OKLAHOMA CITY – Eleven Oklahoma City men's wrestlers advanced to the NAIA Championships with the
brackets released on Friday.
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The Tournament runs in Wichita from March 5-7.
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Three Stars enter as the top seeds.
Kaden Fetterolf took the top spot at 149 pounds,
John Wiley is seeded first at 157 and
Tate Picklo owns the top seed at 174.
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Cash Donnell is the 11
th seed at 125 and opens with Kane Bryson of Montreat. A win would pit Donnell against Isaac Gibbs of Doane or No. 6 Isaac Hampton of Southern Oregon.
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Vincent Citrano enters as the fourth seed at 133 and he'll square off in the first round against Kai Carson of Eastern Oregon. A winner's bracket match for Citrano would mean facing No. 13 Alex Tabor of Lindsey Wilson or Kipp Cordes of Dakota Wesleyan.
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Jace Province has the task of squaring off against top-seeded Adrian Ayala in the first round at 141. If he gets that win, Province would meet No. 16 Michael Trujillo of Arizona Christian or Conner Kimbrough of Indiana Tech.
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Fetterolf's initial opponent at 149 is Brayden Elkermann of Missouri Baptist. A win would have Fetterolf facing No. 16 JR Downing of Corban or Joshua Zeman of St. Ambrose.
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Wiley meets Willard Sprenger of Bismarck State in the first round with No. 16 Vinnie Abbey of Indiana Tech or Elijah Griffin of Cumberland waiting in the second round. Joining Wiley at 157 is ninth-seeded teammate
Jake Moon, who faces Cole Zoller of Southern Oregon. Moon could face No. 8 Hunter Hobbs of Providence or Jordan Tobias of Hastings in the second round. Wiley and Moon could meet in the third round.
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Jordan Lomeli is seeded 13
th at 165 and meets Graham Kilpper of St. Mary in the first round. Fourth-ranked Jasitin Kubwimana of Campbellsville and Cole Price of Concordia meet and could face Lomeli in the second round. OCU's
Hayden Brown also is in the weight class and opens with third-ranked Zander Ernst of Morningside. Brown, with a win, would face No. 14 Jalen Vladic of Providence or Hayden Santora of Reinhardt in the second round. A Lomeli vs. Brown battle could be a winner-take-all bout in the finals.
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Picklo begins with Jackson Potts of Southern Oregon and could face No. 16 Konlin Weaver of Life or Michael Durham of Indiana Tech in the second round.
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Cole Olguin at 184 pounds begins with No. 3 Tre Morrisette of Life. A win would pit Olguin against No. 14 Jason Bowers of Friends or Kolton Kammeyer of Doane.
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Omari Smith gets No. 13 Tyler Rowland of Cumberland in the first round and would face No. 4 Asher Ruchti of Southern Oregon or Donivon Giangregorio of Dickinson State in the second round with an opening win.
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OCU is ranked fourth with Grand View, Life and Southeastern ranked ahead of the Stars in order.
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