The Big Ten has the top three ranked wrestlers at 141 in the entire country. The Big Tens will be a shootout as #2 ranked Jaydin Eierman takes on the competition. The most anticipated matches of the Big Ten Tournament for me will be the semifinals and finals at 141.
Should seeds hold true from rankings at 141, and they should, the potential will be there for us to see Eierman face #3 Sebastian Rivera of Rutgers in the semifinals with the winner taking on #1 Nick Lee in the finals. Folks, that will be some great wrestling. I would not be surprised to see that exact sequence of matches take place at the NCAA National Tournament as well.
We cannot overlook the entire field at 141 in the Big Ten that has seven wrestlers ranked in the top seventeen in the country. Stevan Micic of Michigan may only be ranked #15 in the country but he is very dangerous. There will be some close and entertaining quarterfinal matches at this weight.
I like the way Eierman has looked over the last three weeks in competition. This guy has the complete skill set to win it all. He has had some close matches during the season but Eierman has the athleticism to turn it on and get hot at the right time. That is why I call Eierman a gamer. He likes the bright lights of the big stage.
Wrestling fans will be entertained at 141 for Big Tens and the NCAA National Tournament.
NCAA Allocations for the Big Ten Conference at 141 for NCAA National Tournament Qualifiers is 7.
Sat/Sun March 5-6 at Big Tens (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Th-Sat, March 17-19 at NCAA National Tournament (Detroit, Michigan)
*All Rankings by InterMat.
141 lbs. Rankings in the Big Ten:
#1 – Nick Lee (Penn State)
#2 – Jaydin Eierman (Iowa)
#3 – Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers)
#10 – Chad Red, Jr (Nebraska)
#15 – Stevan Micic (Michigan)
#16 – Dylan Duncan (Illinois)
#17 – Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State)
#18 – Jake Bergeland (Minnesota)
#22 – Joe Zargo (Wisconsin)
#31 – Parker Filius (Purdue)
Jaydin Eierman 141, R-Senior – Columbia, Missouri (Father Tolton/Missouri)
National ranking: #2
Record: 15-1
*Rankings at the time of the match
2021-22 Results:
141 Luther Open — 1st Place
Reilly Dolan (Cornell College) W-Pin 3:26 (1)
Jake Dado (University of the Ozarks) W-Pin 3:37 (2)
Leif Schroeder (Iowa) W-MFF 3-0 Jacob Mann (Princeton) W-MD 15-7
#26 Cory Shie (Army) W-Pin 5:54 (3)
#19 Zach Redding (Iowa State) W-MD 15-7
#7 Dresden Simon (Central Michigan) W-D 13-12
Connor McGonagel (Lehigh) W-D 8-3
#16 Ryan Jack (NC State) W-D 7-6
#19 Jake Bergeland (Minnesota) W-D 6-2
#25 Parker Filius (Purdue) W-D 7-6
#23 Dylan D’Emilio (Ohio State) W-D 4-0
#1 Nick Lee (Penn State) L-D 6-4 SV1
Joseph Zargo (Wisconsin) W-MD 13-5
#21 Carter Young (Oklahoma State) W-D 6-1
#10 Chad Red Jr. (Nebraska) W-D 6-3
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
