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Storm Senior Athletes boast impressive resumes from their own Fargo careers. Read more here. 

Storm sends studded Greco lineup to wrestle in the Bill Farrell International Open.

February may be a short month, but Storm athletes will look to maximize their time, traveling the world with various tournaments and training opportunities.

 

The Minnesota Gophers face off against Fresno State Sunday, December 10th, at 1 pm. The dual will honor current and past Storm members and feature an exhibition freestyle match with Jayson Ness. 

 

Storm wrestlers are well represented this week in the first ever U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Learn all about the athletes competing for their first World Titles Nov. 21-26. 

Storm wrestlers are well represented this week in the first ever U23 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Learn all about the athletes competing for their first World Titles Nov. 21-26. 

Stanghill shows promise in dual against Belarus as he prepares to represent the United States in the upcoming U23 World Championships. Catch his personal insights on the dual and the upcoming World Championships. 

Mitch McKee will compete in the UWW Junior National Championships this week in Las Vegas. The Gopher wrestler, NCAA Qualifier, and reigning UWW Junior freestyle national champion will look to defend his title at 60 kilograms (132 lbs).

Minnesota Storm's Hayden Zillmer (Right) will compete this week in the U.S. Greco Roman World Team Trials in Las Vegas. Currently ranked 19th in the world, Hayden looks to qualify for his first senior U.S. World Team and to represent the U.S. in the World Championships in Paris in August.  

We caught up with Zach Sanders (left) to hear how he balances coaching for the Gophers and training full-time as a professional freestyle athlete for the Minnesota Storm.

After spending the last three months training and studying abroad in Sweden, Pat Smith sits down with Jason Bryant on the latest episode of The Guillotine Grapevine podcast to talk about the experience. 

Hayden Zillmer is recognized in the latest UWW rankings. He has shown strong international prowess this year as he moves into the World Team Trials in Las Vegas, April 27-29.

 

Tony Nelson was included on the official “shortlist” of the world’s best freestyle wrestlers. The Minnesota Storm heavyweight has had a strong season and will bring momentum with him into Las Vegas for the U.S. Open National Championships, April 27-29.

Three members of the Minnesota Storm, Rau, Stanghill and Allen, set to compete in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
 

“It shows I can do it,” Allen explained, after winning his first international competition in as many attempts. He joined the Minnesota Storm last year and has been improving ever since.
 

Pat Smith led the charge for the Minnesota Storm picking up a championship at the U.S. Open in Greco-Roman at 71kg in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 17. 

 "Wrestling is Wrestling."

Minnesota Storm Freestyle Standouts will compete in the upcoming Senior National Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling.

The Minnesota Storm came away with five medals at the Bill Farrell International in New York City this weekend. Tony Nelson lead the way by defeating Dom Bradley in the freestyle finals at 125 kilograms (275 lbs).
 

Storm teammates filled the finals in four of the six Olympic weight categories at the U.S. Greco Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City. Pat Smith, Andy Bisek, Jake Clark and Joe Rau each represented the Storm in the best of three format in the finals.

The Minnesota Storm will send 18 wrestlers to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Iowa City on April 9-10, the most of any privately-operated training location in the United States.

Photo by Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com

Four Minnesota Storm athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials after winning the Last Chance Qualifier in Cedar Falls. Photo by Tony Rotundo/WrestlersAreWarriors.com

Jordan Holm won a gold medal at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier on Sunday, March 6 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tony Rotundo)

Minnesota Training Center athlete Pat Smith won his second straight Pan American Championship on Sunday in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Stuart Spears).

Two-time World Team member Jake Clark talks about his comeback to competition and what it's like being back training in Minnesota after a number of years in Hawaii.

U.S. National Champion Joe Rau joins Richard Immel of USA Wrestling on Episode 24 of the Bonus Points Podcast.