Brackets Set for 2023 ODAC Wrestling Championships

WINCHESTER, Va. --- The coaches meeting to set seeds is complete and weigh-ins to confirm wrestlers have concluded, which means we are ready to publish the brackets for the 2023 ODAC Wrestling Championships. The Wilkins Athletic and Events Center at Shenandoah University serves as the host venue for Saturday's all-day affair.

ODAC wrestling caps its first season since 1980 win 70 wrestlers competing for 10 titles at each of the standard collegiate weight classes. In addition to naming an individual champion from each seven or six-person bracket, a team champion will also be named at the conclusion of the event. Early round action will be competed over two mats in Shenandoah's now five-year old Wilkins Center.

Competition begins at 11:00 a.m. ET with first round and consolation matches. The winner's bracket semifinals kickoff at 1:00 p.m. ET, with the consolation semifinals slated for 3:30 p.m. ET. The consolation finals to determine each class's third-place finisher start at 5:00 p.m. ET. The ODAC Championships conclude with each weight class's title-determining championship at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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Let's have a look at each weight class bracket. Click the thumbnails below to see an expanded version.

125 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Riley Parker (W&L) vs. Elliot Rivera (SU)
 - JaJuan Givens (GB) vs. Adrian Samano (FC)
 - Mac Cafurello (RC) vs. Jaden Nelson (SVU)
 - Bye: Mason Barrett (AU)

Rank 'em
Washington and Lee's Riley Parker and Averett's Mason Barrett are both ranked natioanlly by the NWCA. Parker is slotted 11th in the country and first in the Southeast Region, while is rated 13th in Division III and fourth in the region.
  165 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Bye: Harrison Kelly (W&L)
 - Jacob Cherry (RC) vs. Elijah Martin (FC)
 - Anthony Taylor (AU) vs. Jalen Cornelius (SU)
 - Luke Gregory (GB) vs. Morgan Peterson (SVU)

Rank 'em
Two ODAC wrestlers are ranked at 165 pounds, but only one will be competing at the conference championships. Southern Virginia's Morgan Peterson is rated fourth in the Southeast Region by the NWCA.
         
133 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Bye: David Rubin (W&L)
 - Ivan Benitz (GB) vs. Rubyn Semedo (FC)
 - Corey Messick (RC) vs. Daniel Porter (AU)
 - Francisco Ramirez (SVU) vs. Sean Rinebolt (SU)

Rank 'em
No competing ODAC wrestlers in this weight class are ranked by the NWCA.
  174 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Alex Turley (AU) vs. Mateo Villalobos (FC)
 - Bye: Kyle Lee (RC)
 - Mark Troni (W&L) vs. Tyson Hoopes (SVU)
 - Bye: Dylan Weaver (SU)

Rank 'em
Two more ODAC wrestlers at 174 pounds appear in the NWCA Southeast Region rankings. Averett's Alex Turley, an All-American two seasons ago, is slotted fourth in the region table. Shenandoah's Dylan Weaver, a three-time event champion this season, is ranked fifth.
         
141 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Bye: Josh Wilson (GB)
 - Sawyer Ferry (SVU) vs. Levi Englman (FC)
 - Bye: Dustin Smith (RC)
 - Wyatt Parker (AU) vs. Evan Lindner (W&L)

Rank 'em
Greensboro's Josh Wilson leads the charge in this weight class as the sixth-ranked wrestler in the country and second in the Southeast Region. Ferrum's Levi Englman, a former All-American like GB's Wilson, is ranked fifth in the region.
  184 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Mahlic Sallah (RC) vs. Ikia Garcia (SVU)
 - Ethan Fragoso (FC) vs. Hunter Thompson (SU)
 - Khalil Belk (GB) vs. Jak Krouse (W&L)
 - Bye: Khalil Mitchell

Rank 'em
Three ODAC wrestlers are ranked in the Southeast Region by the NWCA at 184 pounds with two slated to compete at the ODAC Championships. Roanoke's Mahlic Sallah not only tops the region chart, but he is ranked #7 in Division III. Averett's Khalil Mitchell is making the most of his first competitive season as the fifth-ranked wrestler in the region.
         
149 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Hai Siu (AU) vs. Nick Young (RC)
 - Bye: Colin Bridges (W&L)
 - Bye: Christian Johnson-Hunte (SU)
 - Jonathan Ward (FC) vs. Elijah Blackwell (SVU)

Rank 'em
A former NCAA Tournament qualifier from his time at Greensboro College, Averett's Hai Siu is ranked second in the Southeast Region by the NWCA.
  197 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - John Ryan Sedovy (W&L) vs. Sheldon Davis (AU)
 - Bye: Dylan Wiegert (SU)
 - Jaden Markus (SVU) vs. Wyatt Sage (RC)
 - Bye: Braden Homsey (FC)

Rank 'em
Washington and Lee's John Ryan Sedovy is the one ODAC wrestler ranked at 197 pounds. He appears sixth in the Southeast Region table.
         
157 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Ryan Luth (W&L) vs. David Miller (GB)
 - Weston Hirshi (SVU) vs. Christian Hite (FC)
 - Zane Cox (RC) vs. Cameron Hatchett (SU)
 - Bye: Jesse Alvarado (AU)

Rank 'em
Washington and Lee's Ryan Luth and Averett's Jesse Alvarado appear back-to-back in both the NWCA national and Southeast Region rankings. Luth, a former First Team All-American, is ranked fifth in the country and first in the region, while first-year competitor Alvarado is #6 in the nation and #2 in the southeast.
  285 LBS
First Round Matchups
 - Rayshawn Dixon (FC) vs. Connor Bartlett (SU)
 - Jackson Shumate (RC) vs. Jamar Christian (AU)
 - Matt Majoy (W&L) vs. Porter Trapp (SVU)
 - Bye: Brandon Williams (GB)

Rank 'em
Ferrum's Rayshawn Dixon joins W&L's Ryan Luth (157 lbs.) as the highest rated wrestlers in the conference. Dixon is ranked fifth overall in Division III and second in the Southeast Region. Greensboro's Brandon Williams joins Dixon in the region rankings in the #5 position.