Spencer Lee wins third Big Ten title, sets up for history at NCAAs
Iowa 125 pound star Spencer Lee won his third Big Ten title with a 8-2 win over Nebraska’s Liam Cronin.
Lee remained undefeated on the season and all but wrapped up a No. 1 seed at NCAAs in Tulsa in two weeks. The Hawkeye will attempt to win his fourth national title but first took care of business in Ann Arbor.
Lee was in control against Cronin from the get-go. He took a 5-1 lead into the third period and didn’t allow Cronin to score a takedown.
While Le did not go four-for-four in Big Ten titles, he can join rarified air with his fourth national title in two weeks. Only Cael Sanderson, Pat Smith, Logan Stieber and Kyle Dake won four national titles in their collegiate careers.
Lee would be the fifth wrestler to do so and the first Iowa Hawkeye.
The 109th Big Ten Wrestling Championships were held from March 4-5, 2023, at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., with the University of Michigan playing host to the event for the first time since 2010. All 14 conference schools participated in the championships, which began Saturday, March 4, with the first-round, quarterfinal, semifinal and wrestleback matches taking place during Sessions I and II.
Action continues Sunday, March 5, with consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches getting underway during Session III and the first-, third- and fifth-place matches highlighting Session IV.