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MARYLAND WRESTLING BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Sat-SUN, MARCH 9-10 MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota ALL DAY - WILLiams ARENA BTN PLUS 2-12 (0-9 B1G) 2019 CHAMPIONSHPS BIG TEN SatURdaY - MARCH 9 SUndaY - MARCH 10 8:30 am - DOORS OPEN to THE PUBLIC 10:30 am - DOORS OPEN to THE PUBLIC Championship 10:00 am - SESSION I (BTN+) 12:00 pm - SESSION III (BTN+) Match 2018-19 Schedule 4:30 pm - DOORS OPEN to THE PUBLIC 3:00 pm - SESSION IV (BTN) SCHEDULE 6:00 pm - SESSION II (BTN+) (2-12, 0-9 Big Ten) October QUICK HITTERS 25 Red vs. Black Wrestle-Offs Cancelled March Matness • The Maryland wrestling team is primed for its fifth-ever Big Ten Tournament appearance this November weekend. 4 at Princeton Tiger Open NTS • The Terps come to Minneapolis looking to improve on their 11th place finish at the 2018 Big Ten Championships, which took place at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. 10 at East Stroudsburg Open NTS • Wrestling will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, and conclude with the final session of the 18 at Wolfpack Open NTS weekend at 3 p.m. on March 10. 25 at Mat Town Open NTS • Live stats/results will be available throughout the tournament via Trackwrestling.com. Fans can also follow @TerpsWrestling on Twitter for updates on the Terrapins competing in the event. December Seeds 2 at Penn L, 26-6 • Ahead of the 2019 B1G Championships, the Big Ten Conference released its pre-seeds for the event. The number of seeded wrestlers in each weight class depends on how many NCAA 7 NAVY L, 31-6 Championships qualifier allocations were in the class. 9 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2 p.m. • Brandon Cray and Philip Spadafora led the way for Maryland, as each are seeded 11th in the at Patriot Open NTS 125 and 165-pound weight classes, respectively. 15 at Cleveland State Open NTS • Alfred Bannister and Youssif Hemida, who have placed in the last two B1G Championships, enter unseeded in the 149 and 285-pound brackets. 22 at Wilkes Open NTS 29-30 at Midlands Championships 19th B1G History • Seven Maryland wrestlers have qualified for the NCAA Championships through the conference tournament since Maryland joined the Big Ten. January • Four wrestlers have accomplished the feat twice: Geoffrey Alexander, Alfred Bannister, Ryan 5 at F&M Open NTS Diehl and Youssif Hemida. 11 at No. 23 Purdue* L, 28-10 • In Maryland’s inaugural season in the B1G, Alexander, Lou Mascola and Spencer Meyers all 12 at Shorty Hitchcock Open NTS MARYLAND LINEUP 13 at Indiana* L, 36-3 18 No. 12 NEBRASKA* L, 37-6 Weight Yr. Name Record (Duals) Hometown/Last School 27 MICHIGAN STATE* L, 28-12 125 RFr. #11 Brandon Cray 8-13 (4-9) Hamilton, N.J. / Steinert February 133 Fr. #14 Orion Anderson 6-18 (2-12) Schuylerville, N.Y./Schuylerville 2 No. 16 WISCONSIN* L, 30-9 8 at No. 3 Iowa* L, 48-0 141 So. #13 Danny Bertoni 15-13 (2-5) Jefferson, Md./Middletown 10 at No. 7 Minnesota* L, 45-0 at ESU Winter Warrior Open NTS 149 RSr. Alfred Bannister 14-7 (6-5) La Plata, Md./Bishop McNamara 15 No. 4 MICHIGAN* L, 34-4 157 RSr. #14 Adam Whitesell 7-12 (1-6) Silver Spring, Md./Good Counsel 17 at George Mason W, 26-12 22 No. 16 RUTGERS* L, 25-12 165 RFr. #11 Philip Spadafora 11-16 (4-11) Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills 24 at Rider W, 22-16 174 RJr. #13 Josh Ugalde 6-11 (4-7) Bound Brook, N.J./Bound Brook March 184 RFr. #13 Kyle Jasenski 9-16 (3-12) Schenectady, N.Y/Albany Academy 3 at National Collegiate Open NTS 9-10 Big Ten Championships** All Day 197 RSo. Niko Cappello 3-16 (1-12) Cranford, N.J./Cranford 21-23 NCAA Championships*** All Day ** - Big Ten Championships are in Minneapolis, MN 285 Sr. Youssif Hemida 11-5 (7-4) Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck HS *** - NCAA Championships are in Pittsburgh, PA # - B1G Pre-Seed Page 2 MARYLAND TERRAPINS WRESTLING MARYLAND WRESTLING qualified. Alexander was able to earn a spot in the championships the following year as well. • In 2017, four Maryland grapplers qualified for the NCAA Championships. Bannister, Diehl, Hemida and Billy Rappo represented Maryland and gave the Terps a top-35 finish. • Maryland’s trio of Bannister, Diehl and Hemida led the charge again for Maryland in the 2018 event, as all three found their way to the podium en route to their second-consecutive NCAA qualification. • Maryland has finished 11th in the conference tournament in back-to-back seasons. B1G Debuts • Five of Maryland’s 10 wrestlers will be making their conference tournament debuts when they take the mat at the 2019 Big Ten Championships this weekend. • Orion Anderson (133), Danny Bertoni (141), Adam Whitesell (157), Philip Spadafora (165) and Kyle Jasenski (184) will appear in the conference tournament for the first time in their collegiate careers. • Whitesell is the lone upperclassman in the group, as Anderson, Bertoni, Spadafora and Jasenski have all completed two or fewer seasons of collegiate wrestling. B1G Experience • Maryland’s 2019 Big Ten Championships lineup will also have five experienced wrestlers, who have participated in at least one Big Ten Championships. • Brandon Cray (125) and Niko Cappello (184) made their conference tournament debuts last season. Josh Ugalde (174) has appeared in two conference tournaments while Alfred Bannister (149) has made three trips to the event. Senior heavyweight Youssif Hemida will enter the conference tournament for the fourth time in as many seasons. Last Time Out • Maryland closed out the regular season with a 22-16 victory over Rider on Feb. 24. The Terps were paced by a pair of pins from sophomore Danny Bertoni and senior heavyweight Youssif Hemida. • Bertoni’s fall beat the buzzer at the end of the first period, while Hemida worked a cradle to get his pin in the second frame of the 285-pound contest. • The day also saw wins from Brandon Cray, Alfred Bannister and Josh Ugalde. Cray and Bannister were able to capture decision victories while Ugalde posted a major decision win over Rider’s Dean Sherry. • Ugalde’s win was his fourth dual victory of the year, which is good for the most in his career. Three of those wins came with bonus points, which is also a career high. The redshirt junior closed out the dual season with three wins in his final four appearances. #MooseTime • Senior heavyweight Youssif Hemida has impressed for the Terps this dual season, winning a team-best seven dual matches including four in conference play. • The returning NCAA All-American has wrestled a tough slate, taking on six ranked opponents over the course of the regular season. His season included bouts with top-ranked Gable Steveson (Minnesota) and seventh-ranked Sam Stoll (Iowa). Moose Goes Global • Senior heavyweight Youssif Hemida shined in his first international competition this past fall, taking home a silver medal at the U23 World Championships in Bucharest, Romania. Hemida posted a 3-1 record in the event, outscoring opponents 15-3 in his three wins. • His lone loss came in the gold medal match where he fell to Said Gamid Gamidov, a 2015 Junior World Champion. B1G WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK (18-19) 2018-19 BIG TEN STANDINGS November J15 Jason Nolf, PSU Conference Overall W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. N6 Joey McKenna, OSU J22 Jake Danishek, IND/ Iowa 9-0-0 1.000 14-1-0 .933 N13 Mikey Labriola, NEB Austin DeSanto, IOWA Penn State 9-0-0 1.000 14-0-0 1.000 N20 Gable Steveson, MINN Michigan 8-1-0 .889 13-1-0 .929 J29 Taylor Venz, NEB N27 Kaleb Young, IOWA Ohio State 7-2-0 .778 12-2-0 .857 December February Minnesota 7-2-0 .778 14-3-0 .824 Nebraska 5-4-0 .556 12-5-0 .706 D4 Isaiah White, NEB/ F5 Anthony Ashnault, RU Rutgers 5-4-0 .556 12-6-0 .667 Myles Martin, OSU F12 Bo Nickal, PSU Wisconsin 3-6-0 .333 9-6-0 .600 D11 Drew Hughes, MSU Michigan State 3-6-0 .333 10-8-0 .556 F19 Alex Marinelli, IOWA/ Purdue 3-6-0 .333 7-10-0 .412 D18 Mark Hall, PSU Northwestern 2-7-0 .222 5-10-0 .333 Kollin Moore, OSU January Indiana 1-8-0 .111 6-12-0 .333 J2 Sebastian Rivera, NU F26 Pat Lugo, IOWA Illinois 1-8-0 .111 2-9-0 .182 J8 Bo Nickal, PSU Maryland 0-9-0 .000 2-12-0 .143 @TERPSWRESTLING - #FEARTHETURTLE PAGE 3 MARYLAND WRESTLING Baby’s Back QUICK FACTS • Redshirt senior Alfred “Baby J” Bannister had a solid final campaign in College Park, picking up 14 wins in 21 matches. The 149-pounder had six dual wins on the season, good for UNIVERSITY INFO second-most on the Maryland roster. Location ................................................... College Park, Md. • His redshirt senior season started off with a bang as he took home a title at the Princeton Founded .......................................................................1856 Open in November. • Bannister also eclipsed the 100 win plateau when he topped Cole Reimer (U of Chicago) by Enrollment .................................................................37,248 decision at the Midlands Championships in December. Nickname .................................................... Terrapins, Terps Colors .......................................Red, White, Black and Gold Finishing Strong • A trio of Terps closed out their regular seasons on a high note, taking home multiple victories Affiliation ..................................................... NCAA Division I in Maryland’s final three contests of the dual schedule.