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EAST LANSING, Michigan — Brackets have been released for the 2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in East Lansing, Michigan. The two-day tournament begins Saturday at 9 a.m. CT.
Eight Hawkeyes are seeded and all 10 wrestlers learned their draw at Friday afternoon’s coaches meeting.
Big Ten coaches voted Friday to seed Michael Kemerer at the top spot at 157. Penn State’s Jason Nolf is the No. 2 seed at 157.
Three Hawkeyes are seeded No. 2 — Spencer Lee (125), Brandon Sorensen (149), and Alex Marinelli (165). Other seeded Hawkeyes include Joey Gunther (No. 7 at 174), Cash Wilcke (No. 3 at 197), and Sam Stoll (No. 4 at 285). Paul Glynn (133), Vince Turk (141), and Mitch Bowman (184) enter the tournament unseeded.
For more information on the 2018 Big Ten Wrestling Championships visit msuspartans.com.
FIRST ROUND/QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS
125 – #2 Spencer Lee (IA) winner of Elijah Oiver (IND)/Rayvon Foley (MSU)
133 – Paul Glynn (IA) vs. #7 Dylan Duncan (ILL)
141 – Vince Turk (IA) vs. #8 Eli Stickley (WIS)
149 – #2 Brandon Sorensen (IA) vs. winner of Cole Martin (WIS)/Alfred Bannister (MD)
157 – #1 Michael Kemerer (IA) vs. Jake Danishek (IND)
165 – #2 Alex Marinelli (IA) vs winner of Logan Massa (MICH)/Jacob Morrisey (PUR)
174 – #7 Joey Gunther (IA) vs. Beau Breske (NEB)
184 – Mitch Bowman (IA) vs. #3 Domenic Abounader (MICH)
197 – #3 Cash Wilcke (IA) vs. Andre Lee (ILL)
285 – #4 Sam Stoll (IA) vs. Razhonn Gross (RUT)
