March 13, 2007

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships were released Tuesday morning as both Virginia Tech wrestlers competing found out their respective draws.

Jon Bonilla-Bowman, who won the 157-pound class at the ACC Championship, and Eric Decker, the runner-up at 165 pounds at the ACC Championship, will be the two Hokies representing Tech at the event, which starts Thursday morning at The Palace at Auburn Hills.

157 pounds
Jon Bonilla-Bowman (Virginia Tech) vs. Ryan Hluschak (Drexel)
Bonilla-Bowman: 20-11, ACC Champion
Hluschak: 30-8, CAA wildcard

Winner gets Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) in the second round.
Morningstar: 25-10, Fifth in Big Ten

165 pounds
Eric Decker (Virginia Tech) vs. #3 seed Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan)
Decker: 23-15, ACC wildcard
Tannenbaum: 23-1, Second in Big Ten

The full brackets for the NCAA Wrestling Championships can be found here.

Fans can also view the brackets and LIVE Stats at www.ncaasports.com throughout the championship.

Also, ESPN360.com will be doing live web streaming from the Palace on the dates and sessions listed below.

3/16 Quarterfinals - 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Stream all four mats
3/16 Semi Finals - 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. - Post Match Interview coverage
3/17 Finals - 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m.- Post Match Interview coverage