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ICYMI: Caleb Henson’s Rise To A National Title: ‘I’m Going To Put The Nation On Notice’
How the
#Hokies
newest national champion called his shot through discipline and consistency, with an in-depth look at his wrestling career.
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Looks like Virginia Tech rolled out an actual Ferrari for Angelo Ferrari’s visit to Blacksburg this weekend.
The No. 1 ranked wrestler in the class of 2024 has VT in his top five, along with Wisconsin, Rutgers, Iowa and Iowa State.
Would be a huge addition for Tech.
#Hokies
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With Baseball earning the No. 4 national seed in the NCAA tournament, Virginia Tech becomes one of only six schools nationally to qualify for the postseason this year in:
- Football
- Men’s Basketball
- Women’s Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
#Hokies
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Caleb Henson is your 2024 national champion at 149 pounds.
Cartersville, Ga., native beat the No. 1, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds en route to the title. Finished the year with a 30-2 record.
Consistently dominant all year and finished with Tech’s second-ever national title.
#Hokies
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Connor McGonagle has committed to Virginia Tech.
Enormous addition to Tech’s wrestling room. The 133-pounder was ranked in the top five for a large portion of the 2023 season.
Another elite lightweight for Tony Robie’s team. Huge pickup.
#Hokies
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Another huge pickup for Virginia Tech in the form of Aaron Seidel. No. 27 pound-for-pound recruit in the 2025 class has a career record of 97-1, has won two Pennsylvania state titles and won a NHSCA national title at 106 pounds.
Third commit for VT in the last 8 days.
#Hokies
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FINAL: No. 8 Virginia Tech upsets No. 3 N.C. State, 17-16.
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Drew Gorman commits to Virginia Tech, per his Instagram.
No. 57 pound-for-pound prospect in the 2025 class. 132-pounder is 39-0 in his high school career and is ranked as a four star on . Another nice add for VT.
#Hokies
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Collin Gaj commits to Virginia Tech, marking Tech’s fourth commitment in the last 11 days.
The No. 20 pound-for-pound wrestler in the 2025 class owns an impressive 94-7 high school record including 54 pins.
VT’s highest-ranked recruit in the ‘25 class so far. Huge get.
#Hokies
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Virginia Tech wrestling will have five top-50 pound-for-pound 2025 recruits in Blacksburg this weekend, per sources.
Huge weekend for the program.
#Hokies
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Sam Latona 🤝 Hunter Catoor
Clutching up in the
final two seconds
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No. 3 Mekhi Lewis caps off his Cassell career with a win by fall over Vic Marcelli.
An appropriately dominant final dual victory for one of the greatest wrestlers in the history of the program.
#Hokies
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Huge pickup for Virginia Tech wrestling in 126-pounder Dillon Campbell.
Ohio native is ranked as a four star on with a 55-5 record in high school, including 28 pins. Nice addition to the 2024 class for Tony Robie and Co.
#Hokies
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Caleb Henson was just recognized at the Spring Game. Nice ovation for the national champ in Lane.
#Hokies
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Luke Robie, 152-pound state champion and son of head coach Tony Robie, announced his commitment to Virginia Tech earlier tonight via Instagram.
Robie is ranked as a four-star prospect by trackwrestling and finished with an impressive 31-4 record in his high school career.
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Virginia Tech picks up a commit from 145-pounder Evan Holloway per his Instagram.
Holloway is the No. 1 ranked 145-pounder in Virginia per .
Big acquisition for Tony Robie and Co.
#Hokies
@TechSideline
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Bro is going to miss kickoff lol
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Final from Blacksburg: No. 9 Virginia Tech 17, No. 7 Missouri 15.
Big upset win from VT to beat Missouri in back-to-back years. Really nice victory for Tony Robie's squad.
#Hokies
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Tony Robie and Co. snag their first commitment of the class of 2024 in 230-pounder Parker Ferrell, he announced on Instagram earlier today.
Ferrell, an NRV native out of Christiansburg high school, is ranked as a four-star via with a 30-4 HS record.
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With four All-Americans in the tournament so far, Virginia Tech has now gone 10 straight years with three or more All-Americans.
A sustained level of excellence in Blacksburg.
#Hokies
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Feel like an official VT student now that I’ve taken a class in McBryde 100
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One of the most focused and determined athletes you’ll find.
He knew he wasn’t losing tonight. Can just see it in the way he attacked.
#Hokies
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ESPN win probability tracker for both Virginia Tech-Miami games this year:
Insanity.
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Another addition for the
#Hokies
in the form of 2023 commit Sonny Sasso, brother of Ohio State standout Sammy Sasso.
The 189-pounder is ranked as a four-star via and is a former PIAA champion.
Another big piece for Tony Robie and Co.
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Tony Robie and Co. snag a commitment in the class of 2024 from Gage Wright out of Parkersburg, West Virginia.
The 170-pounder is a three-time state champion who should have the opportunity to compete for a starting spot at 174 or 184 in the next few years.
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TJ Stewart is an ACC champion.
Just beat Fishback 7-4 to take home his first conference title. Big moment for the redshirt freshman.
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TJ Stewart battles NC State’s Dylan Fishback in the ACC championship bout.
Stewart upset Fishback two weeks ago in Raleigh, 7-2. If he’s able to do it again tonight, he’ll have an ACC title in his first postseason appearance.
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Mekhi Lewis is an ACC Champion for the fourth time in his career. Just beat McCoy to give Tech its first finals win of the night. Had to feel good.
#Hokies
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Mekhi Lewis will go for his fourth ACC title here against UVa’s Justin McCoy.
Lewis dominated McCoy in their regular season meeting, 2-0. Now they’ll square off in the ACC championship match.
#Hokies
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Autographs following Tech’s 29-7 win over Stanford. Good crowd today in Cassell.
(via
@HokiesWrestling
on Instagram)
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Holy moly Tom Crook. Just took down No. 5 Lachlan McNeil 5-4 and Cassell is rocking.
What a performance from the sophomore.
No. 12 Virginia Tech leads North Carolina through six matches, 18-3.
#Hokies
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In one of the more anticipated bouts of the night, No. 14 Tom Crook takes on No. 5 Lachlan McNeil.
Crook is 1-2 in his career against McNeil but said he feels more prepared heading into this year's bout, now having an entire starting season under his belt.
#Hokies
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A few notes from today’s
@TechSideline
pod with head coach Tony Robie:
- Hunter Bolen will return for a 6th year (184 lbs)
- Sam Latona likely to move up to 133 lbs next year
- Bryce Andonian likely to move up to 157 lbs
- Mekhi Lewis will return at 174 lbs
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#Hokies
sweep 2024 ACC Wrestling Awards.
Caleb Henson - ACC Wrestler of the Year
TJ Stewart - ACC Freshman of the Year
Tony Robie - ACC Coach of the Year
Quite the year in Blacksburg.
THAT'S A HOKIE 𝙎𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙋 🦃
Congratulations to
@HokiesWrestling
on earning all 2024 ACC Wrestling Awards!
#AccomplishGreatness
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Big commitment for
#Hokies
wrestling in two-time state champion Jimmy Mullen.
Mullen, a heavily-recruited heavyweight from New Jersey, was the first freshman in state history to win a heavyweight title. He followed it up with another one this past spring.
Huge pick up for VT
I'm blown away by the amazing schools and wrestling/football programs that have recruited me. At the end of the day there was only one right choice. I will be continuing my academic and athletic career playing football and wrestling for the Hokies at Virginia Tech. 🦃 ❤️🤞🏼
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Another commit in the class of 2024 for Virginia Tech in the form of Matt Henrich.
The New Jersey native is ranked as the No. 83 overall prospect in the class on
@FloWrestling
and recently won his first state championship at 150 pounds back in March.
#Hokies
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Here’s the full group of recruits that visited Tech over the weekend.
From left to right: Aaron Seidel (No. 27), Cooper Hilton (No. 21), Ryan Burton (No. 58), CJ Torres (No. 24) and Drew Gorman (No. 57).
*All rankings pound-for-pound*
#Hokies
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Enormous upset win for No. 8 Sam Latona over No. 3 Vito Arujau, 3-2.
Gritty win from the Alabama native takes the roof off the Moss Arts Center.
No. 12 Cornell still leads No. 8 Virginia Tech through eight matches, 15-12.
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Ryan Burton was in Blacksburg this weekend on a visit. No. 58 overall recruit on FloWrestling in the 2025 class was high school teammates with current
#Hokies
wrestler and football player Jimmy Mullen.
New York native wrestled at 165 last year. Would be a nice addition for VT.
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No. 58 pound for pound. Big pickup for the
#Hokies
. More could be on the way after a big recruiting weekend.
@HokiesWrestling
lands a good one. Class of ‘25 top 10 in his weight class. Was teammates with current Hokie two-sport stud
@jamesmullen23
. Huge upside here.
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Final:
No. 14 Nathan Traxler's overtime victory wins the dual for No. 10 Virginia Tech over No. 3 Missouri, 18-16.
#Hokies
move to 3-1 on the year.
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Today marks one month until No. 4 Virginia Tech hosts No. 7 Ohio State to open the season.
#Hokies
looking to avenge back-to-back losses against the Buckeyes over the last two seasons. Huge bout in Cassell to kick off the year on Nov. 10.
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Here’s Mekhi Lewis’ final win in Cassell Coliseum. Puts a bow on a historic career in this building.
#Hokies
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Looks like Alessio Perentin (157) and Collin Gaj (145) visited Blacksburg over the weekend.
Both recruits in the 2025 class have four star rankings on and stellar high school resumes.
Would be big additions to Tony Robie’s team.
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Oh my goodness. What a debut for Caleb Henson.
The true freshman just upset No. 2 Sammy Sasso in sudden victory for his first dual win of the year, 5-3.
No. 10 Virginia Tech now leads No. 4 Ohio State, 3-0.
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The defense turning into offense right here is crazy. Fends off a nice shot from Gomez and then attacks in a flash. Lethal.
#Hokies
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Looks like former Virginia Tech heavyweight Nathan Traxler was in attendance for yesterday’s dual against Stanford.
Traxler wrestled for both schools and won ACC and Pac-12 titles in his college career.
He was rocking a combo shirt that was half VT, half Stanford.
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A really nice tribute video from
@HokiesWrestling
wishing OSU’s Sammy Sasso a speedy recovery.
Sonny Sasso - his younger brother and freshman Virginia Tech wrestler - spoke about his bond with his brother during the video.
Really cool moment in Blacksburg.
#Hokies
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What a run for Eddie Ventresca.
He beats Wisconsin’s No. 9 Eric Barnett to earn All-American status, despite entering the tournament as the No. 27 seed.
Just ridiculous.
#Hokies
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Virginia Tech is one of only four programs with 3+ All-Americans every year over the last ten years (Penn State, Iowa and Cornell).
Testament to the culture that’s been fostered and maintained in Blacksburg over the last decade.
#Hokies
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮.
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.
𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙂𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧.
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧.
Let's Go. Hokies Trending📈
#Hokies
#ALLINALLTHETIME
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Cold as ice.
Henson with another big time win over ASU’s No. 3 Kyle Parco to move on to the finals in Vegas.
He’ll get Nebraska’s No. 1 Ridge Lovett in the championship bout.
#Hokies
CALEB HENSON IS HIM! ANOTHER ALL-AMERICAN ADDED TO THE HIT LIST!!!
The Hitman with a dominant 5-0 victory to advance to the FINALS!!!
#Hokies
🦃
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No. 8 Virginia Tech takes the mat in front of a sold out crowd at the Moss Arts Center before the
#Hokies
take on No. 12 Cornell.
Excellent atmosphere for a match that should feature some fireworks.
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Everytime I’m back in Richmond I’m reminded how awesome it would be in there was a Wawa in Blacksburg
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The NJ➡️VT pipeline remains strong for Virginia Tech wrestling
#Hokies
Another Jersey boy heading to Blacksburg. Dibella is a 2x placer (4,4) in NJ and teammate with fellow Hokie commit
@jamesmullen23
. Great pickup for
@HokiesWrestling
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This must be what Jordan felt like playing his last game at the United Center
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Final from the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg: No. 13 Virginia Tech 45, Duke 0.
#Hokies
shut out the Blue Devils for the second-straight year in emphatic fashion.
Tech with seven tech falls on the night. Utter domination.
VT hosts George Mason tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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Virginia Tech just honored Mekhi Lewis, Bryce Andonian, Dakota Howard, Connor Brady and Kolton Clark ahead of VT-GMU.
Five program staples who deserve a lot of appreciation.
#Hokies
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No. 7 Virginia Tech takes down Hofstra 35-3. The only loss for VT came at 149 pounds, where No. 6 Bryce Andonian wasn't available for the
#Hokies
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Here’s Korbin Myers’ goodbye message he posted on Instagram a little under an hour ago
Will go down as one of the most accomplished wrestlers in VT history
#Hokies
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Final:
No. 7 Virginia Tech takes down No. 21 North Carolina, 23-11, to move to 3-1 in the ACC.
The
#Hokies
will travel to Charlottesville Friday to take on Virginia.
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Just flat out dominated Gomez throughout the full seven minutes.
Complete performance to complete a dominant season.
#Hokies
Caleb Henson is your 2024 national champion at 149 pounds.
Cartersville, Ga., native beat the No. 1, No. 6 and No. 7 seeds en route to the title. Finished the year with a 30-2 record.
Consistently dominant all year and finished with Tech’s second-ever national title.
#Hokies
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Virginia Tech wrestling names Zach Tanelli associate head coach.
The NJ native has coached at the D1 level since 2009, most recently leading Columbia as head coach for eight seasons.
Helped produce the Lions’ first All-American in 11 years in Lennox Wolak, who will join him…
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙜. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚.
Got our guy! Head coach
@ROBIEwrestling
announces the addition of
@ZachTanelli
as Associate Head Coach.
🔗
#ThisIsHome
#Hokies
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Dominant 9-2 victory for No. 2 Mekhi Lewis to finish the regular season with a perfect 13-0 dual record.
Former national champ didn’t give up a single offensive point in any of his dual matches this year. Unreal.
No. 12 Virginia Tech leads No. 7 NC State, 9-3.
#Hokies
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No. 2 Mekhi Lewis faces off against NC State's No. 30 Alex Faison.
Lewis is 12-0 this season and hasn't surrendered an offensive point. Faison took him to OT last season at the ACCT, with Lewis edging out the 2-1 win. Opportunity to finish dual season undefeated.
#Hokies
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Tom Crook, Bryce Andonian and Andy Smith all awarded at-large bids.
Tech sending a full 10-man lineup to Kansas City.
#Hokies
The NCAA announced the 47 at-large selections for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Kansas City.
#NCAAWrestling
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Sam Latona, Korbin Myers, Bryce Andonian, Mekhi Lewis and Nathan Traxler will all compete for ACC Titles tonight at 7 p.m.
#Hokies
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Mekhi Lewis wraps up his collegiate career with a fourth place finish in Kansas City.
Top wrestler in program history with another top-four finish to add to his laundry list of career accolades. Won’t be another like him.
#Hokies
𝐌𝐄𝐊𝐇𝐈 𝐋𝐄𝐖𝐈𝐒
4⃣th - 174-pounds
NCAA Champ & Most Outstanding Wrestler, 4x All-American, 4x ACC Champ, 2x ACC Wrestler of the Year, World Champ. 126 Career Wins. Your work here is done, 🐐.
The man, the myth, the LEGEND. The People’s Champ.
#ALLINALLTHETIME
#Hokies
🦃
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Full list of VT’s seeds in the NCAA tournament:
Ventresca (125) - 27
Latona (133) - 6
Crook (141) - 15
Henson (149) - 4
Andonian (157) - 7
Brady (165) - 23
Lewis (174) - 3
Bolen (184) - 7
Smith (197) - 21
Catka (285) - 22
#Hokies
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No. 1 Caleb Henson is your 2023 ACC 149 pound champion.
True freshman takes down NC State’s No. 2 Jackson Arrington for his first ACC title, 4-2. Dominant performance.
#Hokies
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Head Coach Kenny Brooks said after the game that ACC Player of the Year Elizabeth Kitley was held out of the second half out of precaution.
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Between the both men’s and women’s basketball teams, Virginia Tech has won its last eight ACC tournament games.
#Hokies
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No. 8 Virginia Tech faces No. 6 Arizona State in five minutes as the
#Hokies
look to pick up their second top ten victory of the year.
Tech is also looking to go 2-0 on the day, after knocking off Hofstra earlier today 35-3.
As always, I'll have your coverage for
@TechSideline
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Final from Blacksburg: No. 7 Virginia Tech 33, Virginia 3.
VT wins the Commonwealth Clash and earns Co-ACC Dual meet champion honors with the win. Lewis, Bolen and Gerardi all record wins on senior night as Tech routs UVA.
#Hokies
next in action in Raleigh for the ACC tourney.
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Caleb Henson is an NCAA finalist at 149 pounds.
Just grinded out a huge win over Lovett. Needed an escape and got it 44 seconds into the third.
Tech’s fourth finalist in program history.
#Hokies
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Huge win for the
#Hokies
commit
Parker Ferrell takes out Aidan Fockler 7-2 to win at 285 pounds
📸 tonyrotundo.waw
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Enter Sandman from the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg. Sold out crowd on hand ahead of VT-Duke.
First whistle coming up in a few.
#Hokies
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Final from Charlottesville:
No. 7 Virginia Tech takes down Virginia, 20-15, to move to 4-1 in the ACC and 8-3 overall.
#Hokies
now move their attention towards No. 4 N.C. State on Sunday.
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Virginia Tech’s 2024 NCAA Tournament seeds:
Flynn (125): No. 11
Latona (133): No. 12
Crook (141): No. 20
Henson (149): No. 4
Andonian (157): No. 12
Brady (165): No. 18
Lewis (174): No. 1
Stewart (184): No. 7
Smith (197): No. 26
Catka (285): No. 26
#Hokies
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Wow.
No. 26 Andy Smith just upset No. 6 Isaac Trumble, 3-2.
Enormous win for Smith puts No. 8 Virginia Tech up 16-11 over No. 5 NC State with one match to go.
#Hokies
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Virginia Tech officially retiring Elizabeth Kitley’s No. 33 in the fall. Just announced at the Spring Game. Much deserved.
#Hokies
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An ACC champion will be crowned later today in Raleigh. Virginia Tech looking for its first tournament title since 2018.
VT has seven wrestlers seeded No. 1 or No. 2. Should have a good shot at the title.
First whistles coming up in a few minutes. Let’s ride.
#Hokies
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