Live reports from the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill
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John Fuller (TheMat.com)
03/09/2002
First Session: The first session began at Noon CT. NOTES Minn's Leroy Vega struggled in the first match of the day, winning by just a point over Tony Black Wisconsin, 8-7 Iowa came on strong in first two matches, Luke Moffit with a pin first round and Cliff Moore with a 17-5 major decision. Minn's Luke Becker pin at 1:29 first round over Adam Turner of Wisconsin Second-seeded Robert Sessley from Ohio State won by major decision over Pursley of Purdue. Fellow Bobcat Keaton Anderson won 8-1 over Ballard of Northwestern. Third seeded Griff Powell of Illinois won 7-0 over Kimberlin of Northwestern #1-seeded Matt Lackey of Illinois won 3-1 over Hawkeye's Ben Shirk Second-seeded Hawkeye Tyler Nixt major decisioned Freeman of Ohio State, 12-3 #5-seed Rashad Evan of Michigan State won over Brennan of Penn State, 9-2 Andrew Wolfe of Indiana won a 3-1 OT decision over #8-seed Jason Erwinski of Northwestern #2 seed Viktor Sveda of Indiana pulled out an overtime decision 8-6 over Fitch of Purdue #5 seed John Lockhart won 6-1 over Ty Matthews of Indiana QUARTERFINALS 125 #1 Leroy Vega of Minnesota dec. #8 Jesse Leng of Ohio State 13-7 #3 AJ Grant of Michigan dec. #6 Greg Schaefer of Indiana, 6-0 #7 Luke Eustice of Iowa dec. #2 Chris Fleeger of Purdue, 2-1 #5 Twan Pham of Illinois dec. #4 Chris Williams of Michigan State, 2-1 133 #1 Ryan Lewis of Minnesota wins by fall over Brian Smiley of Indiana #4 Cliff Moore Iowa dec. #5 Marat Tomaev Penn State, 7-2 #6 Chad Hay Illinois dec. #3 Foley Dowd Michigan, 4-1 #7 Jeff Ratliff Ohio State dec. #2 Kevin Black Wisconsin, 7-5 141 #1 Scott Moore Penn State maj dec. #8 Charlie Sageman Michigan State, 11-0 #4 Chad Erickson Minnesota dec. #5 Coyte Cooper Indiana, 7-5 #6 Luke Moffitt Iowa dec. #3 Grant Hoerr Wisconsin, 9-2 #2 Robert Sessley Ohio State dec. #7 John Glacche Northwestern, 8-0 149 #1 Mike Zadick Iowa fall over #6 Steve Amy Indiana, 2:01 #4 Keaton Anderson dec. #5 Ryan Berger Illinois, 14-8 #3 Mike Kulczycki Michigan dec. #6 Karl Nadolsky Michigan State, 5-4 #2 Jared Lawrence Minnesota maj dec. #7 Nate Wachter Penn State, 18-6 157 #1 Luke Becker Minnesota maj dec. #8 Brad Harper Purdue, 13-5 #5 Matt Anderson Iowa vs. #4 Josh Janson Ohio State, 5-4 #6 Gray Maynard Michican fall in OT #3 Griff Powell Illinois, 7:43 #2 Ryan Bertin Michigan dec. #7 James Woodall Penn State, 9-6 165 #1 Matt Lackey Illinois maj dec. #8 Nate Baker Minnesota, 13-3 #5 Oscar Santiago Purdue dec. #4 Ryan Kane Northwestern, 8-2 #3 Doc Vecchio Penn State dec. #6 Anton Hall Michigan State, 12-7 #2 John Clark Ohio State fall #7 Charles Martelli Michigan, 1:35 174 #1 Otto Olson Michigan fall Andrew Wolfe Indiana, 2:37 #4 Ryan Lange Purdue dec. #5 Rashad Evans Michigan State, 3-2 #6 Brady Reinke Wisconsin fall #3 Jacob Volkmann Minnesota, 6:26 #2 Tyler Nixt Iowa dec. #7 Brian Glynn Illinois, 7-3 184 #1 Andy Hrovat Michigan maj dec. #8 Blake Kaplan Ohio State, 13-1 #4 Jessman Smith Iowa dec. #5 Jason Potter Illinois, 11-7 #3 Damion Hahn Minnesota dec. #6 Ralph Denisco Wisconsin, 5-3 #2 Viktor Sveda Indiana dec. #7 Mark Becks Penn State, 9-7 OT 197 #1 Nick Preston Ohio State dec. Tyrone Bird Illinois, 9-4 #4 Pat DeGain Indiana dec. John Wechter Michigan State, 3-1 #3 Kyle Smith Michigan dec. #6 Jarek Horton Wisconsin, 7-2 #2 Owen Elzen Minnesota maj dec. #7 Pete Mielnik Penn State, 9-1 285 #1 Steve Mocco Iowa dec. #8 Justin Staebler Wisconsin, 5-0 #5 John Lockhart Illinois dec. #4 Jake Vercelli Purdue, 3-2 2OT #3 Garrett Lowney Minnesota dec. #6 Matt Brink Michigan, 6-0 #2 Tommy Rowlands Ohio State dec. #7 Pat Cummins Penn State, 10-5 **The semifinals and consolation wrestlebacks will begin tonight at 7 p.m. CT Semifinal Matchups 125 Pounds #1 Leroy Vega of Minnesota vs. #5 Twan Pham of Illinois #3 AJ Grant of Michigan vs. #7 Luke Eustice of Iowa 133 Pounds #1 Ryan Lewis of Minnesota vs. #4 Cliff Moore Iowa #6 Chad Hay Illinois vs. #7 Jeff Ratliff Ohio State 141 Pounds #1 Scott Moore Penn State vs. #4 Chad Erickson Minnesota #6 Luke Moffitt Iowa vs. #2 Robert Sessley Ohio State 149 Pounds #1 Mike Zadick Iowa vs. #4 Keaton Anderson #3 Mike Kulczycki Michigan vs. #2 Jared Lawrence Minnesota 157 Pounds #1 Luke Becker Minnesota vs. #5 Matt Anderson Iowa #6 Gray Maynard Michican vs. #2 Ryan Bertin Michigan 165 Pounds #1 Matt Lackey Illinois vs. #5 Oscar Santiago Purdue #3 Doc Vecchio Penn State vs. #2 John Clark Ohio State 174 Pounds #1 Otto Olson Michigan vs. #4 Ryan Lange Purdue #6 Brady Reinke Wisconsin vs. #2 Tyler Nixt Iowa 184 Pounds #1 Andy Hrovat Michigan vs. #4 Jessman Smith Iowa #3 Damion Hahn Minnesota vs. #2 Viktor Sveda Indiana 197 Pounds #1 Nick Preston Ohio State vs. #4 Pat DeGain Indiana #3 Kyle Smith Michigan vs. #2 Owen Elzen Minnesota 285 Pounds #1 Steve Mocco Iowa vs. #5 John Lockhart Illinois #3 Garrett Lowney Minnesota vs. #2 Tommy Rowlands Ohio State