The Big Ten Conference released the preliminary seeds for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships Monday afternoon, and No. 1 Penn State wrestling stands out.
The preliminary seeds for the 2023 #B1GWrestle Championships have been announced!
Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with @pennstateWREST leading the way with four No. 1 seeds.
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— Big Ten Wrestling (@B1GWrestling) February 27, 2023
Penn State wrestling leads the way with four No. 1 seeds for the tournament in Roman Bravo-Young (133 pounds), Carter Starocci (174), Aaron Brooks (184) and Max Dean (197).
Penn State wrestling also has three No. 2 seeds in Beau Bartlett (141), Levi Haines (157), and Greg Kerkvliet (285). PSU 165-pounder Alex Facundo is seeded fourth, 149-pounder Shayne Van Ness is fifth and 125-pounder Gary Steen is 11th.
Also collecting No. 1 seeds for Big Tens are Iowa’s Spencer Lee (125) and Real Woods (141), Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso (149), Nebraska’s Peyton Robb (157), Wisconsin’s Dean Hamiti (165) and Michigan’s Mason Parris (285).
Bravo-Young, Starocci and Dean are returning Big Ten champions from last season. Brooks won Big Ten titles in 2020 and 2021.
In most weight classes, the Big Ten will qualify the top nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships March 16-18. The 157-pound class will qualify the top 10, while 165 will take eight and 174 will allot seven to NCAAs. Wrestlers who don’t qualify through their conference tournament must receive an at-large bid.
Session 1 for the Big Ten Championships from the University of Michigan’s Crisler Center will be Saturday at 10 a.m. The second session begins at 5:30 p.m. Sunday’s action is set to start at 1 for Session 3. The final session will be at 4:30. Saturday’s entire first session, plus the semifinals at 7:30 and Sunday’s finals at 4:30 will all be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Final brackets for the Big Ten Championships will be released Friday.
125 pounds
- Spencer Lee, Iowa
- Liam Cronin, Nebraska
- Matt Ramos, Purdue
- Eric Barnett, Wisconsin
- Patrick McKee, Minnesota
- Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern
- Malik Heinselman, Ohio State
- Braxton Brown, Maryland
- Dean Peterson, Rutgers
- Jack Medley, Michigan
- Gary Steen, Penn State
- Tristan Lujan, Michigan State
- Jacob Moran, Indiana
- Maximo Renteria, Illinois
133 pounds
- Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State
- Jesse Mendez, Ohio State
- Lucas Byrd, Illinois
- Chris Cannon, Northwestern
- Dylan Ragusin, Michigan
- Aaron Nagao, Minnesota
- Joe Heilmann, Rutgers
- Brody Teske, Iowa
- RayVon Foley, Michigan State
- Taylor LaMont, Wisconsin
- Henry Porter, Indiana
- Kyle Burwick, Nebraska
- Dustin Norris, Purdue
- Jackson Cockrell, Maryland
141 pounds
- Real Woods, Iowa
- Beau Bartlett, Penn State
- Brock Hardy, Nebraska
- Frankie Tal Shahar, Northwestern
- Jakob Bergeland, Minnesota
- Danny Pucino, Illinois
- Joseph Olivieri, Rutgers
- Parker Filius, Purdue
- Dylan D’Emilio, Ohio State
- Cole Mattin, Michigan
- Joseph Zargo, Wisconsin
- Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State
- Cayden Rooks, Indiana
- Kal Miller, Maryland
149 pounds
- Sammy Sasso, Ohio State
- Austin Gomez, Wisconsin
- Yahya Thomas, Northwestern
- Max Murin, Iowa
- Shayne Van Ness, Penn State
- Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
- Graham Rooks, Indiana
- Ethen Miller, Maryland
- Chance Lamer, Michigan
- Tony White, Rutgers
- Dayne Morton, Nebraska
- Jake Harrier, Illinois
- Peyton Omania, Michigan State
- Jaden Reynolds, Purdue
157 pounds
- Peyton Robb, Nebraska
- Levi Haines, Penn State
- Kendall Coleman, Purdue
- Chase Saldate, Michigan State
- Cobe Siebrecht, Iowa
- Will Lewan, Michigan
- Michael Carr, Illinois
- Trevor Chumbley, Northwestern
- Garrett Model, Wisconsin
- Derek Gilcher, Indiana
- Brayton Lee, Minnesota
- Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State
- Andrew Clark, Rutgers
- Michael North, Maryland
165 pounds
- Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin
- Cameron Amine, Michigan
- Patrick Kennedy, Iowa
- Alex Facundo, Penn State
- Carson Kharchla, Ohio State
- Caleb Fish, Michigan State
- Maxx Mayfield, Northwestern
- Danny Braunagel, Illinois
- Andrew Sparks, Minnesota
- Bubba Wilson, Nebraska
- Nick South, Indiana
- Robert Kanniard, Rutgers
- Stony Buell, Purdue
- John Martin Best, Maryland
174 pounds
- Carter Starocci, Penn State
- Mikey Labriola, Nebraska
- Ethan Smith, Ohio State
- Bailee O’Reilly, Minnesota
- Edmond Ruth, Illinois
- DJ Washington, Indiana
- Nelson Brands, Iowa
- Troy Fisher, Northwestern
- Max Maylor, Michigan
- Jackson Turley, Rutgers
- Ceasar Garza, Michigan State
- Dominic Solis, Maryland
- Josh Otto, Wisconsin
- Cooper Noehre, Purdue
184 pounds
- Aaron Brooks, Penn State
- Kaleb Romero, Ohio State
- Isaiah Salazar, Minnesota
- Matt Finesilver, Michigan
- Abe Assad, Iowa
- Layne Malczewski, Michigan State
- Lenny Pinto, Nebraska
- Brian Soldano, Rutgers
- Dylan Connell, Illinois
- Tyler Dow, Wisconsin
- Evan Bates, Northwestern
- Ben Vanadia, Purdue
- Clayton Fielden, Indiana
- Kevin Makosy, Maryland
197 pounds
- Max Dean, Penn State
- Silas Allred, Nebraska
- Zac Braunagel, Illinois
- Cameron Caffey, Michigan State
- Jacob Warner, Iowa
- Jaxon Smith, Maryland
- Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State
- Braxton Amos, Wisconsin
- Michial Foy, Minnesota
- Nick Willham, Indiana
- Billy Janzer, Rutgers
- Andrew Davison, Northwestern
- Brendin Yatooma, Michigan
- Hayden Filipovich, Purdue
285 pounds
- Mason Parris, Michigan
- Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State
- Tony Cassioppi, Iowa
- Lucas Davison, Northwestern
- Trent Hillger, Wisconsin
- Boone McDermott, Rutgers
- Tate Orndorff, Ohio State
- Jacob Bullock, Indiana
- Jaron Smith, Maryland
- Hayden Copass, Purdue
- Garrett Joles, Minnesota
- Ryan Vasbinder, Michigan State
- Matt Wroblewski, Illinois
- Austin Emerson, Nebraska
