On Dec. 7, Koranda pinned his UW-Platteville opponent in 58 seconds. At the Dan Gable Open on Dec. 8, he pinned all three of his opponents in a total time of 4:30 to win the 285-pound division. Koranda’s pin total improves to 13 on the season making him the NCAA Division III leader. His current record is 17-4 overall.
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Mat Rieckhoff, Junior, 184 pounds, Wausau, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
UW-La Crosse, Grant Miller, Senior, 184 pounds, Dodgeville, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Nazar Kluchytskyy, Junior, 165 pounds, Sosnivka, Ukraine (Prairie du Chien, Wis.)
UW-Platteville, Mack Drees, Sophomore, 125 pounds, Peshtigo, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Anthony Edgren, Sophomore, 285 pounds, New Lisbon, Wis.