via ScarletKnights.com
ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 4, 2019) – The Big Ten Conference released its preliminary seeding for the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 9-10 in Minneapolis. These seeds will be confirmed and finalized in bracket form by league coaches on March 8 prior to the start of the tournament.
The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in three weight classes, along with all 14 starters in seven weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving nine or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes.
Eight Scarlet Knights earned pre-seeds for the tournament, highlighted by No. 1 Anthony Ashnault at 149 pounds. Ashnault (23-0) finished the 2018-19 regular season 10-0 against the Big Ten Championships’ field and owns wins over six top-20 opponents, according to Intermat. Ashnault’s seed marks the third consecutive year RU will have a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, as Nick Suriano earned the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds in 2018, while Ashnault was the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds in 2017.
Suriano also earned a top-four seed at the Big Ten Championships, as the junior is seeded third at 133 pounds. Suriano (20-3) is 4-2 against the projected field and owns four wins over ranked individuals. Suriano closed out 2018-19 as the team leader in bonus-point victories (18) and was second in dual points (73).
Others seeded for Rutgers include No. 9 Peter Lipari (141), No. 9 Joseph Grello (174), No. 9 Nicholas Gravina (184), No. 10 John Van Brill (157), No. 12 Stephan Glasgow (165) and No. 13 Shane Metzler (125).
Matthew Correnti (197) and Christian Colucci (HWT) are both unseeded against the field. This will be Correnti’s second trip to the Big Ten Championships, while Colucci will make his first appearance at Big Tens since his transfer from Lehigh last summer. Glasgow, Lipari and Metzler will also make their Big Ten Championships’ debuts this weekend.
To qualify automatically for the NCAA Championships from March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, each Scarlet Knight will have to finish within the threshold listed at his weight. The Big Ten leads the country with 78 of the total 286 automatic bids on the table, with a total conference breakdown below.
Session I of the Big Ten Championships is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 9.
ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 4, 2019) – The Big Ten Conference released its preliminary seeding for the 2019 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 9-10 in Minneapolis. These seeds will be confirmed and finalized in bracket form by league coaches on March 8 prior to the start of the tournament.
The pre-seeds, as voted on by the conference’s coaches, rank the top eight wrestlers in three weight classes, along with all 14 starters in seven weight classes due to the Big Ten receiving nine or more NCAA Championships qualifier allocations in those classes.
Eight Scarlet Knights earned pre-seeds for the tournament, highlighted by No. 1 Anthony Ashnault at 149 pounds. Ashnault (23-0) finished the 2018-19 regular season 10-0 against the Big Ten Championships’ field and owns wins over six top-20 opponents, according to Intermat. Ashnault’s seed marks the third consecutive year RU will have a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, as Nick Suriano earned the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds in 2018, while Ashnault was the No. 1 seed at 141 pounds in 2017.
Suriano also earned a top-four seed at the Big Ten Championships, as the junior is seeded third at 133 pounds. Suriano (20-3) is 4-2 against the projected field and owns four wins over ranked individuals. Suriano closed out 2018-19 as the team leader in bonus-point victories (18) and was second in dual points (73).
Others seeded for Rutgers include No. 9 Peter Lipari (141), No. 9 Joseph Grello (174), No. 9 Nicholas Gravina (184), No. 10 John Van Brill (157), No. 12 Stephan Glasgow (165) and No. 13 Shane Metzler (125).
Matthew Correnti (197) and Christian Colucci (HWT) are both unseeded against the field. This will be Correnti’s second trip to the Big Ten Championships, while Colucci will make his first appearance at Big Tens since his transfer from Lehigh last summer. Glasgow, Lipari and Metzler will also make their Big Ten Championships’ debuts this weekend.
To qualify automatically for the NCAA Championships from March 21-23 in Pittsburgh, each Scarlet Knight will have to finish within the threshold listed at his weight. The Big Ten leads the country with 78 of the total 286 automatic bids on the table, with a total conference breakdown below.
Session I of the Big Ten Championships is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, March 9.
