University of Minnesota Athletics
Sunday, November 15
Boone, NC
9:00 AM
University of Minnesota
vs
Mountaineer Invitational
Photo by: Jamie Bergeland
11/13/2026 8:26:00 AM | Wrestling
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota wrestling continues its tournament season this weekend as it heads to Boone, N.C., for the Mountaineer Invitational and Mountaineer Open. Action starts at 9 a.m. with live stats via FloWrestling. A majority of Gophers making the trip will compete in the Invite tournament, while a small number will compete in the Open tournament.
Other teams expected to have competitors are host-Appalachian State, No. 5 Virginia Tech, No. 16 North Carolina, Drexel, Ohio and several programs from the Southern Conference.
Minnesota Probable Competitors
Other teams expected to have competitors are host-Appalachian State, No. 5 Virginia Tech, No. 16 North Carolina, Drexel, Ohio and several programs from the Southern Conference.
Minnesota Probable Competitors
| Weight | Wrestler | Year | Record |
| 125 | #5 Jore Volk | 5th | 3-0 |
| Titan Friederichs* | Fr. | 3-0 | |
| Joel Friederichs* | Fr. | 3-1 | |
| 133 | Blake Beissel | Jr. | 4-0 |
| Brett Swenson | So. | 2-1 | |
| Brandon Morvari | Sr. | 0-0 | |
| Trey Beissel* | Fr. | 1-2 | |
| 141 | #5 Vance VomBaur | 6th | 2-0 |
| Tyler Dekraker | Fr. | 3-0 | |
| 149 | Dawson Johnson | Jr. | 0-3 |
| 157 | #17 Charlie Millard | Jr. | 3-0 |
| 165 | Drayden Morton | Sr. | 2-1 |
| Cooper Rowe* | Fr. | 1-2 | |
| 174 | #26 Ethan Riddle | Sr. | 3-0 |
| Gabe Nagel | 6th | 1-1 | |
| Jed Wester | Jr. | 1-1 | |
| John Murphy* | Fr. | 3-0 | |
| Joey Muhlstein* | Fr. | 2-1 | |
| 184 | #1 Max McEnelly | Sr. | 0-0 |
| Sutton Kenning* | Fr. | 1-1 | |
| 197 | #24 Gavin Nelson | Sr. | 3-1 |
| Silas Dailey* | Jr. | 1-3 | |
| 285 | #8 Koy Hopke | Jr. | 3-0 |
| Evan McGuire* | Fr. | 2-1 |
Intermat rankings listed | * scheduled to compete in Open Tournament
The Golden Gophers enter the weekend ranked eighth in both InterMat's tournament rankings and the NWCA Coaches Poll, while the InterMat dual rankings put the Gophers 10th.
Seven Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least two of the major polls with five appearing in all three: InterMat, Flo and Win. Returning national champion Max McEnelly is the top-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds in all three polls, while two-time All-Americans Vance VomBaur (141) and Jore Volk (125) are top-six and top-seven in the polls, respectively. Volk's top ranking is No. 5 from InterMat, while InterMat and WIN have VomBaur at No. 5.
In addition, heavyweight Koy Hopke is ninth or better in all three polls, and Charlie Millard (157) is top-17. Flo and InterMat are highest on Hopke by putting him at No. 7, while Flo has Millard 13th. At 174, Ethan Riddle is ranked 23rd by Flo and 26th by InterMat, while Gavin Nelson (197) is 23rd by Flo and 26th by InterMat.
Minnesota opened the 2026-27 last Sunday as it saw nine wrestlers go undefeated as the team opened its 118th season of competition at the Daktronics Invitational in Brookings, S.D. With multiple pools at each weight class, no tournament champions were crowned. But that didn't stop the Golden Gophers from enjoying a successful opening tournament. All told, the 22 Gophers in action compiled a 47-19 record.
Minnesota saw undefeated performances from freshman Titan Friederichs (3-0) and Volk (3-0) at 125 pounds, junior Blake Beissel (4-0) at 133, freshman Tyler Dekraker (3-0) and VomBaur (2-0) at 141, Millard (3-0) at 157, freshman John Murphy (3-0) and Riddle (3-0) at 174 and Hopke (3-0) at 285.
The Golden Gophers enter the weekend ranked eighth in both InterMat's tournament rankings and the NWCA Coaches Poll, while the InterMat dual rankings put the Gophers 10th.
Seven Gopher wrestlers are ranked in at least two of the major polls with five appearing in all three: InterMat, Flo and Win. Returning national champion Max McEnelly is the top-ranked wrestler at 184 pounds in all three polls, while two-time All-Americans Vance VomBaur (141) and Jore Volk (125) are top-six and top-seven in the polls, respectively. Volk's top ranking is No. 5 from InterMat, while InterMat and WIN have VomBaur at No. 5.
In addition, heavyweight Koy Hopke is ninth or better in all three polls, and Charlie Millard (157) is top-17. Flo and InterMat are highest on Hopke by putting him at No. 7, while Flo has Millard 13th. At 174, Ethan Riddle is ranked 23rd by Flo and 26th by InterMat, while Gavin Nelson (197) is 23rd by Flo and 26th by InterMat.
Minnesota opened the 2026-27 last Sunday as it saw nine wrestlers go undefeated as the team opened its 118th season of competition at the Daktronics Invitational in Brookings, S.D. With multiple pools at each weight class, no tournament champions were crowned. But that didn't stop the Golden Gophers from enjoying a successful opening tournament. All told, the 22 Gophers in action compiled a 47-19 record.
Minnesota saw undefeated performances from freshman Titan Friederichs (3-0) and Volk (3-0) at 125 pounds, junior Blake Beissel (4-0) at 133, freshman Tyler Dekraker (3-0) and VomBaur (2-0) at 141, Millard (3-0) at 157, freshman John Murphy (3-0) and Riddle (3-0) at 174 and Hopke (3-0) at 285.
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