Big 10 Wrestling Championships - Session 1

[JonZ]

Nolf will wrestle his first match today and the second. After that it will be a coach's decision if he continues or forfeits.

125 Carson Kuhn vs Tomasello (OSU)
Period 1: Kuhn down 2-10
Period 2: Kuhn down 3-15
Period 3: Kuhn loses 6-21

133 Corey Keener with a bye

141 Nick Lee vs Van Brill (Rutgres)
Period 1: Lee up 6-2
Period 2: Lee up 9-2
Period 3: Lee with a 12-2 MAJOR

149 Zain Retherford with a bye

157 Jason Nolf vs Tucker (MSU)
Period 1: Nolf FALL 2:34

165 Vicenzo Joseph vs Sepke (Northwestern)
Period 1: Joseph up 6-2
Period 2: Joseph FALL in 3:39

174 Mark Hall vs Ritchie (MSU)
Period 1: Hall up 6-1
Period 2: Hall up 6-1
Period 3: Hall FALL in 5:33

184 Bo Nickal with a bye

197 Shakur Rasheed vs Kleimola (Indiana)
Period 1: Rasheed tied 4-4
Period 2: Rasheed up 7-4
Period 3: Rasheed wins 8-4

285 Nick Nevills vs Rachal (Illinois)
Period 1: Nevills tied 0-0
Period 2: Nevills up 6-1
Period 3: Nevills with an 11-3 MAJOR

133 Corey Keener vs McKee (Illinois)
Period 1: Keener down 1-2
Period 2: Keener down 4-8
Period 3: Keener loses 4-9

141 Nick Lee vs Weaver (Indiana)
Period 1: Lee up 4-1
Period 2: Lee up 10-2
Period 3: Lee with a 12-3 MAJOR

149 Zain Retherford vs Bleise (Minn)
Period 1: Retherford up 6-0
Period 2: Retherford up 9-0
Period 3: Retherford with a 14-1 MAJOR

157 Jason Nolf vs Short (Minn)
Period 1: Nolf tied 0-0
Period 2: Nolf up 9-2
Period 3:Nolf with a 15-2 MAJOR

165 Vicenzo Joseph vs Wanzak (Minn)
Period 1: Joseph up 13-7
Period 2: Joseph up 15-9
Period 3: Joseph with an 18-10 MAJOR

174 Mark Hall vs Christensen (Wisc)
Period 1: Hall FALL in :47

184 Bo Nickal vs Krone (Minn)
Period 1: Nickal with a FALL in 1:25

197 Shakur Rasheed vs Chakonis (Northwestern)
Period 1: Rasheed up 4-1
Period 2: Rasheed up 7-1
Period 3: Rasheed wins 11-8

285 Nick Nevills vs Jennings (Northwestern)
Period 1: Nevills up 4-0
Period 2: Nevills up 4-0
Period 3: Nevills wins 5-0

Team scores after Quarterfinals

Ohio State 85.5
PennState 80
Michigan 64
Iowa 39

125 Carson Kuhn vs Maginnis (Nebraska)
Period 1: Kuhn up 4-0
Period 2: Kuhn up 6-1
Period 3: Kuhn with a 12-3 MAJOR

Semifinals are tonight and OSU has 9 wrestlers in and PennState 8. There are only 2 head to head, 285 Snyder vs Nevills and 149 Retherford vs Hayes. There will also be wrestlebacks for the other 2 PennState wrestlers. Will Nolf wrestle tonight??? I will be back at 6:00PM.

 

[ChiTownLion]

TV?

 

[royboy]

TV?

Not till the final session
Sunday 3:00 PM on BTN

 

[Limestone_Lion]

TV?

Believe it is only on BTNplus. which stinks

 

[itsofficial101]

Looks like lots of bonus points so far.

 

[mcruny42]

Micah v Berger could be a good one

 

[BobPSU92]

Micah v Berger could be a good one

Parsons wrestles, too? The kid really is an amazing athlete.

 

[royboy]

Parsons wrestles, too? The kid really is an amazing athlete.

Actually, he did wrestle when he was younger and was very good.

 

[BobPSU92]

Actually, he did wrestle when he was younger and was very good.

Figures.

What is Cael waiting for?!

 

[mcruny42]

Wanzek is tough, Cenzo escapes a couple throws, looked pretty good most of the match.

 

[Norm Petersin]

Thanks Jon

 

[royboy]

At the end of session 1, Ohio State leads 85.5 to 81.5 with 9 in the semis and PSU has 8

good start for both teams; they'll fight it out for the championship

 

[fairgambit]

At the end of session 1, Ohio State leads 85.5 to 81.5 with 9 in the semis and PSU has 8

good start for both teams; they'll fight it out for the championship

And it appears we will also battle them for the national championship. Nolf's health going forward will be the difference.

 

[Erial_Lion]

Can anyone comment on where we are right now vs. expectations? Seems like the only guy for us not wrestling to seed was Kuhn winning a match (as the 14th seed). Was Nolf winning twice pretty much a lock even with the injury? And did we pick up pretty much what we'd expect with bonus points? Thanks.

 

[royboy]

Can anyone comment on where we are right now vs. expectations? Seems like the only guy for us not wrestling to seed was Kuhn winning a match (as the 14th seed). Was Nolf winning twice pretty much a lock even with the injury? And did we pick up pretty much what we'd expect with bonus points? Thanks.

pretty good overall IMO

just to nitpick:
Zain got a major decision when he normally gets a tech fall or fall
Cenzo Joseph was sloppy and got turned to his back, got a decision and no bonus
Shakur Rasheed won twice, but no bonus (looks like opponents are very wary of his cradle moves)

other
Nolf did very well; I don't know if the coaches will have him continue or hold him out
Mark Hall and Bo were dominant
Lee at 141 is doing well for his 1st go-around
PSU still has 5 national champs who will be in the Semis

 

[androcles]

Figures.

What is Cael waiting for?!