Article: 2022-23 Big Ten Preview (Part One)

[InterMat Staff]

Kevin Claunch and Lauren Muthler, Big Ten Correspondents

The most competitive and powerful conference in college wrestling was just too big for a regular-sized preview, so we've divided it into two-parts. Our two Big Ten correspondents, Kevin Claunch and Lauren Muthler, have previewed seven schools a piece. Their names are next to the school's they've written about below.

The preview has teams listed in alphabetical order, so part one is Illinois-Minnesota. Nebraska-Wisconsin will drop shortly, as well.

Team: Illinois (Lauren Muthler)

Illinois 2x All-American Lucas Byrd (photo courtesy of Sam Janicki; SJanickiPhoto.com)

Illinois will bring a young but experienced team into the 2022-23 season. Last season, seven of the Illini's starters were either freshmen or sophomores. Those wrestlers are all back and coach Mike Poeta said they were able to fill some of their other lineup holes. "All the guys coming back will be one year better, one year older and one year more mature," Poeta said. "I think we're really going to start turning into the team that I know we are and what I expect. And I have really high expectations."

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