Heading into the final round of the Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor this weekend, each of the competitors gave an interview about their thoughts on their upcoming final matches.

No Wolverines appeared. None were in final contests.

Only redshirt junior captain Anthony Biondo advanced to the semi finals and finished in the top three. After using three takedowns to oust Indiana’s Matt Powless 8-1, he advanced to the 197-pound weight class semi-final match.

Biondo was bested by second-seeded Trevor Brandvold from Wisconsin. This loss meant that the Wolverines no longer had any wrestlers eligible to be a 2010 Big Ten champion. So Michigan had to set its eyes on other podium positions.

Seven competitors advanced to Sunday's competition at the two-day Big Ten Championships. All seven battled for potential spots at the podium on Sunday’s competition. The Wolverines finished day one in second to last place, on top of only Northwestern.

On Sunday, Biondo defeated the Fighting Illini’s Patrick Bond in a 5-3 decision in the consolation semi-finals. Biondo finished in third-place.

“It was a tough weekend,” sophomore Mark Webber said. “This tournament is such a huge transition for (younger guys). But we learned a lot from this tournament.”

Overall Saturday;s events went well for the Wolverines. Redshirt sophomore Dave Johnson of the 157-pound weight class defeated Illinois Clinton Arlis 12-9. Johnson advanced to the semi-finals where he lost 5-3 to Iowa’s Jake Kerr. As a result of winning, Kerr received an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.

Redshirt freshman Ben Apland had a bye in the first round in the heavyweight class. But in the second round, Apland was pinned by Iowa’s Dan Erekson in a quick decision. But Apland regained composure and in consolations he won a 9-1 majority decision against Illinois’s Martin Smith. After a few takedowns and an escape he defeated Ohio State’s Corey Morrison 5-2 to finish in sixth place.

Sophomore Zac Stevens, one of Michigan's top-young talents, lost to last year's national champion, Michigan State’s Franklin Gomez in a 10-2 majority decision. But with a spark of confidence, Stevens went on to win back to back matches against Penn State’s Bryan Pearsall and Ohio State's Ian Paddock, winning 6-2 and 5-0 respectively.

“I definitely didn’t expect to land here,” Stevens said. “The goal was to be an All-American. We need to keep getting better. I’m not sure what happened, I just had one match that wasn’t great but then I finished winning.”

Stevens landed himself in the seventh-place match against Northwestern’s Eric Metzler. Tied up at 5-5 the contest went into overtime when a scuffle broke out and Metzler took a few minutes to shake off an injury that seemed to effect his leg. Stevens locked Metzler’s leg up in the last 30 seconds of overtime and secured himself seventh-place in the 133-pound weight class.

Webber also finished in seventh place in the 141-pound weight class, defeating Michigan State's Dan Osterman to reach the podium.

“It was a tough tournament,” Webber said. “I came in ready to wrestle, but I had a few bad matches. It was difficult to win. I’m not really satisfied. I didn’t make it to the national tournament. Its good to win my last match but I’m not happy.”

That seems to be the whole team's attitude after a disappointing Big Ten season.