Brackets released for 2017 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Olivet College senior Austin Kelley is the lone Comet to earn a top-eight seed for the 2017 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Friday and Saturday at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Kelley won the NCAA Midwest Regional title with a 4-0 record, including a 5-3 victory over Griffin Schermer from Wabash in the championship match. He enters the weekend with an 18-3 record and is currently riding a 15-match winning streak. Kelley has received the No. 6 seed in the 141-pound bracket and will face Aaron Engle from Cornell College (Iowa) in the first round.

After finishing as the NCAA regional runner-up at 285 pounds, Jesse Judge enters the championships with a 20-8 record and is back to the national championships for a second straight year. Four of his losses this season were against either an NCAA Division I or II wrestler. Judge will wrestle John Georges from Rhode Island College in one of two pigtail matches. The winner will then face No. 8 seed Austin Bellile from Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.) in the first round.

Junior Davon Jackson enters the national tournament with a 24-10 record after placing third in 165-pound bracket at the NCAA regional. Thirteen of his wins have been pins. In the opening round, Jackson will face No. 3 seed Stephen Jarrell from Johnson & Wales University (R.I.).

Wrestling begins at 11 a.m. CT on Friday morning. Live results and video will be available via trackwrestling.com.