2023 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament finals matchups set
The 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament finals matchups are official for Sunday’s Session IV.
Penn State had the most wrestlers represented for gold medals. The Nittany Lions put six grapplers onto the big stage to claim the moniker of best in the conference.
Below are the matchups for the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Tournament finals.
Big Ten Wrestling Tournament Semifinal Matchups
125: No. 1 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Liam Cronin (Nebraska)
133: No. 1 Roman Bravo-Young (Penn State) vs. No. 6 Aaron Nagao (Minnesota)
141: No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. No. 3 Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
149: No. 1 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) vs. No. 6 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)
157: No. 1 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) vs. No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State)
165: No. 1 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) vs. No. 3 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
174: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Mike Labriola (Nebraska)
184: No. 1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State)
197: No. 1 Max Dean (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Silas Allred (Nebraska)
285: No. 1 Mason Parris (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State)
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.