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Five Mountain Hawks Earn Top 10 Seeds as NCAA Brackets Announced
3/11/2026 11:02:00 PM | Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh's six NCAA qualifiers learned their seeds and first round opponents Wednesday night as seeds and brackets for next week's NCAA Championships in Cleveland were officially announced.
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All five of Lehigh's individual EIWA champions earned top 10 seeds, the first time since 2018 the Mountain Hawks had five top 10 seeds.
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Graduate student Sheldon Seymour earned the No. 4 seed at 125 and will open with Pitt's Tyler Chappell, the No. 29 seed. Seymour's first round match is the only rematch for a Lehigh qualifier this season.
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Sophomore Luke Stanich is seeded fifth at 141 and will face Arizona State's Pierson Manville, the No. 28 seed in round oe.
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Heavyweight Nathan Taylor is the No. 6 seed and will begin his tournament against No. 27 Hunter Catka of Rutgers.
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Senior Max Brignola is the fourth Mountain Hawk seeded in the top eight as he earned the No. 7 seed at 165. Brignola's first round opponent is No. 26 Tyler Lillard of Indiana.
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The fifth top 10 seed is sophomore Logan Rozynski, who is seeded 10th at 157. Rozynski will face No. 23 Kaleb Burgess of Buffalo in round one.
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Lehigh's sixth qualifier, junior Rylan Rogers, is seeded 16th at 184. His first round opponent is No. 17 Ian Bush of West Virginia.
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Seeds and brackets remain subject to change until the start of the tournament.
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Action at the 95th NCAA Championships begins Thursday, March 19 from Rocket Arena in Cleveland and runs through Saturday, March 21.
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The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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All five of Lehigh's individual EIWA champions earned top 10 seeds, the first time since 2018 the Mountain Hawks had five top 10 seeds.
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Graduate student Sheldon Seymour earned the No. 4 seed at 125 and will open with Pitt's Tyler Chappell, the No. 29 seed. Seymour's first round match is the only rematch for a Lehigh qualifier this season.
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Sophomore Luke Stanich is seeded fifth at 141 and will face Arizona State's Pierson Manville, the No. 28 seed in round oe.
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Heavyweight Nathan Taylor is the No. 6 seed and will begin his tournament against No. 27 Hunter Catka of Rutgers.
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Senior Max Brignola is the fourth Mountain Hawk seeded in the top eight as he earned the No. 7 seed at 165. Brignola's first round opponent is No. 26 Tyler Lillard of Indiana.
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The fifth top 10 seed is sophomore Logan Rozynski, who is seeded 10th at 157. Rozynski will face No. 23 Kaleb Burgess of Buffalo in round one.
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Lehigh's sixth qualifier, junior Rylan Rogers, is seeded 16th at 184. His first round opponent is No. 17 Ian Bush of West Virginia.
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Seeds and brackets remain subject to change until the start of the tournament.
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Action at the 95th NCAA Championships begins Thursday, March 19 from Rocket Arena in Cleveland and runs through Saturday, March 21.
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The 2025-26 Lehigh wrestling season is presented by the Historic Hotel Bethlehem.
Follow Lehigh Wrestling on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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