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McGee, DuVall Advance at NCAA Wrestling Championships

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Wrestling 3/19/2025 12:46:00 PM
NCAA D1 Wrestling Championships
Quarterfinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at noon
Semifinals and wrestle-backs | Friday, March 21 at 8 p.m.
Consolation finals | Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m.
Championship finals Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.

Fairfax, Va. – After wins in wrestlebacks, George Mason's DJ McGee and Malachi DuVall will wrestle tomorrow at the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
 
The George Mason men's wrestling team is being represented by three individuals at the national tournament.

George Mason Seeds
149: #27 Kaden Cassidy 
157: #17 DJ McGee 
184: #21 Malachi DuVall 
 # = NCAA Tournament Seed
 
GEORGE MASON MATCHES 
149 | Kaden Cassidy (19-6)
In his first NCAA Championship, Kaden Cassidy dropped the opening round match to North Carolina All-American No. 6 Lachlan McNeil, by major decision, 10-0. In wrestlebacks, North Dakota State's Gavin Drexler defeated Cassidy with a major decision. The redshirt junior ends his season with a 19-6 record.

Championship Rd 1 -- #6 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over Cassidy (GMU), MD, 10-0
Wrestlebacks -- Gavin Drexler (NDSU) over Cassidy (GMU), MD
 
157 | DJ McGee (22-6)
DJ McGee will wrestle on Friday after finishing with a 1-1 record today. The redshirt sophomore was defeated by Iowa State's scrappy No. 16 Cody Chittum, 8-1 in the opening round. The Stafford, Va. native bounced back with a 3-2 decision against Northern Illinois Johnson in wrestlebacks. 

McGee finished 1-2 in his first NCAA Championship. 

Championship Rd 1 -- #16 Cody Chittum (Iowa St) over DJ McGee (GMU), Dec. 8-1
Wrestlebacks -- DJ McGee (GMU) over Johnson (NIU), 3-2

184 | Malachi DuVall (18-6)
In his second NCAA Championship, Malachi DuVall won his first NCAA Championship match with a major decision against Denis Robin in wrestlebacks.

DuVall battled hard in the opening match against former Big Ten Champion and a two-time top 12 NCAA finisher Silas Allred. DuVall jumped out to a 10-1 lead early with two takedowns and a near fall to lead, 10-1, after the first period. The second period Allred fought back with two takedowns of his own. The junior was down, 14-15, before Allred earned the fall in the middle of the third.

Championship Rd 1 --#12 Silas Allred (Neb) #21 Malachi DuVall (GMU)
Wrestlebacks -- Malachi DuVall (GMU) over Dennis Robin (xx) major decision to 13-0

 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kaden  Cassidy

Kaden Cassidy

141
Sophomore
Malachi DuVall

Malachi DuVall

184
Sophomore
DJ McGee

DJ McGee

149/157
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kaden  Cassidy

Kaden Cassidy

Sophomore
141
Malachi DuVall

Malachi DuVall

Sophomore
184
DJ McGee

DJ McGee

Freshman
149/157
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