SUNY Brockport junior Matt Caccamise and freshman Zach Levey completed day one of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday. Caccamise went 1-2 on the day, while Levey went 0-2 as he wrapped up an excellent first year in the green and gold.
Caccamise upset fifth-seed Justin Lopez from Johnson & Wales in his opening match of the 125-pound bracket. Caccamise, who is making his third straight NCAA appearance, took down Lopez midway through the third period to make the score 3-2 and was able to ride out the victory to advance to Friday night's quarterfinals. He lost a 7-4 decision against Wartburg's Brady Kyner in the quarterfinal. Caccamise then lost an 8-5 decision against Millikin's Tommy Russell in the consolation round 2 to narrowly miss out on a podium finish. He finishes the season with a 20-5 overall record.
Levey lost two tight decisions in his first collegiate NCAA appearance for the Golden Eagles. He dropped his opening match of the day 6-2 against seventh-seeded Kyle Kaiser of Roger Williams. He then lost a tight 3-2 decision against Zach Thompson from Wisconsin-Platteville in consolation round 1. He finished the year with a 23-9 record.
2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships Results for Brockport
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Matt Caccamise (20-4) place is unknown and scored 1.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Matt Caccamise (Brockport) 20-4 won by decision over Justin Lopez (Johnson & Wales University (Rhode Island)) 18-2 (Dec 3-2)
Quarterfinal - Brady Kyner (Wartburg College) 12-1 won by decision over Matt Caccamise (Brockport) 20-4 (Dec 7-4
Cons. Round 2 - Tommy Russell (Millikin University) 8-2 won by decision over Matt Caccamise (College At Brockport) 20-5 (Dec 8-5)
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Zach Levey (23-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Kaiser (Roger Williams University) 6-1 won by decision over Zach Levey (Brockport) 23-9 (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Zach Thompson (University Of Wisconsin-Platteville) 17-8 won by decision over Zach Levey (Brockport) 23-9 (Dec 3-2)
