BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 7, 2023) — The Bears will welcome quality Big Ten program the No. 22 University of Maryland on Sunday (Dec. 10) Hill Field House.
Sunday's Morgan-Maryland dual begins at 3 p.m. EST and all matches will be streamed live on morganstatebears.com.
The competition will mark just the second dual match in over 25 years hosted by the Bears.
Morgan is off to a 1-5 start, while Maryland is 1-1.
The Terrapins come to Baltimore with a lineup that features Braxton Brown (No. 15 at 133), Kal Miller (No. 12 at 141), Ethen Miller (No. 18 at 149), Michael North (No. 32 at 157), and Jaxon Smith (No. 5 at 197).
MORGAN STATE PROBABLE LINEUP
125 - Kevin Lopez or Julian Dawson
133 - Shawn Ryncarz
141 - Blake Bryant or Khalid Brinkley
149 - Aaron Turner
157 - Ej Tecson
165 - Jake Marsh
174 - Cort Vann or Kyle Grey
184 - Kingsley Menifee
197 - Nathatic Kendricks
285 - Sam Alsheimer
MARYLAND PROBABLE LINEUP
125 - Tommy Capul
133 - No. 15 Braxton Brown
141 - No. 12 Kal Miller OR Dario Lemus
149 - No. 18 Ethen Miller
157 - No. 32 Michael North
165 - Gaven Bell OR Ryan Money OR AJ Rodrigues
174 - No. 33 Dom Solis OR Mason Stein
184 - Chase Mielnik OR Kevin Makosy
197 - No. 5 Jaxon Smith
285 - No. 23 Seth Nevills
**Intermat rankings
NOTABLES
• Leading the return of NCAA Division I, Varsity-level men's wrestling to Maryland's largest Historically Black College or University (HBCU), Morgan State University announced the hiring of Kenny Monday as the Athletics Department's new men's wrestling coach, effective Aug. 24, 2022. Monday, the first Black wrestler in history to win an Olympic gold medal, is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee, three-time Olympian and former NCAA All-American standout, who brings a championship-level coaching pedigree and an expansive yet impressive resume to a Bears' wrestling program looking to restart after a 25-year hiatus. Monday comes to Morgan after serving as the director of wrestling and head wrestling coach at Spire Academy, since 2021.
• Morgan was wrestling in its first competition in 25 years after the program was reinstated this season to make it the only HBCU with a Division I wrestling program.
• In October 2021, the University announced its plans to revive the men's wrestling program at Morgan with the support a $2.7-million gift from HBCU Wrestling (HBCUW), a new initiative reestablishing wrestling programs on HBCU campuses. The gift, which is among the largest received from a private donor to the University, provides funding for the program and supports up to nine full scholarships annually.
Season tickets and individual match tickets are now on sale for the 2023-24 Morgan State wrestling season - Click here
Next Up
The Bears will they travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to compete against the University of North Carolina at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16.
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
