BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In addition to the six incoming freshmen arriving in the Hoosiers' wrestling room this fall, two transfer students—redshirt freshman Paul Konrath and junior Fernando Silva—expect to make an instant impact on the team with their arrival at the start of the semester. The eight-man group of newcomers exemplifies the culture change taking place in the first year under head coach Angel Escobedo.
Konrath, a native of Mount Vernon, Indiana, joins IU after a redshirt season at the University of Wisconsin. Silva, a 2018 NCAA Division-II All-American and former Illinois high school state champion, comes to Bloomington after two seasons at Notre Dame College.