Louie Hayes (Orland Park, Ill.), a redshirt senior on the Virginia wrestling team, locked up All-America honors on Friday night at the NCAA Championships to become the 17th wrestler in program history to earn the honor.

Redshirt senior Louie Hayes picked up a pair of wins on Thursday to earn a spot in the quarterfinals and lead a trio of Virginia wrestlers into the second day of action at the NCAA Championships.

Virginia wrestlers Brian Courtney and Vic Marcelli have received at-large bids to the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Six Virginia wrestlers turned in podium finishes, including three runner-up finishes, to lead the Cavaliers to a fourth-place finish at the ACC Championship on Sunday at NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum.