Patrick McKee

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CAREER NOTES

Tied for 19th in program history with 26 career pins and in 55th with 88 career wins

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

Two-time All-American and four-time NCAA Qualifier
- Placed 3rd at 125 pounds in 2021 and 5th in 2022
Named winner of Fraser Dean Most Courageous Award and Most Falls Award at 2024 team banquet
Winner of Fraser Dean Most Courageous Award at 2023 team banquet

2023-24 • SIXTH-YEAR SENIOR

Did not place at NCAAs after a 1-2 record; No. 9 seed was the second best of his career
Earned career-best runner-up finish at Big Ten Championships with a 3-1 record; defeated No. 8 Caleb Smith of Nebraska and No. 22 Dean Peterson of Rutgers along the way
Pinned No. 3 Eric Barnett of Wisconsin in final match at Maturi Pavilion (2/16)
Notched an 18-12 decision against Northwestern's Massey Odiotti (2/4)
Posted a 16-0 tech fall over Maryland's Tommy Capul (2/2)
Knocked off No. 7 Caleb Smith with an 18-2 tech fall in the dual against Nebraska (1/19)
Finished third at the Soldier Salute with a 4-1 record (including a pair of pins); lone loss came to No. 14 Drake Ayala of Iowa in the quarterfinals (12/29-30)
Won all three duals in East Coast road trip against Bucknell, Morgan State and George Mason with two falls and one tech fall
Tied for the team lead in wins by pin with five
Ranked fourth on the team in wins over ranked opponents (5) and overall dual team points scored (42), and fifth in Big Ten dual team points scored (19)
Named winner of Fraser Dean Most Courageous Award and Most Falls Award at annual team banquet

2022-23 • REDSHIRT SENIOR

Tallied a 14-9 record on the season in his fourth year as the Gophers' leadoff man
Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships to close out his senior season.
Placed 6th at Big Ten Championships to earn his fourth career NCAA tournament bid
Defeated six ranked opponents on the season, including a pair of top-10 wins.
Finished regular season with 8-4 dual meet record, going 3-4 against Big Ten competition.
Claimed a bonus-point victory over Illinois with a 14-2 major decision against Maximo Renteria (1/28)
Earned a major decision win over Jacob Moran in Gophers' dual win vs. Indiana (1/20)
Defeated ranked foe Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) by 5-1 decision to tally first Big Ten win of the year (1/15)
Swept California road trip, including sudden-victory win over #14 Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly)
Earned a bonus-point win over #27 Carlos Negrete Jr. (North Dakota State) by 8-0 major decision. (12/11)
Earned first ranked win of the season against #7 Trevor Mastrogiovanni (Oklahoma State) inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, winning by 4-1 decision.
Made season debut at South Dakota State, where he earned a decision win over Tanner Jordan.
Made an appearance at the NWCA All-Star Classic, where he earned a second-period fall over Iowa State's Kysen Terukina.
Co-champion at Bison Open with 2-0 record, reaching the finals alongside Gopher teammate Troy Spratley
Opened the season ranked 4th at 125 pounds in the preseason InterMat polls
Winner of Fraser Dean Most Courageous Award at annual team banquet

2021-22 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR

Went 26-9 in his third season as a starter for Minnesota, leading the program in wins
Became an All-American for the second time, placing fifth place at 125 pounds
Had his second-straight impressive performance at NCAAs, rattling off six wins on the consolation side to earn All-American status
Defeated five top-10 opponents throughout his NCAA tournament run, avenging three earlier season losses on the weekend
Earned a 3rd-Place finish at 2022 Big Ten Tournament with a 4-1 record
Had 10 victories over ranked opponents during the 2021-22 campaign
Went 4-6 in dual competition, including a 3-5 record in the Big Ten
Defeated No. 25 Justin Cardani on the road against Illinois on Feb. 4, winning via 4-0 decision
Earned a home conference win against Nebraska by defeated Jeremiah Reno in a 4-0 decision on Jan. 14
Defeated Drake Ayala by 8-6 decision on Jan. 7 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena to earn first conference win of the season
Won the Southern Scuffle with a 5-0 record and two major decisions
Won the UNI Open on December 11 after defeating Iowa's Drake Ayala in the finals in a 8-4 decision
Defeated #23 Tanner Jordan by 13-1 major decision in South Dakota State dual on Nov. 28
Won the Bison Open with three pins and one major decision
Won the Most Falls award at team banquet for second season in a row, leading the team with six pins

2020-21 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE

Went 15-7 in his second year as Gophers' starting 125-pounder
2021 NCAA-All-American, finishing 3rd with a 7-1 record as a 15-seed at 125 pounds
Recorded a memorable NCAA tournament performance, winning six straight on the backside to take 3rd Place
Won the NCAA Gorriaran Award for most pins in least amount of time, becoming the third Gopher all-time to win the award.
Went 6-3 during the dual season with all duals coming versus conference opponents
Finished 5-3 on the season versus ranked opponents
Upset #4 Michael DeAugustino at home by 9-6 decision during Feb. 21 Northwestern dual
Defeated #6 Devin Schroder (Purdue) during Rutgers triangular on Jan. 31
Earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors after he upset second-ranked Rayvon Foley (Michigan State) by 10-6 decision
Won team award for Most Falls in a season, leading the program with six.
Academic All-Big Ten selection

2019-20 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN

Went 17-8 as a first-year starter in the Maroon & Gold
Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time, seeding No. 24 prior to it's cancellation
Earned a 9-4 record in dual meet competition, including a 4-3 record against conference foes
Won nine matches by bonus points, with five falls, one technical fall, and three major decisions.
Won his first career conference dual, defeating Wisconsin's Eric Barnett by 8-0 major decision
Competed in the Cliff Keen Invitational, going 2-2 on the weekend
Won the Daktronics Open and Bison Open at 125 pounds
Made first collegiate dual start and earned first dual victory against Alex Hernandez-Figueroa (CSU-Bakersfield)

2018-19 • FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT)

HIGH SCHOOL:

Three-time MSHSL State Champion for St. Michael Albertville high school, coached by Dan Lefebvre
Five-time All-Conference and All-Section member
Three-time All-State selection
Two-time All-American
2017 Junior Fargo Champion.

PERSONAL:

Son of Nina McKee
Has one sibling, Mitchell, who was a two-time All-American for the University of Minnesota
Uncle, Melvin Pender, was an Olympic gold medalist in 1968

YEAR	OVERALL W-L	DUAL W-L	BIG TEN W-L	PINS	TFs	MDs	B1G FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2018-19	15-4	0-0	0-0	3	4	1	---	---
2019-20	17-8	9-4	4-3	5	1	3	DNP	NCAA NQ
2020-21	15-7	6-3	6-3	6	0	1	8th	3rd
2021-22	26-9	4-6	3-5	6	0	6	3rd	5th
2022-23	14-9	8-4	3-4	4	0	5	6th	DNP
2023-24	16-8	8-4	4-3	5	4	1	2nd	DNP
CAREER	88-41	35-21	20-18	26	5	16	---	2x NCAA AA