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NU Claims Six Top Five Preliminary Seeds

Jordan Opp/Nebraska Communications

Six Nebraska wresters received top five seeds in the preliminary seeding for this weekend's 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, the Big Ten Conference announced Monday afternoon. The two-day championship event is set to begin Saturday, March 5 from Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb., and will be carried on the Big Ten Network.

Pre-seeds are determined by a vote from conference coaches as they rank 14 wrestlers in all 10 weight classes. Nebraska received nine top 10 pre-seeds.

For the second year in a row, Eric Schultz, currently rated No.