With the Big Ten tournament this weekend, the Big Ten announced the pre-seeds for the event and a trio of Buckeyes each earned the top spot in their respective weight class. Nathan Tomasello, Bo Jordan, and Kyle Snyder earned the No. 1 pre-seeds at 133, 174, and HWT, respectively, while four of their teammates also earned top five spots.
Kollin Moore earned the No. 2 pre-seed at 197, while Micah Jordan earned the No. 3 spot at 149. Myles Martin (184) and Luke Pletcher (141) round out the Buckeyes in the top five as they earned the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds.
The rest of the Buckeye pre-seeds and each weight's top-seed are as follows.
| Wt | Wrestler's pre-seed | Top-seeded wrestler |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | #8 Jose Rodriguez | Thomas Gilman (Iowa) |
| 133 | #1 Nathan Tomasello | Tomasello |
| 141 | #5 Luke Pletcher | Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers) |
| 149 | #3 Micah Jordan | Zain Retherford (Penn State) |
| 157 | #11 Jake Ryan | Jason Nolf (Penn State) |
| 165 | Cody Burcher (unseeded) | Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) |
| 174 | #1 Bo Jordan | Jordan |
| 184 | #4 Myles Martin | Bo Nickal (Penn State) |
| 197 | #2 Kollin Moore | Brett Pfarr (Minnesota) |
| HWT | #1 Kyle Snyder | Snyder |
The 2017 Big Ten Tournament runs on March 4-5, and wrestlers will vie for spots at the upcoming NCAA tournament.
