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Aaron Brooks set to take on Rutgers' Brian Soldano in quarterfinals at Big Ten Tournament

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko03/04/23

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No. 1 seed Aaron Brooks wants to win another Big Ten title for Penn State and he has his opponent for the quarterfinals Saturday. No. 8 seed Brian Soldano (Rutgers) advanced with a 4-2 victory over IllinoisDylan Connell.

This is the second time Brooks will take on Soldano this season. Brooks took down Soldano 18-3 (tech fall) in February when Penn State defeated Rutgers.

Brooks is the two-time defending national champion and previously won two Big Ten titles.

The Nittany Lion needs to take down Soldano to begin his quest for a third conference crown. Brooks lost to Myles Amine of Michigan in last season’s Big Ten finals but got his revenge in the NCAA finals in Detroit. The two-time champion for Penn State is just 9-1 this season, but the overwhelming favorite to win another Big Ten title. 

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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.