Head coach Vince DeAugustine and redshirt junior Mike Zacur will travel to Indianapolis, IN to compete in Friday and Saturday's 2025 NCAA Division II National Wrestling Championships.   The top eight place winners in each weight class become NCAA Division II All-Americans.

This year's championships will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana and the Corteva Coliseum as part of the Division II Festival.  

It is the first trip to nationals for Zacur.

This is the fourteenth group of Griffins to head to nationals.  William Burgess and Kane Kettering made the trip last season.  John Meyers made the trip in 2023.  Joel Cawoski made the trip in 2022.  Frank Bonura and Billy Bowlen advanced to nationals in 2020.  Four Griffins advanced in 2019 including Alan Diltz, Austin Shaw, Damon Greenwald and Bowlen with Greenwald earning All American honors.  In 2018, Vincent Distefanis, Zach Voytek, Damon Greenwald and Jacob Temple all advanced to nationals.  Ty Lydic, Joey Alessandro, Alan Diltz, Billy Bowlen and Voytek competed in 2017 with Diltz earning All American honors.  Alessandro, who was national runner up, and Lydic competed in 2016.  Lydic and Pat Owens competed in 2015.  Zach Voytek in 2014, Nick Nichols and Zach Benzio in 2013 and Kenny Trumbetta in 2010 and 2012 completed the list of national qualifiers.

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Zacur is 10-1 for the Griffins this season with two wins by major decision, one by tech fall and one by fall and advanced to nationals with a first place finish at 157 pounds at the NCAA Super Region I Championship.  Mike will open the NCAA Tournament against fifth seed Aaden Valdez of Adams State in the first round of the tournament.  

Wrestling is scheduled to begin at 10 AM on Friday.