ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, which are set for March 4-5 at Michigan. Six schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Penn State leading the way with four No. 1 seeds. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank 14 starters in all ten weight classes.
The Nittany Lions boast four top-seeded wrestlers, with 133-pounder Roman Bravo-Young, 174-pounder Carter Starocci, 184-pounder Aaron Brooks, and 197-powder Max Dean. Iowa’s Spencer Lee (125) and Real Woods (141), Michigan’s Mason Parris (285), Nebraska’s Peyton Robb (157), Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso (149), and Wisconsin’s Dean Hamiti (165) round out the group of top-ranked grapplers.
This year’s field contains a combined 12 Big Ten individual championships (seven wrestlers) and 10 NCAA individual championships (five wrestlers).
For more information on the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, visit the Big Ten Championships Central page here. The complete list of Big Ten Championships pre-seeds can be found below.
125 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Spencer Lee (IOWA)
- Liam Cronin (NEB)
- Matt Ramos (PUR)
- Eric Barnett (WIS)
- Patrick McKee (MINN)
- Michael DeAugustino (NU)
- Malik Heinselman (OSU)
- Braxton Brown (MD)
- Dean Peterson (RU)
- Jack Medley (MICH)
- Gary Steen (PSU)
- Tristan Lujan (MSU)
- Jacob Moran (IND)
- Maximo Renteria (ILL)
133 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)
- Jesse Mendez (OSU)
- Lucas Byrd (ILL)
- Chris Cannon (NU)
- Dylan Ragusin (MICH)
- Aaron Nagao (MINN)
- Joe Heilmann (RU)
- Brody Teske (IOWA)
- RayVon Foley (MSU)
- Taylor LaMont (WIS)
- Henry Porter (IND)
- Kyle Burwick (NEB)
- Dustin Norris (PUR)
- Jackson Cockrell (MD)
141 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Real Woods (IOWA)
- Beau Bartlett (PSU)
- Brock Hardy (NEB)
- Frankie Tal Shahar (NU)
- Jakob Bergeland (MINN)
- Danny Pucino (ILL)
- Joseph Olivieri (RU)
- Parker Filius (PUR)
- Dylan D’Emilio (OSU)
- Cole Mattin (MICH)
- Joseph Zargo (WIS)
- Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
- Cayden Rooks (IND)
- Kal Miller (MD)
149 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Sammy Sasso (OSU)
- Austin Gomez (WIS)
- Yahya Thomas (NU)
- Max Murin (IOWA)
- Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
- Michael Blockhus (MINN)
- Graham Rooks (IND)
- Ethen Miller (MD)
- Chance Lamer (MICH)
- Tony White (RU)
- Dayne Morton (NEB)
- Jake Harrier (ILL)
- Peyton Omania (MSU)
- Jaden Reynolds (PUR)
157 lbs. (10 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Peyton Robb (NEB)
- Levi Haines (PSU)
- Kendall Coleman (PUR)
- Chase Saldate (MSU)
- Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA)
- Will Lewan (MICH)
- Michael Carr (ILL)
- Trevor Chumbley (NU)
- Garrett Model (WIS)
- Derek Gilcher (IND)
- Brayton Lee (MINN)
- Paddy Gallagher (OSU)
- Andrew Clark (RU)
- Michael North (MD)
165 lbs. (8 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Dean Hamiti (WIS)
- Cameron Amine (MICH)
- Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
- Alex Facundo (PSU)
- Carson Kharchla (OSU)
- Caleb Fish (MSU)
- Maxx Mayfield (NU)
- Danny Braunagel (ILL)
- Andrew Sparks
- Bubba Wilson (NEB)
- Nick South (IND)
- Robert Kanniard (RU)
- Stony Buell (PUR)
- John Martin Best (MD)
174 lbs. (7 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Carter Starocci (PSU)
- Mikey Labriola (NEB)
- Ethan Smith (OSU)
- Bailee O’Reilly (MINN)
- Edmond Ruth (ILL)
- DJ Washington (IND)
- Nelson Brands (IOWA)
- Troy Fisher (NU)
- Max Maylor (MICH)
- Jackson Turley (RU)
- Ceasar Garza (MSU)
- Dominic Solis (MD)
- Josh Otto (WIS)
- Cooper Noehre (PUR)
184 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Aaron Brooks (PSU)
- Kaleb Romero (OSU)
- Isaiah Salazar (MINN)
- Matt Finesilver (MICH)
- Abe Assad (IOWA)
- Layne Malczewski (MSU)
- Lenny Pinto (NEB)
- Brian Soldano (RU)
- Dylan Connell (ILL)
- Tyler Dow (WIS)
- Evan Bates (NU)
- Ben Vanadia (PUR)
- Clayton Fielden (IND)
- Kevin Makosy (MD)
197 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Max Dean (PSU)
- Silas Allred (NEB)
- Zac Braunagel (ILL)
- Cameron Caffey (MSU)
- Jacob Warner (IOWA)
- Jaxon Smith (MD)
- Gavin Hoffman (OSU)
- Braxton Amos (WIS)
- Michial Foy (MINN)
- Nick Willham (IND)
- Billy Janzer (RU)
- Andrew Davison (NU)
- Brendin Yatooma (MICH)
- Hayden Filipovich (PUR)
285 lbs. (9 NCAA Qualifiers)
- Mason Parris (MICH)
- Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)
- Tony Cassioppi (IOWA)
- Lucas Davison (NU)
- Trent Hillger (WIS)
- Boone McDermott (RU)
- Tate Orndoff (OSU)
- Jacob Bullock (IND)
- Jaron Smith (MD)
- Hayden Copass (PUR)
- Garrett Joles (MINN)
- Ryan Vasbinder (MSU)
- Matt Wroblewski (ILL)
- Austin Emerson (NEB)
