IOWA CITY, Iowa – Redshirt senior Geoffrey Alexander (133) wrapped up action at the 2016 Big Ten Championships for the Maryland wrestling team Sunday afternoon, dropping to Ohio State's Johnni DiJulius in the seventh place match. Regardless of his loss today, Alexander clinched one of the Big Ten's nine automatic qualifier spots with his eighth place overall finish.
It wasn't Alexander's day in session three, as DiJulius jumped out to an 8-2 lead after the first period. A takedown and four-point near fall was his undoing in the third period, as DiJulius secured the No. 7 spot on the podium at Carver Hawkeye Arena.
Alexander will now set his sights on the 2016 NCAA Championships, which begin March 17-19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Stay tuned to umterps.com for the release of the tournament seeds.
Big Ten Championship Results for Maryland
(# - represents tournament seed)
125 – Michael Beck
Champ. Round 1 – #4 Tim Lambert (Nebraska) technical fall over Michael Beck (Maryland), 16-0
Consolation Round 1 – Steven Polakowski (Minnesota) major decision over Michael Beck (Maryland), 11-1
133 – Geoffrey Alexander
Champ. Round 1 – #4 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) major decision over #13 Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana), 9-0
Champ. Round 2 – #5 Eric Montoya (Nebraska) decision over #4 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland), 6-3
Consolation Round 2 – #4 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland) decision over #11 Luke Welch (Purdue), 6-0
Consolation Round 3 – #10 Anthony Giraldo (Rutgers) decision over #4 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland), 6-0
7th Place Match – #7 Johnni Dijulius (Ohio State) technical fall over #4 Geoffrey Alexander (Maryland), 19-2
141 – Alfred Bannister
Champ. Round 1 – #4 Jameson Oster (Northwestern) decision over Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 9-5
Consolation Round 1 – Alfred Bannister (Maryland) decision over Tommy Cash (Indiana), 4-2
Consolation Round 2 – #6 Anthony Abidin (Nebraska) decision over Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 5-2
149 – Wade Hodges
Champ. Round 1 – #8 Jake Short (Minnesota) decision over Wade Hodges (Maryland), 11-5
Consolation Round 1 – Kyle Langenderfer (Illinois) fall over Wade Hodges (Maryland), 3:44
157 – Lou Mascola
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Kingsley (Minnesota) decision over #8 Lou Mascola (Maryland), 8-3
Consolation Round 1 – Doug Welch (Purdue) decision over #8 Lou Mascola (Maryland), 10-4
165 – Brendan Burnham
Champ. Round 1 – #3 Steven Rodrigues (Illinois) major decision over Brendan Burnham (Maryland), 15-5
Consolation Round 1 – Brendan Burnham (Maryland) decision over Dean Vettese (Michigan State), 5-2
Consolation Round 2 – #5 Chad Welch (Purdue) major decision over Brendan Burnham (Maryland), 8-0
174 – Josh Snook
Champ. Round 1 – #5 Nate Jackson (Indiana) major decision over #12 Josh Snook (Maryland), 13-5
Consolation Round 1 – Josh Snook (Maryland) decision over Shane Shadaia (Michigan State), 5-1
Consolation Round 2 – #6 Micah Barnes (Nebraska) fall over Josh Snook (Maryland), 3:36
9th Place Match – #7 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota) decision over Josh Snook (Maryland), 5-2
184 – Mark Colabucci
Champ. Round 1 – #7 Jeff Koepke (Illinois) major decision over Mark Colabucci (Maryland), 17-7
Consolation Round 2 – #8 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) decision over Mark Colabucci (Maryland), 8-2
197 – Garrett Wesneski
Champ. Round 1 – #5 Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) decision over Garrett Wesneski (Maryland), 6-2
Consolation Round 2 – #6 Mark Martin (Ohio State) decision over Garrett Wesneski (Maryland), 5-1
285 – Youssif Hemida
Champ. Round 1 – #3 Sam Stoll (Iowa) major decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 15-4
Consolation Round 1 – Youssif Hemida (Maryland) sudden victory decision over Tyler Kral (Purdue), 7-5 (SV-1)
Consolation Round 2 – #4 Billy Smith (Rutgers) decision over Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 8-1
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