Maryland Concludes Big Ten Championships

Saturday, March 7

Piscataway, NJ

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Maryland

Big Ten Championships

Hunter Baxter Big Ten Wrestling Championships

3/7/2020 5:36:00 PM | Wrestling

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Maryland's wrestling team completed the 2020 Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Sunday. Maryland did not advance any wrestlers into the championship bracket. Philip Spadafora (174) earned the best finish of the tournament for Maryland, earning 10th place. Spadafora earned a 4-2 decision over Michigan's Max Maylor to advance into the ninth-place match before falling to Wisconsin's Jared Krattiger via a 4-1 decision.

The Lineup

What to Know

Spadafora received a first-round bye in the ninth-place bracket, won in the semi-finals to advance to the ninth-place final, and fell to the 10-seed to earn 10th place.

The Results

125 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 4 Justin Cardani (Illinois) dec. No. 13 Brandon Cray (Maryland), 6-0
Cons. Round 1 - No. 12 Logan Griffin (Michigan State) major dec. No. 13 Brandon Cray (Maryland), 10-2
Cons. Round 2 – No. 9 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin) fall over No. 13 Brandon Cray (Maryland), 1:15

133 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 4 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) major dec. No. 13 King Sandoval (Maryland), 10-0
Cons. Round 1 - No. 12 Travis Ford-Melton (Purdue) major dec. No. 13 King Sandoval (Maryland), 9-1

141 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 3 Max Murin (Iowa) fall over No. 14 Hunter Baxter (Maryland), 5:57
Cons. Round 1 - No. 11 JoJo Arogona (Rutgers) major dec. No. 14 Hunter Baxter (Maryland), 12-0
Cons. Round 2 – No. 11 JoJo Aragona (Rutgers) dec. No. 14 Hunter Baxter (Maryland), 5-1

149 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 3 Brayton Lee (Minnesota) tech. fall No. 14 Ryan Garlitz (Maryland), 21-6 7:00
Cons. Round 1 - No. 6 Cole Martin (Wisconsin) fall over No. 14 Ryan Garlitz (Maryland), 2:41
Cons. Round 2 – No. 9 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) dec. No. 14 Ryan Garlitz (Maryland), 6-2

157 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 7 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) major dec. No. 10 Jahi Jones (Maryland), 14-3
Cons. Round 1 - Bye
Cons. Round 2 - No. 9 Michael VanBrill (Rutgers) dec. No. 10 Jahi Jones (Maryland), 7-4

165 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 7 Danny Braunagel (Illinois) major dec. No. 10 Kyle Cochran (Maryland), 14-1
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 – No. 9 Drew Hughes (MSU) dec. No. 10 Kyle Cochran (Maryland), 8-2
Cons. Round 3 – No. 14 Diego Lemley (Indiana) dec. No. 10 Kyle Cochran (Maryland), 6-4

174 pounds

Champ. Round - No. 8 Layne Malczewski (MSU) dec. No. 9 Philip Spadafora (Maryland), 6-4
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 - No. 7 Joey Gunther (Illinois) dec. No. 9 Philip Spadafora (Maryland), 3-1
Cons. Round 3 - No. 9 Philip Spadafora (Maryland) dec. No. 12 Max Maylor (Michigan), 4-2
Cons. Round 4 - No. 10 Jared Krattiger (Wisconsin) dec. No. 9 Philip Spadafora (Maryland), 4-1

184 pounds

Champ. Round 1 - No. 3 Abe Assad (Iowa) major dec. No. 14 Kyle Jasenski (Maryland), 12-4
Cons. Round 1 - No. 11 Max Lyon (Purdue) major dec. No. 14 Kyle Jasenski (Maryland), 8-0
Cons. Round 2 – No. 8 Owen Webster (Minnesota) major dec. No. 14 Kyle Jasenski (Maryland), 9-0

197 pounds

Champ. Round 1- No. 8 Jackson Striggow (Michigan) dec. No. 9 Jaron Smith (Maryland), 5-4
Cons. Round 1 – Bye
Cons. Round 2 - No. 10 Hunter Ritter (Minnesota) major dec. No. 9 Jaron Smith (Maryland), 11-2

285 pounds

First Round - No. 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) fall over No. 14 Parker Robinson (Maryland), 1:16
Cons. Round 1 - No. 11 Christian Rebottaro (Michigan State) fall over No. 14 Parker Robinson (Maryland), 4:39

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