2010 NCAA Wrestling Championships
The NCAA wrestling championships 2010 starts today.
NCAA Wrestling Finals Schedule:
March 18-20, 2010
Qwest Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Hosts: Omaha Sports Commission and the
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Tickets: 402/422-1212 or TicketMaster.com
The first session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships is organized chaos. Eight mats, 33 guys per bracket and everyone is on the lookout for that first major upset.
Those entering the 2010 tourney unbeaten are:
Minnesota senior Jayson Ness (26-0 at 133); Harvard senior JP O’Connor (30-0 at 157); Wisconsin sophomore Andrew Howe (32-0 at 165); Cornell junior Mack Lewnes (36-0 at 174); Iowa senior Jay Borschel (32-0 at 174); Boise State junior Kirk Smith (25-0 at 184); Iowa State senior Jake Varner (26-0 at 297); Duke senior Konrad Dudziak (14-0 at 285); and Iowa senior Dan Erekson (12-0 at 285). Varner is the only former NCAA champion.Wrestling begins at 11 a.m. with most eyes on Mat 8 where two NCAA finalists from 2009 meet in a pigtail bout. Ohio State’s Mike Pucillo, the 2008 champ, meets Central Michigan’s Mike Miller, a finalist at 174 last year.
[via NCAA blog]