Carson Kuhn made his Big Ten Championship debut today, but the excitement was cut short when he stepped on the mat to face Nathan Tomasello of Ohio State for the first round.

After matching up at the end of January, Nick Lee and Mike Van Brill of Rutgers got a rematch to start of their Tournament run.

He earned his second major decision of the day with a score of 13-3 against Weaver and will advance to the third round to face Michael Carr of Illinois.

In his final Big Ten Championship tournament, Zain Retherford finished the first session with a 14-1 major decision victory over ninth-seeded Steve Bleise of Minnesota.

Sporting a large knee brace, Jason Nolf returned to the mat for the first time since late January and had a successful first session.

Vincenzo Joseph entered today’s tournament struggling as of late, but the sophomore from Pittsburgh accomplished what he needed to through the first session, winning both matches and advancing to the semifinals.

After receiving one of Penn State's three first-round byes, Bo Nickal, the reigning NCAA champion at 184 pounds, cruised to victory over his quarterfinal opponent Brandon Krone of Minnesota, winning by fall in 1:27.