Northwestern University Athletics
#B1GCats Ready for B1G Weekend at Ohio State
3/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
| Big Ten Wrestling Championships |
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| Date | Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8 |
| Location | St. John Arena | Columbus, Ohio |
| The Schedule | Session I • Saturday 9 a.m. Session II • Saturday 5 p.m. Session III • Sunday 12 p.m. Session IV • Sunday 2 p.m. |
| Championship Home | OhioStateBuckeyes.com |
| Ticket Info | OhioStateBuckeyes.com |
| Live Stats | TrackWrestling |
| Live Video | BTDN & BTN |
| Social Media | @NU_Wrestle  | Facebook |
2015 Big Ten Championships Home
Northwestern Big Ten Championships Notes
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern wrestlers will look to capitalize on their seasons at the 2015 Big Ten Championships hosted by Ohio State University at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The championships mark the beginning of the postseason for the Wildcats. Competition begins on Saturday, March 7 and runs through Sunday, March 8.
Northwestern will look to qualify each of its nine competitors for the 2015 NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., beginning Thursday, March 19.
Fans unable to make it to Ohio State this weekend can watch the `Cats from the comfort of their homes. Fans can watch all of the matches either on the Big Ten Digital Network or on the Big Ten Network. Ohio State's Championship Central has all of the streaming information, and the finals can be seen live on the Big Ten Network at 2 p.m. CT Sunday.
The complete schedule for the 2015 Big Ten Championships is as follows:
Saturday, March 7
8 a.m. - St. John Arena opens
9 a.m. - Session I
5 p.m. - Session II
Sunday, March 8
11 a.m. - St. John Arena opens
12 p.m. - Session III
2 p.m. - Session IV (Finals)
*All times Central
All nine Northwestern wrestlers competing in Columbus this weekend received pre-seeds at their respective weight classes. 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.).
Last season, Tsirtsis became the second consecutive Wildcat to win a Big Ten title, bringing home the conference crown at 149 lbs. with a 6-2 decision over top-seeded Jake Sueflohn of Nebraska. Four other Wildcats joined Tsirtsis on the podium in 2014. Harger (165) and Polizzi (197) placed fourth, McMullan was fifth at 285 and Malone finished eighth at 133 lbs.
Tsirtsis will look to become the seventh Northwestern wrestler all-time to win multiple Big Ten titles.
Northwestern has qualified no fewer than five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships over the last four seasons. Harger and McMullan will look to qualify for the fourth time in their respective careers.
For more information on Northwestern at the Big Ten Championships, visit the championships notes page.
