Big Ten Championships Results Day 2
IOWA CITY, Iowa – For the second-consecutive year
Isaac Jordan defeated his cousin, Bo Jordan of Ohio State, to eclipse the 165-pound Big Ten title.
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There was no score in the first period, as the duo sized one another up not wanting to make an early mistake.
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Bo chose bottom to start the second and later escaped but Isaac had amassed nearly a minute and a half of riding time which meant the match was essentially tied entering the third.
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The match looked to be going to overtime but with just two seconds left Isaac picked up Bo and dropped him for the takedown and the win.
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With the triumph, Isaac is now 25-0 on the season and has won 26-straight matches dating back to last season.
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After losing in the semifinal of the 133-pound bracket, sixth-seeded
Ryan Taylor worked back to win the consolation semifinal, 9-5, over No. 10 Anthony Giraldo of Rutgers to earn a spot in the third-place match against Penn State's three seed, Jordan Conaway.
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Taylor and Conaway fought to a stalemate in the first period and were knotted at three apiece through two.
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Wisconsin's 133-pounder recorded a reversal 20 seconds into the third before allowing an escape but Conaway was unable to notch any more points, as Taylor sealed the victory, 5-4.
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Among Wisconsin's 10 wrestlers to compete at the 2016 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, seven earned a placement of eighth or better.
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Three Badgers earned seventh-place finishes, while two others were eighth.
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No. 6
Johnny Jimenez earned a 11-3 major decision win over eighth-seeded Sean McCabe of Rutgers to capture seventh place in the 125-pound bracket.
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A huge second period that included an escape, takedown and four-point nearfall catapulted him to victory.
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At 184 pounds, eight seed
Ryan Christensen picked up seventh by defeating Ohio State's sixth-seeded wrestler, Kenny Courts, 10-4.
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There was no scoring in the first period but Christensen went for an escape and a takedown in the second and a reversal, four-point nearfall and riding time point in the third to take the match.
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Brock Horwath grabbed seventh in the heavyweight bracket, winning by medical forfeit over No. 3 Sam Stoll of Iowa.
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Wrestling in the 157-pound seventh-place match,
TJ Ruschell dropped a 12-5 result to Nebraska's seven seed, Tyler Berger.
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The Badgers wrestler remained within three points through two periods but Berger's five-point third was enough to grant him the win.
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No. 8
Ricky Robertson met ninth-seeded Phil Bakuckas of RU in the seventh-place match, losing by pin at the 3:20 mark.
Wisconsin's finished with 67.5 team points to place eighth. Penn State took the tournament championship with 150.5 points.
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With Sunday's results, Jimenez, Taylor, Jordan, Robertson and Christensen all automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships.
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The national tournament runs from March 17-19 in New York City.