SHREVEPORT, La. -- Point Park men's wrestling will feature four wrestlers at the National Collegiate Wrestling Championships: Aiden Burford, Liam Hein, Jacob Kehrer, and Charles Perkins.
Burford, Hein, Kehrer and Perkins all qualified for the National Championship at the NCWA Mideast Tournament on Mar. 14.Â
Burford went unbeaten in the 141 bracket, winning each of his three matches by fall on his way to the top of the podium. He defeated Slippery Rock's Dominic Frollo in the semifinals and Slippery Rock's Anthony Esposito in the finals.
Hein went 4-0 in the 149 bracket, winning two bouts by fall, one by tech-fall, and one by decision. He defeated Mercyhurst's Colin Scherer in the bracket final.
Perkins took second place in the 174 bracket, going 2-1 on the day. He won by decision (11-4) against Pitt's Andrew Lindros in the quarterfinals, before earning a fall against Brady Fitz of Mercyhurst in the semifinals. He dropped the championship bout by a 10-4 decision against Williamson College's Alexander Gamber Williams.
Kehrer rounded out the Point Park placers with a fifth-place finish at 157. He went 6-2 on the day battling out of the consolations. He won five bouts by fall and one by tech-fall.
Burford will compete in the 141 bracket and will open with a bye. He will face the winner of Caleb Burbank (Idaho) and Paul Chapman (LSU). Hein will compete in the 149 bracket and is set to face Traven Wailehua from Sacramento State. Kehrer will face Dimetrus Wince from The Apprentice School in the 157 bracket. Perkins will wrestle Virginia Tech's Alan Diaz to open the 174 bracket.
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