What 2 Watch 4: This Is The End
What 2 Watch 4: This Is The End
We highlight the most important NCAA DI wrestling dual meets to watch this weekend and include every potential ranked matchup.
We've reached the final weekend of dual meets wrestling fans! Here is your last chance to watch ranked competitors wrestle each other before the conference tournament.
Check out all the potential ranked matchups below and make sure you don't miss any of them!
Friday, February 16
Clarion at Michigan State (2 PM ET)
Clarion's Jake Gromacki hasn't wrestled since January 7. Hopefully he's ready to go against Michigan State true freshman Rayvon Foley in what would be the only ranked matchup of the dual.
Projected ranked matchups:
125: #19 Jake Gromacki, CU vs. #16 Rayvon Foley, MSU
Eastern Michigan at Michigan State (6 PM ET)
Senior two-time NCAA qualifier Javier Gasca closes out his storied Spartans career at home in East Lansing, MI.
Michigan State Wrestling Hosts Tri-Meet Against Clarion And Eastern Michigan On Senior Day
— Spartan Wrestling (@wrestlingmsu) February 15, 2018
Preview: https://t.co/4WdeG1Zsws#GoGreen
North Carolina at #14 Cornell (6:30 PM ET)
The upper weights have the top 20 matchups, but you'll also want to tune in to 141 for a potential match between #4 Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell and North Carolina's AC Headlee.
Projected ranked matchups:
184: #18 Chip Ness, UNC vs. #12 Max Dean, Cornell
197: #14 Daniel Chaid, UNC vs. #3 Ben Darmstadt, Cornell
Oklahoma at #8 Lehigh, 7 PM
The first of two final home duals for the Mountain Hawks.
Projected ranked matchups:
125: #17 Christian Moody, OU vs #2 Darian Cruz, LU
174: #15 Yoanse Mejias, OU vs #3 Jordan Kutler, LU
Virginia at Pittsburgh (7 PM ET)
Pitt is kickin it old school on Friday night.
February 16th.#PittRetro
— Pitt Wrestling (@Pitt_WRES) February 8, 2018
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Projected ranked matchups:
133: #8 Jack Mueller, UVA vs. #10 Dom Forys, Pitt
#19 Minnesota at Rider, 7 PM
Rider graduates a ton of talent this year. See these departing Broncs at home for the last time on senior night.
TOMORROW is SENIOR NIGHT for @RiderWrestling!
— Rider Athletics (@RIDERATHLETICS) February 15, 2018
?7️⃣pm vs. Minnesota pic.twitter.com/vUVHKjywKA
Projected ranked matchups:
165: #6 Nick Wanzek, Minn vs. #12 Chad Walsh, Rider
Army West Point at Navy (7:30 PM ET)
No ranked matchups but, come on, it's Army vs. Navy. This one matters.
Don’t forget to get your Army/Navy tickets! We take on Army February 16th in Alumni Hall at 7:30pm! Let’s fill Alumni Hall! #RaiseTheFlag #10-0 pic.twitter.com/nVfm4DxlfX
— Navy Wrestling (@NavyWrestling) February 8, 2018
#10 Virginia Tech at #6 North Carolina State (7:30 PM ET)
An intra-conference clash between two top 10 ACC teams. A lot of conference tournaments seeds will be decided in this dual.
Two top-10 matchups are in store for @PackWrestle.
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) February 15, 2018
First up: Virginia Tech on Friday night.
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Projected ranked matchups:
133: #19 Dennis Gustafson, VT vs. #12 Tariq Wilson, NCSU
149: #15 Ryan Blees, VT vs. #13 Beau Donahue, NCSU
157: #18 Solomon Chishko, VT vs. #3 Hayden Hidlay, NCSU
184: #8 Zack Zavatsky, VT vs. #3 Peter Renda, NCSU
197: #2 Jared Haught, VT vs. #7 Michael Macchiavello, NCSU
North Dakota State at #15 South Dakota State (8 PM ET)
They're battling for the Border Bell in Brookings, South Dakota!
Season dual finale is two days away! Watch the Jackrabbits host North Dakota State for the Border Bell on @FloWrestling https://t.co/rbKDCWYhSc pic.twitter.com/IJmkxFZo3E
— Jackrabbit Wrestling (@GoJacksWrestle) February 14, 2018
Projected ranked matchups:
157: #8 Clayton Ream, NDSU vs. #13 Luke Zilverberg, SDSU
#11 Rutgers at Wisconsin (8 PM ET)
Is 165 due for further reshuffling? What about 184? Two marquee matchups are slated as the Badgers host the Scarlet Knights.
Here’s what you need to know for the squad’s last duals of the regular season! ?
— Wisconsin Wrestling (@BadgerWrestling) February 15, 2018
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Projected ranked matchups:
165: #5 Richie Lewis, RU vs. #7 Evan Wick, UW
184: #13 Nick Gravina, RU vs. #9 Ricky Robertson, UW
#12 Wyoming at Air Force (9 PM ET)
Top-ranked Bryce Meredith and #9 Archie Colgan will wrestle in the last regular-season match of their careers in Colorado Springs, CO.
Seniors @bmeredith001, @king_colgan and @StoneColdCP weigh in on last weekend's two wins and this Friday's last dual of the season. #LCT #GoWyo pic.twitter.com/EhnaU4R7Ch
— Wyoming Cowboy WR (@WyoWrestle) February 14, 2018
Northern Colorado at Utah Valley (9 PM ET)
Another senior night, this time in Orem, Utah.
WRE | @UVUWrestling set to host Northern Colorado Friday for Senior Night. #GoUVU #Big12WR https://t.co/A5VQZoMHzY
— UVU Athletics (@GoUVU) February 15, 2018
Projected ranked matchups:
165: #20 Keilan Torres, UNC vs. #16 Demetrius Romero, UVU
#18 Nebraska at Stanford (10 PM ET)
It's senior night for the Cardinal as well.
Senior Night is Friday at 7 p.m. in Maples. Come support @Nastynatebutler @keatonsubjeck & @C_Schram as the Cardinal hosts No. 13 Nebraska. Admission is FREE!https://t.co/HYHEf5fNbj
— Stanford Wrestling (@CardWrestling) February 15, 2018
Projected ranked matchups:
157: #11 Tyler Berger, Neb vs. #16 Paul Fox, Stanford
Saturday, February 17
Penn at Princeton (12 PM ET)
Saturdays are for Ivy League wrestling. This is the final Ivy League match of the season for both squads.
Projected ranked matchups:
165: May Bethea, Penn vs. #19 Jonathan Schleifer, Princeton
#5 Missouri at #16 Northern Iowa (3 PM ET)
This one is going to be big. The Tigers invade West Gym in Cedar Falls, Iowa, for one of their toughest tests of the season. A total of 12 ranked wrestlers could take the mat. Clear your schedule and enjoy.
Projected ranked matchups:
141: #3 Jaydin Eierman, Mizzou vs. #9 Josh Alber, UNI
149: #3 Grant Leeth, Mizzou vs. #6 Max Thomsen, UNI
174: #4 Daniel Lewis, Mizzou vs. #7 Taylor Lujan, UNI
184: #15 Canten Marriott, Mizzou vs. #10 Drew Foster, UNI
197: #4 Willie Miklus, Mizzou vs. #15 Jacob Holschlag, UNI
Penn at Drexel (7 PM ET)
It's a battle for West Philadelphia between neighboring campuses. Ben Franklin himself called this his favorite sports rivalry of all!
Projected ranked matchups:
197: #9 Frank Mattiace, Penn vs. #16 Stephen Loiseau, Drexel
Sunday, February 18
Rider at Maryland (1 PM ET)
The Terps finish the season with a tri-meet. First it's the Broncs of Rider.
Ohio at Maryland (3 PM ET)
Lastly the Bobcats of Ohio close out the season in College Park, MD.
#11 Rutgers at Princeton (1 PM ET)
The State University of New Jersey travels down Route 1 to take on the institution formerly known as the College of New Jersey.
Projected ranked matchups:
149: #11 Eleazar DeLuca, RU vs. #9 Matt Kolodzik, PU
165: #5 Richie Lewis, RU vs. #19 Jonathan Schleifer, PU
Purdue at Wisconsin (1 PM ET)
Top 20 seniors Luke Welch and Jacob Morrissey of Purdue and Andrew Crone and Ricky Robertson of Wisconsin wrap up stellar college dual meet careers.
Projected ranked matchups:
165: #18 Jacob Morrissey, Purdue vs. #7 Evan Wick, Wisconsin
Pittsburgh at #8 Lehigh (2 PM ET)
Fifth-year senior Darian Cruz grew up in the Lehigh Valley and will wrestle his final dual meet in front of a hometown crowd.
No. 9 Lehigh to host Oklahoma, Pitt this weekend to close out dual season.
— Lehigh Wrestling (@LehighWrestling) February 14, 2018
Preview and match notes:https://t.co/3AdZRCUV0Q pic.twitter.com/fM7N1Wc5cZ
Projected ranked matchups:
133: #10 Dom Forys Pitt vs. #9 Scott Parker, LU
#17 Central Michigan at #4 Michigan (2 PM ET)
The Chippewas travel to Ann Arbor, MI, for an in-state rivalry dual. It's also the last career dual for Adam Coon and six other ranked seniors from both teams.
Wolverines will host in-state rival CMU for their dual-meet finale at 2pm on Sunday at Keen Arena. Plan to join us! https://t.co/dSzPm10Wg8
— Michigan Wrestling (@umichwrestling) February 16, 2018
Tickets: https://t.co/YpkeRdsHPV pic.twitter.com/jH8hhmWBXc
Projected ranked matchups:
149: #4 Justin Oliver, CMU vs. #18 Malik Amine, UM
157: #17 Colin Heffernan, CMU vs. #6 Alec Pantaleo, UM
174: #12 Christian Brucki, CMU vs. #5 Myles Amine, UM
184: #16 Jordan Ellingwood, CMU vs. #5 Domenic Abounader, UM
285: #16 Matt Stencel, CMU vs. #1 Adam Coon, UM
Buffalo at #1 Penn State (2 PM ET)
There is virtually no chance that Buffalo pulls off the upset, but there is still plenty at stake in the last match before the postseason. Our very own Ryan Holmes breaks down why this dual still matters right here.
Clarion at West Virginia (2 PM ET)
There are no ranked matchups if Gromacki doesn't go. Regardless, senior Jake Smith will be closing out his illustrious dual meet career in his native state.
Projected ranked matchups:
125: #19 Jake Gromacki, CU vs. #15 Zeke Moisey, WVU
#3 Iowa at Iowa State (3 PM ET)
He who controls the corn, controls the universe! The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Dual will decide who controls the corn!
The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Dual is this Sunday, and we need YOU at Hilton Coliseum at 2 p.m.!#Cyclones pic.twitter.com/5rVKQIXfGB
— Cyclone Wrestling (@CycloneWR) February 14, 2018
Projected ranked matchups:
141: #19 Carter Happel, Iowa vs. #16 Ian Parker, ISU
197: #8 Cash Wilcke, Iowa vs. #19 Sammy Colbray, ISU
#7 Oklahoma State at Fresno State (4 PM ET)
The last dual of Fresno State's first season back as a DI program since 2008. Celebrate the historic achievement by tuning in as the Bulldogs welcome the Cowboys to the Central Valley!
#2 Ohio State at #6 North Carolina State (4:30 PM ET)
What a way to wrap up a regular season. We did a super-dual breakdown and a Whiteboard War to tell you everything you need to know about the Buckeyes and Wolfpack dual.
Projected ranked matchups:
125: #4 Nathan Tomasello, OSU vs. #5 Sean Fausz, NCSU
133: #3 Luke Pletcher, OSU vs. #12 Tariq Wilson, NCSU
141: #7 Joey McKenna, OSU vs. #2 Kevin Jack, NCSU
149: #5 Ke-Shawn Hayes, OSU vs. #13 Beau Donahue, NCSU
157: #7 Micah Jordan, OSU vs. #3 Hayden Hidlay, NCSU
184: #2 Myles Martin, OSU vs. #3 Peter Renda, NCSU
197: #1 Kollin Moore, OSU vs. #7 Michael Macchiavello, NCSU
285: #2 Kyle Snyder, OSU vs. #10 Michael Boykin, NCSU
I don't know how anyone could choose the Winter Olympics over these duals. Most of the winter events aren't even real sports! Ice dancing? Sledding?? Pellet gun skiing??? Ice shuffleboard?!?! But regardless, enjoy your weekend wrestling fans!
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