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Complete 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Brackets in PDF Format

The brackets are complete for the 2008 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships set to take place March 20-22 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. The matchups are also set for all nine of University of Northern Iowa Panthers who will begin competition on Thursday.

Redshirt freshman Caleb Flores (Rosemead, Calif.) will match up against Brandon Zoetewey from Cal State Bakersfield at 125 lbs. Flores enters the tournament with a mark of 9-15, while Zoetewey enters with a record of 21-5.

Junior Josh Baldridge (Haysville, Kan.) drew top-seeded Franklin Gomez of Michigan State at 133 pounds. Baldridge has a season mark of 8-5, while Gomez is 28-1.

Senior C.J. Ettelson (Hudson, Iowa) will take on Cornell's Adam Frey in a 141-pound bout. Ettelson is 15-10 on the year, while Frey enters the tournament with a record of 12-7.

Redshirt freshman Nick Pickerell (Albia, Iowa) will wrestle No. 12-seeded Morgan Atkinson from Cal State Fullerton in the first round of the 149-pound bracket. Pickerell is 21-7 on the season, while Atkinson is 29-2.

Sophomore Tyson Reiner (Mitchell, S.D.) will tussle with No. 5-seeded C.P. Schlatter from Minnesota in a 157-pound first round match. Reiner is 5-6 on the season, while Schlatter is 27-3.

Junior Moza Fay (Anamosa) is the highest seeded Panther as he locked down the No. 8 seed in the 165-pound bracket. Fay will take on Virginia Tech's Matt Epperly in the first round. Fay is 20-6 on the year, while Epperly is 20-8.

Senior 174-pounder Alex Dolly drew No. 1-seeded Keith Gavin from Pittsburgh in a first-round bout. Gavin was the national runner-up last season when Missouri's Ben Askren captured the 174-pound title. Dolly will enter the national tourney with a record of 16-10, while Gavin is a perfect 22-0.

Redshirt freshman Andy O'Loughlin (Independence, Iowa) will take on Nebraska's Vince Jones in a 184-pound first-round match. O'Loughlin is 12-14 on the year, while Jones is 16-10 overall.

Junior Andrew Anderson (Sioux City, Iowa) will square off against Purdue's Logan Brown at 197 pounds. Anderson is 20-9 this year, while Brown is 21-12.

UNI's First Round Matchups
125 lbs. - Caleb Flores (9-15) vs. Brandon Zoetewey (Cal State-Bakersfield, 21-5)
133 lbs. - Josh Baldridge (8-5) vs. #1 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State, 28-1)
141 lbs. - C.J. Ettelson (15-10) vs. Adam Frey (Cornell, 12-7)
149 lbs. - Nick Pickerell (21-7) vs. #12 Morgan Atkinson (Cal State Fullerton, 29-2)
157 lbs. - Tyson Reiner (5-6) vs. #5 C.P. Schlatter (Minnesota, 27-3)
165 lbs. - #8 Moza Fay (20-6) vs. Matt Epperly (Virginia Tech, 20-8)
174 lbs. - Alex Dolly (16-10) vs. #1 Keith Gavin (Pittsburgh, 22-0)
184 lbs. - Andy O'Loughlin (12-14) vs. Vince Jones (Nebraska, 16-10)
197 lbs. - Andrew Anderson (20-9) vs. Logan Brown (Purdue, 21-12)