Wrestling: Cavaliers blank Blue Devils at JPJ, 39-0
Virginia won all 10 weight classes and posted six bonus-point victories on Friday night as the Cavaliers defeated Duke by a score of 39-0 at JPJ Arena.
Virginia won all 10 weight classes and posted six bonus-point victories on Friday night as the Cavaliers defeated Duke by a score of 39-0 at JPJ Arena.
Photos from the Virginia-Duke wrestling match at John Paul Jones Arena, shot by JerryRatcliffe.com photographer Nikolozi Khutsishvili.
Reigning ACC Champion Nick Hamilton returned to the win column at 165 pounds on Friday night, but Virginia fell to No. 10 Virginia Tech by a score of 36-3.
The Virginia wrestling team defeated Penn at Memorial Gymnasium on Friday night, with a score of 25-11.
The Virginia wrestling team went on the road and picked up victory on Friday night as the Cavaliers defeated The Citadel by a score of 24-11 at the Throwdown On The Yorktown.
Virginia head coach Steve Garland announced the 2023-24 wrestling schedule on Thursday, with a slate that features a mix of tournament dates and dual competition.
Nick Hamilton claimed the ACC Championship at 165 pounds and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler to lead Virginia at the ACC Wrestling Championships.
The Virginia wrestling team claimed victories at four weight classes but dropped a dual match with Wisconsin by a score of 27-13 on Saturday afternoon at the Virginia Duals.
The Virginia wrestling team opened competition at the Virginia Duals with a victory on Friday when the Cavaliers took a 27-12 victory over Kent State at the Hampton Coliseum.
The Virginia wrestling team split a pair of dual matches in Richmond on Saturday, taking a 22-19 win over Gardner-Webb before dropping an 18-17 dual with George Mason.
The class of newcomers features a trio of state champions, multiple All-America honorees and a pair of transfers from NCAA DI institutions.
Kate Douglass and Iñaki Montes were honored as Virginia’s top female and male athletes for the 2022-23 academic year.
Jay Aiello, a former All-American and 2022 graduate, and current Cavalier Jarod Verkleeren advanced to day two at the 2023 US Open Championships to lead a group of Virginia wrestlers in the senior men’s freestyle competition on Thursday in Las Vegas.
Seven Cavaliers will be competing in the senior division, while eight Cavaliers will be competing in the U20 division.
The season came to a close for the Virginia wrestling team on Friday, as Neil Antrassian and Justin McCoy fell in the consolation brackets of the early session of the NCAA Championships at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
The full brackets and seeds for the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships were announced on Wednesday, and the Cavaliers have four wrestlers in the field, led by No. 15 seed Justin McCoy who earned his fourth-straight NCAA Championship bid.
Justin McCoy claimed the title at 165 pounds to lead the Virginia wrestling team in the ACC Championships on Sunday night at NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.
The Virginia wrestling team returns to action on Sunday when 10 members of the squad hit the mat for the ACC Championships hosted by NC State at Reynolds Coliseum.
The Virginia wrestling team closed out the dual season on Friday in Blacksburg, falling at No. 9 Virginia Tech by a score of 33-3 in the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash.
The Virginia wrestling team put together a complete performance on Friday, as the Cavaliers defeated Duke by a score of 45-3 in dual competition at Mem Gym.