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Cleveland State Wrestling Set for MAC Championships

Cleveland State Wrestling Set for MAC Championships

Championship Information
Season Stats | MAC History Stats
Pre-Seeds | Championship Central 
Live Results |  Champ Finals Video

Friday, March 3
12:00 PM | Opening Round
2:00 PM | Champ Quarterfinals/Cons. Round 1
5:00 PM | Champ Semifinals/Cons. Round 2

Saturday, March 4
11:30 AM | Cons. Quarterfinals
1:00 PM | Cons. Semifinals
3:00 PM | Champ Finals | Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth

 

Setting the Scene
The Vikings will compete in the MAC Championships on Friday and Saturday at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia, hosted by George Mason.

Team History at the Championships
This will be the fourth MAC Championships for the Vikings in program history.
2020 – Seventh
2021 – Sixth
2022 - Sixth

Individual Champions
In the most recent championships, Ben Smith became the program's first-ever MAC Champion after pinning top seeded, Will Feldkamp of Clarion in 2:07 of the championship match at 197-pounds.

A Look Back at Last Year's Championships
The Vikings placed sixth for the second straight year and had six placers. In addition, Marcus Robinson (149 pounds), Riley Smucker (165 pounds), and Ben Smith (197 pounds) qualified for the NCAA Championships.

Current Viking Placers
Marcus Robinson – 2nd (2021/2022), 7th (2020)
DeAndre Nassar – 4th (2022), 3rd (2021), 7th (2020)
Jake Manley – 7th (2022)

Cleveland State Lineup/Seeds
125 - Ben Aranda
133 – Jake Manley (Fourth)
141 – Caleb Rea (Sixth)
149 – Douglas Terry
157 – No. 32 Marcus Robinson (Third)
165 – Daniel Patten (Eighth)
174 – JR Reed
184 – DeAndre Nassar (Fifth)
197 – Anthony Perrine (Third)
285 – Daniel Bucknavich (Fourth)

MAC Allocated 23 Qualifiers for NCAA Championships
125 – 2 | 133 – 1 | 141 – 2 | 149 – 5 | 157 – 4 | 165 – 1 | 174 – 4 | 184 – 2 | 197 – 1 | 285 – 1