Penn State announced its lineup for this weekend’s Big Ten Wrestling Championships, to be held at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Big Ten also revealed preliminary seeds for the tournament. Penn State has two top seeds: Roman Bravo-Young at 133 and Aaron Brooks at 184.
As you can see, Penn State will be relying on six freshmen in its lineup.
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Here is PSU’s lineup, with class and records, from GoPSUSports.com:
125: Fr. Robert Howard (2-1 this season)
133: Jr. Roman Bravo-Young (6-0 this season, 25-7 Big Ten career, 6-3 in Big Ten tourney)
141: Sr. Nick Lee (6-0 this season, 45-7 Big Ten career, 8-2 in Big Ten tourney)
149: Fr. Beau Bartlett (7-1 this season)
157: Jr. Brady Berge (5-0 this season, 11-4 Big Ten career, 2-1 in Big Ten tourney)
165: Fr. Joe Lee (4-2 this season)
174: Fr. Carter Starocci (6-1 this season)
184: So. Aaron Brooks (6-0 this season, 15-1 Big Ten career, 3-0 in Big Ten tourney)
197: Fr. Michael Beard (3-1 this season)
285: Fr. Greg Kerkvliet (2-0 this season)
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Following are the pre-seeds, from the Big Ten:
125 LBS.
- Spencer Lee, Iowa
- Liam Cronin, Nebraska
- Malik Heinselman, Ohio State
- Patrick McKee, Minnesota
- Rayvon Foley, Michigan State
- Eric Barnett, Wisconsin
- Devin Schroder, Purdue
- Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern
- Dylan Ragusin, Michigan
- Justin Cardani, Illinois
- Robert Howard, Penn State
- Jacob Moran, Indiana
- Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
- Zach Spence, Maryland
133 LBS.
- Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State
- Austin DeSanto, Iowa
- Sammy Alvarez, Rutgers
- Lucas Byrd, Illinois
- Chris Cannon, Northwestern
- Jack Medley, Michigan
- Boo Dryden, Minnesota
- Jordan Decatur, Ohio State
- Jacob Rundell, Purdue
- Kyle Burwick, Wisconsin
- Tucker Sjomeling, Nebraska
- Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State
- Kyle Luigs, Indiana
- Jackson Cockrell, Maryland
141 LBS.
- Jaydin Eierman, Iowa
- Nick Lee, Penn State
- Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers
- Chad Red, Nebraska
- Dylan Duncan, Illinois
- Marcos Polanco, Minnesota
- Dylan D’Emilio, Ohio State
- Drew Mattin, Michigan
- Parker Filius, Purdue
- Cayden Rooks, Indiana
- Danny Bertoni, Maryland
- Matt Santos, Michigan State
- Colin Valdiviez, Northwestern
- Dominic Dentino, Wisconsin
149 LBS.
- Sammy Sasso, Ohio State
- Max Murin, Iowa
- Griffin Parriott, Purdue
- Yahya Thomas, Northwestern
- Kanen Storr, Michigan
- Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
- Ridge Lovett, Nebraska
- Mike VanBrill, Rutgers
- Graham Rooks, Indiana
- Peyton Omania, Michigan State
- Beau Bartlett, Penn State
- Drew Scharenbrock, Wisconsin
- Christian Kanzler, Illinois
- Michael North, Maryland
157 LBS.
- Ryan Deakin, Northwestern
- Kaleb Young, Iowa
- Brayton Lee, Minnesota
- Kendall Coleman, Purdue
- Brady Berge, Penn State
- Will Lewan, Michigan
- Chase Saldate, Michigan State
- Garrett Model, Wisconsin
- Elijah Cleary, Ohio State
- Caleb Licking, Nebraska
- Michael Doetsch, Maryland
- Johnny Mologousis, Illinois
- Luke Baughman, Indiana
165 LBS.
- Alex Marinelli, Iowa
- Dan Braunagel, Illinois
- Ethan Smith, Ohio State
- Cameron Amine, Michigan
- Andrew Sparks, Minnesota
- Joe Lee, Penn State
- Peyton Robb, Nebraska
- Jake Tucker, Michigan State
- Nick South, Indiana
- Gerrit Nijenhuis, Purdue
- Jonathan Spadafora, Maryland
- David Ferrante, Northwestern
- Brett Donner, Rutgers
- Josh Otto, Wisconsin
174 LBS.
- Michael Kemerer, Iowa
- Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
- Carter Starocci, Penn State
- Logan Massa, Michigan
- Donnell Washington, Indiana
- Kaleb Romero, Ohio State
- Jackson Turley, Rutgers
- Jared Krattiger, Wisconsin
- Jake Allar, Minnesota
- Drew Hughes, Michigan State
- DJ Shannon, Illinois
- Emil Soehnlen, Purdue
- Troy Fisher, Northwestern
- Philip Spadafora, Maryland
184 LBS.
- Aaron Brooks, Penn State
- Christopher Weiler, Wisconsin
- Layne Malczewski, Michigan State
- Owen Webster, Minnesota
- John Poznanski, Rutgers
- Taylor Venz, Nebraska
- Max Lyon, Purdue
- Zach Braunagel, Illinois
- Nelson Brands, Iowa
- Rocky Jordan, Ohio State
- Kyle Cochran, Maryland
- Jaden Bullock, Michigan
- Jon Halvorsen, Northwestern
- Santos Cantu III, Indiana
197 LBS.
- Eric Schultz, Nebraska
- Myles Amine, Michigan
- Jacob Warner, Iowa
- Cam Caffey, Michigan State
- Lucas Davison, Northwestern
- Thomas Penola, Purdue
- Michael Beard, Penn State
- Matt Wroblewski, Illinois
- Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State
- Billy Janzer, Rutgers
- Garrett Joles, Minnesota
- Jaron Smith, Maryland
- Nick Willham, Indiana
- Andrew Salemme, Wisconsin
285 LBS.
- Gable Steveson, Minnesota
- Mason Parris, Michigan
- Tony Cassioppi Iowa
- Luke Luffman, Illinois
- Christian Lance, Nebraska
- Trent Hillger, Wisconsin
- Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State
- Tate Orndorff, Ohio State
- Christian Rebottaro Michigan State
- Jack Heyob, Northwestern
- Christian Colucci, Rutgers
- Dorian Keys, Purdue
- Rudy Streck, Indiana
- Garrett Kappes, Maryland