Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson, who beat Minnesota’s Gable Steveson to win the 285-pound national title, has been voted the Hodge Trophy winner for the nation's top men's college wrestler.

Oklahoma State's Wyatt Hendrickson reacts to beating Minnesota's Gable Steveson in the NCAA finals. Hendrickson earned this year's Hodge Trophy, given to the current season's most dominant wrestler. Matt Rourke | Associated Press

Before Wyatt Hendrickson transferred to Oklahoma State, he visited the University of Minnesota. He was deterred when the coaches told him – unbeknownst to the public – that