(College Park, Maryland)- It’s the Big Ten Championship Tournament and Iowa Wrestling pushed six wrestlers through to Saturday’s semifinal round. It was a successful session for the Hawkeyes as they went a combined 14-4 on Friday.
The wrestlers moving on include Real Woods, Jared Franek, Michael Caliendo, Patrick Kennedy, Zach Glazier, and the big surprise of Brody Teske. Teske came into the tourney as a #14 seed but overcame an eight-point deficit and picked up a decision victory over Ohio State’s #3 seed Nic Bouzakis. Upsets would be the story of the quarterfinals as Caleb Rathjen and Drake Ayala would be defeated by lower-seeded opponents. The semifinals begin at 6 pm on Saturday.
Semifinals Matchups
133 – #14 Brody Teske (Iowa) vs. #2 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
141 – #3 Real Woods (Iowa) vs. #2 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
157 – #4 Jared Franek (Iowa) vs. #1 Levi Haines (Penn State)
165 – #3 Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs. #2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)
174 – #3 Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. #2 Shane Griffith (Michigan)
197 – #3 Zach Glazier (Iowa) vs. #2 Jaxon Smith (Maryland)
Team Scores
1 – Penn State – 83.5
2 – Michigan – 70.5
3 – Iowa – 57.5
4 – Nebraska – 46.5
5 – Minnesota – 34.5
6 – Rutgers – 31.5
7 – Ohio State – 28.5
8 – Maryland – 20.5
9 – Wisconsin – 17.0
10 – Indiana – 16.0
11 – Michigan State – 11.5
12 – Illinois – 10.5
13 – Northwestern – 7.5
14 – Purdue – 4.0
