BLACKSBURG – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the seeding for the 2019 ACC Wrestling Championships, which will be hosted by Virginia Tech this Saturday, March 9, in Cassell Coliseum.
Virginia Tech, the two-time defending ACC champion, leads all schools with three No. 1 seeds in redshirt freshman Mekhi Lewis at 165 pounds, redshirt junior David McFadden at 174 and redshirt senior Zack Zavatsky 184. Seeds were determined by a vote of the league's six head coaches.
Here's where the Hokies were seeded at the other weights: No. 3 Joey Prata (125), No. 4 Korbin Myers (133), No. 2 Mitch Moore (141), No. 4 Ryan Blees (149), No. 3 B.C. LaPrade (157), No. 2 Tom Sleigh (197), No. 3 Billy Miller (285). The complete seeding list can be found below and brackets for the tournament can be found here.
Action begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. 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. The doors to Cassell Coliseum will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, with first-round action kicking off the event at 11 a.m. Semifinals are set for 1 p.m., followed by the consolation semifinals at 3:30 p.m. and the consolation finals at 5 p.m. Championship matches begin at 7 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
ACC Network Extra again plans nearly 10 hours of live coverage from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. Matches will be delivered on two concurrent live streams. Shawn Kenney and Tim Foley will handle the call on Mat 1, with Dean Linke and Rock Harrison manning Mat 2. The wealth of wrestling knowledge among the talent promises fans great insight into the competition. Live stats can be found on TrackWrestling.com.
Entries are subject to change until noon on Friday.
125 Pounds
1. Jack Mueller, Virginia
2. Sean Fausz, NC State
3. Joey Prata, Virginia Tech
4. Joel Heilmann, North Carolina
5. Brendon Fenton, Pitt
6. Harrison Campbell, Duke
133 Pounds
1. Micky Phillippi, Pitt
2. Tariq Wilson, NC State
3. Gary Wayne Harding, North Carolina
4. Korbin Myers, Virginia Tech
5. Louie Hayes, Virginia
6. Arien Leigh, Duke
141 Pounds
1. Jamel Morris, NC State
2. Mitch Moore, Virginia Tech
3. A.C. Headlee, North Carolina
4. Josh Finesilver, Duke
5. LJ Bentley, Pitt
6. Sam Krivus, Virginia
149 Pounds
1. Mitch Finesilver, Duke
2. Austin O'Connor, North Carolina
3. Justin Oliver, NC State
4. Ryan Blees, Virginia Tech
5. Michael Murphy, Virginia
6. Dallas Bulsak, Pitt
157 Pounds
1. Hayden Hidlay, NC State
2. Taleb Rahmani, Pitt
3. B.C. LaPrade, Virginia Tech
4. Josh McClure, North Carolina
5. Jake Keating, Virginia
6. Ben Anderson, Duke
165 Pounds
1. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech
2. Cam Coy, Virginia
3. Thomas Bullard, NC State
4. Zach Finesilver, Duke
5. Sawyer Davidson, North Carolina
6. Tommy O'Brien, Pitt
174 Pounds
1. David McFadden, Virginia Tech
2. Matt Finesilver, Duke
3. Daniel Bullard, NC State
4. Devin Kane, North Carolina
5. Gregg Harvey, Pitt
6. Robert Patrick, Virginia
184 Pounds
1. Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
2. Nino Bonaccorsi, Pitt
3. Nick Reenan, NC State
4. Chip Ness, North Carolina
5. Kaden Russell, Duke
6. Will Schany, Virginia
197 Pounds
1. Jay Aiello, Virginia
2. Tom Sleigh, Virginia Tech
3. Malik McDonald, NC State
4. Kellan Stout, Pitt
5. Alec Schenk, Duke
6. Brandon Whitman, North Carolina
285 Pounds
1. Cory Daniel, North Carolina
2. Demetrius Thomas, Pitt
3. Billy Miller, Virginia Tech
4. Tyler Love, Virginia
5. Deonte Wilson, NC State
6. Araad Fisher, Duke
