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krikya18.com | March 8, 2018

NCAA announces bracket for DI Wrestling Championships

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced the 47 at-large selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Tuesday and released the full bracket on Wednesday.

The wrestlers, listed in alphabetical order by weight class, join the 283 student-athletes that qualified automatically through their conference tournament finishes over the past two weekends. The at-large selections were made by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following selection criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, rating percentage index, coaches ranking and qualifying event placement.

BRACKET:

The 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships takes place at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 15-17.

Wrestling fans can buy and sell official tickets through the NCAA Ticket Exchange™. This gives ticket holders who are unable to attend a session a place to safely sell their tickets. Buyers can also get their tickets knowing the tickets are authentic and guaranteed, visit here for more information.

  NAME SCHOOL RECORD LEAGUE
125 POUNDS        
At-Large Gage Curry American 22-14 EIWA
At-Large Barlow McGhee Missouri 15-11 MAC
At-Large Kyle Norstrem Virginia Tech 11-14 ACC
At-Large Gerald (JR) Wert Rider 17-7 EWL
  Alonzo Allen Chattanooga 21-8 SoCon
  Paul Bianchi North Dakota St. 24-13 Big 12
  Connor Brown South Dakota St. 26-15 Big 12
  Ibrahim Bunduka George Mason 23-12 EWL
  Darian Cruz Lehigh 26-0 EIWA
  Sean Fausz NC State 14-2 ACC
  RayVon Foley Michigan St. 28-9 Big Ten
  Louie Hayes Virginia 29-6 ACC
  Brock Hudkins Northern Ill. 17-10 MAC
  Taylor LaMont Utah Valley 25-3 Big 12
  Spencer Lee Iowa 17-2 Big Ten
  Ethan Lizak Minnesota 26-5 Big Ten
  Drew Mattin Michigan 19-12 Big Ten
  Michael McGee Old Dominion 28-8 MAC
  Sergio Mendez CSU Bakersfield 22-12 Pac 12
  Ryan Millhof Arizona St. 15-5 Pac 12
  Zeke Moisey West Virginia 22-9 Big 12
  Christian Moody Oklahoma 23-13 Big 12
  Elijah Oliver Indiana 17-12 Big Ten
  Nicholas Piccininni Oklahoma St. 23-3 Big 12
  Travis Piotrowski Illinois 17-8 Big Ten
  Ronnie Rios Oregon St. 19-4 Pac 12
  Sebastian Rivera Northwestern 26-5 Big Ten
  Sean Russell Edinboro 30-5 EWL
  Jacob Schwarm UNI 26-10 Big 12
  Nick Suriano Rutgers 21-0 Big Ten
  Nathan Tomasello Ohio St. 11-1 Big Ten
  Gabe Townsell Stanford 19-13 Pac 12
  Luke Welch Purdue 29-9 Big Ten
         
133 POUNDS        
At-Large Josh Finesilver Duke 20-18 ACC
At-Large Rico Montoya Northern Colo. 23-12 Big 12
At-Large Sean Nickell CSU Bakersfield 22-10 Pac 12
At-Large Josh Terao American 29-8 EIWA
At-Large Ben Thornton Purdue 26-11 Big Ten
  Montorie Bridges Wyoming 32-4 Big 12
  Kaid Brock Oklahoma St. 25-3 Big 12
  Scott Delvecchio Rutgers 21-7 Big Ten
  Austin DeSanto Drexel 28-5 EIWA
  Dylan Duncan Illinois 20-7 Big Ten
  John Erneste Missouri 24-2 MAC
  Dom Forys Pittsburgh 21-4 ACC
  Seth Gross South Dakota St. 24-1 Big 12
  Dennis Gustafson Virginia Tech 23-7 ACC
  Corey Keener Penn St. 16-8 Big Ten
  Cameron Kelly Ohio 25-6 MAC
  Bryan Lantry Buffalo 16-5 MAC
  Mitch McKee Minnesota 18-6 Big Ten
  Stevan Micic Michigan 22-2 Big Ten
  Jack Mueller Virginia 21-5 ACC
  John Muldoon SIUE 15-5 SoCon
  Korbin Myers Edinboro 27-9 EWL
  Ali Naser Arizona St. 21-11 Pac 12
  Scott Parker Lehigh 18-3 EIWA
  Mason Pengilly Stanford 4-1 Pac 12
  Luke Pletcher Ohio St. 26-2 Big Ten
  Jason Renteria Nebraska 8-4 Big Ten
  Matthew Schmitt West Virginia 21-12 Big 12
  Zachary Sherman North Carolina 15-17 ACC
  Cam Sykora North Dakota St. 22-10 Big 12
  Charles Tucker Cornell 21-9 EIWA
  Anthony Tutolo Kent St. 27-11 MAC
  Tariq Wilson NC State 22-9 ACC
         
141 POUNDS        
At-Large Austin Headlee North Carolina 15-13 ACC
At-Large Alex Madrigal Old Dominion 20-8 MAC
At-Large Henry Pohlmeyer South Dakota St. 24-9 Big 12
At-Large Russell Rohlfing CSU Bakersfield 22-11 Pac 12
At-Large Thomas Thorn Minnesota 18-11 Big Ten
At-Large Cole Weaver Indiana 24-10 Big Ten
  Josh Alber UNI 26-6 Big 12
  Tejon Anthony George Mason 21-13 EWL
  Michael Carr Illinois 17-5 Big Ten
  Evan Cheek Cleveland St. 24-8 EWL
  Yianni Diakomihalis Cornell 29-1 EIWA
  Ryan Diehl Maryland 12-12 Big Ten
  Jaydin Eierman Missouri 28-1 MAC
  Irvin Enriquez Appalachian St. 17-11 SoCon
  Nicholas Gil Navy 31-8 EIWA
  Dean Heil Oklahoma St. 23-5 Big 12
  Kevin Jack NC State 18-3 ACC
  Luke Karam Lehigh 20-7 EIWA
  Nick Lee Penn St. 27-5 Big Ten
  Nate Limmex Purdue 25-14 Big Ten
  Joey McKenna Ohio St. 16-1 Big Ten
  Bryce Meredith Wyoming 29-1 Big 12
  Brent Moore Virginia Tech 19-10 ACC
  Sa`Derian Perry Eastern Mich. 15-16 MAC
  Chad Red Nebraska 21-9 Big Ten
  Colton Schilling Cal Poly 14-5 Pac 12
  Kyle Shoop Lock Haven 34-12 EWL
  Tyler Smith Bucknell 27-4 EIWA
  Mason Smith Central Mich. 31-5 MAC
  Eli Stickley Wisconsin 19-12 Big Ten
  Vincent Turk Iowa 13-8 Big Ten
  Brock Zacherl Clarion 27-1 EWL
  Nick Zanetta Pittsburgh 20-10 ACC
         
149 POUNDS        
At-Large Malik Amine Michigan 15-12 Big Ten
At-Large Davion Jeffries Oklahoma 24-17 Big 12
At-Large Khristian Olivas Fresno St. 24-7 Big 12
At-Large Justin Oliver Central Mich. 25-5 MAC
At-Large Taylor Ortz Clarion 26-10 EWL
At-Large Michael Sprague American 23-13 EIWA
  Alfred Bannister Maryland 23-8 Big Ten
  Ryan Blees Virginia Tech 22-7 ACC
  Steve Bleise Minnesota 18-7 Big Ten
  Ryan Deakin Northwestern 30-6 Big Ten
  Jarrett Degen Iowa St. 20-9 Big 12
  Eleazar Deluca Rutgers 12-12 Big Ten
  Beau Donahue NC State 19-6 ACC
  Frank Garcia Binghamton 27-11 EIWA
  Ke-Shawn Hayes Ohio St. 27-5 Big Ten
  Troy Heilmann North Carolina 28-4 ACC
  Matthew Kolodzik Princeton 24-5 EIWA
  Sam Krivus Virginia 18-13 ACC
  Grant Leeth Missouri 22-2 MAC
  Boo Lewallen Oklahoma St. 27-5 Big 12
  Cole Martin Wisconsin 17-12 Big Ten
  Colton McCrystal Nebraska 21-5 Big Ten
  Ronald Perry Lock Haven 28-3 EWL
  Jared Prince Navy 22-4 EIWA
  Zain Retherford Penn St. 26-0 Big Ten
  Dane Robbins Air Force 17-12 Big 12
  Cortlandt Schuyler Lehigh 12-10 EIWA
  Brandon Sorensen Iowa 21-2 Big Ten
  Kyle Springer Eastern Mich. 21-16 MAC
  Max Thomsen UNI 25-7 Big 12
  Jason Tsirtis Arizona St. 17-6 Pac 12
  Sam Turner Wyoming 26-15 Big 12
  Tyshawn Williams SIUE 15-13 SoCon
         
157 POUNDS        
At-Large Ian Brown Lehigh 17-10 EIWA
At-Large Larry Early Old Dominion 27-10 MAC
At-Large Coleman Hammond CSU Bakersfield 27-13 Pac 12
At-Large Taleb Rahmani Pittsburgh 17-12 ACC
  Tyler Berger Nebraska 22-8 Big Ten
  Archie Colgan Wyoming 32-7 Big 12
  Andrew Crone Wisconsin 27-10 Big Ten
  Mike D`Angelo Princeton 22-8 EIWA
  Mitch Finesilver Duke 17-4 ACC
  Paul Fox Stanford 20-7 Pac 12
  Garett Hammond Drexel 19-5 EIWA
  Colin Heffernan Central Mich. 19-6 MAC
  Hayden Hidlay NC State 22-0 ACC
  Micah Jordan Ohio St. 22-6 Big Ten
  Michael Kemerer Iowa 22-2 Big Ten
  Alex Klucker Lock Haven 25-9 EWL
  Joseph Lavallee Missouri 29-1 MAC
  Tyler Marinelli Gardner-Webb 26-6 SoCon
  Kennedy Monday North Carolina 18-14 ACC
  Jason Nolf Penn St. 21-1 Big Ten
  Alec Pantaleo Michigan 17-5 Big Ten
  Clayton Ream North Dakota St. 23-4 Big 12
  Markus Scheidel Columbia 24-2 EIWA
  Joshua Shields Arizona St. 29-2 Pac 12
  Andrew Shomers Edinboro 29-6 EWL
  Jake Short Minnesota 16-11 Big Ten
  Casey Sparkman Kent St. 22-16 MAC
  Justin Staudenmayer Brown 22-10 EIWA
  John Vanschenkbrill Rutgers 20-12 Big Ten
  Joseph Velliquette Penn 17-14 EIWA
  Luke Weiland Army West Point 22-15 EIWA
  Hunter Willits Oregon St. 18-14 Pac 12
  Luke Zilverberg South Dakota St. 31-8 Big 12
         
165 POUNDS        
At-Large Andrew Atkinson Virginia 19-7 ACC
At-Large Zachary Carson Eastern Mich. 21-11 MAC
At-Large Jacob Morrissey Purdue 21-18 Big Ten
At-Large Quentin Perez Campbell 25-8 SoCon
  Branson Ashworth Wyoming 35-4 Big 12
  Dawaylon Barnes Oklahoma 20-15 Big 12
  May Bethea Penn 25-8 EIWA
  Te`shan Campbell Ohio St. 17-10 Big Ten
  Jonathon Chavez Cornell 18-4 EIWA
  Drew Daniels Navy 27-5 EIWA
  Zach Finesilver Duke 11-11 ACC
  Connor Flynn Missouri 24-7 MAC
  Andrew Fogarty North Dakota St. 29-10 Big 12
  Nate Higgins SIUE 21-9 SoCon
  Vincenzo Joseph Penn St. 20-2 Big Ten
  Richie Lewis Rutgers 18-4 Big Ten
  Alex Marinelli Iowa 16-3 Big Ten
  Chance Marsteller Lock Haven 40-2 EWL
  Bryce Martin Indiana 15-8 Big Ten
  Isaiah Martinez Illinois 14-0 Big Ten
  Logan Massa Michigan 16-6 Big Ten
  David McFadden Virginia Tech 31-0 ACC
  Chandler Rogers Oklahoma St. 20-3 Big 12
  Demetrius Romero Utah Valley 26-8 Big 12
  Jonathan Schleifer Princeton 16-11 EIWA
  Keilan Torres Northern Colo. 22-10 Big 12
  Anthony Valencia Arizona St. 25-8 Pac 12
  Jonathan Viruet Brown 21-13 EIWA
  Chad Walsh Rider 24-1 EWL
  Nicholas Wanzek Minnesota 22-10 Big Ten
  Isaiah White Nebraska 23-6 Big Ten
  Evan Wick Wisconsin 23-6 Big Ten
  Gordon Wolf Lehigh 18-9 EIWA
         
174 POUNDS        
At-Large Austin Rose Drexel 20-16 EIWA
At-Large Will Schany Virginia 18-12 ACC
At-Large Ty Schoffstall Edinboro 21-3 EWL
At-Large Devin Skatzka Indiana 22-11 Big Ten
At-Large Tyrel White Columbia 24-12 EIWA
  Myles Amine Michigan 21-6 Big Ten
  Kimball Bastian Utah Valley 19-10 Big 12
  Jadaen Bernstein Navy 22-5 EIWA
  Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech 21-10 ACC
  Christian Brucki Central Mich. 23-11 MAC
  Daniel Bullard NC State 16-9 ACC
  Ryan Christensen Wisconsin 24-13 Big Ten
  Matt Finesilver Duke 25-9 ACC
  Joseph Gunther Iowa 16-7 Big Ten
  Mark Hall Penn St. 28-0 Big Ten
  Ben Harvey Army West Point 19-9 EIWA
  Josef Johnson Harvard 28-11 EIWA
  Bo Jordan Ohio St. 23-5 Big Ten
  David Kocer South Dakota St. 25-6 Big 12
  Jordan Kutler Lehigh 24-3 EIWA
  Daniel Lewis Missouri 29-0 MAC
  Taylor Lujan UNI 28-5 Big 12
  Dylan Lydy Purdue 32-12 Big Ten
  Yoanse Mejias Oklahoma 28-9 Big 12
  Forrest Przybysz Appalachian St. 24-7 SoCon
  Ethan Ramos North Carolina 17-4 ACC
  Johnny Sebastian Northwestern 26-10 Big Ten
  Dean Sherry Rider 19-9 EWL
  Jacobe Smith Oklahoma St. 19-5 Big 12
  Keaton Subjeck Stanford 26-7 Pac 12
  Zahid Valencia Arizona St. 27-0 Pac 12
  Brandon Womack Cornell 17-9 EIWA
  Seldon Wright Old Dominion 25-10 MAC
         
184 POUNDS        
At-Large Jordan Ellingwood Central Mich. 25-10 MAC
At-Large Nick Gravina Rutgers 17-5 Big Ten
At-Large Canten Marriott Missouri 25-6 MAC
At-Large Chaz Polson Wyoming 32-11 Big 12
  Domenic Abounader Michigan 23-5 Big Ten
  Mitchell Bowman Iowa 12-11 Big Ten
  Greg Bulsak Clarion 21-7 EWL
  Bryce Carr Chattanooga 26-5 SoCon
  Alan Clothier Appalachian St. 27-9 SoCon
  Michael Coleman Navy 31-6 EIWA
  Maxwell Dean Cornell 28-3 EIWA
  Alexander DeCiantis Drexel 18-6 EIWA
  Drew Foster UNI 25-4 Big 12
  Dylan Gabel Northern Colo. 22-8 Big 12
  Bryce Gorman Northern Ill. 11-8 MAC
  Corey Hazel Lock Haven 23-8 EWL
  Joe Heyob Penn 23-10 EIWA
  Brandon Krone Minnesota 11-8 Big Ten
  Christian LaFragola Brown 19-8 EIWA
  Kayne MacCallum Eastern Mich. 17-13 MAC
  Myles Martin Ohio St. 27-2 Big Ten
  Keegan Moore Oklahoma St. 18-8 Big 12
  Martin Mueller South Dakota St. 26-6 Big 12
  Chip Ness North Carolina 16-10 ACC
  Bo Nickal Penn St. 26-0 Big Ten
  Kordell Norfleet Arizona St. 12-11 Pac 12
  Emory Parker Illinois 21-3 Big Ten
  Ryan Preisch Lehigh 14-2 EIWA
  Pete Renda NC State 21-2 ACC
  Ricky Robertson Wisconsin 24-9 Big Ten
  Steven Schneider Binghamton 21-5 EIWA
  Taylor Venz Nebraska 23-7 Big Ten
  Zachary Zavatsky Virginia Tech 28-5 ACC
         
197 POUNDS        
At-Large Jordan Atienza Central Mich. 19-11 MAC
At-Large Rocco Caywood Army West Point 19-12 EIWA
At-Large Randall Diabe Appalachian St. 19-7 SoCon
At-Large Eric Schultz Nebraska 18-9 Big Ten
At-Large Jacob Seely Northern Colo. 16-10 Big 12
  Kevin Beazley Michigan 16-9 Big Ten
  Scottie Boykin Chattanooga 26-6 SoCon
  Patrick Brucki Princeton 28-8 EIWA
  Christian Brunner Purdue 23-9 Big Ten
  Daniel Chaid North Carolina 21-10 ACC
  Kyle Conel Kent St. 24-10 MAC
  Dustin Conti Clarion 25-7 EWL
  Ben Darmstadt Cornell 30-1 EIWA
  Corey Griego Oregon St. 21-5 Pac 12
  Jared Haught Virginia Tech 26-2 ACC
  Jacob Holschlag UNI 17-10 Big 12
  Jeric Kasunic American 34-5 EIWA
  Thomas Lane Cal Poly 15-9 Pac 12
  Stephen Loiseau Drexel 31-10 EIWA
  Michael Macchiavello NC State 17-3 ACC
  Frank Mattiace Penn 28-6 EIWA
  William Miklus Missouri 22-3 MAC
  Kollin Moore Ohio St. 22-2 Big Ten
  Shakur Rasheed Penn St. 20-3 Big Ten
  Hunter Ritter Wisconsin 26-9 Big Ten
  Sawyer Root The Citadel 25-14 SoCon
  Nate Rotert South Dakota St. 28-4 Big 12
  Jacob Smith West Virginia 13-7 Big 12
  Nathan Traxler Stanford 17-10 Pac 12
  Preston Weigel Oklahoma St. 12-2 Big 12
  Chris Weiler Lehigh 15-8 EIWA
  Cash Wilcke Iowa 18-7 Big Ten
  Matt Williams CSU Bakersfield 28-7 Pac 12
         
285 POUNDS        
At-Large Brett Dempsey American 18-11 EIWA
At-Large Jake Gunning Buffalo 17-6 MAC
At-Large Ryan Solomon Pittsburgh 20-9 ACC
At-Large Matt Voss George Mason 23-11 EWL
  Michael Boykin NC State 20-6 ACC
  Nathan Butler Stanford 24-7 Pac 12
  Adam Coon Michigan 25-1 Big Ten
  Dustin Dennison Utah Valley 29-9 Big 12
  Amar Dhesi Oregon St. 20-2 Pac 12
  Andrew Dunn Virginia Tech 21-13 ACC
  Cory Gilliland-Daniel North Carolina 23-7 ACC
  Thomas Haines Lock Haven 18-5 EWL
  Tanner Hall Arizona St. 20-6 Pac 12
  Jere Heino Campbell 24-5 SoCon
  Youssif Hemida Maryland 27-5 Big Ten
  Mike Hughes Hofstra 34-3 EIWA
  Gage Hutchison Eastern Mich. 19-7 MAC
  Conan Jennings Northwestern 25-10 Big Ten
  Jacob Kasper Duke 35-2 ACC
  Tyler Love Virginia 9-17 ACC
  William Miller Edinboro 16-4 EWL
  AJ Nevills Fresno St. 26-8 Big 12
  Nick Nevills Penn St. 26-5 Big Ten
  Antonio Pelusi Franklin & Marshall 24-8 EIWA
  Garrett Ryan Columbia 30-6 EIWA
  Kyle Snyder Ohio St. 12-1 Big Ten
  Matt Stencel Central Mich. 28-13 MAC
  Samuel Stoll Iowa 19-4 Big Ten
  Shawn Streck Purdue 28-13 Big Ten
  Stephen Suglio Kent St. 20-8 MAC
  Jeramy Sweany Cornell 19-6 EIWA
  Derek White Oklahoma St. 23-2 Big 12
  Jordan Wood Lehigh 19-5 EIWAꐀߧ怀

 

 

 

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