BIG TEN WRESTLING BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS - MARCH 4-5, 2017 Contact: Bryson Jones, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010, ext. 125 • E-mail: [email protected] • @B1GWrestling FINAL 2016-17 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION CONFERENCE OVERALL Date: March 4-5, 2017 W L PCT. W L PCT. 1. Penn State* 9 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 Site: Indiana University 2. Iowa 8 1 .889 13 2 .867 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 3. Ohio State 7 2 .778 11 3 .786 4. Nebraska 6 3 .667 12 4 .750 Illinois 6 3 .667 9 3 .750 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (ET) Rutgers 6 3 .667 12 5 .706 Saturday, March 4 7. Minnesota 5 4 .556 7 5 .583 8:30 a.m. - Doors open to the public 8. Wisconsin 4 5 .444 7 5 .583 10 a.m. - Session I begins (first round, quarterfinals) Michigan 4 5 .444 8 7 .533 Fans clear arena at conclusion of Session I 10. Purdue 3 6 .333 9 7 .563 4:30 p.m. - Doors open to the public 11. Indiana 2 7 .222 10 9 .526 6 p.m. - Session II begins (semifinals, wrestlebacks) 12. Northwestern 2 7 .222 7 8 .467 13. Michigan State 1 8 .111 5 11 .313 Sunday, March 5 14. Maryland 0 9 .000 2 16 .111 10:30 a.m. - Doors open to the public 12 p.m. - Session III begins (consolation semifinals, * - Big Ten Regular Season Dual-Meet Champion seventh-place matches) 3 p.m. - Session IV begins (first-, third-, fifth-place The 2017 Big Ten Wrestling Championships are set for this Saturday and Sunday, March 4-5, at matches) Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall on the campus of Indiana University. The event gets underway at 10 a.m. ET on Saturday, with the preliminary, quarterfinal, semifinal and wrestleback matches taking TELEVISION COVERAGE place in Sessions I and II. Consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches get underway at noon on Sunday, while first-, third- and fifth-place matches begin at 3 p.m. BTN Plus will provide live All four sessions will be streaming coverage of Sessions I, II and III, while the championship rounds will be carried live on broadcast live on BTN or BTN. streamed on BTN Plus. Sessions I, II and III will appear on BTN Plus, Penn State enter the championships looking for its second consecutive Big Ten Championship. At along with the third- and the 2016 championships, Penn State earned 150.5 points. Iowa finished in second place with 127 fifth-place mats. The finals points, followed by third-place Ohio State with 126. Nebraska finished in fourth place with 117 points will air live on BTN & and Rutgers rounded out the top-five with 106.5 team points. Iowa leads all Big Ten schools with 35 BTN2Go at 3 p.m. ET. team titles and 197 individual crowns. Ohio State boasts three top-seeded wrestlers, with 133-pounder Nathan Tomasello, 174-pounder Bo MEDIA INFORMATION Jordan and Kyle Snyder at 285 pounds. Penn State also holds three No. 1 seeds, with 149-pounder Zain Retherford, Jason Nolf at 157 pounds and 184-pounder Bo Nickal earning top billing in their All media inquiries should be made through the weight classes. Illinois’ Isaiah Martinez (165), the Hawkeyes’ Thomas Gilman (125), the Golden Indiana University Media Services Department. Gophers’ Brett Pfarr (197) and the Scarlet Knights’ Anthony Ashnault (141) round out the group of Contact: Nick Reith top-ranked grapplers. Email: [email protected] Phone: 812.855.9399 Six of this year’s top seeds claimed titles at last year’s Big Ten Championships, with Tomasello (125), Ashnault (133), Retherford (149), Martinez (157), Nickal (174) and Snyder (285) earning top honors in 2016. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Information: 125 lbs. 141 lbs. 157 lbs. 174 lbs. 197 lbs. 1. Thomas Gilman, IOWA 1. Anthony Ashnault, RU 1. Jason Nolf, PSU 1. Bo Jordan, OSU 1. Brett Pfarr, MINN All-Session Tickets - Adult, $40 2. Nick Suriano, PSU 2. Jimmy Gulibon, PSU 2. Michael Kemerer, IOWA 2. Mark Hall, PSU 2. Kollin Moore, OSU 3. Tim Lambert, NEB 3. Tommy Thorn, MINN 3. Tyler Berger, NEB 3. Zach Brunson, ILL 3. Aaron Studebaker, NEB All-Session Tickets - Youth/Student, $25 4. Ethan Lizak, MINN 4. Colton McCrystal, NEB 4. Jake Short, MINN 4. Myles Amine, MICH 4. Matt McCutcheon, PSU Single Session Tickets - Saturday Only - Adult, $20 5. Conor Youtsey, MICH 5. Luke Pletcher, OSU 5. Kyle Langenderfer, ILL 5. Alex Meyer, IOWA 5. Ricky Robertson, WIS 6. Johnny Jimenez, WIS 6. Topher Carton, IOWA 6. Brian Murphy, MICH 6. Jordan Pagano, RU 6. Jacob Berkowitz, NU Single Session Tickets - Saturday Only - Youth, $10 7. Elijah Oliver, IND 7. Javier Gasca III, MSU 7. John Van Brill, RU 7. Jacob Morrissey, PUR 7. Cash Wilcke, IOWA Sunday Tickets - Adult, $25 8. Jose Rodriguez, OSU 8. Cole Martin, WIS 8. Jake Danishek, IND 8. Devin Skatzka, IND 8. Christian Brunner, PUR 9. Salvator Profaci, MICH 9. TJ Ruschell, WIS 9. Micah Barnes, NEB Sunday Tickets - Youth/Student, $15 133 lbs. 10. Alec McKenna, NU 10. Alex Griffin, PUR 10. Chris Pfarr, MINN 285 lbs. 1. Nathan Tomasello, OSU 11. Cole Weaver, IND 11. Jake Ryan, OSU 11. Ryan Christensen, WIS 1. Kyle Snyder, OSU 2. Eric Montoya, NEB 12. Kyle Ayersman, PUR 12. Austin Thompson, MSU 12. Drew Barnes, MSU 2. Connor Medbery, WIS 3. Cory Clark, IOWA 13. Ryan Diehl, MD 13. Justin Alexander, MD 13. Josh Ugalde, MD 3. Nick Nevills, PSU 4. Zane Richards, ILL 14. Mousa Jodeh, ILL 14. Ben Sullivan, NU 14. Braxton Cody, NU 4. Michael Kroells, MINN 5. Stevan Micic, MICH 5. Collin Jensen, NEB FOLLOW THE BIG TEN 6. Billy Rappo, MD 149 lbs. 165 lbs. 184 lbs. 6. Brooks Black, ILL Complete information, results and standings 7. Mitch McKee, MINN 1. Zain Retherford, PSU 1. Isaiah Martinez, ILL 1. Bo Nickal, PSU 7. Youssif Hemida, MD 8. Luke Welch, PUR 2. Brandon Sorensen, IOWA 2. Logan Massa, MICH 2. Sammy Brooks, IOWA 8. Razohnn Gross, RU can be found at www.iuhoosiers.com. Nightly 9. Scott Delvecchio, RU 3. Micah Jordan, OSU 3. Isaac Jordan, WIS 3. Nate Jackson, IND updates recapping the day’s winners and 10. Eli Stickley, WIS 4. Alfred Bannister, MD 4. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU 4. Myles Martin, OSU The pre-seeds, as highlights can also be found at www.bigten. 11. Jason Ipsarides, NU 5. Kenny Theobald, RU 5. Joey Gunther, IOWA 5. TJ Dudley, NEB voted on by the org. For live updates throughout the 12. Austin Eicher, MSU 6. Andrew Crone, WIS 6. Nick Wanzek, MINN 6. Emery Parker, ILL conference’s coaches, 13. Garrett Pepple, IND 7. Eric Barone, ILL 7. Dustin Williams, NEB 7. Nick Gravina, RU rank the top eight championships, follow @B1GWrestling on 14. Triston Law, PSU 8. Chris Perez, IND 8. Drew Hughes, MSU 8. Hunter Ritter, WIS wrestlers in five weight Twitter. 9. Mitch Sliga, NU classes, along with 10. Bobby Steveson, MINN all 14 starters in five 11. Tanner Lynde, PUR weight classes due to 12. Ernest Battaglia, MICH the Big Ten receiving facebook.com/BigTenConference 13. Shwan Shadaia, MSU nine or more NCAA 14. Idris White, MD Championships quali- fier allocations in those twitter.com/B1GWrestling classes. instagram.com/bigten BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. 2017 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS NWCA/COACHES POLL 2016-17 WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK 125 pounds 157 pounds 197 pounds 1. Thomas Gilman, IOWA 1. Jason Nolf, PSU 2. Brett Pfarr, MINN Feb. 21, 2017 Nov. 8 Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS 2. Nick Suriano, PSU 2. Michael Kemerer, IOWA 4. Kollin Moore, OSU Nov. 15 Connor Medbery, Sr., WIS 6. Tim Lambert, NEB 3. Tyler Berger, NEB 6. Aaron Studebaker, NEB 7. Ethan Lizak, MINN 9. Jake Short, MINN 7. Matt McCutcheon, PSU Rk. School Record Nov. 22 Kyle Snyder, Jr., OSU 16. Connor Youtsey, MICH 10. Brian Murphy, MICH 12. Ricky Robertson, WIS 1 Penn State 14-0 Nov. 29 Brett Pfarr, Sr., MINN 17. Jose Rodriguez, OSU 13. Kyle Langenderfer, ILL 2. Oklahoma State 14-1 Dec. 6 Logan Massa, Fr., MICH 19. Johnny Jimenez, WIS 19. John Van Brill, RU 285 pounds 3. Iowa 13-2 Dec. 13 Anthony Rubinetti, Fr., NU 1. Kyle Snyder, OSU 4. Virginia Tech 18-1 133 pounds 165 pounds 2. Connor Medbery, WIS Dec. 20 Drew Hughes, Fr., MSU 5. Nebraska 12-4 1. Nathan Tomasello, OSU 1. Isaiah Martinez, ILL 3. Nick Nevills, PSU Jan. 3 Thomas Gilman, Sr., IOWA 4. Eric Montoya, NEB 2. Logan Massa, MICH 8. Michael Kroells, MINN 6. Ohio State 11-3 5. Cory Clark, IOWA 3. Isaac Jordan, WIS 13. Collin Jensen, NEB 7. Cornell 13-2 Ethan Lizak, So., MINN 6. Zane Richards, ILL 4. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU 16. Brooks Black, ILL 8. NC State 13-2 Jan. 10 Jason Nolf, So., PSU 7. Stevan Micic, MICH 16. Joey Gunther, IOWA 16. Mitchell McKee, MINN 17. Nick Wanzek, MINN InterMat College 9. Illinois 9-3 Jan. 17 Stevan Micic, Fr., MICH Rankings 10. Missouri 11-4 Nathan Tomasello, Jr., OSU 141 pounds 174 pounds 11. Lehigh 10-4 Jan. 24 Bo Nickal, So., PSU 4. Anthony Ashnault, RU 3. Bo Jordan, OSU 12. Rutgers 12-5 10. Jimmy Gulibon, PSU 5. Mark Hall, PSU Jan. 31 Isaac Jordan, Sr., WIS 11.