Michigan Wrestling at the 2018 Big Ten Championships
Alec Pantaleo won the 157 lbs. Championship
125 lbs. Drew Mattin #8 Seed, 18-9
1. Nick Suriano, RU 20-0
2. Spencer Lee, IOWA 14-1
3. Nathan Tomasello, OSU 7-1, 3-Time Big Ten Champion, 3-Time All-American, NCAA Champion in 2015
4. Sebastian Rivera, NU 22-3
5. Ethan Lizak, MINN 23-4 2017 NCAA Runner-Up
6. Luke Welch, PUR 24-7
7. RayVon Foley, MSU 25-7
8. Drew Mattin, MICH 18-9
9. Travis Piotrowski, ILL 13-6 4th Big Ten in 2017
10. Elijah Oliver, IND 17-9 6th Big Ten in 2017
11. Mitch Maginnis, NEB 16-13
12. Johnny Jimenez, WIS 4-12
13. Brandon Cray, MD 11-13
14. Carson Kuhn, PSU 1-2
Drew, the #8 seed, battled #9 Travis Piotrowski in the opening round. No shots in the first 1:25 as both wrestlers got acquainted; Mattin shot on the right leg with no finish. Piotrowski shot at 2:00 into a stalemate. Piotrowski shot again, but the period ended scoreless. Mattin deferred, and Piotrowski started down; Mattin held on to the leg twice as both went out of bounds until Piotrowski escaped with 20 seconds of riding time for Mattin. Mattin shot, but good defense by Piotrowski; Mattin shot again with 15 seconds to go, but the period ended, 1-0. Legs came in immediately by Piotrowski as he rode Mattin for 1:15 in the final stanza, but Mattin escaped after Piotrowski was warned for stalling after they went out of bounds. The bout ended, 1-1. In overtime, Mattin tried a "shuck by," but Piotrowski responded with a throw 10 seconds later, and almost pinned Mattin; he took a 7-1 decision. Tough start for Michigan!
Mattin met Foley in the consolation; Foley shot first without a finish, and Drew shot in at 1:10 with no finish. Mattin shot again at the 1:40 mark, but couldn't capitalize; then Foley shot in the final 20 seconds, but Drew held him off, 0-0, first period. In the second period, Mattin was out in 3 seconds; he shot without a finish, and Foley came back with two shots with the first going out of bounds with 28 seconds to go. Mattin re-shot on the edge, and Foley shot again with 3 seconds to go. In the final stanza, Foley was out in 7 seconds to tie the score, 1-1. Mattin was called for stalling with 1:20 to go. Foley pursued Mattin and got a takedown with 50 seconds to go, and they went out of bounds with 43 seconds to go. Drew got a late escape, but it wasn't enough as he went down, 3-2. RayVon Foley, an Ann Arborite, was not recruited by Michigan, and was the only wrestler at Michigan State who placed in the event to qualify for the NCAA Finals as the host Spartans finished in last place.
Drew beat Carson Kuhn of Penn State, 6-4; he came from behind with a reversal after a review, and a 3rd period takedown. He had 2:03 in riding time. Mattin lost to Piotrowski a second time after a scorelsss first period; Piotrowski rode Drew for 2 minutes, and Drew almost rode him out as well, but a reversal with 8 seconds to go decided it, 2-0. Both will go to the NCAA Finals as the Big Ten gets 10 automatic qualifiers!
133 lbs. Stevan Micic #1 Seed, 18-2
1. Stevan Micic, MICH 18-2 3rd Big Ten in 2017
2. Luke Pletcher, OSU 23-1 4th Big Ten in 2017
3. Mitch McKee, MINN 15-4 6th Big Ten in 2017
4. Jason Renteria, NEB 5-2
5. Scott Delvecchio, RU 17-4 7th Big Ten in 2017
6. Corey Keener, PSU 14-6
7. Dylan Duncan, ILL 16-6
8. Ben Thornton, PUR 25-8
Stevan takes on unseeded Jhared Simmons of Maryland in the opening round. No problem for Micic as he took a 17-1 tech. Micic then wrestled Ben Thornton, and after a cautious first period, Stevan converted a single with 38 seconds to go for a 2-0 lead; Thornton almost got out with a whizzer, but Stevan held on. In the second period, Micic got out in 22 seconds after Thornton was cautioned at the start. An absolutely beautiful duckunder with 45 seconds to go made it 5-0 with 1:01 in riding time. In the final stanza, Stevan opted for the alternate start, and let him go. Then, after Thornton shot, Stevan had another awesome defense converting a takedown when he grabbed Thornton's leg from in the air. Another escape and takedown with 45 to go made it 9-2, and the 1:53 in riding time finished the major decision, 10-2. Off to the Semis for Mr. Micic!
Stevan started fast against Jason Renteria in the semifinal with a double in the first 30 seconds for an early, 2-0, advantage; he rode for 24 seconds before he escaped, and then tried a drag that was unsuccessful. Micic finished the first period with another takedown after a scramble, and accumulated 50 seconds in riding time along with near fall for a 7-1 end to the first period. Renteria chose down, and escaped, but Stevan got another takedown with a cradle and almost pinned him, but came away with a commanding, 13-2 lead. Stevan kept working hard after another escape with a high crotch single, and again drove Renteria to his back for a 19-3 final technical fall at 7:00 with 3:16 riding time.
Stevan beat Luke Pletcher, 7-4, in the finals with two takedowns in the first period to get off to a 4-1 lead, and then holding off Pletcher at the end; he held 1:52 in riding time. Congratulations Stevan!
141 lbs. Sal Profaci Unseeded, 11-12
1. Joey McKenna, OSU 12-1 3rd NCAA in 2016, 58-6 record at Stanford before transferring
2. Nick Lee, PSU 23-4
3. Michael Carr, ILL 14-4
4. Chad Red, NEB 17-7
5. Nate Limmex, PUR 23-12
6. Tommy Thorn, MINN 18-9 6th Big Ten in 2017, 8th NCAA in 2017
7. Cole Weaver, IND 22-8
8. Eli Stickley, WIS 16-9 (Unseeded Javier Gasca of Michigan State, 12-11, was Big Ten Runner-Up in 2017)
Sal drew Cole Weaver of Indiana in the first round; he beat Weaver, 6-4, on January 5th. Weaver wrestled at Hudson High School in Michigan. Weaver came out strong in the first period with an early takedown in the first 20 seconds; Profaci escaped in 7 seconds. Weaver got another takedown late in the period to go ahead, 4-1, after the first stanza. Profaci went down, and tried hard to switch; however, Weaver held on as they went out of bounds after 17 seconds. Weaver then reversed to build his lead to 6-1, and finished the period with 1:22 in riding time as the period ended, 6-2. Weaver continued to barely hang on to Profaci as they went out of bounds twice, but Sal finally escaped with 20 seconds to go; however, Weaver built 2:23 in riding time to win 7-3.
Sal got a 2-1 win over Redshirt Freshman Mike Van Brill of Rutgers in the first consolation, 2-1, but couldn't get any offense going, and lost a 3-1 decision to Vince Turk as Turk got a takedown with 20 seconds to go in the first period, and held on for the win. Sal was ousted from the tournament after a 7-6 loss to Alex Mckenna of Northwestern, and will not advance to the NCAA Finals unless he gets a wild card, and that is unlikely. His final record this season was 12-15. The Big Ten has 8 automatic qualifiers.
149 lbs. Malik Amine #8 Seed, 14-9
1. Zain Retherford, PSU 23-0 2-Time NCAA Champion, 2-Time Big Ten Champion
2. Brandon Sorensen, IOWA 19-1 3rd Big Ten in 2017, 3rd NCAA in 2017
3. Ryan Deakin, NU 28-4 Silver Medalist Junior World Championship in 2017
4. Colton McCrystal, NEB 17-3 3rd Big Ten in 2017
5. Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU 22-4
6. Eleazar Deluca, RU 10-8
7. Alfred Bannister, MD 19-6 5th Big Ten in 2017
8. Malik Amine, MICH 14-9
9. Steve Bleise, MINN 15-5
10. Cole Martin, WIS 18-10
11. Austin Nash, PUR 6-18
12. Eric Barone, ILL 8-12 8th Big Ten in 2017
13. Jwan Britton, MSU 8-11
14. AJ Raya, IND 7-8
Malik drew #9 Steve Bleise of Minnesota in the opening round; Amine defeated Bleise, 6-4, on January 21 with a cradle in the last period after trailing 4-2. Bleise hails from Chelsea, Michigan. This bout had a cautious first period as they went out of bounds twice, 0-0, after one. Bleise rode hard with legs, but Malik finally escaped with 43 seconds to go in the period; however, Bleise locked him up in the final five seconds of the period for a big throw near the head table, and got a 6-1 lead. Malik rode him hard in the final stanza to build a riding time point, but it was a 6-2 final. Both the Profaci-Weaver and Amine-Bleise took place at nearly the same time on adjoining mats 2 and 3
Malik was taken down quickly by Alfred Mannister of Maryland who is short, stocky and quick; he is hard to score on as he is so low, and can explode quickly on his feet, and finish. Bannister built his lead to 4-1, but the first period ended, 4-2. Bannister escaped to make the score, 5-2, and the rest of the bout was spend with Malik chasing Bannister as he tried to stall the bout out. The referees were confused at the end of the bout after the stall calls, and 5 minutes was spent rummaging through those events. Although it looked like a 5-4 decision, the penalties are 1-1-2 to Malik had tied the bout, 5-5, to send it to overtime. Unfortunately, Bannister settled the matter in the first 15 seconds with an exploding double, 7-5
Malik beat A.J. Raya of Indiana, 8-0, but lost to Cole Martin of Wisconsin for 9th place, 4-3; he had a 3-2 lead most of the 3rd period, but Martin got a takedown with less than 10 seconds to go to win it. The Big Ten has 9 automatic qualifiers so Malik will have to hope he gains a Wild Card to participate at the NCAA Finals at Cleveland.
157 lbs. Alec Pantaleo #3 Seed, 14-5
1. Michael Kemerer, IOWA 20-0 3rd NCAA in 2017
2. Jason Nolf, PSU 18-1 NCAA Champion, Big Ten Champion in 2017, Big Ten and NCAA Runner-Up in 2016
3. Alec Pantaleo, MICH 14-5 6th NCAA in 2016
4. Micah Jordan, OSU 20-5 4th NCAA in 2017
5. Tyler Berger, NEB 18-6 5th NCAA in 2017
6. Andrew Crone, WIS 22-9
7. Jake Short, MINN 13-9 5th Big Ten in 2017
8. John Van Brill, RU 18-9 7th Big Ten in 2017
Alec drew a first round bye, and then should tangle with Andrew Crone of Wisconsin in the quarterfinals who he lost to on January 19, 3-0. Alec shot an early double, but it didn't go; Crone liked to use the Russian tie which Pantaleo backed out of. Alec exploded with a takedown with 1:12 to go on a throw by, and almost had a count for near fall; however, a review showed no points. He had only 12 seconds of riding time before Crone escaped. First period eneded, 2-1. Crone chose down after Alec deferred, and knotted the score at 2-2; however, Alec exploded with a huge double at 4:53 to go ahead, 4-2. There was blood time with 27 seconds to go, and Crone escaped again for a 4-3 end to the period with 47 seconds in riding time. In the 3rd period, Alec escaped in 5 seconds; Crone got a single, but Alec broke it with 1:30 to go. Crone tried to throw Alec late, but Alec came out on top for a 7-3 win with 55 seconds in riding time.
Alec accepted a medical forfeit from Jason Nolf of Penn State in the semifinals to move on to the finals to face Micah Jordan who upset #1 Michael Kemerer with a pin after trailing in the 3rd period, 1-0. The emotions for the Buckeyes ran high with this bout, but later ran to a shocking low when Myles Amine pinned his brother, Bo Jordan.
Alec went on to win the Big Ten Championship with a 3-1 win over Micah Jordan; he converted a takedown in the second period, and it held up after a scoreless first period with two escapes for each wrestler. Congratulations Alec!
165 lbs. Logan Massa #7 Seed, 13-4, 2nd Big Ten in 2017, 3rd NCAA in 2017
1. Isaiah Martinez, ILL 11-0 2-Time NCAA Champion, NCAA Runner-Up in 2017
2. Alex Marinelli, IOWA 14-0
3. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU 17-1 NCAA Champion in 2017, 3rd Big Ten in 2017
4. Richie Lewis, RU 14-3 2017 Gold Medalist under 23 World Championships
5. Evan Wick, WIS 21-5
6. Nick Wanzek, MINN 20-7 6th Big Ten in 2017
7. Logan Massa, MICH 13-4 Big Ten Runner-Up in 2017
8. Isaiah White, NEB 19-4
9. Te'Shan Campbell, OSU 14-8
10. Jacob Morrissey, PUR 20-15 8th Big Ten in 2017
11. Bryce Martin, IND 13-5
12. Austin Hiles, MSU 11-19
13. Brendan Burnham, MD 11-16
14. Mike Sepkle, NU 9-19
Logan drew #10 Jacob Morrissey of Purdue in the first round. Logan came out on fire with a takedown using a "head and spin" in 18 seconds; he let Morrissey up, and the after Morrissey shot, Massa got another "head and spin" to build a 4-1 lead in the first 1:08. Then, Massa took him to his back for 4 more, and they rolled into neutral for an 8-2 score. Massa shot and finished to go ahead, 10-2, and then took him to his back a second time with a bar-arm. The first period ended, 14-2, with 1:42 in riding time. Massa started down in the 2nd, and escaped; then, he finished the bout with another Head&Spin for a 17-2 Tech.
The bout of the session was next; Logan shot right off the whistle; then he tried a throw by, but Marinelli got in a shot. Massa almost got a takedown with 1:00 to go as they went out of bounds drawing a stall call on Marinelli; it also could have been a technical violation for leaving the mat. First period was scoreless, but not without action. In the second period, Logan was out in 10 seconds, and after Marinelli got in deep, Logan finished a shot to go ahead, 3-0. Marinelli escaped, and a Massa shot and scramble with another shot resulted in no stall call. In the wild 3rd period, Marinelli escaped, and then got a quick reverse to narrow the gap after another takedown by Logan, 5-4. A takedown as they went out of bounds with 7 seconds to go, and a review sent the match to overtime, 6-6. In overtime, a deep shot by Marinelli was answered by Logan with a turnabout where in the scramble Logan came out on top for an 8-6 win. Off to the Semis for Logan Massa!!!
Logan tangled with Vincenzo Joseph, and Joseph started to bout very physical and tried to lock up Logan in a half nelson to throw him, but Logan backed out of it at the 45 second mark. Joseph then hit a nice single and finish at the 1:10 mark to take a 2-1 lead after letting Logan up. In the second period, Joseph escaped to up his lead to 3-1; Logan had a good shot at the 4:00 mark, but couldn't finish. Logan took several half shot at the 4:30 mark, and then was called for an illegal headlock at the 4:46 mark; it stood after the review. In the final period, Logan was out quick to make it, 4-2. He came right after Vincenzo, and finally took him down briefly to tie the score, 4-4; it was upheld following another review. He let up Joseph, 5-4, with full confidence he could gain another takedown; however, the referee simply let Joseph stall out the final 1:22 with zero stall calls. It was horrid!!! The coaches let the referee know how ridiculous it was as well.
Logan lost to Evan Wick of Wisconsin, 4-3, in their rubber match; however, he came back to defeat Marinelli again, 6-3 to win 5th place. He converted a 3rd period takedown to clinch the win, and built up 1:36 in riding time.
174 lbs. Myles Amine #3 Seed, 18-5, 3rd Big Ten in 2017, 4th NCAA in 2017
1. Mark Hall, PSU 25-0 NCAA Champion, 2nd Big Ten in 2017
2. Bo Jordan, OSU 19-4 Big Ten Champion in 2017, NCAA Runner-Up in 2017, 3-Time All-American, 2-Time Big Ten Finalist
3. Myles Amine, MICH 18-5 3rd Big Ten in 2017, 4th NCAA in 2017
4. Dylan Lydy, PUR 29-10
5. Johnny Sebastian, NU 23-8 7th Big Ten in 2017
6. Devin Skatzka, IND 21-8 7th Big Ten in 2017
7. Joey Gunther, IOWA 13-4
8. Ryan Christensen, WIS 20-11 6th Big Ten in 2017
Myles has a bout with Joe Grello of Rutgers in the opening round; he had little trouble as he scored early with a single to double at 35 seconds, and rode Grello tough drawing a warning with 30 seconds to go as he was flat most of the period. It ended 2-0 with 2:13 in riding time. Amine was out in 45 seconds in the second, and converted a single with 15 seconds to go to take a 5-0 lead with 1:45 into the 3rd period. He rode Grello all period with no stall calls for a 6-0 win.
Myles squared off against Devin Skatzka in the quarters; Skatzka wrestled at Richmond High School in Michigan. Myles started with a nice single; however, Skatzka fought it off, and then scored a takedown. After Myles escaped, there was not much action; the exciting Logan Massa quarterfinal was also in progress, too. In the 2nd period, Myles started down, and whizzered into a reverse, and then got a headlock for back points for a 6-3 lead after a review. Myles was riding tough, but Skatzka escaped with 59 seconds to go. In the 3rd period, Skatzka reversed to tighten the score briefly, 6-5, but Myles quickly reversed for an 8-5 advantage. The final was 9-5 with Myles accruing 1:26 in riding time. Off to the Semifinals for Myles Amine!
Myles met Bo Jordan in the semifinals, and Amine got in deep in the first 30 seconds, but couldn't finish. Bo got in on a nice single at the 1:30 mark, but Myles twisted right out of it. The first period ended, 0-0. Myles escaped in 6 seconds, but Jordan got a quick takedown to go ahead, 2-1. Myles almost reversed, and the referees didn't give him an escape for loss of control when they went out of bounds. Myles escaped to tie the score, 2-2; then Amine shot with out a finish, and Jordan came back with a shot that Myles stopped cold with great defense. Jordan then exploded a nice double, but Myles held him off again as the period ended, 2-2. In the final period, Myles pinned Jordan at the 5:30 mark after a scramble where Amine came out on top. It's off to the finals for Myles to meet former Michigander, Mark Hall!
Myles wrestled Hall to a 0-0 first period with a nice shot, but couldn't convert. Hall escaped in the second period, and neither could mount any offense; however, in the 3rd period, Myles reversed Hall for a 2-1 lead. Hall escaped, and then converted a takedown of his own on a duckunder to a single finish for a 4-2 lead. After Amine escaped, he couldn't penetrate Hall so it was a 4-3 verdict.
184 lbs. Domenic Abounader #3 Seed, 19-4, Big Ten Champion in 2015
1. Bo Nickal, PSU 23-0 NCAA Champion in 2017
2. Myles Martin, OSU 24-1 NCAA Champion in 2016, 2nd Big Ten in 2017
3. Dom Abounader, MICH 19-4 Big Ten Champion in 2015
4. Emery Parker, ILL 18-1 5th Big Ten in 2017
5. Nick Gravina, RU 14-3
6. Tyler Venz, NEB 20-5
7. Ricky Robertson, WIS 23-7
8. Mitch Bowman, IOWA 11-8
Domenic has Mitch Bowman of Iowa in the first round. Bowman shot early, but it was stalemated after 20 seconds; then, Dom scored a takedown with 52 seconds to go, and Bowman escaped 14 seconds later. Dom then pancaked Bowman to get another takedown withh 1:04 to go; they went out of bounds with 16 seconds to go and Dom was warned for stalling on top. The period ended with Domenic earning 1:20 in riding time. Abounader tried to roll out on the bottom, but didn't succeed; then, he finally got out at the 30 second mark, 5-1. A penalty point made it 6-1 as Bowman had an illegal headlock, and the period ended with no more scoring. In the 3rd period, a stalemate was called after 28 seconds; when they restarted, Dom was cautioned, and and escape 4 seconds later made it 6-2. Dom shot in at the 45 second mark and converted to make it 8-2; then, Dom punished the Hawkeyes with his legs and a wicked half nelson to put him on his back. Dom accumulated 2:38 in riding time for a 13-2 win.
Abounader and Venz really went at it early with Dom coming out on top of Venz's shot at the 0:22 mark, and Dom rode for 43 seconds despite giving up an escape. Venz was in three more times, but Dom fought him off with a great whizzer before the period ended, 2-1. In the second period, Dom escaped in 20 go move the score to 3-1, and then got another takedown with 50 to go for a 5-1 advantage. After Venz escaped, Dom got another takedown that may have been awarded to quickly to go ahead, 7-2. A takedown awarded to Dom was reversed after the bout ended, 8-2, and they re-wrestled from that point with Venz scoring a takedown as time expired for a 6-4 win. Domenic was not in good spirits following the bout despite the win as it didn't end well, but it's off to the Semis for Mr. Abounader!
The bout between Myles Martin and Abounader started very physical, and although Martin tried to push Dom out of bounds the stall call by the referee was not warranted. Martin exploded a double to a single with a finish on the edge to go up, 2-0, at the 2:20 mark, and Dom escaped 7 seconds later. Then, Martin finished another takedown with 23 seconds to go for a 4-1 advantage. In the second period, Martin rode Dom to gain a 1:18 riding time advantage, and finished a takedown with 22 seconds left in the period to extend his lead, 6-2. Martin was called for stalling for riding while the period ended. In the 3rd period, Dom chose neutral, and got a nice shot in deep; however, he could finish. Martin was penalized for grabbing the headgear. The bout ended, 6-3, and was a bit "chippy" as they finished.
Dom crushed Brandon Krone of Minnesota, 8-0, with 4:28 of riding time. In the rematch with Tyler Venz of Nebraska in the 3rd place bout, Dom started fast with a takedown with back points for a 6-0 lead after the first period. After Dom escaped in the second period, Venz got a takedown to make it 7-2. Venz escaped in the 3rd period, but couldn't mount an offensive attack so Dom won 7-3.
197 lbs. Kevin Beazley #4 Seed, 13-7, 8th NCAA in 2017
1. Kollin Moore, OSU 19-2 Big Ten Champion in 2017, 3rd NCAA in 2017
2. Shakur Rasheed, PSU 18-2
3. Cash Wilcke, IOWA 15-4 8th Big Ten in 2017
4. Kevin Beazley, MICH 13-7 8th NCAA in 2017
5. Hunter Ritter, WIS 21-8 8th Big Ten in 2017
6. Christian Brunner, PUR 19-7 7th Big Ten in 2017
7. Zack Chakonis, NU 14-11
8. Eric Schultz, NEB 15-7
Kevin drew Dylan Anderson of Minnesota in the opening round; he started fast with a quick takedown in 7 seconds, and then tried a half, and a cradle which he also converted for 4 points at the 1:17 mark it was 6-0. Anderson reversed with 24 seconds to goafter being called for stalling. He almost turned Beazley with a few seconds to go with a "1" count on the edge. Beazley started down, and finally got out with 54 seconds to go; he then shot and finished with 39 seconds to go, but Anderson again reversed so the 2nd period ended, 9-4. A review deleted a riding time edge of 1:08 into 40 seconds. Anderson chose neutral, and shot, but got flat so it ended in a stalemate with 1:04 to go. Beazley was very tired, and didn't finish well, but won, 9-4.
Beazley took on Hunter Ritter in the quarters, and they were scoreless in the first period. Kevin was out in 20 seconds, and then got a takedown as they went out of bounds with 1:05 left in the period; he was riding tough. In the 3rd period, a reversal tightened the bout to 3-2, and Kevin escaped with 1:05 to go. Ritter tried to throw Kevin, but Beazley came out on top for a pin at 6:29. Off to the Semifinals for Mr. Beazley!
Kevin wrestled really well against #1 Kollin Moore! Kevin got a takedown at the 2:15 mark, and Moore escaped for a 2-1 end to the first period. Moore tied the score, 2-2, with another escape, but the second period was well wrestled until shortly before the period ended when Moore got a takedown on a quick go behind for a 4-2 lead. Kevin escaped in the 3rd period, but not before Moore accumulated 2:01 in riding time; Beazley almost tied the bout the a takedown near the end, but couldn't finish, 5-3.
Beazley beat Cash Wilke of Iowa, 3-1, but had to medically default for 4th place in a re-match with Hunter Ritter of Wisconsin.
285 lbs. Adam Coon #1 Seed, 23-0, 3rd Place NCAA in 2016, Two-Time All-American
1. Adam Coon, MICH 23-0 3rd Place NCAA in 2016, Two-Time All-American
2. Kyle Snyder, OSU 8-1 Two-Time NCAA Champion, Two-Time Big Ten Champion, World Champion
3. Nick Nevills, PSU 21-4 3rd Big Ten in 2017
4. Sam Stoll, IOWA 16-2
5. Youssif Hemida, MD 24-2 7th Big Ten in 2017
6. Conan Jennings, NU 20-8 8th Big Ten in 2017
7. Shawn Streck, PUR 26-11
8. Rylee Streifel, MINN 10-12
Adam got a first round bye. He took on Rylee Streifel in the quarters, and got a quick takedown. After an escape, he scored again with 55 to go and rode legs. In the second period, and escape made it 5-1, and another takedown with 50 seconds to go made it, 7-1. The bout ended, 12-2.
Adam came out like a bulldozer against Sam Stoll with a takedown on a go behind in the first 30 seconds; after letting him go, Coon gain a throw on the edge of the mat, and pinned Stoll at the 2:12 mark. On to the finals for Coon-Snyder III!
Adam and Kyle Snyder had a scoreless first period, and after each escaped, they settled it in overtime as Snyder converted a shot for a takedown for a 4-2 win. Snyder won the Outstanding Wrestler Award!
Brackets Updated Brackets after Session 2 NCAA Automatic Qualifiers 2018 NCAA Coach Rankings February 22, 2018 Final Brackets
The final team standings showed Ohio State with a 164.5 win over Penn State with 148 to win its 3rd title in the last four seasons while Michigan beat Iowa for 3rd place, 118 to 90.5. Nebraska wrestled to 5th place with 72.5, and Wisconsin edged out Minnesota for 6th place, 67 to 66.5. Michigan gained its first Big Ten Champion with Micic and Pantaleo since Domenic Abounader won in 2015; it was the first time the Wolverines placed 4 wrestlers into the finals since 2008 when Kellen Russell, Eric Tannenbaum, Steve Luke, and Tyrel Todd made it while Michigan placed 4th that season. It was the highest finish by Michigan since 2009; Joe McFarland's teams also earned 3rd place in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009. The 118 point effort by Michigan marked the most points scored at the tournament since 2002 when they put up 121.5 points; the 2005 Wolverine squad also put up 118 points. The record point total for Michigan at his event was in 1974 when Coach Rick Bay's troops put up 123 points when they finished 2nd, and the last title the Wolverines won was in 1973 under Coach Bay. Both Nathan Tomasello and Isaiah Martinez became the 15th and 16th wrestlers to capture 4 Big Ten titles; the only Wolverine wrestler to do so is Kellen Russell. Stanford Transfer, Joey McKenna, won his 3rd conference title, but first at the Big Ten Championship; he was unscored on during the event. Both Zain Retherford and Kyle Snyder gained their 3rd titles, and Sophomore Kollin Moore hasn't lost a Big Ten Tournament bout in two seasons. Hall, Micic, Nickal, and Pantaleo all won their first titles. It was a dominating performance by the Buckeyes with 4 Champions, 3 Runner-Ups, 2 3rd place, and a 10th place to give them 10 NCAA qualifiers for Cleveland where they will be the favorite to win the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship. Ohio State scored the most points in 16 years since Minnesota put up 174 in 2002; they finished the tournament, 33-7, scoring bonus points in 14 of those bouts, and Tom Ryan earned Big Ten Coach of the Year. Michigan has 8 or 9 qualifiers depending on whether Malik Amine earns a "wild card" invitation; I predict he will. Michigan has a legitimate shot at 7 All-Americans on the podium at Cleveland with Domenic Abounader, Myles Amine, Kevin Beazley, Adam Coon, Logan Massa, Stevan Micic, and Alec Pantaleo; the Wolverines had earned 6 All-Americans in 1966, and 5 All-Americans in 1929, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2015.
Teams Scores after the 3rd Session on Sunday
#2 Ohio State took command after the first session with a 4 point lead over #1 Penn State, 85.5 to 81.5; #4 Michigan was in 3rd place with 64.5, and #7 Iowa wrestled poorly with only 39 points. Following Session II, Ohio State extended their lead over Penn State, 137.5 to 124, in part due to the decision for medical forfeit of Jason Nolf in the semifinals at 157 lbs., but also the semifinal loss of Nick Lee at 141 lbs. The Buckeyes have 7 finalists while the Nittany Lions only moved 5 into the final session. Michigan was in strong position at 3rd place with 100 points, and 4 finalists, and Iowa continued to be unimpressive with only 78 points, and only one finalist. Only 11.5 points separated the six teams in 5th through 10th place, #18 Minnesota, #13 Nebraska, #16 Illinois, #22 Wisconsin, #17 Northwestern, and #21 Purdue, 57-45.5. #19 Rutgers was really wrestling poorly in 11th place with only 22 points.
