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Sims, DesRosier, Snipes, Brophy Seeds Announced for Upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships
3/12/2025 8:33:00 PM | Wrestling
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The NCAA released the complete brackets for the 2025 Wrestling Championships on Wednesday evening, positioning Southern Conference automatic qualifiers and The Citadel cadet-athletes Gylon Sims (125 lbs), Carson DesRosier (149 lbs), Thomas Snipes (165 lbs) and Patrick Brophy (197 lbs) as the No. 30, No. 23, No. 23 and No. 25 overall seeds within their respective divisions. The quartet of Bulldogs, who combined for a trio of individual titles along with one silver medal at the SoCon Championship on Saturday, head north to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., for the three-day event slated for Thursday, March 20 through Saturday, March 22.
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As the No. 30 seed, Sims (25-7) will initially square off against Virginia Tech's third-slotted Eddie Ventresca (18-3) in the 125 lbs opening round; meanwhile, No. 23 overall DesRosier (25-5) will tackle No. 10 Colin Realbuto (21-5) out of Northern Iowa within the 149 lbs bracket. In the 165 lbs division, fellow No. 23 Snipes (27-7) will battle Minnesota's 10th-seeded Andrew Sparks to launch tournament play; finally, over within the 197 lbs first round, 25th-seeded Brophy will clash with Oklahoma State's No. 8 overall Luke Surber.
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As the No. 30 seed, Sims (25-7) will initially square off against Virginia Tech's third-slotted Eddie Ventresca (18-3) in the 125 lbs opening round; meanwhile, No. 23 overall DesRosier (25-5) will tackle No. 10 Colin Realbuto (21-5) out of Northern Iowa within the 149 lbs bracket. In the 165 lbs division, fellow No. 23 Snipes (27-7) will battle Minnesota's 10th-seeded Andrew Sparks to launch tournament play; finally, over within the 197 lbs first round, 25th-seeded Brophy will clash with Oklahoma State's No. 8 overall Luke Surber.
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