University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA WRESTLER ELZEN IS BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS NO. 1 PRESEED
2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The final seedings and brackets will be determined Friday, March 2 at the championship site, Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Competition at the 2001 Big Ten Championships begins Saturday, March 3 at 10 a.m. The top-ranked Golden Gophers look to unseat perennial conference powerhouse Iowa and capture the program's second Big Ten title since 1999.
Following are the Golden Gopher and top-ranked pre-tournament seedings for the Big Ten Championships.
125 - 1. Jody Strittmatter - Iowa, 2. Leroy Vega - Minnesota 133 - 1. Eric Juergens - Iowa, 3. Brett Lawrence - Minnesota 141 - 1. Doug Schwab - Iowa, 2. Chad Erikson - Minnesota 149 - 1. Adam Tirapelle - Illinois, 2. Jared Lawrence - Minnesota 157 - 1. T.J. Williams - Iowa, 2. Luke Becker - Minnesota 165 - 1. Don Pritzlaff - Wisconsin, 3. Brad Pike - Minnesota 174 - 1. Erick Olson - Michigan, 4. Jacob Volkmann - Minnesota 184 - 1. Nate Patrick - Illinois, 3. Damion Hahn - Minnesota 197 - 1. Owen Elzen - Minnesota HWT - 1. Tommy Rowlands - Ohio State, 2. Garrett Lowney - Minnesota
