Penn State enters the championships looking for its fifth-straight Big Ten title, after earning crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Last season, Penn State earned 140.5 team points, followed by Iowa and Minnesota with 135 and 118.5 points, respectively. Iowa leads all Big Ten schools with 34 team titles and 195 individual crowns.
Five wrestlers that took home Big Ten titles last season return to this year’s championships, with Illinois’ Jesse Delgado (125), Ohio State’s Logan Stieber (141), Northwestern’s Jason Tsirtsis (149) and Nebraska’s James Green (157) and Robert Kokesh (174) each earning crowns at last year’s event.
Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Iowa and Ohio State leading the way with three each. For Iowa, 125-pounder Thomas Gilman, 149-pounder Brandon Sorensen and 184-pounder Sam Brooks earned top billing in their weight classes, while Ohio State’s Logan Stieber (141), Bo Jordan (165) and Kyle Snyder (197) enter the championships as the top seed. The Illini’s Isaiah Martinez (157), Gophers’ Chris Dardanes (133), Huskers’ Robert Kokesh (174) and Badgers’ Connor Medbery (285) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.
Ten Big Ten teams enter the championships ranked in the USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll, with conference squads claiming three of the top five spots. Iowa leads the way at No. 2, followed by No. 4 Minnesota, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Penn State, No. 11 Nebraska, No. 12 Illinois, No. 14 Michigan, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 21 Rutgers and No. 23 Purdue.
CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
Date: March 7-8, 2015
Site: Ohio State University
St. John Arena
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (ET)
Saturday, March 7
9 a.m. - Doors open to the public
10 a.m. - Session I begins (first round, quarterfinals)
Fans clear arena at conclusion of Session I
5 p.m. - Doors open to the public
6 p.m. - Session II begins (semifinals, wrestlebacks)
Sunday, March 8
Noon - Doors open to the public
1 p.m. - Session III begins (consolation semifinals, seventh-place matches)
3 p.m. - Session IV begins (first-, third-, fifth-place matches)
TELEVISION COVERAGE
All four sessions will be broadcast live on BTN or streamed online. Sessions I, II and III wil be streamed on BTN Plus, while the championship, third-, and fifth-place matches will air live on BTN at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
TICKET INFORMATION
Ticket Information:
All-Session Tickets - Reserved Seating, $40
All-Session Tickets - Adult General Admission, $36
All-Session Tickets - Youth General Admission, $24
Sessions 1 & 2 - Reserved Seating, $18
Sessions 1 & 2 - Adult General Admission, $15
Sessions 1 & 2 - Student General Admission, $12
Sessions 3 & 4 - Reserved Seating, $22
Sessions 3 & 4 - Adult General Admission, $18
Sessions 3 & 4 - Student General Admission, $15
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