4 Max Murin beatsNo. They'll head into the second period with Byrd ahead by 10 points. 7 Joe Olivieri vs. No. 8 Jacob Bullock 12-2 Privacy Policy This may not have been an expected pairing, but one of these two will earn a trip to the finals for the first time in their careers to face the winner of Ohio State's Sammy Sasso and Iowa's Max Murin. For more information on the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships visit bigten.org. Yes, please. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the league's coaches, rank all 14 starters at each of the 10 weight classes based on their season record, NCAA Individual Ranking and head-to-head performances against . 4 Lucas Davison shuts outNo. On B1G+, individual mat cameras, as well as the quad box, will allow viewers to customize their experience. Van Ness is on the board first, and he'll go into the second period leading 5-2. Losses to #7 Kendall Coleman, #11 Cobe Siebrecht, #8 Levi Haines, and #10 Chase Saldate. Allred earns the 6-2 win over Hoffman, and the Cornhusker is into the semifinals! Support NJ.com, Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. The Illinois All-American leads 6-1 and is looking for the fall! Big Ten Network. James Kratch/nj.com/TNS Penn State coach Cael Sanderson during the first day of the Big Ten. 6 Danny Pucino 4-1, 149 pounds: Haines takes the 6-0 win. 2 Jesse Mendez shuts outNo. 9 and No. Ruth chose down to start the second and escaped, but he extended his lead in the first seconds of the second period to head into the third 3-0. Van Ness escapes in the second period, after choosing down, and the match is tied up, though Murin does now have 1:29 of riding time. Another sudden victory match! Story Links INDIANAPOLIS - The Big Ten Conference released the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds on Monday afternoon, unveiling the projected seeds for the 10 Purdue wrestlers set to enter the tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend. ET. 4, also has a career win over Dean, though Dean's beaten him in their last two meetings. Barnett is looking strong here early in his first match. The Penn State All-American holds an 8-1 lead heading into the final minute, and he's completely in control of Orndorff. Starocci picks up a takedown with one minute remaining in the first period. 133 pounds: No. MORE:Real Woods accomplished one dream at Stanford.He wants to accomplish another at Iowa. Davison takes the 3-0 win with just under a minute of riding time. Gilcher will now start on bottom to begin the third. Browse Big Ten Wrestling Championship tickets and all Amateur Wrestling tickets and earn Reward Credit when you buy thanks to Vivid Seats Rewards . 3 Tony Cassioppi shuts outNo. 2 Austin Gomez of Wisconsin taking an injury default loss to Yahya Thomas of Northwestern, but all three of these guys are competitive with one another when healthy and could make a push for the conference title. 14 John Martin Best 4-0, 174 pounds: Click or tap here for see the bracket for each weight. On The Banks Rutgers Athletics Oral History Project, 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships: Session I Recap, No. The Big Ten has nine automatic NCAA spots at this weight, putting Foy in the final slot, with Billy Janzer on the outside looking in, if everyone wrestles to seed. 6 Maxx Mayfield 11-3 7 Tate Orndorff 174 pounds: No. Will he keep this one as close, or will the Hawkeye notch his second bonus-point win of the tournament? Penn State'sGreg Kerkvlie pushed Parris in their lone meeting this year, dropping just 3-1. No. 1 seed because of No. 11 Ceasar Garza stopped No. These two athletes are feeling good, and you can see it in their offense. 8 Brody Teske 13-2 9 Jack Medley tops No. Roar's 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Seeding Review. Less than a minute to go, and Van Ness needs a takedown. What a match! BRACKETS Big Ten Tournament HQ 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 125 POUNDS Jack Medley (Michigan) md. The Spartan moves on! Can Mendez make a push for the finals as a true freshman for the Buckeyes? 14 Kal Miller vs. No. Real Woods following the lead of Spencer Lee and puts his opponent on his back for bonus. Ramos picks up the early takedown and holds a 2-0 lead heading into the second. 8 Troy Fisher 10-2 BTN Coverage: On Saturday, March 4, the Big Ten Network will broadcast the first session with whip-around coverage. 14 Cooper Noehre, 184 pounds: Share . 12 Jake Harrier 4 Cameron Caffey 3-2 133 pounds: No. 8 Troy Fisher beats No. No. CHICAGO, Ill. - The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, featuring four of the top 10 teams in the country, begins next Friday on the Big Ten Network with comprehensive coverage of college wrestling's premier conference event. 13 Dustin Norris 10 Nick Willham 6-3 285 9, 2023 All rights reserved. 14 Kal Miller 6-0 Resumes Tomorrow at 1:00 AM UTC, Can't-Miss Early Round Conference Tournament Matches, 62 lbs Round Of 32 - Oscar Gradillas, Unattached vs Welker Veach, Dove Creek Bulldogs, 75 lbs 5th Place Match - Jedidiah Erekson, McCall Wrestling Club vs Raylan Moore, Homedale WC, 56 lbs Semifinal - Maddox Witt, High Plains Thunder vs Kayson Comerer, Green River Grapplers, D1-132 lbs 1st Place Match - Drew Heethuis, Detroit Catholic Central HS vs Elijah Bunn, Rockford, 95 lbs Cons. It's all about the postseason now on the Pinning Combination, a podcast about all things wrestling in Iowa with hall of fame coach Dick Briggs. 133: [3] @lukebyrd106 pinned [14] Jackson Cockrell (MD) in 4:12#Illini I #HTTO pic.twitter.com/MvK6YVs2B6, 125 pounds: No. 13 Dustin Norris tops No. 184 #5 Abe Assad (UI) vs. #12 Ben Vanadia (PUR) Support NJ.com, Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Scoreless after the first period. On Monday, March 6, new episodes of B1G Wrestling and Beyond (7 p.m. The Nittany Lions have the most semifinal wrestlers of all Big Ten schools. 197 pounds: No. Sasso increases his offense in the third period and takes the win 12-4. Big Ten Network Presents Coverage of 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships BTN Communications, February 23, 2023 The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, featuring four of. Salazar's dominance was clear throughout the match, as he consistently put points up on the board, without giving Makosky any opportunity. 10 Cole Mattin beatsNo. 174 pounds: No. The second semifinal between Nebraska's Mikey Labriola and Ohio State's Ethan Smith is even more fun. Cassioppi ends with the 10-0 win to advance. To win National Championship Georgia +240 Alabama +500 Ohio State +750 Michigan +1000 USC +1400 Clemson +1600 LSU +1600 Florida State +2000 Texas +2200 Penn State +2500 Tennessee +2500 Notre Dame. He leads 4-1 after the first period following a second takedown and an escape from Moran. 9 Dylan D'Emilio 3-1 McKee kept Spencer to a decision in their last bout. 11 Garrett Joles Haines - Wins over #22 Derek Gilcher, #21 Paddy Gallagher, #11 Cobe Siebrecht, #12 Will Lewan, #17 Garrett Model. No. The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, featuring four of the top 10 teams in the country, begins next Friday on the Big Ten Network with comprehensive coverage of college wrestling's premier conference event. The Nittany Lions havent won the team title since 2019, after placing second for the Big Ten Team Championship last year to Michigan. Now Dean is back to defend his title in a weight that looks similar to years past with a few notable exceptions. Coaches challenge. 5 Carson Kharchla vs. No. He'll choose down to start the second. Penn State wrestling sends 7 into Big Ten semifinals, tied for team lead with Iowa, State Colleges University Park Airport evacuated after suspicious item found in luggage, Loss after loss has Snow Shoe wondering: Do we have a chance or dont we have a chance?, State Route 45 in Centre Hall area closed after vehicle crash, hundreds lose power, 60-hour closure expected on Atherton Street in State College next week. Penn State is going into the weekends action ranked No. 2 Beau Bartlett tops No. UTEP earns first auto bid into women's NCAA tournament. 8 Brian Saldano There are 2 days until these collegiate wrestlers compete on the mat at Crisler Arena . 197 pounds: No. We're breaking for blood time with Connell holding the 2-1 lead heading into the third. This might be the deepest semifinal in the country. 141 pounds: No. 141 #1 Real Woods (UI) vs. #8 Parker Filius (PUR)/#9 Dylan DEmilio (OSU) : Mar. Terp freshman Jaxon Smith is on the board first with an early takedown. 285 pounds: No. 14 Michael North vs. No. 10 Gary Steen 7-2, Takeaways: Good response fromPetersonafter being majored by Medley. MORE:How UNI wrestler Cael Happel transformed into an All-American contender this year OK, onto the Wrestling Mailbag. Facundo has wrestled smart, earning two takedowns and an escape, leading Bell 5-2. Mattin is on the board first and holds a 4-1 lead with one minute to go in the second period. Observer Editor 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championship. 10 Tony White vs. No. 5 Carson Kharchla also finished in the top-eight last year. Add in the unpredictable and funky Matt Ramos, and this weight will be fun. https://t.co/5rB9uJvyGZ The Hawkeye young star was utterly dominant in this one, and he'll end with a major decision 22-8 over Maryland's Martin Best. Romero earns the win, and the crowd rewards him for his efforts. FOX Sports App 174 pounds: No. 4 Matt Finesilver pinsNo. Caffey's lone takedown is the difference so far, as the Spartan leads 3-1 after escaping Yatooma's hold to start the third. Kharchla has :42 of riding time. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The Gopher has flown under the radar this year and has not yet wrestled Mendez this season, so keep your eye on that one. Loss to Vince Zerban. No. 165 poundsMain storyline: Not to be outdone by the 149- or the 157-pound weight class, the 165-pound bracket features three All-Americans in Dean Hamiti, Cameron Amine andCarson Kharchla, as well as breakout freshman Patrick Kennedy and Alex Facundo. With 90 seconds to go in the third, Warner picks up another takedown to extend his lead 5-1. 149 pounds: 184 pounds: Abe Assad beatsNo. This one is all Ramos. Ohio State All-American Ethan Smith is also in the mix and capable of keeping matches close with Labriola in particular, as he demonstrated in his narrow 6-4 loss on Feb. 10. No. 13 Josh Otto vs. No. He's pinned Teske once before this year, and he has the Hawkeye in a bad spot agin. 9 Rayvon Foley The Buckeye advances! One minute remaining in the third period, and Orndorff still leads 1-0. He tops the All-American in overtime to take the 4-2 win. O'Reilly picks up the first takedown, and he leads 2-0 with 30 seconds to go in the first period. Location: Wisconsin. O'Reilly has been stellar in this match, and he holds a 7-0 lead with 2:07 of riding time with 1:32 to go in the third. All rights reserved (About Us). By using this site you agree to its Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. Lenny Pinto scored the only takedown of the match so far, and he moves into the second minute of the second period ahead 3-1 after a Romero escape. Read all of our coverage below. 3 Patrick Kennedy dominatesNo. Soldano gets the takedown and wins the bout 4-2. Allred and Dean have not yet wrestled this year, and while Dean will be the favorite, Allred's journey will be interesting to follow this postseason. Neither do we. He'll advance over the All-American in the championship bracket. Rooks gets a takedown with one minute to go in the third and trails by just one, thoughTal Shahar does have riding time. B1G Championship Central; Brackets - Session 2; ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Redshirt-senior Kendall Coleman led the way for Purdue wrestling in session one, fighting his way into the championship semifinals of the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships and earning his fourth trip to the NCAA Championships. 141 pounds: No. No. That's smart wrestling from the young Maryland star to hold Janzer down for over 60 seconds before conceding the escape. 8 Brody Teske, 141 pounds: 157 pounds: No. Now ahead 8-2, Brooks goes to work on top. 3 Isaiah Salazar techs Kevin Makosky 18-0 4 Lucas Davison 3-1 Wisconsin's Austin Gomez is back! The regular season winds downs on the final Sunday before conference tournaments. 22 Rutgers wrestling closed out Session I of the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7 Graham Rooks upsetsNo. No. 141 pounds: No. How to Watch B1G Championships: Session 1 in College. (Sat.) Labriola already beat 2019 NCAA champion Mekhi Lewis earlier this year, and he's no doubt hungry for another upset. 8 Trevor Chumbley He's in great shape here, with a 3-0 lead now with 30 seconds to go. ANN ARBOR, Mich. Below are the semifinal-round pairings for the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Crisler Center on the campus of the. 13 Stony Bell 7-2 Individual mat streams are also available on B1G+: https://t.co/52XTfQUHIe pic.twitter.com/cSvOAvX22I. Fish leads 2-0 after scoring the first takedown. No. This year, Michigan is hosting the event in the Crisler Center. ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The Penn State wrestling team (16-0, 8-0 B1G) will have seven first round byes at the 2023 Big Ten Championships, which begin on Saturday, March 4, at the University of . Patrick McKee does Patrick McKee things as he also generates near fall points to tie the score against Barnett from the top position. @LeeSpencerlee36 cruises to a 17-0 technical fall victory over Michigan's Jack Medley. Just gettin' started Bravo-Young, of course, has met Ragusin previously, and he'll enter these semifinals as the favorite to win the bracket, but his Wolverine foe is on fire after two strong early performances here at Big Tens. Facundo takes the win 7-2. Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. 4 Bailee O'Reilly shuts outNo. ANN ARBOR, Mich. Below are the semifinal-round pairings for the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Crisler Center on the campus of the University of Michigan. 174 pounds: No. 2023 Big Ten Conference Media Inquiries 11 Ceasar Garza 8-0 The Hoosier has now pushed riding time up over a minute as well. Maryland has some momentum after that strong performance from Braxton Brown, but this 133-pound bout is all Lucas Byrd right now. The Spartan now leads 3-0. 7 Braxton Brown 8-3 This year in particular, 11 Big Ten schools are roaming around the . 149 pounds: No. over Peyton Omania (Michigan State), 2:03, Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) d. Jaden Reynolds (Purdue), 8-2, Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) p. Dayne Morton (Nebraska), 6:40, Graham Rooks (Indiana) d. Tony White (Rutgers), 4-1, Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) d. Garrett Model (Wisconsin), 4-2, Cobe Siebrecht (Iowa) d. Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State), 8-0, Chase Saldate (Michigan State) d. Andrew Clark (Rutgers), 5-2, Kendall Coleman (Purdue) md. 10 Bubba Wilson A win against a fast and furious Haines would put him in a position to accomplish that goal. ET An NCAA final rematch in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament? DeAugustino has the only point of the match so far from an escape to start the second period. The Badger pinsVashinder early in the second period to advance. Lee is a two-time Big Ten champion, winning the 125-pound title in 2020 and 2021. Regulation ends with the match tied up 2-2, so we're heading into sudden victory! The Cornhusker scores the early takedown and rides out Brown for the period. IOWAS FIRST ROUND/QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS Big Ten Wrestling Championships Opponents. 5 Jakob Bergeland takes down No. Riding time is not a factor. It has been in competition for half a century including a stretch in the 1980's and 1990's when the Iowa Hawkeyes won it 20 consecutive times. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 4 Cameron Caffey tops No. 5 Assad is no different. Main storyline:A two-time Pac-12 champion, Iowa's Real Woods enters his first Big Ten tournament as the top seed, and he'll aim to add his name to the long list of Hawkeye champions at this event. What may not have been expected is Woods first period fall or Hardy's dominant shutout win over Wisconsin's Joe Zargo. 165 pounds: No. Main storyline: This might finally be Michigan's Mason Parris' year. ET. No. The Hawkeyes goes for a title, but the ref stops him. COLLEGE PARK, Md. Iowa's Tony Cassioppi also kept his bout close and lost 9-7. 165 pounds: No. No. 3 Lucas Byrd vs. No. This page will be updated as the results pour in. Janzer escapes, but not before Smith pushes riding time up over a minute. Tied up at 2-2 heading into the third period, these two have been locked in since the opening whistle. Ragusin gets the fall! 11 Nick South outscored No. The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships will take place March 4-5 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and will feature some of the best college wrestlers in the country. He takes the win 9-0. 197 pounds: No. Tal Shahar takes the 7-5 win to advance 13 Brendin Yatooma 10-2 Don't blink or you'll miss it! 9 Andrew Sparks 8-0 Orndorff wins 2-0 with the escape point and the riding time. Coleman - Wins over Derek Gilcher, Brayton Lee, Jarrett Jacques, #15 Trevor Chumbley, and #12 Will Lewan. 1 Peyton Robb tough in one of the last dual meets of the season, and, as a freshman, Gallagher could absolutely find his groove this weekend and surge into the postseason. Haines picks up the first takedown in the opening period and pushes himself to a 2-0 lead. The remainder of the season is simulated a large number of times, and the resulting seeds are used to simulate the Big Ten tournament. Shop official NCAA team and championship gear. 11 Joe Zargo upsets No. 4 Chase Saldate beatsNo. With two minutes to go in the third, Tal Shahar leads 5-2 with riding time. Barnett will be a good test for Medley. O'Reilly came into the tournament with a 15-3 record but earned his spot in the semifinals after beating Josh Otto 9-0 and Edmond Ruth 4-2. Don't miss out on your chance to watch this epic sporting event. 10 seed too. 13 Brendon Yatooma 4-1 He'll move on to the semifinals tonight. An escape fromTal Shahar gives him the 6-4 lead.