2008 Woodie Awards
Five wrestlers seeded for NCAA Championships
Christian Sinnott, Michalak are No. 4 seeds
By: Staff Reports
Issue date: 3/17/08 Section: Sports
Five of the wrestling team's nine qualifiers are seeded for Thursday's NCAA Championships in St. Louis.
Seniors Christian Sinnott (184 pounds) and Wynn Michalak (197) are No. 4 seeds, while Brandon Sinnott (174) is a No. 5 seed, Bubba Gritter (285) is a No. 8 seed and junior Trevor Stewart (165) is a No. 9 seed.
Senior 125-pounder Luke Smith, sophomore 133-pounder Conor Beebe, senior 149-pounder Brandon Carter and sophomore 157-pounder Steve Brown all are unseeded.
The tournament begins at 11 a.m. CST Thursday.
See Wednesday's edition of Central Michigan Life for a complete preview of the NCAA Championships.
First-round matches:
125 pounds: Luke Smith vs. Ross Gitomer (Virginia)
133: Conor Beebe vs. No. 9 Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin)
149: Brandon Carter vs. No. 10 Scott Ervin (Appalachian State)
157: Steve Brown vs. Christian Snook (Army)
165: No. 9 Trevor Stewart vs. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (Illinois)
174: No. 5 Brandon Sinnott vs. Tyler Bernacchi (California-Davis)
184: No. 4 Christian Sinnott vs. Scott Ferguson (Army)
197: No. 4 Wynn Michalak vs. John Drake (California State Fullerton)
285: No. 8 Bubba Gritter vs. Justin Dobies (North Carolina)
Seniors Christian Sinnott (184 pounds) and Wynn Michalak (197) are No. 4 seeds, while Brandon Sinnott (174) is a No. 5 seed, Bubba Gritter (285) is a No. 8 seed and junior Trevor Stewart (165) is a No. 9 seed.
Senior 125-pounder Luke Smith, sophomore 133-pounder Conor Beebe, senior 149-pounder Brandon Carter and sophomore 157-pounder Steve Brown all are unseeded.
The tournament begins at 11 a.m. CST Thursday.
See Wednesday's edition of Central Michigan Life for a complete preview of the NCAA Championships.
First-round matches:
125 pounds: Luke Smith vs. Ross Gitomer (Virginia)
133: Conor Beebe vs. No. 9 Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin)
149: Brandon Carter vs. No. 10 Scott Ervin (Appalachian State)
157: Steve Brown vs. Christian Snook (Army)
165: No. 9 Trevor Stewart vs. Roger Smith-Bergsrud (Illinois)
174: No. 5 Brandon Sinnott vs. Tyler Bernacchi (California-Davis)
184: No. 4 Christian Sinnott vs. Scott Ferguson (Army)
197: No. 4 Wynn Michalak vs. John Drake (California State Fullerton)
285: No. 8 Bubba Gritter vs. Justin Dobies (North Carolina)
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