(This story was originally posted March 12 but has since been updated to reflect NCAA Championship seedings and brackets)
TEMPE, Ariz. – Eight are set to represent the Sun Devils at NCAA Wrestling Championships at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City from March 21-23, as the NCAA released official seedings and brackets on Wednesday evening with four Sun Devils earning top-10 seeds.
In addition to the seven who punched their tickets at the Pac-12 Championships, 184-pounder Tony Negron rounds out the list of Sun Devils, as he received an at-large bid.
Negron joins teammates Richard Figueroa (125), Julian Chlebove (133), Jesse Vasquez (141), Kyle Parco (149), Jacori Teemer (157), Cael Valencia (174) and Cohlton Schultz (HWT) in search of the second team title in school history.
OFFICIAL SEEDINGS/BRACKETS
125 | #8 Richard Figueroa vs. Ethan Berginc (Army)
133 | #24 Julian Chlebove vs. Dominic Serrano (Northern Colorado)
141 | #14 Jesse Vasquez vs. Malyke Hines (Lehigh)
149 | #2 Kyle Parco vs. Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh)
157 | #2 Jacori Teemer vs. Matty Bianchi (Little Rock)
174 | #33 Cael Valencia vs. Brody Baumann (Purdue)
184 | #31 Tony Negron vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)
HWT | #4 Cohlton vs. Nash Hutmacher (Nebraska)
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— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) March 12, 2024
Key wins:
? Jack Darrah (Stanford/Dec 3-0 & Dec 6-3)
? Chase Kranitz (Buffalo/Dec 2-1)
? NCAA qualifier Jaden Bullock (Michigan/Dec 4-1)
? NCAA qualifier Gavin Kane (North Carolina/Dec 6-4)
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RECAPPING THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Titles won: Richard Figueroa (125), Jesse Vasquez (141), Kyle Parco (149), Jacori Teemer (157) and Cohlton Schultz (HWT)
Top-three: Julian Chlebove (2nd/133), Cael Valencia (3rd/174) and Tony Negron (2nd/184)
Team standings: Arizona State (137.5), Little Rock (114.5), Oregon State (109), Stanford (101.5), Cal Poly (96.5), CSU Bakersfield (38)
SUN DEVIL WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS (12 TITLES WON BY NINE INDIVIDUALS)
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2019)
Zahid Valencia, 174 (2018)
Anthony Robles, 125 (2011)
Bubba Jenkins, 157 (2011)
Eric Larkin, 149 (2003)
Markus Mollica, 167 (1995)
Markus Mollica, 158 (1993)
Ray Miller, 167 (1993)
Dan St. John, 167 (1990)
Dan St. John, 158 (1989)
Eddie Urbano, 150 (1985)
Curley Culp, HWT (1967)
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils as they head to the NCAA Championships via @ASUWrestling and @sundevilwrestling1962.
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— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) March 11, 2024
AT A GLANCE
The Arizona State wrestling team is one of the most decorated programs in the west as the Sun Devils have captured 24 conference titles in their over 50-year history, including 22 Pac-10/12 and two Western Athletic Conference crowns.
Since joining the Pac-10/12 Conference in time for the 1978- 79 season, the Sun Devils have been one of the most dominant member institutions, claiming half of the titles. The only West-coast school to have won the NCAA Championships, the Sun Devils have accumulated over 120 individual Pac-10/12 titles and 28 WAC crowns (Over 140 total titles in program history).