Back-to-form Massa topples undefeated Marinelli to open Big Ten Championships
Share:
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Photo: Michigan's Logan Massa celebrates a 165-pound quarterfinal win over Iowa's Alex Marinelli at the 2018 Big Ten Championships (Richard Immel/USA Wrestling).
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan faithful have reason to cheer with returning Big Ten finalist Logan Massa apparently back to his title-contending form.
The Wolverine sophomore brought the Breslin Center to life after securing the biggest win of the morning session at the Big Ten Championships. Massa scrambled his way through a sudden-victory takedown to deliver Iowa's Alex Marinelli the first official loss of his young Hawkeye career.
Following a critical last-second takedown in regulation, momentum was trending Marinelli's direction heading into overtime. Marinelli navigated to a standing single-leg position early in sudden victory and appeared to have the match all but won. In an act of desperation, Massa dove for the ankles, transitioned Marinelli's attack into his own offense, and snatched a takedown to clinch the bout, 8-6.
"He caught me flat-footed, got in on my leg - a couple times at the end of the match I was flat-footed - and he got me there," Massa said. "But I know he can't scramble with me. All he wants to do is push and wrestle hard, and when I get him moving around, I know I'm better in every position than him and I'll score in those scrambles every time."
Purdue's Christian Brunner was the second surprise semifinalist of the day after he handed Midlands champion Cash Wilcke of Iowa an 8-2 defeat. Brunner entered as the No. 6 seed at 197 pounds to Wilcke's No. 3 seed.
Massa and Brunner are the only competitors seeded outside of the top five to qualify for tonight's semifinal session set to begin at 6 p.m. (ET).
No. 5 seeds Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, Nate Limmex of Purdue, Ke-Shawn Hayes of Ohio State and Johnny Sebastian of Northwestern pulled off mild upsets over their No. 4 counterparts in the quarterfinals.
The top three seeds in every weight class have advanced to the semifinals, including defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Jason Nolf of Penn State whose competitive status was up in the air after sustaining a severe knee injury last month against Rutgers. Nolf delivered two bonus-point wins as the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds.
Defending Big Ten champion Ohio State holds a slight four-point edge over top-ranked Penn State in the team race. The Buckeyes pushed nine wrestlers to the semifinals, with 165-pounder Te'Shan Campbell the only team member to lose on Saturday morning. The Nittany Lions earned eight semifinal berths after suffering losses at 125 and 133.
Session II of the Big Ten Championships will feature the championship semifinals and two rounds of consolation matches. The action can be viewed live online on either BTN2GO.com or Flowrestling.com. Updated brackets can be found on Trackwrestling.com.
2018 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At East Lansing, Mich., March 3-4
Team Standings
1. Ohio State 85.5
2. Penn State 81.5
3. Michigan 64.5
4. Iowa 39
5. Illinois 29
6. Purdue 23.5
7. Minnesota 23
7. Northwestern 23
9. Rutgers 22
10. Nebraska 16.5
11. Wisconsin 13.5
12. Maryland 6.5
13. Michigan State 5
14. Indiana 2.5
Semifinal Matchups
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs. No. 5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota)
No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133 pounds
No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Jason Renteria (Nebraska)
No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) vs. No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
141 pounds
No. 1 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Nate Limmex (Purdue)
No. 3 Michael Carr (Illinois) vs. No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State)
149 pounds
No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State)
No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) vs. No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
157 pounds
No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State)
No. 3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Jason Nolf (Penn State)
165 pounds
No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 4 Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) vs. No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan)
174 pounds
No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
184 pounds
No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Emery Parker (Illinois)
No. 3 Dom Abounader (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 pounds
No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Kevin Beazley (Michigan)
No. 6 Christian Brunner (Purdue) vs. No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State)
285 pounds
No. 1 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Sam Stoll (Iowa)
No. 3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State)
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) dec. No. 9 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 9-2
No. 5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. No. 4 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 3-2
No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 6 Luke Welch (Purdue), 14-3
No. 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa) fall No. 7 RayVon Foley (Michigan State), 2:43
133 pounds
No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 8 Ben Thornton (Purdue), 10-2
No. 4 Jason Renteria (Nebraska) dec. No. 5 Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers), 3-1
No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Corey Keener (Penn State), 9-4
No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4-3
141 pounds
No. 1 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. Vince Turk (Iowa), 4-0
No. 5 Nate Limmex (Purdue) dec. No. 4 Chad Red (Nebraska), 6-4
No. 3 Michael Carr (Illinois) dec. No. 6 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), 8-6
No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 7 Cole Weaver (Indiana), 13-3
149 pounds
No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) maj. dec. over No. 9 Steve Bleise (Minnesota), 14-1
No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 7-6
No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 6 Eleazar Deluca (Rutgers), 11-1
No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 7 Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 4-3
157 pounds
No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 8 John Van Brill (Rutgers), 15-5
No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 4-3
No. 3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 7-3
No. 2 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 7 Jake Short (Minnesota), 15-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. No. 8 Isaiah White (Nebraska), 7-4
No. 4 Richie Lewis (Rutgers) dec. No. 5 Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 6-4
No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 6 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 18-10
No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa), 8-6 SV1
174 pounds
No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) fall No. 8 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 0:47
No. 5 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) dec. No. 4 Dylan Lydy (Purdue), 2-1
No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Devin Skatzka (Indiana), 9-5
No. 2 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Joey Gunther (Iowa), 8-3
184 pounds
No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) fall No. 8 Brandon Krone (Minnesota), 1:25
No. 4 Emery Parker (Illinois) dec. No. 5 Nick Gravina (Rutgers), 5-2
No. 3 Dom Abounader (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Taylor Venz (Nebraska), 6-4
No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 7 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 23-8
197 pounds
No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 10-4
No. 4 Kevin Beazley (Michigan) fall No. 5 Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 6:29
No. 6 Christian Brunner (Purdue) dec. No. 3 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 8-2
No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) dec. No. 7 Zack Chakonis (Northwestern), 11-8
285 pounds
No. 1 Adam Coon (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 8 Rylee Streifel (Minnesota), 12-2
No. 4 Sam Stoll (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 8-1
No. 3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Conan Jennings (Northwestern), 5-0
No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 7 Shawn Streck (Purdue), 17-6
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan faithful have reason to cheer with returning Big Ten finalist Logan Massa apparently back to his title-contending form.
The Wolverine sophomore brought the Breslin Center to life after securing the biggest win of the morning session at the Big Ten Championships. Massa scrambled his way through a sudden-victory takedown to deliver Iowa's Alex Marinelli the first official loss of his young Hawkeye career.
Following a critical last-second takedown in regulation, momentum was trending Marinelli's direction heading into overtime. Marinelli navigated to a standing single-leg position early in sudden victory and appeared to have the match all but won. In an act of desperation, Massa dove for the ankles, transitioned Marinelli's attack into his own offense, and snatched a takedown to clinch the bout, 8-6.
"He caught me flat-footed, got in on my leg - a couple times at the end of the match I was flat-footed - and he got me there," Massa said. "But I know he can't scramble with me. All he wants to do is push and wrestle hard, and when I get him moving around, I know I'm better in every position than him and I'll score in those scrambles every time."
Purdue's Christian Brunner was the second surprise semifinalist of the day after he handed Midlands champion Cash Wilcke of Iowa an 8-2 defeat. Brunner entered as the No. 6 seed at 197 pounds to Wilcke's No. 3 seed.
Massa and Brunner are the only competitors seeded outside of the top five to qualify for tonight's semifinal session set to begin at 6 p.m. (ET).
No. 5 seeds Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, Nate Limmex of Purdue, Ke-Shawn Hayes of Ohio State and Johnny Sebastian of Northwestern pulled off mild upsets over their No. 4 counterparts in the quarterfinals.
The top three seeds in every weight class have advanced to the semifinals, including defending Big Ten and NCAA champion Jason Nolf of Penn State whose competitive status was up in the air after sustaining a severe knee injury last month against Rutgers. Nolf delivered two bonus-point wins as the No. 2 seed at 157 pounds.
Defending Big Ten champion Ohio State holds a slight four-point edge over top-ranked Penn State in the team race. The Buckeyes pushed nine wrestlers to the semifinals, with 165-pounder Te'Shan Campbell the only team member to lose on Saturday morning. The Nittany Lions earned eight semifinal berths after suffering losses at 125 and 133.
Session II of the Big Ten Championships will feature the championship semifinals and two rounds of consolation matches. The action can be viewed live online on either BTN2GO.com or Flowrestling.com. Updated brackets can be found on Trackwrestling.com.
2018 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
At East Lansing, Mich., March 3-4
Team Standings
1. Ohio State 85.5
2. Penn State 81.5
3. Michigan 64.5
4. Iowa 39
5. Illinois 29
6. Purdue 23.5
7. Minnesota 23
7. Northwestern 23
9. Rutgers 22
10. Nebraska 16.5
11. Wisconsin 13.5
12. Maryland 6.5
13. Michigan State 5
14. Indiana 2.5
Semifinal Matchups
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) vs. No. 5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota)
No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) vs. No. 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa)
133 pounds
No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Jason Renteria (Nebraska)
No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) vs. No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State)
141 pounds
No. 1 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) vs. No. 5 Nate Limmex (Purdue)
No. 3 Michael Carr (Illinois) vs. No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State)
149 pounds
No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State)
No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) vs. No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa)
157 pounds
No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) vs. No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State)
No. 3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Jason Nolf (Penn State)
165 pounds
No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) vs. No. 4 Richie Lewis (Rutgers)
No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) vs. No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan)
174 pounds
No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) vs. No. 5 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern)
No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Bo Jordan (Ohio State)
184 pounds
No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) vs. No. 4 Emery Parker (Illinois)
No. 3 Dom Abounader (Michigan) vs. No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 pounds
No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) vs. No. 4 Kevin Beazley (Michigan)
No. 6 Christian Brunner (Purdue) vs. No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State)
285 pounds
No. 1 Adam Coon (Michigan) vs. No. 4 Sam Stoll (Iowa)
No. 3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) vs. No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State)
Quarterfinal Results
125 pounds
No. 1 Nick Suriano (Rutgers) dec. No. 9 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois), 9-2
No. 5 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. No. 4 Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern), 3-2
No. 3 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 6 Luke Welch (Purdue), 14-3
No. 2 Spencer Lee (Iowa) fall No. 7 RayVon Foley (Michigan State), 2:43
133 pounds
No. 1 Stevan Micic (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 8 Ben Thornton (Purdue), 10-2
No. 4 Jason Renteria (Nebraska) dec. No. 5 Scott Delvecchio (Rutgers), 3-1
No. 3 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) dec. No. 6 Corey Keener (Penn State), 9-4
No. 2 Luke Pletcher (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Dylan Duncan (Illinois), 4-3
141 pounds
No. 1 Joey McKenna (Ohio State) dec. Vince Turk (Iowa), 4-0
No. 5 Nate Limmex (Purdue) dec. No. 4 Chad Red (Nebraska), 6-4
No. 3 Michael Carr (Illinois) dec. No. 6 Tommy Thorn (Minnesota), 8-6
No. 2 Nick Lee (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 7 Cole Weaver (Indiana), 13-3
149 pounds
No. 1 Zain Retherford (Penn State) maj. dec. over No. 9 Steve Bleise (Minnesota), 14-1
No. 5 Ke-Shawn Hayes (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska), 7-6
No. 3 Ryan Deakin (Northwestern) maj. dec. No. 6 Eleazar Deluca (Rutgers), 11-1
No. 2 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) dec. No. 7 Alfred Bannister (Maryland), 4-3
157 pounds
No. 1 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) maj. dec. No. 8 John Van Brill (Rutgers), 15-5
No. 4 Micah Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 5 Tyler Berger (Nebraska), 4-3
No. 3 Alec Pantaleo (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin), 7-3
No. 2 Jason Nolf (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 7 Jake Short (Minnesota), 15-2
165 pounds
No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. No. 8 Isaiah White (Nebraska), 7-4
No. 4 Richie Lewis (Rutgers) dec. No. 5 Evan Wick (Wisconsin), 6-4
No. 3 Vincenzo Joseph (Penn State) maj. dec. No. 6 Nick Wanzek (Minnesota), 18-10
No. 7 Logan Massa (Michigan) dec. No. 2 Alex Marinelli (Iowa), 8-6 SV1
174 pounds
No. 1 Mark Hall (Penn State) fall No. 8 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin), 0:47
No. 5 Johnny Sebastian (Northwestern) dec. No. 4 Dylan Lydy (Purdue), 2-1
No. 3 Myles Amine (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Devin Skatzka (Indiana), 9-5
No. 2 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 7 Joey Gunther (Iowa), 8-3
184 pounds
No. 1 Bo Nickal (Penn State) fall No. 8 Brandon Krone (Minnesota), 1:25
No. 4 Emery Parker (Illinois) dec. No. 5 Nick Gravina (Rutgers), 5-2
No. 3 Dom Abounader (Michigan) dec. No. 6 Taylor Venz (Nebraska), 6-4
No. 2 Myles Martin (Ohio State) tech. fall No. 7 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin), 23-8
197 pounds
No. 1 Kollin Moore (Ohio State) dec. No. 8 Eric Schultz (Nebraska), 10-4
No. 4 Kevin Beazley (Michigan) fall No. 5 Hunter Ritter (Wisconsin), 6:29
No. 6 Christian Brunner (Purdue) dec. No. 3 Cash Wilcke (Iowa), 8-2
No. 2 Shakur Rasheed (Penn State) dec. No. 7 Zack Chakonis (Northwestern), 11-8
285 pounds
No. 1 Adam Coon (Michigan) maj. dec. No. 8 Rylee Streifel (Minnesota), 12-2
No. 4 Sam Stoll (Iowa) dec. No. 5 Youssif Hemida (Maryland), 8-1
No. 3 Nick Nevills (Penn State) dec. No. 6 Conan Jennings (Northwestern), 5-0
No. 2 Kyle Snyder (Ohio State) maj. dec. No. 7 Shawn Streck (Purdue), 17-6
Read More#
USA qualifies at five weight classes for 2023 ANOC World Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia, August 10-11
Delaware State to host All Girls Wrestling Clinic
FINAL DAY: Elections to be held for USA Wrestling Standing Committees Positions; Nomination...
Macaluso, Cook, White, Shalack, Loethen in top eight rankings of 2023 World Beach Games after four of five qualifiers
