Saturday, March 5
Lincoln, Neb.
TBD
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Championships
Indiana Wrestling Set to Compete in Big Ten Championships
3/2/2022 1:37:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Wrestling will compete in the Big Ten Wresting Championships in Lincoln, Neb. from March 5-6 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The first session will include the first round, quarterfinals, and wrestlebacks and start at 11 a.m. on March 5.
PRELIMINARY SEEDING:
BIG TEN BREAKDOWN:
TRENDING UP:
TEAM LEADERS:
PRELIMINARY SEEDING:
- On Monday, the Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeding for the Big Ten Championships.
- The seed list will not be completely finalized until later this week, though.
- For now, the Hoosiers are seeded as follows:
- Jacob Moran (125): No. 12
- Brock Hudkins (133): No. 6
- Cayden Rooks (141): No. 13
- Graham Rooks (149): No. 9
- Derek Gilcher (157): No. 11
- Kasper McIntosh (165): No. 13
- Nick South (174): No. 12
- Donnell Washington (184): No. 9
- Nick Willham (197): No. 13
- Jacob Bullock (285): No. 10
BIG TEN BREAKDOWN:
- Of the field of all Big Ten participants, Penn State owns the top seeded wrestler at four weight classes (133, 141, 174, and 184).
- Ohio State has two top seeded wrestlers while Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern each have one top seed.
- The Hoosiers have a combined 15 wins over wrestlers who are seeded in the Big Ten Championships Field.
- Brock Hudkins, Graham Rooks, and Jacob Bullock each lead the team with three wins over a seeded wrestler.
- Brock Hudkins (133) owns three victories over seeded wrestlers including No. 4 RayVon Foley (MSU), No. 9 Matt Ramos (PUR), and Dylan Koontz (OSU).
- Graham Rooks (149) also has three wins over seeded wrestlers in the field: No. 11 Kanen Storr (UM), No. 13 Payton Omania (MSU), and Alec White (PUR).
- Jacob Bullock has three wins over seeded wrestlers in the field: No. 11 Michael Woulfe (PU), Boone McDermott (RU) and No. 14 Zach Schrader (MD).
TRENDING UP:
- Hudkins, G. Rooks, Washington, and Bullock are each finding their stride heading into the Big Ten Championships.
- Hudkins closed out a sensational regular season with two consecutive wins including a win over Dylan Koontz (OSU) and nationally ranked No. 19 Brayden Palmer of Chattnooga.
- In two of G. Rooks' last three matchups, he defeated seeded wrestler and nationally ranked Kanen Storr and lost by one point to the No. 1 seed at 149 lbs., Sammy Sasso (OSU), in a 3-2 decision.
- Washington has won two bouts in a row including his win over No. 13 seeded wrestler and nationally ranked Max Lyon (PU) and dominated Thomas Sell of Chattanooga in a 20-8 major decision win.
- Bullock has won three of his last six matchups in impressive fashion. He beat seeded wrestlers Micahel Woulfe and Zach Schrader and in his regular season finale, beat Chattanooga's Matthias Ervin in a 16-0 tech fall victory.
TEAM LEADERS:
- Of Indiana's regular starting lineup, the 10-man group owns a combined record of 100-71.
- Of Indiana's nationally ranked wrestlers: No. 11 Brock Hudkins (133), and No. 16 D.J. Washington (184), the duo combines for a 24-5 record.
- Six of Indiana's starters have earned a win by fall this season. Washington leads the group with eight pins.
- Jacob Moran (125) leads the team in tech falls with three this season.
- Graham Rooks leads Indiana in major decision victories this season. The 149-lb standout has three wins by MD.
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