INDIANAPOLIS -- Old Dominion wrestling 165-pounder Seldon Wright received an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships to be held March 16-18 in St. Louis, as was announced by the NCAA on Tuesday afternoon. Wright joins fellow Monarchs Alex Madrigal, Michael Hayes, Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley to give ODU five NCAA qualifiers.
A sophomore from Chesapeake, Wright compiled a 20-10 record on the season and placed fourth at last weekend's MAC Championships, falling just one win shy of an automatic bid to the national tournament.
The at-large selections were made by the NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee using the following selection criteria: head-to-head competition, quality wins, results against common opponents, winning percentage, rating percentage index, coaches ranking and qualifying event placement.
Wright was chosen among seven other wrestlers who received at-large bids to nationals in the 165 lb. weight class.
For the full release from the NCAA, click here.
Fans can view the NCAA Selection Show in which the brackets for the 2017 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships will be revealed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8, at 6 p.m. ET.
At-Large Bids -- 165 lbs.
| At-Large | Cody Burcher | Ohio St. | 16-16 | Big Ten |
| At-Large | Andrew Fogarty | North Dakota St. | 22-11 | Big 12 |
| At-Large | Joseph Gunther | Iowa | 18-8 | Big Ten |
| At-Large | Yoanse Mejias | Oklahoma | 10-7 | Big 12 |
| At-Large | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford | 22-7 | Pac-12 |
| At-Large | Cole Walter | Lehigh | 19-9 | EIWA |
| At-Large | Seldon Wright | Old Dominion | 20-10 | MAC |