Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG, Va. – The No. 8 Virginia Tech wrestling team finished the regular season going 9-4, 4-1 ACC and will look to capture conference title number five as they travel to Charlottesville for the 2022 ACC Championships this Sunday, March 6.
The Hokies enter the ACC Championship led by five returning or previous conference champions – Sam Latona (125-pounds, 2021), Korbin Myers (EWL 133-pounds 2017, 2018; ACC 133-pounds, 2021), Mekhi Lewis (165-pounds, 2019), Hunter Bolen (184-pounds, 2020), and Nathan Traxler (Pac-12 197-pounds, 2019).
No. 8 Virginia Tech – 2022 ACC Championship
Date: Sunday, March 6
Location: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Va.
Time: 11 a.m. – Round 1; 1 p.m. – Consolations; 3:30 p.m. – Semifinals; 5 p.m. – Placement Matches; 7 p.m. – Finals
Live Stream: ACC Network Extra; ACC Network (Finals)
Live Updates: @HokiesWrestling (Twitter)
Tickets: vthoki.es/dD5AN
Brackets: https://bit.ly/3HCvpkJ
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE ATTENDING
- All attendees 12 years of age and older are required to provide proof of vaccination or of a negative COVID-19 test result for entry. All attendees must wear a mask while inside John Paul Jones Arena except when they are actively eating or drinking.
- Visit UVA website for more information regarding JPJ Health and Safety Protocols page here: https://virginiasports.com/jpj-health-and-safety-protocols/
HOKIES IN THE RANKINGS
- Entering Sunday's conference championship, Tech has nine wrestlers ranked in at least one poll.
- No. 5 Korbin Myers, No. 6 Mekhi Lewis, No. 8 Bryce Andonian, No. 14 Hunter Bolen, No. 14 Nathan Traxler, No. 18 Sam Latona, No. 23 Collin Gerardi, No. 30 Connor Brady, and No. 31 Dakota Howard.
- The Hokies ended the regular season at No. 8 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association polls after finishing 9-4, 4-1 ACC, marking another top-10 finish in head coach Tony Robie's fifth season at the helm.
ACC SEEDS & Season Records
- The Hokies are led by three No. 1 seeds in returning ACC champions Sam Latona and Korbin Myers and graduate transfer Nathan Traxler. Two-time ACC runner-up and 2021 Junior World bronze medalist, Bryce Andonian, garners the No. 2 seed, 2018 Junior World gold medalist, 2019 ACC champion and national champion Mekhi Lewis, and three-time ACC finalist, 2020 ACC champion Hunter Bolen earn the No. 3 seed to round out top-three seeds for the Hokies.
ACC seeds are in parentheses followed by Intermat national rankings
- (1) 125-pounds – No. 19 Sam Latona (11-6, 4-0 ACC)
- (1) 133-pounds – No. 5 Korbin Myers (16-1, 4-0 ACC)
- (4) 141-pounds – No. 23 Collin Gerardi (10-7, 2-2 ACC)
- (2) 149-pounds – No. 8 Bryce Andonian (7-2, 2-1 ACC)
- (6) 157-pounds – No. 30 Connor Brady (11-7, 0-4 ACC)
- (4) 165-pounds – Clayton Ulrey (15-13, 2-2 ACC)
- (3) 174-pounds – No. 6 Mekhi Lewis (17-1, 4-0 ACC)
- (3) 184-pounds – No. 14 Hunter Bolen (19-4, 3-1 ACC)
- (5) 197-pounds – No. 31 Dakota Howard (13-8, 2-2 ACC)
- (1) 285-pounds – No. 14 Nathan Traxler (18-2, 3-1 ACC)
HOKIES LINEUP VS ACC OPPOSITION (*non-conference match)
125 (3 Allocations) – Sam Latona
- W, Gage Curry (PITT), DEC 5-2
- W, Ty Naquin (DUKE), TECH FALL 19-2 4:38
- W, Spencer Moore (UNC), DEC 10-5
- W, Patrick McCormick (UVA), DEC 9-4
- * W, Jakob Camacho (NCSU), DEC 9-3
133 (5 Allocations) – Korbin Myers
- W, Micky Phillippi (PITT), DEC 2-1
- W, Forfeit
- W, Joseph Heilmann (UNC), DEC 8-2
- W, Brian Courtney (UVA), DEC 8-3
- * W, Kai Orine (NCSU), MAJ DEC 14-6
141 (4 Allocations) – Collin Gerardi
- L, Cole Matthews (PITT), DEC 8-2
- W, Patrick Rowland (DUKE), MAJ DEC 8-0
- L, Kizhan Clarke (UNC), DEC 6-2
- W, Dylan Cedeno (UVA), DEC 6-2
- * L, Ryan Jack (NCSU), DEC 4-3
149 (4 Allocations) – Bryce Andonian
- W, Josh Finesilver (DUKE), FALL 0:21
- W, Zachary Sherman (UNC), MAJ DEC 16-6
- W, Jared Verklereen (UVA), DEC 5-4
- * L, Tariq Wilson (NCSU), DEC 9-3
157 (5 Allocations) – Connor Brady
- L, Elijah Cleary (PITT), DEC 5-1
- L, Wade Unger (DUKE), DEC 4-3
- L, Austin O'Connor (UNC), TECH FALL 25-10 7:00
- L, Justin McCoy (UVA), DEC 5-3
- * L, Ed Scott (NCSU), DEC 4-3
165 (3 Allocations) – Clayton Ulrey
- L, Jake Wentzel (PITT), DEC 5-1
- W, Gabe Dinette (DUKE), MAJ DEC 14-5
- W, Isaias Estrada (UNC), DEC 4-2
- L, Jake Keating (UVA), DEC 6-2
- * L, Thomas Bullard (NCSU), DEC 4-0
174 (4 Allocations) – Mekhi Lewis
- W, James Lledo (PITT), TECH FALL 23-5 7:00
- W, Matt Finesilver (DUKE), DEC 6-2
- W, Clay Lautt (UNC), DEC 6-2
- W, Justin Phillips (UVA), MAJ DEC 17-5
- * L, Hayden Hidlay (NCSU), DEC 3-1 SV-1
184 (5 Allocations) – Hunter Bolen
- W, Gregg Harvey (PITT), FALL 1:35
- W, Vincent Baker (DUKE), TECH FALL 15-0 7:00
- L, Gavin Kane (UNC), DEC 3-1 SV-1
- W, Michael Battista (UVA), MAJ DEC 14-3
- * L, Trent Hidlay (NCSU), DEC 2-1
197 (3 Allocations) – Dakota Howard
- L, Nino Bonaccorsi (PITT), DEC 6-1
- W, Kaden Russell (DUKE), DEC 10-5
- W, Mark Chaid, MAJ DEC 13-5
- L, Jay Aiello (UVA), FALL 6:23
- * L, Isaac Trumble (NCSU), DEC 6-0
285 (3 Allocations) – Nathan Traxler
- W, Jake Slinger (PITT), MAJ DEC 12-0
- W, Jonah Niesenbaum (DUKE), FALL 2:13
- W, Brandon Whitman (UNC), DEC 5-1
- L, Quinn Miller (UVA), DEC 4-3
- * W, Owen Trephan (NCSU), DEC 4-3