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
