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Penn State wrestling is set to host the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in the Bryce Jordan Center this weekend. Although Cael Sanderson’s squad is heading into the tournament relying on youth, the Nittany Lions will have a good chance to qualify a wrestler in every weight class for the upcoming NCAA Championships to be held March 18-20 in St. Louis. Here’s how the Nittany Lion grapplers could fare heading into the weekend: At 125 pounds, true freshman Robert Howard has a shot at being a br...

What to watch for as Rutgers wrestling opens Big Ten Championships, including Dylan Shawver’s lineup debut Updated Mar 06, 2021; UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dylan Shawver is jumping right into the fire, but Rutgers believes he is ready. The freshman 125-pounder will make his debut in the Scarlet Knights’ lineup at the Big Ten Championships on Saturday. Shawver, a three-time Ohio state medalist, wrestled only two extra bouts earlier this year but knocked off the struggling Nicolas Aguilar in a ...

Rutgers wrestling’s John Poznanski, Sebastian Rivera roll into Big Ten semifinals, 7 Scarlet Knights still in contention Updated Mar 06, 2021; Facebook Share A lot more, too. Rutgers’ freshman 184-pounder avenged his only loss of the season, pinning Minnesota’s Owen Webster after a reversal to advance to the semifinal round of the Big Ten Championships on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center. Poznanski also clinched an automatic qualifier spot for the NCAA Championships on March 18-20 in ...

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Running outdoors when the temperature was below zero wasn’t optimal, but it was the only way Iowa wrestlers could stay in shape during their 10-day pause because of positive COVID-19 tests in the program.

Rutgers' Sebastian Rivera has a chance to join an elite group at the Big Ten Championships.

Iowa City Press-Citizen-USA TODAY NETWORK 3/2: The Big Ten official pre-seeds were released after this article was published. For this weight, in order, they are: Eierman (IA), Lee (PSU), Rivera (RU), Red (NE), Duncan (ILL), Polanco (MN), D’Emilio (OSU), Mattin (MI), Filius (PU), Rooks (IU), Bertoni (MD), Santos (MSU), Valdiviez (NW), Dentino (UW) The Big Ten will send its champion along with the next seven wrestlers at 141 pounds into the NCAAs, and others will have a shot at one of six rema...

Northwestern-Minnesota, Illinois-Nebraska highlight eventful weekend

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has announced the pre-allocations and first coaches ranking for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The weight class conference champion in each qualifying tournament will earn an automatic qualifier to the national championships. Each conference was awarded additional pre-allocations based on the five-year average (2016-20) of pre-allocations earned by the conference in each weight class. In recent years, pre-allocations have been determined by a form...

Do you like bonus points? Then Iowas dual meets against Purdue and Ohio State were right up your alley on Sunday. 15 of the 20 dual meet matches ended in bonus points. There were eight pins, four in each dual. There were also five technical falls and two major decisions. There was no shortage of points on the scoreboard on Sunday. The good news is that Iowa was the one dishing out lopsided losses most of the time; they recorded six pins (two each by Jaydin Eierman and Tony Cassioppi, plus one...