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Walsh places 3rd in Big Ten Championships

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From IDS reports

Senior Taylor Walsh represented the IU wrestling team with a third-place finish Sunday in the Big Ten Championships in Columbus, Ohio.

No. 3-seeded 165-pounder defeated No. 5-seed Jackson Morse of Illinois and went on to beat No. 4-seed Pierce Harger of Northwestern. He continued to build on his IU pins record with his 69th career pin, the most in school history. Walsh is also fourth in IU history with 128 career wins.

Sophomore Nate Jackson, 174 pounds, defeated Purdue’s Chad Welch in the first round and went on to place ninth.

IU finished 12th out of 14 Big Ten teams with 16 points. Next up for some IU wrestlers will be the NCAA Championships from March 19 to 21 in St. Louis.

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