Pre-Seeds and Brackets Set for the 2024 ACC Wrestling ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the pre-seeds and brackets for the 2024 ACC Wrestling Championship, which will be held this Sunday, March 10, at Carmichael Arena on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
NC State, the 2024 ACC regular-season dual meet champion and five-time defending ACC champion, leads with five No. 1 seeds in their respective weight class brackets, including defending champions Kai Orine at 133 pounds and Owen Trephan at 285 pounds. NC State’s Trent Hidlay, the three-time defending champion at 184 pounds, earned the No. 1 seed at 197 pounds this year, while fellow three-time champion Mekhi Lewis (2019 - 165 pounds; 2022 and 2023 – 174 pounds) garnered the top seed at 174 pounds.
Two-time defending champion Cole Matthews of Pitt (141) and 2023 champion Caleb Henson of Virginia Tech (149) received the No. 1 seed at their respective weight classes, while two-time champion Jakob Camacho of NC State (2020 and 2022) received the No. 1 seed at 125 pounds.
The defending 165-pound champion Justin McCoy of Virginia is the No. 2 seed in the 174-pound weight class, moving up a weight class this season, while Sam Latona of Virginia Tech, the 2021 ACC Champion at 125 pounds, received the No. 3 seed at 133 pounds. Fellow 2022 champion Ed Scott of NC State (157) is the No. 2 seed in his weight class for this year’s championship.
ACC pre-seeds for this year’s tournament were generated by WrestleStat.com and the six head coaches’ votes.
Complete 2024 ACC Wrestling Brackets may be found at https://theacc.co/24wrestbrackets.
Each weight class champion and runner-up at the 2024 ACC Championship will earn All-ACC recognition. In addition to ACC honors, student-athletes will be vying for berths and seeding in the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships, which will be held March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The ACC has been allotted 28 automatic berths and is hopeful of earning several more at-large selections.
NC State finished the regular season ranked No. 7 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, with Virginia Tech at No. 13 and Pitt at No. 23. North Carolina received votes.
NC State won the 2024 ACC Regular-Season Dual Meet Championship, going undefeated at 5-0 in ACC duals. It was the sixth regular-season championship title in the last seven years for the Wolfpack.
Tickets are now on sale for Sunday’s all-day championship. All seats are general admission and priced at $10. Tickets can be purchased online at theacc.com/tickets. Children 2 years of age or younger are free as are students from ACC institutions with a valid school ID. For more information about the championship visit: https://theacc.com/feature/wrestling-championship.
First-round action kicks off Sunday’s Championship at 11 a.m. 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 begin at 7 p.m., followed by the awards presentation.
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 on two separate streams, with the 7 p.m. finals set for a live linear broadcast on ACC Network. ACC wrestling play-by-play veteran Shawn Kenney and 2011 NCAA Champion Anthony Robles will call the action on ACC Network and ACC Network Extra. The watch links for all rounds are listed below.
Pre-seeds for the 2024 ACC Wrestling Championship are listed below. Entries are subject to change until noon on Saturday.
125 Pounds
1. Jakob Camacho, NC State
2. Cooper Flynn, Virginia Tech
3. Spencer Moore, North Carolina
4. Kyle Montaperto, Virginia
5. Logan Agin, Duke
6. Colton Camacho, Pitt
133 Pounds
1. Kai Orine, NC State *
2. Marlon Yarbrough II, Virginia
3. Sam Latona, Virginia Tech
4. Vincent Santaniello, Pitt
5. Jace Palmer, North Carolina
6. Raymond Adams, Duke
141 Pounds
1. Cole Matthews, Pitt *
2. Ryan Jack, NC State
3. Tom Crook, Virginia Tech
4. Lachlan McNeil, North Carolina
5. Jack Gioffre, Virginia
6. Christian Colman, Duke
149 Pounds
1. Caleb Henson, Virginia Tech *
2. Jackson Arrington, NC State
3. Jayden Scott, North Carolina
4. Finn Solomon, Pitt
5. Michael Gioffre, Virginia
6. Jarred Papcsy, Duke
157 Pounds
1. Sonny Santiago, North Carolina
2. Ed Scott, NC State
3. Bryce Andonian, Virginia Tech
4. Jared Keslar, Pitt
5. Dylan Cedeno, Virginia
6. Logan Ferrero, Duke
165 Pounds
1. Derek Fields, NC State
2. Holden Heller, Pitt
3. Connor Brady, Virginia Tech
4. Nick Hamilton, Virginia
5. Isaias Estrada, North Carolina
6. Gaetano Console, Duke
174 Pounds
1. Mekhi Lewis, Virginia Tech *
2. Justin McCoy, Virginia * (at 165 pounds)
3. Tyler Eischens, North Carolina
4. Alex Faison, NC State
5. Luca Augustine, Pitt
6. Jake Wimmer, Duke
184 Pounds
1. Thomas Stewart, Jr., Virginia Tech
2. Reece Heller, Pitt
3. Dylan Fishback, NC State
4. Gavin Kane, North Carolina
5. Ethan Weatherspoon, Virginia
6. Conor Becker, Duke
197 Pounds
1. Trent Hidlay, NC State * (at 184 pounds)
2. Andy Smith, Virginia Tech
3. Max Shaw, North Carolina
4. Mac Stout, Pitt
5. Krystian Kinsey, Virginia
6. Kwasi Bonsu, Duke
285 Pounds
1. Owen Trephan, NC State *
2. Hunter Catka, Virginia Tech
3. Ryan Catka, Virginia
4. Dayton Pitzer, Pitt
5. Connor Barket, Duke
6. Cade Lautt, North Carolina
* - Defending ACC champion
ACC Brackets
https://theacc.co/24wrestbrackets
Live Results
https://theacc.co/24wrestlivestats
Watch Links
ACC Network Extra – beginning at 11 a.m.
(First round, Semifinals, Consolation Semifinals, Consolation Finals)
11 a.m.
Mat 1: ACC Wrestling Championship (First Round - Mat 1) | ACCNX
Mat 2: ACC Wrestling Championship (First Round - Mat 2) | ACCNX
1 p.m.
Mat 1: ACC Wrestling Championships (Semifinals - Mat 1) | ACCNX
Mat 2: ACC Wrestling Championships (Semifinals - Mat 2) | ACCNX
3:30 p.m.
Mat 1: ACC Wrestling Championship - Consolation Semifinals (Mat 1) | ACCNX
Mat 2: ACC Wrestling Championship - Consolation Semifinals (Mat 2) | ACCNX
5 p.m.
Mat 1: ACC Wrestling Championships - Consolation Finals (Mat 1) | ACCNX
Mat 2: ACC Wrestling Championships - Consolation (Mat 2) | ACCNX
ACC Network – 7 p.m.
Championship
ACC Wrestling Championship | ACC Network
