The NCAA Championships are set for March 17-19, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament will air on the ESPN family of networks.
A two-time NCAA qualifier, Matt Kraus (28-6) earned the first seeded position for the Sun Devils at No. 13, and will open against Buffalo’s Colt Cotton (12-9) at 149 pounds. The winner will face off against the No. 4 seed, Matthew Cimato of Drexel (34-5) or John Fahy of SIUE (19-9). This season, Kraus has wrestled both potential second-round opponents, falling in a close, 3-2, decision to Cimato and majoring Fahy, 13-2.