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Cody Yohn  
Cody Yohn

Class:
RS Junior

Hometown:
Alamosa, Colo.

High School:
Alamosa HS

Position:
165 lbs.

Experience:
1L


03/15/2012

Minnesota Sits in Second After Day 1 of NCAA Championships

Eight Gophers advance to Quarterfinals

03/12/2012

Minnesota Ready for NCAA Championships

Nine Gophers will wrestle at the championships; Sanders looking to become four-time All-American

03/07/2012

Nine Gophers Selected for NCAA Wrestling Championships

Action takes place March 15-17 in St. Louis, Mo.

03/04/2012

Minnesota Finishes Second at the Big Ten Championships

Nine Gophers qualify for NCAA's

03/03/2012

Gophers Lead B1G Championships After Day 1

Minnesota has 117 team points, Iowa 112.5 and Penn State 111

03/08/2012

Top Ten Moments of 2012

Heading into NCAAs, relive the top 10 moments of the 2012 wrestling season.

02/28/2012

National Duals Reflections

Members of the Golden Gophers reflect on their National Duals title.

01/12/2012

Cody Yohn Interview

Gopher wrestler Cody Yohn talks about the current season.

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2011-12 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON

Overall Record: 21-11
Dual Meet Record: 10-6
Big Ten Record: 2-5
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 3
Technical Falls: 2

Made his third consecutive NCAA appearance • went 21-11 on the season including being named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (2/27) • finished a perfect 4-0 at the National Duals en route to the Gophers team title • pinned Ross Tice of Kent State in 1:22• scored a 6-3 dec over Missouri's Zach Toal in the Gophers regional title match • scored a big 5-3 overtime win over Iowa's Mike Evans in the National Dual semifinal • picked up a critical 4-2 overtime victory over Oklahoma State's Dallas Bailey in the National Dual championship• finished second at the Southern Scuffle after falling to Penn State's David Taylor in the finals • won the Bison Open (N.D.), going 3-0 including two wins by technical fall • won his first Big Ten championship match over Indiana's Preston Keiffer 16-0 • went on to finish fourth at the championships • letterwinner

2010-11 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON:

Overall Record: 28-13
Dual Meet Record: 13-7
Big Ten Record: 6-2
Pins: 1
Major Decisions: 4
Technical Falls: 2

Made his second consecutive NCAA championships appearance • went 28-13 overall for the season • 13-7 record in dual matches, 6-2 in the Big Ten regular season • had one pin, four major decisions and two technical falls • finished fourth at the 2011 Big Ten Championships, which was better than his previous year when he finished sixth • opened the season with a 4-0 showing at the Bison Open, collected a technical fall in his opening match of the season against SW Minnesota State's Samuel Bonsu 17-1 and followed that performance with a pin on Jacob Bennett of MS-Moorhead at the 5:00 mark • went 3-1 at the Kaufman-Brand Open, losing the championship match • had a successful December going 8-2 and finished second place at the Southern Scuffle • won his final three regular season matches after defeating Dan Yates of Michigan 10-4 on Feb. 11, Jake Kemerer of Penn State 8-0 in a major decision on Feb. 13 and finished with a 6-4 win over Iowa's Aaron Janssen • earned his second letter.

2009-10 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON:

Overall Record: 23-17
Dual Meet Record: 5-7
Big Ten Record: 3-5
Pins: 2
Major Decisions: 7
Technical Falls: 2

NCAA Qualifier • placed sixth in his first Big Ten Tournament • named team's Most Outstanding Freshman • went 2-2 at the NCAAs after gaining at large bid, first losing 1-5 to No. 17 Justin Kerber of Cornell, then rebounding for a 13-2 major over Chad Porter of Liberty for his first career NCAA win, then pinning No. 12 Rick Schmelyun of Bloomsburg in 2:52, before falling 3-6 to Josh Asper of Maryland • went 2-3 at the Big Ten tournament falling to No. 12 Paul Young 2-3 in the fifth place match • opened the Big Ten tournament with a 0-3 loss to No. 4 Ryan Morningstar of Iowa, before beating Robert Kellog of Northwestern by fall in 1:45 and majoring Kyle Bounds of Michigan State 8-0 • also lost 1-3 to No. 7 Dan Vallimont of Penn State at Big Ten's • only Gopher to wrestle at three different weight classes (165, 174, 184) • posted a 23-17 mark on the season, one of eight Gophers to log over 20 wins on the season • opened season at 174 and went 16-6 and 2-1 in duals • wrestled one match at 184, going 0-1 • ended the season at 165, posting a 7-10 mark and a 3-5 tally in duals, all Big Ten duals • won three total matches by fall, seven by major decision, and two by tech fall • starter at 174 in first dual of the season, beating Trevor Hall of Cal State Bakersfield by major 13-3 • first career win came in his first match, a 16-0 tech fall over Roger Sirek of MSU Moorhead on 11/14 • won career high five straight matches at the Kaufman-Brand Open on 11/21 • dropped to 165 on 1/22 to open the Big Ten season, and stayed in the starting line-up for the rest of the season • closed regular season with a 3-10 loss to No .7 Dan Valliont of Penn State on 2/19 • fell 0-9 to No. 4 Ryan Morningstar of Iowa on 2/14 • pinned in 2:46 by No. 12 Paul Young of Indiana on 2/6 • majored Conrad Polz of Illinois 9-1 on 2/5 • majored Jason Martin of Purdue 11-1 on 1/31 • fell 5-15 to No. 1 Andrew Howe of Wisconsin on 1/29 • won 6-0 over Aaron Hynes of Michigan on 1/23 • lost 9-10 to Kyle Bounds to Kyle Bounds of Michigan State on 1/22 • lost his only match at the National Duals, falling 0-11 to No. 6 Phil Keddy of Iowa at 184 • went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle on 12/29 and 12/30 but did not place • won 15-8 over Brandon Kammerzell of Northern Colorado on 12/13 • lost 3-6 to Chris McNeil of Oklahoma State on 12/4 • majored Trevor Hall of Cal State Bakersfield 13-3 on 11/28 • went 6-2 at 174 at the Kaufman-Brand Open on 11/21 to place fifth, beating Ben Jordan of Wisconsin 3-1 in the fifth place match • place third at 174 at the Bison Open on 11/14, going 3-1 in the tournament and losing only to teammate Matt Everson • earned first letter.

2008-09 • REDSHIRTED:
Tallied a 14-4 mark at 174 lbs. • competed solely in open meets • won two matches by major decision and one by technical fall • earned first career win in first career match,claiming a 7-2 decision over Shannon Fettig of NDSU on Nov. 15• opened the season at the Bison Open on Nov. 15 and went 3-1 to claim runner-up honors • tallied a fall and two major decisions before narrowly losing the title match 4-5 •first career major decision was a 10-2 win over Ethan Hackbarth of Rochester Community & Technical College • ran though the Kaufman/Brand Amateur unscathed to finish as champion at 4-0 • collected first career technical fall in the opening match, winning 20-3 • posted a 9-4 decision in the title match • claimed the title at the Flash Open in early January • earned runner-up honors at the Minnesota West Open on Jan. 17• named a U of M Maroon Scholar Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Competed for Alamosa High School as a prep ∙ Three-time Colorado state champion ∙ Three-time All-State choice ∙ Three-time All-Conference pick ∙ Seven-time All-American ∙ Part of Alamosa High team that captured back-to-back state wrestling titles in 2005 and 2006 ∙ Also lettered four years for Alamosa football team that captured a state title in 2006 ∙ Three-time All-State and All-Conference selection on the gridiron ∙ Earned nickname "Spyder" in high school.

PERSONAL:
Son of Kenny and Laureen Yohn∙ born May 22, 1990 ∙ brother and teammate, Sonny is a sophomore for the Gophers this season ∙ lists his greatest sports thrill as winning his three state titles with his family in attendance and his brother, Sonny, in his corner ∙ undeclared on a major.

Season Wght. Overall Wt. Cl. Dual Points Big Ten Pins MD TF v.Rnk Strk Fast Pin Big Ten's NCAA's
2008-09 174 RS - - - - - - - - - - - -
2009-10 165 23-17 7-10 3-5 11-20 3-5 2-1 4-2 - 1-7 1L 2:46 2-3/6th 2-2
174 23-17 16-6 2-1 7-3 - 1-0 3-0 2-0 0-1 1L 1:26 - -
184 23-17 0-1 0-1 0-4 - - 0-1 - 0-1 1L - - -
2010-11 165 28-13 28-13 13-7 - 6-2 2-3 4-1 2-1 - 7W - 2-2/4th 5-2/7th Total - - 51-30 20-7 18-27 9-7 5-5 7-3 2-0 1-9 - 1:26 2-3 2-2
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