Gophers Earn Titles at Finn Grinaker Cobber Open

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The University of Minnesota sent four wrestlers down to Concordia College to take on the Finn Grinaker Cobber Open, and three came back with first-place finishes, along with a third-place finish.

Dylan Anderson, Alex Crowe, and Bailee O’Reilly all claimed first place in their respective weights, while Brenn Olson rebounded from a first-round loss with four straight pins to claim third place.

After a bye in the first round, Anderson won a decision over Austin Rake of St. Cloud State 11-7 to move on to the semifinals. Anderson followed that victory with a pin at 3:48 against David Murphy of Northern State to advance to the finals. He saved his best performance of the day for his final match, pinning his opponent at 1:20 to claim the 184 bracket.

O’Reilly also received a bye in the opening round of his bracket, setting up a match with Tanner Smith of Jamestown (N.D.). O’Reilly won by fall at 2:11 of the match, advancing him to the semifinals. After a 9-7 decision, O’Reilly finished off his day with a close 3-2 decision in the finals to finish his day 3-0.

At 149, Crowe wrestled in a round robin format and finished with a 2-0 record. In his first match, Crowe defeated Anthony Raupp of Minot State by tech fall, 21-3. He followed that up with another tech fall against Jakob Weisbrod of Mary.

All five matches Olson competed in on Saturday ended by pin. Olson’s day began with a loss, getting pinned at 6:14 of the match. In the consolation bracket, Olson went to work by picking up falls at 3:31, 1:57 and 1:20 to reach the finals against opponents from St. Cloud State, Minot State and Minnesota State. In the final, Olson picked up his fourth fall, coming at 1:49, to claim third place in 149 Maroon division.

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2017 Finn Grinaker Open Results

Match-by-Match Results

149:

Brenn Olson (4-1, 3rd Place)
Champ Rnd 1: Keaton Long (Concordia-Moorhead) fall (6:14) Brenn Olson
Cons Rnd 1: Bye
Cons Rnd 2: Brenn Olson fall (3:31) John Roddick (St. Cloud State)
Cons Quarters: Brenn Olson fall (1:57) Cade Horn (Minot State)
Cons Semis: Brenn Olson fall (1:20) Riley Byklum (Minnesota State-Moorhead)
Cons Finals: Brenn Olson fall (1:49) Keaton Long (Concordia-Moorhead)

157:

Alex Crowe (2-0, 1st Place)
Rnd 1: Alex Crowe tech fall Anthony Raupp (Minot State), 21-3
Rnd 2: Alex Crowe tech fall Jakob Weisbrod (Mary), 17-1

174:

Bailee O’Reilly (3-0, 1st Place)
Champ Rnd 1: Bye
Quarters: Bailee O’Reilly fall (2:21) Tanner Smith (Jamestown)
Semis: Bailee O’Reilly dec Kolton Eischens (St. Cloud State), 9-7
Finals: Bailee O’Reilly dec Alex Anaya (St. Cloud State), 3-2

184:

Dylan Anderson (3-0, 1st Place)
Champ Rnd 1: Bye
Quarters: Dylan Anderson dec Austin Rake, 11-7
Semis: Dylan Anderson fall (3:48) David Murphy (Northern State)
Finals: Dylan Anderson fall (1:20) Riley Lura (Northern State)

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