NCAA Lower Midwest Regional on docket for Storm

INDIANOLA, Iowa -- The Simpson wrestling squad will take aim at the NCAA Lower Midwest Regional this Saturday and Sunday in Dubuque, Iowa at the Five Flags Center.

Competition begins at 1 p.m. on Saturday for the first two sessions and the remaining three segments will start on Sunday at 11 a.m. Single day tickets cost $13 for adults and $10 for seniors and students. A two-day pass is $24 for adults and $18 for seniors and students.

In order to advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a wrestler will need to place in the top three of their respective weight class this weekend.

NCAA LOWER MIDWEST REGIONAL
Feb. 29-March 1
Five Flags Center | Dubuque, Iowa
Live Video/Stats ($)

TEAMS
Augustana, Buena Vista, Central, Coe, Cornell, Dubuque, Fontbonne, Huntingdon, Loras, Luther, MacMurray, Millikin, Nebraska Wesleyan, North Central, Simpson, University of the Ozarks, Wartburg, Westminster

PROJECTED LINEUP
125 – Dylan McChesney, 14-11
133 – Jason Peta, 7-10
141 – Sam McCoy, 6-15
149 – Robert Silva, 9-13
157 – Mason Kruljac, 6-8
165 – Dalton Cockman, 17-8
174 – Shyler Langley, 13-8
184 – Shane Mathias, 3-17
197 – Sam Mathis, 11-15
285 – Colton Kinnison, 14-14

STORM NOTES
• Out of the 10 wrestlers for Simpson, all but two will be making their first appearance at the regional meet. Sam Mathis will compete in his third regionals with a 1-4 mark. Dylan McChesney will be on the mat for the second time after securing a 1-2 record last season.
• Head coach Dylan Peters will make his debut for the Storm at an NCAA Regional event. Peters has guided Simpson to a 3-12 mark in 2019-20, two more wins that last year.
• The Storm are still searching for their first national tournament qualifier since Curtis Barber accomplished the feat in 2007. No wrestler has obtained All-American status for the Storm since 2006.