10 Tyler Dow Patrick McKee does Patrick McKee things as he also generates near fall points to tie the score against Barnett from the top position. Lee, of course, will be the favorite to win that match and compete for his third Big Ten title. 157 pounds: No. 9 Andrew Sparks 8-0 No. Both qualified for the NCAA tournament last year, but, with the NCAA awarding just eight allocation spots at 165 pounds this year, these athletes will need to outperform their seed to ensure their ticket to Tulsa. The Wrestling Room Feb 21, 2023. Salazar's dominance was clear throughout the match, as he consistently put points up on the board, without giving Makosky any opportunity. 6 Will Lewan 4-2 Fans can also follow along for live match-by-match updates of all Gopher Wrestling action on Twitter at @GopherWrestling. 4 Eric Barnett pinsNo. Woods has a history of firing fast off the first whistle, and if he can keep scoring points like he's done, he can seperate himself in a weight class full of competitors who would like to keep battles close. Fish escapes, and we're heading to sudden victory! Haines - Wins over #22 Derek Gilcher, #21 Paddy Gallagher, #11 Cobe Siebrecht, #12 Will Lewan, #17 Garrett Model. 3 Zach Braunagel outscoresNo. McKee has now racked up his riding time over two minutes, as he scrambles on the edge to pick up the fall. Facundo escapes, but he trails 3-1 with 30 seconds to go. 141 pounds 13 Peyton Omania MFOR Main storyline:Like Lee, Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young is also looking for his third Big Ten title after topping Austin DeSanto in the finals in 2021 and 2022. 125 pounds: No. 12 Dom Solis topped No. No. Romero earns the win, and the crowd rewards him for his efforts. Will he keep this one as close, or will the Hawkeye notch his second bonus-point win of the tournament? 14 Jackson Cockrell 9 Michial Foy takes downNo. The Nittany Lions have the most semifinal wrestlers of all Big Ten schools. 4 Lucas Davison shuts outNo. No. Blink and it will be here fast. No. 149 pounds: Allred holds the 3-1 lead over All-American Gavin Hofman at the start of the third. Pucino chooses down to start the third, and he'll now take the 3-2 lead with less than two minutes to go. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. 7 Tate Orndorff rides out No. ----- The postseason has arrived for Indiana Wrestling with the Big Ten Championships taking place on March 4 & 5 in Ann Arbor, Mich. PRE-SEEDS ANNOUNCED: -At the start of the week, the Big Ten Conference announced the pre-seeds for this weekend's Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. at Crisler Arena. The Buckeye advances! ET to 2 p.m. Ohio State's Kaleb Romero is the only other All-American in the mix, thoughIsaiah Salazar,Matt Finesilver and Abe Assad all wrestle tough, close matches. February 28, 2023, 11:20:34 AM. 174 7 Marris takes the 12-2 win with riding time. 10 seed too. Ahead 3-0 in the second period, Matt Finesilver earns the fall against Assad. 174 pounds: No. 6 DJ Washington 10-1 Story Links. With seven allocation spots on the line, there isn't a ton of wiggle room. 6 Jaxon Smith 6-4 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. Patrick McKee (Minnesota), Liam Cronin (Nebraska) vs. Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) vs. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) vs. Aaron Nagao (Minnesota), Real Woods (Iowa) vs. Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern), Beau Bartlett (Penn State) vs. Brock Hardy (Nebraska), Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. Max Murin (Iowa), Graham Rooks (Indiana) vs. Michael Blockhus (Minnesota), Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. Chase Saldate (Michigan State), Levi Haines (Penn State) vs. Kendall Coleman (Purdue), Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State), Cameron Amine (Michigan) vs. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa), Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. Bailee O`Reilly (Minnesota), Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) vs. Ethan Smith (Ohio State), Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. Matt Finesilver (Michigan), Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota), Max Dean (Penn State)vs. Jacob Warner (Iowa), Silas Allred (Nebraska) vs. Zac Braunagel (Illinois), Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. Trent Hillger (Wisconsin), Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) vs. Tony Cassioppi (Iowa), News never stops. 8 Braxton Amos This year, McKee is starting off hot, earning the first takedown against Moran in the first period and driving the action. The Hawkeyes are heading into the postseason 13-1 with their lone loss coming against Penn State, 23-14, on Jan. 27. 9 Chance Lamer. 8 seed, while all other pre seeds held for No. The two-time All-American finished second and seventh in his last two NCAA tournament appearances, but with Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson off to the WWE, the Wolverine is finally the top-ranked heavyweight, both in the Big Ten and in the country. The only point in the match so far came from Jacob Warner in the second period via escape, and Caffey starts the third period on bottom, looking to rack up an escape of his own. Now Dean is back to defend his title in a weight that looks similar to years past with a few notable exceptions. Freshman Braxton Brown is looking to qualify for his first NCAA tournament, and he'll achieve this goal if he wrestles to seed. Andre Gonzales will be making his debut as a redshirt freshman at 125. @CarsonKharchla has arrived. Parris is a winner, and he's found a way to win these duals. Haines holds a 3-0 lead heading into the third after escaping to start the second. Zargo rides Pucino out for the period, and upsets the No. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Lee is a two-time Big Ten champion, winning the 125-pound title in 2020 and 2021. 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championship Tickets The Big Ten Wrestling Championships is one of the elite college wrestling tournaments. Scoreless after one period, but Washington puts himself on the board with an escape 24 seconds into the second period. All rights reserved (About Us). 3 Tony Cassioppi pinsNo. No. Back on the attack, Bryd works for the turn again, but Cockrell is fighting off Bryd's relentlessness as best he can. 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. Scoreless after one. ET. No. Blockhus moves on! He leads 5-2 with 1:06 to go in the third. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Caffey takes the win 4-1 with riding time. With less than a minute to go, the score remains 5-0, but Mayfield isn't giving up. 9 Dylan D'Emilio He also holds 1:36 of riding time. Sasso won the Big Ten tournament in 2021 when Gomez took the gold in 2022. 11 Billy Janzer took down Hayden Filipovich 8-2, 285 pounds: At University of Michigan's Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. 5 seed after losses to Dean,Michial Foy andZac Braunagel, so look for both Warner and Foy to potentially cause some trouble in this bracket. Sasso won this tournament in 2021, and he's the favorite to do it again, but the road is far from easy. Support NJ.com, Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. 149 #4 Max Murin (UI) vs. #13 Payton Omania (MSU) 14 Kal Miller vs. No. The Wildcat turns up the intensity in the third period and takes the win by major 9-1. These top athletes have just about all wrestled one another. 13 Brendin Yatooma 10-2 Kennedy is a scoring machine, and he leads 20-8 with riding time as the match wears on. Brooks majored Finesilver in their last meeting, and this could very well be a similar type of match, but Finesilver does have momentum today. Ohio State's Kaleb Romero is the only other All-American in the mix, thoughIsaiah Salazar,Matt Finesilver and Abe Assad all wrestle tough, close matches. 197 #5 Jacob Warner (UI) vs. #12 Andrew Davison (NU) Follow along here for updates from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and interact with sports reporter Nate Cobler on Twitter @byncobler. The No. 3 Patrick Kennedy majors No. SATURDAY. 8 Dean Peterson 9-0 13 Josh Otto 184 pounds: No. He takes the win 11-3. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Real Woods following the lead of Spencer Lee and puts his opponent on his back for bonus. 6 Danny Pucino 8-4 8 Ethen Miller 125 9 13 Matt Wroblewski 133 pounds: No. 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. Big Ten Wrestling Championships 2023: First-round results, pairings . Of all of the 197 pounders who have competed so far in this tournament, Braunagel has put up the most points per period, leading 6-2 with 20 seconds to go in the second. The 2022-2023 Nittany Lion Wrestling season is a mere 120 days away, with the Big Ten wrestling portion of the schedule less than 180 days in the future. The Nittany Lion rookie hasn't been flashy, but he's doing what he needs to do to move on. DeAugustino has the only point of the match so far from an escape to start the second period. Riding time is not a factor. UTEP earns first auto bid into women's NCAA tournament. 4, also has a career win over Dean, though Dean's beaten him in their last two meetings. 184 pounds: No. No. McKee is rolling after majoring No. Main storyline: Like Lee, Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young is also looking for his third Big Ten title after topping Austin DeSanto in the finals in 2021 and 2022. Much like Dean and Warner, Illinois'Zac Braunagel had to fight for his spot, surviving a tough Jaxon Smith in sudden victory to earn a match against Allred. @abe_assad advances at 184, downs Purdue's Ben Vanadia, 6-1, to advance to quarterfinals. No. 197 pounds: No. He finishes the takedown and upsets the All-American. Big Mike with a statement in round one! Ruth picks up a final takedown in the last few seconds of the third period, and he'll take this match 5-1. Skip to main content HOOPS: Detroit's Antoine Davis likely ends career as second all-time leading scorer in DI history . These two athletes are feeling good, and you can see it in their offense. Andre Gonzales (Ohio State) (18-1, 6:15), Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) d. Tristan Lujan (Michigan State), 5-1, Braxton Brown (Maryland) md. From 10 a.m. Nebraska's Silas Allred surged to the No. Ohio State'sPaddy Gallagher, the No. Starocci picks up a takedown with one minute remaining in the first period. Round 2 - Eddie Shaffer, Delta Wrestling Club vs Cayden Phillips, Granite Wrestling Club, Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 2023 NCAA Watch Party: Conference Weekend. 285 pounds: No. 5 Trent Hillger takes down No. 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. Loss to #20 Derek Gilcher, #1 Peyton Robb, and Quincy Monday. 8 Trevor Chumbley & 1-4:30 p . McKee extends his lead 7-1 halfway through the second period. Patrick Lanni may be reached at planni@njadvancemedia.com. 13 Clayton Fielden 12-2 No. Make that 6-1 as Bravo-Young now locks up a cradle and looks for the fall. He leads 5-0 with :41 to go in the second period. Support NJ.com, Patrick Lanni | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Labriola already beat 2019 NCAA champion Mekhi Lewis earlier this year, and he's no doubt hungry for another upset. On Monday, March 6, new episodes of B1G Wrestling and Beyond (7 p.m. Big Ten Championships Homepage. Jordan Hamdan is on the board first with a takedown, but Bergeland notches the escape, so it's 2-1 with 2:15 to go in the first. Hoffman gets another takedown, and he seems to be finding his rhythm. 9 Jaron Smith 4-1 When these two take the mat, you'll want to be watching. Cameron Caffey, pre-seeded at No. Ragusin takes the 2-1 lead after the second period. @BigTenNetwork 9 Jack Medley shuts out No. Penn State is on the hunt for its first team title since 2019 during the March 4-5 Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 9 Michial Foy, winning 2-0. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Add in the unpredictable and funky Matt Ramos, and this weight will be fun. 165 pounds: No. The second period ends with the same 3-1 score. 4 Max Murin beatsNo. Lee has the potential to be a serious bracket-buster here, making a deep weight potentially even deeper. 141 pounds: No. 11 Dayne Morton 3-1 (SV), 157 pounds: 8 Troy Fisher beats No. Van Ness is on the board first, and he'll go into the second period leading 5-2. 8 Brian Soldano takes down No. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Jon Sauber. They'll head into the second period with Byrd ahead by 10 points. 2 pre-seed this year after a stellar regular season in which he finished with a 23-5 record, notching wins over All-American Gavin Hoffman and junior World Champion Braxton Amos. Bartlett takes the win 4-2 2 seed, was able to slow Woods down in their last meeting, losing just 4-1 to the All-American. 7 Graham Rooks upsetsNo. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes B1G Championships Lineup Navigating the conference, however, won't be easy. 4 Cameron Caffey 3-2 2 Jesse Mendez shuts outNo. . 165 #3 Patrick Kennedy (UI) vs. #14 John Best (MD) Both Starocci and Labriola come into the tournament undefeated, and while Starocci is a heavy favorite, don't dismiss Labriola. That's the first pin of the tournament, and Barnett advances! Even with 10 allocations, there's potential for insanity here. Sudden victory! The thrills and entertainment offered up at the Big Ten Wrestling Championship are simply unmatched, as fans in attendance are treated to riveting, high-energy action during each and every fight. ET through 9:30 p.m. and quad box views, while individual mat cameras, as well as the quad box, will be streamed on B1G+.