The University of Wisconsin wrestling team traveled to Rutgers over the weekend to compete in the Big Ten Wrestling Championships. Of the 10 contested weights, the Badgers had five wrestlers place high enough to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. They had one receive an at-large bid Tuesday to bring their total qualifiers to six.
Seth Gross was the first to punch his ticket to the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis. Gross was seeded first and received a first-round bye.
Gross opened action in his first Big Ten Tournament against No.