SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has released the seeds for the 2022 SoCon Wrestling Championship, and regular-season champion App State has a top-two seed at the first seven weight classes.
The championship is set to take place Saturday, March 5, at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone. Eight squads will compete for the 2022 SoCon title, with 15 individual NCAA allocations available for automatic bids to the NCAA Championships. Bellarmine will not compete as it completes its transition to Division I Wrestling.
App State's top seeds are
Jonathan Millner (149 pounds) and
Thomas Flitz (174).
Cody Bond (seeded No. 2 at 157 pounds) and The Citadel's Dazjon Casto, who has a higher national ranking in the same weight class, both went unbeaten in SoCon duals this season, as the Mountaineers and Bulldogs were unable to reschedule a postponed dual. App State's other No. 2 seeds are
Caleb Smith (125),
Codi Russell (133),
Heath Gonyer (141) and
Will Formato (165).
Michael Burchell is seeded third in the heavyweight division,
Barrett Blakely is No. 4 at 184 and true freshman
Wyatt Miller is No. 6 at 197.
125 (2 NCAA allocations)
#1 Fabian Gutierrez, Chattanooga
#2
Caleb Smith, App State
#3 Korbin Meink, Campbell
#4 Aedyn Concepcion, Gardner-Webb
#5 Malik Hardy, The Citadel
#6 Bernardino Gomez, Presbyterian
#7 Cameron Chicella, VMI
#8 Hale Robinson, Davidson
133 (2 NCAA allocations)
#1 Brayden Palmer, Chattanooga
#2
Codi Russell, App State
#3 Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb
#4 Kyle Gorant, Davidson
#5 Domenic Zaccone, Campbell
#6 Jake Rotunda, The Citadel
#7 Dominic Chavez, Presbyterian
#8 Patrick Maglathlin, VMI
141 (1 NCAA allocation)
#1 Shannon Hanna, Campbell
#2
Heath Gonyer, App State
#3 Trevon Majette, Gardner-Webb
#4 Franco Valdes, Chattanooga
#5 Nick Cambria, Davidson
#6 Freddy Junko, VMI
#7 Jackson Bradford, The Citadel
#8 Khalid Brinkley, Presbyterian
149 (2 NCAA allocations)
#1
Jonathan Millner, App State
#2 Josh Heil, Campbell
#3 Noah Castillo, Chattanooga
#4 Gavin Demasco, Davidson
#5 Brandon Bright, Gardner-Webb
#6 Reid Stewart, Presbyterian
#7 Ethan Willis, The Citadel
#8 Luke Fegley, VMI
157 (1 NCAA allocation)
#1 Dazjon Casto, The Citadel
#2
Cody Bond, App State
#3 Jojo Aragona, Campbell
#4 Lincoln Heck, Chattanooga
#5 Bryce Sanderlin, Davidson
#6 Seth Fillers, VMI
#7 Taylor Parks, Gardner-Webb
#8 Michael Ramirez, Presbyterian
165 (2 NCAA allocations)
#1 Drew Nicholson, Chattanooga
#2
Will Formato, App State
#3 RJ Mosley, Gardner-Webb
#4 Selwyn Porter, The Citadel
#5 Blake Showers, VMI
#6 Troy Nation, Campbell
#7 Jaden Hardrick, Davidson
#8 Logan Spell, Presbyterian
174 (1 NCAA allocation)
#1
Thomas Flitz, App State
#2 Austin Murphy, Campbell
#3 Carial Tarter, Chattanooga
#4 Evan Schenk, Gardner-Webb
#5 Jon Hoover, VMI
#6 Ben Haubert, The Citadel
#7 Mason Watkins, Presbyterian
#8 Lachlan Rosato, Davidson
184 (1 NCAA allocation)
#1 Caleb Hopkins, Campbell
#2 Thomas Sell, Chattanooga
#3 Jha'Quan Anderson, Gardner-Webb
#4
Barrett Blakely, App State
#5 Gavin Henry, Davidson
#6 Cole Burke, The Citadel
#7 David Bertrand, Presbyterian
#8 Joel Diaz, VMI
197 (1 NCAA allocation)
#1 Chris Kober, Campbell
#2 Matthew Waddell, Chattanooga
#3 Tyler Mousaw, VMI
#4 Anthony Perrine, Gardner-Webb
#5 Finlay Holston, Davidson
#6
Wyatt Miller, App State
#7 Ben Stemmet, The Citadel
#8 Aiden Jean, Presbyterian
285 (2 NCAA allocations)
#1 Taye Ghadiali, Campbell
#2 Michael McAleavey, The Citadel
#3
Michael Burchell, App State
#4 Mitchell Trigg, Davidson
#5 Peyton McComas, Gardner-Webb
#6 Matthias Ervin, Chattanooga
#7 Josh Evans, VMI
#8 Airin Spell, Presbyterian
