South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Wrestling Student-Athletes to Compete at NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The 2022 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships begin on Friday, March 11 at Chaifetz Center in St. Louis, Missouri and South Atlantic Conference Carolinas is sending 30 student-athletes to compete across 10 weight classes.
The South Atlantic Conference Carolinas partnership has six seeded wrestlers in the event, led by Isiah Royal of Newberry who is the top seed at 149 pounds with a record of 10-0. Mitch Dean of Belmont Abbey, at 16-2, is the No. 3 seed at 165 pounds and a pair of wrestlers, Zeth Brower of Lander (14-1) and Christian Small of King (28-3), are ranked at 141 pounds. Brower is the No. 4 seed while Small is No. 5. Nick Dagget of UNC Pembroke is the fifth seed at 125 pounds with a 23-4 record this season and JaQuez Bostic of Limestone (22-5) is seeded eighth at 184 pounds.
The preliminary and first round gets underway at 11 a.m. on March 11 with the quarterfinals and first- and second-round consolation matches taking place at 5 p.m. The semifinals and wrestler-backs for third-, fifth-, and seventh-place will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 12 with the championship finals set for 7 p.m.
The full brackets for the championship are available here, the championship digital program can be viewed
here and live results are available
here.
Tickets to the championship can be bought online here while live video is available
here.
2022 South Atlantic Conference Carolinas NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship Matches
125
#5 Nick Daggett, UNC Pembroke (23-4) vs. Branden Mendoa (Tiffin, 13-7)
Kevin Radcliff, Limestone (12-6) vs. 8-seed Jacob Dunlop of Gannon (21-4)
Preliminary Round: Evan Carrigan, Newberry (17-9) vs. #4 Christian Mejia (20-3); Winner faces Dawson Collins (Colorado Mesa, 22-3) in the first round
133
Majid Corbett, Limestone (7-0) vs #6 Collin Wickramaratna (kutztown, 22-4)
Elijah Lusk, Lander (24-5) vs #2 Wesley Dawkins (Neb. Kearney, 12-1)
Timothy Decatur, Newberry (12-8) - vs #3 Jack Huffman (Augustana (SD) 18-1)
141
#4 Zeth Brower, Lander (14-1) vs Ethan Leake (Chadron St., 13-8)
#5 Christian Small, King (28-3) vs. Winner of Matthew Zuckerman (Tiffin, 16-14) or Grayston DiBlasi (Colo. Sch. of Mines, 24-5)
John Carayiannis, Belmont Abbey (12-6) vs. #8 Keaten Schorr (Augustana (SC), 7-6)
149
#1 Isiah Royal, Newberry (10-0) vs. Wyatt Turnquist (Northern St., 19-3)
Preliminary Round: Demetri Teddlie, King (21-9) vs Jason Hanenberg (Western Colorado, 24-5); Winner faces #8 Josh Laubach (Alderson Broaddus, 13-1) in the first round
Preliminary Round: Jake Piccirilli, UNC Pembroke (19-6) vs #3 Noah Hermosillo (Adams St., 19-1); Winner faces Dominic Means (Gannon, 14-2) in the first round
157
Dallas Boone, King (20-7) vs #8 Bradydon Huber (Mary, 29-7)
Jake Nicolosi, Mount Olive (25-3) vs. #4 Baltazar Gonzalez (American International, 26-5)
P.J. Wunderlich, Coker (14-6) vs. #2 John Ridle (Central Missouri, 24-3)
165
#3 Mitch Dean, Belmont Abbey (16-2) vs Ruben Garcis (CSU Pueblo, 19-9)
Talon Seitz, Newberry (6-3) vs #1 Matt Malcom (Nebraska-Kearney, 26-2)
Preliminary Round: Rahsaan Vereen, UNC Pembroke (21-13) vs. #5 Dillon Keane (Pitt-Johnstown, 20-1); Winner faces Drew Wiechers (Ashland, 21-8) in the first round
174
Caleb Spears, Newberry (23-3) vs. #6 Daniel Beemer (Ashland 21-5)/Dillon Walker (Mercyhurst, 26-6)
Connor Weeks, Belmont Abbey (9-6) vs. #1 Austin Eldredge (Nebraska-Kearney, 23-4)
Stephon Halliburton, Queens (19-11) vs. #8 Job Ayala (UW-Parkside (25-5)
184
#8 JaQuez Bostic, Limestone (22-5) vs. Treyton Cacek (Northern St., 9-3)/Logan Hall (Notre Dame (OH), 16-5)
Noah Curreri, Queens (25-5) vs. #4 Dan Filipek (McKendree, 19-2)
Jovaun Johnson, UNC Pembroke (19-16) vs. #3 Billy Higgns (Nebraska-Kearney, 17-6)
197
Bryce Walker, UNC Pembroke (16-7) cs. #1 Dalton Abney (Central Oklahoma, 22-0)
Austin Watkins, Queens (13-9) vs. #5 Nicholas Mason (Tiffin, 27-6)
Preliminary Round: Darius Parker, Lander (19-6) vs. Matt Kaylor (Mary, 27-9); Winner faces #3 Derek Blubaugh (Indianapolis (27-6)
285
Cameron Coffman, Lander (13-8) vs. #4 Kameron Teacher (St. Cloud St., 15-1)
Preliminary Round: Zach Shaffer, UNC Pembroke (29-4) vs. #5 Ian Kuehl (McKendree, 18-2); Winner faces La'Ron Parks (Notre Dame (OH), 20-7) in the first round
Preliminary Round: Juan Edmonds-Holmes, Limestone (19-6) vs. #3 Shawn Streck (Central Oklahoma, 9-0); Winner faces Weston Hunt (Colo. Sch. of Mines, 19-2) in the first round