Northwestern University Athletics
Big Ten Announces Pre-Seeds for Conference Championships
3/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference released the preliminary seeds for the 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Monday, which are set for March 7-8 at St. John Arena on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
All nine Northwestern wrestlers competing in this year's conference championships are pre-seeded. Jason Tsirtsis (30-1) is the highest seeded Wildcat at No. 2 at 149 lbs. Mike McMullan (23-2) is seeded third at 285, and Pierce Harger (25-4) is No. 4 at 165.
The rest of the Wildcats include: Garrison White (No. 7 at 125 lbs.), Dominick Malone (No. 11 at 133 lbs.), Jameson Oster (No. 7 at 141 lbs.), Ben Sullivan (No. 13 at 157 lbs.), Mitch Sliga (No. 12 at 184 lbs.) and Alex Polizzi (No. 7 at 197 lbs.).
The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference's coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in two weight classes, along with all 14 starters in eight weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving eight or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes.
For more information on the 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page on Ohio State's website HERE. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.
125 lbs.
1. Thomas Gilman (Iowa)
2. Jesse Delgado (Illinois)
3. Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State)
4. Tim Lambert (Nebraska)
5. Jordan Conaway (Penn State)
6. Conor Youtsey (Michigan)
T-7. Garrison White (Northwestern)
T-7. Luke Welch (Purdue)
133 lbs.
1. Chris Dardanes (Minnesota)
2. Ryan Taylor (Wisconsin)
3. Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State)
4. Johnni DiJulius (Ohio State)
5. Cory Clark (Iowa)
6. Zane Richards (Illinois)
7. Danny Sabatello (Purdue)
8. Rossi Bruno (Michigan)
9. Eric Montoya (Nebraska)
10. Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers)
T-11. Geoff Alexander (Maryland)
T-11.Dominick Malone (Northwestern)
13. Garth Yenter (Michigan State)
14. Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana)
141 lbs.
1. Logan Stieber (Ohio State)
2. Nick Dardanes (Minnesota)
3. Anthony Abidin (Nebraska)
4. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois)
5. Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers)
6. Josh Dziewa (Iowa)
7. Jameson Oster (Northwestern)
8. Nick Lawrence (Purdue)
9. Kade Moss (Penn State)
10. George Fisher (Michigan)
11. Javier Gasca III (Michigan State)
12. Shyhiem Brown (Maryland)
13. Jessie Thielke (Wisconsin)
14. Sean Brown (Indiana)
149 lbs.
1. Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
2. Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern)
T-3. Hunter Stieber (Ohio State)
T-3. Ken Theobold (Rutgers)
5. Alec Pantaleo (Michigan)
6. Zack Beitz (Penn State)
7. Justin Arthur (Nebraska)
8. Rylan Lubeck (Wisconsin)
157 lbs.
1. Isaiah Martinez (Illinois)
2. Dylan Ness (Minnesota)
3. James Green (Nebraska)
4. Brian Murphy (Michigan)
5. Doug Welch (Purdue)
6. Josh Demas (Ohio State)
T-7. Mike Kelly (Iowa)
T-7. Anthony Perrotti (Rutgers)
9. Luke Frey (Penn State)
10. Louis Mascola (Maryland)
11. Luke Blanton (Indiana)
12. TJ Ruschell (Wisconsin)
13. Ben Sullivan (Northwestern)
14. Travis Curley (Michigan State)
165 lbs.
1. Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
2. Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin)
3. Taylor Walsh (Indiana)
4. Pierce Harger (Northwestern)
5. Jackson Morse (Illinois)
6. Garett Hammond (Penn State)
7. Nick Moore (Iowa)
8. Nick Wanzek (Minnesota)
9. Austin Wilson (Nebraska)
10. Pat Robinson (Purdue)
11. Nick Visicaro (Rutgers)
12. Garrett Sutton (Michigan)
13. Roger Wildmo (Michigan State)
14. Justin Alexander (Maryland)
174 lbs.
1. Robert Kokesh (Nebraska)
2. Matt Brown (Penn State)
3. Mike Evans (Iowa)
4. Logan Storley (Minnesota)
5. Zach Brunson (Illinois)
6. Mark Martin (Ohio State)
7. Chad Welch (Purdue)
8. Frank Cousins (Wisconsin)
9. Taylor Massa (Michigan)
10. Nathan Jackson (Indiana)
T-11. Josh Snook (Maryland)
T-11. Phil Bakuckas (Rutgers)
13. Nick Proctor (Michigan State)
184 lbs.
1. Sam Brooks (Iowa)
2. Dom Abounader (Michigan)
3. Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin)
4. Brett Pfarr (Minnesota)
5. Kenny Courts (Ohio State)
6. TJ Dudley (Nebraska)
T-7. Nikko Reyes (Illinois)
T-7. Matt McCutcheon (Penn State)
9. John Rizqallah (Michigan State)
10. Patrick Kissel (Purdue)
11. Anthony Pafumi (Rutgers)
12. Mitch Sliga (Northwestern)
13. Matt Irick (Indiana)
14. Tony Gardner (Maryland)
197 lbs.
1. Kyle Snyder (Ohio State)
2. Morgan McIntosh (Penn State)
3. Scott Schiller (Minnesota)
4. Nathan Burak (Iowa)
5. Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska)
6. Max Huntley (Michigan)
7. Alex Polizzi (Northwestern)
8. Timmy McCall (Wisconsin)
9. Braden Atwood (Purdue)
10. Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State)
11. Jeff Koepke (Illinois)
12. Hayden Hrymack (Rutgers)
13. Rob Fitzgerald (Maryland)
14. Luke Sheridan (Indiana)
285 lbs.
1. Connor Medbery (Wisconsin)
2. Adam Coon (Michigan)
3. Mike McMullan (Northwestern)
4. Bobby Telford (Iowa)
5. Jimmy Lawson (Penn State)
6. Michael Kroells (Minnesota)
7. Spencer Myers (Maryland)
8. Billy Smith (Rutgers)
9. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State)
T-10. Brooks Black (Illinois)
T-10. Collin Jensen (Nebraska)
12. Chris Nash (Michigan State)
13. Garret Goldman (Indiana)
14. Gelen Robinson (Purdue)
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