Six Buckeyes Earn Top 5 Seeds at 2024 Big Ten Championships
3/4/2024 7:00:00 PM | Wrestling
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State learned its seeds for the 10 Buckeyes scheduled to battle for league titles at the 2024 Big Ten Championship March 9-10 at the XFINITY Center in College Park, Maryland, when the conference office made the announcement Monday.
The Terps are hosting the event, the 110th Big Ten Wrestling Championships, for the first time.
The Buckeyes, who finished second in the 2024 league dual race with a 7-1 record, will have six Top 5 seeds when the event gets underway this weekend.Sophomore Jesse Mendez, one of three Buckeyes with previous experience in the conference championships, along with redshirt freshman Nick Feldman are both No. 2 seeds in the 141-pound and heavyweight brackets, respectively. Both finished with 7-1 records in Big Ten duals this season.
Mendez earned a No. 2 seed a year ago in his first league championship. He finished sixth overall.
Redshirt freshman Nic Bouzakis is the No. 3 seed at 133. True freshman Ryder Rogotzke is the No. 4 seed at 184 with the No. 5 seed going to redshirt senior Dylan D'Emilio (149) and true freshman Rocco Welsh (174).
D'Emilio has been in three previous conference tournaments. His No. 5 seed this year is the best of his career. He has an overall record of 8-6 in the event, twice as a No. 7 seed and once at No. 9. His best finish was fourth a year ago. He wrestled at 141 the last three years.
Redshirt junior Bryce Hepner is the No. 8 seed this year at 165. He wrestled at 157 as a No. 9 seed in 2022, his only other appearance in the league championships.
The Buckeyes have 57 individual Big Ten champions all-time to go with five Big Ten team titles.
All 14 conference schools will participate in the championships with the first-round and quarterfinal (10 a.m.), semifinal (7 p.m.) and wrestleback (10 a.m./5 p.m.) matches taking place during Sessions I and II Saturday. Action continues Sunday with consolation semifinals and seventh-place matches (Noon) getting underway during Session III and the first-, third- and fifth-place matches highlighting Session IV (4:30 p.m.).
For the fourth-consecutive year, the Big Ten Network and B1G+ will offer live linear and streaming coverage of all four sessions at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Linear coverage on the Big Ten Network is also available on the FOX Sports app.
Below are the 2024 Big Ten Championship seeds by weight class.
125 lbs.
- Matt Ramos (PUR)
- Drake Ayala (IOWA)
- Eric Barnett (WIS)
- Patrick McKee (MINN)
- Caleb Smith (NEB)
- Braeden Davis (PSU)
- Michael DeAugustino (MICH)
- Brendan McCrone (OSU)
- Dean Peterson (RUT)
- Michael Spangler (IND)
- Tristan Lujan (MSU)
- Justin Cardani (ILL)
- Massey Odiotti (NU)
- Tommy Capul (MD)
- Dylan Ragusin (MICH)
- Dylan Shawver (RUT)
- Nic Bouzakis (OSU)
- Jacob Van Dee (NEB)
- Aaron Nagao (PSU)
- Tony Madrigal (ILL)
- Braxton Brown (MD)
- Tyler Wells (MINN)
- Nicolar Rivera (WIS)
- Cayden Rooks (IND)
- Dustin Norris (PUR)
- Andrew Hampton (MSU)
- Patrick Adams (NU)
- Brody Teske (IOWA)
- Beau Bartlett (PSU)
- Jesse Mendez (OSU)
- Real Woods (IOWA)
- Brock Hardy (NEB)
- Sergio Lemley (MICH)
- Danny Pucino (ILL)
- Mitch Moore (RUT)
- Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
- T9. Dan Fongaro (IND)
- T9. Vance VomBaur (MINN)
- 11. Kal Miller (MD)
- 12. Greyson Clark (PUR)
- 13. Kolby McClain (NU)
- 14. Felix Lettini (WIS)
- Ridge Lovett (NEB)
- Austin Gomez (MICH)
- Caleb Rathjen (IOWA)
- Tyler Kasak (PSU)
- Dylan D'Emilio (OSU)
- Ethen Miller (MD)
- Joseph Zargo (WIS)
- Graham Rooks (IND)
- Drew Roberts (MINN)
- Michael Cetta (RUT)
- Marcos Polanco (PUR)
- Braden Stauffenberg (MSU)
- Aiden Vandenbush (NU)
- Jake Harrier (ILL)
- Levi Haines (PSU)
- Michael Blockhus (MINN)
- Brayton Lee (IND)
- Jared Franek (IOWA)
- Peyton Robb (NEB)
- Chase Saldate (MSU)
- Will Lewan (MICH)
- Joey Blaze (PUR)
- Trevor Chumbley (NU)
- Isaac Wilcox (OSU)
- Al DeSantis (RUT)
- Michael North (MD)
- Luke Mechler (WIS)
- Logan Swaw (ILL)
- Dean Hamiti (WIS)
- Mitchell Mesenbrink (PSU)
- Michael Caliendo (IOWA)
- Caleb Fish (MSU)
- Antrell Taylor (NEB)
- Cameron Amine (MICH)
- Stoney Buell (PUR)
- Bryce Hepner (OSU)
- Tyler Lillard (IND)
- Blaine Brenner (MINN)
- Chris Moore (ILL)
- Maxx Mayfield (NU)
- Anthony White (RUT)
- AJ Rodrigues (MD)
- Carter Starocci (PSU)
- Shane Griffith (MICH)
- Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
- Edmond Ruth (ILL)
- Rocco Welsh (OSU)
- Jackson Turley (RUT)
- Max Maylor (WIS)
- DJ Washington (IND)
- Andrew Sparks (MINN)
- Brody Baumann (PUR)
- Dominic Solis (MD)
- Bubba Wilson (NEB)
- DJ Shannon (MSU)
- David Ferrante (NU)
- Isaiah Salazar (MINN)
- Lenny Pinto (NEB)
- Bernie Truax (PSU)
- Ryder Rogotzke (OSU)
- Jaden Bullock (MICH)
- Layne Malczewski (MSU)
- Shane Liegel (WIS)
- Brian Soldano (RUT)
- Troy Fisher (NU)
- Roman Rogotzke (IND)
- Dylan Connell (ILL)
- James Rowley (PUR)
- Aiden Riggins (IOWA)
- Chase Mielnik (MD)
- Aaron Brooks (PSU)
- Jaxon Smith (MD)
- Zach Glazier (IOWA)
- Silas Allred (NEB)
- Garrett Joles (MINN)
- Luke Geog (OSU)
- John Poznanski (RUT)
- Evan Bates (NU)
- Ben Vanadia (PUR)
- Gabe Sollars (IND)
- Kael Wisler (MSU)
- Isiah Pettigrew (ILL)
- Bobby Striggow (MICH)
- Josh Otto (WIS)
- Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)
- Nick Feldman (OSU)
- Lucas Davison (MICH)
- Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT)
- Seth Nevills (MD)
- Nick Willham (IND)
- Bradley Hill (IOWA)
- Bennett Tabor (MINN)
- Josh Terrill (MSU)
- Nash Hutmacher (NEB)
- Jack Jessen (NU)
- Gannon Rosenfeld (WIS)
- Peter Marinopoulus (ILL)
- Hayden Filipovich (PUR)
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