WHAT: 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament -- Session I
WHEN: 9 AM Central
WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center (State College, PA)
TV: BTN
ONLINE: FoxSports.com (mirror of BTN), BTN+ (individual mats)
RADIO: 800 AM KXIC, iHeart.com, iHeart Radio app
The brackets are available here.
R16
125-174: bye
184: #9 Nelson Brands vs #8 Zach Braunagel (ILL)
197: #3 Jacob Warner vs #14 Andrew Salemme (WIS)
285: #3 Tony Cassioppi vs #14 Garrett Kappes (MARY)
It will be a little while until Iowa guys are on the mat. All the #1 and #2 seeds at each weight automatically earn byes into the quarterfinal round. Since Iowa has the #1 or #2 ranked wrestler at every weight from 125 through 174, those seven guys won't be in action until the quarterfinals. The first Iowa wrestlers to compete will be at 184, 197, and 285. Warner and Cassioppi should have pretty easy matches and great opportunities to score bonus points. Brands will probably be in a dogfight.
QUARTERFINALS
125: #1 Spencer Lee vs #9 Dylan Ragusin (MICH)
133: #2 Austin DeSanto vs #10 Tucker Sjomeling (NEB)
141: #1 Jaydin Eierman vs #9 Parker Filius (PUR)
149: #2 Max Murin vs #7 Ridge Lovett (NEB)
157: #2 Kaleb Young vs #7 Chase Saldate (MSU)
165: #1 Alex Marinelli vs #8 Jake Tucker (MSU)
174: #1 Michael Kemerer vs #8 Jared Krattiger (WIS)
I'll try to post updates in the comments below, but join us in our Discord channel (or click here) to talk about the action live!
