Saturday, March 5
Lincoln, NE
All Day
Northwestern
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Big Ten Championships
Deakin Wins Third Big Ten Title, Nine 'Cats Secure NCAA Qualifiers
3/6/2022 7:39:00 PM | Wrestling
LINCOLN, Neb. – Northwestern's Ryan Deakin became just the third wrestler in program history to win three individual Big Ten titles, headlining a banner weekend at the Big Ten Championships for Northwestern wrestling.
Deakin was one of six Wildcat wrestlers to earn a Top-5 podium finish at the Big Ten Championships, propelling the Wildcats to a 90.5 team score and a fifth place finish in the nation's premiere wrestling conference. The fifth place finish marks the Wildcats' highest finish at the conference championships since 2006.
In total, nine Northwestern wrestlers earned automatic qualifiers at the 2022 NCAA Championships, taking place March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
With a 7-2 decision over No. 3 seed Will Lewan (Michigan) to secure the title at 157 lbs, Deakin joins Wesley Brown (1931-33) and Jake Herbert (2006-07, 09) as the only Northwestern wrestlers to win three Big Ten Championships. He also becomes just the second Big Ten Wrestler ever, and first in 65 years, to be a three-time Big Ten champion in the 157 lb weight class also Mike Rodriguez (Michigan, 1955-57).
Both Michael DeAugustino and Troy Fisher locked up fourth place finishes at 125 lbs and 174 lbs, respectively. It marks DeAugustino's third Top-5 finish at the Big Ten Championships in as many appearances, while Fisher earns a spot on the podium for the first time while securing his first-ever berth at the NCAA Championships.
With wins in their respective fifth-place matches, Lucas Davison, Chris Cannon, David Ferrante all secured Top-5 podium spots during Sunday's final fourth session. Cannon and Ferrante won via medical forfeits by their opponents en route to each securing their second-straight NCAA apperance, while Davison defeated Illinois' Luke Luffman by a 3-1 decision to lock up his third career Top-5 finish at Big Tens and his first in the heavyweight division.
In addition, Frankie Tal-Shahar earned a spot on the podium with a seventh place finish at his first-ever Big Ten Championships. With an NCAA automatic qualifier spot on the line, Tal-Shahar defeated Purdue's Parker Filius by an 11-6 decision in the seventh place match to lock up his ticket to Detroit. Both Andrew Davison and Jack Jessen also locked up automatic qualifier bids at 197 and 184 lbs, respectively.
After a pair of narrow losses in the 149 lb bracket this weekend, reigning All-American Yahya Thomas is a near lock to secure an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships and give Northwestern a perfect 10-for-10 mark of NCAA qualifiers. The NCAA selection committee will announce at-large selections on Tuesday, March 8.
Full brackets for the 2022 NCAA Championships will be announced on Wednesday, March 9 at 5 pm CT.
Full results from this weekend can be found below:
125 - Michael DeAugustino placed 4th and scored 11.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Justin Cardani (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won in sudden victory over Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) (SV-1 5-3)
Semifinal - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Semi - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
133 - Chris Cannon placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by decision over Dominick Serrano (Nebraska) (Dec 7-3)
Quarterfinal - Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by decision over Joe Olivieri (Rutgers) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by major decision over Jake Gliva (Minnesota) (MD 9-0)
Cons. Semi - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over RayVon Foley (Michigan State) (M. For.)
141 - Frankie Tal Shahar placed 7th and scored 5.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 4-3)
7th Place Match - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Parker Filius (Purdue) (Dec 11-6)
149 - Yahya Thomas DNP and scored 2.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) won by major decision over Michael North (Maryland) (MD 14-6)
Quarterfinal - Max Murin (Iowa) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Kanen Storr (Michigan) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 8-7)
157 – Ryan Deakin placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by fall over Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) (Fall 4:14)
Semifinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by decision over Peyton Robb (Nebraska) (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by decision over Will Lewan (Michigan) (Dec 7-2)
165 – David Ferrante placed 5th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by injury default over Dan Braunagel (Illinois)
Quarterfinal - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (TF-1.5 7:00 (18-3))
Cons. Round 2 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by decision over Andrew Clark (Rutgers) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 3 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by major decision over Cael Carlson (Minnesota) (MD 12-2)
Cons. Semi - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 17-3 won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 10-11 (Dec 11-5)
5th Place Match - David Ferrante (Northwestern) 10-11 won by medical forfeit over Clayton Wilson (Nebraska) (M. For.)
174 – Troy Fisher placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 13-8 won by decision over DJ Shannon (Illinois) 7-8 (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Logan Massa (Michigan) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 13-8 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Connor ONeill (Rutgers) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) (M. For.)
3rd Place Match - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by medical forfeit over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (M. For.)
184 – Jack Jessen placed 11th and scored 0.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 18-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round - Jack Jessen (Northwestern) won by fall over Donnell Washington (Indiana) (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 10-1)
11th place match - Jack Jessen (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin) (M. For.)
197 - Andrew Davison placed 9th and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Jaron Smith (Maryland) (Dec 5-0)
9th Place Match - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) (M. For.)
285 - Lucas Davison placed 5th and scored 12.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Boone McDermott (Rutgers) (TF-1.5 5:27 (16-0))
Quarterfinal - Mason Parris (Michigan) won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Michael Woulfe (Purdue) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by fall over Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) (Fall 0:46)
Cons. Semi - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Luke Luffman (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
Deakin was one of six Wildcat wrestlers to earn a Top-5 podium finish at the Big Ten Championships, propelling the Wildcats to a 90.5 team score and a fifth place finish in the nation's premiere wrestling conference. The fifth place finish marks the Wildcats' highest finish at the conference championships since 2006.
In total, nine Northwestern wrestlers earned automatic qualifiers at the 2022 NCAA Championships, taking place March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan.
With a 7-2 decision over No. 3 seed Will Lewan (Michigan) to secure the title at 157 lbs, Deakin joins Wesley Brown (1931-33) and Jake Herbert (2006-07, 09) as the only Northwestern wrestlers to win three Big Ten Championships. He also becomes just the second Big Ten Wrestler ever, and first in 65 years, to be a three-time Big Ten champion in the 157 lb weight class also Mike Rodriguez (Michigan, 1955-57).
Reigning champ @RyanDeakinn captures the B1G title at 157 lbs for the 3rd-straight year. ??@NUWrestle x #B1GWrestle pic.twitter.com/X3u8cHNm8n
— Northwestern On BTN (@NUOnBTN) March 6, 2022
Both Michael DeAugustino and Troy Fisher locked up fourth place finishes at 125 lbs and 174 lbs, respectively. It marks DeAugustino's third Top-5 finish at the Big Ten Championships in as many appearances, while Fisher earns a spot on the podium for the first time while securing his first-ever berth at the NCAA Championships.
With wins in their respective fifth-place matches, Lucas Davison, Chris Cannon, David Ferrante all secured Top-5 podium spots during Sunday's final fourth session. Cannon and Ferrante won via medical forfeits by their opponents en route to each securing their second-straight NCAA apperance, while Davison defeated Illinois' Luke Luffman by a 3-1 decision to lock up his third career Top-5 finish at Big Tens and his first in the heavyweight division.
In addition, Frankie Tal-Shahar earned a spot on the podium with a seventh place finish at his first-ever Big Ten Championships. With an NCAA automatic qualifier spot on the line, Tal-Shahar defeated Purdue's Parker Filius by an 11-6 decision in the seventh place match to lock up his ticket to Detroit. Both Andrew Davison and Jack Jessen also locked up automatic qualifier bids at 197 and 184 lbs, respectively.
After a pair of narrow losses in the 149 lb bracket this weekend, reigning All-American Yahya Thomas is a near lock to secure an at-large bid for the NCAA Championships and give Northwestern a perfect 10-for-10 mark of NCAA qualifiers. The NCAA selection committee will announce at-large selections on Tuesday, March 8.
Full brackets for the 2022 NCAA Championships will be announced on Wednesday, March 9 at 5 pm CT.
Full results from this weekend can be found below:
125 - Michael DeAugustino placed 4th and scored 11.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Justin Cardani (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
Quarterfinal - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won in sudden victory over Drew Hildebrandt (Penn State) (SV-1 5-3)
Semifinal - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Semi - Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) won by decision over Malik Heinselman (Ohio State) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match - Patrick McKee (Minnesota) won by decision over Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern) (Dec 3-1)
133 - Chris Cannon placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by decision over Dominick Serrano (Nebraska) (Dec 7-3)
Quarterfinal - Austin DeSanto (Iowa) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by decision over Joe Olivieri (Rutgers) (Dec 4-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by major decision over Jake Gliva (Minnesota) (MD 9-0)
Cons. Semi - Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) won by decision over Chris Cannon (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
5th Place Match - Chris Cannon (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over RayVon Foley (Michigan State) (M. For.)
141 - Frankie Tal Shahar placed 7th and scored 5.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Dylan D`Emilio (Ohio State) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 7-1)
Cons. Round 1 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) (Dec 5-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Stevan Micic (Michigan) won by decision over Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) (Dec 4-3)
7th Place Match - Frankie Tal-Shahar (Northwestern) won by decision over Parker Filius (Purdue) (Dec 11-6)
149 - Yahya Thomas DNP and scored 2.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) won by major decision over Michael North (Maryland) (MD 14-6)
Quarterfinal - Max Murin (Iowa) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Round 2 - Kanen Storr (Michigan) won by decision over Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) (Dec 8-7)
157 – Ryan Deakin placed 1st and scored 21.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) received a bye
Quarterfinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by fall over Bryce Hepner (Ohio State) (Fall 4:14)
Semifinal - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by decision over Peyton Robb (Nebraska) (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match - Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) won by decision over Will Lewan (Michigan) (Dec 7-2)
165 – David Ferrante placed 5th and scored 14.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by injury default over Dan Braunagel (Illinois)
Quarterfinal - Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) won by tech fall over David Ferrante (Northwestern) (TF-1.5 7:00 (18-3))
Cons. Round 2 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by decision over Andrew Clark (Rutgers) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 3 - David Ferrante (Northwestern) won by major decision over Cael Carlson (Minnesota) (MD 12-2)
Cons. Semi - Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) 17-3 won by decision over David Ferrante (Northwestern) 10-11 (Dec 11-5)
5th Place Match - David Ferrante (Northwestern) 10-11 won by medical forfeit over Clayton Wilson (Nebraska) (M. For.)
174 – Troy Fisher placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 13-8 won by decision over DJ Shannon (Illinois) 7-8 (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal - Logan Massa (Michigan) won by decision over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 13-8 (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 2 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Gerrit Nijenhuis (Purdue) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by decision over Connor ONeill (Rutgers) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi - Troy Fisher (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Michael Kemerer (Iowa) (M. For.)
3rd Place Match - Ethan Smith (Ohio State) won by medical forfeit over Troy Fisher (Northwestern) (M. For.)
184 – Jack Jessen placed 11th and scored 0.0 team points
Champ. Round 1 - Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 18-5)
Cons. Round 1 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round - Jack Jessen (Northwestern) won by fall over Donnell Washington (Indiana) (Fall 1:53)
Cons. Round - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) won by major decision over Jack Jessen (Northwestern) (MD 10-1)
11th place match - Jack Jessen (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Christopher Weiler (Wisconsin) (M. For.)
197 - Andrew Davison placed 9th and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Greg Bulsak (Rutgers) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round 2 - Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) won by decision over Andrew Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) received a bye
Cons. Round - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Jaron Smith (Maryland) (Dec 5-0)
9th Place Match - Andrew Davison (Northwestern) won by medical forfeit over Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) (M. For.)
285 - Lucas Davison placed 5th and scored 12.5 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by tech fall over Boone McDermott (Rutgers) (TF-1.5 5:27 (16-0))
Quarterfinal - Mason Parris (Michigan) won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 7-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Michael Woulfe (Purdue) (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by fall over Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) (Fall 0:46)
Cons. Semi - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) won by decision over Lucas Davison (Northwestern) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match - Lucas Davison (Northwestern) won by decision over Luke Luffman (Illinois) (Dec 3-1)
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