ST. LOUIS- The stage is set for the 2022 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship, with seven Greyhounds ready to compete for National titles Friday and Saturday.

The seven Greyhound qualifiers ties the most ever in program history, matching the 2014 squad's Nationals group. The Hounds are #5 in the final NWCA Division II Coaches Poll heading into the event, the second-highest ranking in program history.

DETAILS ON THE ACTION: Wrestling begins Friday at 11 AM CST from St. Louis' Chaifetz Arena. Action be followed live on TrackWrestling here.

THE QUALIFIERS: A pair of brothers kick off the Hounds' seven, with Breyden Bailey representing UIndy at 133 and his brother Logan Bailey making his second trip in two years at 149. 

Two-time All-American Dawson Combest is back at the NCAA tournament after finishing 4th a season ago at 157. Jack Eiteljorge is back in the bracket at 165, after an electric Super Regional in which he beat three ranked opponents en route to the bracket title. 

At 174, Andrew Sams also took the Super Regional title and is now a two-time National Qualifier after finishing as an All-American in taking 5th at 174 a season ago. He is joined by two first-time National Qualfiers in Derek Blubaugh (197) and Cale Gray (285).

THE SEEDS: Both Sams (174) and Blubaugh (197) come in as the #3 seeds in their respective brackets, while Eiteljorge is the #4 seed at 165. Combest is the #7 at 157.

MAKING THE RETURN TRIP: Three of the Greyhounds in the field have wrestled on the NCAA mats before, with Combest as the veteran of the group making his third trip at 157. Logan Bailey (149), Eiteljorge (165) and Sams (174) are all making their second trip to the NCAA meet.

IT'S A FAMILY THING: The Bailey brothers come into the 2022 NCAA event as the third pair of brothers to represent the Greyhounds at an NCAA tournament. Both Dan and Duane Lutgring qualified in their UIndy careers with Dan making the trip in 1978 and Duane in both 1982 and 1985. The second pair of brothers to make the trip did so multiple times, with Josh Kieffer qualifying four times (2012 14, 15, 16) and his twin Justin qualifying twice (2013, 14). The brothers both made the trip in the same year in 2014, making the Bailey's trip this year the second in which Head Coach Jason Warthan has coached a pair of brothers at Nationals.

STICK 'EM: Now two-time National Qualifier Logan Bailey leads the Greyhounds with 33 wins on the season, with a whopping 18 of those wins coming via pin. LB's 18 pins ties the UIndy single-season record, which has stood since 1983 when Wade Hall also pinned 18 opponents.

THE LAST TIME: Below are the last Greyhounds to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the last to earn All-American honors at the weight:

133- NQ: Ana Abduljelil (2019); AA: Nick Crume (2016, 2nd)
149- NQ: Logan Bailey (2021); AA: Cameryn Brady (2014, 6th)
157- NQ: Combest (2021); AA: Combest (2021, 4th)
165- NQ: Eiteljorge (2020); AA: Eiteljorge (2020; NWCA 9th)
174- NQ: Sams (2021); Sams (2021; 5th)
197- NQ: Brian Wagner (2019); AA: none
285- NQ: Dylan Faulkenberg (2018); AA: Evan Wooding (2014, 5th)