Southern Scuffle: College Wrestling Seeds Announced

Led by Oklahoma State's three No.1 seeds, the top 12 seeds in 10 weight classes have been announced for the 2015 Defense Soap & Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle here at McKenzie Arena., Jan. 1-2.

The Cowboy' top seeds are NCAA Champion Alex Dieringer at 165, NCAA runner-up Josh Kindig is atop to the 149 bracket, while fourth-ranked Austin Marsden is No. 1 at heavyweight.

Cornell has a pair of top seeds in defending Scuffle champs in Nahshon Garrett at 125 and Gabe Dean at 184.  Garrett was an NCAA finalist last season, while Dean was an All-American. 

Missouri’s returning NCAA Champ J’Den Cox is No. 1 at 197 while the Tigers’ Lavion Mayes is No. 1 at 141.  Nebraska’s three-time All-American James Green leads the way at 157.  The Huskers’ top-ranked Robert Kokesh is No. 1 at 174.  Penn State is represented by last year’s Scuffle finalist Jimmy Gulibon at 133.

“When you look at the depth of this tournament, it shows why it is one of the best events in wrestling,” stated UTC head coach Heath Eslinger.  “Anytime you have All-Americans filling in the No. 3, four and five spots, you know it is a deep tournament.”

UTC Seeds: The host Mocs have four seeded in the tournament.  Senior Sean Boyle is No. 11 at 125 and Senior Nick Soto is No. 6 at 133.  Soto finished fourth at 133 last season and was second as a freshman in 2012.  Senior Shawn Greevy is No. 12 at 149, while junior John Lampe is No. 12 at 184. 

“This tournament is a lot like nationals where being seeded puts you in a good position,” stated Eslinger.  “Soto and Boyle have been ranked all season, while Greevy and Lampe are coming  off some strong results in recent weeks.”

The 2015 Defense Soap and Flips Wrestling Southern Scuffle takes place at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Jan. 1-2.  For tickets, local attractions and hotel information, visit TheSouthernScuffle.com.

Flowrestling and Trackwrestling provide complete coverage of the event through live video and live scoring.  Links for both are on TheSouthernScuffle.com.

Ticket Info: Gates open at 8 a.m. (E.S.T.) and wrestling starts each day at 9:00 a.m.  Tickets are on sale now on GoMocs.com, or by calling the UTC Ticket Office at McKenzie Arena at (423) 266-MOCS (6627)

Once again, the official hashtag of the Southern Scuffle is #LetsScuffle.  Last year, the tournament trended nationally on social media.  Be sure to use the #LetsScuffle hashtag when tweeting about the 2015 tournament. 
 
125
1. Nahshon Garrett- Cornell
2. Alan Waters- Missouri
3. Jordan Conaway- Penn State
4. Tyler Cox- Wyoming
5. Darian Cruz- Lehigh
6. Eddie Klimara- Oklahoma State
7. Evan Silver- Stanford
8. Trey Andrews- Northern Colorado
9. Tim Lambert- Nebraska
10. Max Soria- Buffalo
11. Sean Boyle- Chattanooga
12. Dalton Macri- Unattached

133
1. Jimmy Gulibon- Penn State
2. Mason Beckman- Lehigh
3. Rossi Bruno- Michigan
4. George DiCamillo- Virginia
5. Earl Hall- Iowa State
6. Nick Soto- Chattanooga
7. Mark Grey- Cornell
8. Mackenzie McGuire- Kent State
9. Kevin Devoy- Drexel
10. Matt Manley- Missouri
11. Troy Heilmann- North Carolina
12. Gary Wayne Harding- Oklahoma State

141
1. Lavion Mayes- Missouri
2. Zach Horan- Central Michigan
3. Geo Martinez- Boise State
4. Joe Spisak- Virginia
5. Joey Ward- North Carolina
6. Anthony Abidin- Nebraska
7. Randy Cruz- Lehigh
8. Dean Heil- Oklahoma State
9. Tyler Small- Kent State
10. Dante Rodriguez- Iowa State
11. David Pearce- Drexel
12. Brandon Gambucci- Duke

149
1. Josh Kindig- Oklahoma State
2. Drake Houdashelt- Missouri
3. Dyllan Cottrell- Appalachian State
4. Gus Sako- Virginia
5. Alec Pantelo- Michigan
6. Gabe Moreno- Iowa State
7. Edgar Bright - Pittsburgh
8. Zach Beitz- Penn State
9. Michael DePalma- Kent State
10. Luke Frey- Penn State
11. Mike Racciato- Pittsburgh
12. Shawn Greevy - Chattanooga

157
1. James Green- Nebraska
2. Ian Miller- Kent State
3. Brian Realbuto- Cornell
4. Mitch Minotti- Lehigh
5. Dylan Alton- Penn State
6. Joseph LaValle- Missouri
7. Russell Parson- Army
8. Anthony Collica- Oklahoma State
9. Steven Hernandez- Boise State
10. Brian Murphy- Michigan
11. Tommy Gantt- North Carolina State
12. Immanuel Kerr-Brown- Duke

165
1. Alex Dieringer- Oklahoma State
2. Nick Sulzer- Virginia
3. Dylan Palacio- Cornell
4. Jim Wilson- Stanford
5. Peyton Walsh- Navy
6. Mike England- Missouri
7. Austin Trott- Gardner Webb
8. Austin Wilson- Nebraska
9. Dakota Friesth- Wyoming
10. Chandler Smith- Army
11. Elton Ramos- North Carolina
12. Chandler Rogers- Oklahoma State

174
1. Robert Kokesh- Nebraska
2. Matt Brown- Penn State
3. Tyler Wilps- Pittsburgh
4. Tanner Weatherman- Iowa State
5. John Eblen- Missouri
6. Andy McCulley- Wyoming
7. Jordan Rogers- Oklahoma State
8. Keaton Subjeck- Stanford
9. Brian Crutchmer- Oklahoma State
10. John Staudenmayer- North Carolina
11. Bo NIckal- Penn State
12. George Pickett- Cornell

184
1. Gabe Dean- Cornell
2. Max Thomusseit- Pittsburgh
3. Nate Brown- Lehigh
4. Willie Miklus- Missouri
5. Nolan Boyd- Oklahoma State
6. Matt McCutcheon- Penn State
7. Ben Stroh- Wyoming
8. Dominic Abounader- Michigan
9. Timothy Dudley- Nebraska
10. Jacob Kasper- Duke
11. James Suvak- Virginia
12. John Lampe - Chattanooga

197
1. J'Den Cox- Missouri
2. Kyven Gadson- Iowa State
3. Conner Hartmann- Duke
4. Morgan McIntosh- Penn State
5. Max Huntley- Michigan
6. Nick Bonaccorsi- Pittsburgh
7. Elliot RIddick- Lehigh
8. Shane Woods- Wyoming
9. Zach Nye- Virginia
10. Jace Bennett- Cornell
11. Bryce Barnes- Army
12. Cole Baxter- Kent State

285
1. Austin Marsden- Oklahoma State
2. James Lawson- Penn State
3. Adam Coon- Michigan
4. Denzel Dejournette- Appalachian State
5. Riley Shaw- Cleveland State
6. Jon Gingrich- Penn State
7. Devin Mellon- Missouri
8. Collin Jensen- Nebraska
9. Nathan Butler- Stanford
10. Josh Marchok- Stanford
11. Tanner Harms- Wyoming
12. Ethan Hayes- Virginia