2:08 pm EST: Thanks for joining us for Session 1 at the 2009 Big Ten Championships! RevWrestling.com will be providing a session recap and audio interviews after tonight's semifinal action. Session 2 begins at 6 p.m. EST.
2:04 pm EST: Iowa leads the team race with 81 points and nine wrestlers in the semifinals. Illinois is in second with 53.5 points. Wisconsin (47), Penn State (38), and Ohio State (37) round out the top five.
2:00 pm EST: Tonight's semifinal matches are as follows:
125:
No. 1 Brandon Precin (Northwestern) vs. No. 4 Brad Pataky (Penn State)
No. 2 Charlie Falck (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Angel Escobedo (Indiana)
133:
No. 1 Daniel Dennis (Iowa) vs. No. 5 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State)
No. 2 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) vs. No. 6 Jake Strayer (Penn State)
141:
No. 1 Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin) vs. No. 5 J Jaggers (Ohio State)
No. 2 Kellen Russell (Michigan) vs. No. 3 Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa)
149:
No. 1 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Kyle Ruschell (Wisconsin)
No. 2 Bubba Jenkins (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Andrew Nadhir (Northwestern)
157:
No. 1 Mike Poeta (Illinois) vs. No. 4 Tyler Saftratowich (Minnesota)
No. 2 Jason Welch (Northwestern) vs. No. 3 Kurt Kinser (Indiana)
165:
No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) vs. No. 5 Luke Manuel (Purdue)
No. 2 Colt Sponseller (Ohio State) vs. No. 3 Ryan Morningstar (Iowa)
174:
No. 1 Steve Luke (Michigan) vs. No. 5 John Dergo (Illinois)
No. 2 Jay Borschell (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Quentin Wright (Penn State)
184:
No. 1 Jake Herbert (Northwestern) vs. No. 4 Jordan Blanton (Illinois)
No. 2 Mike Pucillo (Ohio State) vs. No. 3 Phil Keddy (Iowa)
197:
No. 1 Dallas Herbst (Wisconsin) vs. No. 5 Patrick Bond (Illinois)
No. 2 Tyrel Todd (Michigan) vs. No. 3 Chad Beatty (Iowa)
285:
No. 1 Daniel Erekson (Iowa) vs. No. 4 John Wise (Illinois)
No. 2 Ben Berhow (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Kyle Massey (Wisconsin)
1:54 pm EST: In the final match of Session 1, Minnesota's No. 2-seeded Ben Berhow looked solid in a 10-3 victory over seventh-seeded Eddie Phillips of Michigan at heavyweight.
1:52 pm EST: It was a workman-like victory for Wisconsin's third-seeded Kyle Massey, who defeated sixth-seeded Corey Morrison, 6-0, at heavyweight.
1:46 pm EST: No. 2-seeded Tyrel Todd of Michigan, wrestling with a wrapped leg, showed no signs having an injured knee when he pinned seventh-seeded Logan Brown of Purdue.
1:44 pm EST: Iowa's third-seeded Chad Beatty looked good in his 11-5 victory over sixth-seeded Matt Powless of Indiana at 197 pounds.
1:42 pm EST: No. 1-seeded Dallas Herbst of Wisconsin was up only 1-0 with just under a minute to go in his match against Northwestern's John Schoen, but scored a takedown with 48 seconds left to go up 3-0, which is how the match finished
1:40 pm EST: Patrick Bond of Illinois scored a takedown at the end of the secord period against Minnesota's Gordon Bierschenk to go up 3-0. But Bierschenk appeared to tweak his knee and was forced to take an injury timeout. Bond won 5-2.
1:32 pm EST: Michigan's sixth-seeded Anthony Biondo was game against Iowa's third-seeded Phil Keddy at 184 pounds, but couldn't score the upset, losing 6-3.
1:29 pm EST: Mike Puicillo of Ohio State looked like a man on a mission when he cradled and pinned Nick Palmieri of Michigan State at 184 pounds.
1:23 pm EST: At 184 pounds, No. 1-seeded Jake Herbert of Northwestern wasted little time in pinning Eric Cameron of Indiana.
1:20 pm EST: Indiana's Trevor Perry scored a controversial takedown on the edge of the mat with 18 seconds left in the match to go ahead of Quentin Wright of Penn State by a score of 4-2. But the resilient Wright never gave up, picking up an escape,and scoring the winning takedown as time expiried. The Bryce Jordan Center crowd goes crazy as Wright advances to the semifinals.
1:18 pm EST: No. 1-seeded Steve Luke of Michigan converted several leg attacks into takedowns to defeat Michigan State's Ian Hinton by a score of 12-4, at 174 pounds.
1:12 pm EST: Iowa's Ryan Morningstar, seeded No. 3, held on to win by a score of 3-2 over Penn State's sixth-seeded Dan Vallimont. The Penn State faithful was calling for a stalling call to no avail. Iowa coach Tom Brands barked at the Penn State worker who didn't throw the towel immediately as time expired.
1:08 pm EST: Wisconsin's top-seeded Andrew Howe, bounced back from a sluggish first-round match to score a 7-2 victory over No. 8-seeded Rex Kendle of Michigan State at 165 pounds.
1:02 pm EST: Great match between No. 3-seeded Lance Palmer of Ohio State and No. 6-seeded Andrew Nadhir of Northwestern at 149 pounds. The match was 7-7 after regulation. Palmer was in on a deep shot in overtime, but couldn't finish. In double overtime, Nadhir rode out Palmer, then scored a reversal and won 9-8. Palmer nearly scored the winning takedown as time expired, but wasn't awarded the points. A frustrated Palmer, a returning All-American, shoved Nadhir after time expired. No. 2-seeded Bubba Jenkins of Penn State won 7-3 over No. 7-seeded Nick Walpole of Indiana.
12:52 pm EST: No. 1-seeded Mike Poeta of Illinois scored early and often and dominated Wisconsin's Ben Jordan, 20-4, at 157 pounds.
12:48 pm EST: It was a wild match at 149 pounds between No. 4-seeded Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin and No. 5-seeded Jake Patacsil of Purdue. Ruschell led 2-0 after one period. But Patascil, who is a monster on top, scored nearfall points twice in the second period to grab the lead. Ruschell scored a reveral at the end of the second period to go back on top by a score of 6-5. Patacsil scored a takedown to go back on top, before Ruschell scored a reversal and put Patacsil on his back to win 11-7. No. 1-seeded Brent Metcalf of Iowa picked up a first period pin over Eric Terrazas of Illinois.
12:40 pm EST: The quarterfinal round goes from bad to very bad for Minnesota as No. 4-seeded Mike Thorn of Minnesota get dominated by No. 5-seeded J Jaggers of Ohio State, 12-3, at 141 pounds. Jaggers, the defending NCAA champion, put Thorn on his back early and cruised to the victory.
12:35 pm EST: No. 2-seeded Franklin Gomez of Michigan State defeated Zach Stevens of Michigan at 133 pounds. Gomez will now face Strayer in the semifinals.
12:33 pm EST: No. 6-seeded Jake Strayer of Penn State picked up a huge victory, 3-2, over No. 3-seeded Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois at 133 pounds. Strayer scored a crucial go-ahead takedown at the end of the second period and rode Kennedy hard in the third period. It appeared the Kennedy might get the winning reversal with seconds left, but the referee didn't award the points. The Illinois coaches were livid.
12:28 pm EST: Not a good quarterfinal round so far for Minnesota. No. 4-seeded Jayson Ness lost 11-4 to Ohio State's fifth-seeded Reece Humphrey at 133 pounds. Humphrey jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead, putting Ness to his back, and cruised to the victory.
12:20 pm EST: Brad Pataky of Penn State, seeded No. 4, edged No. 5-seeded Zach Sanders, 8-5, at 125 pounds. Sanders mounted a comeback after falling behind early, but it was too little too late. It was the rubber match between the two wrestlers. Sanders pined Pataky at the National Duals, but Pataky won the second meeting by a score of 14-7.
12:17 pm EST: Northwestern's No. 1-seeded Brandon Precin handled Michigan's State's Eric Olanowski, 11-0, at 125 pounds.
12:13 pm EST: At 125 pounds, defending NCAA champion Angel Escobedo of Indiana, seeded No. 3, manhandled Purdue's Matt Fields, winning 16-3, in the first quarterfinal result.
12:06 pm EST: Iowa's top-seeded Daniel Erekson pinned Alan O'Donnell of Michigan State at heavyweight. Erekson was winning 4-2 at the time of the pin.
12:03 pm EST: John Wise of Illinois, seeded No. 4, pinned Cameron Wade of Penn State with three seconds left in the match. Wise was winning at the time of the pin.
12:00 pm EST: At 184 pounds, Minnesota's Sonny Yohn scored a 7-3 upset over No. 5-seeded AJ Kissel of Purdue.
11:57 am EST: Iowa's third-seeded Phil Keddy dominated Jack Decker of Penn State, 19-5, at 184 pounds.
11:51 am EST: At 174 pounds, Iowa's Jay Borschel, seeded No. 2, defeated Wisconsin's Travis Rutt by a score of 6-1, while No. 8-seeded Ian Hinton of Michigan State defeated Matt Everson of Minnesota, 6-3.
11:46 am EST: At 174 pounds, No. 3-seeded Quentin Wright got the Penn State State faithful on its feet when he used a spladle to pin Nicholoas Corpe of Purdue.
11:41 am EST: At 165 pounds, No. 6-seeded Dan Vallimont of Penn State won 7-2 over Dominic Marella of Northwestern. No. 7-seeded Paul Young of Indiana shut out Justin Zeerip of Michigan, 3-0.
11:38 am EST: Colton Salazar of Purdue avenged a loss to Jason Johnstone, winning 12-10 at 157 pounds. Johnstone, who is seeded No. 5, won their February 8 meeting by a score of 13-3.
11:36 am EST: Northwestern's Jason Welch, seeded No. 2, topped Tim Darling of Penn State, 7-2, at 157 pounds.
11:30 am EST: At 165 pounds, Wisconsin's top-seeded Andrew Howe survived a scare at 165 pounds, winning 4-3 over Minnesota's Scott Glasser. Howe tied the match at 3-3 with a takedown with just over a minute to go. He added a riding-time point, which proved to be the difference.
11:21 am EST: At 141 pounds, in a battle of New Jersey natives, Michigan's Kellen Russell cruised to a 10-2 victory over Penn State's Frank Molinaro.
11:20 am EST: In double overtime at 141 pounds, No. 6-seeded Keith Sulzer of Northwestern picked up three nearfall points, and added an escape point, to win 10-6 over Juan Archuleta of Purdue.
11:20 am EST: No. 4-seeded Kyle Ruschell of Wisconsin wasted little time in pinning Minnesota Joe Grygelko at 149 pounds.
11:15 am EST: Iowa's No. 1-seeded Brent Metcalf overwhelmed Michigan State's David Cheza, pinning him in the first period at 149 pounds.
11:10 am EST: Both Franklin Gomez of Michigan State and Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois picked up pins at 133 pounds. Gomez pinned Matt Ortega of Indiana, while Kennedy pinned Tom Kelliher of Wisconsin.
11:08 am EST: At 125 pounds, Minnesota's Zach Sanders, seeded No. 5, won 11-5 over Wisconsin's Drew Hammen, while Purdue's Matt Fields upset No. 6-seeded Nikko Triggas of Ohio State, 8-3.
11:07 am EST: At 133 pounds, No. 5-seeded Reece Humphrey of Ohio State picked a pin over Eric Metzler of Northwestern.
11:05 am EST: Eric Olanowski of Michigan State pulled a mild upset when at 125 when he pinned No. 8-seeded BJ Futrell of Illinois in the third period. Olanowski was leading 5-2 at the time of the pin.
11:00 am EST: We are underway at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University. Thanks for joining us!
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