Army West Point Athletics
NCAA Announces Seeds for Wrestling Championships
March 15, 2019 | Wrestling
INDIANAPOLIS – The Army West Point wrestling team learned the seed and first-round opponent for all six of its NCAA qualifiers on Thursday evening.
Senior 197-pounder Rocco Caywood earned the highest seed on the team at 12th and will face the 21-seed Thomas Lane of Cal Poly in the first round. Junior 157-pounder Lucas Weiland garnered the 20-seed and will be opposed by Missouri's 13-seed Jarrett Jacques. Junior 174-pounder Ben Harvey collected the 22-seed and will begin his second NCAA Championships appearance versus 11-seed Dylan Lydy of Purdue.
Junior 165-pounder Cael McCormick was given the 24-seed and will wrestle 9-seed Demetrius Romero of Utah Valley in his first match in the national tournament. Junior 184-pounder Noah Stewart collected the 28-seed for his first appearance at nationals and will compete against the 9-seed Max Dean of Cornell in the first round. Rookie 141-pounder Corey Shie was slated as the 29-seed and will look to upset 4-seed Josh Alber of Northern Iowa in the opening round of the tournament.
To view the full brackets, click here.Â
ESPN's unprecedented coverage of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships returns this weekend, with the annual event's three prime-time sessions airing on ESPN, its early sessions on ESPNU and every one of the 640 matches available on ESPN3 via the ESPN App. The nearly 20 hours of competition from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh begins Thursday, March 21, continues Friday, March 22, and concludes with the sport's final day on Saturday, March 23. This year, ESPN3 will add a postgame show to its previously existing pregame show and complementary Championship night coverage, serving fans with even more content on the sport's pinnacle night.Â
For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_WRES on Twitter and Instagram.
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Senior 197-pounder Rocco Caywood earned the highest seed on the team at 12th and will face the 21-seed Thomas Lane of Cal Poly in the first round. Junior 157-pounder Lucas Weiland garnered the 20-seed and will be opposed by Missouri's 13-seed Jarrett Jacques. Junior 174-pounder Ben Harvey collected the 22-seed and will begin his second NCAA Championships appearance versus 11-seed Dylan Lydy of Purdue.
Junior 165-pounder Cael McCormick was given the 24-seed and will wrestle 9-seed Demetrius Romero of Utah Valley in his first match in the national tournament. Junior 184-pounder Noah Stewart collected the 28-seed for his first appearance at nationals and will compete against the 9-seed Max Dean of Cornell in the first round. Rookie 141-pounder Corey Shie was slated as the 29-seed and will look to upset 4-seed Josh Alber of Northern Iowa in the opening round of the tournament.
To view the full brackets, click here.Â
ESPN's unprecedented coverage of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships returns this weekend, with the annual event's three prime-time sessions airing on ESPN, its early sessions on ESPNU and every one of the 640 matches available on ESPN3 via the ESPN App. The nearly 20 hours of competition from PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh begins Thursday, March 21, continues Friday, March 22, and concludes with the sport's final day on Saturday, March 23. This year, ESPN3 will add a postgame show to its previously existing pregame show and complementary Championship night coverage, serving fans with even more content on the sport's pinnacle night.Â
For more information on Army West Point wrestling, visit GoArmyWestPoint.com and follow @ArmyWP_WRES on Twitter and Instagram.
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