Joey McKenna Vs. Kaid Brock in NWCA All-Star Classic
10/25/2018 10:51:08 AM | General, Wrestling
Joey McKenna’s opponent for the 2018 NWCA All-Star Classic has been selected and it will be Oklahoma State’s Kaid Brock. The pair of two-time All-Americans will tussle during a 141-pound bout on Nov. 2 in Denver, Colo.
McKenna represents the 22nd Buckeye to compete in the event since 1970.
The senior from Towaco, N.J., has compiled a 79-8 record and placed third at the NCAA Championships twice (2016, 2018). He enters his final collegiate campaign after being crowned a U.S. Open champion this summer.
Brock owns a 59-9 career mark and is known as ‘giant killer’ with 10 victories over All-Americans the past three years. This season marks his first at 141 pounds, however, after previously competing at 133.
What: 53rd NWCA All-Star Classic
When: Friday, November 2
Where: National Western Complex – Denver, Colo.
TrackWrestling.com is set to stream the action.
The men’s match-ups announced as of Oct. 25 include:
141: Seth Gross (South Dakota State) Vs. Tariq Wilson (North Carolina State)
141: Joey McKenna (Ohio State) Vs. Kaid Brock (Oklahoma State)
149: Mitch Finesilver (Duke)
174: Myles Amine (Michigan)
184: Max Dean (Cornell) Vs. Taylor Venz (Nebraska)
285: Derek White (Oklahoma St.)
