The Chattanooga Mocs wrestling team learned its fate Wednesday with the announcement of the seeds and brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships. This year’s event is March 20-22 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
Blake Boarman (133), Noah Castillo (157) and Sergio Desiante (174) are all making their first appearances in the event. All are on automatic bids with Castillo and Desiante winning their weight classes at the Southern Conference Championships, while Boarman got one of two allocations from one of the league’s strongest events.
Event: NCAA Wrestling Championships
Site: Wells Fargo Center
Location: Philadelphia, Pa.
Dates: March 20-22
Schedule
Prelims | Thursday, March 20 at noon
Prelims and wrestle-backs | Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at noon
Semifinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m.
Consolation finals | Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m.
Championship finals | Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.
Bracket Breakdown
125: Blake Boarman
Seed: 20 | 2024-25 Record: 22-6 | 2024-25 Record vs.
Bracket: 3-6
1st opponent: (13) Tyler Knox, Stanford
1-0 vs Knox | 11-4 dec. in 2024 Southern Scuffle
157: Noah Castillo
Seed: 31 | 2024-25 Record: 16-4 | Record vs. Bracket: 0-2
1st opponent: (2) Meyer Shapiro, Cornell
Former Mocs SoCon Champion Scottie Boykin (2018) is an assistant coach at Cornell.
174: Sergio Desiante
Seed: 17 | 2024-25 Record: 21-2 | Record vs. Bracket: 3-1
1st opponent: (16) Lorenzo Norman, Stanford
Desiante is 8-0 in tournaments this season winning the Southern Scuffle and Southern Conference titles.