Big 10 championship - Awards (Spencer OW and B10 WOTY)

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Wrestler of the Year: Spencer Lee, Iowa
Freshman of the Year: Levi Haines, Penn State
Coach of the Year: Cael Sanderson, Penn State
Outstanding Wrestler of the Championships: Spencer Lee, Iowa

2023 ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Spencer Lee, Iowa
Real Woods, Iowa
Mason Parris, Michigan
Silas Allred, Nebraska
Sammy Sasso, Ohio State
Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State
Aaron Brooks, Penn State
Levi Haines, Penn State
Carter Starocci, Penn State
Dean Hamiti, Wisconsin

[SocraTease]

Haines arguably deserved the OW.   A true freshman beating an undefeated #1 upper classman.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

14 minutes ago, SocraTease said:

Haines arguably deserved the OW.   A true freshman beating an undefeated #1 upper classman.

Brooks would have a better case.  He outscored Spencer in team points at Big 10s and won every match by bonus, which Spencer did not do.

Edited March 6, 2023 by Jimmy Cinnabon

[CHROMEBIRD]

I thought they said on BTN that Parris got OW.

[Wrestleknownothing]

Just now, CHROMEBIRD said:

I thought they said on BTN that Parris got OW.

I heard that too.

[ionel]

1 minute ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

I thought they said on BTN that Parris got OW.

Maybe these are just the Pastry Awards.  

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

I thought they said on BTN that Parris got OW.

Straight from the horse's mouth: https://bigten.org/news/2023/3/5/general-penn-state-claims-big-ten-wrestling-title.aspx#:~:text=ANN ARBOR%2C Mich.,a team score of 147.0.

[CHROMEBIRD]

Note to BTN: there's a difference between Outstanding Wrestler and an outstanding wrestler.

[Mr. PeanutButter]

Maybe Parris was the Big ten network's outstanding wrestler? They have done something similar at duals