Eastern Michigan Athletics
MAC Announces 2018 Wrestling Championships Pre-Seeds
2/27/2018 1:00:00 PM | Wrestling
The tournament begins this Saturday, March 3
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Mid-American Conference announced the pre-seeding for all 10 weight classes Tuesday, Feb. 27, for the MAC Championships that will take place this upcoming weekend, Saturday-Sunday, March 3-4, at Central Michigan University's McGuirk Arena in Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
The two-day tournament will crown 10 individual conference champions, as well as decide who gets each of the automatic qualifying spots into the NCAA Championships that will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, March 15-17. The pre-seeding are as follows:
125 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Michael McGee, Old Dominion
2 - Kyle Akins, Buffalo
3 - Brock Hudkins, Northern Illinois
4 - Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan
5 - Barlow McGhee, Missouri
6 - Tomas Gutierrez, Eastern Michigan
7 - Jake Ferri, Kent State
8 - Trevor Giallombardo, Ohio
133 (4 automatic qualifiers)
1 - John Erneste, Missouri
2 - Cameron Kelly, Ohio
3 - Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
4 - Anthony Tutolo, Kent State
5 - Noah Gonser, Eastern Michigan
6 - Caleb Richardson, Old Dominion
7 - Dresden Simon, Central Michigan
8 - Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
141 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
2 - Mason Smith, Central Michigan
3 - Alex Madrigal, Old Dominion
4 - Tim Rooney, Kent State
5 - Mario Guillen, Ohio
6 - Sa'Derian Perry, Eastern Michigan
7 - Jason Estevez, Buffalo
8 - Anthony Rubino, Northern Illinois
149 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Grant Leeth, Missouri
2 - Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
3 - Kade Kowalski, Ohio
4 - Kyle Springer, Eastern Michigan
5 - Kenan Carter, Old Dominion
6 - Nolan Baker, Northern Illinois
7 - Nick Monico, Kent State
8 - Nick Palumbo, Buffalo
157 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Joey Lavallee, Missouri
2 - Larry Early, Old Dominion
3 - Casey Sparkman, Kent State
4 - Colin Heffernan, Central Michigan
5 - Cullen Cummings, Ohio
6 – J.J. Wolfe, Eastern Michigan
7 - Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois
8 - Eric Fasnacht, Buffalo
165 (1 automatic qualifier)
1 - Connor Flynn, Missouri
2 - Zac Carson, Eastern Michigan
3 - Logan Parks, Central Michigan
4 - Isaac Bast, Kent State
5 - Joseph Terry, Ohio
6 - Andrew Scott, Northern Illinois
7 - Noah Grover, Buffalo
8 - Shane Jones, Old Dominion
174 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Daniel Lewis, Missouri
2 - CJ Brucki, Central Michigan
3 - Seldon Wright, Old Dominion
4 - Andrew McNally, Eastern Michigan
5 - Dylan Barreiro, Kent State
6 - Quinton Rosser, Northern Illinois
7 - Arsen Ashughyan, Ohio
8 - Austin Weigel, Buffalo
184 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Canten Marriott, Missouri
2 - Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
3 - Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan
4 - Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois
5 - Brett Perry, Buffalo
6 - Antonio Agee, Old Dominion
7 - Hunter Yeargan, Ohio
8 - Colin McCracken, Kent State
197 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Willie Miklus, Missouri
2 - Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan
3 - Joe Ariola, Buffalo
4 - Aaron Naples, Ohio
5 - Kyle Conel, Kent State
6 - Derek Hillman, Eastern Michigan
7 - Noah Bushman, Old Dominion
8 - Max Ihry, Northern Illinois
HWT (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Jake Gunning, Buffalo
2 - Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan
3 - Zack Parker, Ohio
4 - Stephen Suglio, Kent State
5 - Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
6 - Ali Wahab, Old Dominion
7 - Caleb Gossett, Northern Illinois
8 - Wyatt Koelling, Missouri
The two-day tournament will crown 10 individual conference champions, as well as decide who gets each of the automatic qualifying spots into the NCAA Championships that will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, March 15-17. The pre-seeding are as follows:
125 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Michael McGee, Old Dominion
2 - Kyle Akins, Buffalo
3 - Brock Hudkins, Northern Illinois
4 - Drew Hildebrandt, Central Michigan
5 - Barlow McGhee, Missouri
6 - Tomas Gutierrez, Eastern Michigan
7 - Jake Ferri, Kent State
8 - Trevor Giallombardo, Ohio
133 (4 automatic qualifiers)
1 - John Erneste, Missouri
2 - Cameron Kelly, Ohio
3 - Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
4 - Anthony Tutolo, Kent State
5 - Noah Gonser, Eastern Michigan
6 - Caleb Richardson, Old Dominion
7 - Dresden Simon, Central Michigan
8 - Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
141 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
2 - Mason Smith, Central Michigan
3 - Alex Madrigal, Old Dominion
4 - Tim Rooney, Kent State
5 - Mario Guillen, Ohio
6 - Sa'Derian Perry, Eastern Michigan
7 - Jason Estevez, Buffalo
8 - Anthony Rubino, Northern Illinois
149 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Grant Leeth, Missouri
2 - Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
3 - Kade Kowalski, Ohio
4 - Kyle Springer, Eastern Michigan
5 - Kenan Carter, Old Dominion
6 - Nolan Baker, Northern Illinois
7 - Nick Monico, Kent State
8 - Nick Palumbo, Buffalo
157 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Joey Lavallee, Missouri
2 - Larry Early, Old Dominion
3 - Casey Sparkman, Kent State
4 - Colin Heffernan, Central Michigan
5 - Cullen Cummings, Ohio
6 – J.J. Wolfe, Eastern Michigan
7 - Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois
8 - Eric Fasnacht, Buffalo
165 (1 automatic qualifier)
1 - Connor Flynn, Missouri
2 - Zac Carson, Eastern Michigan
3 - Logan Parks, Central Michigan
4 - Isaac Bast, Kent State
5 - Joseph Terry, Ohio
6 - Andrew Scott, Northern Illinois
7 - Noah Grover, Buffalo
8 - Shane Jones, Old Dominion
174 (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Daniel Lewis, Missouri
2 - CJ Brucki, Central Michigan
3 - Seldon Wright, Old Dominion
4 - Andrew McNally, Eastern Michigan
5 - Dylan Barreiro, Kent State
6 - Quinton Rosser, Northern Illinois
7 - Arsen Ashughyan, Ohio
8 - Austin Weigel, Buffalo
184 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Canten Marriott, Missouri
2 - Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
3 - Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan
4 - Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois
5 - Brett Perry, Buffalo
6 - Antonio Agee, Old Dominion
7 - Hunter Yeargan, Ohio
8 - Colin McCracken, Kent State
197 (2 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Willie Miklus, Missouri
2 - Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan
3 - Joe Ariola, Buffalo
4 - Aaron Naples, Ohio
5 - Kyle Conel, Kent State
6 - Derek Hillman, Eastern Michigan
7 - Noah Bushman, Old Dominion
8 - Max Ihry, Northern Illinois
HWT (3 automatic qualifiers)
1 - Jake Gunning, Buffalo
2 - Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan
3 - Zack Parker, Ohio
4 - Stephen Suglio, Kent State
5 - Matt Stencel, Central Michigan
6 - Ali Wahab, Old Dominion
7 - Caleb Gossett, Northern Illinois
8 - Wyatt Koelling, Missouri
Players Mentioned
165
/ Wrestling
133
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
184
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
141
/ Wrestling
149
/ Wrestling
157
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