Saturday, March 8
Evanston, Ill.
11 AM, 6 PM & 8 PM
Indiana University
vs
Big Ten Championships
Moran, Rini & Washington Clinch NCAA Berths on Day One of Big Tens
3/8/2025 11:19:00 PM | Wrestling
EVANSTON, Ill. ––– After wrestling through the semifinals of the championship bracket, reaching the consolation semifinals and one round of 9th place bracket matches, day one of the Big Ten Championships is done.
Every Hoosier who entered the tournament competed in Session II. All of Indiana's entrants started the night in the consolation bracket and three came away with NCAA Championships berths.
Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133) and DJ Washington (184) all guaranteed themselves top-eight finishes at their weight classes with their wins in the second round of the wrestlebacks with punched their ticket to Philadelphia.
Moran earned a win by tech fall over No. 13 Caelan Riley (Illinois) to clinch his NCAA bid. It marked his first ticket punched to the NCAA Championships.
Moran followed that up with a dominant 10-3 decision over No. 9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) to keep working through the wrestlebacks. He will face No. 1 Matt Ramos (Purdue) in the consolation semifinals to begin his competition tomorrow.
Rini won in a thriller against No. 10 Tyler Wells (Minnesota). Rini shot and nearly earned a takedown in the last 12 seconds of the third period, trailing 4-2. After an Indiana challenge, the takedown was rewarded to put Rini up 5-4. Wells escaped in the last 10 seconds to send the match to sudden victory.
The graduate student kept up his offense in overtime and scored to win 8-5 en route to clinching his second career NCAA berth.
Washington set the tone from start to finish against No. 10 Jaden Bullock (Michigan), earning a 5-2 win over Bullock while being the aggressor throughout the entirety of the match. Washington's win clinched his fourth career bid to NCAAs, making him the ninth wrestler in program history to be a four-time NCAA qualifier.
Rini and Washington both would drop their matches in the third round of consolation brackets to move to the seventh place match tomorrow.
In addition to Rini and Washington, Henry Porter will wrestle in the seventh place match with an NCAA Championships bid on the line for the winner of that match.
No. 7 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 8 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 8 Jacob Bullock (285) all could also earn NCAA qualification tomorrow. None will reach the podium, but all were sorted into the extra brackets to determine NCAA bids.
At 165 lbs., there are nine spots available from the Big Ten, while at 197 lbs. and 285 lbs, there are bids available for the top 10 placers.
The action will resume tomorrow at noon for Session III which will feature the consolation semifinals and the seventh-place matches.
TEAM SCORES (Through Session II)
1. Penn State (145.0)
2. Nebraska (118.5)
3. Iowa (98.0)
4. Minnesota (88.5)
5. Illinois (81.5)
6. Ohio State (76.0)
7. Michigan (56.0)
8. Maryland (47.5)
9. Rutgers (46.0)
10. Purdue (33.5)
11. INDIANA (27.0)
12. Northwestern (18.5)
13. Wisconsin (13.5)
14. Michigan State (11.5)
FULL RESULTS (Through Session II)
125 – No. 6 Jacob Moran:
-Round 1: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 11 Caleb Weiand (MSU): Dec. 9-8
-Quarterfinal: No. 3 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) def. No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 8-0
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 13 Caelan Riley (Illinois): TF, 23-6 (5:49)
-Cons. R3: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota): Dec. 10-3
133 – No. 8 Angelo Rini:
-Round 1: No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU) def. No. 9 Nic Bouzakis (OSU): Dec. 8-6
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU): Dec. 13-9
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU) def. No. 10 Tyler Wells (Minnesota): SV-1, 8-5
-Cons. R3: No. 4 Braeden Davis (Penn State) def. No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU): Dec. 10-5
141 – No. 8 Henry Porter:
-Round 1: No. 9 Greyson Clark (PUR) def. No. 8 Henry Porter (IU): TF, 16-1 (6:05)
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Henry Porter (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Henry Porter (IU) def. No. 7 Danny Pucino (Illinois): MD, 20-9
-Cons. R3: No. 6 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers) def. No. 8 Henry Porter (IU): Fall (2:31)
149 – No. 13 Joey Buttler:
-Round 1: No. 4 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU): TF, 18-0 (5:43)
-Cons. R1: No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU) def. No. 12 Clayton Jones III (MSU): SV-1, 18-12
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) def. No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU): Dec. 8-1
-9th Place R1: No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU) def. No. 12 Clayton Jones III (MSU): Inj. Def.
157 – No. 12 Ryan Garvick:
-Round 1: No. 5 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): MD, 14-3
-Cons. R1: No. 13 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): Dec. 2-1
-9th Place R1: No 13 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): Dec. 6-4
165 – No. 7 Tyler Lillard:
-Round 1: No. 10 Anthony White (Rutgers) def. No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU): TB-2, 4-3
-Cons. R1: No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 7-4
174 – No. 10 Derek Gilcher:
-Round 1: No. 7 Dan Braunagel (Illinois) def. No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU): Fall (5:00)
-Cons. R1: No. 10 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Brody Baumann (Purdue) def. No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU): Dec. 4-3
-9th Place R1: No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 14 Aidan Vandenbush (NU): MD, 17-5
184 – No. 9 DJ Washington:
-Round 1: No. 9 DJ Washington (IU) def. No. 8 Ryder Rogotzke (OSU): Dec. 9-4
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) def. No. 9 DJ Washington (IU): TF, 18-1 (4:54)
-Cons. R2: No. 9 DJ Washington (IU def. No. 10 Jaden Bullock (Michigan): Dec. 5-2
-Cons. R3: No. 4 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) def. No. 9 DJ Washington (IU): Inj. Default
197 – No. 8 Gabe Sollars:
-Round 1: No. 9 Seth Shumate (OSU) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): Dec. 9-5
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): MD, 16-8
285 – No. 8 Jacob Bullock:
-Round 1: No. 9 Seth Nevills (Maryland) def. No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU): Dec. 3-0
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Ben Kueter (Iowa) def. No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU): Dec. 5-1
Every Hoosier who entered the tournament competed in Session II. All of Indiana's entrants started the night in the consolation bracket and three came away with NCAA Championships berths.
Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133) and DJ Washington (184) all guaranteed themselves top-eight finishes at their weight classes with their wins in the second round of the wrestlebacks with punched their ticket to Philadelphia.
Moran earned a win by tech fall over No. 13 Caelan Riley (Illinois) to clinch his NCAA bid. It marked his first ticket punched to the NCAA Championships.
Moran followed that up with a dominant 10-3 decision over No. 9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota) to keep working through the wrestlebacks. He will face No. 1 Matt Ramos (Purdue) in the consolation semifinals to begin his competition tomorrow.
Rini won in a thriller against No. 10 Tyler Wells (Minnesota). Rini shot and nearly earned a takedown in the last 12 seconds of the third period, trailing 4-2. After an Indiana challenge, the takedown was rewarded to put Rini up 5-4. Wells escaped in the last 10 seconds to send the match to sudden victory.
The graduate student kept up his offense in overtime and scored to win 8-5 en route to clinching his second career NCAA berth.
Washington set the tone from start to finish against No. 10 Jaden Bullock (Michigan), earning a 5-2 win over Bullock while being the aggressor throughout the entirety of the match. Washington's win clinched his fourth career bid to NCAAs, making him the ninth wrestler in program history to be a four-time NCAA qualifier.
Rini and Washington both would drop their matches in the third round of consolation brackets to move to the seventh place match tomorrow.
In addition to Rini and Washington, Henry Porter will wrestle in the seventh place match with an NCAA Championships bid on the line for the winner of that match.
No. 7 Tyler Lillard (165), No. 8 Gabe Sollars (197) and No. 8 Jacob Bullock (285) all could also earn NCAA qualification tomorrow. None will reach the podium, but all were sorted into the extra brackets to determine NCAA bids.
At 165 lbs., there are nine spots available from the Big Ten, while at 197 lbs. and 285 lbs, there are bids available for the top 10 placers.
The action will resume tomorrow at noon for Session III which will feature the consolation semifinals and the seventh-place matches.
TEAM SCORES (Through Session II)
1. Penn State (145.0)
2. Nebraska (118.5)
3. Iowa (98.0)
4. Minnesota (88.5)
5. Illinois (81.5)
6. Ohio State (76.0)
7. Michigan (56.0)
8. Maryland (47.5)
9. Rutgers (46.0)
10. Purdue (33.5)
11. INDIANA (27.0)
12. Northwestern (18.5)
13. Wisconsin (13.5)
14. Michigan State (11.5)
FULL RESULTS (Through Session II)
125 – No. 6 Jacob Moran:
-Round 1: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 11 Caleb Weiand (MSU): Dec. 9-8
-Quarterfinal: No. 3 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) def. No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 8-0
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 13 Caelan Riley (Illinois): TF, 23-6 (5:49)
-Cons. R3: No. 6 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 9 Cooper Flynn (Minnesota): Dec. 10-3
133 – No. 8 Angelo Rini:
-Round 1: No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU) def. No. 9 Nic Bouzakis (OSU): Dec. 8-6
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU): Dec. 13-9
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU) def. No. 10 Tyler Wells (Minnesota): SV-1, 8-5
-Cons. R3: No. 4 Braeden Davis (Penn State) def. No. 8 Angelo Rini (IU): Dec. 10-5
141 – No. 8 Henry Porter:
-Round 1: No. 9 Greyson Clark (PUR) def. No. 8 Henry Porter (IU): TF, 16-1 (6:05)
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Henry Porter (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Henry Porter (IU) def. No. 7 Danny Pucino (Illinois): MD, 20-9
-Cons. R3: No. 6 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers) def. No. 8 Henry Porter (IU): Fall (2:31)
149 – No. 13 Joey Buttler:
-Round 1: No. 4 Dylan D'Emilio (OSU) def. No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU): TF, 18-0 (5:43)
-Cons. R1: No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU) def. No. 12 Clayton Jones III (MSU): SV-1, 18-12
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) def. No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU): Dec. 8-1
-9th Place R1: No. 13 Joey Buttler (IU) def. No. 12 Clayton Jones III (MSU): Inj. Def.
157 – No. 12 Ryan Garvick:
-Round 1: No. 5 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): MD, 14-3
-Cons. R1: No. 13 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): Dec. 2-1
-9th Place R1: No 13 Luke Mechler (Wisconsin) def. No. 12 Ryan Garvick (IU): Dec. 6-4
165 – No. 7 Tyler Lillard:
-Round 1: No. 10 Anthony White (Rutgers) def. No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU): TB-2, 4-3
-Cons. R1: No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 9 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 7 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 7-4
174 – No. 10 Derek Gilcher:
-Round 1: No. 7 Dan Braunagel (Illinois) def. No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU): Fall (5:00)
-Cons. R1: No. 10 Derek Gilcher (Indiana) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Brody Baumann (Purdue) def. No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU): Dec. 4-3
-9th Place R1: No. 10 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 14 Aidan Vandenbush (NU): MD, 17-5
184 – No. 9 DJ Washington:
-Round 1: No. 9 DJ Washington (IU) def. No. 8 Ryder Rogotzke (OSU): Dec. 9-4
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Carter Starocci (PSU) def. No. 9 DJ Washington (IU): TF, 18-1 (4:54)
-Cons. R2: No. 9 DJ Washington (IU def. No. 10 Jaden Bullock (Michigan): Dec. 5-2
-Cons. R3: No. 4 Gabe Arnold (Iowa) def. No. 9 DJ Washington (IU): Inj. Default
197 – No. 8 Gabe Sollars:
-Round 1: No. 9 Seth Shumate (OSU) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): Dec. 9-5
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Camden McDanel (Nebraska) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): MD, 16-8
285 – No. 8 Jacob Bullock:
-Round 1: No. 9 Seth Nevills (Maryland) def. No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU): Dec. 3-0
-Cons. R1: No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Ben Kueter (Iowa) def. No. 8 Jacob Bullock (IU): Dec. 5-1
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