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It’s the greatest weekend in college wrestling and you have a lot to do so I won’t even waste time here. Plenty of questions so let’s jump right in! What are the minimum wrestlers PSU could use and still win the Big Ten? Could they win with only seven guys if they wanted to? (133,141,157,165,184,197,285) Dabreadyi They have a hard enough winning the conference tournament with a full squad. I swear it’s like Memphis Raines trying to steal Eleanor. Something always goes wrong. Ok, maybe not always, but it is oddly a thing. But I doubt we see an issue this year even if Starocci can’t go. But yeah, I could see just that seven being enough if you get five champs out of it. Should I change out of my tournament khakis for the SoCon finals? Rachel Gallardo, SoCon correspondent Of course, you should! Khakis are your work clothes and you’re putting in a day’s work covering the matches. The finals is an event and should be treated like the Met Gala. Personally, I like to look as haggard as possible on most days so it’s a bigger surprise when I have to style it up. I tend to get told I clean up well a lot. And have fun! Tell Levi Hopkins I need a title for my fantasy team! Tips for someone attending their first conference tournament! Morgan Hackney I don’t know, I‘ve never been to one! But apparently, khakis are the ideal fit for such a long day. And much like our girl Rachel at the SoCon, the InterMat honeymooners of Morgan and James Hackney have you covered on all things Big 12, so go check them out. The Rolling Stones also recently put out an album called Hackney Diamonds which has nothing to do with this at all, but I’m just stalling until the next question. Tell Troy Spratley I need a title for my fantasy team! We all know #JaggerVision is going to be up all weekend, but what is the setup looking like? How do you decide what goes on the center screen? Fantasy Championship Wrestling For tourney season it’s all about economy and utilizing your space so the biggest screen gets a quad box. Most likely I’ll go with the B12 there and spread the B10 mats across the other four screens. Then I’ll throw what’s left on the computer and tablet devices for quick access when there’s a match I want to see. The start times are all staggered quite nicely where you don’t get overwhelmed by everything at once. The ACC being only on Sunday is a big help and fills the gaps between medal rounds. In total, I can probably get about 16 mats running at once> Will I watch all 16? I doubt it. Will I stare at my phone the entire time and miss all the action? There’s a high probability of that. Who are the most Jersey representatives in each conference that we should watch for? Kevin Claunch Hmm, let me go take a look. The EIWA is loaded with Jersey guys because we’re all Ivy-level brains over here. Certainly, all eyes will be on Luke Stanich and if he can continue his superb true freshman season. Likely an all-Jersey final with Ungar if the seeds hold true. Joey Zargo has had a solid year for Wisconsin and has a chance to finish above his seed at 149 in the Big Ten as the field is pretty open after Lovett and Gomez. The ACC seems to have Vincent Santaniello as our only rep besides the great Mekhi Lewis. I’m also claiming Trent Hidlay because he has family here and we have the best sandwiches. It’s a natural fit. But wait! We’ve also got Dylan Cedeno out there for my man Steve Garland in Virginia! The Big 12 seems to be severely lacking Jersey guys and that makes sense since we don’t like to be landlocked. In the MAC, I’d like to see Quinn Kinner finish strong and not get Munson’d in the middle of nowhere. What is the non-Big Ten weight that Jagger is most looking forward to during the conference tournament weekend? Rhino Easily 141, at the ACC tournament. Check out Robbie Wendell’s preview for more but you have four guys and can win or lose to each other on any given night. It should be interesting. Who is Jagger picking to win each of the seven conference tournaments? Dan Seifring All 70 weights or the seven team champs? It doesn’t matter because I simply don’t have an answer for you. Have you seen my record in the picks contest? The idea that someone pays for my expertise is baffling. Jags, my charming friend, with U Jamestown leaving the NAIA for the NCAA, the NAIA Women’s Tournament (where the headgear is optional but the thrills are not) needs a new home. Where in the best wrestling state would you put the best college freestyle tournament? Salty Walkon Marietta, Georgia seems like the right fit if you ask me. We need more southern exposure and Life U has earned the right to host with the success they’ve had over the years. Earl has noted how much he enjoyed the WCWA tournament when it was run by Life back in the day. From my wife: "What will Jagger do for questions when you have to go back to work?" Burger King of Kings Whoa, whoa, whoa. You can’t leave now. It’s about to enter the slow period and I need content. You could even get an entire mailbag all to yourself at some point. Keep those questions in drafts for future use. Did the Ivy League make a mistake breaking away from the EIWA? Mike Abromitis I don’t think so. But it will take time to know for sure. I only hope it leads to all the Ivy schools fielding a team, but I know that’s wishful thinking. Well, that’s it. Get your affairs in order and get your screens up. The postseason is here which is a bit sad since it means the end of the season is near. Don’t forget to check the streaming guide for start times!

Day 1 of the 120th EIWA Championships wrapped up at Bucknell University. The first whistle blew at 10:30AM and the action continued all day until roughly 9PM. The Cornell Big Red lead the team race with 91.5 team points and 9 semifinalists. Lehigh is currently in second place with 80.5 team points and six semifinalists. The Quakers of Penn and Black Knights of Army West Point are tied for third place with 62.5 points each. Army has six semi-finalists while Penn has four. Columbia rounds out the top 5 with 51 points. Key Takeaways: The biggest upset of the day came from Cornell’s Benny Baker at 174lbs. He defeated top-seed, and 7th ranked nationally, Phil Conigliaro of Harvard. Three former EIWA Champions took a loss in the quarterfinals. Vince Cornella of Cornella (141lbs), Phil Conigliaro of Harvard (174lbs), and Grady Griess of Navy (285lbs) Columbia’s Andrew Garr will finish in the top-8 as the 17th seed. 20 of the 53 automatic bids have been clinched already For all results, see link here 2024 EIWA Results 125 (5 Automatic Bids) The only upset, on paper, in the first round came at the hands of Binghamton’s Carson Wagner. The true freshmen took out 6th seeded, Nick Babin of Columbia 11-9. Babin was 5th last season, which earned him a trip to NCAAs. Besides that, all seeds went scratch into the quarters. The higher seed won all matches except the toss-up four versus five match-up in the quarter final. Ethan Berginc of Army prevailed over American’s Jack Maida. With the top five automatically advancing to NCAAs, the semifinalists need to win one more match to advance. Something to note is that Columbia’s Nick Babin failed to make the podium this time around. Semifinals Luke Stanich, Lehigh vs. (5) Ethan Berginc, Army Brett Ungar, Cornell vs. (3) Diego Sotelo, Harvard Consolation Matches (7) Max Gallagher, Penn vs. (13) Robbie Sagaris, LIU (4) Jack Maida, American vs. (10) Michael Joyce, Brown 133 (5 Automatic Bids) The first round matchup between eighth seed Micah Roes, of Binghamton, and Drexel’s ninth seeded, John Hildebrant was won by Hildebrant via fall. American’s Max Leete was the winner over Brendan Ferretti of Navy. Leete’s 10th seed makes this an upset over Ferretti – who was an NCAA qualifier last season after a 4th place EIWA finish. The quarter finals had an upset win when Braden Basile of Army came in as the 6th seed to beat Penn’s 3rd seed, Michael Colaiocco, by major decision late in the match. Kurt Phipps got the home crowd into the action with a 6-3 win after trailing 3-0 to begin the 3rd period. The consolation rounds had many upsets with Brown’s 15th seed, Hunter Adrian, defeating 5th seed Mason Leiphart of F&M. Andrew Fallon of Sacred Heart was the 11th seed and beat 9th seed Hildebrandt of Drexel. Micah Rose earned a win over Penn’s Michael Colaiocco. Colaiocco is a multiple time NCAA qualifier who will need an at-large bid. Leiphart will also need some help with an at-large bid. Semifinals Ryan Crookham, Lehigh vs. (4) Kurt Phipps, Bucknell Vito Arujau, Cornell vs. (6) Braden Basile, Army Consolation Matches (15) Hunter Adrian, Brown vs. (11) Andrew Fallon, Sacred Heart (10) Max Leete, American vs. (8) Micah Roes, Binghamton 141 (4 Automatic Bids) The first round went as planned per the seeds, except in one match. Nate Lucier of Binghamton was the 11th seed and beat his 6th seeded opponent Devin Matthews of LIU. In the quarters, we saw Bucknell’s 7th seeded wrestler in Dylan Chappell defeat the returning EIWA champ from Cornell in Vince Cornella. Hines of Lehigh had a major, which was the only bonus victory of the round at this weight. Besides, Chappell’s win this bracket has not had many upsets so far. Vince Cornella was forced to medical forfeit in the consolation bracket. He will need an at-large selection to compete at NCAAs. Semifinals (1) Josh Koderhandt, Navy vs. (4) CJ Composto, Penn (7) Dylan Chappell, Bucknell vs. (3) Malyke Hines, Lehigh Consolation Matches (5) Kai Owen, Columbia vs. (8) Pat Phillips, F&M (12) Tyler Vasquez, Princeton vs. (11) Nate Lucier, Binghamton 149 (4 Automatic Bids) The first round had an incredibly tight one between Dom Findora of Drexel and Noah Tapia of Hofstra in a 9th vs 8th seeded battle. Findora used a last second takedown to win. We saw 10th seed Drew Witham of LIU defeat Navy’s Kaemen Smith, the 7th seed. The quarterfinals included a tech fall from top-seed Ethan Fernandez of Cornell, and a major decision by Penn’s Jude Swisher. Harvard’s Jack Crook (6th seed) came away with a victory over 3rd seed, Kelvin Griffin of Lehigh. The wrestlers in the wrestle backs will need to make the third place match. Semifinals Ethan Fernandez, Cornell vs. (4) Jude Swisher, Penn Matt Williams, Army vs. (6) Jack Crook, Harvard Consolation Matches (5) Eligh Rivera, Princeton vs. (9) Dom Findora, Drexel (12) Richard Fedalen, Columbia vs. (3) Kelvin Griffin, Lehigh 157 (3 Automatic Bids) The only upset in the first round came from Drexel’s Tyler Williams. The 11th seed knocked off Hofstra’s 6th seeded Jurius Clark. Top-seed Meyer Shapiro of Cornell and 3rd seed Max Brignola of Lehigh each won by tech fall in the quarter finals. The top four seeds all made the semi finals here, as expected. A fun tidbit is that 17th seeded, Andrew Garr of Columbia, will be placing top-8. He was a last minute addition a day or two ago. LIU’s 13th seed Rhise Royster will be in the top-8 also. Semifinals Meyer Shapiro, Cornell vs. (4) Nate Lukez, Army Lucas Revano, Penn vs. (3) Max Brignola, Lehigh Consolation Matches (5) Blake Saito, Brown vs. (6) Jurius Clark, Hofstra (13) Rhise Royster, LIU vs. (17) Andy Garr, Columbia 165 (5 Automatic Bids) The first round of this weight class had two lower seeds come away victorious. 12th seed Blaine Bergey of Princeton defeated Gunner Filipowicz of Army (5th seed). In the bottom half, Kyle Mosher of Columbia (10th seed) won over Lehigh’s 7th seed, Jake Logan. The quarterfinals were all dominated by the higher seed. There were not many upsets in the consolations either, as the seeds held very nicely. Semifinals Julian Ramirez, Cornell vs. (4) Noah Mulvaney, Bucknell Brevin Cassella, Binghamton vs. (3) Andrew Cerniglia, Navy Consolation Matches (7) Jake Logan, Lehigh vs. (9) Cael Berg, Harvard (5) Gunner Filipowicz, Army vs. (6) Cody Walsh, Drexel 174 (6 Automatic Bids) This bracket was full of upsets. In the opening round, 11th seed Dimitri Gamkrelidze of Binghamton had a win over the 6th seeded F&M wrestler in Noah Fox. The biggest upset of the tournament happened in the quarterfinals when Cornell’s 8th seeded, Benny Baker, knocked off top-seeded Phil Conigliaro on a last second takedown. Conigliaro came into the weekend ranked in 7th in the nation. This is a huge factor in the team race for Cornell. Also, Baker (along with all semifinalists) clinched an NCAA berth. Gamkrelidze is the lone double-digit seed left. Semifinals (8) Benny Baker, Cornell vs. (4) Ben Pasiuk, Army (2) Nick Incontrera, Penn vs. (3) Lennox Wolak, Columbia Consolation Matches (5) Danny Wask, Navy vs. (1) Phil Conigliaro, Harvard (7) Myles Takats, Bucknell vs. (11) Dimitri Gamkrelidze 184 (7 Automatic Bids) The first round did not have many upsets at all. The only victory that would qualify as an upset was 10th seeded Anthony D’Alesio’s win over Bucknell’s Mikey Bartush – who was 7th seed. Aaron Ayzerov was the 5th seed from Columbia. He defeated Penn’s Max Hale, who came in as the 5th seed. Besides the mentioned matches, all other seeds won accordingly. Ayzerov will face Foca for a 3rd time this season – looking to win for the third time. Anthony D’Alesio will need to win one more match to qualify for NCAAs. He would be the first for LIU at the D1 level. Semifinals Chris Foca, Cornell vs. (5) Aaron Ayzerov, Columbia James Conway, Franklin & (3) Marshall vs. Nate Dugan, Princeton Consolation Matches (4) Max Hale, Penn vs. (8) David Key, Navy (10) Anthony D’Alesio, LIU vs. (6) Jacon Nolan, Binghamton 197 (6 Automatic Bids) This bracket has been a rare one where every higher seed won over the lower-seeded opponent. The top four seeds are cruising, winning all matches with bonus points thus far. All four semifinalists have already clinched a spot to NCAAs. The consolation rounds include the 5 through 8 seeds. This is a unique situation where the seeds were very accurate. Semifinals Michael Beard, Lehigh vs. (4) Luke Stout, Princeton Jacob Cardenas, Cornell vs. (3) Lou Deprez, Binghamton Consolation Matches (5) Cole Urbas, Penn vs. (8) Logan Deacetis, Bucknell (6) John Crawford, F&M vs. (7) Jack Wehmeyer, Columbia 285 (8 Automatic Bids) In the first round, the higher seeds came away unscathed. The quarterfinal round is where things got a little interesting. Bucknell’s 7th seed, Dorian Crosby, upset the 2nd seed in Cory Day of Binghamton. Reversing regular season losses were Cornell’s Lewis Fernandes over Keaton Kluever of Hofstra and Lucas Stoddard of Army over Navy’s Grady Griess – last year’s EIWA champion. Lewis is the 5th seed, while Stoddard is the 6th seed. All wrestlers alive in the tournament automatically qualify for nationals, as the weight class has eight bids. This is another weight class with the top 8 still alive. Semifinals Nathan Taylor, Lehigh vs. (5) Lewis Fernandes, Cornell (7) Dorian Crosby, Bucknell vs (6) Lucas Stoddard, Army Consolation Matches (4) Keaton Kluever, Hofstra vs. (8) Matt Cover, Princeton (2) Cory Day, Binghamton vs. (3) Grady Griess, Navy Because this weight class qualifies all eight podium placewinners, there will be a four-man bracket for 9th place. The 9th place finisher will be used for at-large considerations earlier this week after all conference tournaments are completed. 9th Place Match-Ups (10) William Jarrell, American vs. (14) Santino Marina, Drexel (9) John Stout, Penn vs. (12) Alex Semenenko, Brown Below is a list of wrestlers who have clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament after Day 1. 174 Benny Baker (Cornell) Nick Incontrera (Pennsylvania) Ben Pasiuk (Army West Point) Lennox Wolak (Columbia) 184 Aaron Ayzerov (Columbia) James Conway (Franklin & Marshall) Nate Dugan (Princeton) Chris Foca (Cornell) 197 Michael Beard (Lehigh) Jacob Cardenas (Cornell) Lou Deprez (Binghamton) Luke Stout (Princeton) 285 Matt Cover (Princeton) Dorian Crosby (Bucknell) Cory Day (Binghamton) Lewis Fernandes (Cornell) Grady Griess (Navy) Keaton Kluever (Hofstra) Lucas Stoddard (Army West Point) Nathan Taylor (Lehigh)

It’s time to head up the mountain this week, back to Boone, North Carolina for yet another Southern Conference Championship. The Camels were crowned the regular season Conference Champions - with an undefeated 8-0 record, after posting up a 40-0 shut-out against VMI on the final weekend of the regular season. Campbell and Appalachian State finished the season in InterMat’s rankings at #22 and #28, respectively, while the final NWCA poll had the two ranked at #22 and #24 - the Camels and the Mountaineers sending off the season with top-25 rankings. Now let’s talk about these allocations: there are 14 - FOURTEEN - total for the Southern Conference. Let’s not forget the 47 at-large bids that will be up for grabs after the weekend has concluded. Get your calculators out, because we’re about to do some math (or try to, at least), and let’s see what’s in store for the weekend. 2024 Southern Conference Pre-Allocations and At-Large Bids 125 This weight was kind of turned upside-down at the end of November when Brayden Palmer’s (UTC) redshirt was pulled following a season-ending injury for Logan Ashton, putting him in the starting lineup at a new weight class. Palmer, with a 5-1 conference record, his lone loss from App State’s Chad Bellis. Now Campbell’s Anthony Molton appears to have had an undefeated conference schedule. After reviewing the stats from his season, I noticed that Molton v Palmer didn’t occur in this year’s conference dual series - Zander Phaturos (CAMP) was the starter for that dual. Chad Bellis (APP) has wrestled a full conference season, ending with a 7-1 record. His lone loss of the season was to Molton via tech fall, but defeated Palmer by a 10-0 major decision. That will give him the second seed. These three seem to be the top contenders in the weight, but despite Molton and Palmer finishing the season in the Coaches’ Rankings, there is only one pre-allocation for the weight. Expect a dog fight, and expect some tough wrestling. (shameless plug). Seeds: Anthony Molton - Campbell Chad Bellis - App State Brayden Palmer - Chattanooga Drew West - Gardner- Webb Malik Hardy - The Citadel Tony Burke - Virginia Military Institute Enis Ljikovic - Davidson Trenton Dominguez - Presbyterian 133 Another weight with three top contenders in its class, 133 lbs earned three allocations for the NCAA tournament - meaning the top three placements will head to Kansas City. Campbell, App State, and Chattanooga all deliver the top three seeds - Domenic Zaccone, Ethan Oakley, and Blake Boarman. Zaccone zipped through the season with one loss against Oakley, and 9 tech fall victories in dual competition - putting him at the #8 slot in the national leaderboard for technical falls. App State’s Oakley topped off the season 6-1, his only loss was against UTC’s Boarman. Boarman finished his season with a 6-2 record, his losses from Zaccone and the weight’s darkhorse - Dyson Dunham (VMI). Dunham ended the season with a 5-3 record, his losses coming from Rosas (CIT), Lane (GWU), and Zaccone (CAMP). Maybe we’ll see Dunham and Oakley meet during the tournament for a sizzling semifinal match. Seeds Domenic Zaccone - CAMP Ethan Oakley - APP Blake Boarman - UTC Tyson Lane - GWU Dyson Dunham - VMI George Rosas - CIT Hale Robinson - DAV Brayden Adams - PRES 141 Earning one pre-allocation, Isaiah Powe (UTC) ended the season in a POWErful way (haha see what I did there), undefeated in SoCon Competition (8-0). I see him earning the top seed for the weight class and Ike Byers (APP) with the #3-seed. Byers ended the season 6-1, his lone loss from Powe. But a sleeper? Wynton Denkins (CAMP). A true freshman who started in five conference duals, resulting in a 4-1 record - his lone loss against UTC’s Powe. Gardner Webb’s Todd Carter comes in as the second-seed for the tournament - we’ll likely see a Byers/Carter semifinal, which would be their first time facing off in conference competition. Seeds Isaiah Powe - UTC Todd Carter - GWU Ike Byers - APP Jacob Silka - CIT Wynton Denkins - CAMP Patrick Jordon - VMI Josh Viarengo - DAV Ryan Luna - PRES 149 This weight has everything: a seventh-year senior, a world team member, and a grad school transfer. Cody Bond (APP) ended the season undefeated in conference action. Noah Castillo (UTC) also had an unscathed conference record, though he started only two of the conference dual meets. Notably, he also was a world team member for Puerto Rico. The Citadel’s grad transfer from WVU Jeff Boyd is coming into the tournament with the #2-seed. Boyd’s top win this season was over Campbell’s Justin Rivera. This weight has two allocations, so likely it’ll be wrestled first with 165 to determine whether or not there will be a wrestle-off for “true second” or the NCAA-qualifying slot. These feel like some of the most nerve-wracking experiences to watch during finals. Seeing the joy and relief of being finished with wrestling versus the disappointment of defeat coupled with recovering to get back on the mat and get the job done. Anyway - we’ll see 149 and 165 wrestle first (and possibly last) for finals. Seeds Cody Bond - APP Jeff Boyd - CIT Noah Castillo - UTC Justin Rivera - CAMP Zach Price - GWU Ryan Vigil - VMI Tyler-Xavier McKnight - DAV Trenton Donahue - PRES 157 Another weight, another world team member. Tanner Peake comes in as the #2 seed this year, after being Davidson’s first finalist in four years as a true freshman. He represented Puerto Rico as well on the U23 team, making him the third SoCon wrestler to be a world team member this season (shout out to Shannon Hanna with Team Bahamas and Mr. Blue and Yellow aka Dre Simon). App State’s Tommy Askey boasted a 7-0 conference record. I imagine we see an Askey/Peake final, with the potential for an at-large bid to be earned at this weight. Seeds Tommy Askey - APP Tanner Peake - DAV Chris Earnest - CAMP Hayden Watson - CIT Lincoln Heck - UTC Tyler Brignola - GWU Eli Holiday - PRES Josh Yost - VMI 165 I’ve noticed not all starters listed for the tournament have wrestled the full conference schedule, but 165 is a special case. The top seed, Will Miller (APP) had an undefeated conference schedule (8-0, including Bellarmine). Miller and the #2-seed Dom Baker (CAMP) are familiar competitors, their last meeting ending with an 8-2 decision in Miller’s favor in Buies Creek. #3-seeded Ben Haubert will likely end up in the semis against Miller as well, they last wrestled in Boone where Miller garnered an 8-0 major decision victory. This weight has two allocations - which means a true second-place match could occur. (See the explanation in 149). Seeds Will Miller - APP Dom Baker - CAMP Ben Haubert - CIT Bryce Sanderlin - DAV Kamdyn Munro - UTC Andrew Wilson - GWU Michael Ramirez - PRES Caleb Chandler - VMI 174 Austin Murphy (CAMP) made a triumphant return this season after not competing for the ‘22-’23 season, finishing the season undefeated and ranked top-25 between InterMat’s and the Coaches’ Rankings. VMI’s Braxton Lewis takes the second seed, followed by Desiante (UTC) and Uliano (APP). Lewis has a win over Desiante under his belt, and has not wrestled against Uliano this season. Murphy and Desiante, however, have wins over Uliano. This bracket will be a fun one to watch - and I’ve [finally] realized that next season I think I’ll have to make a starter stat tracker…or something like that. From here through heavyweight, there is only one allocation for each weight left. Seeds Austin Murphy - CAMP Braxton Lewis - VMI Sergio Desiante - UTC Luke Uliano - APP Brodie Porter - CIT Marc Koch - DAV Sam Mora - GWU Brandon Jacoby - PRES 184 Honestly, I’m a little surprised there weren’t two allocations for 184 - both Hopkins (CAMP) and Anderson (GWU) have had really strong showings this season; when the two met in Buies Creek last month, Hopkins scored a narrow 1-0 victory over Anderson, earning an escape at the beginning of the second period of their bout. Matches that close sometimes show just how tough the competitors are - and I’m really looking forward to this rematch in the finals (fingers crossed). Anderson made history for the Runnin’ Bulldogs this season, after he became the program’s first Southern Scuffle Champion. Freshman Tomas Brooker (APP) has made a splash this season, finishing the season 6-2 in SoCon competition, only recording losses to Anderson and Hopkins. Seeds Caleb Hopkins - CAMP Jha’Quan Anderson - GWU Tomas Brooker - APP Wyatt Ferguson - DAV Adam Ortega - CIT Tyler Schoffstall - VMI Caleb Roe - PRES Jackson Hurst - UTC 197 Another weight where I felt that the conference deserved two allocations…but I’m also incredibly pro-SoCon. Anyway - Hopkins is a returning Southern Conference Champion, who ended the season top-ten in the country in falls this season along with another undefeated record. Hopkins defeated #2-seed Carson Floyd (APP) by a 7-2 decision, and Floyd beat the #3 seed, Brophy (CIT). Seeds Levi Hopkins - CAMP Carson Floyd - APP Patrick Brophy - CIT Josh McCutcheon - GWU David Harper - UTC Cameo Blankenship - DAV Josh Evans - VMI George Hopkins - PRES 285 Heavyweight has the highest-ranked wrestler in the conference: Taye Ghadiali (CAMP). Ghadiali also finished the season undefeated, the 10th most dominant wrestler in the NCAA, ranked 5th in falls, and 10th in tech falls. The odds are high that Ghadiali will make the podium this year in Kansas City, but let’s also talk about the rest of the bracket. Second-seed Jacob Sartorio (APP) finished the season 5-2, his losses from Ghadiali and Thad Huff (BU, injury default). Seeds Taye Ghadiali - CAMP Jacob Sartorio - APP Ben Stemmet - CIT Jake Fernicola - DAV Tyler Mousaw - VMI Kaleb Snodgrass - UTC Peyton McComas - GWU Morvens Saint-Jean - PRES I can’t wait to see y’all this weekend - if you’re coming to Boone, don’t be shy, come say hi! xoxo

We've all four guys back and ready to jump into the conference tournaments. They discuss some seeding/allocation notes, the deepest weights at their respective conferences, wrestlers who are x-factors or wild cards and more