MEET THE TEAM
2024 Olympic Cycle Roster
Troy Steiner
Gopher Wrestling Club Head Coach
30 years of Coaching Experience
Former NCAA Champ and 4x All-American
Hayden Zillmer
125 Kilograms | Crosby, Minnesota
2022 World Team Member
6x USA National Team Member
Daniel DeShazer
61 Kilograms | Wichita, Kansas
2022 National Team Member
2x DII National Champion
Owen Webster
86 Kilograms | Shakopee, Minnesota
Former Cadet World Bronze Medalist
3x NCAA DI National Qualifier
Taylor LaMont
60 Kilograms | Mapleton, Utah
Former Junior World Bronze Medalist
NCAA All-American and 5x NCAA Qualifier
Trent Hillger
125 Kilograms | Holly, Michigan
Former 4x All-American
2020 Olympic Cycle Alumni
Dustin Schlatter
Former GWC Head Coach
2009 Senior World Team Member
Pan Am Gold Medalist | Former NCAA Champ
Gable Steveson
125 Kilograms | Apple Valley, Minnesota
Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist
2x NCAA Champion | 2x Hodge Trophy Winner
Zach Sanders
57 Kilograms | Wabasha, Minnesota
Pan American Gold Medalist
4x NCAA All-American
Tony Nelson
125 Kilograms | Cambridge, Minnesota
3x USA National Team Member
3x NCAA Champ | Pan Am Gold Medalist
Elroy Perkin
74 Kilograms | Greenfield, Wisconsin
2021 World Team Trials Qualifier
2x NCAA DIII All-American
Brett Pfarr
86 Kilograms | Le Seuer, Minnesota
2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier
2x NCAA All-American | 2017 NCAA Finalist
Mitch McKee
65 Kilograms | St. Michael, Minnesota
2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier
Jr World Silver Medalist | U23 World Team Member
Sean Russell
57 Kilograms | Lawrenceville, Georgia
2020 Olympic Trials Qualifier
NCAA All-American | 4x NCAA Qualifer
Devin Skatzka
79 Kilograms | Richmond, Michigan
2021 World Team Trials qualifier
2021 Senior Nationals Bronze | 2019 NCAA AA
Ceron Francisco
125 Kilograms | Fayetteville, North Carolina
2019 Last Chance Qualifier Silver
2018 Cerro Pelado and Bill Farrell 5th