Big Ten Wrestling Championships | |
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Sport | Wrestling |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Number of teams | 14 |
Current stadium | Xfinity Center |
Current location | College Park, Maryland |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Penn State (8th title) |
Most championships | Iowa (37 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network |
The Big Ten Wrestling Championships are collegiate wrestling competitions held annually by the Big Ten Conference after the regular season. In addition to determining the Big Ten champion in each weight class, it determines the wrestlers that compete in the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
The Iowa Hawkeyes have won more Big Ten team championships than any other school with 37 titles, their most recent coming in 2021. [1] Under head coach Pat Wright, Iowa won its first title in 1915 at the Western Intercollegiate Wrestling, Gymnastics, and Fencing Association Invitational, an open meet that determined Big Ten champions until 1921. Under head coaches Gary Kurdelmeier and Dan Gable, Iowa set the record for the longest streak of consecutive titles with 27 from 1974 through 1998. During that time, Gable set the record for most titles by a coach with 21. [2]
The Iowa Hawkeyes also have the most NCAA team championships by a Big Ten school with 24 titles. Under Gable, Iowa set a record by winning nine straight NCAA titles from 1978 through 1986. Gable also set the record for the most NCAA titles won by a head coach with 15. [3]
The Big Ten Conference has won a record 41 NCAA team championships, including 17 straight titles since 2007.
School | # | Year(s) won |
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Iowa | 37 | 1915, 1916, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2021 |
Illinois | 17 | 1913, 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1952, 2005 |
Indiana | 14 | 1911, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1943 |
Minnesota | 12 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1941, 1957, 1959, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
Michigan | 12 | 1929, 1938, 1944, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1973, 2022 |
Michigan State | 8 | 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Penn State | 8 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
Purdue | 6 | 1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954 |
Ohio State | 5 | 1923, 1951, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
Year | 145 | 165 | HWT |
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1910 | Clarence Peterson | Einer Johnson | E. B. Elliott |
Year | 125 | 140 | 165 | HWT |
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1911 | Henry Ralph Richter | Glen Ruby | Walter Bodenhafer | E. B. Elliott |
1912 | Henry Ralph Richter | E. J. Brosius | Glen Ruby | Edgar C. Davis |
1913 | ??? Linn | G. W. Schroeder | James E. Mee | Edgar C. Davis |
Year | 125 | 135 | 145 | 158 | 175 | HWT |
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1914 | Ralph J. Williams | Arthur W. Knott | ??? Hobbet | Floyd E. Demmon | J.R. Cummins | Edgar C. Davis |
1915 | Albert Gran | David H. Bowman | Benjamin H. Drollinger | Richard B. Rutherford | Ward B. Freeman | Irving J. Barron |
1916 | ??? Parrott | Irving Madigan | ??? McKormick | Richard B. Rutherford | Hugo Otopalik | ??? Redmon |
1917 | ??? Parrott | R. H. Jeschke | E. V. Kurtzrock | Lorin V. Cope | Hugo Otopalik | Earl Harbison |
1918 | No meet held | |||||
1919 | No meet held | |||||
1920 | O.K. Ziegler | Harry Troendly | John I. Moore | R.T. Smith | H.L. Hoffman | Herman Whitson |
Year | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 158 | 175 | HWT |
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1921 | ??? Sogard | ??? Myers | Charles B. Sweeney | Perry Martter | Guy Lookabaugh | Edward Wesley Mumby | Charles Hoyt |
1922 | ??? Sogard | Edward Vana | Harold H. Bowen | Perry Martter | E.G. McKibbon | Stanton A. Troutman | Walt Spencer |
1923 | Ted J. Pfeffer | Alton L. Loucks | Harold H. Bowen | Fred C. Shepard | Floyd Reed | Omar C. Held | Joseph Greer |
1924 | Ted J. Pfeffer | John Kellogg | Robert F. Holmes | Dale Skinner | Ralph Prunty | Ralph Wilson | Harry Steel |
Year | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 158 | HWT |
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1925 | Harold Boyvey | Clell Kurtz | Robert Michael | Gerald Woodhull | Ralph Prunty | George L. Fisher |
Year | 115 | 125 | 135 | 145 | 158 | 175 | HWT |
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1926 | Royal A. Weir | Perry Snider | Stephen Easter | Leslie Beers | Theron Donahoe | Kaare Krogh | Daniel Whitacre |
Year | 118 | 126 | 134 | 142 | 150 | 158 | 167 | 177 | 190 | 275 |
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1995 | Mike Mena | Jeff McGinness | Mark Ironside | John Hughes | Lincoln McIlravy | Dan Wirnsberger | Chad Biggert | Ray Brinzer | Joel Sharratt | Kerry McCoy |
1996 | David Morgan | Sanshiro Abe | Mark Ironside | Bill Zadick | Russ Hughes | Joe Williams | Daryl Weber | Rohan Gardner | Brian Picklo | Tony Vaughn |
1997 | David Morgan | Eric Jetton | Mark Ironside | Roger Chandler | Lincoln McIlravy | Ernest Benion | Kevin Wilmot | Mitch Clark | Tim Hartung | Kerry McCoy |
1998 | David Morgan | Eric Jetton | Mark Ironside | Jeff McGinness | Bill Lacure | John Lange | Joe Williams | Mitch Clark | Tim Hartung | Airron Richardson |
Year | 125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 |
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1999 | Jeremy Hunter | Pat McNamara | Doug Schwab | T.J. Williams | Jamie Heidt | Don Pritzlaff | Glenn Pritzlaff | Brandon Eggum | Tim Hartung | Brock Lesnar |
2000 | Jody Strittmatter | Eric Juergens | Doug Schwab | Adam Tirapelle | T.J. Williams | Don Pritzlaff | Mark Bybee | Brandon Eggum | Nick Muzashvili | Brock Lesnar |
2001 | Jody Strittmatter | Eric Juergens | Doug Schwab | Jared Lawrence | T.J. Williams | Don Pritzlaff | Otto Olson | Nate Patrick | Pat Quirk | Garrett Lowney |
2002 | Leroy Vega | Ryan Lewis | Luke Moffitt | Mike Zadick | Luke Becker | Matt Lackey | Otto Olson | Damion Hahn | Owen Elzen | Tommy Rowlands |
2003 | Chris Fleeger | Cliff Moore | Scott Moore | Jared Lawrence | Luke Becker | Matt Lackey | Ryan Lange | Jessman Smith | Damion Hahn | Steve Mocco |
2004 | Tom Clum | Mark Jayne | Cliff Moore | Ryan Churella | Alex Tirapelle | Jacob Volkmann | Ryan Lange | Eric Bradley | Damion Hahn | Tommy Rowlands |
2005 | Nick Simmons | Mack Reiter | Josh Churella | Eric Tannenbaum | Alex Tirapelle | Ryan Churella | Pete Friedl | Eric Bradley | Matt Delguyd | Cole Konrad |
2006 | Nick Simmons | Tom Clum | Andy Simmons | Dustin Schlatter | C.P. Schlatter | Ryan Churella | Jake Herbert | Roger Kish | Phil Davis | Cole Konrad |
2007 | Jayson Ness | Nick Simmons | Ryan Lang | Dustin Schlatter | C.P. Schlatter | Mark Perry | Steve Luke | Jake Herbert | Mike Tamillow | Cole Konrad |
2008 | Angel Escobedo | Frank Gomez | Kellen Russell | Brent Metcalf | Mike Poeta | Eric Tannenbaum | Steve Luke | Mike Pucillo | Phil Davis | Dustin Fox |
2009 | Angel Escobedo | Frank Gomez | Kellen Russell | Brent Metcalf | Mike Poeta | Andrew Howe | Steve Luke | Jake Herbert | Tyrel Todd | Dan Erekson |
2010 | Angel Escobedo | Jayson Ness | Mike Thorn | Lance Palmer | Cyler Sanderson | Andrew Howe | Jay Borschel | John Dergo | Trevor Brandvold | Daniel Erekson |
2011 | Matt McDonough | Andrew Long | Kellen Russell | Frank Molinaro | David Taylor | Andrew Howe | Ed Ruth | Quentin Wright | Trevor Brandvold | Blake Raising |
2012 | Matt McDonough | Logan Stieber | Kellen Russell | Frank Molinaro | Jason Welch | David Taylor | Ed Ruth | Kevin Steinhaus | Sonny Yohn | Tony Nelson |
2013 | Jesse Delgado | Logan Stieber | Hunter Stieber | Dylan Ness | Jason Welch | David Taylor | Matt Brown | Ed Ruth | Quentin Wright | Tony Nelson |
2014 | Jesse Delgado | Tony Ramos | Logan Stieber | Jason Tsirtsis | James Green | David Taylor | Robert Kokesh | Ed Ruth | Nick Heflin | Tony Nelson |
2015 | Nathan Tomasello | Chris Dardanes | Logan Stieber | Jason Tsirtsis | Isaiah Martinez | Isaac Jordan | Robert Kokesh | Domenic Abounader | Morgan McIntosh | Mike McMullan |
2016 | Nathan Tomasello | Cory Clark | Anthony Ashnault | Zain Retherford | Isaiah Martinez | Isaac Jordan | Bo Nickal | Sammy Brooks | Morgan McIntosh | Kyle Snyder |
2017 | Thomas Gilman | Nathan Tomasello | Anthony Ashnault | Zain Retherford | Jason Nolf | Isaiah Martinez | Bo Jordan | Sammy Brooks | Kollin Moore | Kyle Snyder |
2018 | Nathan Tomasello | Stevan Mićić | Joey McKenna | Zain Retherford | Alec Pantaleo | Isaiah Martinez | Mark Hall | Bo Nickal | Kollin Moore | Kyle Snyder |
2019 | Sebastian Rivera | Nick Suriano | Joey McKenna | Anthony Ashnault | Jason Nolf | Alex Marinelli | Mark Hall | Myles Martin | Bo Nickal | Anthony Cassar |
2020 | Spencer Lee | Sebastian Rivera | Luke Pletcher | Pat Lugo | Ryan Deakin | Alex Marinelli | Mark Hall | Aaron Brooks | Kollin Moore | Gable Steveson |
2021 | Spencer Lee | Roman Bravo-Young | Jaydin Eierman | Sammy Sasso | Ryan Deakin | Alex Marinelli | Michael Kemerer | Aaron Brooks | Myles Amine | Gable Steveson |
2022 | Nick Suriano | Roman Bravo-Young | Nick Lee | Austin Gomez | Ryan Deakin | Alex Marinelli | Carter Starocci | Myles Amine | Max Dean | Gable Steveson |
2023 | Spencer Lee | Roman Bravo-Young | Real Woods | Sammy Sasso | Levi Haines | Dean Hamiti | Carter Starocci | Aaron Brooks | Silas Allred | Mason Parris |
2024 | Braeden Davis | Dylan Shawver | Jesse Mendez | Ridge Lovett | Levi Haines | Mitchell Mesenbrink | Edmond Ruth | Isaiah Salazar | Aaron Brooks | Greg Kerkvliet |
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