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Big 12 Pre-Seeds Wrestling Championship Are Here

Big 12 Pre-Seeds Wrestling Championship Are Here

Seeds for the 2023 Big 12 wrestling championship tournament are here, with eight seeds for all 10 weight classes.

Feb 27, 2023 by Andrew Spey
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Seeds for the 2023 Big 12 wrestling championship tournament are here, with eight seeds for all 10 weight classes. Plus we calculated team scores based on the seeds, which you can find at the bottom of this article. 

Big 12s Preview | Championship Info

125 Pounds - 6 NCAA Championship Automatic Qualification spots (AQs)

1) Killian Cardinale, WVU

2) Jore Volk, WYO

3) Noah Surtin, MIZZOU

4) Stevo Poulin, UNCO

5) Kase Mauger, UVU

6) Tanner Jordan, SDSU

7) Joey Prata, OU

8) Elijah Griffin, CBU

Kyle Gollhofer, UNI

Tucker Owens, AFA

Reece Witcraft, OSU

Corey Cabanban, ISU

Carlos Negrate, NDSU


133 Pounds - 5 AQs

1) Daton Fix, OSU

2) Kyle Biscoglia, UNI

3) Zach Redding, ISU

4) Cody Phippen, AFA

5) Connor Brown, MIZZOU

6) Hunter Leake, CBU

7) Mcgwire Midkiff, NDSU

8) Jace Koelzer, UNCO

Wyatt Henson, OU

Derrick Cardinal, SDSU

Kobe Nelms, UVU

Davin Rhoads, WVU

Garrett Ricks, WYO


141 Pounds - 7 AQs

1) Andrew Alirez, UNCO

2) Mosha Schwartz, OU

3) Cael Happel, UNI

4) Carter Young, OSU

5) Clay Carlson, SDSU

6) Allan Hart, MIZZOU

7) Dylan Droegemueller, NDSU

8) Jordan Titus, WVU

Job Greenwood, WYO

Ty Smith, UVU

Casey Swiderski, ISU

Garrett Kuchan, AFA

Christian Nunez, CBU


149 Pounds - 7 AQs

1) Brock Mauller, MIZZOU

2) Colin Realbuto, UNI

3) Paniro Johnson, ISU

4) Kellyn March, NDSU

5) Victor Voinovich, OSU

6) Mitch Moore, OU

7) Chris Sandoval, UNCO

8) Sam Hillegas, WVU

Dylan Martinez, AFA

Alek Martin, SDSU

Isaiah Delgado, UVU

Chaz Hallmark, CBU

Chase Zollmann, WYO


157 Pounds - 7 AQs

1) Jared Franek, NDSU

2) Kaden Gfeller, OSU

3) Jarrett Jacques, MIZZOU

4) Cael Swensen, SDSU

5) Derek Holschlag, UNI

6) Jacob Wright, WYO

7) Jason Kraisser, ISU

8) Alex Hornfeck, WVU

Vinny Zerban, UNCO

Jared Hill, OU

Jack Ganos, AFA

Tyson Humpherys, UVU

Nolan Miller-Johnston, CBU


165 Pounds - 8 AQs

1) David Carr, ISU

2) Keegan O’Toole, MIZZOU

3) Michael Caliendo, NDSU

4) Peyton Hall, WVU

5) Gerrit Nijenhuis, OU

6) Wyatt Sheets, OSU

7) Tanner Cook, SDSU

8) Baylor Fernandes, UNCO

Austin Yant, UNI

Cole Moody, WYO

Frank Almaguer, CBU

Cameron Haddock, UVU

Seamus Casey, AFA


174 Pounds - 6 AQs

1) Peyton Mocco, MIZZOU

2) Dustin Plott, OSU

3) Sam Wolf, AFA

4) Demetrius Romero, UVU

5) Tate Picklo, OU

6) Cade Devos, SDSU 

7) Lance Runyon, UNI

8) Scott Joll, WVU

Gaven Sax, NDSU

Andrew Berreyesa, UNCO

Julien Broderson, ISU

Hayden Hastings, WYO

Louis Rojas, CBU


184 Pounds - 4 AQs

1) Parker Keckeisen, UNI

2) Marcus Coleman, ISU

3) Travis Wittlake, OSU

4) Colton Hawks, MIZZOU

5) Dj Parker, NDSU

6) Keegan Moore, OU

7) Cade King, SDSU 

8) Anthony Carman, WVU

Noah Blake, AFA

Peter Acciardi, CBU

Quayin Short, WYO

Mahonri Rushton, UVU

Branson Britten, UNCO


197 Pounds - 6 AQs

1) Tanner Sloan, SDSU

2) Rocky Elam, MIZZOU

3) Yonger Bastida, ISU

4) Luke Surber, OSU

5) Owen Pentz, NDSU

6) Evan Bockman, UVU

7) Calvin Sund, AFA

8) Austin Cooley, WVU

Noah Glaser, UNI

Xavier Vasquez, UNCO

Caden Gerlach, CBU

Carson Berryhill, OU

Tyce Raddon, WYO


285 Pounds - 8 AQs

1) Wyatt Hendrickson, AFA

2) Sam Schuyler, ISU

3) Zach Elam, MIZZOU

4) A.J. Nevills, SDSU

5) Michael Wolfgram, WVU

6) Josh Heindselman, OU

7) Tyrell Gordon, UNI

8) Konner Doucet, OSU

Chase Trussell, UVU

Juan Mora, NDSU

Xavier Doolin, UNCO

Chris Island, CBU

Terren Swartz, WYO


Points based on seeds (not accounting for bonus points or advancement points for the non-existing 9th and 10th seeds). Additionally, the number of projected NCAA qualifiers based on seeds is included. 

SCHOOLPOINTSAQs
Missouri13810
Oklahoma State1079
Iowa State94.57
Northern Iowa866
North Dakota State74.55
West Virginia67.53
Oklahoma62.55
South Dakota State596
Air Force514
Northern Colorado454
Utah Valley29.53
Wyoming232
California Baptist12.50