SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference released the seeding for the 2026 SoCon Wrestling Championship, per an announcement from the league office Wednesday. The championship launches Friday, March 6, and concludes on Saturday, March 7, at Kimmel Arena on the campus of UNC Asheville in Asheville, N.C.

Less than two weeks removed from capturing the program's first SoCon regular-season crown since 2004 behind a third straight double-digit win season, The Citadel (11-7, 7-1 SoCon) along with its eight league adversaries are slated to compete for the 2026 Southern Conference title as well as 10 individual allocations available for the upcoming NCAA DI Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
The SoCon earned one automatic bid to the NCAA Championships for each of the 10 weight classes, reserved for every individual conference tournament champion.
  
For The Citadel, Kyrel Leavell and Thomas Snipes locked down the top slots in the 157 lb and 165 lb divisions, respectively, and serve as the program's highest-seeded wrestlers. The seeds for the remaining Bulldogs are: Gylon Sims (125 lbs, No. 4); Teegan Vasquez (133 lbs, No. 6); Thomas Termini (141 lbs, No. 8); Carson DesRosier (149 lbs, No. 3); Jacob Silka (174 lbs, No. 2); Brodie Porter (184 lbs, No. 3); Adam Ortega (197 lbs, No. 4); and Roy Price III (285 lbs, No. 6). 

 
  
2026 SoCon Wrestling Championship Seeding
  
125 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Cooper Flynn, Chattanooga
No. 2 Tyson Lane, Gardner-Webb
No. 3 Brady Joling, Davidson
No. 4 Gylon Sims, The Citadel
No. 5 Colby Crouch, Campbell
No. 6 Cooper Foster, Appalachian State
No. 7 Joe Calvin, Bellarmine
No. 8 Waylon Rogers, VMI
No. 9 Fernando Dominguez, Presbyterian
  
133 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 T.K. Davis, Gardner-Webb
No. 2 Ethan Uhorchuk, Chattanooga
No. 3 Jarvis Little, Appalachian State
No. 4 Trayce Eckman, Bellarmine
No. 5 Logan Heil, Campbell
No. 6 Teegan Vasquez, The Citadel
No. 7 Luke Passarelli, Davidson
No. 8 Cody Tanner, VMI
No. 9 Ethan York, Presbyterian
 
141 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Hunter Mason, Chattanooga
No. 2 Dominic DiTullio, Gardner-Webb
No. 3 AJ Rallo, Bellarmine
No. 4 Dyson Dunham, VMI
No. 5 Aldo Hernandez, Appalachian State
No. 6 Zander Phaturos, Campbell
No. 7 Marley Washington, Davidson
No. 8 Thomas Termini, The Citadel
No. 9 Rey Ortiz, Presbyterian
 
149 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Anderson Heap, Davidson
No. 2 Kaden Keiser, Appalachian State
No. 3 Carson DesRosier, The Citadel
No. 4 Yuta Otera, Chattanooga
No. 5 Nate Higley, Bellarmine
No. 6 Joseph Morris, Presbyterian
No. 7 Phoenix Alyea, VMI
No. 8 Ryan Phillips, Campbell
No. 9 Charlie Sly, Gardner-Webb
  
157 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Kyrel Leavell, The Citadel
No. 2 CJ Liddie, Chattanooga
No. 3 Joseph Giordano, Gardner-Webb
No. 4 Tanner Peake, Davidson
No. 5 Kendrick Hodge, Campbell
No. 6 Jeremiah Price, Appalachian State
No. 7 Jeb Prechtel, Bellarmine
No. 8 Ray Cmil, VMI
No. 9 Christian Hale-Anderson, Presbyterian
 
165 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Thomas Snipes, The Citadel
No. 2 Anthony Coneta, Appalachian State
No. 3 Mason Reiniche, Chattanooga
No. 4 Bryce Griffin, Davidson
No. 5 Noah Hall, Bellarmine
No. 6 Anthony Ferrari, Campbell
No. 7 Tucker Cell, Gardner-Webb
No. 8 Ryan Vigil, VMI
No. 9 Brandon Jacoby, Presbyterian
  
174 lbs  (1 NCAA allocation) 
 No. 1 Kamdyn Munro, Chattanooga
No. 2 Jacob Silka, The Citadel
No. 3 Colt Campbell, Appalachian State
No. 4 Grant O'Dell, Bellarmine
No. 5 Marc Koch, Davidson
No. 6 Isaiah Guerrero, Gardner-Webb
No. 7 Beau Lewis, VMI
No. 8 Ryan Bolletino, Campbell
No. 9 Joshua Roe, Presbyterian
 
184 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Tomas Brooker, Appalachian State
No. 2 Reed Douglass, Presbyterian
No. 3 Brodie Porter, The Citadel
No. 4 Landon Jones, Chattanooga
No. 5 Gavin Ricketts, Bellarmine
No. 6 Brant Cracraft, Campbell
No. 7 Cody Kirk, Davidson
No. 8 Andrew Barford, VMI
No. 9 Wilson, Gardner-Webb
  
197 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Kade Rule, Chattanooga
No. 2 Logan Eller, Appalachian State
No. 3 Toby Schoffstall, VMI
No. 4 Adam Ortega, The Citadel
No. 5 Conor Maslanek, Campbell
No. 6 Andrew Liber, Bellarmine
No. 7 Dylan Smith, Davidson
No. 8 Hadyn Danals, Gardner-Webb
No. 9 Toler Hornick, Presbyterian
 
285 lbs (1 NCAA allocation) 
No. 1 Stephan Moncherry, Appalachian State
No. 2 Daulton Mayer, Bellarmine
No. 3 Ethan Vergara, Chattanooga
No. 4 Josh McCutchen, Gardner-Webb
No. 5 Sawyer Van Rider, Campbell
No. 6 Roy Price III, The Citadel
No. 7 DJ Spring II, Davidson
No. 8 Cole Will, VMI
No. 9 Anthony Brown, Presbyterian