Hoosiers Set for NCAA Championships

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team has three student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships, March 21-23 at PPG Paint Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Senior Elijah Oliver will make his fourth NCAA appearance, senior Bryce Martin will make his second and redshirt sophomore Jacob Covaciu will make his first.

The Schedule
March 21
Session 1: Noon (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Session 2: 7 PM ET (ESPN/ESPN3)
March 22
Session 3: 11 AM ET (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Session 4: 8 PM ET (ESPN/ESPN3)
March 23
Session 5: 11 AM ET (ESPNU/ESPN3)
Session 6: 7 PM ET (ESPN/ESPN3)

Indiana NCAA Qualifiers
125: (15) #15 Elijah Oliver (Automatic qualifier)
165: (22) Bryce Martin (Automatic qualifier)
174: (32) Jacob Covaciu (At-large bid)

(): seed in NCAA Championships
#: FloWrestling Rank

Hoosiers on the Podium at Big Ten Championships
Elijah Oliver 4^th at 125
Bryce Martin 7^th at 165
Jake Kleimola 8^th at 197

Notes
• Elijah Oliver became the Hoosiers seventh, four-time NCAA qualifier in school history and first since Angel Escobedo from 2007-10.
• Bryce Martin has won six of his last eight matches. Martin has outscored his opponents 68-17 in those six wins.
• Projected to score eight points at the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana scored 31 points, their most since the 2014 season.
• The Hoosiers finished the dual match season 6-12 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten.
• Indiana shut out Chattanooga 32-0. It was their first shut out against a DI opponent since the 2013 season.
• The Hoosiers beat No. 25 Stanford, 30-7 on Feb. 9.
• The win over Stanford was the Hoosiers second win of the season over a ranked opponent (#12 North Carolina at the South Beach Duals).
• The last time Indiana won two matches over ranked opponents was the 2008-09 season.
• Oliver leads Indiana with 28 wins this season and ended the dual against Stanford with a pin against No. 20 Gabriel Townsell. Oliver won by fall against #14 Zeke Moisey of Nebraska in his first match at the Big Ten Tournament.
• The Hoosiers opened their new arena Wilkinson Hall, on Jan. 13 with a 36-3 win against Maryland.
• The Indiana senior class has combined for 101 wins this season and 345 wins combined in their careers in Bloomington.

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Players Mentioned

Jacob Covaciu

Jake Kleimola

Bryce Martin

Elijah Oliver

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