Virginia Tech, Oklahoma reach finals of National College Division of the 37th Virginia Duals
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Earning spots in the finals of the National College Division with semifinal wins on Saturday afternoon were Virginia Tech and Oklahoma.
No. 5 Virginia Tech beat unranked North Dakota State, 22-15, having to come from behind by winning the final four matches in the heavyweights. The Bison won four of the first six matches to lead 15-6, including a pin by Taylor Nein over Brenden Ryan at 141 pounds.
The Hokies got on a run starting with an 18-3 technical fall by Zach Epperly at 174 over Dylan Urbach, then followed up with victories by Zach Zavatsky at 184, Jared Haught at 197 and Ty Walz at 285. Both Zavatsky and Walz scored major decisions.
Winning seven of the 10 bouts, No. 15 Oklahoma defeated No. 19 Arizona State, 25-11, to advance to the finals. The Sooners won the first four bouts with Christian Moody (125), Jacob Rubio (133), Mike Longo (141) and Davion Jeffries (149), including a major decision by Jeffries.
The Sun Devils won the next three bouts, including major decisions by the Valencia brothers Anthony (165) and Zahid (174). OU swept the final three bouts, with Andrew Dixon (184), Brad Johnson (197) and Ross Larson (285) closing out the win. The Sun Devils didn’t have No. 5 heavyweight Tanner Hall in the lineup.
The American College finals have been set, with Kutztown facing Ferrum in the finals. Kutztown dominated Camden CC 39-6, while Ferrum stopped King, 30-11, winning seven bouts.
The National High School Division finals will feature Nazareth against South Dade. Nazareth beat Christianburg 43-18, while South Dade beat South Plainfield, 37-23.
The other high school finals pairings are Camden Catholic vs. Grassfield in the American High School Division, with Poquoson vs. Smithfield in the Black and Blue High School Division.
The championship finals for the Virginia Duals will be held at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The event is being broadcast live on TrackCast. For more information, visit VirginiaDuals.com
37th VIRGINIA DUALS
National College Semifinals
Virginia Tech 22, North Dakota State 15
125 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) over Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State) Dec 5-3
133 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) over Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) Dec 10-8
141 Taylor Nein (North Dakota State) over Brenden Ryan (Virginia Tech) Fall 0:31
149 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) over Mitchell Friedman (North Dakota State) Dec 3-2
157 Clayton Ream (North Dakota State) over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) Dec 12-8
165 Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State) over David Bergida (Virginia Tech) Dec 9-7
174 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) over Dylan Urbach (North Dakota State) TF 18-3
184 Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) over Tyler McNutt (North Dakota State) Dec 4-1
197 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) over Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State) Maj 13-1
285 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) over Benjamin Tyanan (North Dakota State) Maj 11-2
Dual Meet Score 22.0 15.0
Oklahoma 25, Arizona State 11
125 Christian Moody (Oklahoma) over Joshua Krammer (Arizona State) Dec 15-8
133 Jacob Rubio (Oklahoma) over Ted Rico (Arizona State) Dec 13-6
141 Mike Longo (Oklahoma) over Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State) Dec 5-0
149 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) over Joshua Maruca (Arizona State) Maj 11-3
157 Joshua Shields (Arizona State) over Clark Glass (Oklahoma) Dec 3-0
165 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) over Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma) Maj 13-3
174 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) over Matt Reed (Oklahoma) Maj 12-3
184 Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) over Jacen Petersen (Arizona State) Dec 4-1
197 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) over Austyn Harris (Arizona State) Dec 7-1
285 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) over Sullivan Cauley (Arizona State) Fall 0:19
American College Semifinals
Kutztown 39, Camden CC 6
125 Austin Petril (Kutztown) over David Harris-Norton (Camden CC) Fall 2:36
133 Lucas Miller (Kutztown) over Alex Velez (Camden CC) Maj 13-0
141 Nick Klinger (Kutztown) over Jarrett Ziegler (Camden CC) Fall 2:54
149 Chad Haegele (Kutztown) over Charles Bramble (Camden CC) Maj 12-0
157 James Meyer (Kutztown) over Dominic Demarco (Camden CC) SV-1 3-1
165 T. C. Warner (Kutztown) over Cliff Owens (Camden CC) TF 16-0
174 Joseph Balboni (Kutztown) over Michael Morris (Camden CC) Dec 8-3
184 Collin Schildt (Kutztown) over Daishi Goto (Camden CC) Dec 4-3
197 Dymere Rappa (Camden CC) over Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) Fall 6:23
235 Ryan Appleby (Kutztown) over Samer Younes (Camden CC) TF 20-5
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Ferrum 30, King 11
125 Zach Beckner (Ferrum) over Reed Jacks (King) Fall 1:26
133 Dustin Kirk (King) over Bailey Cooper (Ferrum) Dec 8-2
141 Bryce Killian (King) over Austin Smith (Ferrum) Maj 17-5
149 Collin Saunders (Ferrum) over Ethyn Ewing (King) Maj 16-6
157 Logan Meister (Ferrum) over Cory Collins (King) Dec 8-4
165 Andrew Tolbert (Ferrum) over Darius Rutland (King) Maj 13-5
174 Blake Rosenbaum (Ferrum) over Joey Mammolenti (King) Fall 5:31
184 Elijah Seay (King) over Adam Bresson (Ferrum) Maj 16-3
197 Hunter Goulart (Ferrum) over Eldon Valery (King) SV-1 3-1
285 Tate Dulany (Ferrum) over Cody Davis (King) Maj 13-4
REMAINING SCHEDULE FOR VIRGINIA DUALS
4:00 p.m. Eastern
American College, Consolation Semi Finals (2 mats)
National High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
American High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
Black & Blue High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
Open Mats (2 mats)
6:00 p.m. Eastern
American College, 5th & 6th Place (1 mat)
National High School, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
American High School, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
Black & Blue, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
Open Mats 3 mats
8:30 p.m. Eastern
National College Gold Bracket Finals (1 mat)
National College Gold Bracket 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
American College Finals (1 mat)
American College 3rd & 4th (1 mat)
National High School Finals (1 mat)
National High School 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
American High School Finals (1 mat)
American High School 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
Black & Blue High School Finals (1 mat)
Black & Blue 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
No. 5 Virginia Tech beat unranked North Dakota State, 22-15, having to come from behind by winning the final four matches in the heavyweights. The Bison won four of the first six matches to lead 15-6, including a pin by Taylor Nein over Brenden Ryan at 141 pounds.
The Hokies got on a run starting with an 18-3 technical fall by Zach Epperly at 174 over Dylan Urbach, then followed up with victories by Zach Zavatsky at 184, Jared Haught at 197 and Ty Walz at 285. Both Zavatsky and Walz scored major decisions.
Winning seven of the 10 bouts, No. 15 Oklahoma defeated No. 19 Arizona State, 25-11, to advance to the finals. The Sooners won the first four bouts with Christian Moody (125), Jacob Rubio (133), Mike Longo (141) and Davion Jeffries (149), including a major decision by Jeffries.
The Sun Devils won the next three bouts, including major decisions by the Valencia brothers Anthony (165) and Zahid (174). OU swept the final three bouts, with Andrew Dixon (184), Brad Johnson (197) and Ross Larson (285) closing out the win. The Sun Devils didn’t have No. 5 heavyweight Tanner Hall in the lineup.
The American College finals have been set, with Kutztown facing Ferrum in the finals. Kutztown dominated Camden CC 39-6, while Ferrum stopped King, 30-11, winning seven bouts.
The National High School Division finals will feature Nazareth against South Dade. Nazareth beat Christianburg 43-18, while South Dade beat South Plainfield, 37-23.
The other high school finals pairings are Camden Catholic vs. Grassfield in the American High School Division, with Poquoson vs. Smithfield in the Black and Blue High School Division.
The championship finals for the Virginia Duals will be held at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The event is being broadcast live on TrackCast. For more information, visit VirginiaDuals.com
37th VIRGINIA DUALS
National College Semifinals
Virginia Tech 22, North Dakota State 15
125 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) over Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota State) Dec 5-3
133 Cam Sykora (North Dakota State) over Dennis Gustafson (Virginia Tech) Dec 10-8
141 Taylor Nein (North Dakota State) over Brenden Ryan (Virginia Tech) Fall 0:31
149 Solomon Chishko (Virginia Tech) over Mitchell Friedman (North Dakota State) Dec 3-2
157 Clayton Ream (North Dakota State) over Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) Dec 12-8
165 Andrew Fogarty (North Dakota State) over David Bergida (Virginia Tech) Dec 9-7
174 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) over Dylan Urbach (North Dakota State) TF 18-3
184 Zachary Zavatsky (Virginia Tech) over Tyler McNutt (North Dakota State) Dec 4-1
197 Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) over Cordell Eaton (North Dakota State) Maj 13-1
285 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) over Benjamin Tyanan (North Dakota State) Maj 11-2
Dual Meet Score 22.0 15.0
Oklahoma 25, Arizona State 11
125 Christian Moody (Oklahoma) over Joshua Krammer (Arizona State) Dec 15-8
133 Jacob Rubio (Oklahoma) over Ted Rico (Arizona State) Dec 13-6
141 Mike Longo (Oklahoma) over Nicholas Villarreal (Arizona State) Dec 5-0
149 Davion Jeffries (Oklahoma) over Joshua Maruca (Arizona State) Maj 11-3
157 Joshua Shields (Arizona State) over Clark Glass (Oklahoma) Dec 3-0
165 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State) over Yoanse Mejias (Oklahoma) Maj 13-3
174 Zahid Valencia (Arizona State) over Matt Reed (Oklahoma) Maj 12-3
184 Andrew Dixon (Oklahoma) over Jacen Petersen (Arizona State) Dec 4-1
197 Brad Johnson (Oklahoma) over Austyn Harris (Arizona State) Dec 7-1
285 Ross Larson (Oklahoma) over Sullivan Cauley (Arizona State) Fall 0:19
American College Semifinals
Kutztown 39, Camden CC 6
125 Austin Petril (Kutztown) over David Harris-Norton (Camden CC) Fall 2:36
133 Lucas Miller (Kutztown) over Alex Velez (Camden CC) Maj 13-0
141 Nick Klinger (Kutztown) over Jarrett Ziegler (Camden CC) Fall 2:54
149 Chad Haegele (Kutztown) over Charles Bramble (Camden CC) Maj 12-0
157 James Meyer (Kutztown) over Dominic Demarco (Camden CC) SV-1 3-1
165 T. C. Warner (Kutztown) over Cliff Owens (Camden CC) TF 16-0
174 Joseph Balboni (Kutztown) over Michael Morris (Camden CC) Dec 8-3
184 Collin Schildt (Kutztown) over Daishi Goto (Camden CC) Dec 4-3
197 Dymere Rappa (Camden CC) over Jeff Reimel (Kutztown) Fall 6:23
235 Ryan Appleby (Kutztown) over Samer Younes (Camden CC) TF 20-5
285 Unknown (Unattached) vs Unknown (Unattached) 0 0
Ferrum 30, King 11
125 Zach Beckner (Ferrum) over Reed Jacks (King) Fall 1:26
133 Dustin Kirk (King) over Bailey Cooper (Ferrum) Dec 8-2
141 Bryce Killian (King) over Austin Smith (Ferrum) Maj 17-5
149 Collin Saunders (Ferrum) over Ethyn Ewing (King) Maj 16-6
157 Logan Meister (Ferrum) over Cory Collins (King) Dec 8-4
165 Andrew Tolbert (Ferrum) over Darius Rutland (King) Maj 13-5
174 Blake Rosenbaum (Ferrum) over Joey Mammolenti (King) Fall 5:31
184 Elijah Seay (King) over Adam Bresson (Ferrum) Maj 16-3
197 Hunter Goulart (Ferrum) over Eldon Valery (King) SV-1 3-1
285 Tate Dulany (Ferrum) over Cody Davis (King) Maj 13-4
REMAINING SCHEDULE FOR VIRGINIA DUALS
4:00 p.m. Eastern
American College, Consolation Semi Finals (2 mats)
National High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
American High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
Black & Blue High School, Consolation Quarter Finals (2 mats)
Open Mats (2 mats)
6:00 p.m. Eastern
American College, 5th & 6th Place (1 mat)
National High School, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
American High School, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
Black & Blue, Consolation Semi-Finals (2 mats)
Open Mats 3 mats
8:30 p.m. Eastern
National College Gold Bracket Finals (1 mat)
National College Gold Bracket 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
American College Finals (1 mat)
American College 3rd & 4th (1 mat)
National High School Finals (1 mat)
National High School 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
American High School Finals (1 mat)
American High School 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
Black & Blue High School Finals (1 mat)
Black & Blue 3rd & 4th Place (1 mat)
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