GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Two Atlantic Coast Conference wrestlers landed No. 2 seeds Wednesday as the bracket was unveiled for the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. which will be held March 17-19 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
The ACC’s 40-wrestler contingent is led by No. 2 seeds Tariq Wilson of NC State (149 pounds) and Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis (174). NC State’s Trent Hidlay earned the No. 3 seed at 184, while Hayden Hidlay earnd the No. 4 seed at 174.
Virginia Tech’s Korbin Myers (133) and NC State’s Ed Scott (157) are also seeded No. 4, while 2021 NCAA finalist Nino Bonaccorsi of Pitt is No. 5 at 197.
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The ACC received a conference-record 39 automatic berths to this year’s NCAA Championship, and one at-large selection pushed the overall representation to 40 wrestlers – one shy of the league record of 41 first set in 2018 and matched in 2019.
Each of the ACC’s six wrestling teams earned multiple spots in this year’s NCAA field, and the league’s average of 6.7 wrestlers per school in this year’s Championship is the second-most of any conference.
ACC champion NC State leads the conference with a school and league record-tying 10 wrestlers in this year’s field, none of which is seeded lower than No. 21. Virginia Tech and Virginia will each send eight wrestlers to Detroit, while Pitt and North Carolina each landed six berths and Duke two.
This marks the fourth year in which all 33 wrestlers in each of the 10 NCAA weight classes are seeded. The 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship will run as a double-elimination tournament, and the top eight finishers in each weight class will earn All-America honors. Wrestlers will also score team points for every win.
Each match will last seven minutes unless ended early by a fall or a tech fall. The tournament will run across six sessions. All individual championship matches will be held during Session 6 on Saturday, March 19.
ACC Seeds at 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championship
125 Pounds
14. Jakob Camacho, NC State
24. Sam Latona, Virginia Tech
32. Patrick McCormick, Virginia
133 Pounds
4. Korbin Myers, Virginia Tech
12. Micky Phillippi, Pitt
15. Kai Orine, NC State
18. Joe Heilmann, North Carolina
25. Brian Courtney, Virginia
141 Pounds
6. Cole Matthews, Pitt
15. Kizhan Clarke, North Carolina
18. Ryan Jack, NC State
28. Collin Gerardi, Virginia Tech
33. Dylan Cedeno, Virginia
149 Pounds
2. Tariq Wilson, NC State
11. Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech
14. Josh Finesilver, Duke
32. Zach Sherman, North Carolina
157 Pounds
4. Ed Scott, NC State
11. Austin O’Connor, North Carolina
14. Jake Keating, Virginia
20. Elijah Cleary, Pitt
28. Connor Brady, Virginia Tech
165 Pounds
10. Jake Wentzel, Pitt
19. Justin McCoy, Virginia
21. Thomas Bullard, NC State
174 Pounds
2. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
4. Hayden Hidlay, NC State
10. Clay Lautt, North Carolina
13. Matt Finesilver, Duke
184 Pounds
3. Trent Hidlay, NC State
14. Gavin Kane, North Carolina
15. Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech
25. Michael Battista, Virginia
28. Gregg Harvey, Pitt
197 Pounds
5. Nino Bonaccorsi, Pitt
15. Isaac Trumble, NC State
17. Jay Aiello, Virginia
285 Pounds
10. Nathan Traxler, Virginia Tech
21. Tyrie Houghton, NC State
23. Quinn Miller, Virginia