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2011 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS RELEASE Contact: Bob Healy, Robert Hammel Communications Intern • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 129 • E-mail: [email protected] 2011 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010-11 FINAL STANDINGS 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships CONFERENCE OVERALL Hosted by Northwestern University W L T PCT. W L T PCT. Welsh-Ryan Arena • March 5-6, 2011 1. Iowa* 8 0 0 1.000 15 0 1 .969 2. Penn State 6 1 1 .813 17 1 1 .921 Schedule of Events (All times CT) Minnesota 6 1 1 .813 15 4 1 .775 Saturday, March 5 4. Northwestern 6 2 0 .750 18 2 0 .900 9 a.m. - Doors open to the public 5. Michigan 5 3 0 .625 11 5 0 .688 10 a.m. - Session I begins (First round, Quarterfinals) 6. Illinois 3 4 1 .438 6 5 1 .542 Fans clear arena at conclusion of Session 1 4 p.m. - Doors open to the public 7. Purdue 3 5 0 .375 8 8 1 .500 5 p.m. - Session II begins (Semifinals, Wrestlebacks) 8. Wisconsin 2 5 1 .313 11 6 1 .639 9. Indiana 1 7 0 .125 11 8 0 .579 Sunday, March 6 Michigan State 1 7 0 .125 9 9 0 .500 Noon - Doors open to the public Ohio State 1 7 0 .125 2 11 0 .154 1 p.m. - Session III begins (Consolation semifinals, Seventh-place matches) 3 p.m. - Session IV begins (First-, Third-, * - Big Ten Regular Season Dual-Meet Champion Fifth-place matches) Ticket Information (phone: 888-GO-PURPLE): All-Session Tickets - Reserved Seating, $40 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW & PRE-SEEDS All-Session Tickets - Adult General Admission, $36 All-Session Tickets - Youth General Admission, $24 Sessions I & II - Adult General Admission, $15 The Big Ten Conference announced on Monday the prelimi- 125 lbs. 165 lbs. 1. Matt McDonough, IOWA 1. Andrew Howe, WIS Sessions I & II - Youth General Admission, $12 nary seeds for the 2011 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, 2. Brandon Precin, NU 2. Colt Sponseller, OSU Session II - Reserved Seating, $18 which are set to take place March 5-6 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on 3. Zach Sanders, MINN 3. Cody Yohn, MINN 4. Brad Pataky, PSU 4. Aaron Janssen, IOWA Session III - Reserved Seating, $20 the campus of Northwestern University. The pre-seeds, which 5. Sean Boyle, MICH 5. Conrad Polz, ILL Session III - Adult General Admission, $18 rank the top eight wrestlers in each of the 10 weight classes, 6. Justin Brooks, IND 6. Dan Yates, MICH 7. Camden Eppert, PUR 7. Ryan LeBlanc, IND Session III - Youth General Admission, $15 are decided based on a vote by the conference coaches. 8. Tom Kelliher, WIS 8. Kevin Bialka, NU 133 lbs. 174 lbs. Northwestern University Athletic Communications Wrestlers from four schools have been chosen as No. 1 seeds 1. Andrew Long, PSU 1. Ed Ruth, PSU Scott Hammer, Wrestling Contact for this year’s championships. Penn State leads the way with 2. Tyler Graff, WIS 2. Nick Heflin, OSU 3. Tony Ramos, IOWA 3. Scott Glasser, MINN Office Phone: (847) 491-8800 five top seeds, while Wisconsin earned three and Iowa and 4. B.J. Futrell, ILL 4. Luke Manuel, PUR E-mail: [email protected] Michigan each received one No. 1 seed. Minnesota is the lone 5. Levi Mele, NU 5. Ethen Lofthouse, IOWA 6. David Thorn, MINN 6. Ben Jordan, WIS Big Ten team to have a seeded grappler in each of the 10 7. Zac Stevens, MICH 7. Justin Zeerip, MICH Big Ten Network Coverage weight classes. 8. Ian Paddock, OSU 8. Curran Jacobs, MSU The Big Ten Network will televise Sunday’s cham- 141 lbs. 184 lbs. pionship finals live beginning at 3 p.m. CT. Tim The fourth-ranked Nittany Lions will send five No. 1 seeds to 1. Kellen Russell, MICH 1. Travis Rutt, WIS 2. Montell Marion, IOWA 2. Kevin Steinhaus, MINN Johnson, Jim Gibbons and Lee Kemp will provide the mat this weekend, as Andrew Long (11-1 overall record at 3. Mike Thorn, MINN 3. Grant Gambrall, IOWA play-by-play and analysis. 133 pounds), Frank Molinaro (25-2 at 149), David Taylor (31-0 4. Jimmy Kennedy, ILL 4. Ian Hinton, MSU 5. Andrew Alton, PSU 5. Tony Dallago, ILL at 157), Ed Ruth (29-1 at 174) and Cameron Wade (26-4 at 6. Kaleb Friedly, NU 6. A.J. Kissel, PUR 285) have each earned top billing in their respective weight 7. Jake Fleckenstein, PUR 7. Cody Magrum, OSU classes. Ruth and Taylor enter the weekend ranked No. 2 8. Shane McQuade, WIS 8. Quentin Wright, PSU nationally in their classes by the NCAA Coaches Panel, while 149 lbs. 197 lbs. 1. Frank Molinaro, PSU 1. Trevor Brandvold, WIS Molinaro owns a No. 3 ranking, Long sits at No. 5 and Wade is 2. Andrew Nadhir, NU 2. Luke Lofthouse, IOWA ranked No. 6. 3. Kurt Kinser, IND 3. Logan Brown, PUR 4. Eric Terrazas, ILL 4. Matt Powless, IND Championships Coverage 5. Cole Schmitt, WIS 5. Sonny Yohn, MINN Complete information, results and standings can be The Badgers, ranked 15th in the nation, picked up three top 6. Eric Grajales, MICH 6. Anthony Biondo, MICH 7. Dan Osterman, MSU 7. Joe Barczak, ILL found at www.nusports.com. Nightly updates seeds in Andrew Howe (18-2 at 165), Travis Rutt (26-1 at 184) 8. Danny Zilverberg, MINN 8. Peter Capone, OSU recapping the day’s winners and highlights can also and Trevor Brandvold (11-0 at 197). Howe, the reigning 157 lbs. 285 lbs. be found at www.bigten.org and on Twitter at national champion at 165, is currently ranked No. 2 in the 1. David Taylor, PSU 1. Cameron Wade, PSU @BigTenChamps. nation. After winning an individual conference title at 197 last 2. Derek St. John, IOWA 2. Ricky Alcala, IND 3. Jason Welch, NU 3. Blake Rasing, IOWA season, Brandvold holds a No. 3 ranking entering the week- 4. Colton Salazar, PUR 4. Tony Nelson, MINN end, while Rutt is ranked No. 2 at 184. 5. Paul Young, IND 5. Ben Apland, MICH 6. Brandon Zeerip, MICH 6. Eric Bugenhagen, WIS 7. Sean McMurray, MSU 7. Joe Rizqallah, MSU Reigning national champion Matt McDonough holds a 20-1 8. Matt Mincey, MINN 8. Ben Kuhar, NU record at 125 for Iowa this season en route to the class’ top seed. The Hawkeye sophomore is ranked No. 2 in the country entering the championships. Michigan’s Kellen Russell boasts a 30-0 record this season, earning the top seed at 141. Russell, the defending Big Ten champi- on at 141, enters the weekend as the top-ranked grappler in his class. Along with the Gophers’ 10 seeded wrestlers, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin will each bring nine seeded grapplers to the championships, while Penn State boasts eight and Northwestern holds seven. After clinch- ing their fourth-straight conference regular season dual-meet title this season, the Hawkeyes will look to earn their fourth consecutive Big Ten Championships title. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. BIG TEN WRESTLING WEEKLY RELEASE - 2011 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS PAGE 2 OF 6 NWCA/INTERMAT RANKINGS 2010 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN REVIEW 125 pounds 2010 Big Ten Championships Feb. 23, 2011 1. Matt McDonough, IOWA Rk. School Record 3. Brandon Precin, NU March 6-7 • Crisler Arena • University of Michigan • Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 Cornell (8) 13-1 5. Zach Sanders, MINN 2 IOWA (3) 15-0-1 10. Brad Pataky, PSU FINAL Team Standings 2010 All-Big Ten Team 3 Oklahoma State 15-2-1 133 pounds Place Team Score 125 - Angel Escobedo, IND 4 PENN STATE 17-1-1 3. Andrew Long, PSU 5 MINNESOTA 15-4-1 4. Tyler Graff, WIS 1. Iowa 156.5 133 - Jayson Ness, MINN 6 Virginia Tech 20-4 7. Tony Ramos, IOWA 2. Minnesota 119.5 141 - Mike Thorn, MINN 7 Oklahoma 13-2 8. B.J. Futrell, ILL 3. Wisconsin 109.0 149 - Lance Palmer, OSU 19. Levi Mele, NU 8 Lehigh 15-6 4. Ohio State 102.5 157 - Cyler Sanderson, PSU T9 Rutgers 21-2 141 pounds 5. Penn State 91.0 165 - Andrew Howe, WIS T9 Boise State 9-3-1 1. Kellen Russell, MICH 2. Montell Marion, IOWA 6. Purdue 76.0 174 - Jay Borschel, IOWA 11 MICHIGAN 11-5 7. Michigan State 68.5 184 - John Dergo, ILL 12 Missouri 15-8 3. Mike Thorn, MINN 4. Jimmy Kennedy, ILL 8. Illinois 64.0 197 - Trevor Brandvold, WIS 13 Nebraska 14-5 7. Andrew Alton, PSU 14 NORTHWESTERN 18-2 Indiana 64.0 Hwt. - Dan Erekson, IOWA 15 WISCONSIN 11-6-1 149 pounds 10. Michigan 57.5 3. Frank Molinaro, PSU 16 Iowa State 9-10 7. Andrew Nadhir, NU 11. Northwestern 20.0 17 Kent State 14-6 10. Kurt Kinser, IND 18 American 14-7 13. Cole Schmitt, WIS 2010 Individual Award Winners 19 ILLINOIS 6-5-1 20. Dan Osterman, MSU Coach of the Year: Tom Brands, IOWA 20 Oregon State 11-5-2 157 pounds Freshman of the Year: Matt McDonough, IOWA 21 Cal Poly 9-2 3. David Taylor, PSU Wrestler of the Year: Jayson Ness, MINN 22 Pittsburgh 13-6 7. Derek St. John, IOWA Wrestler of the Championships: Lance Palmer, OSU 23 PURDUE 8-8-1 9. Jason Welch, NU 24 Central Michigan 8-8 10. Paul Young, IND 20. Colton Salazar, PUR 25 Wyoming 11-7 Individual WEIGHT CLASS RESULTS 165 pounds Also Receiving Votes: Hofstra, 125-lb Weight Class 2.