MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina --- Mount Olive's Colby Teague earned a selection to the 2021 NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championships and will hit the mat in pursuit of a National Championship Friday, March 12 at 1 p.m.

The NCAA Division II Men's Wrestling Championship is scheduled for March 12-13 at America's Convention Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Both of the days of the Championship will stream live on NCAA.com.

Teague will take on Chase Luensman from Upper Iowa in the first match of his run at a title. Luensman is 8-1 on the season and received the No. 4 seed in the 157 weight class. If Teague defeats Luensman he will take on Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma, who recieved a bye and is currently the No. 5 seed.


Road to the National Championship
Teague in the 157-pound weight class recovered after a loss in the round of eight. He went onto defeat Matthew Sloan (Belmont Abbey), Dallas Boone (King) before making it to the third-place match. Teague made quick work of Alex Miller of Coker University getting a fall in 1:19 to put him in the 3rd place match.He then defeated Juaquin Olivas from Lander securing his third place finish and selection into the national championship.
 
"Any great program has a strong foundation, and Colby Teague is a big part of the foundation being built at UMO. He does things right and is consistent with the things he does. We are not in St. Louis just to be a part of this, he is looking to make the most of this opportunity and become UMO's first wrestler to make it on the podium at Nationals," said Head Coach Dan Willis.

Coverage
Live video of the NCAA DII Wrestling National Championship can be viewed here.