March 2, 2010

Notes and Results

Championship Central

ATHENS, Ohio- Ohio Wrestling looks to take its successful 2009-10 season to new heights this weekend as the team travels to the campus of Central Michigan University for the Mid-American Conference Championships. The Bobcats (12-5, 3-2 MAC) finished third in the regular-season conference standings, behind No. 6 Central Michigan and No. 19 Kent State. Ohio has been paced by a consistent group of seven wrestlers that have achieved 20 victories or more this season.

According to a March 2 release from the MAC office, the conference has been allocated 22 automatic bids for the 2010 NCAA tournament in Omaha, Nebraska. The MAC has been awarded four automatic bids at the 133-pound weight class and three each at 149, 184 and 197 pounds. Two automatic bids have been granted at 165, 174 and heavyweight, and one each at 125, 141 and 157 pounds.

Ohio leads the conference in all-time championships with 15. Central Michigan is currently in second (13) and Kent State is in third place with ten.

Sixteen wrestlers in the MAC are currently highlighted in the latest InterMat rankings. The weight classes and rankings are broken down below:

125 Pounds

No. 8: Matt Steintrager (Central Michigan)

133 Pounds

No. 7: Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan)

No. 8: Danny Mitcheff (Kent State)

No. 18: Kevin Smith (Buffalo)

141 Pounds

No. 18: Germane Lindsey (Ohio)

149 Pounds

No. 12: Matt Cathell (Kent State)

No. 13: Tony D’Alie (Central Michigan)

No. 19: Desi Green (Buffalo)

157 Pounds

No. 14: Steve Brown (Central Michigan)

165 Pounds

No. 20: Tyler Grayson (Central Michigan)

174 Pounds

No. 9: Ben Bennett (Central Michigan)

184 Pounds

No. 5: Dustin Kilgore (Kent State)

No. 14: Mike Miller (Central Michigan)

No. 17: Nick Purdue (Ohio)

197 Pounds

No. 19: Erik Schuth (Ohio)

Heavyweight

No. 4: Jarod Trice (Central Michigan)

Competitions will begin on Saturday, with the full schedule as follows:

Saturday, March 6
9 a.m. – Open mats
10:45 a.m. – Skin check
11 a.m. – Weigh-in
Noon – Doors open to public
12:55 p.m. – National anthem
1 p.m. – First round commences
3 p.m. – Second round commences
5 p.m. – Consolation round commences
6 p.m. – Ticket sales end
7-9 p.m. – Open mats

Sunday, March 7
7 a.m. – Open mats
8:45 a.m. – Skin check
9 a.m. – Weigh-in
9 a.m. – Doors open to public
9:55 a.m. – National anthem
10 a.m. – Fifth/sixth place matches
11 a.m. – Championship and consolation finals
2 p.m. – Ticket sales end

Full recaps of each day will be available on OhioBobcats.com.