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Maryland Captures 2011 ACC Wrestling Championship

Terps’ senior Mike Letts voted Most Valuable Wrestler.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – For the third time in four seasons, the Maryland Terrapins own the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship.  The Terps triumphed in five of the six weight class finals in which they competed on Saturday night to break open a tight battle with ACC regular-season champion Virginia Tech and finish atop the 2011 field. A crowd of 1,986 at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena watched the Terps claim their second title under head coach Kerry McCoy and their ACC-leading 23rd wrestling championship in school history.
2011 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP WEIGHT CLASS FINALS
(Each weight class winner and runner-up named All-ACC)
125 – Jarrod Garnett (VT) def. Matt Snyder (VA), 6-4 (SV)
133 – Devin Carter (VT) tech. fall Joe Spisak (VA), 19-4
141 – Jon Kohler (MD) def. Darrius Little (NCS), 3-1 (SV)
149 – Darrion Caldwell (NCS) def. Derek Valenti (VA), 6-3
157 – Jesse Dong (VT) def. Kyle John (MD), 6-3
165 – Josh Asper (MD) def. Pete Yates (VT), 9-3
174 – Mike Letts (MD) def. Chris Henrich (VA), 4-2
184 – Corey Peltier (MD) def. Diego Bencomo (DU), 3-1
197 – Zac Bennett (NC) def. Chris Penny (VT), 9-5
285 – Spencer Myers (MD) def. David Marone (VT), 3-2 (TB2)
Rest of Story at http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/030511aaa.html

March 7, 2011 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized