This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Five Maryland wrestlers will represent the program at the upcoming NCAA championships in Kansas City, Missouri, and they received their seeds Thursday evening.
Jaxon Smith is the highest-seeded Terp, coming in at No. 11 in the 197-pound weight class. Ethen Miller, who wrestles at 149 pounds, wasn’t far behind, seeded No. 12 in his weight class. Both wrestlers placed fourth in their respective weight classes at the Big Ten championships.
Braxton Brown was Maryland’s third and final automatic qualifier after finishing sixth in the 133-pound weight class at the Big Ten championships. He received the No. 17 seed for the NCAA championships.
Heavyweight Seth Nevills, seeded No. 30 among 285-pounders, and Kal Miller — the 32nd seed in the 141-pound weight class — received at-large bids.
The NCAA championships will be held from March 21-23.
In other news
Maryland men’s basketball beat Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Andrew Chodes had the game story and Emmett Siegel provided takeaways.
Colin McNamara previewed the Terps’ second-round matchup with Wisconsin.
Maryland linebacker Ruben Hyppolite II joined the Under The Shell Podcast.
Maryland softball’s Megan Mikami set a new program record for career stolen bases.
Megan Mikami slides into the record books with her fourth stolen base of the season last night.
The senior now has 67 career stolen bases to claim Maryland’s all-time program record ‼️ ♀️ #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/12dnZeZnPq
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) March 13, 2024