Redshirt freshman DJ McGee season ended today in the consolation second round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships at T-Mobile Arena in Kansas City, MO.
 
McGee (Stafford, Va./Bullis Prep) finished 1-2 in his first NCAA Championship.
 
Indiana's Brayton Lee needed sudden victory to defeat McGee in his first bout as an NCAA Qualifier, SV, 4-1. In the consolation round one, McGee won by a 4-2 decision against UNC's Sonny Santiago. Ryder Downey, the Big XII Champion from Northern Iowa, defeated McGee in the consolation second round ending his first NCAA Championship.

The Patriots DJ McGee (Stafford, Va./Bullis Prep), Evan Maag (Bethlehem, Pa./Notre Dame), and Malachi DuVall (Centre Hall, Penns Valley Area) all participated in their first NCAA Championship.
 
The last time the Patriots had three wrestlers qualify for the NCAA Championship was in 2018-19, with Tejon Anthony (149) Colston DiBlasi (149) and Matthew Voss (285).

George Mason Matches:
157: #22 DJ McGee
Champ. Round 1: Brayton Lee (Indiana) over DJ McGee (George Mason)  •  SV-1 4-1 
Cons. Round 1: DJ McGee (George Mason) over Sonny Santiago (North Carolina)  •  Dec 4-2 
Cons. Round 2: Cons. Round 2: Ryder Downey (Northern Iowa) over DJ McGee (George Mason)  •  TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0) 

165: #29 Evan Maag
Champ. Round 1: David Carr (Iowa State) over Evan Maag (George Mason)  •  TF-1.5 4:52 (18-2) 
Cons. Round 1: Joseph Bianchi (Little Rock) over Evan Maag (George Mason)  •  TF-1.5 7:00 (15-0) 
 
184: #30 Malachi DuVall
Champ. Round 1: Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State) over Malachi DuVall (George Mason)  •  TF-1.5 5:00 (17-2) 
Malachi DuVall (George Mason) over Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State)  •  Fall 1:22 
Cons. Round 1: Chris Foca (Cornell) over Malachi DuVall (George Mason)  •  TF-1.5 5:00 (15-0)
 # = NCAA Tournament Seed