In a sport once dominated by the Big 12, the Big Ten sent 12 wrestlers to 10 final matches. Penn State and Oklahoma State each had 2 champions.
1: PENN STATE - 123.5
2: Oklahoma State - 119.5 (OSU came on big in the consolations)
3: Minnesota - 103.0
4: Iowa - 73.0
5: Cornell - 65.0
The finals were in the following order to highlight defending 165 champion PSU's Taylor against 3 time champion Dake of Cornell.
174: #1 Chris Perry, Oklahoma State - 2-1 (TB) dec.
#2 Matt Brown, Penn State
184: #1 Ed Ruth, Penn State - 12-4 maj. dec.
#3 Robert Hamlin, Lehigh (my Alma Mater)
197: #2 Quentin Wright, PENN STATE - 8-6 dec.
#1 Dustin Kilgore, Kent State
285: #2 Tony Nelson, Minnesota - 5-2 dec.
#4 Mike McMullan (grew up 1 mile from my hometown), Northwestern
125: #2 Tony Delgado, Illinois - 7-4 dec.
#4 Nico Megaludis, Penn State
133: #1 Logan Stieber, Ohio State - 7-4 dec.
#2 Tony Ramos, Iowa
141: #2 Kendric Maple, Oklahoma - 4-3 dec.
#4 Mitchell Port, Edinboro
149: #1 Jordan Oliver (local Easton High School), Oklahoma State - 3-2 dec.
#2 Jason Chamberlain, Boise State
157: #2 Derek St. John, Iowa - 3-2 dec.
#1 Jason Welch, Northwestern
165: #1 Kyle Dake, Cornell - 5-4 dec.
#2 David Taylor, PENN STATE
In winning Dake becomes the first wrestler to win championships at 4 different weight classes, 141, 149, 157, 165.
Paul in PA
