2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – 184 lbs
| 184 pounds at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Site | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Competitors | 14 |
| Medalists | |
 | Aaron Brooks (Penn State) |
 | Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) |
 | Matt Finesilver (Michigan) |
The 184-pound competition at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, took place from March 4–5, 2023 at the Crisler Center.[1][2]
The competition consisted of a triple-elimination tournament to determine the top ten wrestlers of the Big Ten's 184-pound weight class. The top nine wrestlers would qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.[3]
Preliminary seeds
[edit]The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds on February 27, 2023.[4]
| Seed | Wrestler |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (Penn State) |
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) |
| 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (Minnesota) |
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (Michigan) |
| 5 | Abe Assad (Iowa) |
| 6 | Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) |
| 7 | Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) |
| 8 | Brian Soldano (Rutgers) |
| 9 | Dylan Connell (Illinois) |
| 10 | Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) |
| 11 | Evan Bates (Northwestern) |
| 12 | Ben Vanadia (Purdue) |
| 13 | Clayton Fielden (Indiana) |
| 14 | Kevin Makosy (Maryland) |
Results
[edit]- Legend
- F — Won by fall
- MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
[edit]| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 1st-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dylan Connell (ILL) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Abe Assad (IOWA) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ben Vanadia (PUR) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Abe Assad (IOWA) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 3F | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Clayton Fielden (IND) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kevin Makosy (MD) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Evan Bates (NU) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 8F | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lenny Pinto (NEB) | 4F | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Tyler Dow (WIS) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lenny Pinto (NEB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Round 2 | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Semifinals | 3rd-Place Match | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9th-place bracket
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Note: Top-9 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Wrestler |
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Aaron Brooks (Penn State) |
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Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) |
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Matt Finesilver (Michigan) |
| 4 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (Minnesota) |
| 5 | Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) |
| 6 | Brian Soldano (Rutgers) |
| 7 | Abe Assad (Iowa) |
| 8 | Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) |
| 9 | Dylan Connell (Illinois) |
| 10 | Evan Bates (Northwestern) |
References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". Big Ten Conference. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Scovel, Shannon (3 March 2023). "2023 Big Ten wrestling championships: Brackets, preview, how to watch". ncaa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee releases qualifying tournament allocations for 2023 championships". ncaa.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced". Big Ten Conference. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.