Photos: Big Ten Wrestling Championships day 1

Photos from day one of the Hawkeyes’ quest for Big Ten glory

Geoff Stellfox Gazette Visuals

Mar. 5, 2022 3:30 pm, Updated: Mar. 6, 2022 12:09 am

Photos from the first session of the 2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships at Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bank Arena on Saturday, March 6, 2022.

Iowa’s Max Murin celebrates his come from behind victory over Northwestern’s Yahya Thomas during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Tom Brands zeroes in and gets focused before his team takes the mat for the quarter finals during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Drake Ayala mat returns Michigan State’s Tristan Lujan during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Austin DeSanto prepares for his first match under the bleachers during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Austin DeSanto prepares to take the mat during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Drake Ayala tries to scramble away from Wisconsin’s Eric Barnett during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Alex Marinelli finishes a takedown on Penn State’s Creighton Edsell during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Jacob Warner takes a knee after his quarterfinal loss during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Max Murin tries to finish a takedown on Michigan State’s Peyton Omania during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Max Murin waits for the start of the second period during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Jacob Warner tries to trip Indiana University’s Nick Willham during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Abe Assad has his hand raised after his first round victory during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Michael Kemerer has his hand raised after his quarter final victory during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Max Murin tries to finish a takedown on Northwestern’s Yahya Thomas during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Iowa’s Michael Kemerer locks up with Ohio State’s Ethan Smith during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hawkeyes head coach Tom Brands gives instruction to his wrestler Michael Kemerer during the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)