Takedown Report

A Star is Born

It’s rare that you see an athlete hit the consciousness of a fan base in one big moment, but over the span of eight minutes last Saturday night Virginia Tech wrestler Mekhi Lewis went from a curiosity to a star in Hokie athletics. It’s March Madness, but in wrestling circles, they call it March Matness. Everyone loves a good Cinderella story, and in a year when 14 of the top 16 seeds advanced in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, there was no George Mason, Loyola (Chicago) or NC State (1983) to be found. But at the 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Pittsburgh, there was a Cinderella story that would have done Bill Murray’s Carl Spackler proud: Virginia Tech’s Mekhi Lewis, seeded 8^th in the 165-pound weight class, stormed to the championship, the first ever for a Virginia Tech wrestler. Lewis was the lowest-seeded wrestler to win it all, and he didn’t sneak in the back door, either. Along the way, he beat the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 2 seeds.

The Start for Mekhi Lewis

After Thursday wins over No. 25 Cam Coy of Virginia and No. 24 Cael McCormick of Army, Lewis was matched up against No.1 seed Alex Marinelli of Iowa in Friday’s early wrestling session. End of the line, right? Not so fast. Rest of the story at https://virginiatech.sportswar.com/article/2019/03/26/mekhi-lewis-star-born/?mc_cid=19991bd8ba&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 27, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized