MONTEVALLO, Ala – The University of Montevallo wrestling team is set for their first NCAA DII Regional appearance in program history on Saturday, Mar. 2 at the NCAA Super Region II Championships in Greenwood, South Carolina.
Montevallo enters regionals with three ranked wrestlers in the final Super Region II rankings. Redshirt Junior Gabe Hixenbaugh leads the Falcons in the inaugural season at No. 1 in the 133-weight class in the Super Region II rankings, TheOpenMat.com rankings and the National Wrestling Coaches Association rankings. Additionally, freshman
Derek Hussey is ranked sixth at 165 and
Aiden Knight is fifth in the 174 weight class.
Currently, the Falcons are ranked No. 22 as a team by TheOpenMat.com and No. 23 by the NWCA.
In the regional tournament, the top three finishers in each weight class will advance to the 2024 NCAA Division II National Championship, with the top six placing.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
WHAT: NCAA DII Super Region II
WHEN: Mar. 2 | Starts at 9 a.m. central
WHERE: Greenwood, S.C.
WATCH: FloWrestling
Live Stats
Last Time Out
UM has not wrestled since Feb. 6 when they took on No. 2 Lander and Emmanuel. The Falcons were defeated by both schools 48-3 and 30-15 respectively. Hixenbaugh won both his bouts while he took down Lander's No. 8 Elijah Lusk by a 4-2 decision to move to 24-0 this season.
Carson Freeman,
Savian Graham and
Noah Todd all picked up a victory against Emmanuel in their bouts.
Player Highlights
As postseason action begins, Hixenbaugh leads the Falcons with a 24-0 record, a 9-0 mark against ranked opponents, nine tech falls, four major decisions and four pins.
Behind Hixenbaugh, Freshman
Colt Brown has a team-second-best 19 wins and leads the squad with 10 total tech falls.
Aiden Knight leads Montevallo in pins with seven and has 14 wins on the year.
The full regional lineup for the Falcons includes:
125
Colt Brown (19-10)
133 Gabe Hixenbaugh (24-0)
141
Chad Strickland (11-12)
149 Trent Gilham (10-19)
157
Carson Freeman (18-12)
165
Derek Hussey (17-9)
174
Aiden Knight (14-12)
184
Savian Graham (9-7)
197
Mark Pennison (10-17)
285
Noah Todd (15-12)
