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DECEMBER 15
#20 NORTHWESTERN at INDIANA - 7 p.m. ET - www.BigTenNetwork.com
DECEMBER 19
#18 Missouri at INDIANA - 10 a.m. ET [1] #20 NORTHWESTERN vs. Northern Illinois - Noon CT [2] #15 PURDUE at #9 ILLINOIS - 1 p.m. CT Eastern Michigan at INDIANA - 2 p.m. ET [1] #20 NORTHWESTERN at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville - 2 p.m. CT #22 OHIO STATE at #5 PENN STATE - 2 p.m. ET
Legend [1] Indiana Duals - Bloomington, Ind. [2] Edwardsville, Ill.
Fifty-five Big Ten wrestlers are ranked in the top 20 of their respective weight classes in the latest InterMat rankings. Iowa 125-pounder Matt McDonough, Michigan 141-pounder Kellen Russell and Wisconsin 165-pounder Andrew Howe each earned a No. 1 ranking in their classes. Each conference team boasts at least two ranked wrestlers, with Iowa's eight ranked wrestlers leading the way. The complete list of ranked Big Ten wrestlers can be found below.
125 1. Matt McDonough, So., IOWA 2. Brandon Precin, Sr., NU 7. Zach Sanders, Jr., MINN 17. Frank Martellotti, Fr., PSU 20. Sean Boyle, So., MICH
133 3. Tyler Graff, So., WIS 5. B.J. Futrell, So., ILL 8. Tony Ramos, Fr., IOWA 10. Ian Paddock, So., OSU 16. Levi Mele, So., NU 20. Zac Stevens, Sr., MICH
141 1. Kellen Russell, Jr., MICH 2. Mike Thorn, Sr., MINN 3. Jimmy Kennedy, Sr., ILL 10. Andrew Alton, Fr., PSU 13. Mark Ballweg, So., IOWA 20. Kaleb Friedley, Fr., NU
149 6. Frank Molinaro, Jr., PSU 7. Andrew Nadhir, Sr., NU 11. Kurt Kinser, Sr., IND 13. Eric Terazas, Jr., ILL 18. Cole Schmitt, So., WIS
157 3. David Taylor, Fr., PSU 5. Jason Welch, So., NU 8. Derek St. John, Fr., IOWA 10. Paul Young, Sr., IND 13. Colt Sponseller, Sr., OSU 14. Colton Salazar, Sr., PUR 20. David Cheza, Jr., MSU
165 1. Andrew Howe, Jr., WIS 6. Cody Yohn, So., MINN 12. Jake Kerr, Sr., IOWA
174 8. Jordan Blanton, Jr., ILL 9. Scott Glasser, Sr., MINN 11. Ed Ruth, Fr., PSU 13. Nick Heflin, Fr., OSU 14. Luke Manuel, Sr., PUR
184 4, Grant Gambrall, So., IOWA 6. Travis Rutt, Jr., WIS 8. A.J. Kissel, Sr., PUR 9. Kevin Steinhaus, Jr., MINN 15. Tony Dallago, Fr., ILL
197 3. Trevor Brandvold, Sr., WIS 5. Sonny Yohn, Jr., MINN 9. Logan Brown, Sr., PUR 12. Luke Lofthouse, Sr., IOWA 14. Matt Powless, Jr., IND 15. Anthony Biondo, Sr., MICH 20. Mario Gonzalez, Fr., ILL
HWT 6. Cameron Wade, Jr., PSU 7. Ben Apland, So., MICH 9. Tony Nelson, Fr., MINN 14. Mike McClure, Fr., MSU 15. Blake Rasing, Jr., IOWA 17. Eric Bugenhagen, Sr., WIS
Minnesota leads the nine Big Ten wrestling teams ranked in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll, checking in at No. 3. No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 5 Penn State, No. 7 Iowa and No. 9 Illinois follow closely behind, holding the same ranks as last week. Purdue moves up six spots after taking down Missouri last weekend, climbing to No. 15. Michigan also earns a higher ranking this week, taking No. 16. No. 20 Northwestern and No. 22 Ohio State round out the contingent of ranked Big Ten teams.
Wisconsin earns the highest InterMat Tournament Ranking out of the 11 conference teams, moving up two spots to No. 3. Iowa follows suit, moving up to No. 4, with No. 6 Minnesota, No. 7 Penn State and No. 9 Northwestern also appearing in the top 10. No. 11 Illinois and No. 15 Michigan each earn top-15 status, followed by No. 33 Purdue, No. 40 Indiana, No. 41 Ohio State and No. 45 Michigan State.
To see the complete NWCA/USA Today poll, click here. The InterMat Tournament Rankings can be found here.
The Big Ten Wrestling weekly release, featuring up-to-date standings, rankings and more, is now available on the Big Ten web site. Click here to see the complete release.
Minnesota redshirt freshman Kevin Steinhaus has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Steinhaus, ranked 15th in the country at 184 pounds, earned three wins over the weekend, helping the No. 3 Golden Gophers to three dual victories.
Click here to see the complete release from the Big Ten.
DECEMBER 9
#7 IOWA def. Northern Iowa, 39-0 #3 MINNESOTA def. #15 Nebraska, 26-8
DECEMBER 11
#3 MINNESOTA def. Cal State Bakersfield (rv), 26-6 #3 MINNESOTA def. Cal State Fullerton, 39-0 #4 WISCONSIN def. Northern Iowa, 23-14
DECEMBER 12
#21 PURDUE def. #16 Missouri, 18-15 #19 MICHIGAN at #4 WISCONSIN - Postponed MICHIGAN STATE at Cleveland State Open - NTS #20 NORTHWESTERN def. Eastern Michigan, 34-3 #22 OHIO STATE def. Edinboro, 31-17 #5 PENN STATE def. Lock Haven, 48-0
DECEMBER 9
#7 IOWA at Northern Iowa - 7 p.m. CT #3 MINNESOTA at #15 Nebraska - 7 p.m. CT
DECEMBER 11
#3 MINNESOTA at Cal State Bakersfield (rv) - 11 a.m. PT #3 MINNESOTA at Cal State Fullerton - 6 p.m. PT Northern Iowa at #4 WISCONSIN - 7 p.m. CT
DECEMBER 12
#16 Missouri at #21 PURDUE - Noon ET - Big Ten Network (LIVE) #19 MICHIGAN at #4 WISCONSIN - 1 p.m. CT Eastern Michigan at #20 NORTHWESTERN - 2 p.m. CT #22 OHIO STATE at Edinboro - 2 p.m. ET Lock Haven at #5 PENN STATE - 2 p.m. ET
Big Ten wrestling boasts 54 individual wrestlers ranked in the top 20 of their weight class, including three ranked No. 1, in the latest InterMat rankings. Iowa leads the way with eight ranked grapplers, followed by Minnesota and Penn State with seven. All 11 conference squads have at least two ranked wrestlers. The complete listing of ranked Big Ten wrestlers can be found below.
125 1. Matt McDonough, So., IOWA 2. Brandon Precin, Sr., NU 6. Zach Sanders, Jr., MINN 15. Logan Stieber, Fr., OSU 18. Frank Martellotti, Fr., PSU
133 3. Tyler Graff, So., WIS 6. B.J. Futrell, So., ILL 10. Tony Ramos, Fr., IOWA 12. Ian Paddock, So., OSU 19. Levi Mele, So., NU
141 1. Kellen Russell, Jr., MICH 2. Mike Thorn, Sr., MINN 3. Jimmy Kennedy, Sr., ILL 10. Andrew Alton, Fr., PSU 13. Mark Ballweg, So., IOWA
149 6. Frank Molinaro, Jr., PSU 7. Andrew Nadhir, Sr., NU 11. Kurt Kinser, Sr., IND 13. Eric Terrazas, Jr., ILL 18. Cole Schmitt, So., WIS
157 3. David Taylor, Fr., PSU 5. Jason Welch, So., NU 7. Derek St. John, Fr., IOWA 9. Paul Young, Sr., IND 14. Colt Sponseller, Sr., OSU 15. Colton Salazar, Sr., PUR 19. David Cheza, Jr., MSU
165 1. Andrew Howe, Jr., WIS 6. Cody Yohn, So., MINN 11. Jake Kerr, Sr., IOWA
174 8. Jordan Blanton, Jr., ILL 10. Scott Glasser, Sr., MINN 12. Ed Ruth, Fr., PSU 14. Nick Heflin, Fr., OSU 15. Luke Manuel, Sr., PUR
184 5. Quentin Wright, So., PSU 6. Grant Gambrall, So., IOWA 9. Travis Rutt, Jr., WIS 12. A.J. Kissel, Jr., PUR 15. Kevin Steinhaus, Fr., MINN 17. Tony Dallago, Fr., ILL
197 3. Trevor Brandvold, Sr., WIS 5. Sonny Yohn, Jr., MINN 9. Logan Brown, Sr., PUR 12. Luke Lofthouse, Sr., IOWA 14. Matt Powless, Jr., IND 15. Anthony Biondo, Sr., MICH 20. Mario Gonzalez, Fr., ILL
HWT 6. Cameron Wade, Jr., PSU 9. Ben Apland, So., MICH 11. Tony Nelson, Fr., MINN 14. Eric Bugenhagen, Sr., WIS 15. Mike McClure, Fr., MSU 17. Blake Rasing, Jr., IOWA
Nine Big Ten wrestling teams appear in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll. No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 5 Penn State each retain their ranking from last week's poll, while Iowa moves from No. T-6 to No. 7. Illinois rounds out the Big Ten contingent in the top 10, checking in at No. 9. Michigan moves up two spots to No. 19, while Northwestern stands pat at No. 20. Purdue also moves up two ranks, appearing at No. 21, followed by Ohio State at No. 22.
Minnesota also leads the way in the InterMat Tournament Rankings, taking No. 4 in this week's edition. No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 6 Penn State, No. 7 Iowa, No. 9 Northwestern and No. 10 Illinois give the Big Ten six teams in the top 10. Michigan checks in at No. 21, followed by Purdue at No. 35, Ohio State at No. 36, Indiana at No. 39 and Michigan State at No. 47.
Click here to see the complete NWCA/USA Today Poll and here to see the InterMat Tournament Rankings.
The Big Ten Wrestling weekly release, featuring up-to-date standings, rankings and more, is now available on the Big Ten web site. Click here to see the complete release.
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