The Big Ten certainly has the competition at 141 with the top three ranked wrestlers, four of the top six and eleven of the top thirty-two wrestlers in the country. That is a loaded weight class.
#2 ranked Real Woods is 14-2 on the season with one pin, five tech falls, and one major decision. He is 6-2 vs. ranked opponents.
A potential #2 Woods-#3 Mendez semifinal match would be fun to watch.
I have stated since the beginning of the season that Woods would turn it up once the tournament season kicked in. I see Woods getting the job done to be an NCAA National champion this year.
The Big Ten has 11 automatic qualifiers at 141 for the NCAA National Tournament.
InterMat Rankings at 141 in the Big Ten
1.Beau Bartlett (Penn State)
2.Real Woods (Iowa)
3.Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
6.Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
10.Sergio Lemley (Michigan)
23.Danny Fongaro (Indiana)
24.Danny Pucino (Illinois)
25.Vance Vombaur (Minnesota)
26.Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State)
27.Kal Miller (Maryland)
32.Greyson Clark (Purdue)
2023-24 Season – Real Woods (141)
Darren Green (Cal Baptist) W-TF 15-0 1-0
#20 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) W-TF 18-3 2-0
Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) W-D 4-1 SV1 3-0
#11 CJ Composto (Penn) W-D 5-0 4-0
Kai Owen (Columbia) W-TF 17-2 5-0
Soldier Salute – 1st Place
Ben Lunn (Minnesota) W-TF 15-0 6-0
Parker Jassen (SDSU) W-TF 16-0 7-0
#18 Josh Koderhandt (Navy) W-D 9-4 8-0
#5 Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) W-D 8-4 9-0
#7 Brock Hardy (Nebraska) W-D 8-2 10-0
#17 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota) W-D 5-2 11-0
#32 Greyson Clark (Purdue) W-MD 8-0 12-0
#19 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) L-MD 14-2 12-1
#1 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) L-D 7-2 12-2
Felix Lettini (Wisconsin) W-Pin 4:37 13-2
#8 Tagen Jamison (Oklahoma State) W-D 5-1 14-2
Sat and Sun March 9-10 – at Big Ten Championships (College Park, Maryland)
Thurs-Sat March 21-23 – at NCAA Championships (Kansas City, MO)
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
Go Hawks!
