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Varsity - March 13, 2014

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48 // VARSITY March 13, 2014 Big Ten championships lived up to the hype UW welcomed more than 28,000 to Kohl Center F ans of the sport already knew it, outside observ- ers finally got it and in- nocent bystanders learned it. Wrestling is exciting and no- where is it more so than in the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers welcomed more than 28,000 fans to the 100th Big Ten Wrestling Championships last weekend. Fans were treated to the best that the Kohl Center has to of- fer ― lights, smoke and great wrestling. No. 1 seeds fell, two four- time champions were crowned and there was plenty of razz- ing between the Iowa fans and everybody else. It was a great weekend of wrestling and Wisconsin was happy to host. "It showcased our sport and Wisconsin wrestling," UW head coach Barry Davis said. "A lot of great things are going on in our sport and the cham- pionships showed it." Now the sport moves on to its biggest stage, the NCAA Championships March 20-22 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Brackets will be drawn and wrestling will commence with 330 wrestlers and end with 10, capping off another great season. BIG TEN ATTENDANCE ● The Big Ten doesn't keep official at- tendance figures for Olympic sports, but if it did, the Badgers' champion- ships would have rank close to, if not at, the top. • Session 1: 9,026 • Session 2: 9,405 • Session 3/Finals: 10,011 • Combined Attendance: 28,442 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD SET ● The NCAA has announced the field for the 2014 NCAA Wrestling Champion- ships and the Badgers will send eight to Oklahoma City. Read more here. SCHEDULE COMING UP NCAA Championships - Oklahoma City Thursday Session 1 11 a.m. Session 2 6 p.m. Friday Session 3 10 a.m. Session 4 7 p.m. Saturday Session 5 10 a.m. Championship 7 p.m. INSIDE WRESTLING BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSON @BADGERWRESTLING

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