Gopher Wrestling Club to Compete at 2020 RTC Cup
12/1/2020 2:31:00 PM | Wrestling
The Gopher Wrestling Club (GWC), Minnesota's regional training center, will compete at the 2020 RTC Cup at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, this weekend. The event will feature six of the top regional training centers in the country in a dual-meet format.
Junior Gable Steveson, the 2020 Big Ten Champion and two-time All-American, and sophomore Brayton Lee, a 2020 All-American, will be joined by Gopher alums Zach Sanders, Sean Russell, Mitch McKee, Brett Pfarr, Devin Skatzka and Tony Nelson. Rounding out the GWC roster are Evan Wick, Elroy Perkins and Hayden Zillmer.
Competition begins on Friday with pool play as the GWC will face the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club at 5 p.m. and the Wolfpack RTC at 7 p.m. Quarterfinals, semifinals and the placement matches will be held on Saturday beginning at Noon. The championship bout will take place at 7 p.m.
Highlighting Friday's action is the likely matchup between Steveson and Nick Gwiazdowski of the Wolfpack RTC. Gwiazdowski is a former two-time NCAA Champion at N.C. State (2014-15), as well as a two-time World bronze medalist (2017-18). He has also clinched the No. 1 seed at April's U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
FloWrestling will provide full coverage of the 2020 RTC Cup including live scoring and live video ($).
Gopher Wrestling Club Roster
57kg: Zach Sanders, Sean Russell
65kg: Mitch McKee, Brayton Lee
74kg: Evan Wick, Elroy Perkins
86kg: Brett Pfarr, Devin Skatzka
97kg: Hayden Zillmer
125kg: Gable Steveson, Tony Nelson
2020 RTC Cup Schedule
Friday
Pool competition
Pool B:
1:00 PM - Ohio RTC vs. NJRTC/SERTC
2:00 PM - Ohio RTC vs. Spartan Combat RTC
3:00 PM - Spartan Combat RTC vs. NJRTC/SERTC
Pool A:
5:00 PM - Cliff Keen WC vs. Gopher WC
6:00 PM - Cliff Keen WC vs. Wolfpack RTC
7:00 PM - Wolfpack RTC vs. Gopher WC
Winners of Pool A & B receive byes to the semifinals
Saturday
Bracket competition
Quarterfinals
Noon - Pool A #2 vs. Pool B #3
1:00 PM - Pool A #3 vs. Pool B #2
Placement
3:00 PM - 5th Place Match
Semifinals
4:00 PM - Pool A #1 vs. winner of 1:00 PM Quarterfinal
5:00 PM - Pool B #1 vs. winner of Noon Quarterfinal
Placements
6:00 PM - 3rd Place Match
7:00 PM - Championship Match
All times Central
Pool and dual meet tiebreaking will follow UWW criteria
Junior Gable Steveson, the 2020 Big Ten Champion and two-time All-American, and sophomore Brayton Lee, a 2020 All-American, will be joined by Gopher alums Zach Sanders, Sean Russell, Mitch McKee, Brett Pfarr, Devin Skatzka and Tony Nelson. Rounding out the GWC roster are Evan Wick, Elroy Perkins and Hayden Zillmer.
Competition begins on Friday with pool play as the GWC will face the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club at 5 p.m. and the Wolfpack RTC at 7 p.m. Quarterfinals, semifinals and the placement matches will be held on Saturday beginning at Noon. The championship bout will take place at 7 p.m.
Highlighting Friday's action is the likely matchup between Steveson and Nick Gwiazdowski of the Wolfpack RTC. Gwiazdowski is a former two-time NCAA Champion at N.C. State (2014-15), as well as a two-time World bronze medalist (2017-18). He has also clinched the No. 1 seed at April's U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
FloWrestling will provide full coverage of the 2020 RTC Cup including live scoring and live video ($).
Gopher Wrestling Club Roster
57kg: Zach Sanders, Sean Russell
65kg: Mitch McKee, Brayton Lee
74kg: Evan Wick, Elroy Perkins
86kg: Brett Pfarr, Devin Skatzka
97kg: Hayden Zillmer
125kg: Gable Steveson, Tony Nelson
2020 RTC Cup Schedule
Friday
Pool competition
Pool B:
1:00 PM - Ohio RTC vs. NJRTC/SERTC
2:00 PM - Ohio RTC vs. Spartan Combat RTC
3:00 PM - Spartan Combat RTC vs. NJRTC/SERTC
Pool A:
5:00 PM - Cliff Keen WC vs. Gopher WC
6:00 PM - Cliff Keen WC vs. Wolfpack RTC
7:00 PM - Wolfpack RTC vs. Gopher WC
Winners of Pool A & B receive byes to the semifinals
Saturday
Bracket competition
Quarterfinals
Noon - Pool A #2 vs. Pool B #3
1:00 PM - Pool A #3 vs. Pool B #2
Placement
3:00 PM - 5th Place Match
Semifinals
4:00 PM - Pool A #1 vs. winner of 1:00 PM Quarterfinal
5:00 PM - Pool B #1 vs. winner of Noon Quarterfinal
Placements
6:00 PM - 3rd Place Match
7:00 PM - Championship Match
All times Central
Pool and dual meet tiebreaking will follow UWW criteria