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Indiana Earns Best Big Ten Championships Finish Since 2012
3/8/2026 11:41:00 PM | Wrestling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. –––– Indiana concluded its time at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday (March 8) with another year of growth and four wrestlers who have officially clinched their bids to the NCAA Championships.
On top of that, the Hoosiers had three wrestlers reach the podium and two of them who had the best individual placement at Big Tens of any Hoosier since 2019. No. 4 Seed Jacob Moran (125) and No. 8 Seed Gabe Sollars (197) each reached the third place match and narrowly lost to earn a strong fourth place finish.
The last Hoosier to finish in fourth place or better at the Big Ten Championships was Elijah Oliver (125) in 2019.
In the consolation semifinals, both Moran and Sollars won decisively to advance in the wrestlebacks. Moran defeated No. 9 Seed Diego Sotelo (Michigan) in a 9-7 decision and Sollars defeated No. 6 Seed Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) in an 8-1 decision to earn their spot in the third place matches.
In that last match of the consolation bracket, both Hoosiers were close but fell just short to its opponents. Moran faced off against No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) and trailed 4-2 with 20 seconds left, he shot and looked to secure a takedown on the edge of the mat, but was out of bounds. Bouzakis held on in the closing seconds to win the match.
Sollars trailed 6-1 early to No. 5 Seed Luke Geog (Ohio State) but clawed his way back to make it a 7-5 score in the third period but could not score the final takedown to take the match.
Moran, Sollars and Lowery each clinched bids yesterday. No. 6 Seed Derek Gilcher (174) joined the group to earn automatic bids today. In the 11th Place Semifinal match, he faced No. 10 Seed Eddie Enright (Northwestern) and fought to an 11-7 win.
With there being 10 available automatic bids for the Big Ten at 174 lbs., Gilcher clinched his spot with his win in that match. This will be his second career NCAA Tournament appearance.
As a team, Indiana finished with 40.0 points and a 10th place spot in the team score. It is Indiana's best showing at the Big Ten Championships since 2012 when the team scored 41.0 points and tied for 10th.
Indiana will await to see if any more Hoosier wrestlers will make the NCAA Championships when the entire tournament field is announced on Tuesday (March 10) when the at-large selections will be revealed.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
FINAL RESULTS
125 – No. 4 Jacob Moran:
-Round 1: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 13 Ashton Jackson (PU): TF, 17-2 (3:53)
-Quarterfinal: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 12 Nick Corday (MSU): TF, 20-3 (5:18)
-Semifinal: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) def. No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 11-3
-Consi Semi: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 9 Diego Sotelo (MICH): Dec. 9-7
-3rd Place: No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU): Dec. 4-2
Jacob Moran finished in 4th Place at 125 lbs.
133 – No. 12 Blaine Frazier:
-Round 1: No. 5 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 21-6 (3:54)
-Cons. R1: No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU) def. No. 13 Gauge Botero (Michigan): Dec. 10-4
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (UNL) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 19-4 (5:22)
-9th Place R1: No. 13 Gauge Botero (MICH) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): Dec. 5-1
141 – No. 9 Henry Porter:
-Round 1: No. 8 Billy DeKraker (NU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): TF, 15-0 (4:19)
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Henry Porter (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 10 Joey Olivieri (RU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): MD, 13-1
149 – No. 11 Joey Buttler:
-Round 1: No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): MD, 9-1
-Cons. R1: No. 14 August Hibler (NU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): SV-1, 9-8
-9th Place R1: No. 12 Gavin Brown (PU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): Dec. 2-1
157 – No. 11 Bryce Lowery:
-Round 1: No. 6 Charlie Millard (MINN) def. No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU): MD, 12-4
-Cons. R1: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 14 Ty Wilson (NU): Dec. 4-1
-Cons. R2: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 12 Darius Marines (MSU): Dec. 5-4
-Cons. R3: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 8 Luke Mechler (WIS): MD, 9-1
-Consi Semi: No. 3 Kannon Webster (ILL) def. No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU): Inj. (1:09)
Bryce Lowery finished in 6th Place at 157 lbs.
165 – No. 9 Tyler Lillard:
-Round 1: No. 8 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 2 Joey Blaze (PU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1
-9th Place Semi: No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 14 Jack Conley (MSU): Fall (3:38)
-9th Place Final: No. 10 Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 5-2
Tyler Lillard finished in 10th Place at 165 lbs.
174 – No. 6 Derek Gilcher:
-Round 1: No. 11 Lenny Pinto (RU) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (5:57)
-Cons. R1: No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 14 Seth Digby (Maryland): Dec. 4-2
-Cons. R2: No. 5 Beau Mantanona (MICH) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (0:01)
-11th Place Semi: No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 10 Eddie Enright (NU): Dec. 11-7
-9th Place: No. 12 Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): MFF
Derek Gilcher finished in 10th Place at 174 lbs.
184 – No. 9 Sam Goin:
-Round 1: No. 8 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 9-3
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 12-7
-9th Place Semi: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 11 J.D. Perez (Northwestern): Dec. 13-12
-9th Place Final: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 10 James Rowley (Purdue): Dec. 7-3
Sam Goin finished in 9th Place at 184 lbs.
197 – No. 8 Gabe Sollars:
-Round 1: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 9 Ben Vanadia (PU): Inj. (0:04)
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): TF, 21-6 (4:10)
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 10 Hayden Walters (MICH): Dec. 6-1
-Cons. R3: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 4 Branson John (UMD): Dec. 2-1
-Consi Semi: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 6 Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin): Dec. 8-1
Gabe Sollars finished in 4th Place at 197 lbs.
285 – No. 14 Caleb Marzolino:
-Round 1: No. 3 Nick Feldman (OSU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): TF, 21-6 (2:32)
-Cons. R1: No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU) def. No. 11 Hayden Filipovich (PUR): Fall (0:29)
-Cons. R2: No. 5 Braxton Amos (WIS) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Fall (2:46)
-9th Place R1: No. 11 Hayden Filipvoich (PU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Dec. 4-3
On top of that, the Hoosiers had three wrestlers reach the podium and two of them who had the best individual placement at Big Tens of any Hoosier since 2019. No. 4 Seed Jacob Moran (125) and No. 8 Seed Gabe Sollars (197) each reached the third place match and narrowly lost to earn a strong fourth place finish.
The last Hoosier to finish in fourth place or better at the Big Ten Championships was Elijah Oliver (125) in 2019.
In the consolation semifinals, both Moran and Sollars won decisively to advance in the wrestlebacks. Moran defeated No. 9 Seed Diego Sotelo (Michigan) in a 9-7 decision and Sollars defeated No. 6 Seed Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin) in an 8-1 decision to earn their spot in the third place matches.
In that last match of the consolation bracket, both Hoosiers were close but fell just short to its opponents. Moran faced off against No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (Ohio State) and trailed 4-2 with 20 seconds left, he shot and looked to secure a takedown on the edge of the mat, but was out of bounds. Bouzakis held on in the closing seconds to win the match.
Sollars trailed 6-1 early to No. 5 Seed Luke Geog (Ohio State) but clawed his way back to make it a 7-5 score in the third period but could not score the final takedown to take the match.
Moran, Sollars and Lowery each clinched bids yesterday. No. 6 Seed Derek Gilcher (174) joined the group to earn automatic bids today. In the 11th Place Semifinal match, he faced No. 10 Seed Eddie Enright (Northwestern) and fought to an 11-7 win.
With there being 10 available automatic bids for the Big Ten at 174 lbs., Gilcher clinched his spot with his win in that match. This will be his second career NCAA Tournament appearance.
As a team, Indiana finished with 40.0 points and a 10th place spot in the team score. It is Indiana's best showing at the Big Ten Championships since 2012 when the team scored 41.0 points and tied for 10th.
Indiana will await to see if any more Hoosier wrestlers will make the NCAA Championships when the entire tournament field is announced on Tuesday (March 10) when the at-large selections will be revealed.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
- Penn State (184.0)
- Ohio State (148.5)
- Nebraska (116.5)
- Iowa (87.0)
- Michigan (86.5)
- Illinois (78.0)
- Minnesota (76.5)
- Rutgers (63.5)
- Wisconsin (55.0)
- Indiana (40.0)
- Maryland (35.5)
- Purdue (29.5)
- Northwestern (14.5)
- Michigan State (10.5)
FINAL RESULTS
125 – No. 4 Jacob Moran:
-Round 1: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 13 Ashton Jackson (PU): TF, 17-2 (3:53)
-Quarterfinal: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 12 Nick Corday (MSU): TF, 20-3 (5:18)
-Semifinal: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl (PSU) def. No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU): MD, 11-3
-Consi Semi: No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU) def. No. 9 Diego Sotelo (MICH): Dec. 9-7
-3rd Place: No. 2 Nic Bouzakis (OSU) def. No. 4 Jacob Moran (IU): Dec. 4-2
Jacob Moran finished in 4th Place at 125 lbs.
133 – No. 12 Blaine Frazier:
-Round 1: No. 5 Drake Ayala (Iowa) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 21-6 (3:54)
-Cons. R1: No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU) def. No. 13 Gauge Botero (Michigan): Dec. 10-4
-Cons. R2: No. 6 Jacob Van Dee (UNL) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): TF, 19-4 (5:22)
-9th Place R1: No. 13 Gauge Botero (MICH) def. No. 12 Blaine Frazier (IU): Dec. 5-1
141 – No. 9 Henry Porter:
-Round 1: No. 8 Billy DeKraker (NU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): TF, 15-0 (4:19)
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Henry Porter (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 10 Joey Olivieri (RU) def. No. 9 Henry Porter (IU): MD, 13-1
149 – No. 11 Joey Buttler:
-Round 1: No. 6 Chance Lamer (NEB) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): MD, 9-1
-Cons. R1: No. 14 August Hibler (NU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): SV-1, 9-8
-9th Place R1: No. 12 Gavin Brown (PU) def. No. 11 Joey Buttler (IU): Dec. 2-1
157 – No. 11 Bryce Lowery:
-Round 1: No. 6 Charlie Millard (MINN) def. No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU): MD, 12-4
-Cons. R1: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 14 Ty Wilson (NU): Dec. 4-1
-Cons. R2: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 12 Darius Marines (MSU): Dec. 5-4
-Cons. R3: No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU) def. No. 8 Luke Mechler (WIS): MD, 9-1
-Consi Semi: No. 3 Kannon Webster (ILL) def. No. 11 Bryce Lowery (IU): Inj. (1:09)
Bryce Lowery finished in 6th Place at 157 lbs.
165 – No. 9 Tyler Lillard:
-Round 1: No. 8 Paddy Gallagher (OSU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 2 Joey Blaze (PU) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 4-1
-9th Place Semi: No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. No. 14 Jack Conley (MSU): Fall (3:38)
-9th Place Final: No. 10 Cody Goebel (Wisconsin) def. No. 9 Tyler Lillard (IU): Dec. 5-2
Tyler Lillard finished in 10th Place at 165 lbs.
174 – No. 6 Derek Gilcher:
-Round 1: No. 11 Lenny Pinto (RU) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (5:57)
-Cons. R1: No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 14 Seth Digby (Maryland): Dec. 4-2
-Cons. R2: No. 5 Beau Mantanona (MICH) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): Inj. (0:01)
-11th Place Semi: No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU) def. No. 10 Eddie Enright (NU): Dec. 11-7
-9th Place: No. 12 Lucas Condon (Wisconsin) def. No. 6 Derek Gilcher (IU): MFF
Derek Gilcher finished in 10th Place at 174 lbs.
184 – No. 9 Sam Goin:
-Round 1: No. 8 Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 9-3
-Cons. R1: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) advanced on bye.
-Cons. R2: No. 7 Shane Cartagena-Walsh (RU) def. No. 9 Sam Goin (IU): Dec. 12-7
-9th Place Semi: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 11 J.D. Perez (Northwestern): Dec. 13-12
-9th Place Final: No. 9 Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 10 James Rowley (Purdue): Dec. 7-3
Sam Goin finished in 9th Place at 184 lbs.
197 – No. 8 Gabe Sollars:
-Round 1: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 9 Ben Vanadia (PU): Inj. (0:04)
-Quarterfinal: No. 1 Josh Barr (PSU) def. No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU): TF, 21-6 (4:10)
-Cons. R2: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 10 Hayden Walters (MICH): Dec. 6-1
-Cons. R3: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 4 Branson John (UMD): Dec. 2-1
-Consi Semi: No. 8 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. No. 6 Wyatt Ingham (Wisconsin): Dec. 8-1
Gabe Sollars finished in 4th Place at 197 lbs.
285 – No. 14 Caleb Marzolino:
-Round 1: No. 3 Nick Feldman (OSU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): TF, 21-6 (2:32)
-Cons. R1: No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU) def. No. 11 Hayden Filipovich (PUR): Fall (0:29)
-Cons. R2: No. 5 Braxton Amos (WIS) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Fall (2:46)
-9th Place R1: No. 11 Hayden Filipvoich (PU) def. No. 14 Caleb Marzolino (IU): Dec. 4-3
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