The 174-pound competition at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, took place from March 4–5, 2023 at the Crisler Center.
The competition consisted of a double-elimination tournament to determine the top eight wrestlers of the Big Ten's 174-pound weight class. The top seven wrestlers would qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Preliminary seeds The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds on February 27, 2023.
Seed Wrestler 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) 2 Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) 3 Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 4 Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 5 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 6 Donnell Washington (Indiana) 7 Nelson Brands (Iowa) 8 Troy Fisher (Northwestern) 9 Max Maylor (Michigan) 10 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 11 Caesar Garza (Michigan State) 12 Dominic Solis (Maryland) 13 Josh Otto (Wisconsin) 14 Cooper Noehre (Purdue)
Results Legend F — Won by fall MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
Final standings Note: Top-7 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Rank Wrestler Carter Starocci (Penn State) Mikey Labriola (Nebraska) Ethan Smith (Ohio State) 4 Bailee O'Reilly (Minnesota) 5 Nelson Brands (Iowa) 6 Edmond Ruth (Illinois) 7 Jackson Turley (Rutgers) 8 Donnell Washington (Indiana)
References