University of Minnesota, Morris
Football/Wrestling
1977-1982
Koslowski was a two-sport athlete at the University of Minnesota-Morris participating in both football and wrestling. The native of Doland, S.D. was an all-conference performer in football for UMM in 1979 and 1980. In 1980, he earned All-District and All-American Honorable Mention honors in football as well. He also lived up to his billing in the sport of wrestling, winning the 1981 Division III National Championship his senior season. After his collegiate career, Koslowski gained national attention becoming a three-time United States Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion (1986, 1987 and 1988). His post-collegiate accolades did not end there, where he earned a fourth place finish in the Greco-Roman World Championships in 1986 and was a gold medallist in the Pan-American Games in 1987. Koslowski added to his legacy on the world's largest wrestling stage earning a very respectable seventh for the United States Wrestling Team in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.The name Koslowski in synonymous with Minnesota-Morris and NSIC wrestling as his twin brother Dennis, achieved national and world recognition becoming a two-time Olympic medallist capturing bronze and silver medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Dennis was inducted into the NSIC Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2000. Duane is married with four children, works at ING insurance and banking company, and resides in Blaine, Minn.