Hokies vs Hoos Wrestling Edition

By: Hokiemacho on February 17, 2023, 11:13 AM | 8 comments

Virginia Tech Wrestling takes on UVA at home for senior day.

The Hokies will recognize six seniors, Hunter Bolen, Mekhi Lewis, Collin Gerardi, Jordan Florence, Brandon Wittenberg, and Drew Nicholson. Mekhi Lewis does have one year of eligibility left if he wants it. Before the season it sounded like it was pretty up in the air if he returns as he has been in the program since 2017. Hunter Bolen has made the most of his final run, returning to form and on track to make another AA run. Collin Gerardi has been a great team guy. He contributed for a good bit of his career and stuck around after getting passed by Crook. He's a Virginia guy and the type of wrestler that the Hokies rely on to be successful. He might get one last match tonight which would be cool.

No. 9 Virginia Tech vs Virginia
Probables
125 – No. 23 Eddie Ventresca vs Patrick McCormick (Virginia)
133 – No. 6 Sam Latona vs Marlon Yarbrough II (Virginia)
141 – No. 12 Tom Crook or Collin Gerardi vs Dylan Cedeno (Virginia)
149 – No. 8 Caleb Henson vs No. 26 Jarod Verkleeren (Virginia)
157 – No. 5 Bryce Andonian vs Jake Keating (Virginia)
165 – No. 27 Connor Brady vs No. 17 Justin McCoy (Virginia)
174 – No. 3 Mekhi Lewis vs Vic Marcelli (Virginia)
184 – No. 7 Hunter Bolen vs No. 16 Neil Antrassian (Virginia)
197 – No. 22 Andy Smith vs No. 25 Michael Battista (Virginia)
285 – No. 19 Hunter Catka vs Ethan Weatherspoon (Virginia)

The big matches are 125, 165, and 197. Ventresca looked great in his win last week and needs to keep up the momentum going against a veteran opponent before tournament season. Brady has a very winnable match that could really help his seeding. Smith has a chance to potentially secure the 2 seed for ACCs but has a tough match against a guy known for his gas tank so he has give high effort the full 7 minutes.

Hokies should win the dual but a blowout would mean they won the toss ups which is critical for making a trophy run at the ACC Tournament.

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