MAC Wrestling Championships Pre-seeding Announced
3/1/2016 3:38:00 PM | Wrestling
Eight from #TigerStyle ranked in the top-2, including five at No. 1
CLEVELAND, Ohio. – In preparation for the Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships on March 5-6 in Ypsilanti, Mich., the conference office has released the pre-seeding for tournament. Eight Mizzou Wrestling grapplers are ranked either first or second in their weight class.
#TigerStyle will look to win its fourth straight MAC Championships title and fifth overall (Big 12 title in 2012) when they hit the mat on Saturday. Last year, five Tiger wrestlers won individual championships as Mizzou took home the team title by a margin of 42 points.
Redshirt junior 141-pounder Matt Manley (Perry, Okla.), redshirt junior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.), redshirt freshman 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.), redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Willie Miklus (Altoona, Iowa), and redshirt 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) all ranked in at No. 1 in their respective weight classes. Manley, Mayes, Lewis, and Miklus all went undefeated in MAC dual matches, while Cox only suffered one loss. Cox will look to win his third consecutive MAC title after winning the 2014 and 2015 titles at 197 pounds.
Three Tigers rank in at No. 2 in their weight class, including redshirt sophomore 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.), redshirt junior 133-pounder Zach Synon (Cary, Ill.), and redshirt senior 174-pounder Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.). Synon will enter the tournament as the reigning champion after capturing the 2015 MAC title at 133 pounds.
Redshirt senior 157-pounder Le'Roy Barnes (Belton, Mo.), who moved up to 157 pounds from 141 pounds halfway through the season, ranks in at No. 5 after posting a 4-1 record in MAC duals at 157 pounds. Redshirt senior heavyweight Cody Johnston (Warrensburg, Mo.) will be the ninth seed at heavyweight after just being inserted into the starting lineup.
The MAC Championships will begin at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday. On Sunday, the Championships round will begin at approximately 12:20 p.m. CT. All of the action from Ypsilanti, Mi. will be televised on ESPN3.com
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FULL SEEDINGS:
125
1- Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
2- Barlow McGhee, Missouri
3- Brent Fleetwood, Central Michigan
4- Shakur Laney, Ohio
5- Brandon Jeske, Old Dominion
6- Kyle Akins, Buffalo
7- Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
8/9- Armando Tores, Eastern Michigan
8/9- Del Vinas, Kent State
133
1- Mack McGuire, Kent State
2- Zach Synon, Missouri
3- Cameron Kelly, Ohio
4- Corey Keener, Central Michigan
5- Josh Alber, Northern Iowa
6- Emilio Saavedra, Old Dominion
7- Austin Eicher, Northern Illinois
8/9- Shayne Wireman, Eastern Michigan
8/9- Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
141
1- Matt Manley, Missouri
2- Chris Mecate, Old Dominion
3- Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois
4- Zach Horan, Central Michigan
5- Trevor Jauch, Northern Iowa
6- Anthony Tutolo, Kent State
7- Kyle Springer, Eastern Michigan
8/9- Noah Forrider, Ohio
8/9- Brandon Lapi, Buffalo
149
1- Lavion Mayes, Missouri
2- Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
3- Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion
4- Mike DePalma, Kent State
5- Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan
6- Gabe Morse, Northern Illinois
7- Colt Cotton, Buffalo
8/9- Cullen Cummings, Ohio
8/9- Adam Perrin, Northern Iowa
157
1- Ian Miller, Kent State
2- Luke Smith, Central Michigan
3- Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa
4- Spartak Chino, Ohio
5- Le'Roy Barnes, Missouri
6- Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois
7- Devan Marry, Eastern Michigan
8/9- Alex Smythe, Buffalo
8/9- Devin Geoghegan, Old Dominion
165
1- Daniel Lewis, Missouri
2- Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa
3- Austin Reese, Ohio
4- Tyler Buckwalter, Kent State
5- Seldon Wright, Old Dominion
6- Dakota Juarez, Eastern Michigan
7- Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois
8/9- Rrok Ndokaj, Buffalo
8/9- Colin Heffernan, Central Michigan
174
1- Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan
2- Blaise Butler, Missouri
3- Cody Walters, Ohio
4- Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois
5- Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan
6- Jeriod James, Kent State
7- Muhamid McBryde, Buffalo
8/9- Kyle Lux, Northern Iowa
8/9- Jared Swan, Old Dominion
184
1- Willie Miklus, Missouri
2- Jack Dechow, Old Dominion
3- Andrew Romanchik, Ohio
4- Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
5- Cole Baxter, Kent State
6- Derek Hillman, Eastern Michigan
7- Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
8/9- Joe Ariola, Buffalo
8/9- Quinton Rosser, Northern Illinois
197
1- J'den Cox, Missouri
2- Kyle Conel, Kent State
3- Phil Wellington, Ohio
4- Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois
5- Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan
6- Jackson Lewis, Central Michigan
7- James Benjamin, Buffalo
8/9- Cody Krumweide, Northern Iowa
8/9- Terrell Forbes, Old Dominion
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1- Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa
2- Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan
3- Jake Gunning, Buffalo
4- Newton Smerchek, Central Michigan
5- Austin Coburn, Old Dominion
6- Arthur Bunce, Northern Illinois
7- Devin Nye, Kent State
8/9- Jesse Webb, Ohio
8/9- Cody Johnston, Missouri
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