ST. LOUIS — Four Wisconsin wrestlers have qualified for the 2021 NCAA Wrestling Championships this week, Thursday, March 18 - Saturday, March 20 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

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• Watch on ESPN3 (full schedule)

The event will be broadcast on ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN (finals). Each mat will be streamed online via ESPN3.

Don't miss head coach Chris Bono previewing NCAAs in this week's Jump Around Monday video.

Here are five more things to know before the Badgers step on the mats:

1. KYLE BURWICK: At 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Kyle Burwick makes his first career appearance at the NCAA Championships after placing fifth at the Big Ten Championships two weeks ago. Burwick earned a 6-6 overall record this season and is seeded 19th in his weight class. Burwick will face 15th-seed Mosha Schwartz of the University of Northern Colorado to open the tourney..

2. CHRIS WEILER: At 184 pounds, redshirt senior Chris Weiler will step on the mat for his second NCAAs (third qualification) after finishing fifth at the Big Ten Championships. A graduate transfer from Lehigh, Weiler is seeded 13th and holds a 6-4 overall record this season. He'll open competition against 20th-seed David Key of Navy as he looks for his first All-America career honor. .

3. TRENT HILLGER: At 285 pounds, redshirt junior Trent Hillger is seeded 14th and brings the Badgers' most veteran experience in post-season competition. He finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships to earn his third qualification to NCAAs and is a two-time All-American. Hillger holds a 6-4 overall record. Watch Trent's BTN On The Mat video. Hillger will wrestle 19th-seed Josh Heindselman of Oklahoma to start..

4. ERIC BARNETT: At 125 pounds, sophomore Eric Barnett will make his first appearance at NCAAs after earning a wild-card qualification. Barnett finished 10th at the Big Ten Championships and holds a 7-5 record. Barnett will beging the tournament against 14th-seed Jaret Lane of Lehigh.

5. EVENT NOTES: More information on the Badgers, rankings and team stats are available in this week's event notes.

EXTRA: NCAA Championships - Wisconsin Lineup

• 125 #16 Eric Barnett - Seeded 19th; 7-5 overall record; finished 10th at B1Gs; 1st NCAA Championships (Wild-Card Qualification)
• 133 #30 Kyle Burwick - Seeded 18th; 6-6 overall record; finished 5th at B1Gs; 1st NCAA Championships (Automatic Qualification)
• 184 #13 Chris Weiler - Seeded 13th; Highest seeded Badger in '21; 6-4 overall record; 5th at B1Gs; 3rd NCAAs (Automatic Qualification)
• 285  #14 Trent Hillger - Seeded 14th; 6-4 overall; finished 7th at B1Gs; 3rd NCAA Championships (Automatic Qualification); 2x All-American
• COACHES: Chris Bono and Jon Reader - Third NCAA Championships with Badgers; Six All-Americans and 15 NCAA qualifiers at UW; Seth Gross - First NCAA Championships as a coach; 2018 NCAA Champion at 133 lbs.; 3x All-American.

ICYMI: Videos

Watch Trent Hillger's On The Mat video feature from Big Ten Network