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Pre-seeds released for Big Ten Wrestling Championships

The pre-seeds have been released for the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State.

125:
1. Luke Lilledahl (Penn State)
2. Spencer Moore (Illinois)
3. Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State)
4. Jacob Moran (Indiana)
5. Jore Volk (Minnesota)
6. Ayden Smith (Rutgers)
7. Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin)
8. Dean Peterson (Iowa)
9. Diego Sotelo (Michigan)
10. Dedrick Navarro (Northwestern)
11. Kael Lauridsen (Nebraska)
12. Nick Corday (Michigan State)
13. Ashton Jackson (Purdue)
14. Abram Cline (Maryland)

133:
1. Marcus Blaze (Penn State)
2. Lucas Byrd (Illinois)
3. Ben Davino (Ohio State)
4. Zan Fugitt (Wisconsin)
5. Drake Ayala (Iowa)
6. Jacob Van Dee (Nebraska)
7. Sean Spidle (Northwestern)
8. Braxton Brown (Maryland)
9. Dylan Shawver (Rutgers)
10. Blake Boarman (Purdue)
11. Caleb Weiand (Michigan State)
12. Blaine Frazier (Indiana)
13. Gauge Botero (Michigan)
14. Jager Eisch (Minnesota)

141:
1. Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
2. Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
3. Vance VomBaur (Minnesota)
4. Nasir Bailey (Iowa)
5. Dylan Ragusin (Michigan)
6. Greyson Clark (Purdue)
7. Braeden Davis (Penn State)
8. Billy Dekraker (Northwestern)
9. Henry Porter (Indiana)
10. Joey Olivieri (Rutgers)
11. Dario Lemus (Maryland)
12. Danny Pucino (Illinois)
13. Carson Exferd (Wisconsin)
14. Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State)

149:
1. Shayne Van Ness (Penn State)
2. Ethan Stiles (Ohio State)
3. Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin)
4. Lachlan McNeil (Michigan)
5. Carter Young (Maryland)
6. Chance Lamer (Nebraska)
7. Andrew Clark (Rutgers)
8. Ryder Block (Iowa)
9. Michael Gioffre (Illinois)
10. Drew Roberts (Minnesota)
11. Joey Buttler (Indiana)
12. Gavin Brown (Purdue)
13. Clayton Jones (Michigan State)
14. August Hibler (Northwestern)

157:
1. Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
2. PJ Duke (Penn State)
3. Kannon Webster (Illinois)
4. Anthony White (Rutgers)
5. Cameron Cartabone (Michigan)
6. Charlie Millard (Minnesota)
7. Brandon Cannon (Ohio State)
8. Luke Mechler (Wisconsin)
9. Stoney Buell (Purdue)
10. Victor Voinovich III (Iowa)
11. Bryce Lowery (Indiana)
12. Darius Marines (Michigan State)
13. Mekhi Neal (Maryland)
14. Ty Wilson (Northwestern)

165:
1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State)
2. Michael Caliendo (Iowa)
3. Joey Blaze (Purdue)
4. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
5. LJ Araujo (Nebraska)
6. Braeden Scoles (Illinois)
7. Andrew Barbosa (Rutgers)
8. Paddy Gallagher (Ohio State)
9. Tyler Lillard (Indiana)
10. Cody Goebel (Wisconsin)
11. Jacob Bostelman (Northwestern)
12. Justin Gates (Michigan)
13. AJ Rodrigues (Maryland)
14. Jack Conley (Michigan State)

174:
1. Christopher Minto (Nebraska)
2. Levi Haines (Penn State)
3. Patrick Kennedy (Iowa)
4. Beau Mantanona (Michigan)
5. Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
6. Derek Gilcher (Indiana)
7. Ethan Riddle (Minnesota)
8. Brody Baumann (Purdue)
9. Colin Kelly (Illinois)
10. Lenny Pinto (Rutgers)
11. Eddie Enright (Northwestern)
12. Luke Condon (Wisconsin)
13. Connor O'Neil (Michigan State)
14. Seth Digby (Maryland)

184:
1. Rocco Welsh (Penn State)
2. Max McEnelly (Minnesota)
3. Silas Allred (Nebraska)
4. Brock Mantanona (Michigan)
5. Chris Moore (Illinois)
6. Dylan Fishback (Ohio State)
7. Shane Cartagena-Walsh (Rutgers)
8. Angelo Ferrari (Iowa)
9. Sam Goin (Indiana)
10. James Rowley (Purdue)
11. J.D. Perez (Northwestern)
12. Sepanta Ahanj-Elias (Maryland)
13. Ryan Boucher (Michigan State)
14. Cale Anderson (Wisconsin)

197:
1. Josh Barr (Penn State)
2. Camden McDanel (Nebraska)
3. Remy Cotton (Rutgers)
4. Branson John (Maryland)
5. Luke Geog (Ohio State)
6. Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin)
7. Kael Wisler (Michigan State)
8. Gabe Sollars (Indiana)
9. Ben Vanadia (Purdue)
10. Hayden Walters (Michigan)
11. Gavin Nelson (Minnesota)
12. Dylan Connell (Illinois)
13. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)
14. Alex Smith (Northwestern)

285:
1. Taye Ghadiali (Michigan)
2. AJ Ferrari (Nebraska)
3. Nick Feldman (Ohio State)
4. Cole Mirasola (Penn State)
5. Braxton Amos (Wisconsin)
6. Luke Luffman (Illinois)
7. Koy Hopke (Minnesota)
8. Hunter Catka (Rutgers)
9. Josh Terrill (Michigan State)
10. Ben Kueter (Iowa)
11. Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)
12. Joey Schneck (Maryland)
13. Gabe Christenson (Northwestern)
14. Caleb Marzolino (Indiana)