BALTIMORE, MD – Johns Hopkins seniors Dominick Reyes (165) and Hank Behaeghel (285) will compete at the 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships this weekend in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  This is Reyes' third trip to the NCAA Championships, while Behaeghel is making his first appearance at the NCAAs.

Reyes drew the number two seed and will open against Will Esmoil of Coe College.  Behaeghel is unseeded and will face the winner of the preliminary round match between sixth-seeded Tyler Kim of Augsburg and Brayan Reyes of Millikin in his first match.

The 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships are being hosted by the American Rivers Conference at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids (formerly the US Cellular Center).  Preliminary rounds one and two and the first round of consolations will take place in the 12 pm (ET) session on Friday with subsequent sessions at 7 pm (ET) on Friday, 11 am (ET) on Saturday and 8 pm ET) on Saturday.

The brackets for the 2022 NCAA Division III Championships can be found here (PDF).

Things to Know About Dominick Reyes (24-0)
-  Has a 24-0 record this season and is 110-24 in his career
-  Enters the NCAA Tournament riding a school-record 48-match winning streak
-  Just the second Johns Hopkins wrestler to reach the 100-win mark (Paul Bewak '15 / 135)
-  Just the third Johns Hopkins wrestlers to qualify for the NCAAs three or more times (Paul Marcello-4 / 2010-13, Paul Bewak-4 / 2012-15)
-  Currently ranked #2 in the nation by InterMat and #3 by D3wrestle.com
-  Won 2022 NCAA Mideast Regional & Centennial Conference titles
-  2020 NCAA Southeast Regional & Centennial Conference Champion
-  Qualified for NCAAs as a freshman in 2018 and a junior in 2020 (2020 Championship cancelled due to COVID)
-  Posted a 1-2 record at the 2018 NCAA Championships
-  15 of 24 wins this season were bonus-point victories with seven pins, five technical falls and three major decisions
-  71 of 110 career wins have been of the bonus-point variety (37 pins, 18 major decisions, 16 technical falls)
-  JHU school record-holder in career pins (37) and technical falls (16)

Things to Know About Hank Behaeghel (21-9)
-  Has a 21-9 record this season
-  Making first appearance in the NCAA Championships
-  Finished second at the 2022 Centennial Conference Championships
-  Placed third at the 2022 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships
-  Fell in NCAA Regional Quarterfinal, but rallied to win four straight to place third and qualify for NCAAs
-  First Johns Hopkins heavyweight to qualify for NCAA Championships
-  Led the Blue Jays with 11 pins this season
-  11 pins this season are tied for fourth-best single-season total in JHU history
-  Narrowly missed qualifying for NCAAs in 2020 as he placed fourth at NCAA Southeast Regional.  Posted a 3-2 record with both losses coming in overtime

History Lesson
This is the 13^th time Johns Hopkins has been represented at the NCAA Championships since head coach Keith Norris arrived in 2005-06.  In all, 23 of the 25 individuals who have qualified for the NCAAs from Johns Hopkins have done so since Norris arrived at Homewood.

More History
Johns Hopkins has produced eight All-Americans with all eight coming since 2008.  The eight includes Reyes, who was named a Second Team All-American by the NWCA in 2020 after the NCAA Championships were cancelled.  The top finishes in program history came in 2013 (Paul Marcello – 2^nd at 141) and 2015 (Paul Bewak – 3^rd at 125).

A Final History
Reyes is one of seven Johns Hopkins wrestlers to make more than one appearance at the NCAA Championships.  He is joined on this exclusive list by Eric Fishel (2007-08), Paul Marcello (2010-13), Reid Mosquera (2011-12), Paul Bewak (2012-15), Henry Stauber (2012, 2014) and Ricky Cavallo (2018, 2019).

How to Watch
Fans will be able to watch every match at the 2022 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships at www.ncaa.com.