PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Following an unprecedented run at the Southern Conference Championship en route to a silver-medal team finish, The Citadel cadet-athletes Gylon Sims (125 lbs), Carson DesRosier (149 lbs), Thomas Snipes (165 lbs) and Patrick Brophy (197 lbs) aim to continue challenging expectations at the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships as the No. 30, No. 23, No. 23 and No. 25 overall seeds within their respective divisions, launching the three-day, double-elimination tournament Thursday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa.

The NCAA Wrestling Championships are slated for complete broadcast coverage via ESPN / ESPNU / ESPN+.

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.


NCAA Wrestling Championships
Thursday, March 20 - Saturday, March 22
Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pa.
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS CENTRAL

BROADCAST
Thursday, March 20 | ESPNU / ESPN
SESSION ONE -- WATCH | SESSION TWO -- WATCH
LIVE STATS

Friday, March 21 | ESPNU / ESPN2
SESSION THREE -- WATCH | SESSION FOUR -- WATCH
LIVE STATS

Saturday, March 22 | ESPNU / ESPN
SESSION FIVE -- WATCH | SESSION SIX -- WATCH
LIVE STATS