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Wyoming wrestler Ashworth earns top seed at 165 for Big 12 Championships

Wyoming senior Branson Ashworth is seeded No. 1 at 165 pounds for this weekend's Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ashworth, who is ranked No. 8 in the country at 165, was one of nine Cowboys given top-8 pre-seeds on Monday.

Sophomore Montorie Bridges, who earned All-America status last year, is No. 3 at 133, with freshman Tate Samuelson seeded No. 4 at 184. Earning No. 5 seeds were Sheridan native Hayden Hastings at 174 and Brian Andrews at heavyweight.

Earning No. 6 seeds were Green River product Cole Verner at 125, Sam Turner at 141 and Dewey Krueger at 157.