(UI Athletics news release)
FINAL TEAM RESULTS | FINAL BRACKETS
ST. LOUIS – Iowa won the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, capturing the 24th NCAA wrestling title in school history and first since 2010. The Hawkeyes’ title marked the 14th straight year that a Big Ten school has claimed the NCAA Championship.
Iowa amassed 129.0 points, while fellow Big Ten member Penn State came in second with 113.5 points. Four other Big Ten schools also finished among the top 10 — Michigan in fifth place (69.0 points), Minnesota in seventh (64.0), Ohio State in ninth (46.5) and Northwestern in 10th (45.0).
Six Big Ten wrestlers claimed individual titles at the NCAA Championships. Iowa’s Spencer Lee secured his third straight 125-pound championship title. Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young (133), Nick Lee (141), Carter Starocci (174) and Aaron Brooks (184) each won, marking the third time Cael Sanderson coached the Nittany Lions to four or more championships in one year. Minnesota’s Gable Steveson rounded out the list of Big Ten Champions, claiming the national championship at 285 pounds.
Thirty-five Big Ten wrestlers earned All-America honors. The full list of Big Ten All-Americans, along with their weight class, can be found below.
2020-21 All-Americans
Lucas Byrd, Illinois, 133
Dylan Duncan, Illinois, 141
Tony Cassioppi, Iowa, 285
Austin DeSanto, Iowa, 133
Jaydin Eierman, Iowa, 141
Michael Kemerer, Iowa, 174
Spencer Lee, Iowa, 125
Jacob Warner, Iowa, 197
Kaleb Young, Iowa, 157
Cameron Amine, Michigan, 165
Myles Amine, Michigan, 197
Logan Massa, Michigan, 174
Mason Parris, Michigan, 285
Brayton Lee, Minnesota, 157
Patrick McKee, Minnesota, 125
Gable Steveson, Minnesota, 285
Mikey Labriola, Nebraska, 174
Chad Red, Nebraska, 141
Chris Cannon, Northwestern, 133
Ryan Deakin, Northwestern, 157
Yahya Thomas, Northwestern, 149
Tate Orndorff, Ohio State, 285
Sammy Sasso, Ohio State, 149
Ethan Smith, Ohio State, 165
Michael Beard, Penn State, 197
Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State, 133
Aaron Brooks, Penn State, 184
Greg Kerkvliet, Penn State, 285
Nick Lee, Penn State, 141
Carter Starocci, Penn State, 174
John Poznanski, Rutgers, 184
Sebastian Rivera, Rutgers, 141
Jackson Turley, Rutgers, 174
Eric Barnett, Wisconsin, 125
Trent Hillger, Wisconsin, 285