University of Minnesota Athletics
BRACKETS RELEASED FOR 2001 BIG TEN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
3/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
The pre-tournament seedings for Maroon and Gold grapplers held in the final seeding meeting. First-round match-ups for Minnesota wrestlers follow below.
Competition begins Saturday, March 3 and concludes Sunday, March 4 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill.
125 No. 2 seed Leroy Vega vs. Josh Moore (Penn State) 133 No. 3 seed Brett Lawrence - bye to quarterfinals Will face No. 6 seed Kevin Black (Wisconsin) in the quarterfinals. 141 No. 2 seed Chad Erikson - bye to quarterfinals Will face the winner of the No. 7 seed Coyte Cooper (Indiana) vs. Eric Narkiewicz (Penn State) match. 149 No. 2 seed Jared Lawrence - bye to quarterfinals Will face No. 7 seed Gabe Cook (Indiana) in the quarterfinals. 157 No. 2 seed Luke Becker - bye to quarterfinals Will face No. 7 seed Pat Owen (Michigan) in the quarterfinals. 165 No. 3 seed Brad Pike< /a> - bye to quarterfinals Will face No. 6 seed Ben Shirk (Iowa) in the quarterfinals. 174 No. 4 seed Jacob Volkmann - bye to quarterfinals Will face the winner of the No. 5 seed Ben King (Illinois) vs. Nate Mesyn (Michigan State) match. 184 No. 3 seed Damion Hahn - bye to quarterfinal Will face the winner of the No. 6 seed Jessman Smith (Iowa) vs. Jared Williams (Purdue) match. 197 No. 1 seed Owen Elzen vs. Ryan Fulsaas (Iowa) Hwt No. 2 seed Garrett Lowney - by to quarterfinals Will face No. 7 seed Bob Jones (Penn State) in the quarterfinals. Check back for Golden Gopher match results from Saturday and Sunday's action following the sessions.
