Brancale began the dual with a pin 4:00 minutes into his match with Jacob Reyes, putting the Gophers ahead 6-0. The home team would lead for the remainder of the meet, with Grand Canyon getting no closer than two points, the difference following the second match when Jordan Kingsley fell to Godwin Nyama-Cutler 9-0.
Following that defeat, the Gophers won the next six matches, beginning with another major decision for Conrad Rangell, an 11-0 victory over Austin Solari. The major decision was Rangell’s third in four career dual matches. At 149, Jake Short improved to 3-0 in his dual career, defeating David Uecker 10-6. No. 1 Dylan Ness needed a couple of brief blood time stoppages to keep his nose clotted during his match with Chayse Jackson at 157, but a pair of early takedowns held up for Ness, who won 6-1. Nick Wanzek scored his first bonus points in a dual match when he beat Casey Larsen by major decision, 11-2, at 165.
At 174, Logan Storley continued his run of dominant performances this season. In the match’s opening two minutes, Storley tilted Trey Ronayne four times, building up a 15-0 lead before pinning Ronanyne at 2:25 to end the match.
No. 14 Brett Pfarr made it three major decisions in three dual matches this season when he defeated Austin Gaun 18-4 at 184. Brett’s brother, Chris Pfarr, followed at 197 and fell to Marcus Haughian, 9-0. At heavyweight, Grand Canyon forfeited the match, earning six points for the Gophers without Michael Kroells wrestling and cementing the final score at 36-8.
The Gophers won’t be off for long, as they return to the mat at the Sports Pavilion tomorrow night to begin their Big Ten season against the Michigan State Spartans. The match will be streamed on BTN Plus, which requires a subscription. Updates from throughout the meet will be provided on the Gopher Wrestling Twitter feed and GopherSports Game Day Live. A full recap will be available following the match on GopherSports.com.
Results:
125: No. 20 Sam Brancale (Minn) fall (4:00) Jacob Reyes (GCU) / Minnesota 6 – Grand Canyon 0
133: Godwin Nyama-Cutler (GCU) maj. dec. Jordan Kingsley (Minn) / Minnesota 6 - Grand Canyon 4
141: Conrad Rangell (Minn) maj. dec. Austin Solari (AFA), 11-0 / Minnesota 10 - Grand Canyon 4
149: Jake Short (Minn) dec. Austin Uecker (GCU), 10-6 / Minnesota 13 – Grand Canyon 4
157: No. 1 Dylan Ness (Minn) dec. Chayse Jackson (GCU) / Minnesota 16 - Grand Canyon 4
165: No. 15 Nick Wanzek (Minn) maj. dec. Casey Larsen, 11-2 / Minnesota 20 - Grand Canyon 4
174: No. 1 Logan Storley (Minn) fall (2:25) Trey Ronayne (GCU) / Minnesota 26 - Grand Canyon 4
184: No. 14 Brett Pfarr (Minn) maj. dec. Austin Gaun (GCU), 18-4 / Minnesota 30 - Grand Canyon 4
197: Marcus Haughin (GCU) maj. dec. Chris Pfarr (Minn), 9-0 / Minnesota 30 - Grand Canyon 8
HWT: Michael Kroells (Minn) forfeit victory / Minnesota 36 - Grand Canyon 8
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