March 4, 2003
The pre-seeds for the 2003 Big Ten Wrestling Championships have been announced by League officials. The 2003 Conference Wrestling Championships will take place at the University of Wisconsin from March 8-9. All-session tickets for the Championships are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased in person at the UW Athletic Ticket Office (Gate B of the Kohl Center), online at www.uwbadgers.com, or by calling 1-800-GO-BADGERS (1-800-462-2343). An all-session ticket will admit the customer to all three sessions of the 2003 Big Ten Wrestling Championships.
SCHEDULE
Session 1: Saturday, March 8th, 11 a.m.
Session 2: Saturday, March 8th, 6 p.m.
Session 3: Sunday, March 9th, Noon
2003 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds
125 Pounds
1. Chris Fleeger, Purdue
2. AJ Grant, Michigan
3. Nick Simmons, Michigan St.
4. Luke Eustice, Iowa
5. Twan Pham, Illinois
6. Tony Black, Wisconsin
7. Adam Smith, Penn St.
8. Bobbe Lowe, Minnesota
133 Pounds
1. Ryan Lewis, Minnesota
2. Cliff Moore, Iowa
3. Foley Dowd, Michigan
4. Mark Jayne, Illinois
5. Josh Moore, Penn St.
6. Greg Schaefer, Indiana
7. Tom Clum, Wisconsin
T8. Shane Martin, Michigan St.
T8. Rene Hernandez, Purdue
141 Pounds
1. Coyte Cooper, Indiana
2. Scott Moore, Penn St.
3. Derek Phillips, Minnesota
4. Jeff Ratliff, Ohio State
5. Ryan L'Amoreaux, Michigan St.
6. Luke Moffitt, Iowa
7. Clark Forward, Michigan
T8. Cal Ferry, Illinois
T8. John Giacche, Northwestern
149 Pounds
1. Jared Lawrence, Minnesota
2. Ty Eustice, Iowa
3. Karl Nadolsky, Michigan St.
4. Ryan Churella, Michigan
5. Tony Pedrosa, Illinois
T6. Dan Jankowski, Purdue
T6. Ed Gutnik, Wisconsin
8. Nate Galloway, Penn St.
157 Pounds
1. Keaton Anderson, Ohio State
2. Luke Becker, Minnesota
3. Alex Tirapelle, Illinois
4. Gray Maynard, Michigan St.
5. Joe Johnston, Iowa
6. Ryan Bertin, Michigan
7. Nate Wachter, Penn St.
8. Clovis Crane, Purdue
165 Pounds
1. Matt Lackey, Illinois
2. John Clark, Ohio State
3. Jacob Volkmann, Minnesota
4. Oscar Santiago, Purdue
5. Doc Vecchio, Penn St.
6. Jason Erwinski, Northwestern
7. Mike Kulczycki, Michigan
8. Matt Anderson, Iowa
174 Pounds
1. Tyler Nixt, Iowa
2. Ryan Lange, Purdue
3. Blake Kaplan, Ohio St.
4. Brian Glynn, Illinois
5. Rashad Evans, Michigan St.
6. Brady Richardson, Indiana
7. Josh McLay, Minnesota
8. Pat Owen, Michigan
184 Pounds
1. Jessman Smith, Iowa
2. Mark Becks, Penn St.
3. Ty Matthews, Indiana
4. Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin
5. Pete Friedl, Illinois
T6. Ben Wissel, Purdue
T6. Casey Kapustka, Ohio State
8. Nate Mesyn, Michigan St.
197 Pounds
1. Nik Fekete, Michigan St.
2. Damion Hahn, Minnesota
3. Ryan Fulsaas, Iowa
4. Anton Talamantes, Ohio St.
5. Pat DeGain, Indiana
6. Kyle Smith, Michigan
7. Tyrone Byrd, Illinois
8. Jon Bush, Purdue
HWT
1. Steve Mocco, Iowa
2. Tommy Rowlands, Ohio St.
3. Garrett Lowney, Minnesota
4. Pat Cummins, Penn St.
5. Greg Wagner, Michigan
6. Justin Staebler, Wisconsin
7. Israel Blevins, Purdue
8. John Wechter, Michigan St.