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Niesenbaum Earns No. 1 Seed as ACC Wrestling Championship Brackets Announced
2/28/2023 6:27:00 PM | Wrestling
DURHAM – The ACC announced that senior Jonah Niesenbaum will compete as the No. 1 seed in the 285-pound weight class heading into the ACC Championship in Raleigh on Sunday.
The Allentown, Pa., native earned the top seed in the heavyweight bracket and will receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing him into the semifinals. Niesenbaum will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Jacob Slinger of Pittsburgh and No. 5 Brandon Whitman of North Carolina.
Niesenbaum, ranked 17th nationally, finished the regular season with a 24-3 ledger, including wins over both Slinger and Whitman in conference action.
Senior Vincent Baker will compete as the No. 5 seed for the Blue Devils at 197 pounds. Baker will face the No. 4 seed in Michael Battista of Virginia in the first round. This will be the first meeting for the pair this season. Two wins in the tournament will earn the Roswell, Ga., native one of four automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
Duke's remaining wrestlers of Ethan Grimminger, Logan Agin, Jarred Papcsy, Patrick Rowland, Logan Ferrero, Gabe Dinette and Luke Chakonis will all be No. 6 seeds heading into the tournament.
Each weight class champion and runner-up at the 2023 ACC Championship will earn All-ACC recognition. In addition to ACC honors, student-athletes will be vying for berths and seeding in the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 16-18 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ACC has been allotted 33 automatic berths and is hopeful of earning several more at-large selections.
The first round of action during Sunday's Championship kicks off at 11 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. The semifinals are set for 1 p.m., followed by the consolation semifinals at 3:30 p.m. and the consolation finals at 5 p.m. Championship matches are slated for 7 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
Tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 19 and older; ACC students get in free with school ID) and $7 for youth ages 18 and under. Group sales (15 or more) are priced at $5 each.
Tickets may be purchased online HERE.
ACC Network and ACC Network Extra plan nearly 10 hours of live coverage from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. ACC Network Extra will stream the early and consolations rounds from both Mat 1 and Mat 2, with the 7 p.m. finals set for live linear broadcast on ACC Network.
125 Pounds
1. Jarrett Trombley, NC State
2. Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
3. Jack Wagner, North Carolina
4. Colton Camacho, Pitt
5. Patrick McCormick, Virginia
6. Ethan Grimminger, Duke
133 Pounds
1. Micky Phillippi, Pitt
2. Sam Latona, Virginia Tech
3. Kai Orine, NC State
4. Jace Palmer, North Carolina
5. Marlon Yarbrough II, Virginia
6. Logan Agin, Duke
141 Pounds
1. Cole Matthews, Pitt*
2. Ryan Jack, NC State
3. Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina
4. Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
5. Dylan Cedeno, Virginia
6. Jarred Papcsy, Duke
149 Pounds
1. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech
2. Jackson Arrington, NC State
3. Jarod Verkleeren, Virginia
4. Tyler Badgett, Pitt
5. Zach Sherman, North Carolina
6. Patrick Rowland, Duke
157 Pounds
1. Austin O'Connor, North Carolina
2. Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech
3. Ed Scott, NC State*
4. Dazjon Casto, Pitt
5. Jake Keating, Virginia
6. Logan Ferrero, Duke
165 Pounds
1. Holden Heller, Pitt
2. Justin McCoy, Virginia
3. Matthew Singleton, NC State
4. Connor Brady, Virginia Tech
5. Joey Mazzara, North Carolina
6. Gabe Dinette, Duke
174 Pounds
1. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech*
2. Alex Faison, NC State
3. Luca Augustine, Pitt
4. Michael Goldfeder, North Carolina
5. Victor Marcelli, Virginia
6. OPEN
184 Pounds
1. Trent Hidlay, NC State*
2. Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech
3. Gavin Kane, North Carolina
4. Neil Antrassian, Virginia
5. Reece Heller, Pitt
6. Luke Chakonis, Duke
197 Pounds
1. Nino Bonaccorsi, Pitt*
2. Andy Smith, Virginia Tech
3. Isaac Trumble, NC State
4. Michael Battista, Virginia
5. Vincent Baker, Duke
6. Max Shaw, North Carolina
285 Pounds
1. Jonah Niesenbaum, Duke
2. Owen Trephan, NC State
3. Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech
4. Jacob Slinger, Pitt
5. Brandon Whitman, North Carolina
6. Ethan Weatherspoon, Virginia
* - Defending ACC Champion
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The Allentown, Pa., native earned the top seed in the heavyweight bracket and will receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing him into the semifinals. Niesenbaum will face the winner of the quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Jacob Slinger of Pittsburgh and No. 5 Brandon Whitman of North Carolina.
Niesenbaum, ranked 17th nationally, finished the regular season with a 24-3 ledger, including wins over both Slinger and Whitman in conference action.
Senior Vincent Baker will compete as the No. 5 seed for the Blue Devils at 197 pounds. Baker will face the No. 4 seed in Michael Battista of Virginia in the first round. This will be the first meeting for the pair this season. Two wins in the tournament will earn the Roswell, Ga., native one of four automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
Duke's remaining wrestlers of Ethan Grimminger, Logan Agin, Jarred Papcsy, Patrick Rowland, Logan Ferrero, Gabe Dinette and Luke Chakonis will all be No. 6 seeds heading into the tournament.
Each weight class champion and runner-up at the 2023 ACC Championship will earn All-ACC recognition. In addition to ACC honors, student-athletes will be vying for berths and seeding in the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 16-18 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ACC has been allotted 33 automatic berths and is hopeful of earning several more at-large selections.
The first round of action during Sunday's Championship kicks off at 11 a.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. The semifinals are set for 1 p.m., followed by the consolation semifinals at 3:30 p.m. and the consolation finals at 5 p.m. Championship matches are slated for 7 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
Tickets are priced at $10 for adults (ages 19 and older; ACC students get in free with school ID) and $7 for youth ages 18 and under. Group sales (15 or more) are priced at $5 each.
Tickets may be purchased online HERE.
ACC Network and ACC Network Extra plan nearly 10 hours of live coverage from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. ACC Network Extra will stream the early and consolations rounds from both Mat 1 and Mat 2, with the 7 p.m. finals set for live linear broadcast on ACC Network.
125 Pounds
1. Jarrett Trombley, NC State
2. Eddie Ventresca, Virginia Tech
3. Jack Wagner, North Carolina
4. Colton Camacho, Pitt
5. Patrick McCormick, Virginia
6. Ethan Grimminger, Duke
133 Pounds
1. Micky Phillippi, Pitt
2. Sam Latona, Virginia Tech
3. Kai Orine, NC State
4. Jace Palmer, North Carolina
5. Marlon Yarbrough II, Virginia
6. Logan Agin, Duke
141 Pounds
1. Cole Matthews, Pitt*
2. Ryan Jack, NC State
3. Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina
4. Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
5. Dylan Cedeno, Virginia
6. Jarred Papcsy, Duke
149 Pounds
1. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech
2. Jackson Arrington, NC State
3. Jarod Verkleeren, Virginia
4. Tyler Badgett, Pitt
5. Zach Sherman, North Carolina
6. Patrick Rowland, Duke
157 Pounds
1. Austin O'Connor, North Carolina
2. Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech
3. Ed Scott, NC State*
4. Dazjon Casto, Pitt
5. Jake Keating, Virginia
6. Logan Ferrero, Duke
165 Pounds
1. Holden Heller, Pitt
2. Justin McCoy, Virginia
3. Matthew Singleton, NC State
4. Connor Brady, Virginia Tech
5. Joey Mazzara, North Carolina
6. Gabe Dinette, Duke
174 Pounds
1. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech*
2. Alex Faison, NC State
3. Luca Augustine, Pitt
4. Michael Goldfeder, North Carolina
5. Victor Marcelli, Virginia
6. OPEN
184 Pounds
1. Trent Hidlay, NC State*
2. Hunter Bolen, Virginia Tech
3. Gavin Kane, North Carolina
4. Neil Antrassian, Virginia
5. Reece Heller, Pitt
6. Luke Chakonis, Duke
197 Pounds
1. Nino Bonaccorsi, Pitt*
2. Andy Smith, Virginia Tech
3. Isaac Trumble, NC State
4. Michael Battista, Virginia
5. Vincent Baker, Duke
6. Max Shaw, North Carolina
285 Pounds
1. Jonah Niesenbaum, Duke
2. Owen Trephan, NC State
3. Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech
4. Jacob Slinger, Pitt
5. Brandon Whitman, North Carolina
6. Ethan Weatherspoon, Virginia
* - Defending ACC Champion
To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
#GoDuke
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