Majewski places fifth, Smith eighth at NCAA Central Regional

Junior Seth Majewski placed fifth at 133-lbs while senior Alex Smith placed eighth at 141-lbs at the NCAA DIII Central Regional. As a team, the Yellow Jackets placed 16th out of 20 teams.

The Basics

• The two-day event was hosted by Adrian College in Adrian, Mich.
• Wabash College won the event with 168.5 points.
• The Yellow Jackets finished 16th with 19 points.

Notable Performances

• Majewski posted a 4-2 record at the event, winning two matches by tech fall and two by decision. In the fifth-place match, he won 7-2 over Jett Boots from Trine.
• Majewski's fifth-place regional finish is the highest in program history since the team returned to action in 2018. In 2020, Rosendo Beltran placed sixth at 125-lbs.
• Smith won two matches, both by decision on his way to his eighth-place finish.
• This marks the first time since the program was restarted that the Yellow Jackets had two wrestlers place at Regionals.
• Senior Cortez Bradley and junior Alejandro Castro each won a match in the tournament.
• Bradley won his first match of the event with a 17-5 major decision over Calvin Cai of Case Western Reserve.
• Castro also won his first match with a 5-0 victory over Manchester's Zach Morgan.
• The Yellow Jackets conclude the season with a 6-9 record in dual meets including a 4-1 record at home.