Fourteen ACC Wrestlers Earn Bids to the 2007 NCAA Championships
Five garner top 12 seeds in their respective weight classes.



March 12, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The NCAA announced its brackets for the 77th Annual Division I Wrestling Championships on Monday, March 12. The championships will take place March 15-17 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. The University of Michigan and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission are the hosts.

Below is the schedule of the opening matches for the Atlantic Coast Conference's 14 student-athletes - the 10 ACC weight-class champions who were automatic qualifiers and the league's four wild card selections.

Five ACC wrestlers earned seedings (top 12) in their respective weight classes. NC State's Jainor Palma garnered the highest seed in the league, entering the championship as the #8 seed in the heavyweight class. North Carolina's Evan Sola claimed the #10 seed at the 133 weight class. Fellow Tar Heel Spencer Nadolsky earned the #11 seed at heavyweight. Mike Letts of Maryland (174) and Rocco Caponi of Virginia (184) garnered a #12 seed in their respective weight classes.

Opening Matches for ACC Wrestlers in the 2007 NCAA Wrestling Championships
125 - Taylor Cummings, NC State vs. #4 Jayson Ness, Minnesota in second round
133 - Eric Albright, Virginia vs. Kyle Anson, Northern Iowa in first round
133 - #10 Evan Sola, North Carolina vs. Joseph Baker, Navy in second round
141 - Darrion Caldwell, NC State vs. #9 Kenneth Hashimoto, Northern Colorado in second round
149 - Joe Caramanica, NC State vs. #8 Aaron Martin, Chattanooga in second round
157 - Jon Bonilla-Bonham, Virginia Tech vs. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel in first round
165 - Jason Kiessling, Maryland vs. #12 Johnny Galloway, Northern Illinois in second round
165 - Eric Decker, Virginia Tech vs. #3 Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan in second round
174 - #12 Mike Letts, Maryland vs. Kenneth Robertson, Eastern Illinois in first round
184 - #12 Rocco Caponi, Virginia vs. Winner of #5 Raymond Jordan, Missouri vs. Trevor Brandvold, Wisconsin in quarterfinals
197 - Ryan Goodman, NC State vs. #4 Phil Davis, Penn State in second round
197 - Hudson Taylor, Maryland vs. Matthew Monteiro, Cal Poly in second round
Hwt - #8 Jainor Palma, NC State vs. Winner of Chris Cowen, Drexel vs. Patrick Walker, Liberty in second round
Hwt - #11 Spencer Nadolsky, North Carolina vs. Dustin Rogers, West Virginia in second round