Wrestling Big Ten Tournament Preview
by psuwresfan on Mar 5, 2010 4:02 PM EST
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PrintBig Ten Brackets are out they can be found here. My predictions are below. Wrestling starts tomorrow at 11 am finishing up on Sunday with the finals at 2 pm. The finals will air live on the Big Ten Network. Unfortunately there's no tv or internet streaming for the rest of the tournament. If the Big Ten already has a crew there for the finals you would think it would make sense to at least put up the rest of the wrestling online. But that's an argument for another day.
1st: Angel Escobedo Ind
2nd: Matt McDonough Iowa
3rd: Brad Pataky Penn State
4th: Zach Sanders Minnesota
5th: Nikko Triggas Ohio State
6th: John Deneen Illinois
I give the edge to Pataky over Sanders since Sanders has wrestled 1 match in the past month. The top two should be well ahead of everyone else.
133: 5 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Jayson Ness Minnesota
2nd: Franklin Gomez Michigan State
3rd: Daniel Dennis Iowa
4th: Eric Metzler Northwestern
5th: Tyler Graff Wisconsin
6th: Zac Stevens Michigan
I was tempted to put Gomez in the number 1 spot he seems to always come up big in the post season so it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he wins this weight class.
141: 5 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Reece Humphrey Ohio State
2nd: Montell Marion Iowa
3rd: Mike Thorn Minnesota
4th: Ryan Prater Illinois
5th: Adam Lynch Penn State
6th: Juan Archuleta Purdue
It's Reece Humphrey then everyone else he should win easily. Lynch has a Big Match against Prater in the 2nd round I'm giving Prater the edge this time around.
149: 8 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Brent Metcalf Iowa
2nd: Lance Palmer Ohio State
3rd: Kyle Ruschell Wisconsin
4th: Frank Molinaro Penn State
5th: Andrew Nadhir Northwestern
6th: Mario Mason Minnesota
7th: David Cheza Michigan State
8th: Nick Bertucci Purdue
Metcalf wins again easily I think Molinaro falls short in the consi finals this time around against Ruschell.
157: 4 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Dustin Schlatter Minnesota
2nd: Cyler Sanderson Penn State
3rd: Kurt Kinser Indiana
4th: Jake Kerr Iowa
5th: Colton Salazar Purdue
6th: Sean Nemec Ohio State
I'm not sure what's going on with this weight the brackets have Colton Salazar the #1 seed and wrestling unseeded Dustin Schlatter. I don't think Sanderson will have any trouble getting past Kinser in the semis but will again lose to Schlatter. The fact that Kerr's the 4th seed should tell you how weak this weight is.
165: 5 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Andrew Howe Wisconsin
2nd: Ryan Morningstar Iowa
3rd: Dan Vallimont Penn State
4th: Colt Sponsellor Ohio State
5th: Paul Young Indiana
6th: Cody Yohn Minnesota
Vallimont has an extremely tough match against Young in the first round. He's had trouble with him in the past, it's essentially a must win for Dan. You don't want to drop into the consi's early in any weight but especially not this one which is extremely deep. I think the bottom bracket is a tad easier than the top but I wouldn't be surprised to see Morningstar get tripped up somewhere along the way.
174: 6 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Jay Borschel Iowa
2nd: Scott Glasser Minnesota
3rd: Luke Manuel Purdue
4th: Jordan Blaton Illinois
5th: Dave Rella Ohio State
6th: Ian Hinton Michigan State
I think Borschel will win this weight easily, although a potential semifinal bout with Blanton could be interesting.
184: 5 Qualify for Nationals
1st: John Dergo Illinois
2nd: Phil Keddy Iowa
3rd: Mike Pucillo Ohio State
4th: Dave Erwin Penn State
5th: Travis Rutt Wisconsin
6th: Nick Corpe Purdue
Erwin seems to always struggle at Big Tens I see him losing in the semis to Keddy and the consi final to Pucillo. But I also think with a good tournament he could easily win this thing. This weight is wide open any of the guys listed here could win it with a good weekend.
197: 7 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Anthony Biondo Mich
2nd Chad Beatty Iowa
3rd: Trevor Brandvold Wisc
4th: Patrick Bond Illinois
5th: Matt Powless Ind
6th: Sonny Yohn Minnesota
7th: Logan Brown Purdue
8th: Cody Magrum Ohio State
This one is a little out there I just don't know what Beatty will be like having hardly wrestled all year. I'm also not sure how this weight got 7 guys into the NCAAs.
Hwt: 5 Qualify for Nationals
1st: Dan Erekson Iowa
2nd: Nate Everhart Indiana
3rd: Ben Berhow Minnesota
4th: Cameron Wade Penn State
5th: Eric Bugenhagen Wisconsin
6th: Alan O'Donnell Mich State
I'm still not sure how Everhart is seeded or ranked as high as he's been this year. This is a guy who was absolutely dreadful the past couple of years. Erekson should be the best heavyweight of the weak group if he's healthy. Wade gets though but he needs to focus on winning his first bout. I think Berhow beats him again for the 2nd time in two weeks.
I think Penn State got some good spots for a few guys. Molinaro has to be a little disappointed getting Metcalf in the semis.
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Apparently Schlatter has been scratched from Big10's
He was injured in practice.
He should be ready to go for nationals. Minny is optimistic he will get one of the wild cards in. The question now is what seed will he get,. Obviously he would have been seeded very high if he won (as expected), but now you have a guy who didn’t wrestle in the conference tourney and has only 15 matches this season.
Thanks for the heads up
I assumed something was up but I couldn’t find any news when I posted this story. In that case you can bump everyone up one at 157. I’m guessing Schlatter is still entered I think he has to at least start 1 bout to be qualified for NCAAs so he’ll likely injury default his first match.
2 interesting posts
Great story on Lynch here: http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnewssports/2010/03/penn_state_wrestler_adam_lynch.html
Also, behind-the-scenes seeding shenanigans explained here: http://www.uwbadgers.com/blog/2010/03/a-very-interesting-coaches-meeting.html
Lynch got screwed 2x in the seedings: first for being seeded #4 behind Marion (whom he beat). Second for having to wrestle an extra match — he got a first-round match, and his Round 2 opponent (#5 seed Prater) received a bye. (The #6 and #7 seeds also got byes instead of Lynch. That’s pretty chicken-bleep seeding.)
Good to see Sanderson fight to get Lynch re-seeded #3, albeit in vain.
I’m rooting for Lynch above all others. He’s clearly the most improved wrestler and the one who best personifies the work ethic and mental toughness Sanderson is trying to establish. Wrestlers who don’t reach states in HS simply do not make NCAAs. Lynch will if he finishes 5th or better — and, unlike Schlatter, can’t rely on an at-large bid and doesn’t have the conference doing him any favors.
Seedings
Seedings are pretty tough. I think Lynch below Marion is questionable but I think Lynch’s overall record is questionable and really hurt him, getting pinned in his final Big Ten match didn’t help. It’s always important to go out on a high note since that’s what coaches remember.
I also think unless the brackets changed the final seeding they came up with is very strange at 157. I’m not sure how Salazaar ended up the #1 seed.
Thanks for the links they were a great read especially the wisconsin one. I have feeling listen to Cael’s interviews this week. That he went back and told his guys what he’s been saying all along bottom line is you have to go out and win. If you win your matches seedings don’t matter.
Should be a good day of wrestling.
Tournament update
This tournament has been crazy already and wrestling still doesn’t start for another 10 minutes.
Dustin Schlatter will inj default his first bout so he can get a wild card for NCAAs. Tough break for Minnesota and Schlatter, but it’s a big boost to Sanderson who now has a great chance to win the Big Ten.
Ryan Prater of Illinois didn’t make weight at 141. The Big Ten loses an automatic qualifier at 141 so only 4 will go which will make things tougher for Lynch. However Lynch’s terrible seed just became a huge plus because the brackets don’t change so if he wins his first match he’ll get a bye into the semifinals.
Thanks
I’m listening to the gopsusports radio broadcast so I’ll try to post updates after every bout.
Pearsall just lost Penn State’s first bout of the tournament 4 2 against Eric Metzler good effort it seemed from Pearsall.
Lynch leading 7 0 in the first period.
Lynch wins
Adam Lynch won 17 3 because of Prater not making weight he gets a bye into the semifinals. He’s now just one win away from NCAAs. He needs either a win in the semis or a win in the consi semis.
Kinser loses
Kinser of Indiana who I’ve though was over rated all year lost his first round bout at 157. That makes things even easier for Cyler Sanderson as the 3rd seed is now out of his way.
Ortega loses Erwin Wins
Justin Ortega lost his 1st round bout to Ian Hinton 6 1. Penn State’s guys are wrestling tough although Ortega gave his pretty standard no offense performance.
Dave Erwin beat Aaron Jones of Northwestern 9 7. Rough win for Erwin got off to a hot start and then cooled off a late in the match. Erwin was up 8 2 at one point in the bout. Erwin normally has struggled in his Big Ten tournament appearances so it’s good for him to get that first win under his belt. Hopefully things will go better from here out.
Penn State just has Clay Steadman left in the first round. Quarterfinals will begin shortly.
Steadman loses
Steadman lost 7 1 in his first bout. So everything went about as expected for Penn State in the first round. Now big upsets for or against.
Pataky is on the mat now in his first quarterfinal and is already leading 2 0 after a quick takedown just a few seconds into the bout.
Pataky wins
Pataky wins 7 4 he’ll wrestle top seed Angel Escobedo in his next bout tonight in the semifinals. It will be a tall order to say the least. However, Pataky did beat Escobedo in the dual at Indiana last year.
Molinaro wins
Frank Molinaro wins 9 6. It was a bit of a struggle but he finished with a strong 3rd period getting a quick takedown and then riding for most of the period. Brent Metcalf is up next for Molinaro in tonights semifinal round.
Sanderson wins
Sanderson wins 9 7 that bout was scary at times. Cyler gave up back to back reversals at the end of the 2nd period and beginning of the 3rd. But he’ll win and move.
Vallimont is wrestling now and is currently leading 4 2 against Paul Young. Erwin will be up shortly.
Vallimont wins
Vallimont wins 8 2 solid start to his Big Ten tournament. Penn State is 5 – 0 so far in the quarterfinals. Erwin will be up in a few minutes followed by Cameron Wade.
Erwin wins
Dave Erwin wins 10 – 4, only one wrestler left for Penn State in this round. Again this wasn’t a surprise as they were favored in every bout but this has been a great round for Penn State so far. They’re currently in the top three in team scores, although they’ll likely drop like a rock in the next round where they have 3 guys going up against number 1 seeds and will only be favored in 3 bouts. And in two of those bouts they are very barely the favorite so it will be a make or break round.
Wade Wins 1 - 0
Wade hangs on to win 1 0 perfect round for penn state in terms of results. Wade beat Morisson easily earlier this year so that result is a little disappointing. As expected Iowa is running away with the team title they have yet to lose a bout in the tourney so far.
Wrestling resumes at 6 pm tonight with semifinals and the first and second round of consolations.
Final Results
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-wrestl/auto_pdf/wrm-big-ten-brackets-2010.pdf
125: Pataky 4th, lost to Sanders MN 13-11 SV
141: Lynch 6th, lost to Schmidt WI by TF, did not qualify for NCAAs
149: Molinaro 4th, pinned by Ruschell WI 4:27
157: Sanderson 1st, beat Salazar Purdue 8-4
165: Vallimont 3rd, forfeit over Morningstar IA
184: Erwin 4th, lost to Pucillo OSU 4-1
285: Wade 5th, pinned Apland MI 1:13
Also very notable: the unbeatable Metcalf got creamed by OSU’s Palmer 9-3.
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