NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-American Conference announced the preliminary seeds for the 2015 MAC Wrestling Championship, held on March 7-8 on the campus of Missouri.
Old Dominion received six top-5 seeds, featured by No. 1 Tristan Warner at 165 pounds. Jack Dechow garnered the No. 2 seed at 184 pounds and Lenny Richardson picked up the No. 2 spot at 149 pounds. Brandon Jeske (125) and Chris Mecate (141) are No. 3 at their respective weight classes, while Jake Henderson is No. 4 at 285 pounds.
Kevin Beazley came in at No. 6 at 197, Michael Hayes is No. 7 at 133 and TC Warner rounded out the seeds with a No. 8 spot at 157.
The conference’s coaches vote on the pre-seeds, as they rank the top eight wrestlers in each weight class.
MAC Qualifier Allocations by Weight Class:
125:
Alan Waters, Missouri
Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
Brandon Jeske, Old Dominion
Derek Elmore, Northern Illinois
Brent Fleetwood, Central Michigan
Del Vinas, Kent State
Zak Hassan, Ohio
Shayne Wireman, Eastern Michigan
133:
Zach Synon, Missouri
Tyler Keselring, Central Michigan
Vincent Pizzuto, Eastern Michigan
Mack McGuire, Kent State
Kagan Squire, Ohio
Leighton Gaul, Northern Iowa
Michael Hayes, Old Dominion
Jordan Northrup, Northern Illinois
141:
Zach Horan, Central Michigan
Lavion Mayes, Missouri
Chris Mecate, Old Dominion
Tyler Small, Kent State
Jake Hodges, Northern Iowa
Tyler Argue, Northern Illinois
Mike Shaw, Eastern Michigan
Joel Shump, Ohio
149:
Drake Houdashelt, Missouri
Lenny Richardson, Old Dominion
Colin Heffernan, Central Michigan
Tywan Claxton, Ohio
Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan
Mike Depalma, Kent State
Gunnar Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa
Austin Culton, Northern Illinois
157:
Ian Miller, Kent State
Joey Lavallee, Missouri
Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa
Cody LeCount, Central Michigan
Brandon Zeerip, Eastern Michigan
Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois
Spartak Chino, Ohio
TC Warner, Old Dominion
165:
Tristan Warner, Old Dominion
Cooper Moore, Northern Iowa
Harrison Hightower, Ohio
Jordan Wohlfert, Central Michigan
Mikey England, Missouri
Tyler Buckwalter, Kent State
Shaun’Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois
Devan Marry, Eastern Michigan
174:
Johnny Eblen, Missouri
Cody Walters, Ohio
Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
Caleb Marsh, Kent State
Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois
Austin Coburn, Old Dominion
Curt Maas, Northern Iowa
Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan
184:
Willie Miklus, Missouri
Jack Dechow, Old Dominion
Jerald Spohn, Kent State
Andrew Romanchik, Ohio
Austin Severin, Central Michigan
Cody Caldwell, Northern Iowa
Quinton Rosser, Northern Illinois
Mike Kirby, Eastern Michigan
197:
J’Den Cox, Missouri
Phil Wellington, Ohio
Anthony Arbo, Eastern Michigan
Basil Minto, Northern Iowa
Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois
Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion
Cole Baxter, Kent State
Jackson Lewis, Central Michigan
HWT:
Blaize Cabell, Northern Iowa
Devin Mellon, Missouri
Mimmo Lytle, Kent State
Jake Henderson, Old Dominion
Gage Hutchinson, Eastern Michigan
Adam Robinson, Central Michigan
Jesse Webb, Ohio
Arthur Bunce, Northern Illinois