On the team's performance
"I wouldn't say they wrestled great, I think they wrestled good. We had a big match on Wednesday … and it's always hard to come back and get emotionally ready. To come back and put forth the effort they did, we were really happy with the kids."
On Roger Kish's performance
"I think Kish wrestled a good match. I think if he wrestles that way, nobody can beat him. He was moving his hands. He was moving his feet. When Kish is mobile it's hard to beat him."
On what makes Manuel Rivera tough
"I just think Rivera is getting better and better. He has such a large gas tank that allows him to continue to wrestle all the time. People "can stay with him for a while, but he's just going to keep wearing them down. I think the more confidence he gets, the better he's going to get. He can work on his riding a little. He is a good rider, though. Once he learns to keep people down, he's going to be hard to beat."
On what he likes about Jayson Ness
"He's very fluid. The thing I like about Jayson is that he's always trying to score. That's Minnesota wrestling."
On when CP Schlatter will be back
"He'll be back right after Christmas or by the National Duals for sure. There's no sense in taking the chance in bringing him back early. There's nothing to be gained."
On whether or not the original plan was to redshirt Mike Thorn
"Yeah, we were going to redshirt Thorn. But this has actually worked out, because next year he would have wrestled a little, this year he's going to get a chance to wrestle a lot. He's getting a lot of personal attention. And then he's going to know what he'll need to do. And he'll have a year to prepare for it. So it's going to work out well for Thorn."
Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota, 149 Pounds)
On his performance
"Obviously, I would have like to get bonus points for the team. That's what I came here hoping to do. I've known Cyler for a while. I know he's a tough opponent. It was the perfect match. There were some things I could have done better."
On giving up a takedown
"We just got in a scramble. He got a takedown, not much I can say. It happens. I'm not out there thinking, 'I can't give up a takedown.' I'm just out there wrestling. The main thing is, you can't get hung up about. You just have to keep wrestling."
On the Southern Scuffle
"I'm really excited. Overall, my weight is tough. You have Gillespie, Leen, Palmer, just to name a few. I'm excited. It will be a fun tournament just to see where I'm at just in my weight class I'm excited to see how our teams performs out there. Its gong to be fun."
On the team's performance
"We did well. We came in here and got the win. A lot of people are harping on the fact that CP and Mack out, but if they're not wrestling, they're not wrestling. We have Thorn and Saff, they're fighting. Gabe is wrestling well. After the loss we had to Hofstra, we're pulling together as a team … and I'm excited about that."
Roger Kish (Minnesota, 184 Pounds)
On Jake Varner
"He was real strong, real physical. You could tell that he might not have had the match he wanted tonight. But he's a strong, talented wrestler. He has a lot of potential."
On what he learned from the loss to Jake Herbert
"It was kind of pivotal point. I'm glad it happened as early as it did in the year. It kind of helped me figure out some things I needed to fix. It helps with motivation and set the pace for the next three months."
On Jake Herbert's style
"He kind of has a funny style. Its hard for anybody who hasn't wrestled that kind of style. But I think the more experience you get wrestling a guy like that, the better you are."
On a potential match-up with Mike Pucillo at the Southern Scuffle
"I haven't thought about it yet. I probably won't think too much about it until the match is there."
On Yura Malamura
"He's still kind of young. He has made a lot progress since he got here. He works super hard. Great attitude. He always wants to learn. And I think that's going to help him as the season progresses."
Cael Sanderson (Iowa State Head Coach)
On the team's performance
"We're coming. We're real close. We're making a few mistakes. We just have to win those close matches. If we can win those close matches, we'll win the dual. Minnesota has a great team. They're well coached. It was a good test for us. We just have to look at in a way that we're going to build from here and continue to learn."
On the performance of Cyler Sanderson and Jake Varner
"They had some tough guys. Cyler had the returning national champion. He felt him. That what we wanted. We want to get that feeling … and now we can go from there. Varner same thing, we learned some things. We're happy. We always want to win. And we want to fight to win. But its still a positive experience us. We'll come back firing, come back a better team."
On the importance of Kurt Backes coming out and winning big
"It was real important for Backes. He's a senior . He needs to lead this team. It was really important."
On the difference between the Iowa and Minnesota duals
"It's hard to compare the two duals. We learned different things there than we did today. We're learning. With six freshmen, they're going to make some mistakes. Now its our job to get back to the drawing board and correct them and move forward."
On what he was hoping to accomplish in the dual
"I went in expecting to win. And I hope our team went in expected to win. We know they're a great and that it was a great challenge. We needed to get an upset. We needed to get some upsets along the way. And get some bonus points. They wrestled a good match, a smart mach … and they beat us. We have to learn and move on."
On why Grant Turner wrestled instead of David Bertolino
"It was real simple. Bertolino was late for a team meeting. That was the only reason. They're both real talented kids. We're looking for one of them to step up. You saw Turner, he almost beat a ranked kid. They're both close. We just need them to take it one step higher."
On who will start in the future between Grant Turner and David Bertolino
"That's not even a big deal for us right now. We need one of them to step up. I'm not worried about who the starter is or who is not. It comes down to who we think is going to fight the hardest for us."
On Jake Varner's performance
"Kish is obviously real good, real talented. Varner just kept going for the big moves. That's a freshman mistake. It was a good learning mistake for him. You cant get out of position on Kish, or he's going to take advantage of it … like he did tonight. Varner is going to be in there. Losses don't sit real well with him. And they don't with anyone on the team thank goodness."
Recommended Comments
There are no comments to display.
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now