OLD DOMINION WRESTLING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES 2017-2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS ODU AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS NOVEMBER (9-9, 5-2 MAC) MARCH 15-17 CLEVELAND, OHIO SUN. 05 HOKIE OPEN 2ND QUICKEN LOANS ARENA SUN. 12 NO. 24 NORTHWESTERN L,17-16 SUN. 12 GARDNER-WEBB W, 30-3 SAT. 18 NAVY CLASSIC 3RD ODU - NCAA FACTS RANKED MONARCHS THU. 30 NO. 6 NC STATE L, 25-15 LOCATION: CLEVELAND, OHIO MONARCHS IN THE RANKINGS FLOWRESTLING DECEMBER FACILITY: QUICKEN LOANS ARENA MICHAEL MCGEE - 125 - #20 HOST: MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE SAT. 02 NO. 4 MISSOURI* L,36-3 TRACKWRESTLING 2017 NCAA TEAM TITLE: PENN STATE TUES. 19 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* W, 21-12 MICHAEL MCGEE - 125 - #22 F/S 29/30 MIDLANDS 21ST ODU QUALIFIERS: FOUR SELDON WRIGHT - 174 - #21 WHO? MICHAEL MCGEE (125), ALEX MADRIGAL JANUARY (141), LARRY EARLY (157), AND SELDON WRIGHT SUN. 07 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 19-18 (174) F/S 12/13 VIRGINIA DUALS 2-2 RETURNING QUALIFIERS: ALEX MADRIGAL AND FRI. 19 BUFFALO* W, 22-9 SELDON WRIGHT SUN. 21 AMERICAN W, 27-10 SUN. 28 VIRGINIA L,25-10 FEBRUARY FRI 02 NAVY L, 26-8 SUN. 04 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* L,23-13 MEDIA INFORMATION FRI. 09 KENT STATE* W, 19-14 TV/VIDEO: ESPN/ESPNU SUN. 11 OHIO* W, 19-6 SAT. 17 DUKE L, 19-16 LIVE SCORING: TRACKWRESTLING WITTER @ODUWRESTLING MARCH T : S/SU 3/4 MAC TOURNAMENT SEVENTH FACEBOOK: @ODUWRESTLING TH-SA 15-17 NCAA TOURNAMENT ALL DAY INSTAGRAM: @ODU_WRESTLING *MAC DUAL HOME DUAL IN BOLD ITALIC ALL TIMES EASTERN ODU 2018 NCAA QUALIFIERS WT ............................. NAME YR HOMETOWN REC ODU QUICK FACTS 125................MICHAEL MCGEE FR. BOLINGBROOK, ILL. (28-8) LOCATION ..................................... NORFOLK, VA. 141................ALEX MADRIGAL^ RSO. CHICAGO, ILL. (20-8) FOUNDED ................................................. 1930 157..................... LARRY EARLY RSO. OAK PARK, ILL. (27-10) ENROLLMENT .......................................... 24,828 174...............SELDON WRIGHT^ JR. CHESAPEAKE, VA. (25-10) PRESIDENT .......................... JOHN R. BRODERICK ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ......DR. CAMDEN WOOD SELIG ^ 2017 NCAA QUALIFIER COLORS ......... SLATE BLUE, SKY BLUE AND SIlvER NICKNAME ........................................ MONARCHS MICHAEL MCGEE - MIH-KAY- ALL HOME FACILITY ................TED CONSTANT CENTER ALEX MADRIGAL - MADGE-RIG-ALL CAPACITY ................................................ 1,900 SELDON WRIGHT - SELL-DEN CONFERENCE ..................... MAC (THREE YEARS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2016 RECORD .............................................4-9 2016-17 MAC RECORD ...............................3-5 2017 MAC TOURNAMENT .............................4TH 2018 MAC TOURNAMENT .............................7TH 2017 NCAA TOURNAMENT .........................26TH BEST NCAA RESULT ..................................2 AA ALL-TIME RECORD .............................153-104-3 HEAD COACH ............... STEVE MARTIN (IOWA ‘91) CAREER RECORD ...............................153-108-3 RECORD AT ODU ..............................153-108-3 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH .MIKE DIXON (INDIANA ‘01) ASSISTANT COACH ....DARYL THOMAS (ILLINOIS ‘13) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT . CHRIS MECATE (ODU ‘16) ATHLETIC TRAINER ..................TREVOR THOMPSON SID......................................... REBECCA GAONA SID EMAIL [email protected] SID PHONE (O) ..........................757-683-3395 SID PHONE (C) ..........................908-907-5515 MATCH NOTES MATCH NOTES CONT. NCAA HISTORY A YOUNG BUNCH LAST YEAR, HEAD COACH STEVE MARTIN TOOK FIVE MONARCHS IN MICHAEL TRUE FRESHMAN MICHAEL MCGEE (125) RECEIVED THE NO. 1 SEED AT THE MAC HAYES, KEVIN BEAZLEY, JACK DECHOW, ALEX MADRIGAL, AND SELDON WRIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AND WENT ON TO BE CROWNED THE 2018 CHAMPION OVER BROCK TO THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIS YEAR, FOUR STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL HEAD HUDKINS OF NIU IN OVERTIME. THE ILLINOIS NATIVE DID NOT RECEIVE A SEED AT THE TO CLEVELAND, INCLUDING PAST NCAA QUALIFIERS SELDON WRIGHT AND ALEX NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. HE WILL FACE #5 SEED SEAN FAUSZ OF NC STATE IN MADRIGAL. MICHAEL MCGEE AND LARRY EARLY ARE TWO FIRST-TIME QUALIFIERS. THE OPENING ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT. MCGEE AND FAUSZ DID NOT FACE EACH OTHER WHEN ODU AND NC STATE MET IN DUAL ACTION THIS SEASON. NCAA SEEDS ALL FOUR MONARCHS ARE UNSEEDED HEADING INTO THE 2018 NCAA REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE ALEX MADRIGAL (141) IS MAKING HIS SECOND NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS. APPEARANCE AFTER RECEIVING AN AT-LARGE BID FOllwING HIS STRONG 2017- 2018 REGULAR SEASON. AFTER FALLING IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE MAC THE OPENING MATCHUPS CHAMPIONSHIP, MADRIGAL LOOKS TO REBOUND OFF HIS SEVENTH PLACE MAC 125: MICHAEL MCGEE (ODU) VS. #5 SEAN FAUSZ (NC STATE) FINISH. MADRIGAL WILL FACE #4 SEED JOEY MCKENNA OF OHIO STATE IN THE 141: ALEX MADRIGAL (ODU) VS. #4 JOEY MCKENNA (OHIO STATE) OPENING ROUND. MADRIGAL HAS NEVER MET MCKENNA IN COLLEGIATE ACTION. THE 157: LARRY EARLY (ODU) VS. TYLER MARINELLI (GARDNER-WEBB) TWO STUDENT-ATHLETES HAVE TWO COMMON OPPONENTS IN KEVIN JACK (NC STATE) 174: SELDON WRIGHT (ODU) VS. #16 CJ BRUCKI (CMU) AND JAYDIN EIERMAN (MIZZOU). MAC FINISHES LARRY EARLY (157) FINISHED IN FOURTH PLACE AT THE MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS. HE 125 - MAC CHAMP EARNED AN AT-LARGE BID AND TO THIS POINT, HAS A 27-10 RECORD. IN DECEMBER, 141 - SEVENTH HE TOOK AN EIGHTH PLACE FINISH AT THE HISTORIC MIDLANDS TOURNAMENT. THIS 157 - FOURTH SEASON, EARLY HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE NATIONAL RANKINGS. EARLY WILL FACE 174 - THIRD UNSEEDED TYLER MARINELLI OF GARNDER-WEBB IN THE OPENING ROUND. THEY DID NOT FACE EACH OTHER WHEN THE TWO TEAMS FACED IN DUAL ACTION THIS SEASON. SEVENTH PLACE TEAM FINISH THE ELDEST WRESTLER IN THE BUNCH, JUNIOR SELDON WRIGHT (174) IS MAKING HIS HEAD COACH STEVE MARTIN ON NCAA BIDS SECOND APPEARANCE AT THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. HE FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE AT “WE ARE EXCITED TO GET TWO MORE BIDS TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. BOTH ALEX THE MAC CHAMPIOSNHIP AND EARNED AN AUTOMATIC BERTH TO THE 2018 NCAA MADRIGAL AND LARRY EARLY MET THE GOLD STANDARD CRITERIA GOING INTO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. THE LOCAL VIRGINIA PRODUCT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE NATIONAL MAC. WE WERE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GET AT-LARGE BIDS,” RANKINGS ALL SEASON. WRIGHT WILL FACE #16 SEED CJ BRUCKI OF CMU IN THE SAID HEAD COACH STEVE MARTIN. “HAVING TO WAIT FOR 48 HOURS I’M SURE WAS OPENING ROUND. THE TWO HAVE MET TWICE THIS SEASON. BRUCKI TOOK BOTH BOUTS. STRESSFUL FOR THEM SINCE YOU CAN NEVER TELL HOW THE BIDS WILL PLAY OUT. NOW IT’S TIME FOR ALL FOUR GUYS TO GET AFTER IT IN CLEVELAND.” ALL-AMERICAN STREAK AT ODU OLD DOMINION HAS HAD AN ALL-AMERICAN IN EVERY NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE FINAL NCAA COACHES’ POLL 2014. VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH CHRIS MECATE WAS THE MONARCHS LAST #22 MICHAEL MCGEE TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN SINCE MIKE MCCARTHY IN 1976. #25 ALEX MADRIGAL #25 LARRY EARLY FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA #29 SELDON WRIGHT ODU WRESTLING IS ON FACEBOOK AS @OLDDOMINIONWRESTLING ON TWITTER AS @ODUWRESTLING AND ON INSTAGRAM AS @ODU_WRESTLING. FINAL NCAA RPI RANKING #19 MICHAEL MCGEE #22 ALEX MADRIGAL #19 LARRY EARLY #26 SELDON WRIGHT ODU BY THE NUMBERS OVERALL RECORD .................................................................................. 9-9 MAC RECORD ....................................................................................... 5-2 NON-CONFERENCE RECORD ..................................................................... 4-5 ......RECORD VS. ACC ............................................................................ 0-3 ......RECORD VS. BIG TEN ........................................................................ 0-1 ......RECORD VS. BIG 12 ......................................................................... 0-1 ......RECORD VS. SOCON ......................................................................... 3-0 ......RECORD VS. EIWA .......................................................................... 1-0 CURRENT STREAK .....................................................................................L1 LONGEST WINNING STREAK .............................................. W3 (JAN. 13-JAN 21) LONGEST LOSING STREAK ...........................................................................L3 RECORD AT HOME ................................................................................... 3-4 RECORD ON THE ROAD ............................................................................. 5-5 RECORD IN NEUTRAL ................................................................................ 2-2 RECORD IN NIGHT MATCHES ...................................................................... 3-2 RECORD IN DAY MATCHES ......................................................................... 6-7 RECORD IN OCTOBER .............................................................................. 0-0 RECORD IN NOVEMBER ............................................................................ 1-2 RECORD IN DECEMBER ............................................................................ 1-1 HE AST IME T L T ODU... RECORD IN JANUARY ............................................................................... 5-2 RANKED IN TOP 25 .................................................. NO. 25 (NOV. 19, 2016) RECORD IN FEBRUARY ............................................................................. 2-3 RECIEVED VOTES .................................................................... FEB. 13, 2018 RECORD VS. RANKED ............................................................................... 0-5 RANKED NO. 1 .................................................................................... NEVER RECORD VS. RANKED AT HOME