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Big Ten Announces Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds

The Big Ten Conference released the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds on Monday afternoon, unveiling the projected seeds for the 10 Purdue wrestlers set to enter the tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend. 

INDIANAPOLIS - The Big Ten Conference released the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds on Monday afternoon, unveiling the projected seeds for the 10 Purdue wrestlers set to enter the tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., this weekend. 

Three Boilermakers earned top-eight seeds as redshirt-senior Kendall Coleman and redshirt-sophomore Matt Ramos secured the No. 3 spots in their brackets and sixth-year senior Parker Filius checked in at No. 8 at 141. It is Coleman's fourth straight season as a top-four seed at the conference tournament, where he has placed second (2020), fifth (2021) and sixth (2022). 

Last year as a freshman and wresting at 133 pounds, Ramos was given the No. 9 seed for his postseason debut and wrestled his way to a seventh-place finish. Filius is gearing up for his fifth trip to the Big Ten tournament and matches his career-best seed by coming in at No. 8. He has earned eighth (2020), fifth (2021) and eighth (2022) place podium spots across the last three years. 

Redshirt-freshman Hayden Copass is the next highest seeded Boilermaker, checking in at No. 10 in the heavyweight division. He is joined in the field by fellow redshirt freshmen Ben Vanadia, Stoney Buell, Dustin Norris, Hayden Filipovich and Jaden Reynolds. Vanadia was given the No. 12 seed at 184, Buell and Norris slot into No. 13 seeds, and Filipovich and Reynolds are joined by junior Cooper Noehre on the No. 14 line. 

Brackets and more information will be released by the Big Ten as the week progresses. 

125 lbs.
  1. Spencer Lee (IOWA)
  2. Liam Cronin (NEB)
  3. Matt Ramos (PUR)
  4. Eric Barnett (WIS)
  5. Patrick McKee (MINN)
  6. Michael DeAugustino (NU)
  7. Malik Heinselman (OSU)
  8. Braxton Brown (MD)
  9. Dean Peterson (RU)
  10. Jack Medley (MICH)
  11. Gary Steen (PSU)
  12. Tristan Lujan (MSU)
  13. Jacob Moran (IND)
  14. Maximo Renteria (ILL)
 
133 lbs.
  1. Roman Bravo-Young (PSU)
  2. Jesse Mendez (OSU)
  3. Lucas Byrd (ILL)
  4. Chris Cannon (NU)
  5. Dylan Ragusin (MICH)
  6. Aaron Nagao (MINN)
  7. Joe Heilmann (RU)
  8. Brody Teske (IOWA)
  9. RayVon Foley (MSU)
  10. Taylor LaMont (WIS)
  11. Henry Porter (IND)
  12. Kyle Burwick (NEB)
  13. Dustin Norris (PUR)
  14. Jackson Cockrell (MD)
 
141 lbs.
  1. Real Woods (IOWA)
  2. Beau Bartlett (PSU)
  3. Brock Hardy (NEB)
  4. Frankie Tal Shahar (NU)
  5. Jakob Bergeland (MINN)
  6. Danny Pucino (ILL)
  7. Joseph Olivieri (RU)
  8. Parker Filius (PUR)
  9. Dylan D'Emilio (OSU)
  10. Cole Mattin (MICH)
  11. Joseph Zargo (WIS)
  12. Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
  13. Cayden Rooks (IND)
  14. Kal Miller (MD)
 
149 lbs.
  1. Sammy Sasso (OSU)
  2. Austin Gomez (WIS)
  3. Yahya Thomas (NU)
  4. Max Murin (IOWA)
  5. Shayne Van Ness (PSU)
  6. Michael Blockhus (MINN)
  7. Graham Rooks (IND)
  8. Ethen Miller (MD)
  9. Chance Lamer (MICH)
  10. Tony White (RU)
  11. Dayne Morton (NEB)
  12. Jake Harrier (ILL)
  13. Peyton Omania (MSU)
  14. Jaden Reynolds (PUR)
 
157 lbs.
  1. Peyton Robb (NEB)
  2. Levi Haines (PSU)
  3. Kendall Coleman (PUR)
  4. Chase Saldate (MSU)
  5. Cobe Siebrecht (IOWA)
  6. Will Lewan (MICH)
  7. Michael Carr (ILL)
  8. Trevor Chumbley (NU)
  9. Garrett Model (WIS)
  10. Derek Gilcher (IND)
  11. Brayton Lee (MINN)
  12. Paddy Gallagher (OSU)
  13. Andrew Clark (RU)
  14. Michael North (MD)
 
165 lbs.
  1. Dean Hamiti (WIS)
  2. Cameron Amine (MICH)
  3. Patrick Kennedy (IOWA)
  4. Alex Facundo (PSU)
  5. Carson Kharchla (OSU)
  6. Caleb Fish (MSU)
  7. Maxx Mayfield (NU)
  8. Danny Braunagel (ILL)
  9. Andrew Sparks
  10. Bubba Wilson (NEB)
  11. Nick South (IND)
  12. Robert Kanniard (RU)
  13. Stony Buell (PUR)
  14. John Martin Best (MD)
 
174 lbs.
  1. Carter Starocci (PSU)
  2. Mikey Labriola (NEB)
  3. Ethan Smith (OSU)
  4. Bailee O'Reilly (MINN)
  5. Edmond Ruth (ILL)
  6. DJ Washington (IND)
  7. Nelson Brands (IOWA)
  8. Troy Fisher (NU)
  9. Max Maylor (MICH)
  10. Jackson Turley (RU)
  11. Ceasar Garza (MSU)
  12. Dominic Solis (MD)
  13. Josh Otto (WIS)
  14. Cooper Noehre (PUR)
 
184 lbs.
  1. Aaron Brooks (PSU)
  2. Kaleb Romero (OSU)
  3. Isaiah Salazar (MINN)
  4. Matt Finesilver (MICH)
  5. Abe Assad (IOWA)
  6. Layne Malczewski (MSU)
  7. Lenny Pinto (NEB)
  8. Brian Soldano (RU)
  9. Dylan Connell (ILL)
  10. Tyler Dow (WIS)
  11. Evan Bates (NU)
  12. Ben Vanadia (PUR)
  13. Clayton Fielden (IND)
  14. Kevin Makosy (MD)
 
197 lbs.
  1. Max Dean (PSU)
  2. Silas Allred (NEB)
  3. Zac Braunagel (ILL)
  4. Cameron Caffey (MSU)
  5. Jacob Warner (IOWA)
  6. Jaxon Smith (MD)
  7. Gavin Hoffman (OSU)
  8. Braxton Amos (WIS)
  9. Michial Foy (MINN)
  10. Nick Willham (IND)
  11. Billy Janzer (RU)
  12. Andrew Davison (NU)
  13. Brendin Yatooma (MICH)
  14. Hayden Filipovich (PUR)
 
285 lbs.
  1. Mason Parris (MICH)
  2. Greg Kerkvliet (PSU)
  3. Tony Cassioppi (IOWA)
  4. Lucas Davison (NU)
  5. Trent Hillger (WIS)
  6. Boone McDermott (RU)
  7. Tate Orndoff (OSU)
  8. Jacob Bullock (IND)
  9. Jaron Smith (MD)
  10. Hayden Copass (PUR)
  11. Garrett Joles (MINN)
  12. Ryan Vasbinder (MINN)
  13. Matt Wroblewski (ILL)
  14. Austin Emerson (NEB)