NorthJersey.com Digital Desk The brackets for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships were unveiled on Wednesday. Here are the top eight seeds for each weight class: 125 pounds No. 1 seed: Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern No. 2 seed: Nick Piccininni, Oklahoma State No. 3 seed: Spencer Lee, Iowa No. 4 seed: Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State No. 5 seed: Jack Mueller, Virginia No. 6 seed: Sean Russell, Minnesota No. 7 seed: Pat Glory, Princeton No. 8 seed: Vito Arujau, Cornell See the full bracket here 133 pounds No. 1 seed: Daton Fix, Oklahoma State No. 2 seed: Stevan Micic, Michigan No. 3 seed: Nick Suriano, Rutgers No. 4 seed: Mickey Phillipi, Pittt No. 5 seed: Luke Pletcher, Ohio State No. 6 seed: Ethan Lizak, Minnesota No. 7 seed: Austin DeSanto, Iowa No. 8 seed: John Erneste, Missouri See the full bracket here 141 pounds No. 1 seed: Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell No. 2 seed: Joey McKenna, Ohio State No. 3 seed: Nick Lee, Penn State No. 4 seed: Josh Alber, Northern Iowa No. 5 seed: Jaydin Eierman, Missouri No. 6 seed: Mike Carr, Illinois No. 7 seed: Mitch McKee, Minnesota No. 8 seed: Kanen Storr, Michigan See the full bracket here 149 pounds No. 1 seed: Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers No. 2 seed: Micah Jordan, Ohio State No. 3 seed: Mitch Finesilver, Duke No. 4 seed: Brock Mauller, Missouri No. 5 seed: Matt Kolodzik, Princeton No. 6 seed: Austin O'Connor, UNC No. 7 seed: Kaden Gfeller, Oklahoma State No. 8 seed: Jarrett Degen, Iowa State See the full bracket here 157 pounds No. 1 seed: Jason Nolf, Penn State No. 2 seed: Tyler Berger, Nebraska No. 3 seed: Ryan Deakin, Northwestern No. 4 seed: Alec Pantaleo, Michigan No. 5 seed: Hayden Hidlay, N.C. State No. 6 seed: Kaleb Young, Iowa No. 7 seed: Larry Early, Old Dominion No. 8 seed: Josh Humphreys, Lehigh See the full bracket here 165 pounds No. 1 seed: Alex Marinelli, Iowa No. 2 seed: Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State No. 3 seed: Josh Shields, Arizona State No. 4 seed: Evan Wick, Wisconsin No. 5 seed: Chance Marsteller, Lock Haven No. 6 seed: Logan Massa, Michigan No. 7 seed: Isaiah White, Nebraska No. 8 seed: Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech See the full bracket here 174 pounds No. 1 seed: Mark Hall, Penn State No. 2 seed: Daniel Lewis, Missouri No. 3 seed: Zahid Valencia, Arizona State No. 4 seed: Myles Amine, Michigan No. 5 seed: Jordan Kutler, Lehigh No. 6 seed: David McFadden, Virginia Tech No. 7 seed: Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State No. 8 seed: Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa See the full bracket here 184 pounds No. 1 seed: Myles Martin, Ohio State No. 2 seed: Shakur Rasheed, Penn State No. 3 seed: Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech No. 4 seed: Emery Parker, Illinois No. 5 seed: Max Dean, Cornell No. 6 seed: Drew Foster, Northern Iowa No. 7 seed: Nick Reenan, N.C. State No. 8 seed: Ryan Preisch, Lehigh See the full bracket here 197 pounds No. 1 seed: Bo Nickal, Penn State No. 2 seed: Kollin Moore, Ohio State No. 3 seed: Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State No. 4 seed: Pat Brucki, Princeton No. 5 seed: Jacob Warner, Iowa No. 6 seed: Willie Miklus, Iowa State No. 7 seed: Jay Aiello, Virginia No. 8 seed: Nathan Traxler, Stanford See the full bracket here 285 pounds No. 1 seed: Derek White, Oklahoma State No. 2 seed: Anthony Cassar, Penn State No. 3 seed: Gable Steveson, Minnesota No. 4 seed: Jordan Wood, Lehigh No. 5 seed: Mason Parris, Michigan No. 6 seed: Amar Dhesi, Oregon State No. 7 seed: Trent Hillger, Wisconsin No. 8 seed: Demetrius Thomas, Pitt See the full bracket here More college wrestling WRESTLING:Alex Marinelli wins Big Ten tournament title WRESTLING:Four former Bergen Catholic wrestlers heading to NCAAs WRESTLING:David McFadden, Mekhi Lewis thriving for Virginia Tech<doc-sep>It’s the most wonderful time of the year, friends. While the NCAA ran a streaming bracket release show to mixed reviews, the pdf brackets are now available here, and according to some pundits, caused quite a stir. After two consecutive years with few complaints, it’s almost enjoyable, getting to freak out again. We’ll cover the questionable seeds below. But for now, here’s how the team point race shapes up, based on seeds, and without considering bonus points. Team Point Projections Penn State: 125.0 Ohio State: 83.0 Oklahoma State: 83.0 Michigan: 63.0 Iowa: 61.0 That’s right, friends - your Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions are seeded as prohibitive favorites to win a fourth consecutive team title. Now then, on to the individual weight classes. 125 LBS Some folks say that there is a 125 lb weight class. We don’t believe it. Let’s move along. 133 LBS The picture above displays an 8-man pod. Just two of those 8 wrestlers can advance to the Friday morning quarterfinals, and only one will become an All-American on this top-side of the bracket. The other seven will be vanquished to the wrestlebacks. RBY gets the 10-seed, and - given how stacked this 133 weight is - a pretty manageable path to the podium. 7-DeSanto (Iowa) in the second round isn’t ideal, but it’s a winnable match. And 2-Micic (Michigan) is hobbling along on a bum wheel. But, should RBY drop to the consolations, based only on seeding, he’d draw 15-Thornton (Purdue) and 8-Erneste (Missouri) to earn that coveted AA distinction. That’s certainly do-able. Other Stuff Think about the what ifs. What if RBY simply bellies down on Pletcher’s 2nd period shot, instead of giving up two swipes - and then pulls out the win? He advances to the conference final, and probably claims Pletcher’s 5-seed, instead of this 10-spot. “Look at the bones!” Last year’s 3rd placewinner, Tariq Wilson - he’s the 11-seed. Returning AA Montorie Bridges is 12. Austin Gomez is 13. There are a ton - A TON - of landmines here at 133. 141 LBS Remember when true frosh Nick Lee got cement job’d by Ryan Diehl in the first round - and then wrestled all the way back (or, nearly so) to place 5th? That was pretty cool, but not as cool as this year’s 8-man set up. With the 3-seed, Nick’s a clear favorite to make the semi finals. Other Stuff South Fayette’s Mikey Carr was the 1-seed at B1Gs last week. Then he placed 8th, with a nightmare tournament. And now, somehow, he got the 6-seed. From penthouse to out-house, to I dunno - upper middle class McMansion. Alrighty then. Just below Nick’s 8-man pod sits 15-Kaid Brock (Okie State) vs. 18-Bryan Lantry (Buffalo). That’s gonna be fireworks. And the winner advances to face 2-McKenna. 149 LBS What did beating Pat Lugo in OT get Charlie Berge? Not much. But by the same token, defaulting out of B1Gs to 6th place didn’t do much harm, either. All things considered, Barge can’t complain about this pod. Other Stuff What is with the 15 vs 18? Max Thomsen vs Jared Prince, with the winner to face Mickey Jordan. Yikes. Speaking of which, that entire 8-man pod is deadly. Mickey and Thomsen are former AAs. 7-Gfeller looked like a surefire AA all year (until he injured his ribs). 18-Prince, 10-Lugo, and 23-Maruca (Franklin Regional) have all made the round of 16 (or better) in prior years. Pod O’ Death. 157 LBS Jason Nolf. Other Stuff See also: Nolf, Jason. 165 LBS More than likely, for the third consecutive year, Our Little Meatball will wrestle either 10-Branson Ashworth, or 7-Isaiah White, on the way toward the semi-finals - where Cenzo’s likely to run into 6-Logan Massa (again) or 3-Josh Shields, his old pal from the WPIAL. The whole thing sets up like a reunion tour. Oh by the way - Cenzo’s unbeaten against all of them. Other Stuff LOL, if you’re 1-Alex Marinelli. He likely gets Joe Smith, 2x AA in the first round. Followed by Jon Viruet, who took Marinelli to overtime at Midlands this year. Followed by Mekhi Lewis, who beat Marinelli at Junior trials. Followed by either 5-Chance Marsteller, or the Bull’s favorite, 4-Evan Wick. 174 LBS Mark Hall plays the recorder. I’m a brass-man, myself. Never much for the woodwinds. But Marky could probably play that recorder whilst winning his way to the semifinals. Sure, there are quite a few really good wrestlers in his pod. But Marky’s just better, at every position. Other Stuff It sure makes seeding easier, when all of the top wrestlers are healthy, don’t default, and face each other during the regular season. 184 LBS There will be a ton of pixels wasted, moaning about Shak drawing the 2-seed after defaulting from the B1G final. If you want to read some of it, you’ll have to go elsewhere. Shak’s been injured. So has 3-Zavatsky (who missed the Scuffle), and 7-Reenan (who wrestled David Taylor for a spot on Team USA this summer, at Rec Hall), and 4-Parker, and 8-Preisch. Shak’s as worthy as any of them. Other Stuff But yeah - it sure makes seeding harder, when many of the top guys are injured during the season, and don’t wrestle each other. 197 LBS Bo Nickal. Other Stuff See also: Nickal, Bo 285 LBS It’s kind of crazy, isn’t it? Thinking back to this summer, when word leaked out that Anthony Cassar was eating food, and considering bumping up to the shaved bear category - despite the presence of 2x AA and all-around awesome guy Nick Nevills. Yet here we are, 8 months later, discussing B1G Champ, 2-seed Tony Bling, with a clear runway to the national semis. Other Stuff Mason Paris finished 7th at B1Gs. He’s the 5-seed. Alrighty then. Would’ve been awesome to separate Tony and 3-Gable, but giving Derek White the 1-spot just makes too much sense. BSD Bracket Challenge Submit your comment below with your picks for the following: Lowest seeded All-American, at any weight Highest seeded wrestler to lose in the first round, at any weight Lowest seeded Champion, at any weight<doc-sep>Can someone crash the Valencia/Hall party at 174 this year? Can someone crash the Valencia/Hall party at 174 this year? INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA has announced the qualifier allocations for the 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as listed in the chart below. Each qualifying tournament was awarded automatic bids per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on the following: Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches’ ranking. POWER RANKINGS: Penn State still dominates, OSU's Nick Piccininni moves up For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his conference tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class. Each conference was awarded a minimum of one automatic bid per weight class, which will go to the tournament champion, even if they did not have any wrestlers reach at least two of the three thresholds. NCAA tournament spots for each qualifying event will be awarded at the tournament based solely on place-finish. After all of the conference tournaments have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 44 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 12, while brackets and seeding will be announced on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on March 13. All weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers. The at-large selections will be made based on the following criteria: head-to-head competition; quality wins; coaches’ ranking; results against common opponents; RPI; qualifying event placement; and winning percentage. Conference 125 133 141 149 157 165 174 184 197 285 Total Atlantic Coast Conference 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 3 37 Big 12 Conference 5 5 6 7 1 6 5 5 7 6 53 Big Ten Conference 9 8 9 6 9 9 8 8 5 7 78 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association 4 4 3 5 6 4 5 6 6 4 47 Eastern Wrestling League 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 14 Mid-American Conference 4 3 4 1 5 1 2 2 1 4 27 Pacific-12 Conference 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 17 Southern Conference 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 13 TOTAL QUALIFIERS 29 29 29 28 29 29 27 29 28 29 286 The coaches’ rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches representing each conference. For ranking purposes, coaches may only consider a wrestler that has been designated as a starter at a respective weight class. To be eligible for the rankings, wrestlers must have participated in at least five matches against Division I opponents in the weight class and have wrestled within the last 30 days. To be eligible for an RPI ranking, a wrestler must have a minimum of 17 Division I matches at a given weight class. For a full list of the coaches rankings by weight class please click here. For the full RPI please click here. Sebastian Rivera of Northwestern (125 pounds), Vincenzo Joseph of Penn State (165), Mark Hall of Penn State (174) and Myles Martin of Ohio State (184) are all ranked No. 1 by both the coaches and in the RPI. RIVALRY WIN: Oklahoma State takes down Iowa 27-12 in huge regular season finale The remaining top ranked wrestlers by the coaches are Stevan Micic of Michigan (133), Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell (141), Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (149), Jason Nolf of Penn State (157), Bo Nickal of Penn State (197) and Gable Steveson of Minnesota (285). The remaining top-rated wrestlers in the RPI include Daton Fix of Oklahoma State (133), Joey McKenna of Ohio State (141), Matthew Kolodzik of Princeton (149), Ryan Deakin of Northwestern (157), Kollin Moore of Ohio State (197) and Derek White of Oklahoma State (285). LEGACY: 13 college wrestling head coaches who had the best NCAA wrestling careers The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships takes place at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh March 21-23. 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 https://www.ncaa.com/tickets/wrestling/d1 for more information. A full description of the entire selection process is in the 2019 Division I Wrestling Championships Pre-Championships Manual which is available at NCAA.org.<doc-sep>At first glance, the 2019 NCAA Championship brackets are, as usual, filled with plenty of questions. Not about who is seeded where or which possible quarterfinal matchup is the most intriguing, but about the unbelievable depth of most weight classes. The new qualifying process is not perfect, but getting the 33 best wrestlers per weight class is coming closer to a reality. Yes, a few with good arguments were left out, but that is going to be the case until the year 2100. A new addition to the 2019 brackets is the seeding of all 33 wrestlers. There was a time when eight were seeded at the NCAA Championships, then 12. Now, the seeding committee has taken on the task of seeding everyone in the bracket. Not an easy endeavor. NCAA TOURNAMENT INFO: How the NCAA wrestling tournament works Penn State earned No. 1 seeds, as expected, at 157, 174, and 197 pounds with Jason Nolf, Mark Hall, and Bo Nickal, respectively. Three others, Vincenzo Joseph (165), Shakur Rasheed (184), and Anthony Cassar (285), are each seeded No. 2, giving the Nittany Lions the pre-tournament favorite tag. Second-ranked Oklahoma State, with Daton Fix (133) and Derek White (285), have two top seeds. The others are: Sebastian Rivera of Northwestern (125), Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell (141), Anthony Ashnault of Rutgers (149), Iowa’s Alex Marinelli (165), and Ohio State’s Myles Martin (184). The committee had few questions about No. 1 seeds at 125, 141, 149, 157, 165, 174, 184, and 197 pounds. The other two – 133 and 285 – had a few things to consider. Michigan’s Stevan Micic won his first 14 matches this season, but injury defaulted after two bouts at the Big Ten Championships. Oklahoma State’s Fix has just one loss, to Pittsburgh’s Micky Phillippi, while Rutgers’ Nick Suriano, who lost a video-review-filled, multiple-overtime match to Fix, won the Big Ten title. Fix earned the top spot with Micic and Suriano in the bottom half of the bracket. The debate at 285 includes Minnesota’s Gable Steveson, Penn State’s Cassar, and Oklahoma State’s White, each with one loss. Steveson beat White early in the season and White beat Cassar in January. At the Big Tens, Cassar beat Steveson. Throw them all in a hat and White comes out as the No. 1 with the two Big Ten men together in the bottom half. It is always dangerous to “look ahead” in wrestling brackets. Coaches and student-athletes will tell you it is best to prepare for each match, not looking to the next round. It is also important to note that earning a qualifying spot in the NCAA Championship is special. A lot of good wrestlers will not be in Pittsburgh. That being said, oh the possibilities on Thursday, Friday, and, of course, Saturday night. Somewhere out there among the 330 is a No. 20, a No. 29, a freshman, a senior, someone not expected to advance, that will excite the folks in Pittsburgh. Let March Matness begin! 125 POUNDS Can anyone besides Rivera (25-1), Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni (31-0), Iowa’s Spencer Lee (18-3), or Oregon State’s Ronnie Bresser (23-1), the top four seeds, win this weight? Yes. Virginia’s Jack Mueller (17-0) could get a shot at Bresser in the quarterfinals and Rivera in the semifinals. Cornell’s talented rookie Vito Arujau (26-2) is also in the top half with Rivera. A possible Lee-Sean Fausz second round matchup is tasty, while Princeton’s Pat Glory (26-4) is another wrestler to watch in Piccininni’s quarter, along with Big 12 runner-up Brent Fleetwood (24-4) of North Dakota State. Fausz, of North Carolina State, has just 13 matches as a senior. Iowa's Spencer Lee will get pushed to retain his title at 125 133 POUNDS The bottom half of the bracket at 133 pounds is a minefield. Whoever survives between Michigan’s Micic, Rutgers’ Suriano, Minnesota’s Ethan Lizak, Iowa’s Austin DeSanto, Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young, and North Carolina State’s Tariq Wilson will have earned it. Although PSU’s Nolf or Nickal, both seniors, are already favorites to win the Outstanding Wrestler Award in Pittsburgh, the winner of the 133-pound bracket should get a special prize. Fix’s road could go through Phillippi or Iowa State’s Austin Gomez (21-5), Wyoming’s Montorie Bridges (29-8) or Ohio State’s Luke Pletcher (23-5). It might be wise to watch Fresno State’s Gary Joint (17-13) and Phillippi in the first round; Joint gave Fix one of his better matches this season and Phillippi is the only man to beat Fix. 141 POUNDS Yianni. Yianni. Yianni. The Cornell sophomore is 24-0 and has lost just once in college. He’s the top seed with an interesting second match with either Chad Red of Nebraska or Iowa State’s Ian Parker, both quality opponents. Missouri’s Jaydin Eierman (23-3) is, surprisingly, a No. 5 seed behind Northern Iowa’s Josh Alber (31-5), who lost in the first round of the Big 12 meet. The last man to beat Diakomihalis? The Missouri junior in a dual back in December of the 2017-18 season. Might the funky Eierman get another shot at the Big Red sophomore in a Friday night semifinal? Ohio State’s Joey McKenna (20-2) and PSU’s Nick Lee (27-2) are seeded 2 and 3, respectively. It would be a surprise if those two don’t meet in the semifinals. Here are two challengers that could knock off Yianni Diakomihalis at 141 149 POUNDS Rutgers has never had a Division I national champion in wrestling. The Scarlet Knights’ Anthony Ashnault enters at 27-0. Princeton’s Matt Kolodzik struggled some down the stretch and dropped to a No. 5 seed. Missouri’s Brock Mauller (29-2) earned the No. 4 seed, but may have to deal with another rookie, Penn’s Anthony Artalona (26-5) in the second round. Ohio State veteran Micah Jordan (25-2) is a solid No. 2 with Duke senior Mitch Finesilver (28-3) at No. 3. Oklahoma State rookie Kaden Gfeller (28-4) won a Big 12 title and opens against former Cowboy Ryan Blees, now at Virginia Tech. One of the better first rounders has Iowa’s Pat Lugo and Arizona State’s Josh Maruca squaring off with the winner possibly seeing the seventh-seeded Gfeller. 157 POUNDS Nolf. Nolf. Nolf.<doc-sep>
The brackets for the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships were released Wednesday evening, meaning the 24 wrestlers from Iowa’s three Division I programs learned their first-round matchups and their potential paths to a national title. In all, Iowa had five wrestlers earn top-10 seeds, Iowa State had two and Northern Iowa had three. That’s significant because all 33 wrestlers at each weight are seeded this year. (It used to be just the top-16, and everybody else was just drawn in.) Here, we offer a bracket breakdown for every Iowa, Iowa State and Northern Iowa wrestler who qualified for the big dance, set for March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. You can find the full brackets at the bottom. 125 pounds No. 3 Spencer Lee (Iowa) vs. No. 30 Bryce West (Northern Illinois)* Mostly expected, considering Lee’s losses to Northwestern’s Sebastian Rivera, who earned the 1-seed, and Oklahoma State’s Nick Piccininni, who earned the 2-seed. Lee could see Piccininni in the semifinals and potentially NC State's Sean Fausz in the quarterfinals. *Lee was originally slated to wrestle Oklahoma's Christian Moody in the first round. The bracket was adjusted on Monday after Arizona State's Ryan Millhof sustained an injury and pulled out of the competition. No. 20 Alex Mackall (Iowa State) vs. No. 13 Drew Hildebrandt (Central Michigan) Mackall’s third-place finish at the Big 12 tournament landed him in a wicked quad for the national tournament. Hildebrandt, the brother of world silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt, is 19-8 this season. The winner will likely face Oregon State’s Ronnie Bresser, the 4-seed, in the second round. No. 22 Jay Schwarm (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 11 Travis Piotrowski (Illinois) Schwarm is on the same side as Lee, and could potentially see him in the quarterfinals. Piotrowski beat Schwarm, 5-1, at the Midlands. Schwarm likely gets Russell in round two if he wins. 133 pounds No. 7 Austin DeSanto (Iowa) vs. No. 26 Codi Russell (Appalachian State) Was curious where DeSanto might get drawn in, considering the depth at this weight class and his fourth-place finish at the Big Ten tournament. He could see Penn State’s Roman Bravo-Young in the second round and Michigan’s Stevan Micic, the 2-seed, in the quarterfinals. DeSanto lost to Micic in last year’s quarterfinals. If he advances, Rutgers’ Nick Suriano, the 3-seed, is the likely semifinal opponent. No. 13 Austin Gomez (Iowa State) vs. No. 20 Brandon Paetzell (Lehigh) An intriguing draw for Gomez. If he gets a win over Paetzell, he’ll likely face fourth-seeded Mickey Phillipi from Pittsburgh in the second round. He’s on the same side as Fix, but wouldn’t see him until the semifinals. He could see No. 5 Luke Pletcher of Ohio State in the quarters and, if he gets there, Oklahoma State’s Daton Fix, the 1-seed, in the semifinals. 141 pounds No. 22 Max Murin vs. No. 11 Tristan Moran (Wisconsin) We have an intriguing bracket at 141 pounds. If Murin can beat Moran, he may see Illinois’s Michael Carr in the second round. Murin beat Carr at the Big Ten tournament last week. If he wins there, he'll likely see a rematch with Penn State’s Nick Lee in the quarterfinals. Ohio State’s Joey McKenna, the 2-seed, is the likely semifinal match. No. 17 Ian Parker (Iowa State) vs. No. 16 Chad Red (Nebraska) Rough first-round draw for Parker against the Big Ten finalist. But the match is a winnable one, nonetheless. If he wins there, Parker likely faces off against Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis, the 1-seed and defending NCAA champion. No. 4 Josh Alber (Northern Iowa) vs. No. 29 Corey Shie (Army) A very favorable draw for Alber, who finished third at the Big 12 tournament last weekend. It sets up a quarterfinal matchup against Missouri’s Jaydin Eierman, whom Alber beat this season. Win there, and he could see Diakomihalis in the semifinals. 149 pounds No. 10 Pat Lugo (Iowa) vs. No. 23 Josh Maruca (Arizona State) Not a bad draw for Lugo. If he beats Maruca, he’d see Oklahoma State’s Kaden Gfeller in the second round. Lugo won that match, 7-4, in the dual. Win there, and he’ll likely see Ohio State’s Micah Jordan, the 2-seed, in the quarterfinals. No. 8 Jarrett Degen (Iowa State) vs. No. 25 Russell Rohlfing (Cal-State Bakersfield) Intriguing draw here for Degen. He traded wins against Rohlfing at the Southern Scuffle — Rohlfing won by 7-5 decision, then Degen pinned him later in the tournament. NC State’s Justin Oliver could be his second round match.