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NCAA Announces Championship Seeds, Brackets
3/13/2019 6:52:00 PM | Wrestling
NCAA Championships Set for March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced individual seedings and brackets for the upcoming 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Wednesday evening. The NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh and SportsPITTSBURGH, will be held March 21-23 at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh.
Redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi is the highest seeded Panther, earning the No. 4 spot at 133 pounds.
Phillippi will be joined by redshirt junior Taleb Rahmani (157), redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi (184), redshirt junior Kellan Stout (197) and junior Demetrius Thomas (285) at PPG Paints Arena.
Full seedings and first round opponents are listed below.
133 – Micky Phillippi (19-2)
Seed: 4
First Round Opponent: #29 Gary Joint (Fresno State)
Who's #1: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
157 – Taleb Rahmani (16-6)
Seed: 12
First Round Opponent: #21 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma)
Who's #1: Jason Nolf (Penn State)
184 – Nino Bonaccorsi (19-6)
Seed: 13
First Round Opponent: #20 Will Sumner (Utah Valley)
Who's #1: Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 – Kellan Stout (12-8)
Seed: 23
First Round Opponent: #10 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech)
Who's #1: Bo Nickal (Penn State)
285 – Demetrius Thomas (26-4)
Seed: 8
First Round Opponent: #25 Haydn Maley (Stanford)
Who's #1: Derek White (Oklahoma State)
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Redshirt freshman Micky Phillippi is the highest seeded Panther, earning the No. 4 spot at 133 pounds.
Phillippi will be joined by redshirt junior Taleb Rahmani (157), redshirt freshman Nino Bonaccorsi (184), redshirt junior Kellan Stout (197) and junior Demetrius Thomas (285) at PPG Paints Arena.
Full seedings and first round opponents are listed below.
133 – Micky Phillippi (19-2)
Seed: 4
First Round Opponent: #29 Gary Joint (Fresno State)
Who's #1: Daton Fix (Oklahoma State)
157 – Taleb Rahmani (16-6)
Seed: 12
First Round Opponent: #21 Justin Thomas (Oklahoma)
Who's #1: Jason Nolf (Penn State)
184 – Nino Bonaccorsi (19-6)
Seed: 13
First Round Opponent: #20 Will Sumner (Utah Valley)
Who's #1: Myles Martin (Ohio State)
197 – Kellan Stout (12-8)
Seed: 23
First Round Opponent: #10 Tom Sleigh (Virginia Tech)
Who's #1: Bo Nickal (Penn State)
285 – Demetrius Thomas (26-4)
Seed: 8
First Round Opponent: #25 Haydn Maley (Stanford)
Who's #1: Derek White (Oklahoma State)
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