The 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships began Saturday morning in Nebraska as Penn State started its quest to win the conference title. The Nittany Lions had all 10 wrestlers set to participate with all 10 having a chance to win their way to the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Scroll below to see how the action unfolded.
Cassioppi a TD in extra time, posts the 6-4 (sv) win…
Greg heads into consos alive for third starting tomorrow
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Max Dean rolls into the B1G finals! Dean the 5-2 win with 1:23 RT! #PSUwr
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Brooks the 7-2 win with 3:06 RT! AB into the finals
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Starocci wins by medical forfeit over Kemerer, making 3 Nittany Lions in the finals with 3 left to go
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 6, 2022
Lewan a quick TD, Berge drops 3-1 (sv) match, still alive for third, starting tomorrow
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Lee down to start third, quick reversal to a 16-1 TF at the 5:06 mark! Lee into the finals tomorrow! #PSUwr
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RBY rolls to a 4-0 win with 1:09 RT! Roman in the B1G finals tomorrow! #PSUwr
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Van Brill beats Bartlett 2-1
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 6, 2022
Edsell drops 3-2 decision, ends his tournament at 1-2 #PSUwr
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Bartlett collects a fall in 3:40 to move on
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 6, 2022
Hildebrandt Note: Drew drops into the 9/10 bracket, as the highest seed in the 6-man mini-bracket, he gets a bye…he will wrestle tomorrow morning and a win pushes him into the bout for 9th and clinches a trip to Detroit…
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Hildebrandt falls 6-3 to McKee, will wrestle in a mini bracket for 9th place
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Kerkvliet wins 7-1 to complete this session for PSU. Nittany Lions have 7 semifinalists tonight
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Dean is into the semifinals with a 6-2 win over Bulsak
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Aaron Brooks pins Maryland’s Kyle Cochran (1:40) to advance to the semis at 184.
— Elton Hayes (@EHDC12) March 5, 2022
Starocci a fall in 2:17 moves into the SFs
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Edsell drops an 8-2 decision to Marinelli, into consos tonight #PSUwr
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Down goes No. 2!!! Brady Berge, tops Kaleb Young, 5-3
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Bartlett falls 11-4 and drops into consolations; Berge up 3-1 after 2
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Lee up 14-0 after 2, collects reversal 4 seconds into 3rd for 16-0 tech fall in 4:06
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
RBY the late TD for an 11-3 major with 2:56 RT! Roman into semis! #PSUwr
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Down goes PSU’s first wrestler, DeAugustino with a TD quick in SV, tops Hildebrandt 5-3
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Man! Kerkvliet didn’t mess around, he racked up 14-0 lead, then pinned Schrader in 2:13
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Creighton Edsell scrambles to a fast takedown in extra time for the 3-1 (sv) win! Edsell into the quarters! #PSUwr
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Berge looks good, wins 10-2, takes on Iowa’s Kaleb Young, the No. 2, in the QFs
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Bartlett is a tentative 3-2 winner, but Blockhus may have a TD for the win, being reviewed
— Nate Cobler (@byncobler) March 5, 2022
Beau Bartlett and No.30 Michael Blockhus of Minnesota in the hole mat 3, our first bout of the day coming soon! #PSUwr
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