2008 Big Ten Facts

[Earl]

Returning National Champs
125-Angel Escobedo-Jr (Indiana)
141-J Jaggers-Sr (Ohio State)
149-Brent Metcalf-Jr (Iowa)
184-Mike Pucillo-Jr (Ohio State)

Returning All-American’s
125-Escobedo 1st , Charlie Falck-Sr (Iowa) 6th , Brandon Precin-Jr (Northwestern) 7th

133-Joey Slaton-Jr (Iowa) 2nd, Jayson Ness-Jr (Minnesota) 2nd, Franklin Gomez-Jr (Michigan State) 3rd, Jimmy Kennedy-Jr (Illinois) 4th

141-Jaggers 1st

149-Metcalf 1st, Bubba Jenkins-Jr (Penn State) 2nd, Lance Palmer-Jr (Ohio State) 8th

157-Mike Poeta-Sr (Illinois) 2nd, Dan Vallimont-Jr (Penn State) 3rd, Dustin Schlatter-Sr (Minnesota) 7th

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174-Steve Luke-Sr (Michigan) 2nd, Jay Borschel-Jr (Iowa) 3rd

184-Pucillo 1st, Phil Keddy-Jr (Iowa) 6th

197-Tyrel Todd-Sr (Michigan) 3rd, Dallas Herbst-Sr (Wisconsin) 6th

285-Kyle Massey-Sr (Wisconsin) 8th

Returning Round of 12 Finishers
133-Reece Humphrey-Jr (Ohio State)

141-Kellen Russell-So (Michigan)

149-Jake Patacsil-Sr (Purdue)

165-Luke Manuel-So (Purdue)

285-John Wise-Sr (Illinois)

Returning Big 10 Champions
125-Escobedo

133-Gomez

141-Russell

149-Metcalf

157-Poeta

174-Luke

184-Pucillo

Returning NCAA Qualifiers

Iowa
125-Falck, 133-Slaton, 141-Dan LeClere, 149-Metcalf, 157-Ryan Morningstar, 174-Borschel, 184-Keddy

Ohio State
125-Nikko Triggas, 133-Humphrey, 141-Jaggers, 149-Palmer, 157-Jason Johnstone, 174-David Rella, 184-Pucillo

Penn State
149-Jenkins, 157-Vallimont, 184-Phil Bomberger

Ilinois
133-Kennedy, 157-Poeta, 165-Roger Smith-Bergsrud, 174-John Dergo, 197-Patrick Bond, 285-Wise

Minnesota
133-Ness, 157-Schlatter, 285-Ben Berhow

Michigan
141-Russell, 174-Luke, 197-Todd

Indiana
125-Escobedo, 141-Andrae Hernandez, 149-Kurt Kinser, 157-Matt Coughlin, 174-Trevor Perry, 197-Nate Everhart

Wisconsin
141-Zach Tanelli, 149-Kyle Ruschell, 197-Herbst, 285-Massey

Northwestern
125-Precin, 141-Keith Sulzer

Purdue
149-Patacsil, 165-Manuel, 184-AJ Kissel, 197-Logan Brown

Michigan State
133-Gomez

All-Freshman Team
125-Zach Sanders-Minnesota
133-Tyler Graff-Wisconsin
141-Frank Molinaro-Penn State
149-Coby Boyd-Michigan
157-Jason Welch-Northwestern
165-Andrew Howe-Wisconsin
174-Mike Benefiel-Northwestern
184-Sonny Yohn-Minnesota
197-Cody Gardner-Ohio State
285-Nick Cook-Indiana

All-American’s In Previous Seasons
133-Jake Strayer-Sr (Penn State) 7th Place
141-Alex Tsirtsis-Sr (Iowa) 7th Place, Andrae Hernandez-Sr (Indiana) 8th Place
157-Matt Coughlin-Jr (Indiana) 7th Place
184-Jake Herbert-Sr (Northwestern) 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place

Past Big 10 Champions
133-Ness (2007)
149-Schlatter (2007, 2006)
174-Luke (2007)
184-Herbert (2007, 2006)

Big Ten Championships Finish/Big 10 Dual Record
1) Iowa-127 pts (8-0)
2) Minnesota-112.5 pts (5-3)
3) Michigan-97.5 pts (3-5)
4) Illinois-95 pts (5-3)
5) Ohio State-92.5 pts (6-2)
6) Wisconsin-85.5 pts (5-3)
7) Penn State-84.5 pts (5-3)
8) Northwestern-80 pts (3-5)
Indiana-80 pts (2-6)
10) Purdue-51.5 pts (2-6)
12) Michigan State-34 pts (0-8)

Big Ten All-American’s in 2008
Iowa-7
Ohio State-4
Penn State-4
Michigan-4
Minnesota-4
Illinois-2
Wisconsin-2
Northwestern-2
Indiana-2
Michigan State-1

Interview with Big Ten Wrestler and 2008 NCAA Champ J Jaggers

d1collegewrestling.net/Interview_Jaggers.html

[willyman57]

you forgot Dan Erekson NCAA qualifed @ 197 as a freshman for Iowa in 2006

[setonhallpirate]

willy-I don't believe he looked at qualifiers in past years. For instance, Tyler Safratowich is not listed, and he qualified in 2007 as a sophomore at 165.

[willyman57]

Why not, Erekson redshirted and is back and will be the heavy for Iowa and if you want a clear picture of a team you sure need to include all returning AA's & qualifiers.

IE Erekson & Tsistis both are coming off redshirt years.

[setonhallpirate]

willy-I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just saying that it looks like that's the way he looked at it.