D3Playbook: Selection Shows

written by STEVE ULRICH
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TOP STORY

1. Selection Shows

Below is the full schedule for 2022 NCAA winter championship selection shows and press releases.

Men's Basketball, 12:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball, 2:30 p.m.
Wrestling Selection Announcement, after 5 p.m.
Swimming and Diving Selection Announcement, by 8 p.m.

all times EDT

BASKETBALL

2. Kings, Queens of the Court

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WB CSAC Championship Team Photo

Here are the teams that either won their conference tournament or secured their league's AQ to the NCAA basketball tournament.

>> Conference Tourney Trackers | Men | Women

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TRACK AND FIELD

3. Faster, Higher, Longer

It is the second of two big weekends of indoor track and field championship action at the conference level.

American Rivers, Dubuque, Iowa
- M/W-Loras
CCIW, Kenosha, Wis.
- M/W-North Central
Centennial, Collegeville, Pa.
- M/W-Johns Hopkins
CUNYAC, New York, N.Y.
- M/W-Lehman
Empire 8, Utica, N.Y.
- M/W-St. John Fisher
Landmark, Selinsgrove, Pa.
- M/W-Susquehanna
Liberty, Ithaca, N.Y.
- M-Rochester, W-Ithaca
Middle Atlantic, Reading, Pa.
- M-Widener, W-Misericordia
Michigan, Angola, Ind.
- M/W-Trine
Midwest, Galesburg, Ill.
- M/W-Ripon
Minnesota, Northfield, Minn.
- M-Saint John's, W-Bethel
NACC, Ripon, Wis.
- M/W-St. Norbert
NCAC, Springfield, Ohio
- M-Wabash, W-Oberlin
OAC, Bexley, Ohio
- M/W-Mount Union
ODAC, Salem, Va.
- M-Washington and Lee, W-Lynchburg
SLIAC, Elsah, Ill.
- M/W-Greenville
SUNYAC, Brockport, N.Y.
- M/W-Geneseo
UAA, Cleveland, Ohio
- M/W-Washington, Mo.
UMAC, Superior, Wis.
- M-UW-Superior, W-Minnesota Morris
WIAC, Platteville, Wis.
- M-Oshkosh, W-La Crosse

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WRESTLING

4. Next Stop, Cedar Rapids

2022 NCAA DIII Central Region Wrestling Champions

Wabash wrestling

The Division III regional wrestling championships were held at six different locations last weekend and the top three wrestlers in each weight class have advanced to the national championship meet.

Central: Wabash won the team championship in convincing style over Baldwin Wallace and John Carroll. Jack Heldt (197) and Max Bishop (285) won individual titles.

Southeast: Stevens won the team title, edging Averett by 8.5 points. Kyle Slendorn (141), Brett Kaliner (149) and Stefan Major (174) won individual titles.

Upper Midwest: Augsburg captured the regional team trophy behind individual championships from Derek Steele (125), Solomon Nielsen (174) and Tyler Kim (285).

Lower Midwest: Wartburg held off Loras and Coe for the regional crown. Zayren Terukina (141), Kristian Rumph (149) and David Hollingsworth (157) brought home individual titles.

Northeast: Coast Guard held off Johnson and Wales by three points for the team title. Tony Ulaszek (149), Philip Rogers (165), Paul Detwiler (184) and Coy Spooner (197) captured individual crowns.

Mideast: The College of New Jersey rolled to the regional team championship. Dominic Difrancescantonio (141), Quinn Haddad (197) and Thomas Marretta (285) brought home individual titles.

>> Links to Complete Results

NEWS

5. Lightning Round

James Hopper, Case Western Reserve

Tennis (M)

Case Western Reserve (7-1) defeated Chicago, 5-1, to capture the ITA National Indoor Championship. The Spartans have won 26 consecutive matches against DIII opposition.

Football

Hobart graduate Ali Marpet, an All-Pro offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 28.
"Congratulations, @AliMarpet you are a warrior," Tom Brady posted on Instagram. "It was an honor!!"

Ice Hockey (M)

A pair of shockers in the UCHC semifinals, as No. 5 Hobart and No. 7 Elmira were bounced. Sixth-seeded Skidmore ousted the Statesmen, 3-2, behind a 32-save performance from Tate Brandon. Ryan Black scored with 1:10 remaining in overtime to lift No. 8 Babson past the Soaring Eagles, 3-2.

Ice Hockey (W)

Kirsten DiCicco made 41 saves and Darby Palisi tallied the game-winner with under seven minutes left as Castleton stunned No. 10 Norwich, 1-0, in a NEHC semifinal.

Volleyball

No. 1 Springfield (13-0) battled back from a 0-2 deficit to defeat No. 2 Vassar in five sets. Jarrett Anderson had 25 kills for the Pride.

Lacrosse (W)

(W) No. 1 Salisbury edged No. 3 Washington and Lee, 7-6, as Lily Cavallaro had two goals and two assists.

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