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2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Cleveland, Ohio - Quicken Loans Arena
Thursday, Mar. 15 - Saturday Mar. 17

This season marks the third-straight in which the Roadrunners qualified five wrestlers for the NCAA championships. Redshirt seniors Sergio Mendez and Matt Williams earned automatic qualifications to the national meet during the Pac-12 Championships, while redshirt junior Sean Nickell, redshirt sophomore Russell Rohlfing, and redshirt senior Coleman Hammond were at-large picks.

Below are schedules and results for all five competitors, a live stat link, and viewing options via ESPN.

Session Schedules
Thursday, March 15
Session 1 12:00 p.m. (ET) ESPNU
Session 2 7:00 p.m. (ET) ESPN
Friday, March 16
Session 3 11:00 a.m. (ET) ESPNU
Session 4 8:00 p.m. (ET) ESPN
Saturday, March 17
Session 5 11:00 a.m. (ET) ESPNU
Session 6 8:00 p.m. (ET) ESPN 2

CSUB Competitors' Schedule/Results
Name Weight Mat Bout Matches
Sergio Mendez (22-13) 125 1 1 L, Alonzo Allen (Chattanooga) by dec., 10-9
Mendez (24-13) 125 1 171 W, RayVon Folley (Michigan State) by dec., 12-9
Mendez (24-13) 125 8 261 W, vs. No. 16 Jacob Schwarm by Fall, 6:23
Mendez (24-14) 125 1 381 L,  No. 15 Ryan Millhof (Arizona State) by TF, 17-2
Sean Nickell (22-11) 133 3 40 L, No. 10 Jack Mueller (Virginia) by TF, 17-1
Nickell (23-11) 133 8 275 W, John Muldoon (So. Illinois) by Medical Forfeit
Nickell (24-11) 133 1 395 W, No. 9 Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech), 13-8
Nickell (24-12) 133 7 468 L, No. 16 Mitch McKee (Minnesota) by dec., 12-5
Russell Rohlfing (22-12) 141 6 47 L, No. 5 Kevin Jack (NC State) by MD, 10-0
Rohlfing (22-13) 141 6 279 L, Brent Moore (Virginia Tech) by MD, 8-0
Coleman Hammond (27-14) 157 3 86 L, No. 6 Michael Kemerer (Iowa) by Fall, 1:38
Hammond (27-15) 157 7 298 L, No. 11 Clayton Ream (NDSU) by dec., 12-5
No. 15 Matt Williams (29-7) 197 5 153 W, Jordan Atienza (Central Michigan) by Fall, 2:16
Williams (29-8) 197 6 252 L, No. 2 Ben Darmstadt (Cornell) by MD, 14-4
Williams (30-8) 197 2 445 W, No. 16 Christian Brunner (Purdue) by dec., 3-2
Williams (30-9) 197 7 493 L, No. 7 Frank Mattiace (Penn) by dec., 8-5

Live Stats
Team scores after Day 1: CSUB tied 18th of 65 (8.5 points)

Live Stats
TrackWrestling.com

ESPN's Television and Streaming Coverage
ESPN's prime-time coverage begins with the second round on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET, the second consecutive year a session from the championships' first day has been televised on ESPN (previously has aired on ESPNU). The semifinals will also air on ESPN on Friday, March 16, before the finals shift to ESPN2 on Saturday, March 17, beginning at 8 p.m. both nights.

ESPNU will carry all the championships' earlier sessions each day, beginning with the first round on March 15 (noon), continuing with the quarterfinals on March 16 (11 a.m.) and the concluding with the medal round on March 17 (11 a.m.)

Throughout the entire three days, during all six sessions, ESPN3 streams every single mat and match, allowing fans to follow any wrestler and/or school. During the finals ESPN3 will once again offer Off the Mat -- a combination of live matches, highlights and interviews with newly crowned champions (more details below).

All television coverage and the every match, every mat feature is available via the ESPN App.

ESPN's Coverage Highlights
  • Television coverage will often show multiple mats at one time with a scroll of both individual results and team standings continuously updating fans in real time:

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  • ESPN's scroll will let fans know which matchups are coming up next on specific mats:
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  • On ESPN3, fans will be provided a menu of current matches, allowing them to choose which one to watch:
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