NCAA Division I Brackets Released; 48 PA Natives Qualify

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The overall numbers for Pennsylvania are down in 2015 with 48 qualifiers calling Pennsylvania home compared to 63 last season. Last season 17 of those wrestlers were All-Americans and this season that number also will likely decrease. Nonetheless this is a impressive group of wrestlers with 21 of 48 wrestlers earning seeds.

District 7 leads the PIAA with 12 qualifiers while Bethlehem Catholic has the most qualifiers of any one team with 3 total.

Below is a look at the numbers and qualifiers.

 

Quick Facts:

PIAA Class AA Qualifiers:  15

PIAA Class AAA Qualifiers:  30

Prep Qualifiers:  3

 

Qualifiers by PIAA District:

District 1:  6

District 3:  10

District 4:  3

District 6:  3

District 7:  12

District 9:  1

District 10:  1

District 11:  8

District 12: 1

 

PIAA Teams with most NCAA Qualifiers:

Bethlehem Catholic:  3

Cumberland Valley:  2

Solanco:  2

Plymouth-Whitemarsh:  2

 

2015 NCAA Division I National Brackets

 

125 lbs.

Scott Parker (Lehigh) – Pennridge

Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) – Parkland

Dom Forys (Pittsburgh) – North Allegheny

(11) Jordan Conaway (Penn State) – New Oxford

Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) – Bethlehem Catholic

 

133 lbs.

Connor Schram (Stanford) – Canon-McMillan

(16) Mackenzie McGuire (Kent State) – Upper Saint Clair

(9) A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) – Tyrone Area

Geoff Alexander (Maryland) – Shady Side Academy

Ronnie Perry (Lock Haven) – Solanco

(7) Jimmy Gulibon (Penn State) – Derry Area

(10) Mason Beckman (Lehigh) – Reynolds

 

141 lbs.

(5) Josh Dziewa (Iowa) – Council Rock South

(13) Randy Cruz (Lehigh) – Bethlehem Catholic

Tyler Small (Kent State) – Delone Catholic

Joseph Spisak (Virginia) – Boiling Springs

Tyler Smith (Bucknell) – Franklin Regional

(10) Zach Horan (Central Michigan) – Nazareth Area

(2) Mitchell Port (Edinboro) – Bellefonte Area

 

149 lbs.

(16) Mike Racciato (Pittsburgh) – Pen Agryl Area

Shawn Greevy (Chattanooga) – Cumberland Valley

(12) Zack Beitz (Penn State) – Juniata

Michael DePalma (Kent State) – Jeannette

Josh Kindig (Oklahoma State) – Blue Mountain

Matt Cimato (Drexel) – LaSalle College

Dan Neff (Lock Haven) – Solanco

 

157 lbs.

(12) Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) – Easton Area

(15) Justin Staudenmayer (Brown) – Plymouth-Whitemarsh

 

165 lbs.

Troy Reaghard (Pittsburgh) – West Allegheny

Tristan Warner (Old Dominion) – Cumberland Valley

 

174 lbs.

(8) Tyler Wilps (Pittsburgh) – Chartiers Valley

(3) Mike Evans (Iowa) – Cumberland Valley/Blair Academy

John Staudenmayer (North Carolina) – Plymouth-Whitemarsh

Pete Renda (NC State) – Brandywine Heights Area

 

184 lbs.

Fred Garcia (Lock Haven) – Ringgold

Tom Sleigh (Bucknell) – DuBois Area

(14) Matt McCutcheon (Penn State) – Kiski Area

Kenny Courts (Ohio State) – Central Dauphin

(7) Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) – Lewisburg Area

(10) Lorenzo Thomas (UPenn) – Pittsburgh Central Catholic

Brett Harner (Princeton) – Norristown Area

 

197 lbs.

(16) Elliott Riddick (Lehigh) – Bethlehem Catholic

Zach Nye (Virginia) – East Pennsboro

 

285 lbs.

Ryan Solomon (Pittsburgh) – Milton Area

Spencer Myers (Maryland) – Selinsgrove Area

(14) Joe Stolfi (Buckenll) – Souderton

Brooks Black (Illinois) – Blair Academy

(2) Mike McMullan (Northwestern) – Wyoming Seminary

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