Central Michigan University Athletics
Friday, March 3
Fairfax, Va.
Noon
Central Michigan University
vs
Mid-American Conference Championships
CMU's Corbyn Munson is seeded No. 1 at 157 pounds for the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend in Fairfax, Va.
Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw
Two CMU Wrestlers Earn Top Seeds for MAC Championships
2/28/2023 4:26:00β―PM | Wrestling
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. βΒ Two Central Michigan wrestlers are seeded No. 1 for the Mid-American Conference Championships, which begin on Friday at George Mason's EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va.
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Corbyn Munson (157 pounds) and Alex Cramer (174) are the Chippewas who have earned No. 1 seeds for the two-day tournament, which not only determines the best in the MAC, but which wrestlers will earn coveted spots in the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
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Seven other Chippewas are seeded for the MAC Championships. Three β Johnny Lovett (149), Tracy Hubbard (165) and Bryan Caves (285) β are seeded fifth, which Sean Spidle (125) is seeded sixth.
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The Chippewas' Vince Perez (133) is seeded seventh, while Jimmy Nugent (141) and Ben Cushman (184) are both seeded eighth.
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The MAC seeds the top eight in each weight class. Only at 197 (Cameron Wood) is a CMU wrestler unseeded.
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The tournament brackets are scheduled to be released Thursday night.
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The No. 1 seed in each of the other weight classes: 125, Anthony Noto, Lock Haven; 133, Gable Strickland, Lock Haven; 141, McKenzie Bell, Rider; 149, Caleb Tyus, SIUE; 165, Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois; 184, Will Feldkamp, Clarion; 197, Ethan Laird, Rider; 285, Colton McKiernan, SIUE.
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The MAC was allotted 22 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
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The weight-class breakdown of those allotments: 125, 2; 133, 1; 141, 2; 149, 5; 157, 4; 165, 1; 174, 4; 184, 2; 197, 1; 285, 1.
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A wrestler may also receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships if he does not earn one of the automatic qualifying spots at his weight class. The at-large bids are announced in the week after the championship tournaments are finished in each of the seven Division I conferences.
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Corbyn Munson (157 pounds) and Alex Cramer (174) are the Chippewas who have earned No. 1 seeds for the two-day tournament, which not only determines the best in the MAC, but which wrestlers will earn coveted spots in the NCAA Championships, which are scheduled for March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
Β
Seven other Chippewas are seeded for the MAC Championships. Three β Johnny Lovett (149), Tracy Hubbard (165) and Bryan Caves (285) β are seeded fifth, which Sean Spidle (125) is seeded sixth.
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The Chippewas' Vince Perez (133) is seeded seventh, while Jimmy Nugent (141) and Ben Cushman (184) are both seeded eighth.
Β
The MAC seeds the top eight in each weight class. Only at 197 (Cameron Wood) is a CMU wrestler unseeded.
Β
The tournament brackets are scheduled to be released Thursday night.
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The No. 1 seed in each of the other weight classes: 125, Anthony Noto, Lock Haven; 133, Gable Strickland, Lock Haven; 141, McKenzie Bell, Rider; 149, Caleb Tyus, SIUE; 165, Izzak Olejnik, Northern Illinois; 184, Will Feldkamp, Clarion; 197, Ethan Laird, Rider; 285, Colton McKiernan, SIUE.
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The MAC was allotted 22 automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
Β
The weight-class breakdown of those allotments: 125, 2; 133, 1; 141, 2; 149, 5; 157, 4; 165, 1; 174, 4; 184, 2; 197, 1; 285, 1.
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A wrestler may also receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships if he does not earn one of the automatic qualifying spots at his weight class. The at-large bids are announced in the week after the championship tournaments are finished in each of the seven Division I conferences.
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