Indiana University Athletics
Big Ten Reveals Pre-Seeds for Wrestling Championships
2/26/2018 3:14:00 PM | Wrestling
The best conference tournament in wrestling begins this weekend
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten Conference announced Monday their selections for pre-seeds at next weekend's Big Ten Wrestling Championships, held at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Five Hoosiers learned their pre-seed with the initial draw, led by sophomore Devin Skatzka with the sixth seed at 174 lbs.
Indiana's highest-ranked wrestler, junior Cole Weaver, drew the No. 7 seed in a contentious 141 lbs. bracket. Seven of the eight seeded at the weight rank in the most recent top-20 FloWrestling poll.
With the Big Ten receiving more than eight NCAA Championships qualifier spots at three weights, the conference seeded the entire field for their 125 lbs., 149 lbs,, and 165 lbs. championships. Junior Elijah Oliver (125) received the 10th seed in his bracket, while true freshman A.J. Raya will take the 14th seed at 149.
Bryce Martin (165), back in the lineup just in time for the postseason, will begin the Big Ten Championships with the 11th seed.
The remaining half of Indiana's lineup await the fate of a random draw to fill the bracket, set to take place one day prior to the start of the tournament. The pre-seeds are subject to change.
For a full list of the Big Ten pre-seeds, click here. The brackets with pre-seeded Hoosiers are as follows:
125 lbs.
1. Nick Suriano, RU
2. Spencer Lee, IOWA
3. Nathan Tomasello, OSU
4. Sebastian Rivera, NU
5. Ethan Lizak, MINN
6. Luke Welch, PUR
7. RayVon Foley, MSU
8. Drew Mattin, MICH
9. Travis Piotrowski, ILL
10. Elijah Oliver, IND
11. Mitch Maginnis, NEB
12. Johnny Jimenez, WIS
13. Brandon Cray, MD
14. Carson Kuhn, PSU
141 lbs.
1. Joey McKenna, OSU
2. Nick Lee, PSU
3. Michael Carr, ILL
4. Chad Red, NEB
5. Nate Limmex, PUR
6. Tommy Thorn, MINN
7. Cole Weaver, IND
8. Eli Stickley, WIS
149 lbs.
1. Zain Retherford, PSU
2. Brandon Sorensen, IOWA
3. Ryan Deakin, NU
4. Colton McCrystal, NEB
5. Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU
6. Eleazar Deluca, RU
7. Alfred Bannister, MD
8. Malik Amine, MICH
9. Steve Bleise, MINN
10. Cole Martin, WIS
11. Austin Nash, PUR
12. Eric Barone, ILL
13. Jwan Britton, MSU
14. A.J. Raya, IND
165 lbs.
1. Isaiah Martinez, ILL
2. Alex Marinelli, IOWA
3. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU
4. Richie Lewis, RU
5. Evan Wick, WIS
6. Nick Wanzek, MINN
7. Logan Massa, MICH
8. Isaiah White, NEB
9. Te'Shan Campbell, OSU
10. Jacob Morrissey, PUR
11. Bryce Martin, IND
12. Austin Hiles, MSU
13. Brendan Burnham, MD
14. Mike Sepkle, NU
174 lbs.
1. Mark Hall, PSU
2. Bo Jordan, OSU
3. Myles Amine, MICH
4. Dylan Lydy, PUR
5. Johnny Sebastian, NU
6. Devin Skatzka, IND
7. Joey Gunther, IOWA
8. Ryan Christensen, WIS
Indiana's highest-ranked wrestler, junior Cole Weaver, drew the No. 7 seed in a contentious 141 lbs. bracket. Seven of the eight seeded at the weight rank in the most recent top-20 FloWrestling poll.
With the Big Ten receiving more than eight NCAA Championships qualifier spots at three weights, the conference seeded the entire field for their 125 lbs., 149 lbs,, and 165 lbs. championships. Junior Elijah Oliver (125) received the 10th seed in his bracket, while true freshman A.J. Raya will take the 14th seed at 149.
Bryce Martin (165), back in the lineup just in time for the postseason, will begin the Big Ten Championships with the 11th seed.
The remaining half of Indiana's lineup await the fate of a random draw to fill the bracket, set to take place one day prior to the start of the tournament. The pre-seeds are subject to change.
For a full list of the Big Ten pre-seeds, click here. The brackets with pre-seeded Hoosiers are as follows:
125 lbs.
1. Nick Suriano, RU
2. Spencer Lee, IOWA
3. Nathan Tomasello, OSU
4. Sebastian Rivera, NU
5. Ethan Lizak, MINN
6. Luke Welch, PUR
7. RayVon Foley, MSU
8. Drew Mattin, MICH
9. Travis Piotrowski, ILL
10. Elijah Oliver, IND
11. Mitch Maginnis, NEB
12. Johnny Jimenez, WIS
13. Brandon Cray, MD
14. Carson Kuhn, PSU
141 lbs.
1. Joey McKenna, OSU
2. Nick Lee, PSU
3. Michael Carr, ILL
4. Chad Red, NEB
5. Nate Limmex, PUR
6. Tommy Thorn, MINN
7. Cole Weaver, IND
8. Eli Stickley, WIS
149 lbs.
1. Zain Retherford, PSU
2. Brandon Sorensen, IOWA
3. Ryan Deakin, NU
4. Colton McCrystal, NEB
5. Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU
6. Eleazar Deluca, RU
7. Alfred Bannister, MD
8. Malik Amine, MICH
9. Steve Bleise, MINN
10. Cole Martin, WIS
11. Austin Nash, PUR
12. Eric Barone, ILL
13. Jwan Britton, MSU
14. A.J. Raya, IND
165 lbs.
1. Isaiah Martinez, ILL
2. Alex Marinelli, IOWA
3. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU
4. Richie Lewis, RU
5. Evan Wick, WIS
6. Nick Wanzek, MINN
7. Logan Massa, MICH
8. Isaiah White, NEB
9. Te'Shan Campbell, OSU
10. Jacob Morrissey, PUR
11. Bryce Martin, IND
12. Austin Hiles, MSU
13. Brendan Burnham, MD
14. Mike Sepkle, NU
174 lbs.
1. Mark Hall, PSU
2. Bo Jordan, OSU
3. Myles Amine, MICH
4. Dylan Lydy, PUR
5. Johnny Sebastian, NU
6. Devin Skatzka, IND
7. Joey Gunther, IOWA
8. Ryan Christensen, WIS
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