184
No. 11 Brett Pfarr (2-1, 2nd Place)
Match 1: Brett Pfarr (Minn) dec. Brooks Climmons (OU), 8-2
Match 2: Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj. dec. Jason Grimes (AU), 10-1
Match 3: No. 6 Taylor Meeks (OSU) dec. Brett Pfarr (Minn), 4-3

197
No. 2 Scott Schiller (4-0, 1st Place)
Match 1: Scott Schiller (Minn) maj. dec. Andrew Dixon (OU), 10-2
Match 2: Scott Schiller (Minn) fall (2:57) Brett Dempsey (AU)
Match 3: Scott Schiller (Minn) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 8-2
Match 4: Scott Schiller (Minn) maj. dec. Cody Crawford (OSU), 17-6

285
No. 12 Michael Kroells (3-2, 3rd Place)
Match 1: Michael Kroells (Minn) maj. dec. Nate Keeve (OSU), 10-2
Match 2: Michael Kroells (Minn) dec. (SV-1) Michael Brown (OU), 5-3
Match 3: Zach Merrill (OU) dec. (SV-2) Michael Kroells (Minn), 4-2
Match 4: Michael Kroells (Minn) maj. dec. Scot Augustine (AU), 9-1
Match 5: No. 11 Ross Larson (OU) dec. Michael Kroells (Minn), 7-3