How to watch Penn State wrestling, others at the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
Big Ten wrestling has seen a surge of interest this season — and BTN is hoping to see that trend continue this weekend.
After a season that saw a 38% average viewership increase across each match, according to BTN, fans will have the opportunity to watch every bout of the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships this weekend on either the subscription-based BTN+ or the subscription-based FloWrestling.
BTN will televise only the championship matches, which start at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, while all the other matches will be available on the subscription-based services.
According to BTN, three of its top-five rated wrestling events of all-time came this season. A record 342,955 fans tuned in to the Penn State-Iowa match on Jan. 31.
Here’s a closer look at how you can follow along with Big Tens this season:
Watch/Listen
What: 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships
When: Sessions I and II, Saturday, March 7 (10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.); Sessions III and IV, Sunday, March 8 (noon and 3:30 p.m.)
Where: Rutgers Athletic Center (Piscataway, New Jersey)
Local PSU radio: WRSC 93.3 FM | Online radio stream: GoPSUSports (free; university-run)
TV and live streams: Please note that Sessions I-III can only be streamed online. The only part that will be televised on BTN will be Sunday’s championships at 3:30 p.m.; everything else requires an online subscription.
Session I: BTN+ (subscription required; $14.95 for monthly pass), Mat 1, Mat 2, Mat 3, Mat 4; FloWrestling (subscription required; starts at $12.50/month)
Session II: BTN+ (subscription required), Mat 1, Mat 2, Mat 3, Mat 4; FloWrestling (subscription required)
Session III: BTN+ (subscription required), Mat 1, Mat 2, Mat 3; FloWrestling (subscription required)
Session IV: Championships (3:30 p.m.): BTN (TV), Fox Sports (online stream), FloWrestling (subscription required); Third-place Mat: BTN+ (subscription required), FloWrestling (subscription required); Fifth-place Mat: BTN+ (subscription required), FloWrestling (subscription required).
Pregame information: Prior to Sunday’s championship matches, BTN will air a special 30-minute BTN Live from Piscataway hosted by Shane Sparks and featuring analysts Tim Johnson and Jim Gibbons.
Follow along: The Big Ten has a landing page, if fans want to catch up on the action. The Big Ten’s official wrestling Twitter account (@B1GWrestling) is also worth a follow. In addition, CDT reporters Nate Cobler (@bynatecobler) and Lauren Muthler (@lmuth1259) and photographer Abby Drey (@adreyphotos) will be on-hand live both Saturday and Sunday.
CDT Predictions (1-2-3 team finish)
Nate Cobler: 1. Iowa, 2. Penn State, 3. Nebraska
Josh Moyer: 1. Iowa, 2. Penn State, 3. Ohio State
Lauren Muthler: 1. Iowa, 2. Penn State, 3. Ohio State
Big Ten Pre-Seeds
125 lbs. (8 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Spencer Lee, IOWA
2. Devin Schroder, PUR
3. Patrick McKee, MINN
4. Justin Cardani, ILL
5. Jack Medley, MICH
6. Michael DeAugustino, NU
7. Liam Cronin, IND
8. Nicolas Aguilar, RU
9. Eric Barnett, WIS
10. Alex Thomsen, NEB
11. Malik Heinselman, OSU
12. Logan Griffin, MSU
13. Brandon Cray, MD
14. Brandon Meredith, PSU
133 lbs. (7 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Seth Gross, WIS
2. Roman Bravo-Young, PSU
3. Austin DeSanto, IOWA
4. Travis Piotrowski, ILL
5. Sebastian Rivera, NU
6. Ridge Lovett, NEB
7. Sammy Alvarez, RU
8. Joey Silva, MICH
9. Cayden Rooks, IND
10. Garrett Pepple, MSU
11. Boo Dryden, MINN
12. Travis Ford-Melton, PUR
13. King Sandoval, MD
14. Jordan Decatur, OSU
141 lbs. (8 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Nick Lee, PSU
2. Luke Pletcher, OSU
3. Max Murin, IOWA
4. Chad Red, NEB
5. Tristan Moran, WIS
6. Mitch McKee, MINN
7. Dylan Duncan, ILL
8. Parker Filius, PUR
9. Cole Mattin, MICH
10. Alec McKenna, NU
11. JoJo Aragona, RU
12. Matt Santos, MSU
13. Eddie Bolivar, IND
14. Hunter Baxter, MD
149 lbs. (10 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Sammy Sasso, OSU
2. Pat Lugo, IOWA
3. Brayton Lee, MINN
4. Kanen Storr, MICH
5. Graham Rooks, IND
6. Cole Martin, WIS
7. Collin Purinton, NEB
8. Jarod Verkleeren, PSU
9. Yahya Thomas, NU
10. Griffin Parriott, PUR
11. Gerard Angelo, RU
12. Alex Hrisopoulos, MSU
13. Mousa Jodeh, ILL
14. Ryan Garlitz, MD
157 lbs. (6 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Ryan Deakin, NU
2. Kaleb Young, IOWA
3. Kendall Coleman, PUR
4. Will Lewan, MICH
5. Ryan Thomas, MINN
6. Jake Tucker, MSU
7. Peyton Robb, NEB
8. Eric Barone, ILL
9. Michael VanBrill, RU
10. Jahi Jones, MD
11. Elijah Cleary, OSU
12. Garrett Model, WIS
13. Bo Pipher, PSU
14. Fernie Silva, IND
165 lbs. (8 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Vincenzo Joseph, PSU
2. Alex Marinelli, IOWA
3. Evan Wick, WIS
4. Isaiah White, NEB
5. Ethan Smith, OSU
6. Shayne Oster, NU
7. Danny Braunagel, ILL
8. Bailee O’Reilly, MINN
9. Drew Hughes, MSU
10. Kyle Cochran, MD
11. Brett Donner, RU
12. Tyler Meisinger, MICH
13. Tanner Webster, PUR
14. Diego Lemley, IND
174 lbs. (9 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Michael Kemerer, IOWA
2. Mark Hall, PSU
3. Dylan Lydy, PUR
4. Devin Skatzka, MINN
5. Mikey Labriola, NEB
6. Kaleb Romero, OSU
7. Joey Gunther, ILL
8. Layne Malczewski, MSU
9. Tyler Morland, NU
10. Willie Scott , RU
11. Jared Krattiger, WIS
12. Philip Spadafora, MD
13. Max Maylor, MICH
14. NO ENTRY, IND
184 lbs. (10 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Aaron Brooks, PSU
2. Cameron Caffey, MSU
3. Abe Assad, IOWA
4. Taylor Venz, NEB
5. Billy Janzer, RU
6. Rocky Jordan, OSU
7. Zac Braunagel, ILL
8. Owen Webster, MINN
9. Johnny Sebastian, WIS
10. Jelani Embree, MICH
11. Max Lyon, PUR
12. Jack Jessen, NU
13. Jake Hinz, IND
14. Kyle Jasenski, MD
197 lbs. (6 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Kollin Moore, OSU
2. Eric Schultz, NEB
3. Jacob Warner, IOWA
4. Christian Brunner, PUR
5. Lucas Davison, NU
6. Shakur Rasheed, PSU
7. Jordan Pagano, RU
8. Jackson Striggow, MICH
9. Jaron Smith, MD
10. Hunter Ritter, MINN
11. Matt Wroblewski, ILL
12. Nick May, MSU
13. Taylor Watkins, WIS
14. Nick Willham, IND
285 lbs. (7 NCAA qualifiers)
1. Mason Parris, MICH
2. Gable Steveson, MINN
3. Tony Cassioppi, IOWA
4. Trent Hillger, WIS
5. David Jensen, NEB
6. Gary Traub, OSU
7. Seth Nevillis, PSU
8. Thomas Penola, PUR
9. Luke Luffman, ILL
10. Alex Esposito, RU
11. Christian Rebottaro, MSU
12. Jake Kleimola, IND
13. Jack Heyob, NU
14. Parker Robinson, MD
This story was originally published March 5, 2020 at 4:32 PM.
