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Big Ten Wrestling Championship Seeds Announced
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Head coach Mark Johnson and wrestlers will host the 2002 Big Ten Championships this weekend at Assembly Hall.
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March 6, 2002
The Big Ten Conference released the seeds for the 2002 Championships, which are set to be held March 9-10 at the Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. Each of the Big Ten coaches vote to determine the top seeds in the tournament and brackets will be drawn following a meeting on Fri., March 8.
Minnesota, ranked No. 1 in the nation, has three wrestlers seeded No. 1 in their respective weight class in Leroy Vega (125), Ryan Lewis (133) and Luke Becker (157). Second-ranked Michigan and third-ranked Iowa each have two No. 1 seeds announced in Otto Olsen (174) and Andy Hrovat (184) and Mike Zadik (149) for the Wolverines and true-freshman Steve Mocco (Hwt) for the Hawkeyes. Host-Illinois garnered a one-seed at 165 pounds in junior All-American Matt Lackey, while Penn State's Scott Moore received the top seed at 141 pounds. 197-pounder Nick Preston from Ohio State rounds out the list. Michigan's Olsen and Minnesota's Jared Lawrence (149) and Garrett Lowney (Hwt) are the only returning Big Ten Champions from the 2001 event.
The Championships are set to start at Noon CT with the first session on Sat., March 9, followed by Session II at 7 p.m.
125 Pounds
1. Leroy Vega, Minnesota
2. Chris Fleeger, Purdue
3. A.J. Grant, Michigan
4. Chris Williams, Michigan State
5. Twan Pham, Illinois
6. Luke Eustice, Iowa
7. Greg Schaefer, Indiana
8. Jesse Leng, Ohio State
Tony Black, Wisconsin
Adam Smith, Penn State
Rob Potashnick, Northwestern
Justin Kast, Penn State
133 Pounds
1. Ryan Lewis, Minnesota
2. Kevin Black, Wisconsin
3. Foley Dowd, Michigan
4. Cliff Moore, Iowa
5. Marat Tomaev, Penn State
6. Chad Hay, Illinois
7. Jeff Ratliff, Ohio State
8. Ryan L'Amoreaux, Michigan State
Brian Smiley, Indiana
Tommy Vargas, Northwestern
Rene Hernandez, Purdue
141 Pounds
1. Scott Moore, Penn State
2. Robert Sessley, Ohio State
3. Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin
4. Chad Erikson, Minnesota
5. Coyte Cooper, Indiana
6. Luke Moffitt, Iowa
7. John Giacche, Northwestern
Erik Novak, Illinois
Nick Velissaris, Michigan
Charlie Sageman, Michigan State
Randy Pursley, Purdue
Mark Jayne, Illinois
149 Pounds
1. Mike Zadick, Iowa
2. Jared Lawrence, Minnesota
3. Mike Kulczycki, Michigan
4. Keaton Anderson, Ohio State
5. Ryan Berger, Illinois
6. Karl Nadolsky, Michigan State
7. Nate Wachter, Penn State
8. Steve Amy, Indiana
Josh Ballard, Northwestern
Dan Jankowski, Purdue
157 Pounds
1. Luke Becker, Minnesota
2. Ryan Bertin, Michigan
3. Griff Powell, Illinois
4. Josh Janson, Ohio State
5. Matt Anderson, Northwestern
6. B. Gray Maynard, Michigan State
7. James Woodall, Penn State
8. Brad Harper, Purdue
Mike Kimberlin, Northwestern
Adam Turner, Wisconsin
Jason Bader, Indiana
Rocky Mantella, Indiana
Chris Borchart, Wisconsin
165 Pounds
1. Matt Lackey, Illinois
2. Johnny Clark, Ohio State
3. Doc Vecchio, Penn State
4. Ryan Kane, Northwestern
5. Oscar Santiago, Purdue
6. Anton Hall, Michigan State
7. Charles Martelli, Michigan
8. Nate Baker, Iowa
Ben Shirk, Iowa
Alex LaPointe, Indiana
Ryan Lewis, Wisconsin
174 Pounds
1. Otto Olsen, Michigan
2. Tyler Nixt, Iowa
3. Jacob Volkmann, Minnesota
4. Ryan Lange, Purdue
5. Rashad Evans, Michigan State
6. Brady Reinke, Wisconsin
7. Brian Glynn, Illinois
8. Jason Erwinski, Northwestern
Andrew Wolfe, Indiana
Jack Barnhisel, Indiana
Phillip Freeman, Ohio State
Todd Brennan, Penn State
184 Pounds
1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan
2. Viktor Sveda, Indiana
3. Damion Hahn, Minnesota
4. Jessman Smith, Iowa
5. Jason Potter, Illinois
6. Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin
7. Mark Becks, Penn State
8. Anton Talamantes, Ohio State
Nate Mesyn, Michigan State
Andrew Curran, Northwestern
Jon Fitch, Purdue
197 Pounds
1. Nick Preston, Ohio State
2. Owen Elzen, Minnesota
3. Kyle Smith, Michigan
4. Jon Bush, Purdue
5. Pat DeGain, Indiana
6. Trey Clark, Iowa
7. Jarek Horton, Wisconsin
8. Pete Mielnik, Penn State
Tyrone Byrd, Illinois
John Wechter, Michigan State
Bredan Curran, Northwestern
Heavyweight
1.Steve Mocco, Iowa
2. Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State
3. Garrett Lowney, Minnesota
4. Jake Vercelli, Purdue
5. John Lockhart, Illinois
6. Matt Brink, Michigan
7. Pat Cummins, Penn State
8. Justin Staebler, Wisconsin
Ty Matthews, Indiana
Mike Keenan, Michigan State
D.J. Radnovich, Indiana
Mike Little, Northwestern
