I'll let you know as soon as the 133 assignments come out.
2026 B1G Tourney Session I Thread
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ok, I hate him again. Thanks for the reminder!
Blaze is now in the hole on mat 4 with Lilledahl on deck so looks like that will be a yes. I will update if anything changes.
Mirasola gets the fall before the graphic even comes up.
I was very surprised he didn't get called for stalling when he dove off the mat to avoid the TD. But I suspect if he had he would not have gotten the other stall. Felt like a make up call.
285 R16 Mat 2- #4 Cole Mirasola vs. #13 Gabe Christenson (NU)
Period 1:
Let's get this over quick Cole. Luke's coming up. Here we go! Tying up & pushing. Cole drops to a leg & finishes the TD, 3-0. Cole looks for a cradle, then cuts Christenson, 3-1. Cole shoots & gets another TD, 6-1. He has Christenson on his back & gets the FALL!!! Sweet job Cole!!!
Cole Mirasola FALL Gabe Christenson (25-sec)
Period 1:
Let's get this over quick Cole. Luke's coming up. Here we go! Tying up & pushing. Cole drops to a leg & finishes the TD, 3-0. Cole looks for a cradle, then cuts Christenson, 3-1. Cole shoots & gets another TD, 6-1. He has Christenson on his back & gets the FALL!!! Sweet job Cole!!!
Cole Mirasola FALL Gabe Christenson (25-sec)
Thats the way to come out firing! That will probably stand as the fastest pin of the tourney.
They probably should have hit Cole with a stall on that one but we'll take it.
Could we enjoy this day without having to see Pat Kraft in the corner of each Penn State match?
That happened quicker than Shane could say Resolite.
Employing the strategy of win quickly and conserve energy.
That slomo close up of Mirasola's face was awesome. Looked like he was just doing what he does. Easy peasy.
Pat is out checking license plates
I’d definitely prefer an AD who hates wrestling and forces Cael to leave
Penn State will have 10 quarterfinalists at the 2026 Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Braeden Davis won his opener 6-4 at 141 pounds over Dario Lemus of Maryland, while heavyweight Cole Mirasola pinned Gabe Christenson of Northwestern in just 25 seconds.
Luke Lilledahl leads off the quarters for the Lions now on BTN. Updates so far:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: No. 9 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
133 pounds: No.1 Marcus Blaze, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: No. 9 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
141 pounds: No. 6 Braeden Davis, Penn State
R1: Won by decision over No. 10 Dario Lemus of Maryland, 10-6
QF: Will face No. 3 Vance Vombaur of Northwestern
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 8 Ryder Block, Iowa
157 pounds: No. 2 PJ Duke, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 7 Brandon Cannon, Ohio State
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 8 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs.
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 9 Colin Kelly of Illinois
184 pounds: No. 1 Rocco Welsh, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: No. 8 Angelo Ferrari, Iowa
197 pounds: No. 1 Josh Barr, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: No. 8 Gabe Sollars, Indiana
285 pounds: No. 4 Cole Mirasola, Penn State
R1: Won by fall over No. 13 Gabe Christenson, Northwestern,
25)
QF: Will face No. 5 Braxton Amos, Wisconsin
Luke Lilledahl leads off the quarters for the Lions now on BTN. Updates so far:
125 pounds: No. 1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: No. 9 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
133 pounds: No.1 Marcus Blaze, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: No. 9 Dylan Shawver, Rutgers
141 pounds: No. 6 Braeden Davis, Penn State
R1: Won by decision over No. 10 Dario Lemus of Maryland, 10-6
QF: Will face No. 3 Vance Vombaur of Northwestern
149 pounds: No. 1 Shayne Van Ness, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 8 Ryder Block, Iowa
157 pounds: No. 2 PJ Duke, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 7 Brandon Cannon, Ohio State
165 pounds: No. 1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 8 Paddy Gallagher, Ohio State
174 pounds: No. 1 Levi Haines, PSU vs.
R1: BYE
QF: Will face No. 9 Colin Kelly of Illinois
184 pounds: No. 1 Rocco Welsh, Penn State
R1: BYE
QF: No. 8 Angelo Ferrari, Iowa
197 pounds: No. 1 Josh Barr, PSU
R1: BYE
QF: No. 8 Gabe Sollars, Indiana
285 pounds: No. 4 Cole Mirasola, Penn State
R1: Won by fall over No. 13 Gabe Christenson, Northwestern,
25)QF: Will face No. 5 Braxton Amos, Wisconsin
So, put the call in and see what Barbour is up to then?
125 QF Mat 4- #1 Lightning Luke Lilledahl vs. #8 Dean Peterson (IA)
Period 1:
All the bullets chambered for this round. It's time to take back 1st place! Peterson is rocking the pink hair. Luke looks determined. Here we go! Collar ties & snaps to start us off. Peterson charges forward, Luke evades. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Luke presses forward a bit. Peterson pushes back to center. More collar ties & hand fighting in the center of the Resilite. Luke shoots, but can't get there. Luke shoots again, but Peterson circles away. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Luke shoots, but can't get there. Peterson pushes forward a bit. Luke works back to center, 1-min left. Peterson shoots, Luke counters, but nobody scores. Luke takes Peterson to the edge. Peterson circles back to center. Collar ties & hand fighting again. More of the same to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Peterson takes down. He works to a tripod, then fights free for the escape, 1-0. Luke quickly works into a bodylock & takes Peterson to the mat, but he pops up quick & has a whizzer in. Out of bounds, no scoring, neutral restart. PSU throws the brick.
Challenge won, score changed to 3-1 Luke. He also gets 13-seconds of riding time. Peterson starts down, 1:22 left. He works to his feet. Luke tries to jack him up, but Peterson fights for the escape, 3-2. Tying up & hand fighting again. Luke presses forward & takes Peterson to the edge. Luke tries some snaps. More tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 3-2 Luke, +36-sec RT
Period 3:
Luke takes down. He pops to his feet & gets the escape, 4-2. Luke shoots & almost gets to a leg, but Peterson fights out of it. Luke has Peterson on the edge & drops to a leg. Peterson rolls. Luke rolls with him. They roll again. Peterson locks around a leg. Luke is trying to work behind & then he gets the TD, 7-2. Out of bounds & restart. Peterson starts down. Iowa throws the brick now. I'm not sure what they're challenging.
Challenge lost, score stays 7-2 Luke. Back to action. Peterson starts down. Caution on Peterson. 57-sec left in the period. Peterson pops to his feet & tries to turn, but Luke hits a double & lifts Peterson off the mat, then brings him back down. Luke goes over 1-min of riding time. Out of bounds & restart, 27-sec left. Peterson is still down. Peterson works to his feet for a moment. Luke drops to a leg & elevates it. Peterson fights for the escape, 7-3 & time expires. Luke adds a riding time point, 8-3.
Luke Lilledahl DEC Dean Peterson 8-3
Period 1:
All the bullets chambered for this round. It's time to take back 1st place! Peterson is rocking the pink hair. Luke looks determined. Here we go! Collar ties & snaps to start us off. Peterson charges forward, Luke evades. Back to tying up & hand fighting. Luke presses forward a bit. Peterson pushes back to center. More collar ties & hand fighting in the center of the Resilite. Luke shoots, but can't get there. Luke shoots again, but Peterson circles away. Collar ties & hand fighting again. Luke shoots, but can't get there. Peterson pushes forward a bit. Luke works back to center, 1-min left. Peterson shoots, Luke counters, but nobody scores. Luke takes Peterson to the edge. Peterson circles back to center. Collar ties & hand fighting again. More of the same to end the period. 0-0
Period 2:
Peterson takes down. He works to a tripod, then fights free for the escape, 1-0. Luke quickly works into a bodylock & takes Peterson to the mat, but he pops up quick & has a whizzer in. Out of bounds, no scoring, neutral restart. PSU throws the brick.
Challenge won, score changed to 3-1 Luke. He also gets 13-seconds of riding time. Peterson starts down, 1:22 left. He works to his feet. Luke tries to jack him up, but Peterson fights for the escape, 3-2. Tying up & hand fighting again. Luke presses forward & takes Peterson to the edge. Luke tries some snaps. More tying up & hand fighting to end the period. 3-2 Luke, +36-sec RT
Period 3:
Luke takes down. He pops to his feet & gets the escape, 4-2. Luke shoots & almost gets to a leg, but Peterson fights out of it. Luke has Peterson on the edge & drops to a leg. Peterson rolls. Luke rolls with him. They roll again. Peterson locks around a leg. Luke is trying to work behind & then he gets the TD, 7-2. Out of bounds & restart. Peterson starts down. Iowa throws the brick now. I'm not sure what they're challenging.
Challenge lost, score stays 7-2 Luke. Back to action. Peterson starts down. Caution on Peterson. 57-sec left in the period. Peterson pops to his feet & tries to turn, but Luke hits a double & lifts Peterson off the mat, then brings him back down. Luke goes over 1-min of riding time. Out of bounds & restart, 27-sec left. Peterson is still down. Peterson works to his feet for a moment. Luke drops to a leg & elevates it. Peterson fights for the escape, 7-3 & time expires. Luke adds a riding time point, 8-3.
Luke Lilledahl DEC Dean Peterson 8-3
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Not too often you see red hands because of a bad hair dye job from your opponent.