NCAA Championship Brackets And Seeds Unveiled

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State will be represented by eight wrestlers at the NCAA Championships next weekend, set to be held in St. Louis, Mo., at the Enterprise Center. The NCAA announced today the seeds and preliminary brackets for the national championships. This is the third year that the NCAA seeded the entire field, 1-33.

The Cyclones have qualified eight or more wrestlers for the national championships in three consecutive seasons for the first time since a stretch from 2008-10 where Iowa State qualified 10 wrestlers all three years.

The NCAA Championships are set to begin next Thursday, March 18, and will be wrestled through March 20. Morning sessions will be broadcast on ESPNU, with evening sessions on ESPN. As always, every match from every mat will be streamed on WatchESPN.

NCAA Championships Schedule
March 18: 10 a.m. – Session IA (125-157) | 1^st Round – ESPNU
March 18: 1 p.m. – Session IB (165-285) | 1^st Round – ESPNU
March 18: 5 p.m. – Session IIA (125-157) | 2^nd Round – ESPN2
March 18: 8 p.m. – Session IIB (165-285) | 2^nd Round – ESPN2

March 19: 10 a.m. – Session III (125-157) | Quarterfinals – ESPNU
March 19: 2 p.m. – Session IV (165-285) | Quarterfinals – ESPNU
March 19: 7 p.m. – Session V | Semifinals – ESPN2

March 20: 10 a.m. – Session VI | Medal Round – ESPN2
March 20: 6 p.m. – Session VII | Finals – ESPN or ESPN2

First Round Matchups
No. 33 Kysen Terukina vs. No. 32 Patrick McCormick (Virginia)

No. 13 Zach Redding vs. No. 20 Ryan Sullivan (West Virginia)

No. 7 Ian Parker vs. No. No. 26 Colin Valdiviez (Northwestern)

No. 18 Jarrett Degen vs. No. 15 Griffin Parriott (Purdue)

No. 3 David Carr vs. No. No. 30 Joshua McClure (North Carolina)

No. 29 Sam Colbray vs. No. 4 Parker Keckeisen (UNI)

No. 21 Marcus Coleman vs. No. 12 Lucas Davison (Northwestern)

No. 6 Gannon Gremmel vs. No. 27 Sam Schuyler (Buffalo)

Players Mentioned

David Carr

Sam Colbray

Marcus Coleman

Jarrett Degen

Gannon Gremmel

Ian Parker

Zach Redding

Kysen Terukina

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