Alex “Bull” Marinelli enters Big Tens with an 18-1 record and #5 national ranking. It looks as though Marinelli will get a #2 seed at Big Tens at 165 where he is one of four wrestlers ranked in the top nine in the country.
I have said it before and I am going to stick with it. I believe the one loss this season against Carson Kharchla of Ohio State back on January 21 has made Marinelli a better wrestler.
I do not have a lot more to say here. The next big battle is Big Tens and you can count on Alex Marinelli going hard.
I am a big fan of Bull. Always have been, always will be. Marinelli is in his last go as an Iowa Hawkeye and I want to see him finish this season and his career strong.
NCAA Allocations for the Big Ten Conference at 165 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.
165 lbs. Rankings in the Big Ten:
#4 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State)
#5 Alex Marinelli (Iowa)
#6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin)
#9 Cameron Amine (Michigan)
#23 Creighton Edsell (Penn State)
#27 Danny Braunagel (Illinois)
#30 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska)
Alex Marinelli 165, R-Senior – Miamisburg, Ohio (St. Paris Graham High School)
165 Luther Open — 1st Place Kaleb O’Reilly (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) W-TF 23-7
Ndayambaje John (University of the Ozarks) W-Pin 4:09 (1)
Casey Allen (Cornell College) W-TF 25-10
Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) W-D 3-2
Grant Cuomo (Princeton) W-D 12-5
Christian Hunt (Army) W-Pin 6:36 (2)
Gant Stotts (Iowa State) W-MD 16-5
Tracy Hubbard (Central Michigan) W-SDQ
Brian Meyer (Lehigh) W-D 6-2
Donald Cates (NC State) W-D 7-2
Cael Carlson (Minnesota) W-D 6-5
Hayden Lohrey (Purdue) W-TF 22-7
Northwestern) W-Forfeit
Dan Braunagel (Illinois) W-D 4-1
#7 Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) L-D 3-2
#11 Brady Berge (Penn State) W-MD 10-2
#6 Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) W-D 8-5
#8 Travis Wittlake (Oklahoma State) W-D 3-2
#30 Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) W-D 8-2
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
