Wrestling


Five Virginia wrestlers named All-ACC Academic Team selections

Five members of the Virginia wrestling team have been named to the All-ACC Academic Wrestling Team. The five selections is the second most in the league.


Wrestling: Virginia’s run at NCAA Championship ends Friday night

The Virginia wrestling team’s run at the NCAA Championships ended on Friday night at Little Caesar’s Arena. Jay Aiello, Brian Courtney and Justin McCoy all fell in the round of 12 to finish one win shy of locking up All-America honors.


Courtney advances to quarterfinals to lead UVA at NCAA Championships

Brian Courtney picked up a pair of wins to advance to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Championships and lead the Virginia wrestling team on day one of action Thursday at Little Caesar’s Arena.


Six Cavaliers place at ACC Championships Sunday, eight earn automatic NCAA bids

Six Virginia wrestlers placed at the ACC Championships on Sunday to lead the Hoos in the competition at John Paul Jones Arena.


Brackets, pre-seeds announced for ACC Wrestling Championships

The brackets and pre-seeds have been released for the upcoming ACC Wrestling Championships which will be hosted at John Paul Jones Arena on Sunday.


Wrestling: Virginia falls to No. 7 Virginia Tech, 20-15

For the third straight season the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash was decided by five points or fewer as Virginia (4-6, 1-4 ACC) fell to No. 7 Virginia Tech (9-3, 4-1 ACC) by a score of 20-15 at Memorial Gym.


Wrestling: Virginia takes 30-9 victory at Duke Saturday

The Virginia wrestling team (4-5, 1-3 ACC) closed out the road portion of its dual schedule on Saturday with a 30-9 win over Duke (7-9, 0-4 ACC) at Cameron Indoor Stadium.


Wrestling: Virginia falls at #4 NC State, 32-2

The Virginia wrestling team (3-5, 0-3 ACC) fell on the road Friday night at No. 4 NC State (10-1, 3-0 ACC) by a score of 32-2 at Reynolds Coliseum.


Brian Courtney named ACC Wrestler of the Week

Brian Courtney, a graduate student who competes at 133 pounds on the Virginia wrestling team, has been named the ACC Wrestler of the Week.


Wrestling: Eight Cavaliers place at Appalachian Open

Eight members of the Virginia wrestling team placed on Saturday to lead a group of 22 Cavaliers in competition at the Appalachian Open hosted by Appalachian State. Included in the placewinners was 197-pound champion Colden Dofrman.


Wrestling: Virginia falls on criteria to No. 24 North Carolina

The Virginia wrestling team (3-4, 0-2 ACC) clawed its way back into the dual down the stretch, but fell on criteria 17-16 to No. 24 North Carolina (7-4, 2-0 ACC) at Memorial Gym on Friday night.


Virginia drops ACC opener to No. 18 Pittsburgh

The Virginia wrestling team (3-3, 0-1 ACC) dropped its ACC opener on Friday (Jan. 21) falling to No. 18 Pittsburgh (6-3, 1-0 ACC) by a score of 25-10 as the Panthers pulled away down the stretch.


Jay Aiello named ACC Wrestler of the Week

Virginia 197-pound grad student Jay Aiello has been named the ACC Wrestler of the Week.


Cavaliers close Virginia Duals with strong performance Saturday

Members of the Virginia wrestling team combined to win 10-of-12 individual matches wrestled on the day to close out the Virginia Duals on Saturday at the Hampton Coliseum.


Six Hoos go undefeated on Day 1 at Virginia Duals

Six Virginia wrestlers went undefeated on the day to lead the Cavaliers in competition at the Virginia Duals on Friday at the Hampton Coliseum.


Four Cavaliers place at Lehman Open Friday

Four members of the Virginia wrestling team placed at the Lehman Open on Friday with Jarod Verkleeren and Quinn Miller taking second-place finishes, while Patrick McCormick and Denton Spencer both finished third.


Virginia splits duals with SIUE, No. 24 Northwestern

The Virginia wrestling team (3-2) split a pair of duals on Wednesday, defeating SIU-Edwardsville before falling to No. 24 Northwestern in the finale.


Four champions highlight 10 UVA placewinners at Mat Town Open

Four members of the Virginia wrestling team claimed titles at their weight class to lead the Cavaliers in action at the Mat Town Open on Sunday at Lock Haven University. Virginia had 10 wrestlers place in the weekend event overall.


Virginia recruiting class includes six among nation’s Top 100

The Virginia wrestling program has signed a group of 10 wrestlers that includes six ranked among the top 100 nationally in the 2022 recruiting class.


Seven freshmen lead 10 Virginia placewinners at Southeast Open

The Virginia wrestling team had 10 wrestlers place, including seven freshmen, in competition at the Southeast Open held at Roanoke College’s Cregger Center on Sunday.