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SEEDS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2018 ACC WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP
February 27, 2018
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com)— The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the seeding for the 2018 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Saturday at North Carolina’s Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Action begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Championship Finals set for 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults. Admission is free for youth 18 and under. ACC students are admitted free with a valid student ID.
To Purchase Tickets:
theacc.co/wres18tickets
Virginia Tech, which captured last year’s ACC wrestling title, led all schools with four No. 1 seeds, followed by NC State with two. Virginia, Pitt, North Carolina and Duke each had one No. 1 seed.
Hokies who earned top seeds include redshirt sophomore David McFadden (West Milford, New Jersey) at 165, freshman Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Virginia) at 174, junior Zack Zavatsky (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) at 184 and senior Jared Haught (Parkersburg, West Virginia) at 197. Zavatsky and Haught are both returning individual champions.
NC State, ranked sixth nationally, had two No. 1 seeds in senior Kevin Jack (Danbury, Connecticut) at 141 pounds and redshirt freshman Hayden Hidlay (Lewistown, Pennsylvania) at 157. The regular season ACC champion had five of their wrestlers receive a No. 2 seed, giving the Wolfpack seven wrestlers seeded first or second in their weight classes, the most of any school.
Gaining No. 2 seeds for the Wolfpack were redshirt junior Sean Fausz (Alexandria, Kentucky) at 125, redshirt senior Beau Donahue (Centreville, Virginia) at 149; redshirt senior Pete Renda (Topton, Pennsylvania) at 184; redshirt senior Michael Macchiavello (Monroe, North Carolina) at 197 and senior Michael Boykin Coatesville, Pennsylvania) at 285.
Virginia redshirt freshman Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Illinois), ranked 12th nationally was the top-seeded wrestler at 125.
Pitt senior Dom Forys (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), ranked ninth nationally and a returning ACC champion, was the top seed at 133.
North Carolina fifth-year senior Troy Heilmann (South Plainfield, New Jersey), ranked eighth nationally, was the top seed at 149.
Duke fifth-year senior Jacob Kasper (Lexington, Ohio), ranked third nationally at 285, was the top-seeded heavyweight.
Seeds for the 64th Annual ACC Wrestling Championship
125 Pounds
Louie Hayes, Virginia
Sean Fausz, NC State
Kyle Norstrem, Virginia Tech
LJ Bentley, Pitt
Thayer Atkins, Duke
James Szymanski, North Carolina
133 Pounds
Dom Forys, Pitt
Dennis Gustafson, Virginia Tech
Tariq Wilson, NC State
Jack Mueller, Virginia
Zach Sherman, North Carolina
Josh Finesilver, Duke
141 Pounds
Kevin Jack, NC State
Brent Moore, Virginia Tech
A.C. Headlee, North Carolina
Nick Zanetta, Pitt
Jeremiah Reitz, Duke
Sam Martino, Virginia
149 Pounds
Troy Heilmann, North Carolina
Beau Donahue, NC State
Ryan Blees, Virginia Tech
Sam Krivus, Virginia
Robert Lee, Pitt
Brandon Leynaud, Duke
157 Pounds
Hayden Hidlay, NC State
Mitch Finesilver, Duke
Kennedy Monday, North Carolina
Taleb Rahmani, Pitt
Fred Green, Virginia
Solomon Chishko, Virginia Tech
165 Pounds
David McFadden, Virginia Tech
Andrew Atkinson, Virginia
Brian Hamann, NC State
Jake Wentzel, Pitt
Josh McClure, North Carolina
Zach Finesilver, Duke
174 Pounds
Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech
Ethan Ramos, North Carolina
Matt Finesilver, Duke
Daniel Bullard, NC State
Will Schany, Virginia
Tommy O’Brien, Pitt
184 Pounds
Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
Pete Renda, NC State
Chip Ness, North Carolina
Gregg Harvey, Pitt
Drew Peck, Virginia
Kaden Russell, Duke
197 Pounds
Jared Haught, Virginia Tech
Michael Macchiavello, NC State
Danny Chaid, North Carolina
Kellan Stout, Pitt
Alec Schenk, Duke
Jay Aiello, Virginia
285 Pounds
Jacob Kasper, Duke
Michael Boykin, NC State
Cory Daniel, North Carolina
Ryan Solomon, Pitt
Andrew Dunn, Virginia Tech
Tyler Love, Virginia
February 27, 2018
Greensboro, N.C. (theACC.com)— The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the seeding for the 2018 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Saturday at North Carolina’s Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Action begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Championship Finals set for 7 p.m. Tickets are priced at $10 for adults. Admission is free for youth 18 and under. ACC students are admitted free with a valid student ID.
To Purchase Tickets:
theacc.co/wres18tickets
Virginia Tech, which captured last year’s ACC wrestling title, led all schools with four No. 1 seeds, followed by NC State with two. Virginia, Pitt, North Carolina and Duke each had one No. 1 seed.
Hokies who earned top seeds include redshirt sophomore David McFadden (West Milford, New Jersey) at 165, freshman Hunter Bolen (Christiansburg, Virginia) at 174, junior Zack Zavatsky (Latrobe, Pennsylvania) at 184 and senior Jared Haught (Parkersburg, West Virginia) at 197. Zavatsky and Haught are both returning individual champions.
NC State, ranked sixth nationally, had two No. 1 seeds in senior Kevin Jack (Danbury, Connecticut) at 141 pounds and redshirt freshman Hayden Hidlay (Lewistown, Pennsylvania) at 157. The regular season ACC champion had five of their wrestlers receive a No. 2 seed, giving the Wolfpack seven wrestlers seeded first or second in their weight classes, the most of any school.
Gaining No. 2 seeds for the Wolfpack were redshirt junior Sean Fausz (Alexandria, Kentucky) at 125, redshirt senior Beau Donahue (Centreville, Virginia) at 149; redshirt senior Pete Renda (Topton, Pennsylvania) at 184; redshirt senior Michael Macchiavello (Monroe, North Carolina) at 197 and senior Michael Boykin Coatesville, Pennsylvania) at 285.
Virginia redshirt freshman Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Illinois), ranked 12th nationally was the top-seeded wrestler at 125.
Pitt senior Dom Forys (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), ranked ninth nationally and a returning ACC champion, was the top seed at 133.
North Carolina fifth-year senior Troy Heilmann (South Plainfield, New Jersey), ranked eighth nationally, was the top seed at 149.
Duke fifth-year senior Jacob Kasper (Lexington, Ohio), ranked third nationally at 285, was the top-seeded heavyweight.
Seeds for the 64th Annual ACC Wrestling Championship
125 Pounds
Louie Hayes, Virginia
Sean Fausz, NC State
Kyle Norstrem, Virginia Tech
LJ Bentley, Pitt
Thayer Atkins, Duke
James Szymanski, North Carolina
133 Pounds
Dom Forys, Pitt
Dennis Gustafson, Virginia Tech
Tariq Wilson, NC State
Jack Mueller, Virginia
Zach Sherman, North Carolina
Josh Finesilver, Duke
141 Pounds
Kevin Jack, NC State
Brent Moore, Virginia Tech
A.C. Headlee, North Carolina
Nick Zanetta, Pitt
Jeremiah Reitz, Duke
Sam Martino, Virginia
149 Pounds
Troy Heilmann, North Carolina
Beau Donahue, NC State
Ryan Blees, Virginia Tech
Sam Krivus, Virginia
Robert Lee, Pitt
Brandon Leynaud, Duke
157 Pounds
Hayden Hidlay, NC State
Mitch Finesilver, Duke
Kennedy Monday, North Carolina
Taleb Rahmani, Pitt
Fred Green, Virginia
Solomon Chishko, Virginia Tech
165 Pounds
David McFadden, Virginia Tech
Andrew Atkinson, Virginia
Brian Hamann, NC State
Jake Wentzel, Pitt
Josh McClure, North Carolina
Zach Finesilver, Duke
174 Pounds
Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech
Ethan Ramos, North Carolina
Matt Finesilver, Duke
Daniel Bullard, NC State
Will Schany, Virginia
Tommy O’Brien, Pitt
184 Pounds
Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
Pete Renda, NC State
Chip Ness, North Carolina
Gregg Harvey, Pitt
Drew Peck, Virginia
Kaden Russell, Duke
197 Pounds
Jared Haught, Virginia Tech
Michael Macchiavello, NC State
Danny Chaid, North Carolina
Kellan Stout, Pitt
Alec Schenk, Duke
Jay Aiello, Virginia
285 Pounds
Jacob Kasper, Duke
Michael Boykin, NC State
Cory Daniel, North Carolina
Ryan Solomon, Pitt
Andrew Dunn, Virginia Tech
Tyler Love, Virginia