Illinois, Nebraska and Rutgers Claim Weekly Wrestling Honors

Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Lucas Byrd, Illinois
133 pounds – Sr. – Cincinnati, Ohio – La Salle

• Picked up two ranked wins this over the weekend, improving to 13-1 on the year
• Beat No. 9 Dylan Shawver of Rutgers by a 6-5 decision
• Defeated No. 11 Braxton Brown of Maryland in a 7-3 decision to put Illinois up 6-0 in the Illini’s eventual 33-7 win
• Last Illinois Wrestler of the Week: Zac Bruanagel (Jan. 11, 2023)

Dean Peterson, Rutgers
125 pounds – Jr. – Barnegat, N.J. – Saint John Vianney

• Went 2-0 in duals against No. 1 Penn State and No. 10 Illinois last weekend
• Opened the weekend with a 4-1 decision vs. Nittany Lions’ No. 6 Luke Lilledahl for his second top-10 win of the season
• Delivered an 8-2 decision against Caelen Riley to help Rutgers defeat the No. 10 Fighting Illini, 16-15, for the program's first top-10 dual win since 2019
• Last Rutgers Wrestler of the Week: Jackson Turley (Jan. 16, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Christopher Minto, Nebraska
165 pounds – Cape Coral, Fla. – Mariner

• Went 2-0 against Michigan and Michigan State, highlighted by a top-10 victory
• Used a reversal, takedown and the riding time point to earn his second-straight top-10 victory against No. 10 Beau Mantanona of Michigan (7-2), helping Nebraska to its 38-6 win over the Wolverines
• Bested Jay Nivison of Michigan State with an 8-1 decision, improving his record to 15-1 overall and 3-1 in duals
• Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week honoree: Christopher Minto (Jan. 16, 2025)

2024-25 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week

Nov. 7

W: Joseph Walker, Sr., MICH

F: Ben Davino, OSU

Nov. 14

W: Matt Ramos, Sr., PUR

F: Kannon Webster, ILL

F: Max McEnelly, MINN

Nov. 21

W: Ridge Lovett, Sr., NEB

F: Charlie Millard, MINN

Nov. 27

W: Mitchell Mesenbrink, So., PSU

F: Brock Mantanona, MICH

Dec. 5

W: Max McEnelly, Fr., MINN

F: Max McEnelly, MINN

Dec. 12

W: Antrell Taylor, So., NEB

W: Matt Ramos, Sr., PUR

F: Josh Barr, PSU

Dec. 19

W: Beau Bartlett, Sr., PSU

F: Luke Lilledahl, PSU

Dec. 27

W: Jesse Mendez, Jr., OSU

F: Josh Barr, PSU

Jan. 9

W: Kyle Parco, Sr., IOWA

F: Zack Ryder, PSU

Jan. 16

W: Jaxon Smith, Jr., MD

W: Greg Kerkvliet, Sr., PSU

F: Christopher Minto, NEB

Jan. 23

W: Drake Ayala, Jr., IOWA

W: Ridge Lovett, Gr., NEB

F: Beau Mantanona, MICH

Jan. 30

W: Lucas Byrd, Sr., ILL

W: Dean Peterson, Jr., RU

F: Christopher Minto, NEB

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