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Top VA Wrestlers
As of 02/23/2009
See all rankings
103
Caleb Richardson
112
Devin Carter
119
Shane Gentry
125
Michael Garofalo
130
Ian Squires
135
Andrew Williams
140
Ben Dorsay
145
Cody Allala
152
David Helmer
160
Daniel McGillivary
171
Andrew Clement
189
Derrick Borlie
215
Jon Weber
285
Andrew Miller
Top 20 VA Teams
As of 02/23/2009
1.
Christiansburg
2.
Colonial Forge
3.
Fauquier
4.
Kellam
5.
Cox
6.
Grassfield
7.
Westfield
8.
Robinson
9.
Kempsville
10.
Poquoson
11.
James River
12.
Great Bridge
13.
Franklin County
14.
Grundy
15.
Bishop O'Connell
16.
Saint Christopher's
17.
James Wood
18.
Milbrook
19.
Hanover
20.
Glenvar
WRESTLING SHOES
Recent News
Summer Tournament, Camps Cancelled
June 15, 2009
For various reasons, a tournament and a few camps from around Virginia will be cancelled or postponed.
Dan "The Beast" Severn Takedown tournament has been postponed to a later date. When a new date is set, the information will be posted.
Also the 2 Fauquier camps, Fauquier Youth and the Fauquier Elite camps have been cancelled.
VAWA National Team Training Camp Update
June 12, 2009
Colonial Forge’s gym is having construction occurring during the weekend of the 19th of June and will not be able to host the training camp, instead the event has been moved to Robinson Secondary.
Important Announcement
The June 19-21 VAWA GR/FS training camp has been moved from Colonial Forge to Robinson Secondary School.
Location of Robinson Secondary:
5035 Sideburn Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
USA Wrestling’s Future Olympian Rankings
June 12, 2009
Two Virginia Cadets have made the USA Wrestling's Future Olympian Rankings list. Congratulations to Joey Dance at 105 lbs and Josh Clark at 140 lbs.
To see the article and entire rankings from The Mat.com click here.
VAWA National Team Training Camp Information
June 8, 2009
All VAWA National Team members must register for 2 of the 4 Mini camps offered.
The dates are as follows:
Robinson Secondary
June 19-21
Old Dominion University
June 27-29
Christiansburg
June 30-July 2nd
University of VA
July 10-12
You can register online for your training camp opportunities by clicking here.
VA National Team Information
May 5, 2009
National team information has been posted.
All forms and information for Cadet and Junior National Teams will be posted under the VAWA link at the top of the page.
You may also access the information by clicking here.
Team Virginia Video Curriculum
May 4, 2009
Club Coaches:
In an effort to prepare our Team VA members for Fargo, VAWA will produce a “Curriculum DVD” of technique. We ask club coaches to film a few moves from each position, Greco and Freestyle, that will help us be successful against the national competition.
Requirements:
Please film using a Mini-DV camcorder. Footage from DVD or HardDrive camcorders will impossible to edit.
Bring the tapes to Junior States, and hand them to Coach Hill.
SE Regionals In Atlanta, GA
May 4, 2009
All Cadets registering for the SE Regionals in Atlanta, GA must send their information and check for $30 per style payable to VAWA in to:
Cadet Director Phil Cronin
15006 Tarleton Dr.
Centreville, VA 20120
703 927 5432
All Kids registering for the SE Regionals in Atlanta, GA must send their information and check for $30 per style payable to VAWA, in to:
Kids Director Rich Pollard
680 Magna Carta Via
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540 239 4391
Special Note ALL KIDS MUST WEAR HEADGEAR AT SE REGIONAL PER USA WRESTLING RULES
Kids/Cadets Fr/Gr State Championships
April 10, 2009
Hopewell High School will be hosting the 2009 Kids/Cadet Freestyle and Greco State Championships on May 1-2, 2009.
For the flyer Click Here.
Hotel rooms at the Fairfield Inn and Suites have been reserved at a special price of 89.00 for this event. The cut-off date for reservations at this price is April 24th.
You must mention the Group Code: VAW or Virginia Wrestling Association when booking your rooms.
Fairfield Inn & Suites
(804)458-2600
3952 Courthouse Road
Hopewell, VA
VA Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet
April 2, 2009
On April 25th the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be having their annual banquet and induction ceremony in Richmond Virginia.
The event will take place at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel, 1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen Virginia 23059.
This year, in addition to honoring our Hall of Fame inductees we are also honoring from each region, a coach, an official and a student athlete of the year.
If you would like to attend please fill out the registration form by clicking here.
All registrations need to be done by April 10th so please mark the day and get your registration form filled out and turned in.
Please contact Dick Besnier @ www.besnierfinancial.com if you need more information.
It’s going to be a great event, hope to see you there.
Wade Schalles Clinic
April 1, 2009
The 3Style Wrestling Club of Richmond, VA is proud to announce that Wade Schalles, former NCAA Champion and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will present a technique clinic at St. Christopher's on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. The clinic will be free to all 3Style Wrestling Club members (and there is always time to register at a 3Style practice) and roughly 20 or so spots open for non-members to attend.
NCAA Championship Stats and Facts
By Mike Johnson
March 28th, 2009
Mike Johnson has put together another awesome "Stats and Facts" sheet for everyone to read. This time it is for the NCAA National Championships, held in St. Louis, MO. Lots of good information and interesting comparisons. Check it out.
To read the statistics and facts on the NCAA National Championships click here.
Builders Win National Title
Apprentice School Brings Home First Ever Team Title
March 16th, 2009
After participating in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships for 11 years, the Apprentice School brought home its first-ever team national championship on Saturday night at Hampton University Convocation Center. The Builders amassed 118.5 points to outdistance three-time defending champion Grand Valley State who scored 109 points in the 84-team event.
The national championship for the wrestling team marked the first ever team championship for the Builders who have now won seven individual national champions.
Read the rest of the article from ncwa.net
VA Beats MD 38-21
VA Wins 11 of the 16 matches
March 15th, 2009
The VA/MD Senior All-Star Classic took place today, March 15th at Annandale High School. The first match kicked off at 3:00 PM. Thanks to the Annandale crew for putting together a great event. The venue changed hands on Wednesday of last week and the Annandale coaching staff quickly stepped up and did a great job!
There were many exciting and close matches, but VA pulled out 11 of the 16 matches on the day. Below are the scores of the individual matches.
VA 38 MD 21
Jonathan Carpenter (VA) beat Alberty Woody 4-2
David Helmer (VA) beat Brent Mowry 10-7
Shane Mil am (MD) beat Colin Lenhardt by Pin 1:37
Avi Freedman (MD) beat Jeremy Ryan 7-2
Shane Gentry (VA) beat Rasheem Smith 9-2
George Billy (VA) beat Abael Soloman by TF 18-3
Michael Garofalo (VA) beat Graceson Patrick 12-6
Andrew Bannister (MD) beat Nam Dunbar 6-5
Matt Hatcher (VA) beat Andre Wilcox by Pin 1:51
David Ray (VA) beat Jordan Murphy 6-2
Lance Leopard (MD) beat Marcus Hathaway by Pin 4:43
Victor Njomo (VA) beat Ralph Parson 7-3
Cris Cabe (VA) beat Nigel Cross 2-1
Jonathan Carpenter (VA) beat Ryan Owen 4-0
Daniel Fissmer (VA) beat Brent Mowry 8-7
Shane Milam (MD) beat Daneil McGillvray 5-4
Completion of The Fresh/Soph State Tournament
March 6th, 2009
Completion of the VAWA Frosh/Soph States will be at:
Mills E. Godwin HS
2101 Pump Road
Richmond, VA. 23238
On Sunday, March 15th. Weigh in at 8am (scratch plus 3lbs) with wrestling starting at 10am.
We realize that some wrestlers will have prior commitments and cannot attend. If you were still alive in the brackets and cannot attend please contact Roy Hill at roy.hill@fcps.edu.
College Post Season
March 5th, 2009
This weekend there are plenty of options for watching good college wrestling.
First off the ACC Championships are being held in Blacksburg at the Virginia Tech campus on Saturday March 7th.
Doors open at 10:00 AM with wrestling begining in the Cassell Coliseum at 11:00.
Finals will start at 7:00 PM.
Click here for Intermat's live coverage of the ACC tournament.
Second the CAA Championships will be held March 6th and 7th at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake.
Click here for Intermat's live coverage of the CAA tournament
Mike Johnson's AAA Facts
March 5th, 2009 Once again Mike Johnson of Manassas, VA has compiled all the facts, stats and figures of the Virginia AAA State Tournament. Click here to view the stats.
Mike also put together stats for both the Northern Region and Northwest Region tournaments.
Click Here for Northern Region Stats
Click Here for Northwest Region Stats
Thank you Mike for your time and effort in putting these together.
2009 Virginia Folkstyle State Championships
February 24th, 2009
Virginia Wrestling Association (VAWA) presents the 2009 Virginia Folkstyle State Championships
Dates: February 28 - March 1, 2009
Location: Saint Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Divisions: K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th, Freshmen, Sophomore (Club Champions Will Be Crowned In Every Division)
For all information, click here
VMI Wrestling Falls at Chattanooga, 43-3
February 23, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga wrapped up a perfect Southern Conference campaign with a 43-3 win over VMI on Monday evening at the MacLellan Gym.
The Mocs (12-10, 5-0 SoCon) scored wins in each of the first nine matches before Keydet (0-11, 0-5 SoCon) sophomore Josh Wine scored the visitor's only win of the match. At heavyweight, Wine ran up a 7-2 decision on Cody Sliger, improving to 12-6 on the season and 4-0 in the SoCon.
The match started at 125, where Demetrius Johnson got the Mocs on the scoreboard with a 12-2 major decision over VMI's John Pope. The Mocs' Josh Statum then scored a 6-3 decision over Tyler Hutchens at 133, accruing over three-and-a-half minutes of riding time in the win.
The tightest match of the evening came at 141, as UTC's Tim Hannah outlasted VMI freshman David Yost, 9-7. With Hannah ahead 7-5 entering the third period, Yost chose the down position to start the frame. Yost scored a reversal to knot the match at 7-7, however, Hannah escaped to move ahead 8-7, then held on to earn the riding time point at the conclusion of the match.
The momentum stayed with the host Mocs for the next several matches, scoring extra-point wins in the next six bouts. Daniel Waddell scored a 15-5 major decision at 149 before Joseph Knox ran up a 24-6 technical fall in 5:19 at 157.
UTC then posted four consecutive pins, all before the midway point of the first period, before Wine capped the evening with his victory.
VMI returns to action at the Southern Conference Championships, being hosted by The Citadel on Saturday, March 7 at the McAlister Field House in Charleston, S.C.
Chattanooga 43, VMI 3 (Feb. 23, 2009)
125- Demetrius Johnson (UTC) maj. dec. John Pope (VMI), 12-2
133- Josh Statum (UTC) dec. Tyler Hutchens (VMI), 6-3
141- Tim Hannah (UTC) dec. David Yost (VMI), 9-7
149- Daniel Waddell (UTC) maj. dec. Joe Munno (VMI), 15-5
157- Joseph Knox (UTC) tech. fall Joel Hutchens (VMI), 24-6 (5:19)
165- William Garvin (UTC) pins Kyle Elgert (VMI), 1:24
174- Jason McCroskey (UTC) pins Andrew Szymborski (VMI), 1:27
184- Benjamin Roberson (UTC) pins Vinnie Gallo (VMI), 1:25
197- Ethan Winel (UTC) pins Curtis Moore (VMI), 0:34
285- Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Cody Sliger (UTC), 7-2
Live Updates for AAA State Tournament
February 19th, 2009
The High School State Tournaments are here. AAA, AA, A and the Private Schools. As the state tournaments conclude and results are sent in, they will be posted.
The HS Post Season link to the left will take you to a separate page, or CLICK HERE
Again this year, the AAA State Tournament at Oscar Smith High School will have live updates.
Click Here for Live Updates or go to the Post Season link on the left.
The schedule for the AAA event is as follows:
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
9:00 AM WEIGH-IN FOR ALL WEIGHTS
11:00 AM FIRST ROUND/FIRST ROUND CONSOLATION ELIM.
6:30 PM QUARTER-FINAL MATCHES
8:30 PM SECOND ROUND CONSOLATIONS
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
9:00 AM WEIGH-IN FOR ALL WEIGHTS
11:00 AM SEMI-FINALS, QUARTER-FINAL CONSOLATIONS
1:00 PM SEMI-FINAL CONSOLATIONS
2:15 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (7TH AND 8TH)
3:00 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (5TH AND 6TH)
3:45 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (3rd AND 4TH)
7:00 PM CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Chris Brown Named CAA Wrestler of the Week For Second Straight Week
Brown upset #12 Andy Rendos (Bucknell) this weekend
January 28, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. -- Chris Brown, ranked 14th in the nation according to InterMat, was named Co-Wrestler of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association for a consecutive time today, after beating the #12 ranked kid in the nation. Brown upset Andy Rendos (Bucknell) in the Monarchs only action last week, improving to 20-9 overall and posting his fourth win and second straight against a nationally ranked opponent this season.
The ODU junior from Chesapeake, Virginia posted his 20th win of the season for a third straight year. He now has 95 career wins, tying him for ninth all-time at Old Dominion. Brown was ranked 15th last week when he upset Rendos, the 12th ranked 165-pounder in the nation.
Brown shares the weekly honor this week with Hofstra's Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, who upset the 15th ranked wrestler in the nation from Ohio State.
Virginia Chapter of National Hall of Fame
January 26, 2009
The Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame was established in 1995 to support the mission of the National Wreslting Hall of Fame in general and to implement its goals at the grassroots level by recognizing those individuals who have made significant local and statewide contributions to the sport of wrestling in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Virginia Chapter conducts a number of activities each year, including the annual NWHOF Virginia Wrestling Honors Banquest in Richmond.
A website has been created for the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. You can access it by clicking here.
Rumble On The River
January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, the Hokies of Virgina Tech take on the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia in the 7th Annual Rumble on the River.
Also on the schedule for the day is the highly anticipated Colonial Forge Eagles VS the Christiansburg Blue Demons dual. Come out and see some great college, and some of the best high school wrestling in the country.
The event takes place at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, VA at 1:00 PM. Click here for the flyer.
VAWA Benefit Dual
January 12, 2009
Hopewell High School will be hosting the 1st VAWA Benefit Double Dual. There will be a high school meet followed by a college dual meet. The teams for this year are Hopewell v. Fauquier and University of Virginia v. George Mason.
The high school meet will begin at 5:30 and the college meet will be at 7:00 pm on Friday Jan. 30th. This is going to be a great event that will feature match-ups between several state ranked wrestler's and several nationally ranked collegiate wrestler's will be competing as well.
The cost of admission/donation is $8 and proceeds go directly to VAWA.
Click here for flyer.
Other Stuff
National Rankings
Individual rankings from Amateur Wrestling News - April 18, 2008
Individual rankings from Wrestling USA - February 2008
Individual rankings from Intermat - May 8, 2008
NCAA Incoming Freshmen Eligibility
Reference Sheet on Freshmen Eligibility Standards.
National Records
Various high school wrestling records from Wrestling USA.
VHSL - Virginia State Records
Various High School sports records
Weight Control Program
Virginia High School League's 2005-06 program.
Archives
College High School
Summer Tournament, Camps Cancelled
June 15, 2009
For various reasons, a tournament and a few camps from around Virginia will be cancelled or postponed.
Dan "The Beast" Severn Takedown tournament has been postponed to a later date. When a new date is set, the information will be posted.
Also the 2 Fauquier camps, Fauquier Youth and the Fauquier Elite camps have been cancelled.
VAWA National Team Training Camp Update
June 12, 2009
Colonial Forge’s gym is having construction occurring during the weekend of the 19th of June and will not be able to host the training camp, instead the event has been moved to Robinson Secondary.
Important Announcement
The June 19-21 VAWA GR/FS training camp has been moved from Colonial Forge to Robinson Secondary School.
Location of Robinson Secondary:
5035 Sideburn Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
USA Wrestling’s Future Olympian Rankings
June 12, 2009
Two Virginia Cadets have made the USA Wrestling's Future Olympian Rankings list. Congratulations to Joey Dance at 105 lbs and Josh Clark at 140 lbs.
To see the article and entire rankings from The Mat.com click here.
VAWA National Team Training Camp Information
June 8, 2009
All VAWA National Team members must register for 2 of the 4 Mini camps offered.
The dates are as follows:
Robinson Secondary
June 19-21
Old Dominion University
June 27-29
Christiansburg
June 30-July 2nd
University of VA
July 10-12
You can register online for your training camp opportunities by clicking here.
VA National Team Information
May 5, 2009
National team information has been posted.
All forms and information for Cadet and Junior National Teams will be posted under the VAWA link at the top of the page.
You may also access the information by clicking here.
Team Virginia Video Curriculum
May 4, 2009
Club Coaches:
In an effort to prepare our Team VA members for Fargo, VAWA will produce a “Curriculum DVD” of technique. We ask club coaches to film a few moves from each position, Greco and Freestyle, that will help us be successful against the national competition.
Requirements:
Please film using a Mini-DV camcorder. Footage from DVD or HardDrive camcorders will impossible to edit.
Bring the tapes to Junior States, and hand them to Coach Hill.
SE Regionals In Atlanta, GA
May 4, 2009
All Cadets registering for the SE Regionals in Atlanta, GA must send their information and check for $30 per style payable to VAWA in to:
Cadet Director Phil Cronin
15006 Tarleton Dr.
Centreville, VA 20120
703 927 5432
All Kids registering for the SE Regionals in Atlanta, GA must send their information and check for $30 per style payable to VAWA, in to:
Kids Director Rich Pollard
680 Magna Carta Via
Christiansburg, VA 24073
540 239 4391
Special Note ALL KIDS MUST WEAR HEADGEAR AT SE REGIONAL PER USA WRESTLING RULES
Kids/Cadets Fr/Gr State Championships
April 10, 2009
Hopewell High School will be hosting the 2009 Kids/Cadet Freestyle and Greco State Championships on May 1-2, 2009.
For the flyer Click Here.
Hotel rooms at the Fairfield Inn and Suites have been reserved at a special price of 89.00 for this event. The cut-off date for reservations at this price is April 24th.
You must mention the Group Code: VAW or Virginia Wrestling Association when booking your rooms.
Fairfield Inn & Suites
(804)458-2600
3952 Courthouse Road
Hopewell, VA
VA Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Banquet
April 2, 2009
On April 25th the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will be having their annual banquet and induction ceremony in Richmond Virginia.
The event will take place at the Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel, 1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen Virginia 23059.
This year, in addition to honoring our Hall of Fame inductees we are also honoring from each region, a coach, an official and a student athlete of the year.
If you would like to attend please fill out the registration form by clicking here.
All registrations need to be done by April 10th so please mark the day and get your registration form filled out and turned in.
Please contact Dick Besnier @ www.besnierfinancial.com if you need more information.
It’s going to be a great event, hope to see you there.
Wade Schalles Clinic
April 1, 2009
The 3Style Wrestling Club of Richmond, VA is proud to announce that Wade Schalles, former NCAA Champion and member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame will present a technique clinic at St. Christopher's on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. The clinic will be free to all 3Style Wrestling Club members (and there is always time to register at a 3Style practice) and roughly 20 or so spots open for non-members to attend.
NCAA Championship Stats and Facts
By Mike Johnson
March 28th, 2009
Mike Johnson has put together another awesome "Stats and Facts" sheet for everyone to read. This time it is for the NCAA National Championships, held in St. Louis, MO. Lots of good information and interesting comparisons. Check it out.
To read the statistics and facts on the NCAA National Championships click here.
Builders Win National Title
Apprentice School Brings Home First Ever Team Title
March 16th, 2009
After participating in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association National Championships for 11 years, the Apprentice School brought home its first-ever team national championship on Saturday night at Hampton University Convocation Center. The Builders amassed 118.5 points to outdistance three-time defending champion Grand Valley State who scored 109 points in the 84-team event.
The national championship for the wrestling team marked the first ever team championship for the Builders who have now won seven individual national champions.
Read the rest of the article from ncwa.net
VA Beats MD 38-21
VA Wins 11 of the 16 matches
March 15th, 2009
The VA/MD Senior All-Star Classic took place today, March 15th at Annandale High School. The first match kicked off at 3:00 PM. Thanks to the Annandale crew for putting together a great event. The venue changed hands on Wednesday of last week and the Annandale coaching staff quickly stepped up and did a great job!
There were many exciting and close matches, but VA pulled out 11 of the 16 matches on the day. Below are the scores of the individual matches.
VA 38 MD 21
Jonathan Carpenter (VA) beat Alberty Woody 4-2
David Helmer (VA) beat Brent Mowry 10-7
Shane Mil am (MD) beat Colin Lenhardt by Pin 1:37
Avi Freedman (MD) beat Jeremy Ryan 7-2
Shane Gentry (VA) beat Rasheem Smith 9-2
George Billy (VA) beat Abael Soloman by TF 18-3
Michael Garofalo (VA) beat Graceson Patrick 12-6
Andrew Bannister (MD) beat Nam Dunbar 6-5
Matt Hatcher (VA) beat Andre Wilcox by Pin 1:51
David Ray (VA) beat Jordan Murphy 6-2
Lance Leopard (MD) beat Marcus Hathaway by Pin 4:43
Victor Njomo (VA) beat Ralph Parson 7-3
Cris Cabe (VA) beat Nigel Cross 2-1
Jonathan Carpenter (VA) beat Ryan Owen 4-0
Daniel Fissmer (VA) beat Brent Mowry 8-7
Shane Milam (MD) beat Daneil McGillvray 5-4
Completion of The Fresh/Soph State Tournament
March 6th, 2009
Completion of the VAWA Frosh/Soph States will be at:
Mills E. Godwin HS
2101 Pump Road
Richmond, VA. 23238
On Sunday, March 15th. Weigh in at 8am (scratch plus 3lbs) with wrestling starting at 10am.
We realize that some wrestlers will have prior commitments and cannot attend. If you were still alive in the brackets and cannot attend please contact Roy Hill at roy.hill@fcps.edu.
College Post Season
March 5th, 2009
This weekend there are plenty of options for watching good college wrestling.
First off the ACC Championships are being held in Blacksburg at the Virginia Tech campus on Saturday March 7th.
Doors open at 10:00 AM with wrestling begining in the Cassell Coliseum at 11:00.
Finals will start at 7:00 PM.
Click here for Intermat's live coverage of the ACC tournament.
Second the CAA Championships will be held March 6th and 7th at Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake.
Click here for Intermat's live coverage of the CAA tournament
Mike Johnson's AAA Facts
March 5th, 2009 Once again Mike Johnson of Manassas, VA has compiled all the facts, stats and figures of the Virginia AAA State Tournament. Click here to view the stats.
Mike also put together stats for both the Northern Region and Northwest Region tournaments.
Click Here for Northern Region Stats
Click Here for Northwest Region Stats
Thank you Mike for your time and effort in putting these together.
2009 Virginia Folkstyle State Championships
February 24th, 2009
Virginia Wrestling Association (VAWA) presents the 2009 Virginia Folkstyle State Championships
Dates: February 28 - March 1, 2009
Location: Saint Christopher's School, Richmond, VA
Divisions: K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th, Freshmen, Sophomore (Club Champions Will Be Crowned In Every Division)
For all information, click here
VMI Wrestling Falls at Chattanooga, 43-3
February 23, 2009
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga wrapped up a perfect Southern Conference campaign with a 43-3 win over VMI on Monday evening at the MacLellan Gym.
The Mocs (12-10, 5-0 SoCon) scored wins in each of the first nine matches before Keydet (0-11, 0-5 SoCon) sophomore Josh Wine scored the visitor's only win of the match. At heavyweight, Wine ran up a 7-2 decision on Cody Sliger, improving to 12-6 on the season and 4-0 in the SoCon.
The match started at 125, where Demetrius Johnson got the Mocs on the scoreboard with a 12-2 major decision over VMI's John Pope. The Mocs' Josh Statum then scored a 6-3 decision over Tyler Hutchens at 133, accruing over three-and-a-half minutes of riding time in the win.
The tightest match of the evening came at 141, as UTC's Tim Hannah outlasted VMI freshman David Yost, 9-7. With Hannah ahead 7-5 entering the third period, Yost chose the down position to start the frame. Yost scored a reversal to knot the match at 7-7, however, Hannah escaped to move ahead 8-7, then held on to earn the riding time point at the conclusion of the match.
The momentum stayed with the host Mocs for the next several matches, scoring extra-point wins in the next six bouts. Daniel Waddell scored a 15-5 major decision at 149 before Joseph Knox ran up a 24-6 technical fall in 5:19 at 157.
UTC then posted four consecutive pins, all before the midway point of the first period, before Wine capped the evening with his victory.
VMI returns to action at the Southern Conference Championships, being hosted by The Citadel on Saturday, March 7 at the McAlister Field House in Charleston, S.C.
Chattanooga 43, VMI 3 (Feb. 23, 2009)
125- Demetrius Johnson (UTC) maj. dec. John Pope (VMI), 12-2
133- Josh Statum (UTC) dec. Tyler Hutchens (VMI), 6-3
141- Tim Hannah (UTC) dec. David Yost (VMI), 9-7
149- Daniel Waddell (UTC) maj. dec. Joe Munno (VMI), 15-5
157- Joseph Knox (UTC) tech. fall Joel Hutchens (VMI), 24-6 (5:19)
165- William Garvin (UTC) pins Kyle Elgert (VMI), 1:24
174- Jason McCroskey (UTC) pins Andrew Szymborski (VMI), 1:27
184- Benjamin Roberson (UTC) pins Vinnie Gallo (VMI), 1:25
197- Ethan Winel (UTC) pins Curtis Moore (VMI), 0:34
285- Josh Wine (VMI) dec. Cody Sliger (UTC), 7-2
Live Updates for AAA State Tournament
February 19th, 2009
The High School State Tournaments are here. AAA, AA, A and the Private Schools. As the state tournaments conclude and results are sent in, they will be posted.
The HS Post Season link to the left will take you to a separate page, or CLICK HERE
Again this year, the AAA State Tournament at Oscar Smith High School will have live updates.
Click Here for Live Updates or go to the Post Season link on the left.
The schedule for the AAA event is as follows:
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
9:00 AM WEIGH-IN FOR ALL WEIGHTS
11:00 AM FIRST ROUND/FIRST ROUND CONSOLATION ELIM.
6:30 PM QUARTER-FINAL MATCHES
8:30 PM SECOND ROUND CONSOLATIONS
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
9:00 AM WEIGH-IN FOR ALL WEIGHTS
11:00 AM SEMI-FINALS, QUARTER-FINAL CONSOLATIONS
1:00 PM SEMI-FINAL CONSOLATIONS
2:15 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (7TH AND 8TH)
3:00 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (5TH AND 6TH)
3:45 PM CONSOLATION FINALS (3rd AND 4TH)
7:00 PM CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
Chris Brown Named CAA Wrestler of the Week For Second Straight Week
Brown upset #12 Andy Rendos (Bucknell) this weekend
January 28, 2009
NORFOLK, Va. -- Chris Brown, ranked 14th in the nation according to InterMat, was named Co-Wrestler of the Week by the Colonial Athletic Association for a consecutive time today, after beating the #12 ranked kid in the nation. Brown upset Andy Rendos (Bucknell) in the Monarchs only action last week, improving to 20-9 overall and posting his fourth win and second straight against a nationally ranked opponent this season.
The ODU junior from Chesapeake, Virginia posted his 20th win of the season for a third straight year. He now has 95 career wins, tying him for ninth all-time at Old Dominion. Brown was ranked 15th last week when he upset Rendos, the 12th ranked 165-pounder in the nation.
Brown shares the weekly honor this week with Hofstra's Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, who upset the 15th ranked wrestler in the nation from Ohio State.
Virginia Chapter of National Hall of Fame
January 26, 2009
The Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame was established in 1995 to support the mission of the National Wreslting Hall of Fame in general and to implement its goals at the grassroots level by recognizing those individuals who have made significant local and statewide contributions to the sport of wrestling in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The Virginia Chapter conducts a number of activities each year, including the annual NWHOF Virginia Wrestling Honors Banquest in Richmond.
A website has been created for the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. You can access it by clicking here.
Rumble On The River
January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, the Hokies of Virgina Tech take on the Cavaliers of the University of Virginia in the 7th Annual Rumble on the River.
Also on the schedule for the day is the highly anticipated Colonial Forge Eagles VS the Christiansburg Blue Demons dual. Come out and see some great college, and some of the best high school wrestling in the country.
The event takes place at Deep Run High School in Glen Allen, VA at 1:00 PM. Click here for the flyer.
VAWA Benefit Dual
January 12, 2009
Hopewell High School will be hosting the 1st VAWA Benefit Double Dual. There will be a high school meet followed by a college dual meet. The teams for this year are Hopewell v. Fauquier and University of Virginia v. George Mason.
The high school meet will begin at 5:30 and the college meet will be at 7:00 pm on Friday Jan. 30th. This is going to be a great event that will feature match-ups between several state ranked wrestler's and several nationally ranked collegiate wrestler's will be competing as well.
The cost of admission/donation is $8 and proceeds go directly to VAWA.
Click here for flyer.
Other Stuff
National Rankings
Individual rankings from Amateur Wrestling News - April 18, 2008
Individual rankings from Wrestling USA - February 2008
Individual rankings from Intermat - May 8, 2008
NCAA Incoming Freshmen Eligibility
Reference Sheet on Freshmen Eligibility Standards.
National Records
Various high school wrestling records from Wrestling USA.
VHSL - Virginia State Records
Various High School sports records
Weight Control Program
Virginia High School League's 2005-06 program.
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