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    Pre-seeds announced for Big Tens

    PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2012 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 3-4 on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Six schools boast at least one top seeded wrestler, with Minnesota and Penn State leading the way with three each. Illinois, Ohio State and Penn State will bring a seeded wrestler in each of the 10 weight classes, while Iowa and Minnesota each have seeded wrestlers in nine classes.

    The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference's coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in seven weight classes, along with all 12 schools' starters in three weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving nine or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes. Each team enters the championships with a seeded wrestler in the 149-, 174- and 285-pound weight classes.

    The top-ranked Golden Gophers hold three No. 1 seeds, with 184-pounder Kevin Steinhaus, 197-pounder Sonny Yohn and heavyweight Tony Nelson earning top billing in their weight classes. The No. 2 Nittany Lions also claim three top seeds, with Frank Molinaro taking the top spot at 149, David Taylor earning the top seed at 165 and Ed Ruth doing the same at 174.

    Rounding out the group of No. 1 seeds are Iowa's Matt McDonough (125), Ohio State's Logan Stieber (133), Michigan's Kellen Russell (141) and Northwestern's Jason Welch (157). Five of this year's top seeds look to defend Big Ten titles from last season, as McDonough (125), Russell (141), Molinaro (149), Taylor (157) and Ruth (174) each took home crowns in 2011.

    For more information on the 2012 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page on Purdue's web site here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.

    Tickets for this weekend's championships are still available at the Purdue Athletics Ticket Office and can be purchased at 1-800-49SPORT or online here: ow.ly/9fb40. For more information on the championships, including ticket prices or parking and lodging information, visit the official Big Ten Championships Website: http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/big-ten-2011-championships.html

    125:
    1. Matt McDonough, IOWA
    2. Zach Sanders, MINN
    3. Nico Megaludis, PSU
    4. Jesse Delgado, ILL
    5. Levi Mele, NU
    6. Johnni DiJulius, OSU
    7. Camden Eppert, PUR
    8. Brenan Lyon, MSU

    133:
    1. Logan Stieber, OSU
    2. Tony Ramos, IOWA
    3. B.J. Futrell, ILL
    4. Chris Dardanes, MINN
    5. Cashé Quiroga, PUR
    6. Zac Stevens, MICH
    7. Ridge Kiley, NEB
    8. Frank Martelotti, PSU

    141:
    1. Kellen Russell, MICH
    2. Hunter Stieber, OSU
    3. Montell Marion, IOWA
    4. Nick Dardanes, MINN
    5. Jake Sueflohn, NEB
    6. Daryl Thomas, ILL
    7. Matt Ortega, IND
    8. Bryan Pearsall, PSU

    149:
    1. Frank Molinaro, PSU
    2. Eric Grajales, MICH
    3. Dylan Ness, MINN
    4. Ivan Lopouchanski, PUR
    5. Cam Tessari, OSU
    6. Taylor Walsh, IND
    7. Eric Terrazas, ILL
    8. Kaleb Friedley, NU
    9. Dan Osterman, MSU
    10. Mike Kelly, IOWA
    11. Skylar Galloway, NEB
    12. Frank Baer, WIS

    157:
    1. Jason Welch, NU
    2. Dylan Alton, PSU
    3. James Green, NEB
    4. Anthony Jones, MSU
    5. Josh Demas, OSU
    6. Derek St. John, IOWA
    7. Tommy Churchard, PUR
    8. Jackson Morse, ILL

    165:
    1. David Taylor, PSU
    2. Mike Evans, IOWA
    3. Robert Kokesh, NEB
    4. Ben Jordan, WIS
    5. Conrad Polz, ILL
    6. Dan Yates, MICH
    7. Cody Yohn, MINN
    8. Derek Garcia, OSU

    174:
    1. Ed Ruth, PSU
    2. Logan Storley, MINN
    3. Ethen Lofthouse, IOWA
    4. Justin Zeerip, MICH
    5. Nick Heflin, OSU
    6. Curran Jacobs, MSU
    7. Tyler Koehn, NEB
    8. Jordan Blanton, ILL
    9. Lee Munster, NU
    10. Ryan LeBlanc, IND
    11. Drake Stein, PUR
    12. Frank Cousins, WIS

    184:
    1. Kevin Steinhaus, MINN
    2. Quentin Wright, PSU
    3. Josh Ihnen, NEB
    4. Grant Gambrall, IOWA
    5. C.J. Magrum, OSU
    6. Braden Atwood, PUR
    7. Tony Dallago, ILL
    8. Ian Hinton, MSU

    197:
    1. Sonny Yohn, MINN
    2. Matt Powless, IND
    3. Morgan McIntosh, PSU
    4. Max Huntley, MICH
    5. Mario Gonzalez, ILL
    6. Andrew Campolattano, OSU
    7. James Nakashima, NEB
    8. A.J. Kissel, PUR

    285:
    1. Tony Nelson, MINN
    2. Cameron Wade, PSU
    3. Ben Apland, MICH
    4. Tucker Lane, NEB
    5. Mike McMullan, NU
    6. Bobby Telford, IOWA
    7. Adam Chalfant, IND
    8. Roger Vukobratovich, PUR
    9. Peter Capone, OSU
    10. Steve Andrus, MSU
    11. Pat Walker, ILL
    12. Cole Tobin, WIS
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