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NCAA announces at-large selections for Division I Wrestling Championships

by Matt Holmes, NCAA.com

Feature photo courtesy of the NCAA.

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA announced the 64 at-large selections for the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

The at-large selections, listed in alphabetical order by weight class, join the 266 student-athletes that qualified through their conference tournament finishes over the last two weekends. The at-large selections were made by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following selection criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins (defined as wins against wrestlers already in the field), coaches ranking, results against common opponents, conference tournament placement and winning percentage. The committee was also able to use subjective criteria such as, but not limited to, historical performance.

MORE: Everything you need to know about the 2021 NCAA wrestling championships

Seeding and brackets for this year’s event will be revealed tomorrow, March 10, during the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Selection Show on NCAA.com at 6 p.m. ET.

Click or tap here for more information about this year’s championship.

NCAA QUALIFIERS – 125 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
At Large Eric Barnett Wisconsin 7-5 Big Ten
Jakob Camacho NC State 8-2 ACC
Killian Cardinale West Virginia 12-4 Big 12
Brandon Courtney Arizona State 11-0 Pac 12
At Large Liam Cronin Nebraska 9-3 Big Ten
Gage Curry American 4-1 EIWA
Michael DeAugustino Northwestern 6-3 Big Ten
Jackson DiSario Stanford 7-3 Pac 12
Jake Ferri Kent State 13-2 MAC
RayVon Foley Michigan State 8-4 Big Ten
At Large Fabian Gutierrez Chattanooga 14-3 SoCon
Malik Heinselman Ohio State 10-3 Big Ten
Drew Hildebrandt Central Michigan 10-0 MAC
Robert Howard Penn State 5-4 Big Ten
At Large Brandon Kaylor Oregon State 9-5 Pac 12
Taylor LaMont Utah Valley 9-1 Big 12
Jaret Lane Lehigh 9-0 EIWA
Sam Latona Virginia Tech 10-0 ACC
Spencer Lee Iowa 7-0 Big Ten
Trevor Mastrogiovanni Oklahoma State 13-4 Big 12
Patrick McCormick Virginia 8-5 ACC
Patrick Mckee Minnesota 8-6 Big Ten
Dylan Ragusin Michigan 7-3 Big Ten
At Large Micah Roes Binghamton 6-2 EIWA
Codi Russell Appalachian State 15-1 SoCon
Devin Schroder Purdue 9-4 Big Ten
At Large Zurich Storm Campbell 8-5 SoCon
Noah Surtin Missouri 8-4 MAC
At Large Kysen Terukina Iowa State 8-5 Big 12
Brody Teske Northern Iowa 12-1 Big 12
Logan Treaster Navy 11-2 EIWA
Jonathan Tropea Rider 6-4 MAC
Daniel Vega South Dakota State 14-6 Big 12
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 133 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Jacob Allen Navy 8-5 EIWA
At Large Paul Bianchi Little Rock 10-4 Pac 12
Roman Bravo-Young Penn State 9-0 Big Ten
Kyle Burwick Wisconsin 6-6 Big Ten
Lucas Byrd Illinois 11-2 Big Ten
Chris Cannon Northwestern 8-2 Big Ten
Sean Carter Appalachian State 14-6 SoCon
Austin DeSanto Iowa 7-1 Big Ten
Boo Dryden Minnesota 7-7 Big Ten
Daton Fix Oklahoma State 9-0 Big 12
Mario Guillen Ohio 8-3 MAC
Jordan Hamdan Michigan State 6-6 Big Ten
Louie Hayes Virginia 10-4 ACC
Malyke Hines Lehigh 6-1 EIWA
Richie Koehler Rider 9-2 MAC
Anthony Madrigal Oklahoma 6-9 Big 12
At Large Michael McGee Arizona State 8-1 Pac 12
Darren Miller Bucknell 9-2 EIWA
Korbin Myers Virginia Tech 8-0 ACC
Micky Phillippi Pittsburgh 8-1 ACC
Zach Price South Dakota State 14-4 Big 12
Zach Redding Iowa State 10-5 Big 12
Cole Rhone Bloomsburg 5-2 MAC
At Large Chance Rich CSU Bakersfield 5-2 Pac 12
Jacob Rundell Purdue 6-7 Big Ten
Matt Schmitt Missouri 10-1 MAC
Mosha Schwartz Northern Colorado 6-4 Big 12
At Large Ty Smith Utah Valley 8-5 Big 12
At Large Ryan Sullivan West Virginia 7-3 Big 12
Jarrett Trombley NC State 7-4 ACC
Devan Turner Oregon State 6-4 Pac 12
At Large Jared Van Vleet Air Force 5-5 Big 12
Bryce West Northern Illinois 10-5 MAC
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 141 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
McKenzie Bell Rider 7-3 MAC
Anthony Brito Appalachian State 17-3 SoCon
Clay Carlson South Dakota State 16-6 Big 12
At Large Brian Courtney Virginia 9-4 ACC
Dom Demas Oklahoma 13-1 Big 12
At Large Dylan D'Emilio Ohio State 7-6 Big Ten
Dylan Duncan Illinois 7-4 Big Ten
Jaydin Eierman Iowa 8-0 Big Ten
Saul Ervin SIU Edwardsville 10-5 MAC
Parker Filius Purdue 7-7 Big Ten
Julian Flores Drexel 6-3 EIWA
Allan Hart Missouri 13-1 MAC
Nick Lee Penn State 8-1 Big Ten
DJ Lloren Fresno State 11-1 Big 12
Angelo Martinoni CSU Bakersfield 4-1 Pac 12
Cole Matthews Pittsburgh 6-5 ACC
Drew Mattin Michigan 4-6 Big Ten
Connor McGonagle Lehigh 5-4 EIWA
Ian Parker Iowa State 13-2 Big 12
Lane Peters Army West Point 6-2 EIWA
At Large Marcos Polanco Minnesota 6-7 Big Ten
Chad Red Nebraska 11-3 Big Ten
Sebastian Rivera Rutgers 8-1 Big Ten
At Large Cayden Rooks Indiana 5-9 Big Ten
Zachary Sherman North Carolina 8-2 ACC
Dresden Simon Central Michigan 9-1 MAC
Cody Trybus Navy 12-0 EIWA
Colin Valdiviez Northwestern 4-8 Big Ten
Vinny Vespa Hofstra 4-5 EIWA
Grant Willits Oregon State 9-2 Pac 12
Tariq Wilson NC State 9-0 ACC
At Large Real Woods Stanford 4-1 Pac 12
At Large Chase Zollmann Wyoming 12-6 Big 12
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 149 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Jaden Abas Stanford 8-2 Pac 12
At Large Andrew Alirez Northern Colorado 4-1 Big 12
Bryce Andonian Virginia Tech 8-2 ACC
Michael Blockhus Minnesota 8-6 Big Ten
Anthony Cheloni Northern Illinois 10-3 MAC
At Large Casey Cobb Navy 8-1 EIWA
At Large Cory Crooks Arizona State 8-5 Pac 12
Jarrett Degen Iowa State 6-3 Big 12
Josh Finesilver Duke 6-3 ACC
Greg Gaxiola Hofstra 4-3 EIWA
Joshua Heil Campbell 7-2 SoCon
Jimmy Hoffman Lehigh 4-4 EIWA
Kody Komara Kent State 12-6 MAC
Legend Lamer Cal Poly 11-1 Pac 12
Tristan Lara Northern Iowa 6-6 Big 12
Boo Lewallen Oklahoma State 16-1 Big 12
Ridge Lovett Nebraska 8-1 Big Ten
Brock Mauller Missouri 17-0 MAC
Jonathan Millner Appalachian State 13-1 SoCon
Mitch Moore Oklahoma 9-5 Big 12
At Large Max Murin Iowa 4-3 Big Ten
Luke Nichter Drexel 8-1 EIWA
Austin O`Connor North Carolina 8-0 ACC
PJ Ogunsanya Army West Point 9-0 EIWA
At Large Peyton Omania Michigan State 4-6 Big Ten
Kyle Parco Fresno State 14-1 Big 12
Griffin Parriott Purdue 7-2 Big Ten
Marcus Robinson Cleveland State 8-4 MAC
Graham Rooks Indiana 4-5 Big Ten
Sammy Sasso Ohio State 12-0 Big Ten
Kanen Storr Michigan 7-4 Big Ten
At Large Yahya Thomas Northwestern 8-5 Big Ten
Mike Van Brill Rutgers 5-4 Big Ten
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 157 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
At Large Benjamin Barton Campbell 10-2 SoCon
Brady Berge Penn State 8-3 Big Ten
Cody Bond Appalachian State 15-4 SoCon
Connor Brady Virginia Tech 7-5 ACC
David Carr Iowa State 15-0 Big 12
Andrew Cerniglia Navy 8-1 EIWA
Kendall Coleman Purdue 11-3 Big Ten
Ryan Deakin Northwestern 6-0 Big Ten
Jesse Dellavecchia Rider 7-0 MAC
At Large Cade DeVos South Dakota State 13-9 Big 12
Jared Franek North Dakota State 11-3 Big 12
Luca Frinzi Lehigh 4-3 EIWA
At Large Markus Hartman Army West Point 5-2 EIWA
Holden Heller Hofstra 8-0 EIWA
Hayden Hidlay NC State 9-0 ACC
Jarrett Jacques Missouri 10-2 MAC
Parker Kropman Drexel 6-2 EIWA
Brayton Lee Minnesota 10-3 Big Ten
Will Lewan Michigan 7-3 Big Ten
Caleb Licking Nebraska 5-6 Big Ten
Johnny Lovett Central Michigan 8-3 MAC
Joshua McClure North Carolina 5-5 ACC
Justin McCoy Virginia 9-2 ACC
Nicholas Palumbo Sacred Heart 5-3 EIWA
Michael Petite Buffalo 8-6 MAC
At Large Justin Ruffin SIU Edwardsville 9-3 MAC
Chase Saldate Michigan State 8-5 Big Ten
Jacori Teemer Arizona State 7-1 Pac 12
Justin Thomas Oklahoma 11-4 Big 12
At Large Requir van der Merwe Stanford 7-3 Pac 12
Hunter Willits Oregon State 9-3 Pac 12
At Large Jacob Wright Wyoming 16-4 Big 12
Kaleb Young Iowa 5-1 Big Ten
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 165 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Cameron Amine Michigan 9-2 Big Ten
Evan Barczak Drexel 6-3 EIWA
At Large Dan Braunagel Illinois 7-2 Big Ten
Thomas Bullard NC State 5-5 ACC
At Large Alex Cramer Central Michigan 7-4 MAC
David Ferrante Northwestern 4-8 Big Ten
At Large William Formato Appalachian State 17-2 SoCon
Shane Griffith Stanford 6-1 Pac 12
Peyton Hall West Virginia 13-4 Big 12
Zach Hartman Bucknell 10-0 EIWA
Jake Keating Virginia 10-3 ACC
Joe Lee Penn State 6-5 Big Ten
At Large Mekhi Lewis Virginia Tech 8-2 ACC
Alex Marinelli Iowa 5-0 Big Ten
Brian Meyer Lehigh 4-6 EIWA
At Large Kennedy Monday North Carolina 7-5 ACC
Cole Moody Wyoming 13-5 Big 12
At Large Rodrick Mosley Gardner-Webb 11-4 SoCon
Andrew Nicholson Chattanooga 12-3 SoCon
Gerrit Nijenhuis Purdue 9-5 Big Ten
Keegan O`Toole Missouri 13-0 MAC
Izzak Olejnik Northern Illinois 14-2 MAC
Peyton Robb Nebraska 9-5 Big Ten
Tanner Skidgel Navy 11-2 EIWA
Ethan Smith Ohio State 11-2 Big Ten
At Large Andrew Sparks Minnesota 9-4 Big Ten
Ricky Stamm Hofstra 7-2 EIWA
Jake Tucker Michigan State 5-7 Big Ten
Anthony Valencia Arizona State 10-0 Pac 12
Luke Weber North Dakota State 13-2 Big 12
Jake Wentzel Pittsburgh 9-1 ACC
Travis Wittlake Oklahoma State 16-1 Big 12
Austin Yant Northern Iowa 4-2 Big 12
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 174 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Jake Allar Minnesota 7-6 Big Ten
Daniel Bullard NC State 8-1 ACC
Timothy Fitzpatrick American 5-1 EIWA
At Large Thomas Flitz Appalachian State 16-3 SoCon
Hayden Hastings Wyoming 15-2 Big 12
Jackson Hemauer Northern Colorado 9-2 Big 12
Cody Howard Virginia Tech 5-5 ACC
Drew Hughes Michigan State 3-7 Big Ten
At Large Mason Kauffman Northern Illinois 13-4 MAC
Michael Kemerer Iowa 7-0 Big Ten
Mikey Labriola Nebraska 11-1 Big Ten
Clay Lautt North Carolina 5-3 ACC
Jake Logan Lehigh 4-6 EIWA
At Large Anthony Mantanona Oklahoma 8-7 Big 12
At Large Victor Marcelli Virginia 8-5 ACC
Logan Massa Michigan 8-3 Big Ten
Andrew McNally Kent State 10-1 MAC
Peyton Mocco Missouri 11-1 MAC
Trenton Munoz Arizona State 5-2 Pac 12
Austin Murphy Campbell 12-0 SoCon
Jacob Nolan Binghamton 6-2 EIWA
Michael O`Malley Drexel 7-1 EIWA
Jacob Oliver Edinboro 11-4 MAC
Benjamin Pasiuk Army West Point 5-0 EIWA
Dustin Plott Oklahoma State 14-4 Big 12
Demetrius Romero Utah Valley 16-0 Big 12
Kaleb Romero Ohio State 9-4 Big Ten
At Large Lance Runyon Northern Iowa 7-5 Big 12
Carter Starocci Penn State 8-2 Big Ten
At Large Cody Surratt Air Force 6-5 Big 12
Bernie Truax Cal Poly 9-1 Pac 12
At Large Jackson Turley Rutgers 6-3 Big Ten
Donnell Washington Indiana 9-5 Big Ten
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 184 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Joe Accousti Sacred Heart 4-4 EIWA
Dylan Ammerman Lehigh 3-2 EIWA
At Large Jhaquan Anderson Gardner-Webb 9-2 SoCon
Hunter Bolen Virginia Tech 9-1 ACC
Nelson Brands Iowa 7-4 Big Ten
At Large Zach Braunagel Illinois 6-6 Big Ten
Aaron Brooks Penn State 9-0 Big Ten
Taylor Brown Army West Point 6-4 EIWA
Alan Clothier Northern Colorado 9-3 Big 12
At Large Samuel Colbray Iowa State 6-3 Big 12
Lou Deprez Binghamton 7-0 EIWA
Dominic Ducharme CSU Bakersfield 5-0 Pac 12
Dakota Geer Oklahoma State 15-3 Big 12
At Large Gregg Harvey Pittsburgh 6-6 ACC
Trent Hidlay NC State 6-1 ACC
Caleb Hopkins Campbell 11-1 SoCon
At Large Rocky Jordan Ohio State 5-8 Big Ten
Devin Kane North Carolina 8-3 ACC
Parker Keckeisen Northern Iowa 15-0 Big 12
Jeremiah Kent Missouri 9-1 MAC
David Key Navy 10-1 EIWA
Max Lyon Purdue 7-6 Big Ten
Layne Malczewski Michigan State 9-4 Big Ten
DeAndre Nassar Cleveland State 9-3 MAC
John Poznanski Rutgers 7-2 Big Ten
At Large Ryan Reyes Oregon State 6-4 Pac 12
Tate Samuelson Wyoming 13-3 Big 12
Charles Small Hofstra 7-2 EIWA
Taylor Venz Nebraska 7-3 Big Ten
Matthew Waddell Chattanooga 11-5 SoCon
Owen Webster Minnesota 7-5 Big Ten
Christopher Weiler Wisconsin 6-4 Big Ten
Brit Wilson Northern Illinois 13-1 MAC
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 197 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Noah Adams West Virginia 13-3 Big 12
Jay Aiello Virginia 9-2 ACC
Myles Amine Michigan 6-0 Big Ten
At Large Logan Andrew Chattanooga 10-6 SoCon
Michael Beard Penn State 6-4 Big Ten
Nino Bonaccorsi Pittsburgh 9-1 ACC
JT Brown Army West Point 7-2 EIWA
Stephen Buchanan Wyoming 11-3 Big 12
Greg Bulsak Clarion 11-1 MAC
Cameron Caffey Michigan State 8-4 Big Ten
Marcus Coleman Iowa State 7-4 Big 12
Lucas Davison Northwestern 7-3 Big Ten
J.J Dixon Oregon State 7-4 Pac 12
Rocky Elam Missouri 11-0 MAC
AJ Ferrari Oklahoma State 15-1 Big 12
Jake Jakobsen Lehigh 8-3 EIWA
At Large Billy Janzer Rutgers 3-5 Big Ten
Chris Kober Campbell 6-0 SoCon
Jacob Koser Navy 7-3 EIWA
At Large Colin McCracken Kent State 8-5 MAC
Bryan McLaughlin Drexel 6-2 EIWA
Kordell Norfleet Arizona State 9-0 Pac 12
At Large Thomas Penola Purdue 10-4 Big Ten
At Large Owen Pentz North Dakota State 7-4 Big 12
At Large Nick Reenan NC State 7-3 ACC
Trey Rogers Hofstra 6-3 EIWA
Eric Schultz Nebraska 10-1 Big Ten
Max Shaw North Carolina 8-4 ACC
At Large Tanner Sloan South Dakota State 14-2 Big 12
Benjamin Smith Cleveland State 5-4 MAC
Nick Stemmet Stanford 7-2 Pac 12
Jacob Warner Iowa 8-2 Big Ten
Jake Woodley Oklahoma 10-7 Big 12
NCAA QUALIFIERS – 285 POUNDS
NAME SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE
Brian Andrews Wyoming 6-4 Big 12
At Large Johnathan Birchmeier Navy 7-2 EIWA
Tony Cassioppi Iowa 8-2 Big Ten
Hunter Catka Virginia Tech 9-2 ACC
Joe Doyle Binghamton 2-2 EIWA
Zach Elam Missouri 10-4 MAC
Taye Ghadiali Campbell 7-5 SoCon
Gannon Gremmel Iowa State 15-1 Big 12
Andrew Gunning North Carolina 4-4 ACC
At Large Austin Harris Oklahoma State 9-6 Big 12
Robert Heald Army West Point 5-3 EIWA
Josh Heindselman Oklahoma 10-5 Big 12
Wyatt Hendrickson Air Force 13-3 Big 12
Trent Hillger Wisconsin 6-4 Big Ten
At Large Carter Isley Northern Iowa 9-5 Big 12
Greg Kerkvliet Penn State 6-2 Big Ten
Zachary Knighton-Ward Hofstra 7-3 EIWA
Ethan Laird Rider 8-1 MAC
Christian Lance Nebraska 9-5 Big Ten
At Large Luke Luffman Illinois 8-5 Big Ten
Michael McAleavey The Citadel 15-1 SoCon
Brandon Metz North Dakota State 9-6 Big 12
Quinn Miller Virginia 9-2 ACC
Tate Orndorff Ohio State 7-8 Big Ten
Mason Parris Michigan 8-1 Big Ten
Cohlton Schultz Arizona State 12-0 Pac 12
At Large Sam Schuyler Buffalo 8-2 MAC
At Large Jon Spaulding Edinboro 11-4 MAC
Matt Stencel Central Michigan 10-0 MAC
Gable Steveson Minnesota 12-0 Big Ten
Nathan Traxler Stanford 6-2 Pac 12
Deonte Wilson NC State 9-0 ACC
Jordan Wood Lehigh 7-2 EIWA

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