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2017 Big Ten Wrestling Championships: Seeds released, including 7 for Rutgers

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Anthony Ashnault will start the Big Ten Championships right where he left off last year: At the top.

Seven Rutgers wrestlers are seeded in their weight class for the conference tournament, according to a press release Monday afternoon. The seeds are considered preliminary and are subject to slight changes when the coaches meet Friday to finalize brackets.

The two-day, four-session tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.

Ashnault is the No. 1 seed in the 141-pound weight class, which he won last season by defeating Penn State's Jimmy Gulibon in the final.