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2008 Champion: Jacob Naig, Wartburg
Returning All-Americans: Naig, Willy Holst (Augsburg), Paul LeBlanc (Cortland), Matt Mauseth (UW-Lax)

Naig and Holst were on a collision course for the finals last year before Elliot Spence upset Holst in the semis.  This year, little has changed, though the two have switched seeds.  The anticipated matchup between the two that we missed last year has happened twice this year in dual meets, and Holst has come out on top both times to earn the top seed here.  It will be tough for any challenger to stop a third match in the finals, but the same could have been said last year.

Hoping to play the spoiler are the other two returning All-Americans Paul LeBlanc and Matt Mauseth.  Mauseth pinned LeBlanc in the consolation round of the NCAA tournament, but LeBlanc owns the third seed with an undefeated DIII record compared to 4 losses in DIII for Mauseth.  Of those, only Holst is in this weight.  Along with first time qualifier Dan Mizener of John Carroll, Centennial Conference qualifiers Kein and Twito each return for their second shot at All-American status.

Smith of Wilkes, Woszczak of Ithaca, and Cammisa of Bridgewater State return to the same weight they wrestled here last year, making a total of eight wrestlers who were in this same bracket in 2008.  Woszcak has two overtime losses to LeBlanc, Smith has a win over LeBlanc, and Cammisa is a two time qualifier.  Tyler Branham was an All-American two years ago at 141 for TCNJ, and most of the other qualifiers could surely pull an upset and make their way onto the podium.

Seeds
1. Holst, Augsburg
2. Naig, Wartburg
3. LeBlanc, Cortland
4. Mauseth, UW-Lax
5. Mizener, John Carroll
6. Kein, Muhlenberg
7. Twito, USMMA
8. Smith, Wilkes