NCAA Wrestling Championships Seeding Revealed
3/13/2024 8:58:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– The NCAA announced the seeding list and bracket placement at each of the ten weight classes for the 2024 NCAA Championships on Wednesday night.
Indiana has six wrestlers who are in the tournament field. Cayden Rooks (133), Dan Fongaro (141), Graham Rooks (149), Brayton Lee (157), Tyler Lillard (165) and Nick Willham (285) all clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend.
The six NCAA qualifiers is the most Indiana has had in one season since 2009-10.
Indiana's Brayton Lee got the highest seed of Indiana's entrants with the No. 11 spot at 157 lbs. Graham Rooks and Tyler Lillard each were seeded at No. 17 at 149 and 165 lbs., respectively.
Graduate student Dan Fongaro got the No. 23 seed at 141 lbs. Both Cayden Rooks (133) and Nick Willham (285) got the No. 32 seed at their weight and will wrestle in a pigtail match to start the tournament.
Opening Matches:
133: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) (11-11) vs. No. 33 Dyson Dunham (VMI) (20-13)
141: No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU) (21-7) vs. No. 10 Tagen Jamison (OK St.) (21-8)
149: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) (19-10) vs. No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) (26-10)
157: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) (11-2) vs. No. 22 DJ McGee (George Mason) (24-5)
165: No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU) (21-7) vs. No. 16 Will Miller (App State) (22-6)
285: No. 32 Nick Willham (IU) (12-10) vs. No. 33 Jordan Greer (Ohio) (14-8)
The 2024 NCAA Championships will take place from March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
For the full bracket listings for each weight class, click here.
Indiana has six wrestlers who are in the tournament field. Cayden Rooks (133), Dan Fongaro (141), Graham Rooks (149), Brayton Lee (157), Tyler Lillard (165) and Nick Willham (285) all clinched automatic bids at the Big Ten Championships last weekend.
The six NCAA qualifiers is the most Indiana has had in one season since 2009-10.
Indiana's Brayton Lee got the highest seed of Indiana's entrants with the No. 11 spot at 157 lbs. Graham Rooks and Tyler Lillard each were seeded at No. 17 at 149 and 165 lbs., respectively.
Graduate student Dan Fongaro got the No. 23 seed at 141 lbs. Both Cayden Rooks (133) and Nick Willham (285) got the No. 32 seed at their weight and will wrestle in a pigtail match to start the tournament.
Opening Matches:
133: No. 32 Cayden Rooks (IU) (11-11) vs. No. 33 Dyson Dunham (VMI) (20-13)
141: No. 23 Dan Fongaro (IU) (21-7) vs. No. 10 Tagen Jamison (OK St.) (21-8)
149: No. 17 Graham Rooks (IU) (19-10) vs. No. 16 Kelvin Griffin (Lehigh) (26-10)
157: No. 11 Brayton Lee (IU) (11-2) vs. No. 22 DJ McGee (George Mason) (24-5)
165: No. 17 Tyler Lillard (IU) (21-7) vs. No. 16 Will Miller (App State) (22-6)
285: No. 32 Nick Willham (IU) (12-10) vs. No. 33 Jordan Greer (Ohio) (14-8)
The 2024 NCAA Championships will take place from March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
For the full bracket listings for each weight class, click here.
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