Saturday, March 6
State College, Pa.
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Championships
Big Ten Championships Next for Indiana Wrestling
3/5/2021 9:33:00 AM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team will travel to Penn State this week for the Big Ten Championships.
Big Ten Championships
Saturday March 6, 2021
Session I: 10:00 AM ET (First Round, Quarterfinals)
Session II: 7:30 PM ET (Semifinals, Wrestlebacks)
Sunday March 7, 2021
Session III: 12:00 PM ET (Consolation Semifinals, 7th place matches)
Session IV: 4:00 PM ET (1st, 3rd, 5th place matches)
University Park, Pa. | Bryce Jordan Center
Big Ten Wrestling Championship Central
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Track Wrestling
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
NOTES
• Donnell Washington was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2. Washington went 2-0 in wins against No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State and Troy Fisher of Northwestern. Washington pinned Fisher to help the Hoosiers win the dual vs. Northwestern. Washington has a 6-2 record on the season.
• Washington goes into the Big Ten Championships pre-seeded fifth at 174 lbs.
• Washington pinned his opponent in the dual against Maryland in 16 seconds. Jacob Moran and Kyle Luigs also won by fall in the dual against Maryland.
• Indiana won their second Big Ten dual of the season with the 27-13 victory over Maryland. The Hoosiers match their most Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season.
• The first NCAA DI Coaches Rankings came out last week. Donnell Washington is ranked 8, Graham Rooks 17, Brock Hudkins 20 and Nick South 25.
• Against Michigan State Washington defeated No. 17 Drew Hughes in a 16-3 major decision.
• Nick South beat his first ranked opponent of the season against Michigan State with a 5-0 victory over No. 17 Jake Tucker.
• Graham Rooks returned to action for the first time this season on Jan. 30. Rooks went 1-1, including a win over No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
• The Hoosiers have 23 freshmen/sophomores on their 2021 roster.
• Indiana has six wrestlers that are ranked this week. Donnell Washington is ranked No. 6. Nick South made a jump up to No. 19 this week.
• The Hoosiers have had back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the top-25. Their 2019 class was ranked 16 and their 2020 class was ranked 25.
• Indiana set an attendance record for average fans per match in the 2019-20 season.
• Cayden Rooks finished the 2020 season with a 21-13 record as a true freshman. He wrestled in eight Big Ten dual matched and finished with a 4-4 record.
• Graham Rooks was an NCAA qualifier a season ago. Rooks beat five ranked opponents last season. Rooks makes his 2021 season debut on Saturday.
• Indiana has three sets of brothers on their team (Graham Rooks and Cayden Rooks, Nico Bolivar and Eddie Bolivar and Jonathan Moran and Jacob Moran)
• IU head coach Angel Escobedo is in his third season with the team. Escobedo wrestled at Indiana from 2007-10 and won the national championship at 125 lb. in 2008. Escobedo is the only four-time All-American in Indiana wrestling program history.
• In extra matches against Michigan, Jacob Moran beat former cadet world champion and No. 1 recruit Kurt McHenry.
• Five of the Hoosiers 10 wrestlers will be competing at the Big Ten Championships for the first time.
Indiana Lineup
125: Jacob Moran
133: Kyle Luigs
141: Cayden Rooks
149: #14 Graham Rooks
157: Luke Baughman
165: #22 Nick South
174: #6 Donnell Washington
184: Santos Cantu
197: #29 Nick Willham
285: Rudy Streck
Follow Indiana Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Big Ten Championships
Saturday March 6, 2021
Session I: 10:00 AM ET (First Round, Quarterfinals)
Session II: 7:30 PM ET (Semifinals, Wrestlebacks)
Sunday March 7, 2021
Session III: 12:00 PM ET (Consolation Semifinals, 7th place matches)
Session IV: 4:00 PM ET (1st, 3rd, 5th place matches)
University Park, Pa. | Bryce Jordan Center
Big Ten Wrestling Championship Central
Video: BTN Plus
Live Stats: Track Wrestling
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
NOTES
• Donnell Washington was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2. Washington went 2-0 in wins against No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State and Troy Fisher of Northwestern. Washington pinned Fisher to help the Hoosiers win the dual vs. Northwestern. Washington has a 6-2 record on the season.
• Washington goes into the Big Ten Championships pre-seeded fifth at 174 lbs.
• Washington pinned his opponent in the dual against Maryland in 16 seconds. Jacob Moran and Kyle Luigs also won by fall in the dual against Maryland.
• Indiana won their second Big Ten dual of the season with the 27-13 victory over Maryland. The Hoosiers match their most Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season.
• The first NCAA DI Coaches Rankings came out last week. Donnell Washington is ranked 8, Graham Rooks 17, Brock Hudkins 20 and Nick South 25.
• Against Michigan State Washington defeated No. 17 Drew Hughes in a 16-3 major decision.
• Nick South beat his first ranked opponent of the season against Michigan State with a 5-0 victory over No. 17 Jake Tucker.
• Graham Rooks returned to action for the first time this season on Jan. 30. Rooks went 1-1, including a win over No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
• The Hoosiers have 23 freshmen/sophomores on their 2021 roster.
• Indiana has six wrestlers that are ranked this week. Donnell Washington is ranked No. 6. Nick South made a jump up to No. 19 this week.
• The Hoosiers have had back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the top-25. Their 2019 class was ranked 16 and their 2020 class was ranked 25.
• Indiana set an attendance record for average fans per match in the 2019-20 season.
• Cayden Rooks finished the 2020 season with a 21-13 record as a true freshman. He wrestled in eight Big Ten dual matched and finished with a 4-4 record.
• Graham Rooks was an NCAA qualifier a season ago. Rooks beat five ranked opponents last season. Rooks makes his 2021 season debut on Saturday.
• Indiana has three sets of brothers on their team (Graham Rooks and Cayden Rooks, Nico Bolivar and Eddie Bolivar and Jonathan Moran and Jacob Moran)
• IU head coach Angel Escobedo is in his third season with the team. Escobedo wrestled at Indiana from 2007-10 and won the national championship at 125 lb. in 2008. Escobedo is the only four-time All-American in Indiana wrestling program history.
• In extra matches against Michigan, Jacob Moran beat former cadet world champion and No. 1 recruit Kurt McHenry.
• Five of the Hoosiers 10 wrestlers will be competing at the Big Ten Championships for the first time.
Indiana Lineup
125: Jacob Moran
133: Kyle Luigs
141: Cayden Rooks
149: #14 Graham Rooks
157: Luke Baughman
165: #22 Nick South
174: #6 Donnell Washington
184: Santos Cantu
197: #29 Nick Willham
285: Rudy Streck
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#GoIU
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