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2024 Big Ten Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Penn State 170.5 2. Michigan 123.5 3. Nebraska 118 4. Iowa 110.5 5. Ohio State 89 6. Rutgers 87.5 7. Minnesota 74 8. Wisconsin 46.5 9. Purdue 41.5 10. Maryland 39 11. Illinois 34 12. Indiana 33 13. Michigan State 23.5 14. Northwestern 14.5 Championship Finals 125 - Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec Patrick McKee (Minnesota) 8-1 133 - Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) tech Dylan Ragusin (Michigan) 23-8 141 - Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec Beau Barlett (Penn State) 4-1 149 - Ridge Lovett (Nebraska) dec Austin Gomez (Michigan) 5-4 157 - Levi Haines (Penn State) dec Will Lewan (Michigan) 4-1SV 165 - Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) dec Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) 13-11 174 - Edmond Ruth (Illinois) MedFFT Shane Griffith (Michigan) 184 - Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) dec Bernie Truax (Penn State) 8-1SV 197 - Aaron Brooks (Penn State) tech Zach Glazier (Iowa) 19-3 285 - Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) dec Nick Feldman (Ohio State) 9-3 Third Place Bouts 125 - Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec Matt Ramos (Purdue) 4-1 133 - Aaron Nagao (Penn State) fall Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska) 1:52 141 - Real Woods (Iowa) dec Sergio Lemley (Michigan) 11-8 149 - Tyler Kasak (Penn State) fall Ethen Miller (Maryland) 2:347 157 - Peyton Robb (Nebraska) MedFFT Jared Franek (Iowa) 165 - Mikey Caliendo (Iowa) dec Cam Amine (Michigan) 8-5SV 174 - Rocco Welsh (Ohio State) dec Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 4-2 184 - Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) dec Jaden Bullock (Michigan) 4-1SV 197 - Silas Allred (Nebraska) dec Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 10-3 285 - Lucas Davison (Michigan) dec Yaraslau Slavikouski (Rutgers) 6-3 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) 9-6SV 133 - Brody Teske (Iowa) dec Braxton Brown (Maryland) 4-1 141 - Brock Hardy (Nebraska) fall Mitch Moore (Rutgers) 2:38 149 - Caleb Rathjen (Iowa) dec Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) 11-5 157 - Brayton Lee (Indiana) dec Joey Blaze (Purdue) 3-2 165 - Antrell Taylor (Nebraska) dec Chris Moore (Illinois) 4-1 174 - Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) dec Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) 4-1SV 184 - Ryder Rogotzke (Ohio State) maj Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 15-3 197 - Garrett Joles (Minnesota) MedFFT Luke Geog (Ohio State) 285 - Bradley Hill (Iowa) dec Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska) 4-1 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) tech Caleb Smith (Nebraska) 17-2 133 - Cayden Rooks (Indiana) dec Dustin Norris (Purdue) 5-1 141 - Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec Danny Pucino (Illinois) 4-1SV 149 - Graham Rooks (Indiana) dec Joe Zargo (Wisconsin) 5-4 157 - Chase Saldate (Michigan State) fall Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) 2:06 165 - Stoney Buell (Purdue) maj Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) 15-7 174 - Max Maylor (Wisconsin) dec Brody Baumann (Purdue) 5-0 184 - Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) dec Shane Liegel (Wisconsin) 8-5 197 - John Poznanski (Rutgers) tech Evan Bates (Northwestern) 15-0 285 - Nick Willham (Indiana) dec Seth Nevills (Maryland) 4-1SV NCAA Qualifiers Illinois - Danny Pucino (141), Chris Moore (165), Edmond Ruth (174) Indiana - Cayden Rooks (133), Danny Fongaro (141), Graham Rooks (149), Brayton Lee (157), Tyler Lillard (165), Nick Willham (285) Iowa - Drake Ayala (125), Brody Teske (133), Real Woods (141), Caleb Rathjen (149), Jared Franek (157), Mikey Caliendo (165), Patrick Kennedy (174), Zach Glazier (197), Bradley Hill (285) Maryland - Braxton Brown (133), Ethen Miller (149), Jaxon Smith (197) Michigan - Michael DeAugustino (125), Dylan Ragusin (133), Sergio Lemley (141), Austin Gomez (149), Will Lewan (157), Cam Amine (165), Shane Griffith (174), Jaden Bullock (184), Lucas Davison (285) Michigan State - Tristan Lujan (125), Jordan Hamdan (141), Chase Saldate (157), Layne Malczewski (184) Minnesota - Patrick McKee (125), Vance Vombaur (141), Drew Roberts (149), Blaine Brenner (165), Andrew Sparks (174), Isaiah Salazar (184), Garrett Joles (197) Nebraska - Caleb Smith (125), Jacob Van Dee (133), Brock Hardy (141), Ridge Lovett (149), Peyton Robb (157), Antrell Taylor (165), Lenny Pinto (184), Silas Allred (197), Nash Hutmacher (285) Northwestern - Trevor Chumbley (157), Maxx Mayfield (165) Ohio State - Jesse Mendez (141), Dylan D’Emilio (149), Isaac Wilcox (157), Rocco Welsh (174), Ryder Rogotzke (184), Luke Geog (197), Nick Feldman (285) Penn State - Braeden Davis (125), Aaron Nagao (133), Beau Bartlett (141), Tyler Kasak (149), Levi Haines (157), Mitchell Mesenbrink (165), Bernie Truax (184), Aaron Brooks (197), Greg Kerkvliet (285) Purdue - Matt Ramos (125), Greyson Clark (141), Joey Blaze (157), Stoney Buell (165), Brody Baumann (174) Rutgers - Dean Peterson (125), Dylan Shawver (133), Mitch Moore (141), Jackson Turley (174), Brian Soldano (184), John Poznanski (197), Yaraslau Slavikouski (285) Wisconsin - Eric Barnett (125), Joe Zargo (149), Dean Hamiti (165), Max Maylor (174), Shane Liegel (184)

We have the finals set for the ACC Championships tonight in Chapel Hill. It has been a busy day with NC State and Virginia Tech fighting for the team title. Going into the placing rounds, the Wolfpack hold a 10 point lead over the Hokies. It’s going to be a fun one to watch tonight as NC State has 8 finalists to 7 for Virginia Tech and they go head-to-head at 5 of those weights. The finals will start at 157 tonight, with 149 being the marquee matchup of the evening. First whistle is at 7:05 pm Eastern on ACC Network. 125: Jakob Camacho NCST v Cooper Flynn VT Camacho took a 5-1 decision in the dual a couple weeks ago, but this is very much a toss-up match. Flynn won 4-2 over Colton Camacho of Pitt in the semifinals while Camacho earned a 3rd period pin over Logan Agin of Duke. 133: Kai Orine NCST v Sam Latona VT This is a rematch of last year’s semi-final where Orine took a 4-3 win; Latona took that win back in the NCAA medal round. This matchup has been back and forth the past two years and is always entertaining. Gonna be a fun one. 141: Ryan Jack NCST v Cole Matthews Pitt Matthews has continued his amazing ACC run with a sudden victory win over Lachlan McNeil. Jack had a decisive win over Tom Crook in the semifinals. They had a high scoring battle in the dual with Matthews getting a 15-10 decision win to give Jack one of his only three losses on the year. 149: Jackson Arrington NCST v Caleb Henson VT The true sophomores will face for the second straight year in the ACC finals. Henson holds a 3-0 series advantage over Arrington though the scores have tightened. Both have been ranked in the top-10 the majority of the season. This will be the final match of the Finals and should be a fun one. 157: Ed Scott NCST v Sonny Santiago UNC Santiago has quietly taken care of business in the ACC this year, topping Ed Scott in their dual match. Scott had a controlling win over Bryce Andonian in the semifinals and will make his second trip to the ACC Finals after winning in 2022. 165: Nick Hamilton UVA v Connor Brady VT Hamilton had one of the bigger upsets on the day to take out Derek Fields in the semifinals. Brady had a decisive win over Holden Heller in the semis to make his first ACC Finals. Both are heading to Kansas City with automatic bids. 174: Justin McCoy UVA v Mekhi Lewis VT Mekhi Lewis will make his 4th appearance in the ACC Finals looking for his 4th title. McCoy was the ACC Champion at 165 last year and will make his second straight finals appearance. Lewis took out Alex Faison in the semis while McCoy had a come from behind win over Tyler Eischens. 184: Dylan Fishback NCST v TJ Stewart VT Another bout showcasing some of the young talent in the ACC. Both finalists are redshirt freshmen and will be meeting for the second time with Stewart earning the win in the dual. Fishback topped Reece Heller in the semifinals while TJ Stewart beat Gavin Kane on a takedown in sudden victory. I hope this is the beginning of another fun rivalry in the ACC. 197: Trent Hidlay NCST v Max Shaw UNC Hidlay continues his BONUS spree through the ACC with a tech fall over Mac Stout in the semifinals. Shaw had a controlling win over Andy Smith, who had a win over him earlier in the season. Hidlay is the prohibitive favorite, coming in at 22-0 on the year with a 87% bonus rate. Shaw has had a good year at 19-4 but it would take one of the biggest upsets in ACC history to finish on top of the podium tonight. 285: Owen Trephan NCST v Hunter Catka VT These two have not met this year and have a history of tight matches, with their last two matches going to sudden victory, so I’m looking forward to it. Trephan made the finals with a win over Dayton Pitzer in the semifinals while Catka beat his younger brother, Ryan, for the second time this year to make the finals. This one could be important for the team race, another thing to keep in mind as you watch the finals tonight.

2024 EIWA Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Cornell 164.5 2. Lehigh 159.5 3. Army West Point 95.5 4. Columbia 90.5 4. Penn 90.5 6. Navy 79.5 7. Bucknell 72 8. Binghamton 68.5 8. Princeton 68.5 10. Harvard 52 11. Brown 35 12. Drexel 28.5 13. American 27 13. Franklin & Marshall 27 15. Long Island 25 16. Hofstra 15 17. Sacred Heart 9.5 Championship Finals 125 - Luke Stanich (Lehigh) dec Brett Ungar (Cornell) 6-0 133 - Ryan Crookham (Lehigh) dec Vito Arujau (Cornell) 10-6 141 - Josh Koderhandt (Navy) maj Dylan Chappell (Bucknell) 12-2 149 - Ethan Fernandez (Cornell) tech Jack Crook (Harvard) 20-5 157 - Meyer Shapiro (Cornell) dec Max Brignola (Lehigh) 6-3 165 - Julian Ramirez (Cornell) dec Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) 5-3 174 - Lennox Wolak (Columbia) dec Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) 5-1 184 - Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) dec Nathan Dugan (Princeton) 8-4 197 - Michael Beard (Lehigh) dec Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) 6-3SV 285 - Nathan Taylor (Lehigh) fall Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) 1:27 Third Place Bouts 125 - Ethan Bergnic (Army West Point) dec Michael Joyce (Brown) 5-3 133 - Braden Basile (Army West Point) dec Kurt Phipps (Bucknell) 9-3 141 - CJ Composto (Penn) dec Malyke Hines (Lehigh) 7-4SV 149 - Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) maj Matthew Williams (Army West Point) 20-9 157 - Lucas Revano (Penn) dec Nate Lukez (Army West Point) 9-6SV 165 - Brevin Cassella (Binghamton) dec Gunner Filipowicz (Army West Point) 4-1SV 174 - Benny Baker (Cornell) dec Phil Conigliaro (Harvard) 4-2 184 - David Key (Navy) InjDef Chris Foca (Cornell) 197 - Louie DePrez (Binghamton) maj Jack Wehmeyer (Columbia) 11-1 285 - Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) dec Matthew Cover (Princeton) 9-2 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Max Gallagher (Penn) MedFFT Diego Sotelo (Harvard) 133 - Max Leete (American) dec Andrew Fallon (Sacred Heart) 2-2RTTB 141 - Tyler Vasquez (Princeton) fall Pat Phillips (Franklin & Marshall) 2:17 149 - Jude Swisher (Penn) fall Dom Findora (Drexel) :55 157 - Blake Saito (Brown) dec Andrew Garr (Columbia) 9-6 165 - Jake Logan (Lehigh) dec Noah Mulvaney (Bucknell) 8-7 174 - Nick Incontrera (Penn) dec Myles Takats (Bucknell) 6-2 184 - James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) dec Jacob Nolan (Binghamton) 10-6 197 - Cole Urbas (Penn) MedFFT Luke Stout (Princeton) 285 - Cory Day (Binghamton) dec Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) 6-0 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Robbie Sagaris (Long Island) MedFFT Jack Maida (American) 133 - Micah Roes (Binghamton) dec Hunter Adrian (Brown) 5-2SV 141 - Kai Owen (Columbia) maj Nate Lucier (Binghamton) 17-4 149 - Eligh Rivera (Princeton) dec Richard Fedalen (Columbia) 14-9 157 - Jurius Clark (Hofstra) dec Rhise Royster (Long Island) 4-3TB 165 - Cody Walsh (Drexel) dec Cael Berg (Harvard) 9-3 174 - Danny Wask (Navy) dec Dimitri Gamkrelidze (Binghamton) 4-2 184 - Anthony D’Alesio (Long Island) dec Max Hale (Penn) 4-2 197 - Logan Deacetis (Bucknell) maj John Crawford (Franklin & Marshall) 12-2 285 - Grady Griess (Navy) MedFFT Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) NCAA Qualifiers American - Max Leete (133) Army West Point - Ethan Berginc (125), Braden Basile (133), Matthew Williams (149), Gunner Filipowicz (165), Ben Pasiuk (174), Lucas Stoddard (285) Binghamton - Brevin Cassella (165), Jacob Nolan (184), Lou DePrez (197), Cory Day (285) Brown - Michael Joyce (125) Bucknell - Kurt Phipps (133), Dylan Chappell (141), Myles Takats (174), Dorian Crosby (285) Columbia - Lennox Wolak (174), Aaron Ayzerov (184), Jack Wehmeyer (197) Cornell - Brett Ungar (125), Vito Arujau (133), Ethan Fernandez (149), Meyer Shapiro (157), Julian Ramirez (165), Benny Baker (174), Chris Foca (184), Jacob Cardenas (197), Lewis Fernandes (285) Franklin & Marshall - James Conway (184) Harvard - Jack Crook (149), Phil Conigliaro (174) Hofstra - Keaton Kluever (285) Lehigh - Luke Stanich (125), Ryan Crookham (133), Malyke Hines (141), Kelvin Griffin (149), Max Brignola (157), Jake Logan (165), Michael Beard (197), Nathan Taylor (285) Long Island - Anthony D’Aleiso (184) Navy - Josh Koderhandt (141), Andrew Cerniglia (165), David Key (184), Grady Griess (285) Penn - Max Gallagher (125), CJ Composto (141), Lucas Revano (157), Nick Incontrera (174), Cole Urbas (197) Princeton - Nathan Dugan (184), Luke Stout (197), Matthew Cover (285)

2024 MAC Championships Final Results Team Scores 1. Central Michigan 131 2. Rider 114.5 3. George Mason 112.5 4. Lock Haven 93 5. Buffalo 85.5 6. Ohio 82 7. Northern Illinois 74.5 8. SIU Edwardsville 69 9. Clarion 68 10. Cleveland State 64.5 11. Kent State 43 12. Edinboro 17 13. Bloomsburg 16.5 Championship Finals 125 - Anthony Noto (Lock Haven) maj Blake West (Northern Illinois) 13-5 133 - Gable Strickland (Lock Haven) dec Richie Koehler (Rider) 4-3 141 - Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) tech Jacob Brya (Northern Illinois) 21-6 149 - Quinn Kinner (Rider) maj Corbyn Munson (Central Michigan) 18-5 157 - Peyten Kellar (Ohio) dec DJ McGee (George Mason) 2-0 165 - Evan Maag (George Mason) fall Garrett Thompson (Ohio) 2:49 174 - Alex Cramer (Central Michigan) tech Michael Wilson (Rider) 16-1 184 - Malachi DuVall (George Mason) dec Cam Pine (Clarion) 7-4 197 - Ben Smith (Cleveland State) dec Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) 8-3 285 - David Szuba (Rider) dec Daniel Bucknavich (Cleveland State) 7-3 Third Place Bouts 125 - Tyler Klinsky (Rider) dec Sean Spidle (Central Michigan) 3-2 133 - Marcel Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec Tommy Maddox (Buffalo) 6-4 141 - Jimmy Nugent (Central Michigan) dec Eric Almarinez (SIU Edwardsville) 6-3 149 - Caleb Tyus (SIU Edwardsville) dec Jaivon Jones (Northern Illinois) 2-1TB 157 - Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) dec Nick Stampoulos (Buffalo) 2-0 165 - Tyler Swiderski (Central Michigan) dec Caden Dobbins (Bloomsburg) 7-2 174 - John Worthing (Clarion) dec Sal Perrine (Ohio) 12-7 184 - Chase Kranitz (Buffalo) dec Colin Fegley (Lock Haven) 7-3 197 - Blake Schaffer (Kent State) dec Cameron Wood (Central Michigan) 6-3 285 - Jordan Greer (Ohio) dec Bryan Caves (Central Michigan) 5-0 Fifth Place Bouts 125 - Davian Guanajuato (SIU Edwardsville) MedFFT Joey Fischer (Clarion) 133 - Mikey Kaminsky (Northern Illinois) dec Pablo Castro (Kent State) 7-2 141 - Dominic Hargrove (George Mason) MedFFT Ryan Sullivan (Clarion) 149 - Kaden Cassidy (George Mason) tech Derek Raike (Ohio) 19-4 157 - Colton Washleski (Rider) dec Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State) 7-4 165 - Tate Geiser (Cleveland State) dec Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) 5-2 174 - Jay Nivison (Buffalo) dec Tyler Stoltzfus (Lock Haven) 7-3 184 - Deron Pulliam (SIU Edwardsville) dec Matt Zuber (Northern Illinois) 4-1SV 197 - Azeem Bell (Rider) dec Tyler Kocak (George Mason) 8-2 285 - Lonnell Owens-Pabon (Buffalo) dec Donovan Sprouse (George Mason) 5-3 Seventh Place Bouts 125 - Ben Aranda (Cleveland State) maj JB Dragovich (George Mason) 8-0 133 - Vince Perez (Central Michigan) dec Brandon Wittenberg (George Mason) 10-7 141 - Caleb Brooks (Buffalo) dec Jacob Brenneman (Edinboro) 11-5 149 - Matthew Ryan (Buffalo) InjDef Kyle Schickel (Clarion) 157 - Munktulga Zuunbayan (Northern Illinois) dec William Morrow (Bloomsburg) 7-3 165 - Hunter Shaut (Buffalo) dec Tommy Bennett (Northern Illinois) 13-8 174 - Dominic Lopez (SIU Edwardsville) dec AJ Burkhart (Kent State) 7-5 184 - Zayne Lehman (Ohio) dec Isaac Dean (Rider) 8-1 197 - Ethan Wiant (Clarion) dec Jack Kilner (Edinboro) 4-1SV 285 - Nicholas Lodato (Edinboro) dec John Meyers (Clarion) 10-5 True Second Place Bouts 174 - Michael Wilson (Rider) maj John Worthing (Clarion) 11-2 197 - Sam Mitchell (Buffalo) dec Blake Schaffer (Kent State) 5-3 NCAA Qualifiers Buffalo - Nick Stampoulos (157), Sam Mitchell (197) Central Michigan - Corbyn Munson (149), Johnny Lovett (157), Alex Cramer (174) Clarion - Cam Pine (184) Cleveland State - Ben Smith (197), Daniel Bucknavich (285) George Mason - DJ McGee (157), Evan Maag (165), Malachi DuVall (184) Lock Haven - Anthony Noto (125), Gable Strickland (133), Wyatt Henson (141) Northern Illinois - Blake West (125) Ohio - Peyten Kellar (157), Jordan Greer (285) Rider - Quinn Kinner (149), Colton Washleski (157), Michael Wilson (174), David Szuba (285) SIU Edwardsville - Caleb Tyus (149)

2024 SoCon Championships Team Scores 1. Appalachian State 114 2. Campbell 97.5 3. Chattanooga 63.5 4. Gardner-Webb 49.5 5. The Citadel 44.5 6. Davidson 23 7. VMI 18 8. Presbyterian 5.5 Championship Finals 125 lbs - Brayden Palmer (Chattanooga) maj Drew West (Gardner-Webb) 14-2 133 lbs - Ethan Oakley (Appalachian State) dec Dom Zaccone (Campbell) 5-4 141 lbs - Isaiah Powe (Chattanooga) dec Todd Carter (Gardner-Webb) 14-8 149 lbs - Cody Bond (Appalachian State) dec Jeff Boyd (The Citadel) 2-0 157 lbs - Tommy Askey (Appalachian State) dec Tanner Peake (Davidson) 9-2 165 lbs - Will Miller (Appalachian State) dec Dom Baker (Campbell) 8-3 174 lbs - Austin Murphy (Campbell) dec Sergio Desiante (Chattanooga) 5-4 184 lbs - Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) dec Caleb Hopkins (Campbell) 5-4 197 lbs - Levi Hopkins (Campbell) dec Patrick Brophy (The Citadel) Fall :30 285 lbs - Taye Ghadiali (Campbell) fall Jacob Sartorio (Appalachian State) 5:40 Third Place Bouts 125 lbs - Anthony Molton (Campbell) dec Chad Bellis (Appalachian State) 14-10 133 lbs - Dyson Dunham (VMI) dec Tyson Lane (Gardner-Webb) 8-5 141 lbs - Jacob Silka (The Citadel) dec Isaac Byers (Appalachian State) 5-2 149 lbs - Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) dec Justin Rivera (Campbell) 8-4 157 lbs - Lincoln Heck (Chattanooga) maj Hayden Watson (The Citadel) 16-8 165 lbs - Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) fall Bryce Sanderlin (Davidson) 2:42 174 lbs - Lucas Uliano (Appalachian State) fall Braxton Lewis (VMI) 5:22 184 lbs - Jha’Quan Anderson (Gardner-Webb) maj Caleb Roe (Presbyterian) 11-0 197 lbs - Carson Floyd (Appalachian State) maj Josh Evans (VMI) 12-2 285 lbs - Ben Stemmet (The Citadel) dec Jake Fernicola (Davidson) 4-1SV True-Second Place Matches 149 lbs - Jeff Boyd (The Citadel) dec Zach Price (Gardner-Webb) 5-2 165 lbs - Dom Baker (Campbell) dec Kamdyn Munro (Chattanooga) 1-0 NCAA Qualifiers Appalachian State - Ethan Oakley (133), Cody Bond (149), Tommy Askey (157), Will Miller (165), Tomas Brooker (184) Campbell: Dom Zaccone (133), Dom Baker (165), Austin Murphy (174), Levi Hopkins (197), Taye Ghadiali (285) Chattanooga - Brayden Palmer (125), Isaiah Powe (141) The Citadel - Jeff Boyd (149) VMI - Dyson Dunham (133)

Day one of the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland is in the books and, as always, it didn’t lack for the excitement. Saturday night’s semifinals featured several electric bouts and produced a number of first-time Big Ten finalists as well as a handful of familiar faces. Here are the top notes and quotes from what was a wild session inside the Xfinity Center on the campus of the University of Maryland. Penn State freshman Braeden Davis has sand. It’s fitting that I use a term that hasn’t been used by anyone other than your grandfather, because the Michigan native is as old school as they come. He’s tough, poised and wildly fundamentally sound for someone with fewer the 20 college matches. Davis stayed poised and took out Michigan sixth-year senior Michael DeAugustino 5-2 in sudden victory two to reach the finals against another vet, Patrick McKee of Minnesota. By the time Davis finishes the tournament, he will have faced four opponents with a combined 23 years of college wrestling experience. Chalk at 133. Who would have guessed it. The second-most volatile bracket in the tournament was a lock for chaos, until it wasn’t. Top-seeded Dylan Ragusin of Michigan showed poise in a 6-3 victory over Penn State’s Aaron Nagao, while second-seeded Dylan Shawver of Rutgers used a late takedown and three nearfall points to take out Iowa’s Brody Teske, 12-6. Will ‘The Thrill’ Lewan does it again. Yet another sixth-year senior, the Illinois native just finds a way to win matches. He’ll return to the Big Ten finals after an appearance in 2022 after knocking off Brayton Lee of Indiana, 4-1 in sudden victory. It ain’t pretty. But it doesn’t have to be. Lewan just knows how to win big matches. “I think a lot of people counted me out and were overlooking me for this tournament,” Lewan said after the match. “But I know the preparation I put in for this. And I know how much I believe in myself and my coaching and my training. So it feels great to get another shot at the Big Ten title. Who blinks first at 165? Dean Hamiti and Mitchell Mesenbrink have seemingly been on a collision course for months. Now it’s going to happen. Both set a wild pace and seemingly come forward every moment they’re on their feet. So, what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? I guess we’l find out. Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuthhhhhh. It’s a familiar frame from Big Ten wrestling fans. But for years, it was a refrain that rung out from the stands for Penn State star Ed Ruth. No longer. Edmond Ruth, the younger brother of the three-time NCAA champion, reached his first Big Ten final for the Illinois Fighting Illini with a 4-1 victory over Andrew Sparks of Minnesota. The younger Ruth has taken a long road to this point, but he says he couldn’t be happier with where he ended up. “Going to a different school was helpful to just, at least, get myself out of my brother’s shadow,” he said after the big win. “Now I’m able to start to make my own mark. It’s hard to live up to someone with that level of fame. But, for me, I just need to get out of my own head and show people what I can do.” The Iowa Hawkeyes have had a Big Ten finalist every year since 1967. That will continue in 2024. But it wasn’t easy; The Hawks went 0-5 in their first five semifinals on Saturday night, losing heartbreakers at 133, 141 and 174 along the way. But unheralded 197-pound redshirt junior Zach Glazier kept the streak alive with a 4-1 sudden victory win over second-seeded Jaxon Smith of Maryland. Glazier, who most didn’t see coming, has been winning big matches for years now. He’s a two-time Minnesota state champion and two-time Fargo All-American. After the semifinal win, he spoke about how those big matches helped prepare him for his latest win. “You’ve got be in moments like this to prepare for future moments like this,” Glazier said. “You’ve got to figure out how to get tough and be ready for moments like that. So that’s big.”