EVENT INFO
Date: January 10-11, 2025
Location: UNI-Dome | Cedar Falls, IA
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FAIRFAX - The George Mason wrestling team will participate at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Multi-Division Dual Meet Championships held at the UNI-Dome on Friday and Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
 
The event, which features more than 100 collegiate teams across six divisions, includes 14 Division I men's programs, including multiple teams ranked in the NWCA's top 25 poll as well as a trio of Big 12 rivals.
 
George Mason is seeded No. 6 and will face Cal Poly in its opening dual. UNI, registering a seventh in the nation ranking will be the top seed for the Division I men's field that also includes CSU Bakersfield, Central Michigan, Drexel, Ohio, Sacred Heart, South Dakota State, SIU Edwardsville, Northern Colorado, Penn and Wyoming.
  
Cal Poly:  The team has been ranked in the top 25 multiple times this season. Eight of Cal Poly's wrestlers have been in the rankings this year, including six in the top 20 and two in the top eight nationally, Zeth Romney (133) is third and Chance Lamer (149) is seventh.

The seedings were based off of the NCWA D1 Mid-Major Coaches Poll, which the Patriots are ranked 10^th.

The top eight seeds in the NCAA D1 Men's bracket are as follows:
     1. Northern Iowa
     2. South Dakota State
     3. Little Rock
     4. Northern Colorado
     5. Wyoming
     6. George Mason
     7/8. Ohio
     7/8. Penn

The Patriots will compete against the third-seed Little Rock (ranked 17^thnationally) or SIUE in the second round.  Little Rock has been in the top 20 all season, recently beat Missouri in a dual, and has two returning All-Americans.  George Mason defeated SIUE, 32-8, earlier this season on Nov. 24 in Edwardsville.