The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletic Communications
A general view as wrestlers warm up on eight mats during a practice session before the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2024
NCAA Wrestling Championship Brackets Announced
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Iowa State will send nine wrestlers to the NCAA Championships next weekend, held in Kansas City, Mo. at the T-Mobile Center. On Wednesday, the NCAA announced the seeds and brackets for each of the 10 weight classes.
Find full brackets here.
This marks the fourth time under head coach Kevin Dresser that nine Cyclones have qualified for the national tournament and ISU’s sixth consecutive season with at least eight qualifiers. Iowa State is one of 12 teams nationally sending nine-plus wrestlers to the tournament.
Five Cyclones received a top-10 seed in their weight class, highlighted by No. 2 Yonger Bastida at heavyweight, while 7-of-9 ISU qualifiers were given a top-15 spot. David Carr is the No. 4 seed at 165 pounds while Anthony Echemendia was given a No. 5 seed.
Evan Frost (133) and Casey Swiderski (149) are both No. 8 seeds in their respective weight classes.
Rounding out the Cyclone seeds are No. 14 Cody Chittum (157), No. 15 MJ Gaitan (174), No. 17 Will Feldkamp (184) and No. 24 Kysen Terukina (125).
The NCAA Championships are set to begin Thursday, March 21, and will be wrestled through March 23. Morning sessions will be on ESPNU, while the evening sessions will be on ESPN. All eight mats, as well as a MatCast, will have individual streams available on ESPN+.
Iowa State First Round Matches
125: No. 24 Kysen Terukina vs. No. 9 Patrick McKee (MINN)
133: No. 8 Evan Frost vs. No. 25 Braden Basile (ARMY)
141: No. 5 Anthony Echemendia vs. No. 28 Jordan Hamdan (MSU)
149: No. 8 Casey Swiderski vs. No. 25 Matthew Williams (ARMY)
157: No. 14 Cody Chittum vs. No. 19 Tommy Askey (APP)
165: No. 4 David Carr vs. No. 29 Evan Maag (GMU)
174: No. 15 MJ Gaitan vs. No. 18 Benjamin Pasiuk (ARMY)
184: No. 17 Will Feldkamp vs. No. 16 Nate Dugan (PRIN)
285: No. 2 Yonger Bastida vs. No. 31 Bennett Tabor (MINN)
NCAA Championships Schedule
March 21 – 11 a.m. – Session I – 1st Round – ESPNU
March 21 – 6 p.m. – Session II – 2nd Round – ESPN
March 22 – 11 a.m. – Session III – Quarterfinals – ESPNU
March 22 – 7 p.m. – Session IV – Semifinals – ESPN
March 23 – 10 a.m. – Session V – Medal Matches – ESPNU
March 23 – 6 p.m. – Session VI – Finals – ESPN
*All times listed are central
