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Hokies claim 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship

DURHAM, N.C. — Virginia Tech won the 2025 ACC Wrestling Championship Sunday evening at Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, sending eight wrestlers to the podium. The Hokies had nine wrestlers atuomatically qualify for the NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, March 20-22. It’s the fourth year in a row Tech has sent at least nine wrestlers to the championship.
The Hokies finished with 91.5 points for the team title. Pitt finished in second place with 63.5 points and NC State finished in third with 62.5. The win marks Tech’s fifth ACC tournament title in wrestling and 38th ACC Championship across all sports. … more at … https://hokiesports.com/news/2025/03/10/hokies-claim-2025-acc-wrestling-championship
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Pitzer Wins Most Outstanding Wrestler, Pitt Crowns Three ACC Champions
Panthers Finish Second with a Total Score of 63.5 to Match Best ACC Championship Finish
DURHAM, N.C. – The Pitt wrestling team finished second overall in the team standings with 63.5 total points as the Panthers crowned three individual champions at the 2025 ACC Championships, hosted by Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday.
The Panthers sent four wrestlers to the finals with graduate student Reece Heller (184), redshirt-sophomore Mac Stout (197), and redshirt-sophomore Dayton Pitzer (285) each claiming ACC titles in their respective weight classes. Redshirt-junior Luca Augustine claimed his first ACC medal and finished as the runner-up in the 174-pound match.
Pitzer was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championship after defeating both the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds en route to his first title. The Panthers matched their best team finish since joining the ACC, also finishing second at the 2015 and 2020 ACC Championships. The three individual champions also match a program best, with the Panthers having three wrestlers claim titles in 2022, 2017, and 2015.
In total, the Panthers had seven individuals automatically qualify for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Nick Babin (125) and Briar Priest (141) finished in fourth place in their weight classes and Jared Keslar (165) finished in fifth place to each earn automatic bids to Philadelphia. … more at … https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2025/3/10/wrestling-pitzer-wins-most-outstanding-wrestler-pitt-crowns-three-acc-champions.aspx

March 12, 2025 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | sports, wrestling