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MAC Sends 34 To 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships In Cleveland Thursday, March 15 Sesssion I: Noon on Session II: 7:00 pm ET on Friday, March 16 Session III: 11:00 am ET on Session IV: 8:00 pm ET on Saturday, March 17 Session V: 11:00 am ET on Session VI: 8:00 pm ET on CLEVELAND, Ohio. The 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships begin March 15-17 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. The Mid-American Conference will send 34 wrestlers to represent the MAC in the NCAA Championships. On March 4th, the Missouri Tigers won their sixth consecutive MAC Wrestling Championship. Prior to the MAC Wrestling Championship, the MAC had two programs ranked in the Top 20 in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Rankings as Missouri is ranked No. 3 in the nation, while Central Michigan is ranked No. The MAC's 34 allocations are fifth most of any conference in Division I Wrestling.
MAC Wrestling Programs Ranked Nationally In The USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll: No. 3 Missouri (19-0 overall, 7-0 in the MAC) No. 20 Central Michigan (8-6 overall, 5-2 in the MAC) Latest Individual Rankings by RPI and Coaches Poll The MAC had 33 MAC wrestlers earned spots in the coaches rankings, including one second-place listing, five within the top five of the weight classes and eight total ranked in the top ten.In addition, the MAC had 29 wrestlers ranked in the RPI rankings, including one first-place listings, three within the top five of the weight classes and six total ranked in the top ten. In the Coaches Rankings, Missouri’s Jaydin Eierman (141) was ranked No.
2 in his weight class, while Missouri's Grant Leeth (149), Joey Lavallee (157) and Daniel Lewis (174) were each ranked No. 3 in their respective weight classes. Missouri's John Erneste (133) was ranked No. 5, while teammate Willie Miklus (197) was ranked No. 6 in his weight class. Central Michigan’s Justin Oliver (149) was ranked No.
7, while teammate Mason Smith (141) was ranked No. In the RPI rankings, which requires a minimum of 17 Division I matches to be eligible for a ranking, Missouri's Jaydin Eierman (141) was ranked No. 1, while Missouri's John Erneste (133) was ranked No. 2 in his weight class.
Missouri's Grant Leeth (149) was ranked No. 3 in his weight class, while teammate Daniel Lewis (174) was ranked No. 5 in his class. Central Michigan's Mason Smith (141) and Justin Oliver (149) were ranked No.
8 in their respective weight classes. 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships ESPN’s Television and Streaming Coverage ESPN’s prime-time coverage begins with the second round on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET, the second consecutive year a session from the championships’ first day has been televised on ESPN (previously has aired on ESPNU). The semifinals will also air on ESPN on Friday, March 16, before the finals shift to ESPN2 on Saturday, March 17, beginning at 8 p.m. ESPNU will carry all the championships’ earlier sessions each day, beginning with the first round on March 15 (noon), continuing with the quarterfinals on March 16 (11 a.m.) and the concluding with the medal round on March 17 (11 a.m.) Throughout the entire three days, during all six sessions, ESPN3 streams every single mat and match, allowing fans to follow any wrestler and/or school.
During the finals ESPN3 will once again offer Off the Mat - a combination of live matches, highlights and interviews with newly crowned champions. All television coverage and the every match, every mat feature is available via the ESPN App. MAC's 34 Qualifiers For NCAA Wrestling Championships Fifth Most In Division I Wrestling The NCAA announced the brackets and qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
The MAC received nine at-large selections as a total of 34 wrestlers will head to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships, hosted by the MAC in Cleveland. There were a total of 47 at-large selections for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, as the at-large selections will join the 283 students that qualified automatically through individual Conference Championships over the last two weeks. The MAC's nine at-large selections brings the Conference total to 34 wrestlers headed to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
The nine at-large selections from the MAC were Barlow McGhee of Missouri (125); Alex Madrigal of Old Dominion (141); Justin Oliver of Central Michigan (149); Larry Early of Old Dominion (157); Zac Carson of Eastern Michigan (165); Jordan Ellingwood of Central Michigan (184); Canten Marriott of Missouri (184); Jordan Atienza of Central Michigan (197) and Jake Gunning of Buffalo (285). Missouri Wins Sixth Consecutive MAC Wrestling Championship Earlier this month the Missouri Tigers won their sixth consecutive MAC Wrestling Tournament Championship in dominating fashion with 177 total team points and seven Tigers were crowned as individual champions. MAC Wrestling Championships host Central Michigan finished second with 125 points, while Eastern Michigan finished in a close third-place with 120.5 team points. Kent State finished third with 98 points and Ohio ended ranked fifth with 84.5 team points.
Buffalo (81 points), Old Dominion (80 points) and Northern Illinois (78) rounded out the team scoring. Missouri had seven wrestlers crowned as MAC Individual Champions as John Erneste (133), Jaydin Eierman (141), Grant Leeth (149), Joey Lavallee (157), Connor Flynn (165), Daniel Lewis (174) and Willie Miklus (197) all won their respective weight classes. MAC Wrestling Programs Team-By-Team Previews: Central Michigan: Big Stage Beckons Six Chippewas CLEVELAND - Seven Central Michigan wrestlers will test themselves against the best of the best beginning Thursday at the NCAA Championships at Quicken Loans Arena. Five of the seven Chippewas are seeded in the top 16 in their respective weight classes. Thirty-three wrestlers comprise each of the 10 weight classes.
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The top eight finishers in each class earn All-America honors. Wrestling begins on Thursday and Friday at noon. The tournament culminates with the championship matches on Saturday night. Eastern Michigan: Five Eagles Descend Upon Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Eastern Michigan University wrestling team concludes the 2017-18 season when it sends five wrestlers to the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships held at Quicken Loans Arena, Thursday-Saturday, March 15-17. The five descending upon The Land are redshirt sophomore Sa'Derian Perry at 141 lbs., redshirt senior Kyle Springer at 149 lbs., redshirt sophomore Zac Carson at 165 lbs., redshirt junior Kayne MacCallum at 184 lbs., and redshirt senior Gage Hutchison at heavyweight. Kent State: Four Flashes Set To Take On Nation's Best CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four wrestlers will represent Kent State University at the 88th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships March 15-17, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. All four Golden Flashes are Northeast Ohio natives, anxious to compete in front of hometown fans. The 2018 season marks the 12th time in 13 years the Golden Flashes have sent four or more wrestlers to the national tournament.
Missouri: Tigers Head To Cleveland Looking For A Team Trophy CLEVELAND, Ohio - Missouri wrestling will conclude its 2017-18 campaign at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships, as it seeks its third-ever team trophy and fourth straight NCAA top-10 finish in Cleveland. Mizzou will have nine wrestlers in the tournament, the fourth straight season it has sent nine or 10 wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Mizzou has qualified seven or more wrestlers in 13 of head coach Brian Smith's 20 seasons at the helm of the program, including seven or more in eight straight seasons dating back to 2011-12. Missouri repeated as MAC Tournament Championships for the sixth straight season as Mizzou set the conference record for points with 177 points, the third time in the last four seasons it has set the conference point record. Mizzou crowned a preogram-best seven conference championships, as redshirt junior 133-pounder John Erneste, redshirt sophomore 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman, redshirt junior 149-pounder Grant Leeth, redshirt senior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee, redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Connor Flynn, redshirt junior 174-pounder Daniel Lewis and redshirt senior 197-pounder Willie Miklus all claimed titles. Northern Illinois: Huskie Duo Set For NCAA Wrestling Championships DEKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University wrestlers Brock Hudkins and Bryce Gorman are set to compete at the 2018 NCAA National Championships at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday. Competition begins at 11 a.m.
Central on Thursday. NIU has sent at least one grappler to the NCAA Championships for 47 straight years. Hudkins, a native of Danville, Ind., enters his second NCAA Championship at 125 with a 16-10 record this season. The Huskie sophomore went 3-2 at last season's tournament and hopes to duplicate his result from last season. Ohio: Ohio's Kelly Prepares For Nationals CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Ohio wrestling team looks to kick off the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, March 15. The first session is set to begin at 12 p.m. With session two beginning at 7 p.m. Ohio junior Cameron Kelly was the only Bobcat to be selected for this year's tournament, being placed in a pigtail match in the first session of the day against North Dakota State's Cam Sykora (22-10) in the 133-class.
The winner of that match will go on to face Lehigh's No. 6 seeded Scott Parker (18-3) in the second round of the tournament. Old Dominion: Four Monarchs Open NCAA Championships On Thursday CLEVELAND, Ohio – Four Monarchs in Michael McGee, Alex Madrigal, Larry Early, and Seldon Wright begin their NCAA Championships on Thursday, March 15 at 12 p.m.
In the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Madrigal (141) and Wright (174) were 2017 national qualifiers. The 125-pound MAC Champion Michael McGee (28-8) will face #5 seed Sean Fausz of NC State in the opening round.
There are just 16 true freshman in the entire tournament, McGee is one of five true freshman in the 125-pound weight class at the tournament.