2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships Qualifiers

INDIANAPOLIS - The field has officially been announced for the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, and four Colorado School of Mines grapplers will head to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to compete for national titles.

Mines will send Weston DiBlasi, Grayston DiBlasi, Carter Noehre, and Anderson Salisbury to the national meet, which will be held March 10-11 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. All four men qualified via top-three placings at Saturday's NCAA Super Region VI Championships at Chadron State. Brackets will be announced on March 3.

Weston DiBlasi, the third-place regional finisher at 133 pounds, heads to his first national championship meet after posting an 18-8 record in first season as an Oredigger. DiBlasi is tied with his brother for the team lead in pins at 11, and has a 17-7 record vs. D-II this season including three wins over NWCA-ranked opponents.

Grayston DiBlasi, the 141-pound regional runner-up, is making his second NCAA appearance after an outstanding sophomore season that has him 27-5 overall. DiBlasi is 22-5 vs. D-II and 20-3 when ranked, and is currently #10 in the NWCA top-12. He co-leads the team with his brother in falls at 11 and also has a team-best four technical falls. Last year, DiBlasi went 2-2 at the national championship meet.

Carter Noehre, the 157-pounds third-place finisher, makes his first nationals appearance as a redshirt senior. Noehre is 13-7 overall with three pins among seven bonus-point wins overall, and has been ranked in the NWCA top-12 this season. Noehre is 11-6 vs. D-II opponents.

Anderson Salisbury, the 197-pound regional runner-up, heads to his fourth straight national meet seeking a third consecutive All-America finish. With a 21-6 record and nine falls this season, Salisbury earned podium finishes in 2021 and 2022, and has spent all of this season in the NWCA rankings; he also owns three wins over nationally-ranked opponents. Salisbury is just the third Oredigger to qualify for four NCAA Championships, and is only the fifth - and first since 2004 - to qualify in two different weight classes, making his previous three appearances at 184.