BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Six Campbell wrestlers learned their seedings, as the NCAA announced the brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships Wednesday night.

The event will be held March 21-23 in Kansas City, Mo. at the T-Mobile Center.  

Domenic Zaccone is the 22 seed at 133 pounds. He is matched up against No. 11 seed Zeth Romney (POLY). Zaccone finished the season 24-8 and finished in second place at the SoCon Championships this past Saturday.

At 165 pounds, Dom Baker is the No. 26 seed. He is paired with No. 7 Izzak Olejnik from Oklahoma State. Baker has a 19-7 record this season, finishing second at the SoCon Championships.

Austin Murphy is the 11-seed at 174 pounds after winning the SoCon Championship. He finished the season with a 22-6 record, highlighted by a sixth-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational. He will face No. 22 Peyton Mocco of Missouri in the opening round.

Caleb Hopkins received an at-large bid to the tournament at 184 pounds, and he will be the No. 28 seed. He will go up against Lenny Pinto (No. 5 seed) from Nebraska. Each wrestler won 22 matches this season. When the two wrestled in early November, Pinto recorded a 6-5 decision victory.

At 197 pounds, Levi Hopkins (27-6) finds himself as the 13-seed. He secured the SoCon Championship with three pins on Saturday. He's matched up against No. 20 Evan Bockman from Utah Valley University. Hopkins was third in the country this year with 13 pins.

Taye Ghadiali is the highest-seeded Campbell wrestler at the event at No. 7. Ghadiali finished the season 32-3, the most victories in the country, and he placed third at the Las Vegas Invitational earlier this year. He's matched up against the No. 26 seed, Virgina Tech's Hunter Catka.

In addition to these six student-athletes, Anthony Molton was named as the first alternate at 125 pounds.

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Head Coach Scotti Sentes

"The bracket release is another sign that the NCAA Championships is nearly here. We are not focused on where any of our guys are in the bracket, we are focused on getting everyone prepared. The team has been battling hard in the room, and I expect them to do the same thing next week. It should be a fun weekend."
 

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