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Virginia, S.C., & N.C. College Results

Editor’s News ; Only a week behind now. Yet the following matches are important news that a college wrestling fan would not want to miss.
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ACC Week Six Recap
Before we look at the final weekend of ACC duals coming up, let’s take a quick look back at the results from last weekend and the matches that stood out. Team scores went as expected but there were some interesting individual results. 
#10 Virginia Tech 28 — #18 Pittsburgh 9
125 #5 Eddie Ventresca Maj #23 Nick Babin 15-1 … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/college/acc/acc-week-six-recap-r100026/
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NC State wrestling’s senior class leaves behind legacy of greatness
For the last several seasons, NC State wrestling has enjoyed the talents of one of the more impressive classes in program history. This year’s senior class features All-Americans, ACC Champions and strong leaders, both on and off the mat. “They’re everything,” said head coach Pat Popolizio. “When you get a senior class that sticks here, whether they’re here five years, six years, four years — they pour their heart and soul into this program.”
In its latest match, a 27-13 victory over Stanford, the Wolfpack honored seven wrestlers as a part of its senior day celebration. Competing one final time in Reynolds Coliseum, four of the class’s seven seniors earned starts. … more at … https://www.technicianonline.com/sports/nc-state-wrestling-s-senior-class-leaves-behind-legacy-of-greatness/article_54169f20-ee7d-11ef-bcbb-2bd1bc078327.html
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VMI Wrestling defeats Presbyterian on Senior Night
LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Wrestling capped off its home slate with a dominating 29-10 victory over Presbyterian Thursday night at Cormack Hall.
The Keydets (6-11, 2-6 SoCon) pick up their second Southern Conference victory and snap a four-match skid after putting up 30 unanswered points against the Blue Hose. … more at …. https://vmikeydets.com/news/2025/2/20/vmi-wrestling-defeats-presbyterian-on-senior-night.aspx
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App. State Clinches Share of SoCon Title, Seeks Outright Title Next Sunday
BOONE, N.C. — App State Wrestling clinched at least a share of a SoCon regular-season title in dominant fashion, setting the stage for a big rivalry matchup against Campbell to close the regular season next Sunday in Varsity Gym. The Mountaineers improved to 8-3 overall and 7-0 in the league thanks to a 52-0 home shutout of Davidson on Sunday. They recorded six pins, including five in a row during one crowd-pleasing stretch, on the way to their Division I-leading 19th dual shutout since the calendar flipped to 2020. With the six pins, one tech fall, two major decisions and one decision, App State also tallied its most team points in a dual that had no forfeits since JohnMark Bentley became the program’s head coach in 2009. Two seasons ago, the Mountaineers had six pins and no wins by forfeit in a 50-0 shutout of Queens. It was the 10th time that App State has scored 50-plus points in … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/2/16/wrestling-clinches-share-of-socon-title-goes-for-outright-title-next-sunday.aspx
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Stanford Dominates Duke
Cardinal defeats Blue Devils, 37-12, in Durham
DURHAM, N.C. – No. 17 Stanford registered seven wins by bonus points to defeat Duke, 37-12, Sunday, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Cardinal, which tallied its most points in a dual this season, improves to 10-4 overall and 2-3 in the ACC. The Blue Devils drop to 4-14 overall and 0-6 in ACC action. The dual began at 184 pounds where Stanford’s Cole Han-Lindemyer set the tone with an 11-2 major decision over David Hussey. The true freshman registered the first dual win of his career and moves to 5-3 overall.  No. 22 Nick Stemmet added to the Cardinal lead with a 20-4 technical fall … ,more at …https://gostanford.com/news/2025/02/16/stanford-dominates-duke-wres-2025
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American Wrestling Falls to Virginia, 30-8
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The American University wrestling team was defeated by the Virginia Cavaliers in a dual meet on the road on Sunday afternoon, falling 30-8. The loss drops AU’s overall record to 9-9 with three duals remaining this season. 
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#32 Will Jarrell stopped the bleeding for AU with some clutch wrestling against Gabe Christenson. Trailing 2-1 in the third period, the graduate senior recorded an escape and a takedown to take the lead with just 42 seconds remaining. The 5-2 victory gave Jarrell his 19th of the year, surpassing …  Today’s dual began at 157, and Jack Nies got AU an opening five points with a technical fall of UVA’s Gavin Cagle. The redshirt senior dominated the bout, securing four takedowns on his way to a 21-4 final score at 6:08. The Cavaliers got five points back right away when Nick Hamilton forced a technical fall of Liam Packer, 23-5 at 5:00.  UVA rattled off three more wins in a row, with Rocco Contino and Justin Phillips earning decisions over Caleb Campos and Lucas White, and Liam Volk-Klos fell via major decision to Etahn Weatherspoon 17-9. … more at … https://aueagles.com/news/2025/2/16/wrestling-virginia.aspx
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DeLawder named Conference Carolinas wrestler of the week
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Montana DeLawder of the King University women’s wrestling team was named Conference Carolinas women’s wrestler of the week, presented by conferencecarolinastravel.com. DeLawder, a senior from Gettysburg, Pa., secured a win by pin in ten seconds over Newberry’s Summer McKeen at the 131 pounds. The win helped King to a 24-10 victory, giving King the inaugural … more at … https://kingtornado.com/news/2025/2/18/womens-wrestling-delawder-named-conference-carolinas-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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Generals Celebrate Four First-Place Finishers at ODAC Wrestling Tournament
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Washington and Lee University wrestling team dominated the ODAC Individual Championships on Saturday evening with seven wrestlers appearing in the championship bouts in front of a home crowd at Holekamp Gymnasium. The Generals earned four individual championships, nine earned All-ODAC accolades by finishing on the podium and all ten placed in the top-5 of every weight class. With 156 team points, the Generals edged out Roanoke College (134.5) and Averett University (133.5) to take first place in the team tournament standings. Greensboro College (70.5) and Southern Virginia University (65.0) rounded out the top five. Leading the way for W&L were individual … more at … https://generalssports.com/news/2025/2/15/generals-win-odac-wrestling-individual-championship-tournament-with-four-first-place-finishers.aspx
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Ethan Vergara and the Chattanooga Mocs finished off Gardner-Webb Sunday in Maclellan Gym.
Score: Chattanooga 22, Gardner-Webb 17
Location: Maclellan Gym; Chattanooga, Tenn. | Att.: 138
Records: Chattanooga (5-9/4-3) | Gardner-Webb (5-10/2-5)  
Quick Recap: A slow start led to a fast, dominating finish for the Chattanooga Mocs in Maclellan Gym. The Mocs came back from two 14-point deficits, 0-14 through 149 and 3-17 through 165, to power to a 22-17 triumph.
First Thought: “We had a lot of guys sick or hurt and out of our lineup. But it shouldn’t matter who we put in there, we should be moving forward, … more at … https://gomocs.com/news/2025/2/16/wrestling-recap-wrestlers-race-past-gardner-webb.aspx
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Wrestling Overpowers Rival VMI in Weekend Finale, Tops Keydets 33-6
LEXINGTON, Va. — Bolstered by a trio of tech falls from Gylon Sims (125 lbs), George Rosas (133 lbs) and Tyler Badgett (157 lbs), The Citadel (9-4, 5-2 SoCon) took care of business in the program’s road finale against rival VMI (5-11, 1-6 SoCon), upending the Keydets via a 33-6 mark Sunday afternoon at Cormack Hall.
FINAL RESULTS : The Citadel def. VMI, 33-6
Sunday, Feb. 16 | Cormack Hall | Lexington, Va.
125 —Gylon Sims (CIT) over Waylon Rogers (VMI), TF (19-4, 6:34) … more at … https://citadelsports.com/news/2025/2/16/wrestling-overpowers-rival-vmi-in-weekend-finale-tops-keydets-33-6.aspx
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American Wrestling Earns 10th Dual Win For First Time Since 2011, 19-17 over George Mason
FAIRFAX, Va. – Timely wrestling was the story of AU’s performance in tonight’s dual meet against George Mason, as the Eagles tallied 28 third period points and won two bouts from behind on their way to a 19-17 win. 
Notable
Will Jarrell got AU back on track with a technical fall against Ean Winchester, dominating the bout with three takedowns while earning eight near fall points on his way to a 19-1 victory.  Tonight’s dual began at 174, and Caleb Campos took care of business for AU with a 14-5 major decision against Mason’s Riley Hackworth. He got going in the second period, pulling off a double reversal and a takedown to take a 9-4 lead, then cruised to the major. Next up was Carsten Rawls at 197, who lost a close bout against Tyler Kocak. The score was tied 1-1 until Kocak completed a takedown with 10 seconds remaining in the third period. … more at … https://aueagles.com/news/2025/2/16/wrestling-george-mason.aspx

February 25, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | sports