University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Saturday, March 3
Chapel Hill, N.C.
All Day
Pitt
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ACC Tournament
Pitt Set for 2018 ACC Wrestling Championship
3/2/2018 5:58:00 PM | Wrestling
First Round Begins at 11 a.m. at North Carolina
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh wrestling team opens postseason Saturday, March 3 at the 64th annual Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship hosted by the University of North Carolina.
The first round is slated to begin at 11 a.m. in Carmichael Arena, with the championship finals beginning at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- All matches will be broadcast live on the ACC Network and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app.
- For live updates throughout the day, follow the team on Twitter at @Pitt_WRES.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:45 a.m. – Skin Checks
9 a.m. – Weigh-ins
10 a.m. – Doors Open
11 a.m. – First Round Matches
1 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Consolation Semifinals
5 p.m. – Consolation Finals
7 p.m. – Finals
PANTHERS IN THE BRACKETS
- Senior Dom Forys enters the ACC Championship as the No. 1 seed at 133 pounds for the second consecutive season. Forys, the reigning 133-pound champion from a year ago, will receive a first round bye and will take on either Zach Sherman of North Carolina or Jack Mueller of Virginia.
- Seven Panthers head to Chapel Hill as the No. 4 seed in their respective weight class in junior LJ Bentley at 125, redshirt senior Nick Zanetta at 141 pounds, redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani at 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Jake Wentzel at 165 pounds, redshirt freshman Gregg Harvey at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Kellan Stout at 197 and redshirt senior Ryan Solomon at heavyweight.
PITT AT THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
- The Panthers are competing in their fifth ACC Wrestling Championship since joining the league in 2013-14.
- Pitt has had seven ACC Champions and 13 All-ACC honorees, including three champions a year ago.
- The Panthers finished third a year ago with 54.0 points. The teams highest tournament finish was second place in 2015 with 71.0 points. Pitt also finished second in 2014 with 67.0 points.
- Forys and Rahmani are returning ACC champions from 2017, while Solomon finished second in 2015.
NCAA ANNOUNCES QUALIFIER ALLOCATIONS AND RPI
- Five Pitt wrestlers appear in the latest NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches' Panel Rankings and RPI, while the NCAA also released the championship qualifier allocations per conference.
- The ACC earned 34 spots, while the Big Ten received the most with 80. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking.
- For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class.
- Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler 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 qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 47 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 6.
- 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.
PANTHERS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON
- Pitt wrapped up the regular season with duals against Virginia and No. 9 Lehigh, defeating the Cavaliers and falling to the Mountain Hawks.
- The Panthers first faced Virginia Friday, Feb. 16 in the Petersen Events Center and downed the conference foe 28-9.
- Pitt used eight individual wins, including four bonus points, to secure the victory.
- The Panthers then traveled to Bethlehem, Pa., to take on No. 9 Lehigh for the regular season finale.
- Pitt fell 25-10 which featured three notable wins for the Panthers.
- Senior Dom Forys, who ranked No. 11 at the time, defeated No. 7 Scott Parker in a 7-6 decision at 133 pounds. Redshirt senior Nick Zanetta followed that with a win over No. 11 Luke Karam, 6-1, at 141 pound. Redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani downed Ian Brown in a 15-7 major decision at 157 pounds.
UP NEXT
- The Panthers will look to punch tickets Saturday to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held March 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The first round is slated to begin at 11 a.m. in Carmichael Arena, with the championship finals beginning at 7 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- All matches will be broadcast live on the ACC Network and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app.
- For live updates throughout the day, follow the team on Twitter at @Pitt_WRES.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:45 a.m. – Skin Checks
9 a.m. – Weigh-ins
10 a.m. – Doors Open
11 a.m. – First Round Matches
1 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Consolation Semifinals
5 p.m. – Consolation Finals
7 p.m. – Finals
PANTHERS IN THE BRACKETS
- Senior Dom Forys enters the ACC Championship as the No. 1 seed at 133 pounds for the second consecutive season. Forys, the reigning 133-pound champion from a year ago, will receive a first round bye and will take on either Zach Sherman of North Carolina or Jack Mueller of Virginia.
- Seven Panthers head to Chapel Hill as the No. 4 seed in their respective weight class in junior LJ Bentley at 125, redshirt senior Nick Zanetta at 141 pounds, redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani at 157 pounds, redshirt freshman Jake Wentzel at 165 pounds, redshirt freshman Gregg Harvey at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Kellan Stout at 197 and redshirt senior Ryan Solomon at heavyweight.
PITT AT THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP
- The Panthers are competing in their fifth ACC Wrestling Championship since joining the league in 2013-14.
- Pitt has had seven ACC Champions and 13 All-ACC honorees, including three champions a year ago.
- The Panthers finished third a year ago with 54.0 points. The teams highest tournament finish was second place in 2015 with 71.0 points. Pitt also finished second in 2014 with 67.0 points.
- Forys and Rahmani are returning ACC champions from 2017, while Solomon finished second in 2015.
NCAA ANNOUNCES QUALIFIER ALLOCATIONS AND RPI
- Five Pitt wrestlers appear in the latest NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches' Panel Rankings and RPI, while the NCAA also released the championship qualifier allocations per conference.
- The ACC earned 34 spots, while the Big Ten received the most with 80. Each qualifying tournament was awarded spots per weight class based on current year data. Each wrestler was measured on Division I winning percentage at the weight class; ratings percentage index (RPI); and coaches' ranking.
- For each wrestler that reached the threshold in at least two of the three categories, his qualifying tournament was awarded a qualifying spot in that weight class.
- Each qualifying tournament, with automatic qualifying status, was awarded a minimum of one wrestler 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 qualifying events have concluded, the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will meet in-person to select the remaining 47 at-large qualifiers, which will be announced on March 6.
- 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.
PANTHERS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON
- Pitt wrapped up the regular season with duals against Virginia and No. 9 Lehigh, defeating the Cavaliers and falling to the Mountain Hawks.
- The Panthers first faced Virginia Friday, Feb. 16 in the Petersen Events Center and downed the conference foe 28-9.
- Pitt used eight individual wins, including four bonus points, to secure the victory.
- The Panthers then traveled to Bethlehem, Pa., to take on No. 9 Lehigh for the regular season finale.
- Pitt fell 25-10 which featured three notable wins for the Panthers.
- Senior Dom Forys, who ranked No. 11 at the time, defeated No. 7 Scott Parker in a 7-6 decision at 133 pounds. Redshirt senior Nick Zanetta followed that with a win over No. 11 Luke Karam, 6-1, at 141 pound. Redshirt sophomore Taleb Rahmani downed Ian Brown in a 15-7 major decision at 157 pounds.
UP NEXT
- The Panthers will look to punch tickets Saturday to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held March 15-17 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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