NitWit wrestling.
Posted: March 8th, 2009, 12:21 am
Didn't have a real good season, surprisingly, but here's an article from Rivals. We could also talk about Pitt's wrestling but Pitt can't afford a wrestling program.
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As Penn State's season slowly swirled down the drain to an 8-12-2 record, 1-5-2 in the Big Ten, the whispers started.
"What's wrong with Penn State?"
"If the regular season was this bad, what will happen at the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments?"
Head coach Troy Sunderland and his wrestlers assured those worrisome fans that the regular season is just a small part of a season's equation. They said that teams are remembered for their performance in the postseason.
If that's the case, Penn State put a downpayment on happy memories of this season after the first day of the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Nittany Lions finished the day in fifth place with two finalists, five wrestlers assured of making the NCAA Championships and three more needing wins to secure bids.
"I'm feeling pumped up. Not many people expected us to be in this position because of our dual meet record. I've been telling them all year, 'We're a better tournament team and when the time comes we're going to make sure we get it done,'" Jenkins said.
Iowa leads the team race with 110 points and four finalists. Illinois, with 85 and one finalist, is second. In third is Wisconsin with 83 and four. Michigan has 77.5 team points and three finalists.
"From the way our season went to the way we performed today, they showed a heckuva lot of heart and I'm proud of every single one of them," Nittany Lion coach Troy Sunderland said.
Jenkins and third-seeded freshman 174-pounder Quentin Wright led the charge and will wrestle for championships Sunday afternoon.
Brad Pataky (125), Jake Strayer (133), Dan Vallimont (165) and Cameron Wade (285) can all finish as high as third place. The first three have also locked up NCAA bids. Wade has to finish fifth or better to get a bid.
Frank Molinaro (141) and Tim Darling (157) will wrestle for seventh place today. A win would assure an NCAA bid for each of them.
Jack Decker (184) and Clay Steadman (197) each were knocked out of further action after going 0-2.
Jenkins went 2-0 with a pair of nondescript decisions. He beat seventh-seed Nick Walpole of Indiana, 7-3, in the quarterfinals and followed that with a 2-1 win over Andrew Nadhir of Northwestern in the semifinals on 1:06 of riding time.
The second seed, Jenkins faces defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Brent Metcalf of Iowa in today's final.
"I'm not really pacing myself. Sometimes you ahve a good game plan and you go out there, you look like the No. 2 guy in the country and everything goes perfect. Sometimes it doesn't, but at the end of the day you still have to get your hand raised," Jenkins said.
Wright, who went 3-0 on the day, pulled off the two most crowd-pleasing wins of the day. He started by pinning Purdue's Nick Corpe with a split scissors. Then, in the quarterfinals, it looked like he was beaten against Indiana's Trevor Perry. But a takedown at the final buzzer earned him a 5-4 win and a berth in the semifinals against No. 2 seed Jay Borschel of Iowa. In that match, he repeatedly hit double-leg takedowns against the Iowa junior to pull out an 11-10 upset win.
"It was a great exclamation on the final with Quentin getting the huge win. We liked the matchup with Borschel and he just took it to him," Sunderland said.
Wright deflected all of the credit.
"The coaching staff did it. We all talked, what are his strengths, what are his weaknesses? What are my strengths, what are my weaknesses?We thought that's what we had to do," Wright said.
"In those moments, I just have to look up and thank God — that he gives me the strength to finish the match. My Dad and the Penn State coaching staff instilled in me to never give up.
As long as you do your best, leave the rest up to God."
Wright faces No. 1 seed and defending NCAA runner-up Steve Luke of Michigan in the final.
"You can't say enough great things about Quentin. He has the desire and a great attitude," Sunderland said. "He pushes every day in practice like it's the last day he's ever going to step on the mat. He gets better and better every day and every time he steps on the mat."
Results from the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center:
Key to Teams: Illinois - ILL; Indiana - IND; Iowa - I; Michigan - M; Michigan State - MSU; Minnesota - MIN; Northwestern - NW; Ohio State - OSU; Penn State - PSU; Purdue - PUR; Wisconsin - W.
125 pounds
First round
(1) Brandon Precin, NW, bye; Eric Olanowski, MSU, pinned (8) Bernard Futrell, ILL, 4:01; (5) Zach Sanders, MIN, dec. Drew Hammen, W, 11-5; (4) Brad Pataky, PSU, bye; (3) Angel Escobedo, IND, bye; Matt Fields, PUR, dec. (6) Nikko Triggas, OSU, 8-3; (7) Mike Watts, M, bye; (2) Charlie Falck, I, bye.
Quarterfinals
Precin maj. dec. Olanowski, 11-0; Pataky dec. Sanders, 8-5; Escobedo maj. dec. Fields, 16-3; Falck dec. Watts, 4-2.
First-round consolations
Futrell dec. Watts, 7-2; Hammen dec. Fields, 5-4; Sanders maj. dec. Triggas, 10-2; Olanowski, bye.
Second-round consolations
Futrell pinned Hammen, 4:27; Sanders maj. dec. Olanowski, 21-10.
Semifinals
Precin pinned Pataky, 6:12;
133 pounds
First Round
(1) Daniel Dennis, I, bye; (8) Carson Beebe, PUR, bye; (5) Reece Humphrey, OSU, pinned Eric Metzler, NW, 6:21; (4) Jayson Ness, MIN, bye; (3) James Kennedy, ILL, pinned Tom Kelliher, W, 4:41; (6) Jake Strayer, PSU, bye; (7) Zac Stevens, M, bye; (2) Franklin Gomez, MSU, pinned Matt Ortega, IND, 1:43.
Quarterfinals
Dennis maj. dec. Beebe, 16-7; Humphrey dec. Ness, 11-4; Strayer dec. Kennedy, 3-2; Gomez won by tech. fall over Stevens, 19-4 (7:00).
First-round consolations
Stevens, bye; Kennedy dec. Metzler, 9-2; Ness pinned Kelliher, 1:25; Ortega dec. Beebe, 11-4.
Second-round consolations
Kennedy maj. dec. Stevens, 10-1; Ness pinned Ortega, 2:20.
Semifinals
Humphrey dec. Dennis, 5-2; Gomez dec. Strayer, 9-5.
141 pounds
First Round
(1) Zach Tanelli, W, bye; (8) Andrae Hernandez, IND, bye; (5) J Jaggers, OSU, dec. Collin Dozier, MSU, 5-1; (4) Michael Thorn, MIN, bye; (3) Alex Tsirtsis, I, bye; (6) Keith Sulzer, NW, dec. Juan Archuleta, PUR, 10-6 TB1; (7) Ryan Prater, ILL, bye; (2) Kellen Russell, M, maj. dec. Frank Molinaro, PSU, 10-2.
Quarterfinals
Tanelli pinned Hernandez, 6:17; Jaggers maj. dec. Thorn, 12-3; Tsirtsis dec. Sulzer, 5-1; Russell dec. Prater, 5-4.
First-round consolations
Prater, bye; Sulzer dec. Dozier, 5-4; Thorn dec. Archuleta, 8-3; Molinaro dec. Hernandez, 7-3.
Second-round consolations
Sulzer dec. Prater, 6-0; Thorn dec. Molinaro, 7-4.
Semifinals
Tanelli dec. Jaggers, 3-1; Russell dec. Tsirtsis 8-6 TB2.
149 pounds
First Round
(1) Brent Metcalf, I, pinned David Cheza, 2:46; (8) Eric Terrazas, ILL, bye; (5) Jake Patacsil, PUR, bye; (4) Kyle Ruschell, W, pinned Joseph Grygelko, MIN, 1:31; (3) Lance Palmer, OSU, bye; (6) Andrew Nadhir, NW, dec. Mark Beaudry, M, 12-7; (7) Nick Walpole, IND, bye; (2) Bubba Jenkins, PSU, bye.
First-round consolations
Cheza dec. Walpole, 3-2; Palmer dec. Grygelko, 5-0; Patacsil won by tech. fall over Beaudry, 17-0 (4:04); Terrazas, bye.
Second-round consolations
Palmer dec. Cheza, 6-0; Patacsil pinned Terrazas, :49.
Semifinals
Metcalf maj. dec. Ruschell, 16-4; Jenkins dec. Nadhir, 2-1.
157 pounds
First Round
(1) Michael Poeta, ILL, bye; (8) Ben Jordan, W, dec. Matt Ballweg, I, 6-2; Colton Salazar, PUR, dec. (5) Jason Johnstone, OSU, 12-10; (4) Tyler Safratowich, MIN, bye; (3) Kurt Kinser, IND, bye; (6) Aaron Hynes, M, bye; (7) Anthony Jones, MSU, bye; (2) Jason Welch, NW, dec. Tim Darling, PSU, 7-1.
Quarterfinals
Poeta won by tech. fall over Jordan, 19-4 (6:50); Safratowich pinned Salazar, 5:33; Kinser dec. Hynes, 10-4; Welch dec. Jones, 5-0.
First-round consolations
Jones dec. Ballweg, 5-4; Hynes dec. Johnstone, 5-4; Salazar, bye; Darling dec. Jordan, 6-3.
Second-round consolations
Hynes maj. dec. Jones, 11-1; Salazar dec. Darling, 6-4.
Semifinals
Poeta dec. Safratowich, 8-5; Welch dec. Kinser, 6-3.
165 pounds
First Round
(1) Andrew Howe, W, dec. Scott Glasser, MIN, 4-3; (8) Rex Kendle, MSU, bye; (5) Luke Manuel, PUR, bye; (4) Roger Smith-Bergsrud, ILL, bye; (3) Ryan Morningstar, I, bye; (6) Dan Vallimont, PSU, dec. Dominic Marella, NW, 7-2; (7) Paul Young, IND, dec. Justin Zeerip, M, 3-0; (2) Colt Sponseller, OSU, bye.
Quarterfinals
Howe dec. Kendle, 7-2; Manuel dec. Smith-Bergsrud, 2-0; Morningstar dec. Vallimont, 3-2; Sponseller dec. Young, 10-4.
First-round consolations
Young dec. Glasser, 8-3; Vallimont, bye; Smith-Bergsrud dec. Marella, 6-4; Zeerip dec. Kendle, 2-0.
Second-round consolations
Vallimont dec. Young, 8-1; Smith-Bergsrud dec. Zeerip, 4-2.
Semifinals
Howe dec. Manuel, 6-4 SV; Morningstar dec. Sponseller, 2-1 TB2.
174 pounds
First Round
(1) Steve Luke, M, bye; (8) Ian Hinton, MSU, dec. Matthew Everson, MIN, 12-7; (5) John Dergo, ILL, bye; (4) David Rella, OSU, bye; (3) Quentin Wright, PSU, pinned Nicholas Corpe, PUR, 5:18; (6) Trevor Perry, IND, bye; (7) Robert Kellogg, NW, bye; (2) Jay Borschel, I, dec. Travis Rutt, W, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Luke maj. dec. Hinton, 12-4; Dergo dec. Rella, 3-2; Wright dec. Perry, 5-4; Borschel maj. dec. Kellogg, 13-3.
First-round consolations
Everson pinned Kellogg, 4:32; Perry, bye; Rella dec. Corpe, 3-1 SV; Hinton dec. Rutt, 3-1.
Second-round consolations
Perry dec. Everson, 8-5; Rella dec. Hinton, 4-2.
Semifinals
Luke dec. Dergo, 6-3; Wright dec. Borschel, 11-10.
184 pounds
First Round
(1) Jake Herbert, NW, bye; Eric Cameron, IND, dec. (8) Eric Bugenhagen, W, 3-1; Sonny Yohn, MIN, dec. (5) A.J. Kissel, 7-3; (4) Jordan Blanton, ILL, bye; (3) Philip Keddy, I, maj. dec. Jack Decker, PSU, 19-5; (6) Anthony Biondo, M, bye; (7) Nick Palmieri, MSU, bye; (2) Mike Pucillo, OSU, bye.
Quarterfinals
Herbert pinned Cameron, 1:18; Blanton maj. dec. Yohn, 11-3; Keddy dec. Biondo, 7-3; Pucillo pinned Palmieri, 1:21.
First-round consolations
Bugenhagen dec. Palmieri, 7-0; Biondo dec. Kissel, 5-0; Yohn dec. Decker, 2-0 TB1; Cameron, bye.
Second-round consolations
Biondo dec. Bugenhagen, 8-2; Cameron dec. Yohn, 8-3.
Semifinals
Herbert dec. Blanton, 6-1; Keddy dec. Pucillo, 5-2 TB1.
197 pounds
First Round
(1) Dallas Herbst, W, pinned Tyler Dickenson, MSU, 1:45; (8) John Schoen, NW, bye; (5) Patrick Bond, ILL, bye; (4) Gordon Bierschenk, MIN, bye; (3) Chad Beatty, I, bye; (6) Matt Powless, IND, maj. dec. Clay Steadman, PSU, 10-2; (7) Logan Brown, PUR, maj. dec. Cody Gardner, OSU, 11-3; (2) Tyrel Todd, M, bye.
Quarterfinals
Herbst dec. Schoen, 3-0; Bond dec. Bierschenk, 5-2; Beatty dec. Powless, 11-5; Todd pinned Brown, 1:37.
First-round consolations
Brown dec. Dickenson, 9-3; Powless, bye; Bierschenk maj. dec. Steadman, 13-4; Schoen dec. Gardner, 2-1.
Second-round consolations
Brown maj. dec. Powless, 12-2; Bierschenk dec. Schoen, 5-3.
Semifinals
Herbst dec. Bond, 3-1; Todd maj. dec. Beatty, 12-2.
285 pounds
First Round
(1) Daniel Erekson, I, pinned Alan ODonnell, 2:40; (8) Chris Kasten, PUR, bye; (5) Nathan Everhart, IND, bye; (4) John Wise, ILL, pinned Cameron Wade, PSU, 6:57; (3) Kyle Massey, W, bye; (6) Corey Morrison, OSU, bye; (7) Eddie Phillips, M, maj. dec. Paul Rands, NW, 9-1; (2) Ben Berhow, MIN, bye.
Quarterfinals
Erekson dec. Kasten, 6-0; Wise dec. Everhart, 4-1; Massey dec. Morrison, 6-0; Berhow dec. Phillips, 10-3.
First-round consolations
Phillips dec. ODonnell, 4-2; Wade dec. Morrison, 14-8; Everhart, bye; Kasten dec. Rands, 5-0.
Second-round consolations
Wade dec. Phillips, 5-0; Everhart dec. Kasten, 5-2.
Semifinals
Erekson dec. Wise, 6-4; Massey dec. Berhow, 4-3.
Team standings
(At the end of Session 2)
1. Iowa 110
2. Illinois 85
3. Wisconsin 83
4. Michigan 77.5
5. Penn State 71.5
6. Northwestern 69.5
7. Minnesota 64.5
8. Indiana 59.5
9. Ohio State 58
10. Purdue 41
11. Michigan State 36.5
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As Penn State's season slowly swirled down the drain to an 8-12-2 record, 1-5-2 in the Big Ten, the whispers started.
"What's wrong with Penn State?"
"If the regular season was this bad, what will happen at the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments?"
Head coach Troy Sunderland and his wrestlers assured those worrisome fans that the regular season is just a small part of a season's equation. They said that teams are remembered for their performance in the postseason.
If that's the case, Penn State put a downpayment on happy memories of this season after the first day of the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The Nittany Lions finished the day in fifth place with two finalists, five wrestlers assured of making the NCAA Championships and three more needing wins to secure bids.
"I'm feeling pumped up. Not many people expected us to be in this position because of our dual meet record. I've been telling them all year, 'We're a better tournament team and when the time comes we're going to make sure we get it done,'" Jenkins said.
Iowa leads the team race with 110 points and four finalists. Illinois, with 85 and one finalist, is second. In third is Wisconsin with 83 and four. Michigan has 77.5 team points and three finalists.
"From the way our season went to the way we performed today, they showed a heckuva lot of heart and I'm proud of every single one of them," Nittany Lion coach Troy Sunderland said.
Jenkins and third-seeded freshman 174-pounder Quentin Wright led the charge and will wrestle for championships Sunday afternoon.
Brad Pataky (125), Jake Strayer (133), Dan Vallimont (165) and Cameron Wade (285) can all finish as high as third place. The first three have also locked up NCAA bids. Wade has to finish fifth or better to get a bid.
Frank Molinaro (141) and Tim Darling (157) will wrestle for seventh place today. A win would assure an NCAA bid for each of them.
Jack Decker (184) and Clay Steadman (197) each were knocked out of further action after going 0-2.
Jenkins went 2-0 with a pair of nondescript decisions. He beat seventh-seed Nick Walpole of Indiana, 7-3, in the quarterfinals and followed that with a 2-1 win over Andrew Nadhir of Northwestern in the semifinals on 1:06 of riding time.
The second seed, Jenkins faces defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Brent Metcalf of Iowa in today's final.
"I'm not really pacing myself. Sometimes you ahve a good game plan and you go out there, you look like the No. 2 guy in the country and everything goes perfect. Sometimes it doesn't, but at the end of the day you still have to get your hand raised," Jenkins said.
Wright, who went 3-0 on the day, pulled off the two most crowd-pleasing wins of the day. He started by pinning Purdue's Nick Corpe with a split scissors. Then, in the quarterfinals, it looked like he was beaten against Indiana's Trevor Perry. But a takedown at the final buzzer earned him a 5-4 win and a berth in the semifinals against No. 2 seed Jay Borschel of Iowa. In that match, he repeatedly hit double-leg takedowns against the Iowa junior to pull out an 11-10 upset win.
"It was a great exclamation on the final with Quentin getting the huge win. We liked the matchup with Borschel and he just took it to him," Sunderland said.
Wright deflected all of the credit.
"The coaching staff did it. We all talked, what are his strengths, what are his weaknesses? What are my strengths, what are my weaknesses?We thought that's what we had to do," Wright said.
"In those moments, I just have to look up and thank God — that he gives me the strength to finish the match. My Dad and the Penn State coaching staff instilled in me to never give up.
As long as you do your best, leave the rest up to God."
Wright faces No. 1 seed and defending NCAA runner-up Steve Luke of Michigan in the final.
"You can't say enough great things about Quentin. He has the desire and a great attitude," Sunderland said. "He pushes every day in practice like it's the last day he's ever going to step on the mat. He gets better and better every day and every time he steps on the mat."
Results from the 2009 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center:
Key to Teams: Illinois - ILL; Indiana - IND; Iowa - I; Michigan - M; Michigan State - MSU; Minnesota - MIN; Northwestern - NW; Ohio State - OSU; Penn State - PSU; Purdue - PUR; Wisconsin - W.
125 pounds
First round
(1) Brandon Precin, NW, bye; Eric Olanowski, MSU, pinned (8) Bernard Futrell, ILL, 4:01; (5) Zach Sanders, MIN, dec. Drew Hammen, W, 11-5; (4) Brad Pataky, PSU, bye; (3) Angel Escobedo, IND, bye; Matt Fields, PUR, dec. (6) Nikko Triggas, OSU, 8-3; (7) Mike Watts, M, bye; (2) Charlie Falck, I, bye.
Quarterfinals
Precin maj. dec. Olanowski, 11-0; Pataky dec. Sanders, 8-5; Escobedo maj. dec. Fields, 16-3; Falck dec. Watts, 4-2.
First-round consolations
Futrell dec. Watts, 7-2; Hammen dec. Fields, 5-4; Sanders maj. dec. Triggas, 10-2; Olanowski, bye.
Second-round consolations
Futrell pinned Hammen, 4:27; Sanders maj. dec. Olanowski, 21-10.
Semifinals
Precin pinned Pataky, 6:12;
133 pounds
First Round
(1) Daniel Dennis, I, bye; (8) Carson Beebe, PUR, bye; (5) Reece Humphrey, OSU, pinned Eric Metzler, NW, 6:21; (4) Jayson Ness, MIN, bye; (3) James Kennedy, ILL, pinned Tom Kelliher, W, 4:41; (6) Jake Strayer, PSU, bye; (7) Zac Stevens, M, bye; (2) Franklin Gomez, MSU, pinned Matt Ortega, IND, 1:43.
Quarterfinals
Dennis maj. dec. Beebe, 16-7; Humphrey dec. Ness, 11-4; Strayer dec. Kennedy, 3-2; Gomez won by tech. fall over Stevens, 19-4 (7:00).
First-round consolations
Stevens, bye; Kennedy dec. Metzler, 9-2; Ness pinned Kelliher, 1:25; Ortega dec. Beebe, 11-4.
Second-round consolations
Kennedy maj. dec. Stevens, 10-1; Ness pinned Ortega, 2:20.
Semifinals
Humphrey dec. Dennis, 5-2; Gomez dec. Strayer, 9-5.
141 pounds
First Round
(1) Zach Tanelli, W, bye; (8) Andrae Hernandez, IND, bye; (5) J Jaggers, OSU, dec. Collin Dozier, MSU, 5-1; (4) Michael Thorn, MIN, bye; (3) Alex Tsirtsis, I, bye; (6) Keith Sulzer, NW, dec. Juan Archuleta, PUR, 10-6 TB1; (7) Ryan Prater, ILL, bye; (2) Kellen Russell, M, maj. dec. Frank Molinaro, PSU, 10-2.
Quarterfinals
Tanelli pinned Hernandez, 6:17; Jaggers maj. dec. Thorn, 12-3; Tsirtsis dec. Sulzer, 5-1; Russell dec. Prater, 5-4.
First-round consolations
Prater, bye; Sulzer dec. Dozier, 5-4; Thorn dec. Archuleta, 8-3; Molinaro dec. Hernandez, 7-3.
Second-round consolations
Sulzer dec. Prater, 6-0; Thorn dec. Molinaro, 7-4.
Semifinals
Tanelli dec. Jaggers, 3-1; Russell dec. Tsirtsis 8-6 TB2.
149 pounds
First Round
(1) Brent Metcalf, I, pinned David Cheza, 2:46; (8) Eric Terrazas, ILL, bye; (5) Jake Patacsil, PUR, bye; (4) Kyle Ruschell, W, pinned Joseph Grygelko, MIN, 1:31; (3) Lance Palmer, OSU, bye; (6) Andrew Nadhir, NW, dec. Mark Beaudry, M, 12-7; (7) Nick Walpole, IND, bye; (2) Bubba Jenkins, PSU, bye.
First-round consolations
Cheza dec. Walpole, 3-2; Palmer dec. Grygelko, 5-0; Patacsil won by tech. fall over Beaudry, 17-0 (4:04); Terrazas, bye.
Second-round consolations
Palmer dec. Cheza, 6-0; Patacsil pinned Terrazas, :49.
Semifinals
Metcalf maj. dec. Ruschell, 16-4; Jenkins dec. Nadhir, 2-1.
157 pounds
First Round
(1) Michael Poeta, ILL, bye; (8) Ben Jordan, W, dec. Matt Ballweg, I, 6-2; Colton Salazar, PUR, dec. (5) Jason Johnstone, OSU, 12-10; (4) Tyler Safratowich, MIN, bye; (3) Kurt Kinser, IND, bye; (6) Aaron Hynes, M, bye; (7) Anthony Jones, MSU, bye; (2) Jason Welch, NW, dec. Tim Darling, PSU, 7-1.
Quarterfinals
Poeta won by tech. fall over Jordan, 19-4 (6:50); Safratowich pinned Salazar, 5:33; Kinser dec. Hynes, 10-4; Welch dec. Jones, 5-0.
First-round consolations
Jones dec. Ballweg, 5-4; Hynes dec. Johnstone, 5-4; Salazar, bye; Darling dec. Jordan, 6-3.
Second-round consolations
Hynes maj. dec. Jones, 11-1; Salazar dec. Darling, 6-4.
Semifinals
Poeta dec. Safratowich, 8-5; Welch dec. Kinser, 6-3.
165 pounds
First Round
(1) Andrew Howe, W, dec. Scott Glasser, MIN, 4-3; (8) Rex Kendle, MSU, bye; (5) Luke Manuel, PUR, bye; (4) Roger Smith-Bergsrud, ILL, bye; (3) Ryan Morningstar, I, bye; (6) Dan Vallimont, PSU, dec. Dominic Marella, NW, 7-2; (7) Paul Young, IND, dec. Justin Zeerip, M, 3-0; (2) Colt Sponseller, OSU, bye.
Quarterfinals
Howe dec. Kendle, 7-2; Manuel dec. Smith-Bergsrud, 2-0; Morningstar dec. Vallimont, 3-2; Sponseller dec. Young, 10-4.
First-round consolations
Young dec. Glasser, 8-3; Vallimont, bye; Smith-Bergsrud dec. Marella, 6-4; Zeerip dec. Kendle, 2-0.
Second-round consolations
Vallimont dec. Young, 8-1; Smith-Bergsrud dec. Zeerip, 4-2.
Semifinals
Howe dec. Manuel, 6-4 SV; Morningstar dec. Sponseller, 2-1 TB2.
174 pounds
First Round
(1) Steve Luke, M, bye; (8) Ian Hinton, MSU, dec. Matthew Everson, MIN, 12-7; (5) John Dergo, ILL, bye; (4) David Rella, OSU, bye; (3) Quentin Wright, PSU, pinned Nicholas Corpe, PUR, 5:18; (6) Trevor Perry, IND, bye; (7) Robert Kellogg, NW, bye; (2) Jay Borschel, I, dec. Travis Rutt, W, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Luke maj. dec. Hinton, 12-4; Dergo dec. Rella, 3-2; Wright dec. Perry, 5-4; Borschel maj. dec. Kellogg, 13-3.
First-round consolations
Everson pinned Kellogg, 4:32; Perry, bye; Rella dec. Corpe, 3-1 SV; Hinton dec. Rutt, 3-1.
Second-round consolations
Perry dec. Everson, 8-5; Rella dec. Hinton, 4-2.
Semifinals
Luke dec. Dergo, 6-3; Wright dec. Borschel, 11-10.
184 pounds
First Round
(1) Jake Herbert, NW, bye; Eric Cameron, IND, dec. (8) Eric Bugenhagen, W, 3-1; Sonny Yohn, MIN, dec. (5) A.J. Kissel, 7-3; (4) Jordan Blanton, ILL, bye; (3) Philip Keddy, I, maj. dec. Jack Decker, PSU, 19-5; (6) Anthony Biondo, M, bye; (7) Nick Palmieri, MSU, bye; (2) Mike Pucillo, OSU, bye.
Quarterfinals
Herbert pinned Cameron, 1:18; Blanton maj. dec. Yohn, 11-3; Keddy dec. Biondo, 7-3; Pucillo pinned Palmieri, 1:21.
First-round consolations
Bugenhagen dec. Palmieri, 7-0; Biondo dec. Kissel, 5-0; Yohn dec. Decker, 2-0 TB1; Cameron, bye.
Second-round consolations
Biondo dec. Bugenhagen, 8-2; Cameron dec. Yohn, 8-3.
Semifinals
Herbert dec. Blanton, 6-1; Keddy dec. Pucillo, 5-2 TB1.
197 pounds
First Round
(1) Dallas Herbst, W, pinned Tyler Dickenson, MSU, 1:45; (8) John Schoen, NW, bye; (5) Patrick Bond, ILL, bye; (4) Gordon Bierschenk, MIN, bye; (3) Chad Beatty, I, bye; (6) Matt Powless, IND, maj. dec. Clay Steadman, PSU, 10-2; (7) Logan Brown, PUR, maj. dec. Cody Gardner, OSU, 11-3; (2) Tyrel Todd, M, bye.
Quarterfinals
Herbst dec. Schoen, 3-0; Bond dec. Bierschenk, 5-2; Beatty dec. Powless, 11-5; Todd pinned Brown, 1:37.
First-round consolations
Brown dec. Dickenson, 9-3; Powless, bye; Bierschenk maj. dec. Steadman, 13-4; Schoen dec. Gardner, 2-1.
Second-round consolations
Brown maj. dec. Powless, 12-2; Bierschenk dec. Schoen, 5-3.
Semifinals
Herbst dec. Bond, 3-1; Todd maj. dec. Beatty, 12-2.
285 pounds
First Round
(1) Daniel Erekson, I, pinned Alan ODonnell, 2:40; (8) Chris Kasten, PUR, bye; (5) Nathan Everhart, IND, bye; (4) John Wise, ILL, pinned Cameron Wade, PSU, 6:57; (3) Kyle Massey, W, bye; (6) Corey Morrison, OSU, bye; (7) Eddie Phillips, M, maj. dec. Paul Rands, NW, 9-1; (2) Ben Berhow, MIN, bye.
Quarterfinals
Erekson dec. Kasten, 6-0; Wise dec. Everhart, 4-1; Massey dec. Morrison, 6-0; Berhow dec. Phillips, 10-3.
First-round consolations
Phillips dec. ODonnell, 4-2; Wade dec. Morrison, 14-8; Everhart, bye; Kasten dec. Rands, 5-0.
Second-round consolations
Wade dec. Phillips, 5-0; Everhart dec. Kasten, 5-2.
Semifinals
Erekson dec. Wise, 6-4; Massey dec. Berhow, 4-3.
Team standings
(At the end of Session 2)
1. Iowa 110
2. Illinois 85
3. Wisconsin 83
4. Michigan 77.5
5. Penn State 71.5
6. Northwestern 69.5
7. Minnesota 64.5
8. Indiana 59.5
9. Ohio State 58
10. Purdue 41
11. Michigan State 36.5
