WHAT: 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament
WHEN: Session II -- 5:30 PM CT (Saturday, March 5)
WHERE: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, NE)
TV: BTN (Shane Sparks, Jim Gibbons, and Tim Johnson)
RADIO: iHeart Radio | AM 800 KXIC
STREAM: FoxSports.com | BTN+ (all mats)
MOBILE: Fox Sports app
TWITTER: @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaWRLive | @IowaAwesome | @IowaOnBTN
NOTE: Don't forget to follow all the action during the game and chat with your fellow Iowa fans in the Go Iowa Awesome discord! (More info here.)
Let's keep things rolling at the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament.
SESSION I RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
125: #6 Drake Ayala DEC (4-0) #11 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State)
133: #2 Austin DeSanto -- BYE
141: #2 Jaydin Eierman -- BYE
149: #4 Max Murin MAJ DEC (12-0) #13 Peyton Omania (Michigan State)
157: #2 Kaleb Young -- BYE
165: #2 Alex Marinelli -- BYE
174: #4 Michael Kemerer FALL (2:30) #13 Connor O'Neill (Rutgers)
184: #5 Abe Assad DEC (6-4) #12 Zach Braunagel (Illinois)
197: #4 Jacob Warner MAJ DEC (17-4) #13 Nick Willham (Indiana)
285: #2 Tony Cassioppi -- BYE
QUARTER FINALS
125: #3 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) DEC (4-3) #6 Drake Ayala
133: #2 Austin DeSanto DEC (6-3) #7 Chris Cannon (Northwestern)
141: #2 Jaydin Eierman DEC #7 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State)
149: #4 Max Murin DEC (6-5) #5 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern)
157: #10 Brady Berge (Penn State) DEC (5-3) #2 Kaleb Young
165: #2 Alex Marinelli DEC (8-2) #10 Creighton Edsell (Penn State)
174: #4 Michael Kemerer DEC (5-4) #5 Ethan Smith (Ohio State)
184: #4 Taylor Venz (Nebraska) DEC (4-2) #5 Abe Assad
197: #5 Patrick Brucki (Michigan) DEC (3-1) #4 Jacob Warner
285: #2 Tony Cassioppi DEC (9-3) #7 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin)
SESSION II
CONSOLATION ROUNDS
125: #6 Drake Ayala vs #12 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
157: #2 Kaleb Young vs #8 Robert Kanniard (Rutgers)
184: #5 Abe Assad vs #6 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State)
197: #4 Jacob Warner vs #11 Jaron Smith (Maryland)
SEMIFINALS
133: #2 Austin DeSanto vs #3 Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
141: #2 Jaydin Eierman vs #3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)
149: #4 Max Murin vs #1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State)
165: #2 Alex Marinelli vs #3 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)
174: #4 Michael Kemerer vs #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State)
285: #2 Tony Cassiopi vs #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
TEAM SCORE
1) 68.5 -- Michigan (8 semifinalists)
2) 67.5 -- Penn State (7 semifinalists)
3) 55 -- Iowa (6 semifinalists)
4) 47.5 -- Nebraska (5 semifinalists)
Updated bracket available here.
I'll post results and updates in the comments, as well as on Twitter and in our Discord.
