Northwestern University Athletics
NCAA Wrestling Brackets Released Wednesday
3/6/2012 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 6, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – In conjunction with NCAA.com and the NCAA's social media platforms, the 330 athletes participating in 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be announced on Wednesday, March 7. Northwestern has six automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA Championships, including junior Levi Mele (125), sophomore Kaleb Friedley (149), redshirt junior Jason Welch (157) and redshirt freshmen Pierce Harger (165), Lee Munster (174) and Mike McMullan (285), who will all wrestle at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo., from March 15-17.
Beginning at noon CT on Wednesday the list of 33 competitors in each weight class will be systematically rolled out as they are finalized by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Selection Committee. The unveiling will begin with the participants in the 125-pound weight class and will continue with each of the subsequent weight classes throughout the afternoon until the 33 heavyweight participants have been released.
Wrestling fans can log on to NCAA.com to find an up to the minute list of competitors in the championships field. In addition, fans with a Facebook account can track the latest qualifiers by following the NCAA Wrestling Facebook page (Facebook.com/NCAAWrestling). Status updates linking to the list of qualifiers will be posted the minute the latest weight class has been finalized.
Once all 330 participants have been released fans can log on to NCAA.com at 5 p.m. CT where the NCAA Division I Wrestling Selection Committee will reveal the 13 seeded wrestlers in each weight class as well as all 170 first-round matchups.
Following the selection show, complete brackets for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships will be available on NCAA.com.
Northwestern is coming off a sixth place finish at the 2012 Big Ten Championships where all six NCAA qualifiers placed in their respective weight classes. NU brings a mix of experience and young talent with them to St. Louis as Mele, Friedley and Welch are all returning qualifiers while Harger, Munster and McMullan are competing in their first NCAA championships.
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