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Tyler Marinelli Set To Take Part in 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 20, 2019 | Wrestling
PITTSBURGH, N.C. – Gardner-Webb redshirt-senior Tyler Marinelli is set to compete in this week's NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, beginning Thursday morning in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Marinelli, the 2019 Southern Conference champion at 165 pounds, enters the tournament at the No. 20 seed and will take on No. 13 Andrew Fogarty (20-4) of North Dakota State in Match 97 in the first round in Thursday's early session beginning at noon.
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Marinelli is making his second straight appearances at the NCAA Championships, qualifying in 2018 at 157 pounds. He is the first Gardner-Webb wrestler to win two SoCon titles and enters this year's event with an overall record of 26-2 and was a perfect 14-0 in dual bouts.
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The winner of Thursday's morning's match will face the winner of the match between No. 4 Evan Wick (28-4) of Wisconsin and West Virginia's No. 29 Nick Kiussis (18-10). Iowa's Alex Marinelli (23-0) is the tournament's top seed at 165 pounds.
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The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships begin Thursday morning from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Â Each match throughout the three-day event will be covered on the ESPN family of networks, including dedicated feeds for each mat on ESPN 3 and the ESPN app.
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Marinelli, the 2019 Southern Conference champion at 165 pounds, enters the tournament at the No. 20 seed and will take on No. 13 Andrew Fogarty (20-4) of North Dakota State in Match 97 in the first round in Thursday's early session beginning at noon.
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Marinelli is making his second straight appearances at the NCAA Championships, qualifying in 2018 at 157 pounds. He is the first Gardner-Webb wrestler to win two SoCon titles and enters this year's event with an overall record of 26-2 and was a perfect 14-0 in dual bouts.
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The winner of Thursday's morning's match will face the winner of the match between No. 4 Evan Wick (28-4) of Wisconsin and West Virginia's No. 29 Nick Kiussis (18-10). Iowa's Alex Marinelli (23-0) is the tournament's top seed at 165 pounds.
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The 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships begin Thursday morning from the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Â Each match throughout the three-day event will be covered on the ESPN family of networks, including dedicated feeds for each mat on ESPN 3 and the ESPN app.
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