Pre-Seeds for MAC Wrestling Championships Announced
2/28/2017 4:03:00 PM | Wrestling
Cox, Mayes, Lewis, Lavallee and Eierman all enter the tournament as top-seeds
CLEVELAND – In advancement of this weekend's Mid-American Conference Wrestling Championships in Cedar Falls, Iowa, the league office released the pre-seeding for the tournament. Five Tiger wrestlers will begin the tournament as the top seed heading into the tournament, while two others will begin as the second seed.
Mizzou seeks its fifth consecutive MAC Tournament Championship and sixth overall (Big 12 title in 2012) when #TigerStyle takes the mat on Saturday. Last year, five Tigers captured individual conference titles as the Tigers won their fifth straight title by a margin of 34 points.
Five Tigers – redshirt freshman 141-pounder Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo.), redshirt senior 149-pounder Lavion Mayes (Mascoutah, Ill.), redshirt junior 157-pounder Joey Lavallee (Reno, Nev.), redshirt sophomore 165-pounder Daniel Lewis (Blue Springs, Mo.) and senior 197-pounder J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) – all rank atop their respective weight class. Cox and Lewis return as defending champions, as Cox seeks to become the second four-time conference champion in program history (Drake Houdashelt, 2012-15) and Lewis looks to grab his second title in as many years.
Redshirt sophomore 133-pounder John Erneste (Kansas City, Mo.) and redshirt freshman heavyweight Austin Myers (Alexandria, Ky.) will each enter their first MAC Championship ranked second in their weight class. Redshirt freshman 174-pounder Dylan Wisman (Winchester, Va.) begins the tournament as the four-seed, while redshirt junior 125-pounder Barlow McGhee (Rock Island, Ill.) and redshirt senior 184-pounder Matt Lemanowicz (Lee's Summit, Mo.) each enter as five-seeds. McGhee will enter the tournament as the reigning champion after capturing last year's MAC title at 125 pounds.
The MAC Championships will begin at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday and 12 p.m. CT on Sunday at the McLeod Center. A live stream of the event will be available through ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
For all the latest on Mizzou Wrestling, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (MizzouWrestling).
PRE-SEEDS
125
1 - Shakur Laney, Ohio
2 - Brent Fleetwood, Central Michigan
3 - Kyle Akins, Buffalo
4 - Noah Gonser, Eastern Michigan
5 - Barlow McGhee, Mizzou
6 - Dylan Peters, Northern Iowa
7 - Brock Hudkins, Northern Illinois
8/9 - Cory Simpson, Kent State
8/9 - Steve Simpson, Old Dominion
133
1 - Josh Alber, Northern Iowa
2 - John Erneste, Mizzou
3 - Cameron Kelly, Ohio
4 - Bryan Lantry, Buffalo
5 - Corey Keener, Central Michigan
6 - Anthony Tutolo, Kent State
7 - Alex Madrigal, Old Dominion
8/9 - Alijah Jeffery, Northern Illinois
8/9 - Sa'Derian Perry, Eastern Michigan
141
1 - Jaydin Eierman, Mizzou
2 - Noah Forrider, Ohio
3 - Mason Smith, Central Michigan
4 - Kyle Springer, Eastern Michigan
5 - Kevin Budock, Old Dominion
6 - Angel Velasquez, Northern Illinois
7 - Jason Estevez, Buffalo
8/9 - Jake Hodges, Northern Iowa
8/9 - Chance Driscol, Kent State
149
1 - Lavion Mayes, Mizzou
2 - Justin Oliver, Central Michigan
3 - Max Thomsen, Northern Iowa
4 - Steve Bleise, Northern Illinois
5 - Michael Hayes, Old Dominion
6 - Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan
7 - Colt Cotten, Buffalo
8/9 - Kade Kowalski, Ohio
8/9 - Tim Rooney, Kent State
157
1 - Joey Lavallee, Mizzou
2 - Collin Heffernan, Central Michigan
3 - Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois
4 - Casey Sparkman, Kent State
5 - Cullen Cummings, Ohio
6 - Zac Carson, Eastern Michigan
7 - Larry Early, Old Dominion
8/9 - Alex Smythe, Buffalo
8/9 - Paden Moore, Northern Iowa
165
1 - Daniel Lewis, Mizzou
2 - Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa
3 - Seldon Wright, Old Dominion
4 - Devan Marry, Eastern Michigan
5 - Shaun'Qae McMurtry, Northern Illinois
6 - Tyler Rill, Buffalo
7 - Isaac Bast, Kent State
8/9 - Logan Parks, Central Michigan
8/9 - Zach Wilson, Ohio
174
1 - Taylor Lujan, Northern Iowa
2 - CJ Brucki, Central Michigan
3 - Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois
4 - Dylan Wisman, Mizzou
5 - Arsen Ashughyan, Ohio
6 - Jerold Spohn, Kent State
7 - Antonio Agee, Old Dominion
8/9 - Muhamid McBryde, Buffalo
8/9 - Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan
184
1 - Drew Foster, Northern Iowa
2 - Jack Dechow, Old Dominion
3 - Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan
4 - Brett Perry, Buffalo
5 - Matt Lemanowicz, Mizzou
6 - Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois
7 - Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan
8/9 - Dontae McGee, Ohio
8/9 - Shane Mast, Kent State
197
1 - J'den Cox, Mizzou
2 - Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion
3 - Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois
4 - Austin Severn, Central Michigan
5 - Stephen Suglio, Kent State
6 - Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa
7 - Nate Rose, Buffalo
8/9 - Derek Hillman, Eastern Michigan
8/9 - Nate Hall, Ohio
Hwt.
1 - Zack Parker, Ohio
2 - Austin Myers, Mizzou
3 - JJ Everard, Northern Iowa
4 - Newton Smerchek, Central Michigan
5 - Jake Gunning, Buffalo
6 - Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan
7 - Devin Nye, Kent State
8/9 - Wil Hilliard, Old Dominion
8/9 - Caleb Gossett, Northern Illinois
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