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    Pre-seeds announced for Big Ten Wrestling Championships

    Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young is pre-seeded No. 1 at 133 pounds (Photo/Sam Janicki, SJanickiPhoto.com)

    ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 6-7 at Penn State. Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Iowa leading the way with four No. 1 seeds. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference's coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes.

    The Hawkeyes boast four top-seeded wrestlers, with 125-pounder Spencer Lee, 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, 165-pounder Alex Marinelli and 174-pounder Michael Kemerer. Minnesota's Gable Steveson (285), Nebraska's Eric Schultz (197), Northwestern's Ryan Deakin (157), Ohio State's Sammy Sasso (149), along with Penn State's Roman Bravo-Young (133) and Aaron Brooks (184) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.

    This year's field contains a combined six Big Ten individual championships (five wrestlers) and two NCAA individual championships (one wrestler).

    For more information on the 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below. InterMat ranking listed to the right of the wrestler/school.

    125:
    1. Spencer Lee, Iowa -- No. 1
    2. Liam Cronin, Nebraska -- No. 8
    3. Malik Heinselman, Ohio State -- No. 9
    4. Patrick McKee, Minnesota -- No. 13
    5. Rayvon Foley, Michigan State -- No. 16
    6. Eric Barnett, Wisconsin -- No. 12
    7. Devin Schroder, Purdue -- No. 17
    8. Michael DeAugustino, Northwestern -- No. 15
    9. Dylan Ragusin, Michigan -- No. 7
    10. Justin Cardani, Illinois
    11. Robert Howard, Penn State
    12. Jacob Moran, Indiana
    13. Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
    14. Zach Spence, Maryland

    133:
    1. Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State -- No. 2
    2. Austin DeSanto, Iowa -- No. 3
    3. Sammy Alvarez, Rutgers -- No. 6
    4. Lucas Byrd, Illinois -- No. 11
    5. Chris Cannon, Northwestern -- No. 8
    6. Jack Medley, Michigan
    7. Boo Dryden, Minnesota
    8. Jordan Decatur, Ohio State
    9. Jacob Rundell, Purdue
    10. Kyle Burwick, Wisconsin
    11. Tucker Sjomeling, Nebraska
    12. Jordan Hamdan, Michigan State
    13. Kyle Luigs, Indiana
    14. Jackson Cockrell, Maryland

    141:
    1. Jaydin Eierman, Iowa -- No. 1
    2. Nick Lee, Penn State -- No. 2
    3. Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers -- No. 3
    4. Chad Red, Nebraska -- No. 8
    5. Dylan Duncan, Illinois -- No. 14
    6. Marcos Polanco, Minnesota
    7. Dylan D'Emilio, Ohio State
    8. Drew Mattin, Michigan
    9. Parker Filius, Purdue
    10. Cayden Rooks, Indiana
    11. Danny Bertoni, Maryland
    12. Matt Santos, Michigan State
    13. Colin Valdiviez, Northwestern
    14. Dominic Dentino, Wisconsin

    149:
    1. Sammy Sasso, Ohio State -- No. 2
    2. Max Murin, Iowa -- No. 6
    3. Griffin Parriott, Purdue -- No. 14
    4. Yahya Thomas, Northwestern -- No. 17
    5. Kanen Storr, Michigan -- No. 9
    6. Michael Blockhus, Minnesota
    7. Ridge Lovett, Nebraska -- No. 19
    8. Mike VanBrill, Rutgers
    9. Graham Rooks, Indiana
    10. Peyton Omania, Michigan State
    11. Beau Bartlett, Penn State -- No. 10
    12. Drew Scharenbrock, Wisconsin
    13. Christian Kanzler, Illinois
    14. Michael North, Maryland

    157:
    1. Ryan Deakin, Northwestern -- No. 1
    2. Kaleb Young, Iowa -- No. 5
    3. Brayton Lee, Minnesota -- No. 6
    4. Kendall Coleman, Purdue -- No. 7
    5. Brady Berge, Penn State -- No. 8
    6. Will Lewan, Michigan -- No. 9
    7. Chase Saldate, Michigan State
    8. Garrett Model, Wisconsin
    9. Elijah Cleary, Ohio State
    10. Caleb Licking, Nebraska
    11. Michael Doetsch, Maryland
    12. Johnny Mologousis, Illinois
    13. Luke Baughman, Indiana

    165:
    1. Alex Marinelli, Iowa -- No. 1
    2. Dan Braunagel, Illinois -- No. 8
    3. Ethan Smith, Ohio State -- No. 10
    4. Cameron Amine, Michigan -- No. 13
    5. Andrew Sparks, Minnesota -- No. 14
    6. Joe Lee, Penn State -- No. 15
    7. Peyton Robb, Nebraska -- No. 19
    8. Jake Tucker, Michigan State
    9. Nick South, Indiana
    10. Gerrit Nijenhuis, Purdue
    11. Jonathan Spadafora, Maryland
    12. David Ferrante, Northwestern
    13. Brett Donner, Rutgers
    14. Josh Otto, Wisconsin

    174:
    1. Michael Kemerer, Iowa -- No. 1
    2. Mikey Labriola, Nebraska -- No. 2
    3. Carter Starocci, Penn State -- No. 4
    4. Logan Massa, Michigan -- No. 5
    5. Donnell Washington, Indiana -- No. 13
    6. Kaleb Romero, Ohio State -- No. 6
    7. Jackson Turley, Rutgers
    8. Jared Krattiger, Wisconsin
    9. Jake Allar, Minnesota
    10. Drew Hughes, Michigan State
    11. DJ Shannon, Illinois
    12. Emil Soehnlen, Purdue
    13. Troy Fisher, Northwestern
    14. Philip Spadafora, Maryland

    184:
    1. Aaron Brooks, Penn State -- No. 1
    2. Christopher Weiler, Wisconsin -- No. 7
    3. Layne Malczewski, Michigan State -- No. 9
    4. Owen Webster, Minnesota -- No. 10
    5. John Poznanski, Rutgers -- No. 18
    6. Taylor Venz, Nebraska -- No. 14
    7. Max Lyon, Purdue -- No. 19
    8. Zach Braunagel, Illinois -- No. 15
    9. Nelson Brands, Iowa -- No. 16
    10. Rocky Jordan, Ohio State -- No. 20
    11. Kyle Cochran, Maryland
    12. Jaden Bullock, Michigan
    13. Jon Halvorsen, Northwestern
    14. Santos Cantu III, Indiana

    197:
    1. Eric Schultz, Nebraska -- No. 1
    2. Myles Amine, Michigan -- No. 2
    3. Jacob Warner, Iowa -- No. 3
    4. Cam Caffey, Michigan State -- No. 13
    5. Lucas Davison, Northwestern -- No. 14
    6. Thomas Penola, Purdue -- No. 17
    7. Michael Beard, Penn State -- No. 15
    8. Matt Wroblewski, Illinois
    9. Gavin Hoffman, Ohio State
    10. Billy Janzer, Rutgers
    11. Garrett Joles, Minnesota
    12. Jaron Smith, Maryland
    13. Nick Willham, Indiana
    14. Andrew Salemme, Wisconsin

    285:
    1. Gable Steveson, Minnesota -- No. 1
    2. Mason Parris, Michigan -- No. 2
    3. Tony Cassioppi Iowa -- No. 3
    4. Luke Luffman, Illinois -- No. 10
    5. Christian Lance, Nebraska -- No. 12
    6. Trent Hillger, Wisconsin -- No. 13
    7. Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State -- No. 6
    8. Tate Orndorff, Ohio State -- No. 19
    9. Christian Rebottaro Michigan State
    10. Jack Heyob, Northwestern
    11. Christian Colucci, Rutgers
    12. Dorian Keys, Purdue
    13. Rudy Streck, Indiana
    14. Garrett Kappes, Maryland

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