Penn State Wrestling's Luke Lilledahl, top, wrestles Iowa's Joey Cruz in the 125-pound bout on January 31, 2025, in State College, Pa. Lilledahl won by tech fall 22-6 at 6:43.
Session I of the Big Ten Championships is kicking off with Lightning speed with the first fall of the tournament coming during the 125lb first round for Penn State Wrestling.
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Number 4 Seed Luke Lilledahl (PSU) took on 13-seeded Caelan Riley (Ill) in the first round of the 125lb bracket early Saturday. Lilledahl secured multiple takedowns during the match and ultimately secured the fall at 4:09.
Lilledahl moves on to face 8 seed Joey Cruz (Iowa) in the quarterfinals looking to secure a podium finish. Riley moves into the consolation brackets and will face 12-seed Christian Tanefeu of Michigan.
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