Virginia Colleges News
Cade Parent earn ODAC Wrestler of the Week honors
FOREST, Va. – Roanoke College freshman Cade Parent earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Heavier Weight Wrestler of the Week for the week of November 10.
Parent won the 165-pound weight class Sunday at the Averett University Cougar Open. He won all five of his matches, three by pin and two by technical fall. His three pins each took less than two minutes, defeating Jayden Perini of East Stroudsburg in 1:24, Dom Pinciotti of Liberty in 1:14 and teammate Troy Shannon in 1:43. Parent scored … more at … https://roanokemaroons.com/news/2025/11/10/wrestling-cade-parent-earn-odac-wrestler-of-the-week-honors.aspx
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Southern Virginia’s Jaton Wellington Named ODAC Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week
BUENA VISTA, Va. — The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced its Week 11 Athletes of the Week, featuring Southern Virginia University freshman Jaton Wellington, who earned Lighter Weight Wrestler of the Week honors.
Wellington, in his debut collegiate season, impressed at the 2025 Washington & Jefferson Invitational, finishing second overall at 125 pounds.
He opened the tournament in dominant fashion with a 19-3 technical fall over a Penn State Behrend opponent, followed by an 11-3 major decision victory over Fairmont State. Wellington then stormed through the semifinals with a lightning-fast 19-second pin, once again over a Behrend wrestler. He ultimately placed second after a hard-fought championship bout that ended in a fall at 2:49.
Wellington’s performance marks a historic milestone for Southern Virginia … more at … https://knightathletics.com/news/2025/11/10/wellington-lands-odac-lighter-weight-wrestler-of-the-week.aspx
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Roanoke Wrestling rolls to 53-0 win over SVU
Score: Roanoke 53, Southern Virginia 0
Location: Salem, Va. – Cregger Center
The Short story: The third-ranked Roanoke College wrestling team won all 10 weight classes Thursday night, the first nine in the first period, and rolled to a 53-0 win over visiting Southern Virginia University in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) match.
The Maroons had three wins by pin, five by technical fall, one by major decision and one by forfeit.
How it happened:
*Roanoke opened the scoring quickly as Connor Lenahan pinned his SVU opponent in just 1:42. Jude Robson (133), Mark Samuel (141) and Taylor Smith (149) each followed with first-period technical fall victories.
*Taylor’s twin brother Casey Smith won by technical fall 15-0 at 157, while Kyle Lee pinned Wyatt Kinne in 1:55 at 165.
*Xavier Preston earned a tech fall win at 174 and Brock Sullivan had a forfeit victory at 184.
*Hunter Moore needed just 1:34 to pin his So. Virginia foe at 197 and Nicholas Cook rounded out the action with a 10-2 major decision win at 285.
Up Next:
*The Maroons (1-0/1-0 ODAC) head to the Castleton Duals … more at … https://roanokemaroons.com/news/2025/11/13/roanoke-wrestling-rolls-to-53-0-win-over-svu.aspx
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Cougars wrestle hard to beat Division II Ferrum
DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University men’s wrestling took a special 36-2 victory over Ferrum College on Saturday during an exhilarating non-conference dual at the Grant Center.
The Cougars (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) won in nine of the 10 weight classes against the Division II Panthers (1-2, 1-1 CC).
Prior to the match, the team recognized its alumni for their annual Alumni Day. Alumnus include: Austin Long, Thaddeus Wilkerson, Landon Childress, Jaleel Jones, George Moseley, Caleb Calhoun, Brandon Woody, Caleb Harmon, David Shelton, Bryant Quaye, Anthony Taylor, Alex Logsdon and Keaton Gomez. The dual opened at 141 pounds as senior Wyatt Parker fought until the buzzer, but ultimately fell by a 5-4 decision. Sophomore Luke Zadrazil’s 6-0 decision over Ferrum at 149 pounds tied the two teams at 3-3. Senior Carter Shupert put the Cougars ahead 7-3 over the Panthers with a 12-3 major decision at 157 pounds. Averett went on to dominate in the next seven weight classes with wins from Seniors Xavier Swanson (165), Michael Gabbard (174), Khalil Mitchell (184), Jacob Jimenez (197), Carter Erickson (285) and juniors Adrian Samano (125) and A.J. Orlando III (133).
The Cougars travel to Buena Vista, Virginia on Thursday … more at … https://averettcougars.com/news/2025/11/15/mens-wrestling-cougars-wrestle-hard-to-beat-ferrum.aspx
NC State wrestling is ready to rumble ahead of 2025-26 season
Noah Teague, Staff Writer • Nov 6, 2025
There’s never been a better time to be a fan of NC State wrestling.
Led by head coach Pat Popolizio, the Wolfpack returns an impressive squad, featuring multiple ACC champions and a defending national champion in redshirt sophomore Vince Robinson. The 2025-26 season is one that will be marked by the Pack’s pursuit of championships and continuing the standard of excellence established by Popolizio.
After winning the 2025 125-pound national championship, Robinson returns to NC State with sky-high expectations for his encore. Ranked No. 1 per InterMat, Robinson will face multiple title contenders this season, highlighted by No. 4 Eddie Ventresca at Virginia Tech. The path to repeat as national champion looks daunting, but Robinson is no stranger to winning when it matters most.
Last season’s national championship marked the first for an NC State freshman since 1980 and the first-ever national champ in the 125-pound class. With a 24-3 record last season, Robinson showcased consistency all year long. His quickness and fiery approach make him nearly impossible to pin, while giving him the ability to seize the momentum with a takedown at any moment.
Robinson isn’t the only national championship contender in Raleigh; sixth-year Isaac Trumble is back for one last ride with the Wolfpack. Entering the season ranked No. 3 in the heavyweight class, Trumble is a tough competitor with loads of experience that gives him a mental edge over opponents. Making three NCAA Tournament appearances, including an All-American fourth-place finish last year in his first year competing in the heavyweight division, Trumble’s resume speaks for itself.
Last season, Trumble made waves as one of the nation’s elite wrestlers. However, his campaign turned south in the ACC Tournament when he medically forfeited, losing the opportunity to win a conference crown. Trumble was just a week removed from meniscus surgery at the ACC Tournament, … more at … https://technicianonline.com/151316/sports/nc-state-wrestling-is-ready-to-rumble-ahead-of-2025-26-season/
Barket Remains Undefeated; Duke Splits Doubleheader with Morgan State & Drexel
BALTIMORE, MD. — Duke redshirt junior Connor Barket remained undefeated Sunday as the Blue Devil wrestling team split a doubleheader in Baltimore Sunday afternoon against Morgan State and Drexel at Hurt Gymnasium.
The Blue Devils opened the day with a 28-10 victory over Morgan State and then closed the doubleheader by dropping a 37-4 decision versus Drexel. Duke moved to 3-2 on the season.
A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Barket moved to 7-0 on the year with a win against Drexel, while Morgan State forfeited against Duke at heavyweight.
HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. MORGAN STATE
- The match opened at 125 pounds with Duke redshirt freshman Riley Rowan collecting a 1-0 decision versus Jimmie Jones to give the Blue Devils a 3-0 lead.
- Morgan State took its first lead as Javaan Yarbrough totaled a tech fall victory over Duke’s John King to go ahead, 5-3.
- Raymond Adams, a Duke junior, totaled his fourth win of the year with a tech fall, 19-4, at 141 pounds to put the Blue Devils back into the lead, 6-5.
- Morgan State evened the match, 8-8, as Eugene Harvey … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/11/16/wrestling-barket-remains-undefeated-duke-splits-doubleheader-with-morgan-state-drexel
DI Live Streaming Guide (11/20 – 11/23/2025)
We’ve already gone through three weeks of the college season and we’re fresh off of a huge event – the National Duals Invitational. There is no hangover from that event as there is a solid schedule of duals and tournaments on the docket. A total of 27 duals will be contested – along with other events. Since it can be difficult to figure out where and when to watch all of these events, InterMat has put together a list of all of the live-streamed events occurring this week. Below are the dates/times and how to watch each match (with links).
All Times Eastern
Thursday November 20:
George Mason at American 7:00 PM ESPN+
Kent State at Ohio State 7:00 PM B1G+
Utah Valley at California Baptist 9:00 PM FloWrestling
Friday November 21:
Davidson vs. Greensboro at North Carolina 2:30 PM … more at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles.html/47_streaming-guide/di-live-streaming-guide-1120-11232025-r100651/
Nick Ackerman named 2026 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipient
INDIANOLA, Iowa – The NCAA has selected Simpson College alum and former national champion Nick Ackerman as one of its 2026 Silver Anniversary Award recipients, recognizing athletes who graduated 25 years ago and have gone on to demonstrate exceptional leadership, service and professional achievement.
Ackerman will be formally recognized during the NCAA Convention in January, where he and the other Silver Anniversary Award honorees – Drew Brees (Purdue football), Tamika Catchings (Tennessee women’s basketball), and Dr. Lauren Witmer (Millersville women’s tennis) – will be celebrated for their enduring impact and accomplishments.
Ackerman is one of the most celebrated athletes in Simpson College history. In 2001, he won the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship at 174 pounds, defeating defending national champion Nick Slack of Augsburg College, who entered the championship on a 60-match win streak. His remarkable victory made him the first athlete in NCAA history to win a national title without the use of his legs, as Ackerman is a bilateral below-knee amputee due to a childhood illness.
That same year, Ackerman was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the NCAA Championships and became the only Division III wrestler to win the Dan Hodge Trophy, wrestling’s equivalent of the Heisman, which he shared with Cael Sanderson of Iowa State. He finished the season with an impressive 38-4 record. … more at … https://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/wrest/2025-26/releases/20251106inutsy
Appalachian State Uses Strong Finish to Split Season-Opening Duals
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — App State Wrestling began its dual schedule by splitting a pair of Journeymen’s Wranglemania matches Saturday, rallying for a 24-15 win against Hofstra after dropping a 27-13 opener against Navy.
The Mountaineers (1-1) trailed 15-10 before winning the final three matches against Hofstra. Tomas Brooker delivered a 9-4 decision at 184 pounds, and Logan Eller turned a two-point team deficit into a four-point advantage thanks to a first-period pin of Josh Jorgge at 197 pounds. Hofstra needed a major decision at heavyweight to tie the team score, but App State’s Stephan Monchery won by a 19-3 tech fall over Danny Church.
Jarvis Little (major decision at 133), Jeremiah Price (5-1 decision at 157) and Anthony Conetta (8-1 decision at 165) accounted for the other wins against Hofstra, which built a 12-4 lead by winning three of the first four matches, including overtime battles at 125 and 141 pounds.
Brooker, Little and Price all went 2-0 on Saturday, with Brooker posting a 17-4 major decision against Navy in his first dual appearance since he suffered a season-ending injury in the 2024-25 opener.
Little had a 12-6 decision at 133 against Navy, while Price won a 3-2 overtime decision at 157 thanks to a tiebreaking stall penalty following Tiebreaker-2 escapes from each wrestler. Price’s win, which followed Kaden Keiser’s 4-2 decision at 149, gave App State a 9-6 lead at the midway point.
The Mountaineers won four of the first eight matches to trail just 15-13 against the Midshipmen, but Navy broke open a tight dual by winning three of the last four matches via pins from wrestlers with top-20 national rankings. That included No. 12 Spencer Lanosga’s pin in the heavyweight finale after Monchery had nearly recorded a fall while building a 7-0 lead with a takedown … more at … https://appstatesports.com/news/2025/11/8/wrestling-uses-strong-finish-to-split-season-opening-duals.aspx
Wallace, Barket Win Two Matches; Duke Splits with Hofstra & Lehigh
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The Duke wrestling tandem of Aidan Wallace and Connor Barket won a pair of matches Saturday at WrangleMania as the Blue Devils split two contests with Hofstra (W, 24-17) and No. 8 Lehigh (L, 38-7) at Freedom High School in Bethlehem.
After falling behind, 14-0, the Blue Devils totaled their second straight come-from-behind victory as Duke won six out of the final seven bouts to win, 24-17.
HOW IT HAPPENED – DUKE VS. HOFSTRA
- Duke’s SP O’Donnell got things rolling for the Blue Devils at 149 pounds as he pinned Alex Turley to put six points on the board.
- Freshman Mikey Boulanger then collected his first collegiate victory at 157 pounds as he defeated Frank Volpe, 8-2.
- With a 2-1 win, Duke redshirt sophomore Aidan Wallace moved to 2-0 on the season at 174 pounds with a victory against Jurlus Clark.
- For the second match in a row, redshirt junior Gaetano Console was impressive as he collected a major decision, 18-4, versus Josh Jorgge at 184 pounds to cut the Hofstra lead to 17-16.
- Redshirt freshman Owen McGrory gave Duke its first lead, … more at … https://goduke.com/news/2025/11/8/wrestling-wallace-barket-win-two-matches-duke-splits-with-hofstra-lehigh
UNC-P Takes Seven Titles, Sends 14 To Podium At PJ Smith Pembroke Classic
By: Alex Pearce, Assistant Athletic Communications Director
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PEMBROKE –Cooper Davis (125 pounds), Logan Robinson (133), Don Edwards (141), Avery Buonocore (149), Chase Smart (157), Nick Williams (165), and Nigel Williams (285) all turned in perfect days on the mat to take home titles to highlight wrestling action Sunday at the PJ Smith Pembroke Classic.
The seven-man individual-champion group combined to log 20 bonus-point wins on the day.
Donovan Miller (125 pounds), Mike Lowry (157), Gus Elliott (165), Mason Diemert (184), and Quintez Shipman (197) all brought home runner-up finishes at the event.
De’Shawn Barbee and Jose Zambrano Canuto each took third in the 141 and 184 pound divisions, respectively. 28 wrestlers registered at least two wins for the Black & Gold.
The Braves will kick off Conference Carolinas dual action on … more at … https://uncpbraves.com/news/2025/11/9/wrestling-takes-seven-titles-sends-14-to-podium-at-pj-smith-pembroke-classic.aspx
Like Fargo, Super 32 is a national wrestling family reunion
By Tristan Warner
You may have never heard this fun fact, but at Disneyland and Disney World, you physically cannot take 30 steps in any direction without passing a trash can. Per the parks’ historical accounts, Walt Disney observed that people will walk about 30 steps before dropping litter. With that in mind, he mandated that trash receptacles be placed every 30 feet throughout all of his parks.
What does this have to do with wrestling? Fair question.
After spending two full days at the Greensboro Coliseum for the annual Super 32 Challenge, I was reflecting on the sheer volume of people I crossed paths with that I either know personally or recognized. The Super 32, in similar fashion to Fargo, is a who’s who exhibit of wrestling names and faces.
The Disney trash can reference came to mind when I considered the fact that it was pretty difficult to take 20-30 steps in any direction of the facility without either bumping into someone I knew or intersecting a recognizable wrestling face.
The competition floor is littered with not only many of the nation’s top high school and middle school wrestlers but also an innumerable quantity of high school, college and club coaches serving in various capacities, whether there to coach athletes of their own or to recruit.
Needless to say, for someone who has ate, slept and breathed wrestling for over three decades, I am at an interesting age in which so many of my former peers are now involved as parents, coaches, or both. Some of the conversations and interactions apart from the actual wrestling make up the most memorable moments of this event annually.
That is really saying something considering Super 32 has become the nation’s premier preseason wrestling event. Each year, the number of nationally-ranked wrestlers in the brackets seems to rise. With that, so does the quantity of collegiate coaches in attendance. The belts shine a little brighter, and the difficulty level of actually obtaining one ascends correspondingly.
But as is spoken by nearly every coach ever profiled in WIN’s USA Wrestling Coach’s Corner section, which totals over 50 published as of this issue, the relationships and bonds forged through the sport transcend the outcomes. That may sound like corny or cliché coach speak, but it really is the truth. Perhaps no other event besides possibly Fargo illustrates this concept like Super 32.
Roaming the Greensboro Coliseum for two days bumping into so many former teammates, coaches, opponents, and even subjects I’ve interviewed for WIN Magazine is such a rewarding experience. And the funny thing is, the brief conversations … more at … https://www.win-magazine.com/2025/11/07/like-fargo-super-32-is-a-national-wrestling-family-reunion/
No. 23 Wrestling Blanks Northern Colorado, 40-0
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 23rd-ranked North Carolina wrestling team opened the dual portion of the 2025-26 campaign with a 40-0 victory over Northern Colorado, inside Carmichael Arena.
The Tar Heels, who featured seven new starters in the lineup on Sunday, secured three technical falls, one major decision, five decisions and a forfeit.
Beginning the match against the Bears at 141-pounds, redshirt-freshman Luke Simcox earned his first collegiate dual win with a 15-0 technical fall. True freshman Nate Askew followed with his own first dual victory, a 4-2 decision.
After Laird Root’s 14-4 major decision at 157-pounds, Bryce Hepner, Joshua Ogunsanya, and Jake Dailey posted three-straight decisions, in favor of the Tar Heels. Redshirt-freshman Robert Platt (17-2) and heavyweight Nolan Neves (21-4) … more at … https://goheels.com/news/2025/11/9/no-23-wrestling-blanks-northern-colorado-40-0
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