2014 MAC Wrestling Tournament Preliminary Seedings Released
3/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
CLEVELAND, OH - The Mid-American Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2014 MAC Wrestling Championships that will take place at the M.A.C. Center at Kent State on Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9.
The Bulls top ranked wrestler is sophomore Tony Lock who ranks fifth at 184 pounds. The Bulls also have two other wrestlers ranked as Max Soria is the seventh ranked grappler at 125 pounds and Nick Flannery is the seventh ranked wrestler at 141 pounds.
Four schools boast at least one top-seeded wrestler, with Northern Iowa leading the way with four top seeds, while Ohio will bring three top seeds, Old Dominion with two and Kent State with one top seed. Northern Iowa holds four No. 1 seeds with 125-pounder Dylan Peters, 133-pounder Joe Colon, 165-pounder Cooper Moore and 184-pounder Ryan Loder.
This year, Northern Iowa enters the MAC Wrestling Championship ranked No. 5 in the country and is the only undefeated wrestling program in the nation with a 13-0 record. Northern Iowa also was selected in the latest MAC Wrestling Coaches Rankings as the top MAC wrestling program, followed by No. 9 Missouri.
The pre-seeds were voted on by the conference's coaches and rank the top eight wrestlers in each weight class.
125
1- Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
2- Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan
3- Brandon Jeske, Old Dominion
4- Corey Keener, Central Michigan
5- Barlow McGhee, Missouri
6- KeVon Powell, Ohio
7- Max Soria, Buffalo
Alfredo Gray, Kent State
Nick Harrison, Northern Illinois
1- Joe Colon, Northern Iowa
2- Joe Roth, Central Michigan
3- Vinnie Pizzuto, Eastern Michigan
4- Mack McGuire, Kent State
5- Matt Manley, Missouri
6- Nick Smith, Northern Illinois
7- Kagan Squire, Ohio
Michael Hayes, Old Dominion
Justin Farmer, Buffalo
141
1- Chris Mecate, Old Dominion
2- Zach Horan, Central Michigan
3- Joey Lazor, Northern Iowa
4- Lavion Mayes, Missouri
5- Tyler Small, Kent State
6- Noah Forrider, Ohio
7- Nick Flannery, Buffalo
Tyler Argue, Northern Illinois
Michael Shaw, Eastern Michigan
149
1- Tywan Claxton, Ohio
2- Drake Houdashelt, Missouri
3- Michael DePalma, Kent State
4- Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion
5- Robert Jillard, Northern Illinois
6- Tyler Patten, Northern Iowa
7- Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan
Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Todora, Buffalo
157
1- Ian Miller, Kent State
2- Luke Smith, Central Michigan
3- Joey Lavallee, Missouri
4- Tristan Warner, Old Dominion
5- Spartak Chino, Ohio
6- Brandon Zeerip, Eastern Michigan
7- Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa
Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois
Wally Maziarz, Buffalo
165
1- Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa
2- Zach Toal, Missouri
3- Harrison Hightower, Ohio
4- Nick Becker, Central Michigan
5- Tyler Buckwalter, Kent State
6- Devin Geoghegan, Old Dominion
7- Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois
Jimmy Klosz, Eastern Michigan
Jake Campana, Buffalo
174
1- Billy Curling, Old Dominion
2- Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan
3- Cody Walters, Ohio
4- Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa
5- Caleb Marsh, Kent State
6- Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan
7- Mikey England, Missouri
Matt Mougin, Northern Illinois
Rrok Ndokaj, Buffalo
184
1- Ryan Loder, Northern Iowa
2- John Eblen, Missouri
3- Jack Dechow, Old Dominion
4- Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan
5- Tony Lock, Buffalo
6- Craig Kelliher, Central Michigan
7- Caleb Busson, Northern Illinois
Ryan Garringer, Ohio
Cory Campbell, Kent State
197
1- Phil Wellington, Ohio
2- J'den Cox, Missouri
3- Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois
4- Cole Baxter, Kent State
5- Nick Whitenburg, Eastern Michigan
6- Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion
7- Jackson Lewis, Central Michigan
Angelo Malvestuto, Buffalo
Jared Bartel, Northern Iowa
Hwt.
1- Jeremy Johnson, Ohio
2- Devin Mellon, Missouri
3- Jared Torrence, Northern Illinois
4- Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa
5- Khodor Hoballah, Eastern Michigan
6- Matt Tourdot, Old Dominion
7- Mimmo Lytle, Kent State
Adam Robinson, Central Michigan
James Benjamin, Buffalo
