Pre-Seeds Announced for 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Feb 28 | Wrestling
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Big Ten Conference announced its preliminary seeding for the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 5-6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. These seeds will be confirmed and finalized in bracket form by league coaches on Friday, March 4 prior to the start of the tournament. The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference's coaches, rank 14 starters in all 10 weight classes.
No. 3-seed Sebastian Rivera (141), No. 6-seed Michael VanBrill (149), No. 7-seed John Poznanski (184), No. 7-seed Greg Bulsak (197), No. 8-seed Joseph Olivieri (133) and No. 8-seed Robert Kanniard (157) all received top-eight seeds ahead of the conference tournament.
To automatically qualify for the 2022 NCAA Championships from March 17-19 in Detroit, each Scarlet Knight will have to finish within the threshold listed at his weight. The Big Ten leads the country with 88 of the total 287 automatic bids on the table, with a total conference breakdown below.
For more information on the 2022 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.
NCAA Championships Qualifier Breakdown
No. 3-seed Sebastian Rivera (141), No. 6-seed Michael VanBrill (149), No. 7-seed John Poznanski (184), No. 7-seed Greg Bulsak (197), No. 8-seed Joseph Olivieri (133) and No. 8-seed Robert Kanniard (157) all received top-eight seeds ahead of the conference tournament.
To automatically qualify for the 2022 NCAA Championships from March 17-19 in Detroit, each Scarlet Knight will have to finish within the threshold listed at his weight. The Big Ten leads the country with 88 of the total 287 automatic bids on the table, with a total conference breakdown below.
For more information on the 2022 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.
NCAA Championships Qualifier Breakdown
|
Conference |
125 |
133 |
141 |
149 |
157 |
165 |
174 |
184 |
197 |
285 |
Total |
|
Atlantic Coast Conference |
3 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
39 |
|
Big 12 Conference |
6 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
58 |
|
Big Ten Conference |
10 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
9 |
88 |
|
EIWA |
4 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
42 |
|
Mid-American Conference |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
|
Pacific-12 Conference |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
|
Southern Conference |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
|
Pre-Allocations |
29 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
287 |
|
At-Large |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
43 |
2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – Pre-Seeds
125 lbs.
- Nick Suriano (MI)
- Drew Mildebrandt (PSU)
- Eric Barnett (WI)
- Malik Heinselman (OSU)
- Devin Schroder (PUR)
- Drake Ayala (IA)
- Michael DeAugustino (NU)
- Patrick McKee (MN)
- Dylan Shawver (RUT)
- Justin Cardani (IL)
- Tristan Lujan (MSU)
- Jacob Moran (IN)
- Jeremiah Reno (NEB)
- Zach Spence (MD)
133 lbs.
- Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)
- Austin DeSanto (IA)
- Lucas Byrd (IL)
- RayVon Foley (MSU)
- Dylan Ragusin (MI)
- Brock Hudkins (IN)
- Chris Cannon (NU)
- Joseph Olivieri (RUT)
- Matt Ramos (PUR)
- Dominick Serrano (NEB)
- Kyle Burwick (WI)
- Jake Gliva (MN)
- King Sandoval (MD)
- Dylan Koontz (OSU)
141 lbs.
- Nick Lee (PSU)
- Jaydin Eierman (IA)
- Sebastian Rivera (RUT)
- Chad Red (NEB)
- Jakob Bergeland (MN)
- Stevan Micic (MI)
- Dylan D'Emilio (OSU)
- Joseph Zargo (WI)
- Dylan Duncan (IL)
- Frankie Tel Shahar (NU)
- Parker Filius (PUR)
- Matt Santos (MSU)
- Cayden Rooks (IN)
- Danny Bertoni (MD)
149 lbs.
- Sammy Sasso (OSU)
- Austin Gomez (WI)
- Ridge Lovett (NEB)
- Max Murin (PUR)
- Yahya Thomas (NU)
- Michael VanBrill (RUT)
- Beau Bartlett (PSU)
- Christian Kanzler (IL)
- Graham Rooks (IN)
- Michael Bockhus (MN)
- Kanen Storr (MI)
- Michael North (MD)
- Payton Omania (MSU)
- Alex White (PUR)
157 lbs.
- Ryan Deakin (NU)
- Kaleb Young (IA)
- Will Lewan (MI)
- Kendall Coleman (PUR)
- Peyton Robb (NEB)
- Chase Saldate (MSU)
- Garrett Model (WI)
- Robert Kanniard (RUT)
- Bryce Hepner (OSU)
- Brady Berge (PSU)
- Derek Gilcher (IN)
- Joe Roberts (IL)
- Lucas Cordio (MD)
- Sebas Swiggum (MN)
165 lbs.
- Carson Kharchla (OSU)
- Alex Marinelli (IA)
- Dean Hamiti (WI)
- Cameron Amine (MI)
- Caleb Fish (MSU)
- Dan Braunagel (IL)
- Hayden Lohrey (PUR)
- Clayton Wilson (NEB)
- Cael Carlson (MN)
- Creighton Edsell (PSU)
- David Ferrante (NU)
- Andrew Clark (RUT)
- Kasper McIntosh (IN)
- Gaven Bell (MD)
174 lbs.
- Carter Starocci (PSU)
- Logan Massa (MI)
- Mikey Labriola (NEB)
- Michael Kemerer (IA)
- Ethan Smith (OSU)
- Bailee O'Reilly (MN)
- Gerit Nijenhuis (PUR)
- Troy Fisher (NU)
- Dominic Solic (MD)
- DJ Shannon (IL)
- Andrew McNally (WI)
- Nick South (IN)
- Connor O'Neill (RUT)
- Nate Jimenez (MSU)
184 lbs.
- Aaron Brooks (PSU)
- Myles Amine (MI)
- Kaleb Romero (OSU)
- Taylor Venz (NEB)
- Abe Assad (IA)
- Layne Malczewski (MSU)
- John Poznanski (RUT)
- Kyle Cochran (MD)
- DJ Washington (IN)
- Isaiah Salazar (MN)
- Christopher Weiler (WI)
- Zach Braunagel (IL)
- Max Lyon (PUR)
- Jack Jessen (NU)
197 lbs.
- Eric Schultz (NEB)
- Max Dean (PSU)
- Cameron Caffey (MSU)
- Jacob Warner (IA)
- Patrick Bucki (MI)
- Thomas Penola (PUR)
- Greg Bulsak (RUT)
- Braxton Amos (WI)
- Gavin Hoffman (OSU)
- Andrew Davison (NU)
- Jaron Smith (MD)
- Michial Foy (MN)
- Nick Willham (IN)
- Matt Wroblewski (IL)
285 lbs.
- Gable Steveson (MN)
- Tony Cassioppi (IA)
- Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)
- Mason Parris (MI)
- Lucas Davison (NU)
- Christian Lance (NEB)
- Trent Hilger (WI)
- Tate Orndorff (OSU)
- Luke Luffman (IL)
- Jacob Bullock (IN)
- Michael Woulfe (PUR)
- Boone McDermott (RUT)
- Brad Wilton (MSU)
- Zach Schrader (MD)
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