Big Ten Announces Tournament Pre-Seeds
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa sophomores Spencer Lee, Austin DeSanto, and Alex Marinelli each earned the No. 2 seed at their respective weight classes when the Big Ten Conference announced its tournament pre-seeds Monday afternoon. The 2019 Big Ten Championships begin Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Marinelli is 20-0 this season with nine falls. He is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division I Coaches Poll at 165 pounds.
Lee and DeSanto both own 16-2 records. Lee is ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll at 125 pounds, and DeSanto is ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds.
All 10 Hawkeyes earned a pre-seed. Pat Lugo (149) and Jacob Warner (197) are seeded third at their respective weight classes. Kaleb Young (157) and Cash Wilcke (184) are both seeded fifth. Max Murin is seventh at 141. Sam Stoll is eighth at 285, and Mitch Bowman is 10th at 174.
The complete tournament brackets will be released Friday afternoon following the Big Ten Conference coaches meeting. For more information on the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships visit bigten.org.
Iowa Pre-Seeds | 2019 Big Ten Championships
125 #2 Spencer Lee
133 #2 Austin DeSanto
141 #7 Max Murin
149 #3 Pat Lugo
157 #5 Kaleb Young
165 #2 Alex Marinelli
174 #10 Mitch Bowman
184 #5 Cash Wilcke
197 #3 Jacob Warner
285 #8 Sam Stoll
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Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced
Penn State paces conference with four top-seeded wrestlers
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 9-10 at Minnesota. Seven schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with four No. 1 seeds.
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State will bring a seeded wrestler in each of the 10 weight classes, while Nebraska and Northwestern boast a seeded grappler in nine classes.
The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in three weight classes, along with all 14 starters in seven weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving nine or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes.
Penn State boasts four top-seeded wrestlers, with 157-pounder Jason Nolf, 165-pounder Vincenzo Joseph, 174-pounder Mark Hall and 197-pounder Bo Nickal. The Fighting Illini's Michael Carr (141), the Wolverines’ Stevan Micic (133), the Gophers’ Gable Steveson (285), the Wildcats’ Sebastian Rivera (125), the Buckeyes’ Myles Martin (184) and the Scarlet Knights' Anthony Ashnault (149) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.
This year’s field contains a combined 10 Big Ten individual championships (eight wrestlers) and eight NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers).
For more information on the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page HERE. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.
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285 lbs.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa sophomores Spencer Lee, Austin DeSanto, and Alex Marinelli each earned the No. 2 seed at their respective weight classes when the Big Ten Conference announced its tournament pre-seeds Monday afternoon. The 2019 Big Ten Championships begin Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Marinelli is 20-0 this season with nine falls. He is ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division I Coaches Poll at 165 pounds.
Lee and DeSanto both own 16-2 records. Lee is ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll at 125 pounds, and DeSanto is ranked No. 3 at 133 pounds.
All 10 Hawkeyes earned a pre-seed. Pat Lugo (149) and Jacob Warner (197) are seeded third at their respective weight classes. Kaleb Young (157) and Cash Wilcke (184) are both seeded fifth. Max Murin is seventh at 141. Sam Stoll is eighth at 285, and Mitch Bowman is 10th at 174.
The complete tournament brackets will be released Friday afternoon following the Big Ten Conference coaches meeting. For more information on the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships visit bigten.org.
Iowa Pre-Seeds | 2019 Big Ten Championships
125 #2 Spencer Lee
133 #2 Austin DeSanto
141 #7 Max Murin
149 #3 Pat Lugo
157 #5 Kaleb Young
165 #2 Alex Marinelli
174 #10 Mitch Bowman
184 #5 Cash Wilcke
197 #3 Jacob Warner
285 #8 Sam Stoll
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Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced
Penn State paces conference with four top-seeded wrestlers
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 9-10 at Minnesota. Seven schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with four No. 1 seeds.
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State will bring a seeded wrestler in each of the 10 weight classes, while Nebraska and Northwestern boast a seeded grappler in nine classes.
The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in three weight classes, along with all 14 starters in seven weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving nine or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes.
Penn State boasts four top-seeded wrestlers, with 157-pounder Jason Nolf, 165-pounder Vincenzo Joseph, 174-pounder Mark Hall and 197-pounder Bo Nickal. The Fighting Illini's Michael Carr (141), the Wolverines’ Stevan Micic (133), the Gophers’ Gable Steveson (285), the Wildcats’ Sebastian Rivera (125), the Buckeyes’ Myles Martin (184) and the Scarlet Knights' Anthony Ashnault (149) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.
This year’s field contains a combined 10 Big Ten individual championships (eight wrestlers) and eight NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers).
For more information on the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page HERE. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.
125 lbs.
- Sebastian Rivera, NU
- Spencer Lee, IOWA
- Sean Russell, MINN
- RayVon Foley, MSU
- Travis Piotrowski, ILL
- Drew Mattin, MICH
- Zeke Moisey, NEB
- Malik Heinselman, OSU
- Devin Schroder, PUR
- Elijah Oliver, IND
- Brandon Cray, MD
- Devin Schnupp, PSU
- Shane Metzler, RU
- Ethan Rotondo, WIS
133 lbs.
- Stevan Micic, MICH
- Austin DeSanto, IOWA
- Nick Suriano, RU
- Roman Bravo-Young, PSU
- Luke Pletcher, OSU
- Ethan Lizak, MINN
- Ben Thornton, PUR
- Dylan Duncan, ILL
- Anthony Tutolo, MSU
- Colin Valdiviez, NU
- Jens Lantz, WIS
- Paul Konrath, IND
- Jevon Parrish, NEB
- Orion Anderson, MD
141 lbs.
- Michael Carr, ILL
- Nick Lee, PSU
- Joey McKenna, OSU
- Tristan Moran, WIS
- Kanen Storr, MICH
- Mitch McKee, MINN
- Max Murin, IOWA
- Chad Red, NEB
- Pete Lipari, RU
- Nate Limmex, PUR
- Kyle Luigs, IND
- Austin Eicher, MSU
- Danny Bertoni, MD
- Alec McKenna, NU
149 lbs.
- Anthony Ashnault, RU
- Micah Jordan, OSU
- Pat Lugo, IOWA
- Thomas Thorn, MINN
- Cole Martin, WIS
- Brady Berge, PSU
- Shayne Oster, NU
- Malik Amine, MICH
157 lbs.
- Jason Nolf, PSU
- Tyler Berger, NEB
- Ryan Deakin, NU
- Alec Pantaleo, MICH
- Kaleb Young, IOWA
- Steve Bleise, MINN
- Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU
- Eric Barone, ILL
- Griffin Parriott, PUR
- John Van Brill, RU
- Jake Danishek, IND
- Jake Tucker, MSU
- Garrett Model, WIS
- Adam Whitesell, MD
165 lbs.
- Vincenzo Joseph, PSU
- Alex Marinelli, IOWA
- Evan Wick, WIS
- Isaiah White, NEB
- Logan Massa, MICH
- Te’Shawn Campbell, OSU
- Bryce Martin, IND
- Carson Brolsma, MINN
- Joseph Gunther, ILL
- Tyler Morland, NU
- Phillip Spadafora, MD
- Stephan Glasgow, RU
- Austin Hiles, MSU
- Cole Wysocki, PUR
174 lbs.
- Mark Hall, PSU
- Myles Amine, MICH
- Dylan Lydy, PUR
- Mikey Labriola, NEB
- Devin Skatzka, MINN
- Ethan Smith, OSU
- Ryan Christensen, WIS
- Drew Hughes, MSU
- Joe Grello, RU
- Mitch Bowman, IOWA
- Carver James, ILL
- Jake Covaciu, IND
- Josh Ugalde, MD
- Braxton Cody, NU
184 lbs.
- Myles Martin, OSU
- Shakur Rasheed, PSU
- Tyler Venz, NEB
- Emery Parker, ILL
- Cash Wilcke, IOWA
- Mason Reinhardt, WIS
- Jelani Embree, MICH
- Max Lyon, PUR
- Nick Gravina, RU
- Cameron Caffey, MSU
- Norman Conley, IND
- Brandon Krone, MINN
- Kyle Jasenski, MD
- Brendan Devine, NU
197 lbs.
- Bo Nickal, PSU
- Kollin Moore, OSU
- Jacob Warner, IOWA
- Christian Brunner, PUR
- Eric Schultz, NEB
- Jackson Striggow, MICH
- Dylan Anderson, MINN
- Brad Wilton, MSU
285 lbs.
- Gable Steveson, MINN
- Anthony Cassar, PSU
- Mason Parris, MICH
- Trent Hillger, WIS
- Chase Singletary, OSU
- Conan Jennings, NU
- David Jensen, NEB
- Sam Stoll, IOWA
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