Cole Konrad

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**Cole Konrad**

Personal Info
DOB	April 12, 1984
Birthplace	Appleton, Wisconsin
High School	Freedom High School, Freedom, Wisconsin
Team Information
Former College Team	Minnesota Gophers
Weight Class	285 pounds
NCAA Wrestling Record
2006-07	35-0
2005-06	41-0
2004-05	41-3
2003-04	38-10
Career	154-13
NCAA Tournament Record
2007	1st Place (285 lbs.)
2006	1st Place (285 lbs.)
2005	2nd Place (285 lbs.)
2004	4th Place (285 lbs.)
International Accomplishments
2006	Bronze Medal, World University Championships
2005	Gold Medal, Pan-American Championships
Information current as of March 17, 2007

Cole Konrad (born April 12, 1984 in Appleton, Wisconsin) is an American amateur wrestler. He is currently a student at the University of Minnesota and former wrestler for the Golden Gophers. Konrad won a gold medal at the 2005 Pan-American Championships.^[1]. He also won the NCAA wrestling championships in 2006 and 2007 at 285 pounds and finished third at the 2006 World University Championships at 120 kilograms^[2].

1 High School Career
2 College Career
3 International Career
4 See Also
5 External links
6 Notes and references

[edit] High School Career

At Freedom High School in Freedom, Wisconsin, Konrad compiled a 101-15 record and won the 2002 Wisconsin state championship. He was listed as a first team high school All-American at 275 pounds by both the Amateur Wrestling News and Wrestling USA Magazine. During his high school career, Konrad also excelled at freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. He won the 2002 Junior National Championships in both styles.

[edit] College Career

Konrad wrestled at the University of Minnesota where he won two NCAA titles. The first came during an undefeated junior season of 2006 and he followed that up with another undefeated, title winning performance in 2007^[3]. His overall collegiate record finished at 154-13 with 10 of those losses coming during his freshman season. Konrad has probably gained his greatest notoriety in wrestling through his rivalry with Steve Mocco. Mocco is a two time NCAA champion for Oklahoma State. As Mocco attempted to win his third NCAA title during the 2006 season, Konrad beat Mocco a total of three times including a pin at the National Duals and a 5-2 victory in the NCAA title match.^[4] Konrad is the all-time Minnesota record holder for consecutive wins with 76. He recorded a pin in his final collegiate match over Penn State wrestler Aaron Anspach.

[edit] International Career

While concentrating on collegiate wrestling, Konrad has managed to develop a strong international record as well. In 2005 he won a gold medal at the Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala and finished third at the U.S. World Team Trials. In 2006 he won the bronze medal for the 264.5 pounds freestyle weight class at the World University Championships in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.