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Seeding Announced For ACC Wrestling Championships
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March 1, 2016
Championship Brackets | Tickets | Championship Information
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The seeds and brackets for the 2016 ACC Championships were announced Wednesday following a vote of the league’s coaches. The event will be held Sunday (March 6) at John Paul Jones Arena.
The brackets and seedings are subject to change until 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The championships begin at 11 a.m., with gates to the John Paul Jones Arena opening at 10 a.m. Each match of the championships will be broadcast online via ESPN3.
George DiCamillo (Highland Heights, Ohio) is the top seed at 133 pounds. Ranked No. 6 nationally by InterMat, DiCamillo went 4-0 in ACC duals and looks to earn his third conference championship. He won the ACC Championship at 133 pounds in 2013 and 2015.
The championships serve as the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championships. The ACC has been allotted 29 automatic qualifiers; the breakdown by weight class: 125: 4, 133: 3, 141: 4, 149: 2, 157: 3, 165: 5, 174: 2, 184: 3, 197: 5, 285: 3. To earn the automatic qualifier, each wrestler must finish a certain place or higher at the conference championships (e.g., place in top four at 125 pounds).
Tickets for the one-day championship are on sale now. Tickets $10 for adults and $5 for senior citizens. Children age 18 or younger and all students with a valid ID from an ACC member institution will receive free admission. Tickets for the event can be ordered online at VirginiaSports.com, by phone at 1-800-542-8821 or in person at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall.
2016 ACC Wrestling Championship Schedule
Sunday, March 6, 2016
John Paul Jones Arena, University of Virginia
10 a.m. – Doors Open
11 a.m. – First Round Matches
1 p.m. – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. – Consolation Semifinals
5:00 p.m. – Consolation Finals
7:00 p.m. – Finals
Virginia Probable Lineup/Seeds (Record)
125 – No. 4 Nick Herrmann (12-7)
133 – No. 1 George DiCamillo (25-3)
141 – No. 6 Justin Van Hoose (1-0)
149 – No. 5 Chris Yankowich (11-10)
157 – No. 3 Andrew Atkinson (23-7)
165 – No. 6 Garrett Peppelman (16-11)
174 – No. 5 Tyler Askey (12-12)
184 – No. 4 Will Schany (9-11)
197 – No. 3 Zach Nye (22-8)
285 – No. 4 Patrick Gillen (15-11)