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Seeds, brackets unveiled for NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/11/2020 6:55:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh wrestling's NCAA qualifiers learned their seeds and first round opponents as seeds and brackets for next week's NCAA Championships in Minneapolis were announced Wednesday.
The Mountain Hawks qualified eight wrestlers automatically during their EIWA Championship run this past weekend. On Tuesday, sophomore Jimmy Hoffman earned an at-large berth at 149, becoming Lehigh's ninth qualifier.
Four of Lehigh's nine qualifiers earned top 10 seeds, led by, senior Jordan Kutler, who is seeded third at 174. Kutler will open against a familiar foe in Cornell's Brandon Womack, the No. 30 seed.
Lehigh's other two EIWA Champions also received top 10 seeds. At 157, sophomore Josh Humphreys is seeded seventh. His first round opponent is Eric Barone of Illinois, the No. 26 seed. Junior Jordan Wood earned the No. 9 seed at 285. Like Kutler, he will also face an EIWA foe in No. 24 seed Ben Sullivan of Army West Point. Wood defeated Sullivan 4-0 in a Jan. 31 dual meet.
Junior Brandon Paetzell is the fourth top 10 seed for the Mountain Hawks. He is seeded seventh at 125. Paetzell's first round opponent is No. 26 Korbin Meink of Campbell.
Among non-top 10s, Lehigh's next highest seed belongs to junior Chris Weiler, who is seeded 13th at 184. Weiler's first round opponent is No. 20 Matthew Waddell of Chattanooga.
The Mountain Hawks' fifth EIWA finalist, junior Nick Farro, is seeded 18th at 133 and will open with No. 15 Mosha Schwartz of Northern Colorado.
Junior Jake Jakobsen is seeded 22nd at 197. His first round opponent is No. 11 Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State.
Hoffman is seeded 28th at 149. His first round opponent is No. 5 Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State. Lewallen defeated Hoffman 4-0 in Lehigh's dual meet opener on Nov. 16.
Senior Ryan Pomrinca is seeded 31st at 141 and will open his tournament against second seeded Nick Lee of Penn State.
Lehigh won its league-leading 37th EIWA championship and third straight team title last weekend at Stabler Arena.
Action at the 90th NCAA Championships begins Thursday March 19 from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and runs through Saturday March 21. Lehigh will once again offer live audio for all of its NCAA Tournament action at Lehighsports.com/watch. For the seventh straight year the entire tournament will be televised by the ESPN family of networks (Sessions 1, 3 and 5 on ESPNU, sessions 2, 4 and 6 on ESPN). Streaming coverage of every mat will be available online via ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
The Mountain Hawks qualified eight wrestlers automatically during their EIWA Championship run this past weekend. On Tuesday, sophomore Jimmy Hoffman earned an at-large berth at 149, becoming Lehigh's ninth qualifier.
Four of Lehigh's nine qualifiers earned top 10 seeds, led by, senior Jordan Kutler, who is seeded third at 174. Kutler will open against a familiar foe in Cornell's Brandon Womack, the No. 30 seed.
Lehigh's other two EIWA Champions also received top 10 seeds. At 157, sophomore Josh Humphreys is seeded seventh. His first round opponent is Eric Barone of Illinois, the No. 26 seed. Junior Jordan Wood earned the No. 9 seed at 285. Like Kutler, he will also face an EIWA foe in No. 24 seed Ben Sullivan of Army West Point. Wood defeated Sullivan 4-0 in a Jan. 31 dual meet.
Junior Brandon Paetzell is the fourth top 10 seed for the Mountain Hawks. He is seeded seventh at 125. Paetzell's first round opponent is No. 26 Korbin Meink of Campbell.
Among non-top 10s, Lehigh's next highest seed belongs to junior Chris Weiler, who is seeded 13th at 184. Weiler's first round opponent is No. 20 Matthew Waddell of Chattanooga.
The Mountain Hawks' fifth EIWA finalist, junior Nick Farro, is seeded 18th at 133 and will open with No. 15 Mosha Schwartz of Northern Colorado.
Junior Jake Jakobsen is seeded 22nd at 197. His first round opponent is No. 11 Tanner Sloan of South Dakota State.
Hoffman is seeded 28th at 149. His first round opponent is No. 5 Boo Lewallen of Oklahoma State. Lewallen defeated Hoffman 4-0 in Lehigh's dual meet opener on Nov. 16.
Senior Ryan Pomrinca is seeded 31st at 141 and will open his tournament against second seeded Nick Lee of Penn State.
Lehigh won its league-leading 37th EIWA championship and third straight team title last weekend at Stabler Arena.
Action at the 90th NCAA Championships begins Thursday March 19 from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and runs through Saturday March 21. Lehigh will once again offer live audio for all of its NCAA Tournament action at Lehighsports.com/watch. For the seventh straight year the entire tournament will be televised by the ESPN family of networks (Sessions 1, 3 and 5 on ESPNU, sessions 2, 4 and 6 on ESPN). Streaming coverage of every mat will be available online via ESPN3 and WatchESPN.
Like Lehigh Wrestling on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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