University of Minnesota Athletics
Big Ten Announces Wrestling Championship Seeds
3/4/2013 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 4, 2013
The Big Ten Conference has announced the preliminary seeds for the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championship Tournament, which is set to take place this weekend, March 9-10, and will be held at Assembly Hall on the campus of the University of Illinois. Minnesota is one of only four schools to boast a seeded wrestler in each of the 10 weight classes.
Logan Storley and Tony Nelson have each received the top spot at the 174 lbs. and heavyweight classes, respectively, after posting perfect dual records during the regular season. Three others, Nick Dardanes (141 lbs.), Dylan Ness (149 lbs.), Kevin Steinhaus (184 lbs.) and Scott Schiller (197 lbs.), were tabbed as the No. 2 pre-seed. Both David Thorn (125 lbs.) and Chris Dardanes (133 lbs.) were picked at No. 7. Cody Yohn was given the No. 5 seed at 165 lbs., while Danny Zilverberg is the No. 8 seed in the 157 lbs. division.
The pre-seeds are decided based on a vote by the conference coaches. Five weight classes feature the top eight of the league's top wrestlers, while the remaining five feature 11 or 12 due to the conference receiving more than eight NCAA qualifier allocations in each of those classes.
For more information on the 2013 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page on Illinois' web site. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.
2013 Big Ten Championships Pre-Seeds
125 lbs.
- Matt McDonough, IOWA
- Nico Megaludis, PSU
- Jesse Delgado, ILL
- Sean Boyle, MICH
- Nikko Triggas, OSU
- Camden Eppert, PUR
- David Thorn, MINN
- Dom Malone, NU
133 lbs.
- Logan Stieber, OSU
- Tony Ramos, IOWA
- Tyler Graff, WIS
- Jordan Conaway, PSU
- Daryl Thomas, ILL
- Cashe Quiroga, PUR
- Chris Dardanes, MINN
- Shawn Nagel, NEB
141 lbs.
- Hunter Stieber, OSU
- Nick Dardanes, MINN
- Mark Ballweg, IOWA
- Bryan Pearsall, PSU
- Brandon Nelsen, PUR
- Ridge Kiley, NEB
- Pat Greco, NU
- Camryn Jackson, MICH
149 lbs.
- Eric Grajales, MICH
- Dylan Ness, MINN
- Ivan Lopouchanski, PUR
- Jake Sueflohn, NEB
- Cam Tessari, OSU
- Andrew Alton, PSU
- Caleb Ervin, ILL
- Dan Osterman, MSU
- Josh Dziewa, Iowa
- Dylan Marriott, NU
- Preston Keiffer, IND
157 lbs.
- Derek St. John, IOWA
- Jason Welch, NU
- Dylan Alton, PSU
- James Green, NEB
- Taylor Walsh, IND
- Josh Demas, OSU
- Ryan Watts, MSU
- Danny Zilverberg, MINN
165 lbs.
- David Taylor, PSU
- Conrad Polz, ILL
- Taylor Massa, MICH
- Nick Moore, IOWA
- Cody Yohn, MINN
- Pierce Harger, NU
- Ryan LeBlanc, IND
- Austin Wilson, NEB
- Mark Martin, OSU
- Pat Robinson, PUR
- Frank Cousins, WIS
- Nick Proctor, MSU
174 lbs.
- Logan Storley, MINN
- Mike Evans, IOWA
- Robert Kokesh, NEB
- Nick Heflin, OSU
- Matt Brown, PSU
- Jordan Blanton, ILL
- Lee Munster, NU
- Dan Yates, MICH
- Scott Liegel, WIS
- Chad Welch, PUR
- Jordan Wohlfert, MSU
- Cheney Dale, IND
184 lbs.
- Ed Ruth, PSU
- Kevin Steinhaus, MINN
- Josh Ihnen, NEB
- John Rizqallah, MSU
- Ethen Lofthouse, IOWA
- Tony Dallago, ILL
- Luke Sheridan, IND
- Cody Magrum, OSU
197 lbs.
- Quentin Wright, PSU
- Scott Schiller, MINN
- Mario Gonzalez, ILL
- Andrew Campolattano, OSU
- Braden Atwood, PUR
- Nathan Burak, IOWA
- Jackson Hein, WIS
- Max Huntley, MICH
- Alex Polizzi, NU
- Luke Jones, MSU
- Caleb Kolb, NEB
285 lbs.
- Tony Nelson, MINN
- Mike McMullan, NU
- Connor Medbery, WIS
- Bobby Telford, IOWA
- Mike McClure, MSU
- Adam Chalfant, IND
- James Lawson, PSU
- Ben Apland, MICH
- Spencer Johnson, NEB
- Nick Tavanello, OSU
- Chris Lopez, ILL
- Alex White, PUR
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