2024 MAC Championships at Kent State University
Season Stats | MAC History Stats
Pre-Seeds | Championship Central 

Friday, March 8
12:00 PM | Opening Round
2:00 PM | Champ Quarterfinals/Cons. Round 1
5:00 PM | Champ Semifinals/Cons. Round 2

Saturday, March 9
11:30 AM | Cons. Quarterfinals
1:00 PM | Cons. Semifinals
3:00 PM | Champ Finals | Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth Places

Setting the Scene
Cleveland State will compete in the 2024 MAC Championships on Friday and Saturday in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio, hosted by Kent State University.

Team History at the MAC Championships
2023 – Seventh Place | Seven Placers
2022 – Sixth Place | Six Placers | One Champion | Three NCAA Qualifiers
2021 – Sixth Place | Six Placers | Three NCAA Qualifiers
2020 – Seventh Place | Seven Placers | One NCAA Qualifier

A Look Back at Last Year's Championships
The Vikings finished seventh at George Mason last year with a program tying seven placers. The returning placers from last year include Ben Aranda (125), Marcus Robinson (157), DeAndre Nassar (184), and Daniel Bucknavich (285).

Looking to be a Champion Again
After taking a redshirt year, Ben Smith will look to recapture the 197-pound championship. The first-ever MAC Champion in program history was seeded second after going 13-3 in dual matches and 9-0 in MAC contests.

Placers Through the Years in the MAC
Ben Aranda – Sixth (2023)
Marcus Robinson – Second (2021 & 2022), Sixth (2023), Seventh (2020)
DeAndre Nassar – Third (2021 & 2023), Fourth (2022), Seventh (2020)
Ben Smith – First (2023), Second (2022), Seventh (2021),

Cleveland State Lineup/Seeds
125: Ben Aranda – 6
133: Nick Molchak – 3
141: Dylan Layton – 5
149: Douglas Terry – 8
157: Marcus Robinson – 6
165: Tate Geiser – 2
174: DeAndre Nassar – 7
184: Joey Lyons – NS
197: Ben Smith – 2
285: Daniel Bucknavich - 1

MAC Allocated 22 Qualifiers for NCAA Championships
125 – 2 | 133 – 1 | 141 – 1 | 149 – 3 | 157 – 5 | 165 – 1 | 174 – 2 | 184 – 2 | 197 – 2 | 285 – 3

Ranked MAC Wrestlers
125:
20. Anthony Noto, Lock Haven 

141:
16. Wyatt Henson, Lock Haven

149:
13. Corbyn Munson, Central Michigan
24. Caleb Tyus, SIU-Edwardsville
27. Quinn Kinner, Rider

157:
16. Peyten, Kellar, Ohio
23. DJ Mcgee, George Mason
24. Johnny Lovett, Central Michigan
28. Colton Washleski, Rider
33. Alejandro Herrera-Rondon, Clarion

165:
12. Garrett Thompson, Ohio

174:
27. Alex Cramer, Central Michigan
28. Sal Perrine, Ohio

184:
27. Zayne Lehman, Ohio
33. Cameron Pine, Clarion

197:
28. Sam Mitchell, Buffalo
31. Ben Smith, Cleveland State

Heavyweight
21. Daniel Bucknavich, Cleveland State
27. David Szuba, Rider
29. Jacobi Jackson, Northern Illinois