Sunday, February 21
Minneapolis, Minn.
Noon
Northwestern
10
at
29
#9 Minnesota
Deakin, Cannon Win Big at Minnesota
2/21/2021 1:35:00 PM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Northwestern wrestling closed out regular season action on Sunday with its final dual at #9 Minnesota.
No. 1 Ryan Deakin and No. 25 Chris Cannon each picked up a decisive victories over the Gophers to headline the action for the Wildcats.
Deakin opened the afternoon with a marquee showdown vs. No. 6 Brayton Lee and made quick work of Lee en route to a 12-0 major decision victory with nearly three minutes of riding time for the defending Big Ten champion Deakin.
Wrestling in his first match since Jan. 30, Chris Cannon improved to 5-0 on the year as he picked up a second-period fall over Minnesota's Boo Dryden. It marked the second fall of the season for the redshirt first-year Cannon, who earned bonus points in four of his five matches at 133 lbs this season.
Northwestern dropped the dual, 29-10, to the ninth-ranked Gophers.
The Wildcats will return to the mats on Saturday, March 6 for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Penn State. Early round action will be televised on BTN Plus and semifinals and championship matches will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
Full results from the dual below:
157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. #6 Brayton Lee (UM), 12-0 (NU 4, UM 0)
165: #17 Andrew Sparks (UM) dec, David Ferrante (NU), 14-11 (NU 4, UM 3)
174: #16 Jake Allar (UM) dec. Troy Fisher (NU), 6-5 (UM 6, NU 4)
184: Isaiah Salazar (UM) pinned Jack Jessen (NU), 5:32 (UM 12, NU 4)
197: Garrett Joles (UM) dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 10-8 (UM 15, NU 4)
HWT: #1 Gable Steveson (UM) tech. fall Jack Heyob (NU), 16-1 5:05 (UM 20, NU 4)
125: #11 Patrick McKee (UM) dec. #4 Michael DeAugustino (NU), 9-6 (UM 23, NU 4)
133: Chris Cannon (NU) pinned Boo Dryden (UM), 4:13 (UM 23, NU 10)
141: Marcos Polanco (UM) dec. Colin Valdiveiz (NU), 3-1 SV1 (UM 26, NU 10)
149: Michael Blockhus (UM) dec. #12 Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2 (UM 29, NU 10)
Final: #9 Minnesota 29, Northwestern 10
Extra Matches
133: Jake Gliva (UM) maj. dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 16-4
149: Jake Bergeland (UM) dec. Trevor Chumbley (NU), 2-1
157: Maxx Mayfield (NU) dec. Ryan Thomas (UM), 7-4
174: Bailee O'Reilly (UM) tech. fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 16-1
No. 1 Ryan Deakin and No. 25 Chris Cannon each picked up a decisive victories over the Gophers to headline the action for the Wildcats.
Deakin opened the afternoon with a marquee showdown vs. No. 6 Brayton Lee and made quick work of Lee en route to a 12-0 major decision victory with nearly three minutes of riding time for the defending Big Ten champion Deakin.
Wrestling in his first match since Jan. 30, Chris Cannon improved to 5-0 on the year as he picked up a second-period fall over Minnesota's Boo Dryden. It marked the second fall of the season for the redshirt first-year Cannon, who earned bonus points in four of his five matches at 133 lbs this season.
Northwestern dropped the dual, 29-10, to the ninth-ranked Gophers.
The Wildcats will return to the mats on Saturday, March 6 for the Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Penn State. Early round action will be televised on BTN Plus and semifinals and championship matches will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
Full results from the dual below:
157: #1 Ryan Deakin (NU) maj. dec. #6 Brayton Lee (UM), 12-0 (NU 4, UM 0)
165: #17 Andrew Sparks (UM) dec, David Ferrante (NU), 14-11 (NU 4, UM 3)
174: #16 Jake Allar (UM) dec. Troy Fisher (NU), 6-5 (UM 6, NU 4)
184: Isaiah Salazar (UM) pinned Jack Jessen (NU), 5:32 (UM 12, NU 4)
197: Garrett Joles (UM) dec. Jon Halvorsen (NU), 10-8 (UM 15, NU 4)
HWT: #1 Gable Steveson (UM) tech. fall Jack Heyob (NU), 16-1 5:05 (UM 20, NU 4)
125: #11 Patrick McKee (UM) dec. #4 Michael DeAugustino (NU), 9-6 (UM 23, NU 4)
133: Chris Cannon (NU) pinned Boo Dryden (UM), 4:13 (UM 23, NU 10)
141: Marcos Polanco (UM) dec. Colin Valdiveiz (NU), 3-1 SV1 (UM 26, NU 10)
149: Michael Blockhus (UM) dec. #12 Yahya Thomas (NU), 3-2 (UM 29, NU 10)
Final: #9 Minnesota 29, Northwestern 10
Extra Matches
133: Jake Gliva (UM) maj. dec. Matt Vinci (NU), 16-4
149: Jake Bergeland (UM) dec. Trevor Chumbley (NU), 2-1
157: Maxx Mayfield (NU) dec. Ryan Thomas (UM), 7-4
174: Bailee O'Reilly (UM) tech. fall Ankhaa Enkhmandakh (NU), 16-1
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