(Kansas City, MO)- The NCAA committee has released the seedings for the Wrestling Championships and there are plenty of wrestlers to choose from for area fans. The University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Nebraska send nine wrestlers to the tournament while UNI sends seven. The tournament begins on March 21st and goes through the 23rd. Here are your matchups and seedings for each collegiate program.
Iowa Hawkeyes
125lbs – #3 Drake Ayala vs. #30 Elijah Griffin (CBU)
133lbs – #15 Brody Teske vs. #18 Derrick Cardinal (SDSU)
141lbs – #3 Real Woods vs. #30 Clay Carlson (SDSU)
149lbs – #13 Caleb Rathjen vs. #20 Jordan Williams (OKST)
157lbs – #10 Jared Franek vs. #23 Joey Blaze (PUR)
165lbs – #6 Michael Caliendo vs. #27 Blaine Brenner (MINN)
174lbs – #12 Patrick Kennedy vs. #21 Tyler Eischens (UNC)
197lbs – #7 Zach Glazier vs. #26 Andy Smith (VT)
285lbs – #25 Bradley Hill vs. #8 Owen Trephan (NCST)
Iowa State Cyclones
125lbs – #24 Kysen Terukina vs. #9 Patrick McKee (MINN)
133lbs – #8 Evan Frost vs. #25 Braden Basile (ARMY)
141lbs – #5 Anthony Echemendia vs. #28 Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
149lbs – #8 Casey Swiderski vs. #25 Matthew Williams (ARMY)
157lbs – #14 Cody Chittum vs. #19 Tommy Askey (APP)
165lbs – #4 David Carr vs. #29 Evan Maag (GMU)
174lbs – #15 MJ Gaitan vs. #18 Benjamin Pasiuk (ARMY)
184lbs – #17 Will Feldkamp vs. #16 Nate Dugan (PRIN)
285lbs – #2 Yonger Bastida vs. #31 Bennett Tabor (MINN)
Nebraska Cornhuskers
125lbs – #15 Caleb Smith vs. #18 Michael Deaugustino (MICH)
133lbs – #14 Jake Van Dee vs. #19 Julian Farber (UNI)
141lbs – #9 Brock Hardy vs. #24 Vince Cornella (COR)
149lbs – #1 Ridge Lovett vs. #33 Michael Cetta (RUT) OR #32 Jeffrey Boyd (CIT)
157lbs – #8 Peyton Robb vs. #25 Trevor Chumbley (NW)
165lbs – #8 Antrell Taylor vs. #25 Holden Heller (PITT)
184lbs – #5 Lenny Pinto vs. #28 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP)
197lbs – #10 Silas Allred vs. #25 Luke Geog (OHST)
285lbs – #29 Nash Hutmacher vs. #4 Cohlton Schultz (ASU)
UNI Panthers
133lbs – #19 Julian Farber vs. #14 Jacob Van Dee (NEB)
141lbs – #7 Cael Happel vs. #26 Cleveland Belton (ORST)
157lbs – #5 Ryder Downey vs. #28 Jared Hill (OU)
165lbs – #33 Jack Thomsen vs. #32 Jake Logan (LEH)
174lbs – #28 Jared Simma vs. #5 Philip Conigliaro (HAR)
184lbs – #1 Parker Keckeisen vs. #32 Tomas Brooker (APP) OR #33 Anthony D’Alesio (LIU)
197lbs – #19 Wyatt Voelker vs. #14 John Poznanski (RUT)
Information obtained from University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Nebraska, and University of Northern Iowa Athletics
