Big Ten Wrestling power rankings: Does Penn State climb to top?
By Chris Snyder
Last Week: 5
Rank: 9
Record: 7-2
Top 20 Wins: 3
Ranked Wrestlers: 5
125 No. 12 Patrick McKee
157 No. 6 Brayton Lee
165 No. 16 Andrew Sparks
184 No. 10 Owen Webster
Hwt No. 1 Gable Steveson
The Golden Gophers picked up a couple of big wins on their way to defeating Northwestern 29-10 this past Sunday afternoon (2/21).
No. 12 Patrick McKee picked up a decision over Northwestern’s No. 13 ranked Michael DeAugustino and unranked Michael Blackhus defeated No. 17 Yahya Thomas. The lone losses on the day were against No. 1 Ryan Deakin 157 and No. 12 Chris Cannon 133, so no real shockers there.
I still believe Minnesota has an overall better team than Ohio State, but the difference is razor thin.
The Gophers have had a stranglehold on the heavyweight division for the past two seasons. Could the emergence of Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet change this?
If so, it could also factor into Minnesota sliding down a spot behind Ohio State down the road.