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Carolina College Wrestlers’ Honors

Virginia Tech’s Flynn, NC State’s Scott Tabbed ACC Co-Wrestlers of the Week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech’s Cooper Flynn and NC State’s Ed Scott were named the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Wrestlers of the Week following their performances last week, Dec. 11-19.  
Flynn, who was planning to take an Olympic redshirt this season for the Hokies, suited up for Virginia Tech at 125 pounds in the dual match versus Stanford’s No. 4 Nico Provo on Sunday afternoon. The Hokie redshirt sophomore scored a 5-2 decision over the top-five nationally ranked Cardinal, who was just two weeks removed from winning the 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.   
The win set the tone for the No. 11 Hokies, as seven other Tech wrestlers picked up victories in the dual match as they defeated visiting No. 19 Stanford, 29-7.  
Wrestling at 157 pounds for the Wolfpack at the National Collegiate Duals, Scott went 3-0, including two top-15 wins. He scored a 17-2 technical fall win over Connor Eck of Lock Haven in the first match of the day and then turned around to record a 7-6 win over No. 12 Ryder Downey of No. 25 Northern Iowa in the second match. Scott used a takedown late in the third period to defeat No. 13 Paddy Gallagher of No. 10 Ohio State in a 4-2 decision in the nightcap. … story at … ACC.com/news/Virginia-techs-flynn-nc-states-scott-tabbed-acc-co-wrestlers-of-the-week

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Rivera named SoCon Wrestler of the Week
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Redshirt junior Justin Rivera is the SoCon Wrestler of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon. Rivera was one of three Camels to go 3-0 at the Fighting Camel Duals on Tuesday.
Rivera’s day began with the highest-ranked win for the Camels on the day. He defeated No. 9 ranked Kellyn March of North Dakota State with a 4-1 decision.
He followed that up with a 7-2 victory over Stanford’s Dawson Sihavong. Rivera closed his day with an 8-5 sudden victory decision over Marcos Polanco of Purdue.
The strong outing improved Rivera’s dual record to 3-3 as the Camels begin to look towards the new year. Rivera is the third Camel to receive SoCon Wrestler of the Week recognition this year, joining Domenic Zaccone and Taye Ghadiali.
Individual rankings according to Intermat
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Justin Rivera
On how his improved mentality is helping him on the mat: “We practice all the techniques, and the coaches are great, but what they’ve helped me with is my mental state. Being out for so long, I was struggling and stressing myself out so much if I was going to be the same coming back. But they’ve helped me, they took the pressure off me and told me to just let it fly.”
Head Coach Scotti Sentes
“Justin was primed to get some big wins … story at … GOcamels.com/Rivera-named-socon-wrestler-of-the-week

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Howard Claims MSC Wrestler of the Week Award
BOWLING GREEN, Ky.— Trinity Howard earned the first conference weekly honor of her career Monday afternoon as the Mid-South Conference (MSC) released its athlete of the week awards. As announced by the league office, Howard was named the MSC Women’s Wrestler of the Week, marking the first such honor by a Montreat women’s wrestler in program history.  
At the Wasps Open on Friday, Howard marched her way to a bracket victory out of seven participants in the 123-lb weight class. She notched a pin after receiving a bye to the quarterfinals, then collected a pair of tech falls to tally her second bracket triumph of the year and third of her career. Howard now holds a 10-3 overall record following her 3-0 slate in Virginia.  
Howard and the women’s wrestling team now head to St. Andrews University on Jan. 19. … story at … Montreatcavaliers.com/Womens-wrestling-howard-claims-msc-wrestler-of-the-week-award

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