SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Southern Conference has released the seeds for the 2024 SoCon Wrestling Championship, the league office announced Wednesday. The championship is set to take place Saturday, March 9, at the Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina. Eight squads will compete for the 2024 SoCon title with 14 NCAA allocations available for the NCAA Championships.

The SoCon earned three NCAA allocations at 133 pounds and two NCAA allocations each at 149 pounds and 165 pounds. The remaining weight classes earned one allocation each, which is the automatic qualifier for the conference tournament champion.

App State seeks to defend its tournament title from a season ago under head coach JohnMark Bentley. The Mountaineers finished the season second in the conference regular-season standings with their only loss coming to Campbell on Feb. 2. Campbell finished first in the conference standings, concluding the campaign with an 8-0 conference record and 14-3 overall.

Chattanooga's Brayden Palmer (125), App State's Tommy Askey (157) and Campbell's Caleb Hopkins (184), Levi Hopkins (197) and Taye Ghadiali (285). Plamer, who was the 2023 SoCon Tournament Most Outstanding Wrestler, won the individual title at 133 pounds a season ago.

Campbell leads the league with six No. 1 seeds entering the SoCon Championship. App State holds three No. 1 seeds and Chattanooga owns the other No. 1 spot.

Eight SoCon wrestling teams will compete at the 2024 SoCon Wrestling Championships in Boone, North Carolina, on Saturday, March 9. A clear-bag policy will be in effect at the Holmes Convocation Center. The championship will be streamed in its entirety on ESPN+.

SoCon Tournament Seeds

125 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Anthony Molton, Campbell
No. 2 Chad Bellis, App State
No. 3 Brayden Palmer, Chattanooga
No. 4 Drew West, Gardner-Webb
No. 5 Malik Hardy, The Citadel
No. 6 Tony Burke, VMI
No. 7 Enis Ljikovic, Davidson
No. 8 Trenton Dominguez, Presbyterian

133 (3 NCAA allocations)
No. 1 Dom Zaccone, Campbell
No. 2 Ethan Oakley, App State
No. 3 Blake Boarman, Chattanooga
No. 4 Tyson Lane, Gardner-Webb
No. 5 Dyson Dunham, VMI
No. 6 George Rosas, The Citadel
No. 7 Hale Robinson, Davidson
No. 8 Brayden Adams, Presbyterian

141 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Isaiah Powe, Chattanooga
No. 2 Todd Carter, Gardner-Webb
No. 3 Isaac Byers, App State
No. 4 Jacob Silka, The Citadel
No. 5 Wynton Denkins, Campbell
No. 6 Patrick Jordon, VMI
No. 7 Josh Viarengo, Davidson
No. 8 Ryan Luna, Presbyterian

149 (2 NCAA allocations)
No. 1 Cody Bond, App State
No. 2 Jeff Boyd, The Citadel
No. 3 Noah Castillo, Chattanooga
No. 4 Justin Rivera, Campbell
No. 5 Zach Price, Gardner-Webb
No. 6 Ryan Vigil, VMI
No. 7 Tyler Xavier-McKnight, Davidson
No. 8 Trenton Donahue, Presbyterian

157 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Tommy Askey, App State
No. 2 Tanner Peake, Davidson
No. 3 Chris Earnest, Campbell
No. 4 Hayden Watson, The Citadel
No. 5 Lincoln Heck, Chattanooga
No. 6 Tyler Brignola, Gardner-Webb
No. 7 Eli Holiday, Presbyterian
No. 8 Josh Yost, VMI

165 (2 NCAA allocations)
No. 1 Will Miller, App State
No. 2 Dom Baker, Campbell
No. 3 Ben Haubert, The Citadel
No. 4 Bryce Sanderlin, Davidson
No. 5 Kamdyn Munro, Chattanooga
No. 6 Andrew Wilson, Gardner-Webb
No. 7 Michael Ramirez, Presbyterian
No. 8 Caleb Chandler, VMI

174 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Austin Murphy, Campbell
No. 2 Braxton Lewis, VMI
No. 3 Sergio Desiante, Chattanooga
No. 4 Luke Uliano, App State
No. 5 Brodie Porter, The Citadel
No. 6 Marc Koch, Davidson
No. 7 Samuel Mora, Gardner-Webb
No. 8 Brandon Jacoby, Presbyterian

184 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Caleb Hopkins, Campbell
No. 2 Jha'Quan Anderson, Gardner-Webb
No. 3 Tomas Brooker, App State
No. 4 Wyatt Ferguson, Davidson
No. 5 Adam Ortega, The Citadel
No. 6 Toby Schoffstall, VMI
No. 7 Caleb Roe, Presbyterian
No. 8 Jackson Hurst, Chattanooga

197 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Levi Hopkins, Campbell
No. 2 Carson Floyd, App State
No. 3 Patrick Brophy, The Citadel
No. 4 Josh McCutcheon, Gardner-Webb
No. 5 David Harper, Chattanooga
No. 6 Cameo Blankenship, Davidson
No. 7 Josh Evans, VMI
No. 8 George Hopkins, Presbyterian

285 (1 NCAA allocation)
No. 1 Taye Ghadiali, Campbell
No. 2 Jacob Sartorio, App State
No. 3 Ben Stemmet, The Citadel
No. 4 Jake Fernicola, Davidson
No. 5 Tyler Mousaw, VMI
No. 6 Kaleb Snodgrass, Chattanooga
No. 7 Peyton McComas, Gardner-Webb
No. 8 Morvens Saint Jean, Presbyterian