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Brackets Released for B1G Wrestling Championships

The brackets for the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships were finalized Friday.

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LINCOLN, Neb. - The brackets for the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships were finalized Friday, unveiling the seeds and first-round opponents for Purdue at this weekend's tournament. The Boilermakers had one seed change from Monday's announcement, as sophomore Gerrit Nijenhuis was dropped from the No. 7 to No. 8 seed at 174 pounds.
 
Nine of the 10 Purdue seeds and matchups held from Monday's pre-seeds, drawing opponents from Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State and Rutgers. Nijenhuis' first-round foe was switched from Illinois' D.J. Shannon to Dominic Solis of Maryland.
 
Junior Kendall Coleman remained the highest-seeded Boilermakers, earning the No. 4 spot at 157 pounds, followed closely by No. 5 seed Devin Schroder at 125 and No. 6 seed Thomas Penola at 197.
 
The first of four sessions will begin Saturday, March 5, at 11 a.m. ET, with full event coverage on the Big Ten Network and B1G+. In addition to the 2022 Big Ten Championship being decided, this weekend's tournament will award 88 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships, set for March 17-19 in Detroit.
 
Purdue Seeds & Match-Ups
 
125: #5 Devin Schroder (R-Senior)
First Round: #12 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
 
133: #9 Matt Ramos (R-Freshman)
First Round: #8 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers)
 
141: #11 Parker Fililus (R-Senior)
First Round: #6 Stevan Micic (Michigan)
 
149: #14 Alec White (R-Junior)
First Round: #3 Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
 
157: #4 Kendall Coleman (R-Junior)
First Round: #13 Lucas Cordio (Maryland)
 
165: #7 Hayden Lohrey (R-Sophomore)
First Round: #10 Creighton Edsell (Penn State)
 
174: #8 Gerrit Nijenhuis (Sophomore)
First Round: #9 Dominic Solis (Maryland)
 
184: #13 Max Lyon (R-Senior)
First Round: #4 Taylor Venz (Nebraska)
 
197: #6 Thomas Penola (R-Junior)
First Round: #11 Jaron Smith (Maryland)
 
285: #11 Michael Woulfe (R-Senior)
First Round: #6 Christian Lance (Nebraska)
 
All numbers represent tournament seeding