Iowa leads at Big Tens after opening session

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Just days ago Ian Paddock was given the starting nod for Ohio State at 149 pounds, replacing All-American Cam Tessari. Now the Buckeye junior finds himself one win away from a berth in the Big Ten finals.

Paddock, who opened the tournament with a bye, earned a 7-4 upset victory in the quarterfinals over top-seeded Eric Grajales of Michigan to advance to the semifinals later today.

Paddock picked up the first takedown of the match and held a 2-1 lead after the first period. Paddock extended his lead to 4-1 after a reversal early in the second period. Grajales got back in the match with a reversal of his own to cut the deficit to 4-3. But Paddock responded with an escape and takedown to take a 7-3 lead into the final period. Grajales escaped early in the third period to cut the deficit to 7-4. But that's how it would end as neither was able to score the remainder of the period.

Paddock will face Nebraska's Jake Sueflohn in the semifinals. Sueflohn, ranked 10th nationally, advanced to the semifinals with a 10-6 victory over 13th-ranked Andrew Alton of Penn State.

Paddock wasn't the Buckeye to pull an upset in the opening session. Josh Demas upset All-American Dylan Alton of Penn State 5-1 in the quarterfinals at 157 pounds. The two battled to a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation. Demas won the match with a takedown and nearfall points in the second sudden victory period.

Perhaps the biggest shocker of the session came at 174 pounds, where Michigan's Dan Yates upset the nation's top-ranked wrestler, Logan Storley of Minnesota, 3-2. Yates, ranked 11th nationally, picked up the only takedown of the match off a single leg in the first period.

Iowa advanced nine wrestlers to the semifinals and leads the team race with 79 points after the first session. Iowa's semifinalists include Matt McDonough (125), Tony Ramos (133), Mark Ballweg (141), Derek St. John (157), Nick Moore (165), Mike Evans (174), Ethen Lofthouse (184), Nathan Burak (197), and Bobby Telford (285).

Top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Penn State sits in second place, 17 points behind Iowa. The Nittany Lions have six wrestlers in the semifinals: Nico Megaludis (125), Jordan Conaway (133), David Taylor (165), Matt Brown (174), Ed Ruth (184), and Quentin Wright (197).

Minnesota and Ohio State both have five semifinalists and sit in third and fourth respectively.

Saturday's second session begins at 5 p.m. CT.

Team Standings

1. Iowa 79
2. Penn State 62
3. Minnesota 49
4. Ohio State 47.5
5. Illinois 33
6. Michigan 32
7. Nebraska 26
8. Northwestern 22
9. Wisconsin 18.5
10. Michigan State 10
11. Purdue 9
12. Indiana 4

Quarterfinal Results

125:
No. 2 Matt McDonough (Iowa) dec. Dom Malone (Northwestern), 5-4
No. 17 Sean Boyle (Michigan) dec. No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 4-2
No. 4 Jesse Delgado (Illinois) maj. dec. 19 Camden Eppert (Purdue), 10-2
No. 3 Nico Megaludis (Penn State) dec. No. 13 David Thorn (Minnesota), 4-2

133:
No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) pinned Rossi Bruno (Michigan), 1:30
No. 13 Jordan Conaway (Penn State) dec. No. 10 Daryl Thomas (Illinois), 6-5 TB2
No. 3 Tyler Graff (Wisconsin) dec. No. 5 Chris Dardanes (Minnesota), 8-6
No. 2 Tony Ramos (Iowa) dec. No. 16 Cashe Quiroga (Purdue), 9-5

141:
No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) maj. dec. Camryn Jackson (Michigan), 10-2
Brandon Nelsen (Purdue) dec. Bryan Pearsall (Penn State), 2-1
No. 9 Mark Ballweg (Iowa) dec. Ridge Kiley (Nebraska), 6-1
No. 8 Nick Dardanes (Minnesota) dec. Pat Greco (Northwestern), 6-2

149:
Ian Paddock (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Eric Grajales (Michigan), 7-4
No. 10 Jake Sueflohn (Nebraska) dec. No. 13 Andrew Alton (Penn State), 10-6
No. 6 Dylan Ness (Minnesota) pinned Caleb Ervin (Illinois), 4:06
Dan Osterman (Michigan State) dec. No. 14 Ivan Lopouchanski (Purdue), 2-2 TB

157:
No. 2 Derek St. John (Iowa) dec. David Zilverberg (Minnesota), 5-1
No. 6 James Green (Nebraska) maj. dec. No. 13 Taylor Walsh (Indiana), 15-5
Josh Demas (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Dylan Alton (Penn State), 5-1 SV2
No. 1 Jason Welch (Northwestern) dec. Ryan Watts (Michigan State), 8-1

165:
No. 2 David Taylor (Penn State) tech. fall Mark Martin (Ohio State), 20-5 (5:44)
No. 13 Nick Moore (Iowa) dec. No. 14 Cody Yohn (Minnesota), 5-4
No. 9 Taylor Massa (Michigan) dec. No. 17 Pierce Harger (Northwestern), 6-2
No. 8 Conrad Polz (Illinois) dec. No. 18 Ryan LeBlanc (Indiana), 8-2

174:
No. 11 Dan Yates (Michigan) dec. No. 1 Logan Storley (Minnesota), 3-2
No. 7 Matt Brown (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Nick Heflin (Ohio State), 7-1
No. 9 Jordan Blanton (Illinois) dec. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), 8-2
No. 3 Mike Evans (Iowa) maj. dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 12-3

184:
No. 1 Ed Ruth (Penn State) tech. fall No. 19 C.J. Magrum (Ohio State), 18-3 (5:58)
No. 14 Ethen Lofthouse (Iowa) dec. No. 17 John Rizqallah (Michigan State), 2-1
No. 8 Josh Ihnen (Nebraska) dec. No. 18 Tony Dallago (Illinois), 7-5
No. 5 Kevin Steinhaus (Minnesota) tech. fall Luke Sheridan (Indiana), 16-1 (4:26)

197:
No. 2 Quentin Wright (Penn State) pinned Max Huntley (Michigan), 1:20
No. 13 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) dec. No. 18 Braden Atwood (Purdue), 7-6
Nathan Burak (Iowa) dec. No. 15 Mario Gonzalez (Illinois), 2-1
No. 8 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. No. 17 Jackson Hein (Wisconsin), 5-3

285:
No. 1 Tony Nelson (Minnesota) dec. Ben Apland (Michigan), 4-0
No. 5 Bobby Telford (Iowa) dec. No. 6 Michael McClure (Michigan State), 4-0
No. 11 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin) dec. No. 13 Adam Chalfant (Indiana), 7-3
No. 9 Mike McMullan (Northwestern) dec. No. 12 Jimmy Lawson (Penn State), 6-4

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