Penn State's Josh Barr, the nation's second-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, was injured during the consolation round at the Big Ten Championships.

The first day of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships is over inside Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern — and Penn State is again poised to dominate. The Nittany Lions sit in first place of the team race after sending six wrestlers into the conference finals.

The numbers maybe weren’t as impressive as some thought they might be for Penn State after the first day of Wrestling Championships, but a closer breakdown shows differently. The Big Ten is the nation’s best conference and Penn State,