1:04 p.m. ET: Penn State's Cameron Wade, ranked fifth, gets a 10-0 major decision over Michigan State's Steve Andrus at heavyweight. He will face Iowa's Bobby Telford, who beat Michigan's Ben Apland, 6-4.
12:59 p.m. ET: Matt Powless of Indiana picked up a major decision, 10-2, over James Nakashima of Nebraska at 197 pounds.
12:56 p.m. ET: Penn State's Morgan McIntosh gets a takedown in sudden victory to edge Ohio State's Andrew Campolattano, 3-1, in a battle of true freshmen.
12:53 p.m. ET: Minnesota's Tony Nelson registered a first period pin against Ohio State's Peter Capone at heavyweight.
12:50 p.m. ET: Purdue's A.J. Kissel pulls the biggest upset of the round, beating Minnesota's Sonny Yohn, 9-5, at 197 pounds. Yohn was the No. 1 seed and came in with a No. 7 ranking. Kissel will face Mario Gonzalez of Illinois in the semifinals.
12:45 p.m. ET: Quentin Wright needed overtime to beat Tony Dallago of Illinois, 7-2, at 184 pounds.
12:35 p.m. ET: Minnesota gets another semifinalist ... with Kevin Steinhaus winning 10-2 over Michigan State's Ian Hinton at 184 pounds.
12:32 p.m. ET: Minnesota's Logan Storley picked up a major decision, 10-2, over Indiana's Ryan LeBlanc at 174 pounds.
12:27 p.m. ET: Ohio State's Nick Heflin gets a last-second takedown to edge Michigan's Justin Zeerip, 3-1, at 174 pounds.
12:24 p.m. ET: Penn State's Ed Ruth was dominant in a 14-2 major decision victory over Jordan Blanton of Illinois at 174 pounds. Ruth had over five minutes of riding time in the match.
12:22 p.m. ET: Iowa's Mike Evans edges Minnesota's Cody Yohn, 5-4, at 165 pounds. It was the third meeting this season between the two. Evans has now won two of the three meetings.
12:19 p.m. ET: No. 12 Conrad Polz of Illinois advances to the semifinals with an 8-6 victory over Wisconsin's Ben Jordan at 165 pounds.
12:15 p.m. ET: Iowa's Derek St. John, ranked 20th, comes back from a 4-0 deficit to beat Nebraska's James Green, ranked eighth, in sudden victory, 6-4.
12:12 p.m. ET: Eric Grajales of Michigan gets the 5-2 victory over Eric Terrazas of Illinois at 149 pounds.
12:09 p.m. ET: Penn State gets wins from Dylan Alton (157) and David Taylor (165). Alton won by major decision, while Taylor won by pin.
12:04 p.m. ET: Purdue's Ivan Lopouchanski, ranked 12th, defeated Ohio State's Cam Tessari, 7-4, at 149 pounds. Lopouchanski will face Penn State's Frank Molinaro in the semifinals.
11:59 a.m. ET: Minnesota's Dylan Ness was too much for Indiana's Taylor Walsh at 149 pounds. Ness went 5-0 before pinning the Hoosier wrestler.
11:56 a.m. ET: Iowa's Montell Marion won by major decision, 12-2, over Daryl Thomas of Illinois to advance to the semifinals.
11:54 a.m. ET: Minnesota's Nick Dardanes edged Nebraska's Jake Sueflohn, 8-6, in sudden victory at 141 pounds. Dardanes built a 5-1 lead after two periods, but Sueflohn battled back to tie the match and send it to sudden victory. Dardanes then picked up the winning takedown in sudden victory.
11:49 a.m. ET: Penn State's Frank Molinaro gets a first period pin against Northwestern's Kaleb Friedley to advance to the semifinals.
11:49 a.m. ET: No. 4 B.J. Futrell of Illinois gets the 10-5 victory over Michigan's Zac Stevens at 133 pounds. Futrell will now face Iowa's Tony Ramos, who won by major decision over Nebraska's Ridge Kiley.
11:40 a.m. ET: No. 8 Cashe Quiroga of Purdue pulls the mild upset over No. 7 Chris Dardanes of Minnesota, 6-3, at 133 pounds. Quiroga avenged a previous loss to Dardanes.
11:37 a.m. ET: No. 8 Nico Megaludis of Penn State with a 6-2 victory over Ohio State's Johnni DiJulius at 125 pounds in a battle of true freshmen.
11:35 a.m. ET: No. 2 Zach Sanders of Minnesota needed just one point to edge Purdue Camden Eppert, 1-0, at 125 pounds.
11:30 a.m. ET: Iowa's Matt McDonough won by major decision, 11-3, over Michigan State's Brenan Lyons at 125 pounds. He will face the winner of No. 6 Jesse Delgado of Illinois vs. No. 10 Levi Mele of Northwestern.
11:28 a.m. ET: The quarterfinals are underway.
11:15 a.m. ET: No. 17 Mario Gonzalez of Illinois built an 8-3 lead on Northwestern's John Schoen before pinning him at 197 pounds. He will now face Michigan's Max Huntley in the quarterfinals. Illinois has not lost a match.
11:12 a.m. ET: Penn State's Quentin Wright gets the pin in the first period against Indiana's Luke Sheridan to advance to the quarterfinals.
11:09 a.m. ET: Minnesota's Sonny Yohn had to come from behind to defeat Iowa's Vinnie Wagner, 4-2, 197 pounds. Wagner picked up a third period takedown to go up 2-1, but Yohn responded with a takedown of his own late in the match to pick up the victory.
11:01 a.m. ET: Minnesota's Kevin Steinhaus, a returning All-American and Big Ten runner-up, gets a 16-1 technical fall victory over Wisconsin's Timmy McCall at 184 pounds. Steinhaus will face Michigan State's Ian Hinton in the quarterfinals.
10:52 a.m. ET: No. 9 Jordan Blanton of Illinois won by major decision, 10-2, over Midlands champion Lee Munster of Northwestern at 174 pounds in the premier matchup of the opening round.
10:49 a.m. ET: Minnesota's Cody Yohn, who is ranked 14th, rolled to a technical fall victory, 16-0, over Indiana's Preston Keiffer.
10:44 a.m. ET: No. 1 David Taylor of Penn State was dominant from start to finish in a 20-5 technical fall victory of Ohio State's Derek Garcia at 165 pounds.
10:40 a.m. ET: No. 5 Dylan Alton of Penn State controlled Minnesota's Danny Zilverberg and won 4-2 at 157 pounds.
10:34 a.m. ET: No. 19 Eric Terrazas of Illinois used a third period escape and riding time point to edge Iowa's Michael Kelly, 4-2, at 149 pounds.
10:30 a.m. ET: Purdue's Brandon Nelsen picks up a 3-1 victory over Indiana's Matt Ortega at 141 pounds to advance to the quarterfinals. He will face Ohio State's Hunter Stieber, who is currently ranked No. 3.
10:24 a.m. ET: No. 9 Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska had to battle back to defeat Northwestern's Colin Shober, 9-6, at 141 pounds. He will now face Minnesota's Nick Dardanes in the quarterfinals. Dardanes won their only meeting this season.
10:20 a.m. ET: Northwestern's Kaleb Friedley dominated Michigan State's Dan Osterman at 149 pounds. Friedley built an 11-2 lead before pinning Osterman in the second period.
10:18 a.m. ET: Daryl Thomas of Illinois gets a dominant 21-4 technical fall victory over Michigan State's Brian Gibbs. He will face No. 4 Montell Marion of Iowa in the quarterfinals.
10:13 a.m. ET: A couple back-to-back wins for No. 1 Penn State ... No. 8 Nico Megaludis wins 12-3 over Michigan's Grant Pizzo at 125 pounds, and seconds later Bryan Pearsall pins Wisconsin's Thomas Glenn.
10:08 a.m. ET: No. 2 Logan Stieber of Ohio State built a 10-0 lead before pinning Wisconsin's Shane McQuade at 133 pounds.
10:06 a.m. ET: No. 10 Levi Mele of Northwestern picked up a pin in the second period against Indiana's Zach Zimmer at 125 pounds. He will now face No. 6 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in the quarterfinals. The two have split this season, with Mele winning the last meeting.
10:04 a.m. ET: No. 1 Matt McDonough of Iowa was dominant, getting a pin in the first period against Shawn Nagel of Nebraska. He will face Michigan State's Brenan Lyon next.
10:01 a.m. ET: We're underway at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Thanks for joining us.
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