March 4, 2000

Recap

86th Annual Big Ten Wrestling Championships
First Day Results
March 4, 2000
West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue University
Mackey Arena

Team Scores:
1.Iowa116.00
2.Minnesota109.00
3.Illinois72.00
4.Michigan State66.00
5.Northwestern42.00
6.Michigan41.00
7.Ohio State40.00
8.Penn State36.50
9.Wisconsin31.00
10.Indiana30.00
11.Purdue14.50

Illinois Results:

125 Pounds-
First Round: No. 6 Ryan Escobar (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Leroy Vega (Minnesota) defeated No. 6 Escobar (IL), 4-3
Wrestlebacks: No. 6 Escobar (IL) defeated Rob Potashnick (Northwestern), 15-0
Wrestlebacks: No. 7 Kore Sharpley (Ohio State) defeated No. 6 Escobar (IL), 6-5

133 Pounds-
First Round: No. 8 David Stoltz (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 1 Eric Juergens (Iowa) defeated No. 8 Stoltz (IL), 10-7
Wrestlebacks: No. 8 Stoltz defeated No. 5 Scott Moore (Penn State), 8-5

141 Pounds-
First Round: No. 3 Carl Perry (Illinois) pinned Luis Blanco (Purdue), 6:32
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Perry (IL) defeated No. 6 Mike Castillo (Michigan State), 6-4
Semifinals: No. 2 Doug Schwab (Iowa) defeated No. 3 Perry (IL), 3-2 (2ot)

149 Pounds-
First Round: No. 3 Adam Tirapelle (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Tirapelle (IL) defeated No. 6 Brian Roskovich (Ohio State), 10-2
Semifinals: No. 3 Tirapelle pinned No. 7 Tim Myers (Indiana), 1:36

157 Pounds-
First Round: No. 5 Griff Powell (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Powell (IL) defeated No. 4 Kevin Stanley (Indiana), 3-2
Semifinals: No. 1 T.J. Williams (Iowa) defeated No. 5 Powell (IL), 2-1

165 Pounds-
First Round: No. 4 Bill Zeman (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 4 Zeman (IL) defeated No. 5 Greg DeGrand (Michigan State), 6-1
Semifinals: No. 1 Don Pritzlaff (Wisconsin) defeated No. 4 Zeman (IL), 4-1

174 Pounds-
First Round: No. 2 Ben King (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 2 King (IL) defeated No. 7 Joel Walker (Ohio State), 7-4
Semifinals: No. 3 Gabe McMahan (Iowa) defeated King (IL), 7-4

184 Pounds-
First Round: No. 3 Nate Patrick (Illinois) pinned James Brimm (Michigan State), 5:57
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Patrick (IL) defeated No. 6 Ty Matthews (Indiana), 7-1
Semifinals: No. 3 Patrick (IL) defeated No. 2 Andy Hrovat (Michigan), 4-2

197 Pounds-
First Round: No. 4 Pat Quirk (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 5 Owen Elzen (Minnesota) defeated No. 4 Quirk (IL), 6-5
Wrestlebacks: No. 4 Quirk defeated Joe Degain (Michigan), 4-0
Wrestlebacks: No. 4 Quirk defeated Matt Huebner (Northwestern), 3-1

Heavyweight-
First Round: No. 3 John Lockhart (Illinois), Bye
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Lockhart (IL) defeated No. 6 Jake Vercelli (Purdue), 8-3
Semifinals: No. 2 Brock Lesnar (Minnesota) defeated No. 3 Lockhart (IL), 2-1

86th Annual Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Individual Championship Final Pairings
March 5, 2000
3 p.m. EST
West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue University
Mackey Arena
125: No. 1 Jeremy Hunter (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Jody Strittmatter (Iowa)
133: No. 1 Eric Juergens (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Pat McNamara (Michigan State)
141: No. 1 Scott Schatzman (Northwestern) vs. No. 2 Doug Schwab (Iowa)
149: No. 1 Jared Lawrence (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Adam Tirapelle (Illinois)
157: No. 1 T. J. Williams (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Luke Becker (Minnesota)
165: No. 1 Don Pritzlaff (Wisconsin) vs. No. 2 Brad Pike (Minnesota)
174: No. 3 Gabe McMahan (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Mark Bybee (Northwestern)
184: No. 1 Brandon Eggum (Minnesota) vs. No. 3 Nate Patrick (Illinois)
197: No. 1 Nick Muzashvili (Michigan State) vs. No. 2 Nick Preston (Ohio State)
Hwt: No. 1 Wes Hand (Iowa) vs. No. 2 Brock Lesnar (Minnesota)