NC State's Gwiazdowski Earns Second Straight ACC Wrestler of The

Release #17, March 31 2015--Season Summary 2014-15 Atlantic Coast Conference Final Wrestling Standings Conference Overall W L T Pct. For Opp Hm Rd Neu W L T Pct For Opp Hm Rd Neu Streak Virginia Tech 5 0 0 1.000 116 62 4-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 14 2 0 .875 378 216 8-0-0 2-2-0 4-0-0 Won 5 NC State 3 2 0 .600 98 97 1-1-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 16 6 0 .727 524 289 7-3-0 5-2-0 4-1-0 Lost 1 North Carolina 2 3 0 .400 78 95 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 11 6 0 .647 290 224 3-3-0 4-2-0 4-1-0 Won 1 *Virginia 2 3 0 .400 99 82 2-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 10 7 0 .588 392 249 7-2-0 0-3-0 3-2-0 Lost 4 Pitt 2 3 0 .400 79 100 2-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 8 8 0 .500 325 267 6-3-0 2-5-0 0-0-0 Lost 3 Duke 1 4 0 .200 72 105 0-1-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 11 7 0 .611 336 336 5-2-0 3-4-0 3-1-0 Lost 1 * ACC Champion

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ACC COACHES DUKE ...... Glen Lanham NORTH CAROLINA...... C.D. Mock NC STATE ...... Pat Popolizio PITT ...... Jason Peters VIRGINIA ...... Steve Garland VIRGINIA TECH...... Kevin Dresser

ACC WRESTLING CONTACTS DUKE ...... Meredith Rieder Kevin Jack, NC State Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State Kevin Dresser, Virginia Tech 919-684-3328...... [email protected] NORTH CAROLINA...... Bobby Hundley NC State’s Gwiazdowski Earns Second Straight 919-843-5678...... [email protected] NC STATE ...... Brian Reinhardt ACC Wrestler of the Year Honor 919-515-8953 ...... [email protected] PITT ...... Greg Szklany Wolfpack’s Kevin Jack, Virginia Tech’s Kevin Dresser 412-648-8240 ...... [email protected] Named ACC Freshman, Coach of the Year VIRGINIA ...... Andy Fledderjohann NC State junior Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.), who this year became only the 434-982-5131...... fl [email protected] third wrestler in Atlantic Coast Conference history to win back-to-back NCAA national VIRGINIA TECH ...... Bryan Johnston championships, was named the 2015 ACC Wrestler of the Year, the Conference has 540-231-3387...... [email protected] announced. TABLE OF CONTENTS Contacts, ACC Standings ...... 1 NC State true freshman Kevin Jack (Danbury, Conn.), who earned All-American ACC Wrestler, Freshman Coach of the Year .....1-3 honors by fi nishing fi fth nationally in the 141-pound weight class, was voted ACC NCAA Championship Wrap and Results ...... 4-8 Wrestling Freshman of the Year and Virginia Tech head coach Kevin Dresser, who led ACC Tournament Story, Complete Results ...... 9-11 the Hokies to a 10th-place national fi nish, was named ACC Coach of the Year. National Rankings, Coaches Records ...... 12-13 All three awards were determined by a vote of the league’s six wrestling head coaches. Pronunciation Guide ...... 13 School Schedules, Results ...... 14 Gwiazdowski, who has won 55 consecutive matches in the 285-pound class, in- ACC Wrestlers of the Week ...... 15-17 cluding a 35-0 mark this past year, captured his second straight ACC and NCAA titles ACC Wrestling By the Numbers ...... 17 this year. The redshirt junior joins Clemson’s Sammie Henson (1993-94) and North ACC Match Individual Records ...... 18 Carolina’s T.J. Jaworsky (1993-94-95), as the only wrestlers in ACC history to win ACC Dual Match Results ...... 19-20 back-to-back national championships. NCAA RPI Rankings...... 21 continued page 2 ACC Wrestlers recorded 20 upsets of opponents that were higher seeds in the 2015 NCAA Championship....Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta (5) and NC State’s Kevin Jack (4), both unseeded, combined to produce nine upsets between them...Brascetta fi nished fourth at 157 pounds and Jack fi nished fi fth at 141... The ACC’s six programs had 10 wrestlers earn All-American honors, the most for the league in a single year, breaking the mark of nine set last year when the conference was a seven-team wrestling league...Of the 10, seven return in 2015-16. 1 Gwiazdowski, Jack, Dresser Win 2015 ACC Wrestling Awards

In the NCAA Championship, Gwiazdowski won fi ve ship. straight matches on the way to the title, outscoring his opponents by an impressive, 45-14. Among those fi ve wins, Additionally, four of his wrestlers—Carter (Christians- he defeated the 16th seed, the eighth seed, the fi fth seed burg, Va.), who fi nished third at 141 pounds; redshirt junior and fi nally the sixth seed in the championship bout. His 55 Nick Brascetta (St. Paris, Ohio), who fi nished fourth at 157 consecutive wins are an NC State and ACC record and will pounds; sophomore Zach Epperly (Christiansburg, Va.), who begin the 2015-16 season as the nation’s longest, current placed seventh at 174 pounds; and redshirt sophomore Ty win streak. During the regular season, all fi ve of Gwiaz- Walz (Cleveland, Ohio), who fi nished seventh at 285—earned dowski’s ACC wins were by fall. All-American honors.

Gwiazdowski becomes the fi rst repeat ACC Wrestler Dresser also guided Tech to a dual-match win over even- of the Year recipient since former Wolfpack heavyweight tual national champion Ohio State, as the Hokies downed the Sylvester Terkay captured the honor for the three straight then fourth-ranked Buckeyes, 19-18, in Blacksburg last Nov. years (1991-92-93). Three NC State wrestlers have been 23. named ACC Wrestler of the Year a total of seven times. (Darrion Caldwell, 2007 and 2009). Dresser becomes the fi rst coach to win three straight ACC Wrestling Coach of the Year honors since North Carolina’s “This caps off an outstanding season for Nick,” said NC Bill Lam won four straight from 1997 through 2000. He is State head coach Pat Popolizio. “Winning back-to-back also only the second coach in league history to win the honor NCAA titles, and now a second straight ACC Wrestler of the three consecutive times. Year award, is truly an honor." “I am honored to be recognized by my peers to receive NC State’s Jack posted a 31-9 individual record on the this award again especially in a year when the ACC made big season. Originally slated to redshirt this year, he entered strides as a conference,” said Dresser. the Wolfpack lineup due to an illness to a starter and was 3-0 in dual matches. He fi nished fourth in the ACC Tourna- “I was very impressed by the entire conference. It takes ment at 141 pounds and entered the NCAA Tournament a lot of great people to make a great program and that is our unseeded. But once in the fi eld in St. Louis, he made a goal each year. I feel it is only fi tting to share this award name for himself nationally, defeating the fi fth, 12th and throughout the department and especially with my immedi- fourth-seeded wrestlers to reach the semifi nals, including ate staff. Coaches (Tony) Robie, (David) Hoffman, (Jeremy) claiming a win over Virginia Tech All-American and 2014 Johnson, and our trainer, Sean Collins, deserve to share this national runner-up Devin Carter of Virginia Tech. Jack then award most! I appreciate them so much. Lastly, I want to scored his fourth upset of the Championship, downing the thank the athletes on this team, they are overachievers. The 11th-seed in the consolations to gain fi fth place. future is very bright at Virginia Tech.”

The 31 wins are a record for an NC State freshman.

Jack becomes the third Wolfpack wrestler to win ACC Wrestling Freshman of the Year honors in the award’s 12- year history.

“There were a lot of great freshmen in our conference, and for Kevin to receive this honor is very rewarding,” said Popolizio, whose NC State team ﬁ nished 16th nationally. “We are excited about the growth and development we will see out of him over the next three years.

“This is the reﬂ ection of a lot of hard work and dedication from both Nick and Kevin. We are very grateful to receive both of these awards, as this is one of the premier conferences in the country.”

Dresser was named the ACC’s Wrestling Coach of the Year for the third straight time after guiding the Hokies to an ACC-best 10th-place national fi nish, their third straight Top 10 fi nish at the NCAA Championships. Tech also won the regular season ACC title with a perfect 5-0 dual match record in the ACC, but fi nished third in the ACC Champion- 2 ACC Wrestler, Freshmen and Coaches of the Year

Year ACC Wrestler of the Year ACC Freshman of the Year ACC Coach of the Year 1986 Bill Lam, North Carolina 1987 Bill Lam, North Carolina 1988 Bob Guzzo, NC State 1989 Bob Guzzo, NC State 1990 John McHugh, Maryland 1991 Sylvester Terkay, NC State Bob Guzzo, NC State 1992 Sylvester Terkay, NC State Bill Lam, North Carolina 1993 Sylvester Terkay, NC State John McHugh, Maryland 1994 Sam Henson, Clemson Bill Lam, North Carolina 1995 T.J. Jaworsky, North Carolina Bill Lam, North Carolina 1996 Justin Harty, North Carolina Bob Guzzo, NC State 1997 Jim Guzzio, Maryland Bill Lam, North Carolina 1998 Chuckie Connor, North Carolina Bill Lam, North Carolina 1999 Matt Roth, Virginia Bill Lam, North Carolina 2000 Steve Garland, Virginia Bill Lam, North Carolina 2001 John Mark Bentley, North Carolina Bob Guzzo, NC State 2002 Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina Bob Guzzo, NC State 2003 Evan Sola, North Carolina Bill Lam, North Carolina 2004 Scoot Moore, Virginia Clar Anderson, Duke 2005 Evan Sola, North Carolina Kody Hamrah, NC State C.D. Mock, North Carolina 2006 Mike Faust, Virginia Tech Eric Albright, Virginia C.D. Mock, North Carolina 2007 Darrion Caldwell, NC State Darrion Caldwell, NC State Carter Jordan, NC State 2008 Hudson Taylor, Maryland Chris Henrich, Virginia Pat Santoro, Maryland 2009 Darrion Caldwell, NC State Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech Kerry McCoy, Maryland 2010 Hudson Taylor, Maryland Brian Stephens, Virginia Tech Steve Garland, Virginia 2011 Josh Asper, Maryland Spencer Myers, Maryland Kerry McCoy, Maryland Devin Carter, Virginia Tech 2012 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech Kerry McCoy, Maryland 2013 Pete Yates, Virginia Tech Nathan Kraisser, N. Carolina Kevin Dresser, Virginia Tech 2014 Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State Joey Dance, Virginia Tech Kevin Dresser, Virginia Tech 2015 Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State Kevin Jack, NC State Kevin Dresser, Virginia Tech

3 NCAA Championship Wrap-Up And Complete Results

NC State’s Gwiazdowski Wins Second Straight National Championship

ACC Has All-Time High of 10 Wrestlers Earn All-American Honors

All Six ACC Teams Place in Top 28

ACC Records 20 Wins Against Higher-Seeded Wrestlers

NC State junior Nick Gwiazdowski captured his second title. straight national title in the 285-pound class, leading the At- lantic Coast Conference to a record-setting performance at “It is what it is, said Pitt head coach Jason Peters. “It’s the 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championship at the Scottrade been interpreted differently all year and we fell subject to it. Center in St. Louis, Mo. It is what it is,” said Peters following the match. “I’m disap- pointed for Tyler. I would have liked to see him have the The ACC had 10 wrestlers earn All-American honors led opportunity to be a national champ.” by Gwiazdowski and Pitt’s Tyler Wilps, who was the national runner-up at 174 by the barest of margins in a controversial “We’re thankful for what he’s done for Pitt wrestling and ending. I really hoped he could have ﬁ nished with a national championship,” said Peters. “Unfortunately he didn’t. Hats off to The ACC’s six wrestling programs combined to produce a Brown for what he was able to do, and he has a national league-high 10 ACC wrestlers who have earned All-American championship in his senior year.” honors. That betters by one the conference’s previous all-time high of nine that was set last year when it was a seven-team Wilps, the Most Valuable Wrestler in the ACC Champion- wrestling league. ships, earned his second straight All-American honor.

Gwiazdowski, a junior from Delanson, N.Y., and the num- All six ACC schools fi nished among the top 28 teams in ber one seed in the tournament, defeated Michigan’s Adam this year’s NCAA Championships, led by Virginia Tech in Coon, 7-6, the sixth-seed in the weight class. Gwiazdowski 10th place with 56.0 points. NC State (34.0 points) was next has now won 55 consecutive matches, including a perfect in 16th place, followed by Virginia (19th, 26.5), Pitt (21st, 35-0 mark this year. 23.0), North Carolina (24th, 18.0) and Duke (28th, 14.0). Four Virginia Tech wrestlers earned All-American honors as He becomes only the third wrestler in ACC history with redshirt senior Devin Carter (Christiansburg, Va.), the fourth multiple national championships joining North Carolina’s T.J. seed, fi nished third at 141 pounds; unseeded redshirt ju- Jaworsky, who won three straight from 1993 through 1995 at nior Nick Brascetta (St. Paris, Ohio) fi nished fourth at 157 134 pounds and Clemson’s Sammie Henson, who captured pounds; seventh-seeded sophomore Zach Epperly (Chris- back-to-back titles in 1993 and 1994 at 118 pounds. tiansburg, Va.) placed seventh at 174 pounds; and 10th- seeded Ty Walz fi nished seventh at 285. "This was an amazing accomplishment for Nick," said NC State head coach Pat Popolizio. "Defending his national title Two NC State wrestlers earned All-America honors in shows his dedication and desire to be the best in the country. Gwiazsdowski and unseeded freshman Kevin Jack (Dan- Anytime you are defending the national title there is a lot of bury, Conn.), who fi nished fi fth at 141 pounds. pressure and he kept his composure and confi dence through it all. Our staff is extremely proud of the season he has had Duke, North Carolina, Pitt and Virginia each had one wres- and excited for his future." tler earn All-America honors.

Wilps, a redshirt senior from Oakdale, Pa., who was the Redshirt junior Conner Hartmann (Port Orchard, Wash.) eighth seed in the 174-pound weight class, dropped a 5-4 de- of Duke, the Championship’s 10th seed at 197 pounds, re- cision to Penn State’s Matt Brown, the second-seeded wres- peated as an All-American. tler at 174 in the championship match. Wilps had taken a 4-3 lead with 22 seconds remaining, but was assessed a stalling Redshirt freshman Ethan Ramos (Hawthorne, N.J.) of point and then a penalty point for locked hands with just three North Carolina, the 16th-seed, ﬁ nished sixth at 165 pounds. seconds remaining, allowing Brown to win the match and the Ramos lost to Virginia senior Nick Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio) 4 NCAA Championship Wrap-Up And Complete Results in the ﬁ fth-place match, 4-0, as Sulzer, the tournament’s fourth seed, claimed his third straight All-America citation. Carter of Virginia Tech and Sulzer of Virginia became the 10th and 11th ACC wrestlers to become three-time All-Americans. Brascetta, Hartmann, Wilps and Gwiazdowski all earned their second All-American citations.

In all, ACC wrestlers recorded an impressive 20 victories over higher-seeded wrestlers in the NCAA Championship with Virginia Tech’s unseeded Nick Brascetta recording fi ve upsets in the 157-pound class to fi nish fourth nationally and NC State’s unseeded Kevin Jack knotching four upsets in the 141 pound class to fi nish fi fth.

Final NCAA Individual Results for ACC Wrestlers (By School)

Duke (7-11), 28th Place

Mitch Finesilver (133 pounds): 0-2 First Round: No. 2 Bradley Taylor (Wisconsin) over Mitch Finesilver, TF-1, 5:58, (23-8) Conso Pigtail: Troy Heilmann (North Carolina) major dec. Mitch Finesilver, 8-0

Marcus Cain (149 pounds): 1-2 First Round: No. 5 Christopher Villalonga (Cornell) dec. Marcus Cain, 4-2 Conso First Round: Marcus Cain fall Shawn Greevy (Chattanooga), 0:36 Conso Second Round: Garrett Schaner (Stanford) dec. Marcus Cain, 7-6

Immanuel Kerr-Brown (157 pounds): 3-2 Pigtails: Louis Mascola (Maryland) d. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 11-10 Conso Pigtails: Immanuel Kerr-Brown major dec. Doug Welch (Purdue), 10-1 Conso First Round: Immanuel Kerr-Brown dec. Brooks Martino (Penn), 4-3 Conso Second Round: Immanuel Kerr-Brown dec. No. 8 John Boyle (American), SV-1, 5-3 Consor Third Round: Spartak Chino (Ohio) d. Immanuel Kerr-Brown, 4-3.

Jacob Kasper (184 pounds): 0-2 First Round: No. 4 Jake Dechow (Old Dominion) dec. Jacob Kasper, 5-1. Conso First Round: Lazarus Reyes (Illinois) dec. Jacob Kasper, 8-2.

No. 10 Conner Hartmann (197 pounds): 3-3, SIXTH PLACE, ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 10 Conner Hartman dec. Canaan Bethea (Penn), 8-1 Second Round: No. 10 Conner Hartmann dec. No. 7 Abram Ayala (Princeton), 5-2 Quarterfi nals: No. 10 Conner Hartmann dec. No. 2 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State), 3-2 Semifi nals: No. 3 Kyven Gadsen (Iowa State) dec. No. 10 Conner Hartmann, 4-1 Conso Semifi nals: No. 5 Scott Schiller (Minnesota) dec. Conner Hartmann, 3-1 Fifth Place Match: No. 1 J’Den Ciox, Missouri dec. Conner Hartmann, TB-1, 4-2

North Carolina (7-11), 24th Place

Troy Heilmann (133 pounds): 1-2 Pigtails: Ian Nickell (Cal State-Santa Barbara) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 8-4 Conso pigtails: Troy Heilmann (UNC) major dec. Mitch Finesilver (Duke), 8-0 Consolation Round 1: No. 15 Nick Soto (Chattanooga) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 8-4

No. 12 Joey Ward (141 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 12 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Mike Pongracz (Chattanooga), 4-0 Second Round: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 12 Joey Ward (UNC), 6-3 Consolation Round 2: No. 12 Joey Ward (UNC) major dec. Steven Rodrigues (Illinois), 12-3 Consolation Round 3: No. 13 Randy Cruz (Lehigh) dec. No. 12 Joey Ward (UNC), 8-2

Christian Barber (149 pounds): 1-2 Pigtails: Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Clayton Ream (N. Dakota St.), First Round: No. 1 Drake Houdashelt (Missouri) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), 4-2 Consolation Round 1: Mike Racciato (Pitt) dec. Christian Barber, (UNC), 3-2 5 NCAA Championship Wrap-Up And Complete Results

No. 15 Ethan Ramos (165 pounds): 3-3, SIXTH PLACE, ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 15 Ethan Ramos fall Seth Thomas (Oregon State), 6:47 Second Round: No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Austin Wilson (Nebraska), 6-3. Quarterfi nals: No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC) inj. No. 7 Pierce Harger (Northwestern), 6:05 (Ramos) leading 8-3 at the time) Semifi nals: No. 6 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) dec. No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 5-0. Conso Semifi nals: No. 9 Jackson Morse (Illinois) dec. No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 6-0 Fifth Place Match: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 12-4

John Staudemayer (174 pounds): 0-2 First Round: No. 14 Andy McCulley (Wyoming) dec. John Staudenmayer (UNC), 9-4 Conso Round 1: Nathan Jackson (Indiana) dec. John Staudenmayer, 5-3 NC State (12-8), 16th Place

Joe DeAngelo (125 pounds): 0-2 First Round: No. 4 Nathan Tomasello (Ohio State) fall Joe DeAngelo (NC State), 2:25 Consolation Round 1: Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NC State), 8-3

Kevin Jack (141 pounds): 4-2, FIFTH PLACE, ALL-AMERICAN First Round: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 5 Josh Dziewa (Iowa), 6-3 Second Round: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 12 Joey Ward (UNC), 6-5 Quarterfi nals: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech), 10-8 Semifi nals: No. 1 Logan Stieber (Ohio State) major dec. Kevin Jack, 12-2 Conso Semifi nals: No. 14 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State) dec. Kevin Jack (NC State), 12-6 Fifth Place Match: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 11 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion), 3-0

Max Rohskopf (165 pounds): 1-2 First Round: Max Rohskopf dec. Harrison Hiightower (Ohio), 3-0 Second Round: No. 1 Alex Dieringer (Oklahoma State) fall Max Rohskopf (NC State), 4:48 Consolation Round 2: No. 2 Michael Moreno (Iowa State) fall Max Rohskopf (NC State), 3:42

Pete Renda (174 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 2 Matt Brown major dec. Pete Renda (NC State), 12-4 Consolation Round 1: Pete Renda (NC State) dec. Raymond Waters (ASU), 5-4 Consolation Round 2: Pete Renda (NC State) dec. Chad Welch (Purdue), 4-2 Consolation Round 3: No. 9 Cody Walters (Ohio) dec. Pete Renda (NC State), 6-3

No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (285 pounds): 5-0, NATIONAL CHAMPION, ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) dec. William Smith (Rutgers), 8-2 Second Round: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) major dec. No. 16 Evan Knutson (N. Dakota State), 14-1 Quarterﬁ nals: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State)major dec. No. 8 James Lawson (Purdue), 11-3 Semiﬁ nals: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) dec. No. 5 Connor Medbery (Wisconsin), 6-3 Championship Finals: No. 1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NC State) dec. No. 6 Adam Coon (Michigan), 7-6

Pitt (10-11), 21st Place

Dom Forys (125 pounds): 0-2 First Round: No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) fall Dom Forys (Pitt), 6:36 Consolation Round 1: No. 14 Joshua Rodriguez (North Dakota St.) dec. Dom Forys (Pitt), 9-4

Mikey Racciato (149 pounds): 1-2 First Round: Brandon Nelson (Purdue) dec. No. 16 Mikey Racciato (Pitt), 10-6 Consolation Round 1: No. 16 Mikey Racciato (Pitt) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), 3-2 Consolation Round 2: No. 15 Bryant Clagon (Rider) m. dec. No. 16 Mikey Racciato, 16-3

Troy Reaghard (165 pounds): 1-2 First Round: No. 12 Dylan Palacio (Cornell) m. dec. Troy Reaghard (Pitt), 14-4 Consolation Round 1: Troy Reaghard (Pitt) dec. Garrett Sutton (Michigan), 3-1 SV Consolation Round 2: Mike England (Missouri) m. dec. Troy Reaghard (Pitt), 12-4

Tyler Wilps (174 pounds): 4-1, SECOND PLACE ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. Matt Reed (Oklahoma), 7-4 Second Round: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. Cody Walters (Ohio), 8-3 6 NCAA Championship Wrap-Up And Complete Results

Tyler Wilps (Continued) Quarterﬁ nals: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. No. 1 Robert Kokesh (Nebraska), 3-2 Semiﬁ nals: No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt) dec. No. 12 Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State), 3-1 SV Championship Finals: No. 2 Matt Brown (Penn State) dec. No. 8 Tyler Wilps (Pitt), 5-4

Max Thomusseit (184 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 2 Max Thomusseit (Pitt) m. dec. Bubba Scheffel (West Virginia), 14-4 Second Round: No. 2 Max Thomusseit (Pitt) dec. Richard Robertson (Wisconsin), 11-4 Quarterﬁ nals: No. 7 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh) dec. Max Thomusseit (Pitt), 7-4 Consolation Round 4: No. 6 Hayden Ziller (North Dakota St.) dec. Max Thomusseit (Pitt), 7-1

Ryan Solomon (285 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 13 Tyler Deuel (Binghamton) dec. Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 8-3 Consolation Round 1: Ryan Solomon (Pitt) dec. Jared Johnson (Chattanooga), 6-4 Consolation Round 2: Ryan Solomon (Pitt) WBF No. 14 Joe Stolﬁ (Bucknell) Consolation Round 3: No. 11 Devin Mellon (Missouri) dec. Ryan Solomon (Pitt), 5-3

Virginia (14-14), 19th place

Nick Herrmann (125 pounds): 2-2 First Round : No. 10 seed Ronnie Rios (Oregon State) dec. Nick Herrmann (Virginia), 6-5 Conso Rd. 1: Nick Herrmann (Virginia) dec. Trey Andrews (Northern Colorado), 7-5 Conso Rd. 2: Nick Herrmann (Virginia) wins by injury default over Jesse Delgado (Illinois), 2:59 Conso Rd. 3: Conor Youtsey (Michigan) dec. Herrmann, 9-7 (SV-2)

No. 12 George DiCamillo (133 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 12 George DiCamillo (Virginia) major dec. Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech), 8-0 Second Round: No. 12 George DiCamillo (Virginia) dec. No. 5 seed Zane Richards (Illinois), 6-4 (SV) Quarterﬁ nals: No. 13 Cody Brewer (Oklahoma) major dec. No. 12 George DiCamillo (Virginia), 14-5 Round of 12: No. 9 A.J. Schopp (Edinboro) fall No. 12 George DiCamillo (Virginia) 3:33

Joe Spisak (141 pounds): 1-2 First Round: No. 3 seed Lavion Mayes (Missouri) major dec. Joe Spisak (Virginia), 14-4 Conso Pigtail: Joe Spisak (Virginia) major dec. Chuck Zeisloft (Rider), 11-2 Conso Rd. 1: Jesse Thielke (Wisconsin) dec. Joe Spisak (Virginia), 8-4

Andrew Atkinson (157 pounds): 0-2 First Round : No. 12 seed Mitch Minotti (Lehigh) dec. Andrew Atkinson (Virginia), 8-4 Conso Rd. 1: No. 5 seed Cody Pack (South Dakota State) dec. Andrew Atkinson (Virginia), 3-2

No. 4 Nick Sulzer (165 pounds): 6-2, FIFTH PLACE; ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. Clark Glass (Oklahoma), 10-2 Second Round: No. 13 Cooper Moore (Northern Iowa) pinned No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia), 2:19 Conso Rd. 2: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. Jonathan Schleifer (Princeton), 10-1 Conso Rd. 3: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 12 Dylan Palacio (Cornell), 7-6 Round of 12: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) won by medical forfeit over No. 7 Pierce Harger (Northwestern) Conso Quarters: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) dec. No. 3 Isaac Jordan (Wisconsin), 11-6 Conso Semis: No. 5 Bo Jordan (Ohio State) dec. No. 4 Nick Sulzer, 6-2 Fifth Place Mathch: No. 4 Nick Sulzer (Virginia) major dec. No. 15 Ethan Ramos (UNC), 12-4

No. 5 Blaise Butler (174 pounds): 3-2 First Round: No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) major dec. Jordan Ellingwood (Central Michigan), 14-5 Second Round: No. 12 Kyle Crutchmer (Oklahoma State) dec. No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) 5-2 Consolation Round 2: No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) major dec. Brian Harvey (Army), 13-5 Consolation Round 3 – No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia) dec. Nathan Jackson (Indiana), 5-3 Round of 11: No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) fall No. 5 Blaise Butler (Virginia), 6:25

Zach Nye (197 pounds): (0-2) First Round: No. 2 Morgan McIntosh (Penn State) dec. Zach Nye (Virginia) 3-0 Consolation Round 1: Jake Smith (West Virginia) dec. Zach Nye (Virginia), 3-3 (TB-2, RT)

7 NCAA Championship Wrap-Up And Complete Results Virginia Tech (26-16), 10th Place

No. 3 Joey Dance (125 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) fall Dom Forys (Pitt), 5:36 Second Match: No 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech) def. Josh Martinez (Air Force), 8-4 Quarterﬁ nals: No.6 Thomas Gilman (Iowa) dec. No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 7-5 (SV) Consolation Round of 12: Conor Youtsey (Michigan) dec. No. 3 Joey Dance (Virginia Tech), 3-1 (SV)

Kevin Nortstem (133 pounds): 1-2 First Round: No. 12 George DiCamillo (Virginia) major dec. Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech), 8-0 Consolation Round 1: Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) def. Jack Hathaway (Oregon St), 3-1 Consolation Round 2: No. 11 Danny Sabatello (Purdue) dec. Kevin Norstrem (Virginia Tech) , 1-0

No. 4 Devin Carter (141 pounds): 6-2; THIRD PLACE; ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) tech. fall Tyler Small (Kent State), TF-4, 23-7 (6:59) Second Round: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) def. No. 13 Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 8-6 Quarterﬁ nals: Kevin Jack (NC State) dec. No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech), 10-8 Consolation: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) major dec. Jordan Laster (Princeton), 18-7 Consolation: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 3 Levion Mayes (Missouri), 10-6 Consolation Semis: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) fall No. 11 Chris Mecate (Old Dominion), 4:13 THIRD-PLACE MATCH: No. 4 Devin Carter (Virginia Tech) major dec. No. 11 Dean Heil (Oklahoma State), 17-8

No. 7 Sal Mastriani (149 pounds): 2-2 First Round: No. 7 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) dec. Matthew Cimato (Drexel), 13-11 (SV) Second Round: No. 7 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech) def. Kenneth Theobold (Rutgers), 11-6 Quarterﬁ nals: No. 2 Jason Tsirtsis (Northwestern) dec, No. 7 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 2-0 Consolations: No. 4 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa) major dec. No. 7 Sal Mastriani (Virginia Tech), 9-1

Nick Brascetta (157 pounds): 5-2; FOURTH PLACE; ALL-AMERICAN First Round: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) def. No. 9 Joseph LaVallee (Missouri), 5-2 Second Round: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 8 John Boyle (American), 3-2 Quarterﬁ nals: No. 1 Isaiah Martinez (Illinois) dec. Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech), 10-4 Consolations: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) dec. No. 5 Cody Pack (SDSU), 5-2 Consolations: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) major dec. No. 12 seed Mitchell Minotti (Lehigh), 8-0 Consolations: Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech) injury def. No. 3 Dylan Ness (Minnesota), 0:01 THIRD-PLACE MATCH: No. 4 James Green (Nebraska) dec. Nick Brascetta (Virginia Tech), 3-2

No. 7 Zach Epperly (174 pounds): 4-2; SEVENTH PLACE; All-AMERICAN First Round: No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) def. Sean Mappes (Chattanooga), 8-3 Second Match: No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) def. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 5-3 Quarterﬁ nals: No. 2 Matt Brown (Penn State) dec. No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech), 2-1 Consolations: No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) fall #5 seed Blaise Butler (Virginia), 6:25 Consolations: No. 6 Logan Storley (Minnesota) dec. No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) , 3-1 SEVENTH-PLACE MATCH: No. 7 Zach Epperly (Virginia Tech) dec. Kurtis Julson (NDSU), 3-2

Jared Haught (197 pounds): 1-2 First Round: No. 13 Shane Woods (Wyoming) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 4-2 (SV) Consolations: Jared Haught (Virginia Tech) dec. Braden Atwood (Purdue), 5-2 Consolations: Anthony Abro (Eastern Michigan) dec. Jared Haught (Virginia Tech), 9-8

No. 10 Ty Walz (285 pounds): 5-2; SEVENTH PLACE; ALL-AMERICAN First Round: No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) def. Nick Tavanello (Ohio State), 5-3 Second Match: No. 7 Blaize Cabell (Northern Illinois) dec. No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 3-1 (SV) Consolations: No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. Jacob Aiken-Phillips (Cornell), 10-4 Consolations: No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. William Smith (Rutgers), 5-3 Consolations: No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. #4 seed Austin Marsden (Oklahoma State), 2-1 Consolations: No. 8 Jimmy Lawson (Penn State) dec. No. 10 Ty Walz (Virginia Tech), 3-1 (SV) Seventh-Place Match: No. 10 Nick Walz (Virginia Tech) dec. #9 seed Michael Kroells (Minnesota) 6-2 8 Virginia Captures ACC Wrestling Championship

Virginia Captures 61st Annual ceived three individual titles from Mikey Racciato (149), Wilps (174) Atlantic Coast Conference and Max Thomusseit (184), giving the hometown fans a great deal Wrestling Championship to cheer about. Wilps repeated his 2014 championship with a 4-1 decision over Virginia’s Butler. Fifth ACC Wrestling Title for Cavs; Virginia Tech’s Devin Carter (Christiansburg, Va.) captured his Second for Coach Steve Garland fourth ACC individual title, defeating North Carolina’s Joey Ward at 141 pounds. Carter becomes only the ninth wrestler in ACC history to Pittsburgh, Pa.—Fueled by do so and only the third in league history to win four titles in multiple placing six wrestlers in the championship weight classes. Carter won the ACC championship in 2011 and 2012, fi nals, 18th-ranked Virginia captured its redshirted in 2013, then won at 141 last year and this year. fi fth Atlantic Coast Conference team wrestling title at the 61st Annual ACC Wrestling Championship held March 8 at the Petersen Events Carter was one of three Hokies who captured individual titles Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, including Joey Dance at 125 and Nick Brascetta at 157. Brascetta Pa. captured his third ACC individual title with a 13-4 major decision over Virginia fi nished with 85.5 points with Pitt in second place with Virginia’s Andrew Atkinson. Brascetta previously captured ACC titles 71.0 points. Tenth-ranked Virginia Tech, the defending ACC cham- at 149 pounds in 2012 and 2013. pion, fi nished third with 59.5 points, followed by Duke (44.0), North Carolina (42.0) and NC State (31.0). NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.), the nation’s top- Pitt’s Tyler Wilps of Oakdale, Pa., one of three Panthers to win ranked wrestler at 285 pounds, captured his second straight ACC individual titles, was voted the Most Valuable Wrestler for the ACC title and extended his unbeaten streak to 50 consecutive matches, Championship by the league’s six head coaches. downing Pitt’s Ryan Solomon with a major decision (14-3) in the fi nals. Though thoroughly dominating the match, it marked the fi rst Virginia’s Nick Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio) and George DiCamillis time this year Gwiazdowski, the defending national champion, did (Highland Heights, Ohio) led the Cavaliers, capturing individual titles not win an ACC match by fall. at 133 and 165 pounds respectively. The title was the second for both. DiCamillis won the 133-pound title in 2013, but redshirted last All of the fi nalists compose the 2015 All-ACC Wrestling team year. Sulzer, a two-time All-America, who is ranked fourth nationally, including Joey Dance of Virginia Tech and Nick Herrman of Virginia repeated his 2014 title at 165. at 125 pounds; George DiCamillo of Virginia and Mitch Finesilver of Duke at 133; Devin Carter of Virginia Tech and Joey Ward of North Additionally, Nick Herrman (125), Andrew Atkinson (157), Blaise Carolina; Mikey Racciato of Pitt and Christian Barrber of North Caro- Butler (174) and Zach Nye (197) all reached the championship fi nals lina at 149; Nick Brascetta of Virginia Tech and Andrew Atkinson of for the Cavaliers. Virginia at 157 pounds; Nick Sulzer of Virginia and Ethan Ramos of North Carolina; Tyler Wilps of Pitt and Blaise Butler of Virginia The championship for Virginia was its fi fth overall ACC wrestling at 174; Max Thomusseit of Pitt and Jacob Kasper of Duke at 184; title and the second under head coach Steve Garland. The Cavaliers Conner Hartmann of Duke and Zach Nye of Virginia at 197 and Nick last won in 2010, but fi nished as the league’s runner-up in both 2012 Gwiazdowski of NC State and Ryan Solomon of Pitt. and 2013. All of the fi nalists also received automatic bids to the NCAA Na- “I don’t think anyone predicted this was going to happen, said tional Championships, which will be held March 19-21 at St. Louis, Virginia head coach Steve Garland. “It was a heck of an upset win Mo. Also earning automatic bids Sunday night were Pitt’s Dom Forys and we are really excited about being a part of something that we at 125 pounds; North Carolina’s Troy Heilmann at 133; Virginia’s think is going to be a good story about Virginia Wrestling for years to Joe Spisak and NC State’s Kevin Jack at 141; Duke’s Marcus Cain at come. The biggest thing I’m proud of is we had all 10 guys contribute 149; Pitt’s Troy Reaghard at 165; and John Michael Staudenmayer and all 10 guys place in the top four. It’s extremely diffi cult to do of North Carolina, Zach Epperly of Virginia Tech and Pete Renda of that with how tough this conference is, and that’s what won us this NC State at 174 pounds. tournament for us. Team Scores “We fi nally came together as a team, and we struggled all year 1. Virginia, 85.5 with this. Today these guys were faithful to each other, they were 2. Pitt, 71.0 faithful with the gifts and talents they’ve blessed with and they were 3. Virginia Tech, 59.5 faithful with the opportunity, and they seized the moment. That’s why 4. Duke, 44.0 we won.” 5. North Carolina, 42.0 6. NC State, 31.0 Pitt, ranked 25th nationally heading into the Championship, re-

9 Complete 2015 ACC Wrestling Championship Results

141 Pounds Individual Finals Results—Championship Finals 141 Quarterfi nals 125--Joey Dance (VT) dec. Nick Herrman (UVa), 6-2 Kevin Jack (NCS) fall Ben Ross (UP), 3:21 133--George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. Mitch Finesilver (DU), 12-6 Joe Spisak (UVa) decisioned Evan Botwin (DU), 3-1 141--Devin Carter (VT) dec. Joey Ward (UNC), 11-3 149--Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), SV-1, 3-1 141-Semifi nals 157--Nick Brascetta (VT) major dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 13-4 Devin Carter (VT) major dec. Joe Spisak (UVa), 16-6 165--Nick Sulzer (UVa) dec. Ethan Ramos (UNC), 5-2 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Kevin Jack (NCS), 6-1 174--Tyler Wilps (UP) dec. Blaise Butler (UVa), 4-1 184--Max Thomusseit (UP) major dec. Jacob Kasper (DU), 14-6 141-Semifi nal Consolations 197--Conner Hartmann (DU) dec. Zach Nye (UVa), 6-5 Joe Spisak (UVa) fall Ben Ross (UP), 4:19 285--Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) major dec. Ryan Solomon (UP), 14-3 Kevin Jack (NCS) major dec. Evan Botwin (DU), 15-0

141-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) ACC Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler Joe Spisak (UVa) dec. Kevin Jack (NCS), 9-7 Tyler Wilps, Pitt 141-Championship Finals 125-pounds Devin Carter (VT) dec. Joey Ward (UNC), 11-3 125 Quarterfi nals Nick Herrman (UVa) fall Cody Karns (UNC), 5:54 149 Pounds Dom Forys (UP) major dec. over Thayer Atkins (DU), 14-4 149-Quarterfi nals Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Sam Speno (NCS), 5-2 125-Semifi nals Marcus Cain (DU) dec. T.J. Miller (UVa), 8-3 Joey Dance (VT) fall Dom Forys (UP), 5:57 Nick Herrman (UVA) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NCS), TB-1, 12-9 149-Semifi nals Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Marcus Cain (DU), 16-9 125-Semifi nal Consolations Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Sal Mastriani (VT), TB-1, 6-3 Joe DeAngelo (NCS) tech. fall Thayer Atkins (DU), 21-5 Dom Forys (UP) fall Cody Karns (UNC), 2:54 149-Semifi nal Consolations Marcus Cain (DU) major dec. Sam Speno (NCS), 10-0 125-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) T.J. Miller (UVa) fall Sal Mastriani (VT), 2:39 Dom Forys (UP) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NCS), SV-1, 11-7 149-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) 125-Championship Finals Marcus Cain (DU) fall T.J. Miller (UVa), 3:20 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Nick Herrman (UVa), 6-2 149-Championship Finals 133-pounds Mikey Racciato (UP) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), SV-1, 3-1 133-Quarterfi nals Bryce Meredith (NCS) dec. Nick Zanetta (UP), 6-2 157 Pounds Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-3 157 Quarterfi nals Andrew Atkinson (UVa) dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 4-3 133-Semifi nals Ronnie Garbinsky (UP) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 5-2 George DiCamillo (UVa) major dec. Bryce Meredith (NCS), 15-3 Mitch Finesilver (DU) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 5-3 157-Semifi nals Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (UP), 7-2 133-Semifi nal Consolations Andrew Atkinson (UVa) d. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (UVa), 8-5 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Nick Zanetta (UP), TB-1, 5-3 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Bryce Meredith (NCS), 6-4 157-Semifi nal Consolations Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DU) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 6-4 133-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) Ronnie Garbinsky (UP) dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 2-1 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-2 157-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) 133-Championship Finals Ronnie Garbinsky (UP) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DU), 5-1 George DiCamillo (UVA) dec. Mitch Finesilver (DU), 12-6 157-Championship Finals Nick Brascetta (VT) major dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 13-4

10 Complete 2015 ACC Wrestling Championship Results

165 Pounds 184-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) 165 Quarterfi nals Scott Marmoll (UNC) dec. Tyler Askey (UVa), 8-5 Chad Strube (VT) dec. Troy Reaghard (UP), 5-3 Max Rohskopf (NCS) dec. Jake Faust (DU), 3-0 184-Championship Finals Max Thomusseit (UP) major dec. Jacob Kasper (DU), 14-6 165-Semifi nals Ethan Ramos (UNC) fall Max Rohskopf (NCS), 5:52 197 Pounds Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Chad Strube (VT), 12-2 197-Quarterfi nals Jared Haught (VT) decisioned Nick Bonaccorsi (UP), 4-2 165-Semifi nal Consolations Michael Boykin (NCS) decisioned Chip Ness (UNC), 4-2 Troy Reaghard (UP) dec. Max Rohskopf, 4-3 Jake Faust (DU) dec. Chad Strube (VT), 4-3 197-Semifi nals Conner Hartmann (DU) dec. Michael Boykin (NCS), 4-3 165-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Jared Haught (VT), TB-2, 7-3 Troy Reaghard (UP) dec. Jake Faust (DU), 6-2 197-Semifi nal Consolations 165-Championship Finals Jared Haught (VT) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 8-3 Nick Sulzer (UVa) dec. Ethan Ramos (UNC), 5-2 Nick Bonnacorsi (UP) dec. Michael Boykins (NCS), 4-1

174 Pounds 197-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) 174-Quarterfi nals Nick Bonnacorsi (UP) d. Jared Haught (VT), TB-4, 3-2 Zach Epperly (VT) major decision Trey Adamson (DU), 20-4 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Pete Renda (NCS), 3-0 197-Championship Finals Conner Hartman (DU) dec. Zach Nye (UVa), 6-5 174-Semifi nals Tyler Wilps (UP) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 3-0 285 Pounds Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. Zach Epperly (VT), 8-4 285-Quarterfi nals Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Brendan Walsh (DU), 6-4 174-Semifi nal Consolations Patrick Gillen major dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 9-1 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) major dec. Trey Adam- son (DU), 12-3 Hwt.-Semifi nals Zach Epperly (VT) dec. Peter Renda (NCS), SV-1, 4-2 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall Patrick Gillen (UVa), 2:29 Ryan Solomon (UP) dec. Ty Walz (VT), 3-2 174-5th Place Match (For NCAA Bid) Peter Renda (NCS) dec. Trey Adamson (DU), 6-0. Hwt.-Semifi nal Consolations Ty Walz (VT) dec. Frank Abbodanza (UNC), 11-4 174-Consolations Finals (3rd Place) Patrick Gillen (UVa) dec. Brendan Walsh (DU), 6-1 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 3-1 Hwt.-Consolation Finals (3rd Place) 174-Championship Finals Ty Walz (VT) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVa), 12-6 Tyler Wilps (UP) dec. Blaise Butler (UVa), 4-1 Hwt.-Championship Final 184 Pounds Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) major dec. Ryan Solomon (UP), 14-3 184-Quarterfi nals Nicky Hall (NCS) major decision Tae Leary (VT), 11-2 Tyler Askey (UVa) decisioned Scott Marmoll (UNC), 8-1

184-Semiﬁ nals Max Thomusseit (UP) maj. dec. Tyler Askey (UVa), 19-8 Jacob Kasper (DU) dec. Nicky Hall (NCS), 6-4

184-Semiﬁ nal Consolations Tyler Askey (UVa) major dec. Tae Leary (VT), 19-7 Scott Marmoll (UNC) dec. Nicky Hall (NCS), 3-1

11 NWCA/USA Today Team Rankings

PS N11 N18 N25 D9 D16 D23 J6 J13 J20 J27 F3 F10 F17 F24 Missouri 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 Iowa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Cornell 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 6 6 6t 6 5 3 Minnesota 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 Ohio State 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 5 Oklahoma State 8 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6t 7 6 6 Penn State 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 Iowa State 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 8 8 8 8 8 8 Lehigh 15 15 11 10 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 9 Virginia Tech 12 12 10 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 10 Nebraska 7 7 7 8 8 13 12 12 12 13 10 10 10 10 11 Illinois 13 13 14 13 14 14 13 13 11 12 14 14 12 12 12 Edinboro 10 14 13 14 13 12 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 Michigan 9 8 15 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 Wisconsin 18 19 19 ------19 20 20 17 17 17 18 18 16 15 Wyoming 25 25 ------22 21 21 21 18 18 18 20 19 17 16 NC State ------23 21 22 22 22 ------25 20 17 Virginia 11 10 9 12 11 10 16 16 14 14 12 12 13 13 18 Oregon State 20 20 20 18 17 17 17 19 21 20 20 19 17 19 19 North Dakota State 23 23 25 ------24 23 24 20 Rutgers ------23 23 23 23 22 21 22 21 21 23 21 Old Dominion 22 22 22 21 24 24 24 24 20 19 19 17 20 21 22 Purdue ------25 ------22 21 22 24 25 23 Bucknell ------25 25 24 23 23 23 22 22 24 Pitt 14 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 13 13 14 18 25 Northwestern 19 18 17 17 19 20 19 18 19 24 24 25 ------Stanford ------25 ------Rider ------25 18 18 17 17 25 25 ------Northern Iowa 17 17 18 22 ------Oklahoma 21 21 21 19 ------Ohio 24 24 24 24 25 ------Chattanooga ------23 20 20 ------West Virginia ------23 ------

InterMat Individual Rankings Coaching Records D D D J J J J F F F F 9 16 23 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 Career 125 Pounds Coach ...... Schools Yr. W-L-T Joey Dance, VT, So. 5 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 133 Pounds Glen Lanham ...... Duke 3rd 25-32-0 George DiCamillo, UVa, So. 10 10 10 17 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 C.D. Mock ...... North Carolina 12th 106-104-3 Kevin Norstem, VT, Fr. 20 19 19 19 18 19 19 17 17 19 --- Pat Popolizio ...... Binghamton/NC State 9th 116-72-2 141 Pounds Jason Peters ...... Pitt 2nd 21-11-0 Devin Carter, VT, Sr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Kevin Jack, NCS, Fr. ------15 Steve Garland ...... Virginia 9th 126-55-0 Joe Spisak, UVa, Sr. 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 14 13 13 16 Kevin Dresser ...... Virginia Tech 9th 124-48-0 Joey Ward, UNC , So. 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 19 19 19 19 Sam Speno, NCS, Jr. 19 19 19 18 ------18 18 18 --- As ACC Head Coach Edgar Bright, UP, So. 7 7 7 ------Coach ...... Current School Yrs W-L-T 149 Pounds Sal Mastriani, VT, So. ------16 14 13 11 11 10 10 9 11 Glen Lanham ...... Duke 3rd 25-32-0 Mike Racciato, UP, So. 16 16 15 ------20 20 20 20 19 19 C.D. Mock ...... North Carolina 12th 106-104-3 Beau Donahue, NCS, Fr. ------20 Pat Popolizio ...... NC State 3rd 35-19-0 Gus Sako, VA, Sr. 7 7 7 11 19 ------Jason Peters ...... Pitt 2nd 21-11-0 Marcus Cain, DU, Sr. 17 17 18 18 ------Edgar Bright, UP, So. ------8 8 ------Steve Garland ...... Virginia 9th 126-55-0 157 Pounds Kevin Dresser ...... Virginia Tech 9th 124-48-0 Nick Brascetta, VT, Jr. 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 Immanuel Kerr-Brown, DU, Sr.18 17 17 ------ACC Matches 165 Pounds Coach ...... School Yrs W-L-T Nick Sulzer, UVA, Sr. 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 Ethan Ramos, UNC, So. ------20 15 15 11 12 12 Glen Lanham ...... Duke 3rd 2-14-0 Max Rohskopf, NCS, So. 17 17 17 17 --- 16 19 19 ------C.D. Mock ...... North Carolina 12th 30-33-1 174 Pounds Pat Popolizio ...... NC State 3rd 5-11-0 Blaise Butler, VA, Jr, 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 6 6 Jason Peters ...... Pitt 2nd 8-3-0 Zach Epperly, VT, Fr. 9 9 7 10 9 11 12 12 7 7 7 Tyler Wilps, UP, Sr. 5 5 5 8 8 7 6 6 8 8 8 Steve Garland ...... Virginia 9th 28-19-0 Pete Renda, NCS, So. 16 16 15 16 14 ------Kevin Dresser ...... Virginia Tech 9th 33-10-0 184 Pounds Max Thomusselt, UP, Sr. 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 197 Pounds Conner Hartmann, DU, Jr. 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Zach Nye, UVa, Jr. 14 14 16 20 20 19 18 19 19 19 19 Nick Bonaccorsi, UP, Jr. 10 9 9 14 18 17 19 20 ------285 Pounds Nick Gwiadowski, NCS, Jr. 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ty Walz, VT, So. 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 8 8 8 8 12 InterMat Team Power Rankings (Dual Meet)

ACC WRESTLING VS. D9 D16 D23 J6 J13 J20 J27 F3 F10 F17 F24 1. Missouri 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 2. Iowa 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 (54-20, .730) 3. Cornell 3 3 3 3 7 4 4 4 5 5 3 Conference ...... 2014-15 4. Ohio State 7 7 7 7 \5 5 5 5 3 3 4 Big Ten ...... 4-9-0 5. Minnesota 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 Big 12 ...... 1-5-0 6. Oklahoma State 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 Centennial ...... 0-0-0 7. Penn State 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8. Lehigh 11 10 15 15 13 13 12 12 12 12 8 Eastern Intercollegiate ...... 9-3-0 9. Iowa State 8 8 8 8 9 Eastern Wrestling League ...... 12-0-0 10. Virginia Tech 6 6 6 6 4 9 9 9 9 9 10 Mid-American ...... 7-2-0 11. Nebraska 9 14 12 12 11 12 10 10 10 10 11 Pac-12 ...... 1-1-0 12. Illinois 12 11 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 12 Southern ...... 11-0-0 13. Edinboro 15 16 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 13 Western ...... 2-0-0 14. NC State ------25 24 25 21 15 14 Other ...... 7-0-0 15. Virginia 10 9 16 16 14 15 13 13 16 13 15 16. Michigan 16 17 17 17 16 18 17 17 17 17 16 Home ...... 28-8-0 17. Wisconsin 19 13 11 11 10 11 18 18 18 18 17 Road ...... 10-9-0 18. North Dakota State ------19 19 19 18 Neutral ...... 16-3-0 19. Wyoming NE NR 21 21 20 19 19 20 20 20 19 Top 25 ...... 9-15-0 20. Oregon State 20 20 20 20 19 17 16 16 15 21 20 21. Pitt 14 15 13 13 12 14 14 14 13 16 21 ACC Wrestling Pronunciation Guide 22. Old Dominion 22 22 22 22 21 20 20 21 22 22 23 23. Rutgers 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 23 23 22 Duke 24. Purdue 23 23 23 23 23 21 21 22 24 24 24 Joey Abbate ...... uh-bot-TAY 25. North Carolina ------25 25 25 Alex Belaia ...... buh-lie-UH ---- Bucknell ------25 25 ------25 ------Luke Farinaro ...... fair-rin-NAR-row --- West Virginia ------25 ------Brandon Gambucci ...... gam-BOO-chee --- Stanford NR 25 ------Tanner Hough ...... HOE --- Rider 13 12 10 10 22 23 ------Immanuel Kerr-Brown ...... kurr-brown --- Northwestern 17 18 18 18 17 22 22 23 ------Xaviel Ramos ...... Zay-vee-el Rahm-MOS Alec Schenk ...... shank North Carolina InterMat Team Power Rankings Troy Heilmann ...... HILE-muhn (Tournament) John Michael Staudenmayer .STAWD-en-my-er Scott Marmoll ...... MAR-mull D9 D16 D23 J6 J13 J20 J27 F3 F10 F17 F24 1. Iowa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Frank Abbondanza ...... abb-uhn-DAN-zuh 2. Minnesota 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 NC State 4. Ohio State 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 Brian Hamann ...... Ha-Man 3. Missouri 9 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Nick Gwiazdowski ...... Gwis-dow-ski 5. Cornell 6 7 7 10 10 7 6 6 6 5 5 6. Edinboro 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 7t 7 7 6 Sam Melikian ...... Ma-lic-can 7. Penn State 5 5 4 7 7 10 7t 5 5 6 7 Max Rohskopf ...... Roz-cof 8. Illinois 16 15 14t 8t 6 6 5 7t 9t 9 8 Sam Spino ...... Spee-no 9. Virginia Tech 8 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 9t 8 9 Pitt 10. Iowa State 13 13 13 13 12 11t 11 11 11 11 10 Nick Bonaccorsii ...... BON-uh-core-SEE 11. Oklahoma State 7 8 8 6 9 8 7t 9 8 10 11 Dom Forys ...... FOR-EES 12. Nebraska 11 12 12 12 11 11t 12 12 12 12 12 13. Wisconsin 19 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 Matt Gotzon ...... GOT-zin 14. Northwestern 10 10 10 11 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 Andrew Kaluzny ...... KAH-lose-knee 15. Michigan 15 16 16 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 Mikey Racciato ...... Rah-SHE-ah-tow 16. Virginia 14 14 14t 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 Troy Reaghard ...... Ray-guard 17. Lehigh 17 18 18 18t 19 19 19 18 17 17 17 Ryan Solomon ...... Saul-O-min 18t.NC State 20 21 20t 22 22 23 22 19t 19t 19t 18t Max Thomusseit ...... Tom-UH-site 18t.Old Dominion 18 19 19 21 21 20 21 19t 21 19t 18t Alen Turcinhodzic ...... TUR-sin-hod-ZIC 20. Pitt 12 11 11 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 20 Cody Wiercioch ...... Wier-shalk 21.Oklahoma 22 21 22 18t 18 17 18 22 19t 21 21 22. Northern Iowa ------25t 23t 23t 24 23 23 23 23 22 Nick Zanetta ...... Zah-NET-AH 23. Oregon State ------23 Virginia 24. Penn 23t 23 23 ------24t 24 22 22 24 Greg Bacci ...... Batch-ee 25. Arizona State ------25 24 25 25 George DiCamillo ...... DEE-cuh-MILL-oh --- Ohio ------25 24t ------Gus Sako ...... SAY-koe --- Indiana 25 25 24 23t 23t ------Duke ------25t ------Joe Spisak ...... SPEE-sack --- Rutgers 23t 24 --- 25 25 22 ------Nick Sulzer ...... Sul-zur --- Kent State 21 20 20t 20 20 21 20 21 25 24 --- James Suvak ...... SOO-vack Virginia Tech Nick Brascetta ...... bruh-SEH-tuh Kevin Norstrem ...... NOR-strum Dennis Gustafson ...... GUS-tuff-son Jared Haught ...... HAWT (rhymes with taught) Chad Stube ...... STROO-bee Sal Mastriani ...... MASS-tree-ah-nee Ty Walz ...... Walls 13 DUKE (11-7, 1-4) NORTH CAROLINA (11-6, 2-3) NC STATE (16-6, 3-2) N9 at Hokie Open (Salem, Va.) ...... No Team Score N8 at Hokie Open (Salem, Va.) ...... All Day N16 Wolfpack Open ...... No Team Score N15 at Stanford ...... L, 16-17 N 22 Gardner-Webb ...... W, 26-8 N16 at Wolfpack Open (Raleigh, N.C.) ...... All Day N16 at Roadrunner Open (Fresno, Calif.) ...No Team Score N 22 #7 Nebraska ...... L, 15-16 N 22 #9 Nebraska ...... L, 3-45 N22 at Navy Classic (Annapolis, Md.) ...... 13th, 24.0 pts N 23 Lindsey Wilson ...... W, 27-9 D 6 at Shorter ...... W, 19-18 N30 at Appalachian State ...... W, 22-21 N 23 American ...... W, 22-13 D 21 Grapple at the Garden, New York, N.Y...... All Day D13 Purdue (Marietta, Ga.) ...... L, 12-19 N 23 UNC Pembroke ...... W, 29-9 vs. Northern Iowa ...... W, 21-16 N 29 at Northeast Duals, Albany, N.Y. D14 #20 Chattanooga (Lawrenceville, Ga.)...... W, 18-17 vs. George Mason ...... W, 24-9 vs. Kutztown ...... W, 36-0 J1-2 at Southern Scufﬂ e (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 15th, 42.5 pts vs. Maryland ...... W, 24-9 vs. Hofstra ...... W, 27-9 J11 at Pitt Duals (Pittsbugh, Pa.) ...... All-Day J1-2 at Southern Scufﬂ e (Chattanooga, Tenn..) 18th, 32.5 pts vs. #3 Cornell ...... L, 13-20 at #9 Pitt ...... L, 15-21 J 7 at NC State ...... W, 18-17 D5 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invittional ...... All Day Lock Haven ...... W, 24-9 J 11 at Pitt Duals, Pittsburgh, Pa...... All Day D6 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational ...... 9th, 66 pts J16 at Gardner-Webb ...... W, 22-8 D 18 Appalachian State ...... W, 29-12 vs. Eastern Michigan ...... L, 15-20 J24 at Navy ...... W, 27-6 J 7 Duke ...... L, 17-18 at Pitt ...... L, 15-20 J25 #25 Rider (Fairfax, Va.) ...... W, 20-13 J 11 at Pitt Duals (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ...... All Day J 16 at Virginia ...... L, 6-30 J25 at George Mason ...... W, 29-6 Lock Haven ...... W, 32-3 J 24 at Appalachian State Open, Boone, N.C...... All Day F1 NC State ...... L, 18-22 Eastern Michigan ...... W, 36-6 J 31 Drexel ...... W, 24-13 Bloomsberg ...... W, 42-0 F1 Drexel ...... W, 22-13 J 31 American ...... W, 30-9 J 16 at Oklahoma ...... W, 24-10 F7 #12 Virginia ...... W, 17-16 J 31 Appalachian State ...... W, 24-17 J 18 at #3 Missouri ...... L, 10-29 F11 at Duke ...... W, 16-15 F 4 at Gardner-Webb ...... W, 25-15 J24 Kent State (Alumni Weekend) ...... W, 26-13 F20 #9 Virginia Tech ...... L, 12-21 F 7 Sacred Heart ...... W, 29-14 F 1 at North Carolina ...... W, 22-18 F22 #6 Oklahoma State ...... L, 9-23 F 11 North Carolina ...... L, 15-16 F 6 at #17 Old Dominion ...... W, 21-15 F22 The Citadel ...... W, 22-15 F 8 at #9 Virginia Tech ...... L, 9-29 F 14 at #9 Virginia Tech ...... L, 15-22 M8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ...... All Day F 14 #14 Pitt ...... W, 27-12 F 20 at Michigan State ...... W, 19-13 M19-21 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo..) ...... All-Day F 19 at #13 Virginia ...... W, 22-20 F 21 at #15 Michigan ...... L 7-33 F 22 #6 Oklahoma State ...... L, 12-20 M8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa..) ...... Home matches in bold M 8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa..) .. All Day M20-22 at NCAA Championships (Oklahoma City, Okla.) ...... M19-21 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) ...... All Day

Home matches in bold Home matches in bold

PITT (8-8, 2-3) VIRGINIA (10-7, 2-3) VIRGINIA TECH (14-2, 5-0)

N 2 at Bloomsburg ...... W, 35-3 N 2 Cavalier Duals ...... All Day O 30 Orange-Maroon Intraquad ...... N 6 at #10 Edinboro ...... W, 25-13 Anderson (S.C.) ...... W, 33-9 N8 Newberry College ...... W, 41-9 N 8 Bucknell ...... W, 22-11 VMI ...... W, 51-0 N 9 at Hokie Open (Rector Fieldhouse) ..No Team Score N 15 #15 Lehigh ...... L, 12-19 George Mason ...... W, 34-6 N 16 Gardner-Webb ...... W, 36-4 N 21 # 5 Penn State ...... L, 12-24 N 9 at Hokie Open (Blacksburg, Va.) ....No Team Score N 16 #23 North Dakota State ...... W, 33-7 N 23 at Keystone Classic, (Philadelphia, Pa.) ..4th, 88.0 pts N 15 #23 North Dakota State ...... W, 20-15 N 23 #4 Ohio State (ESPN3) ...... W, 19-18 D 5 Maryland ...... W, 26-9 N 15 Gardner-Webb ...... W, 33-3 D 6 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational ...... All Day J 1 at Southern Scuffl e (Chattanooga, Tenn.) ....All Day N 24 #4 Ohio State (at JPJ) (ACCDN) ...... L, 7-30 D 6 at Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational ...... 3rd, 110 pts J 2 at Southern Scuffl e (Chattanooga, Tenn.) .8th, 72.0 D 5 Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational ...... 8th, 50.5 pts D 19 at #5 Penn State (BTN2Go) ...... L, 15-20 J11 Pitt Duals ...... All Day D 6 Cliff Keen/Las Vegas Invitational ...... 8th, 73 pts D 29 at Midlands Invitational (Evanston, Ill.) ...... All Day J 11 North Carolina ...... W, 21-15 D 20 at Bucknell ...... L, 16-20 D 30 at Midlands Invitational (Evanston, Ill.) ...... 5th, J11 Duke ...... W, 20-15 J1 at Southern Scuffl e (Chattanooga, Tenn,) ....All Day J 9 at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) ...... All Day J11 Drexel ...... W, 27-12 J2 at Southern Scuffl e (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 10th, 51.5 pts Kent State ...... W, 29-15 J18 at #8 Oklahoma State ...... L, 13-25 J 9 Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va...... All Day Arizona State ...... W, 25-15 J25 at #14 Virginia ...... L, 16-17 The Citadel ...... W, 38-6 J 10 at Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) ...... All Day F 6 at #9 Virginia Tech ...... L, 10-26 #17 Rider ...... W, 20-15 #24 Old Dominion ...... W, 19-15 F 8 Clarion ...... W, 51-0 J 10 Virginia Duals (Hampton, Va.) ...... All Day #16 Virginia ...... W, 16-15 F14 at #25 NC State ...... L, 12-27 #10 Edinboro ...... W, 20-17 J 16 at Northern Iowa ...... W, 20-12 F20 at #15 Michigan ...... L, 9-27 #6 Virginia Tech ...... L, 15-16 J 18 at #13 Iowa State ...... L, 12-21 F22 West Virginia ...... L, 14-24 J 16 Duke ...... W, 30-9 F 1 #12 Virginia ...... W, 18-16 M8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) .....All Day J 25 #9 Pitt ...... W, 17-16 F 6 #13 Pitt ...... W, 26-10 M19-21 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.,) ..All Day F 1 at #9 Virginia Tech ...... L, 16-18 F 8 NC State ...... W, 29-9 F 7 at North Carolina ...... L, 16-17 F 14 Duke ...... W, 22-15 F 15 vs. #1 Iowa ...... L, 6-30 F 20 at North Carolina ...... W, 21-12. Home matches in bold (at NWCA National Duals, Iowa City, Iowa) F 22 at Hofstra ...... Cancelled

F19 #20 NC State ...... L 20-22 M8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) ...... M8 at ACC Championships (Pittsburgh, Pa.) .....All Day M19-21 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) ...... M19-21 at NCAA Championships (St. Louis, Mo.) ...All Day Home matches in bold Home matches in bold

14 honors, following in the footsteps of redshirt Epperly, from Christiansburg, Va., is 10-2 freshman Zach Epperly who was honored on ACC Wrestler of the Week on the season in the 174-pound weight class December 16, 2014 Dec. 23. after defeating Penn State’s Matt Brown, 8-6 Thomusseit captured four straight matches in sudden victory. Brown is currently ranked at 184 pounds in the prestigious Southern second nationally at 174 and is the 2013 NCAA Scuffl e in Chattanooga, Tenn., before dropping runner-up in that weight class. Epperly was the championship bout to seventh-ranked Ga- ranked ninth nationally in last week’s InterMat briel Dean of Cornell. Along the way, Thomus- national rankings. seit defeated 15th-ranked Ben Stroh of Wyo- The win by Epperly and one by the Hokies’ ming (7-4) and third-ranked Nathaniel Brown Austin Gable gave Tech a 15-14 lead in the of Lehigh (3-1). match, but Tech dropped the match at 197 and Hartmann won three of four matches at 197 a very close decision at heavyweight to fall to pounds to fi nish second at the Southern Scuffl e Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State the unbeaten Nittany Lions. in Chattanooga. He defeated 15th-ranked Eliott Nick Sulzer, Virginia Epperly earned ACC Wrestler of the Week Riddick of Lehigh in the semifi nals before los- honors over Duke sophomore 184-pounder Ja- ing to the nation’s top-ranked wrestler, J’den Max Thomusseit, Pitt cob Kasper and NC State junior and defending A trio of Atlantic Coast Conference wrestlers Cox of Missouri in the championship (6-1). national champion heavyweight Nick Gwiaz- Ward won fi ve of seven matches at 141 who are unbeaten and have earned high national dowski. rankings have been named the initial ACC Wres- pounds at the Southern Scuffl e in Chattanooga, Kasper (Lexington, Ohio) captured three losing only to a pair of nationally-ranked foes. tlers of the Week, the league announced Tues- matches in leading the Blue Devils to a trio of day. dual meet wins in third annual Grapple at the NC State junior heavyweight Nick Gwiazdows- ACC Wrestler of the Week Garden in New York City, including wins over January 13, 2015 ki (Delanson, N.Y.), Pitt senior 184-pounder Max Northern Iowa (21-16), George Mason (24-9) Thomusseit (St. Paris, Ohio) and Virginia senior and Maryland (24-9). The Blue Devils’ 24 points 165-pounder Nick Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio) were against the Terrapins tied for the second-most named ACC tri-wrestlers of the week Tuesday for in the 70 meetings between the two programs their performances through the fi rst fi ve weeks as Kasper scored fi ve team points for a techni- of the 2014-15 season. cal fall (21-5). Gwiazdowski, the defending national heavy- Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.), ranked No. weight champion, has posted a 16-0 record to 2 nationally, remained unbeaten on the season date, including a 6-0 mark in dual meet competi- in 16 matches by posting a 15-6 major deci- tion. He captured individual honors at the pres- sion over 19th-ranked (FloWrestling) Denzel Dom Forys, Pitt tigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate Wrestling Dejournette of Appalachian State in leading the Pitt freshman Dom Forys (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Invitational and also the Wolfpack Open. In Las Wolfpack to a 29-12 victory. is the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Vegas, Gwiazdowski defeated 15th-ranked Blaize Week after winning three bouts by a major de- Cabelll of Northern Iowa and ninth-ranked Ty ACC Wrestler of the Week cision or a fall in leading the Panthers to three Waltz of Virginia Tech. He is ranked second January 6, 2015 straight wins, including two ACC dual match tri- nationally in the latest Intermat Wrestling Rank- umphs. ings. Forys, who wrestled at 125 pounds, defeated Thomusseit, ranked No. 1 nationally at 184 Cody Karns of North Carolina by a fall at 4:22 of pounds by Intermat, is 9-0 on the year, having their match, in leading the Panthers to a 21-15 defeated 10th-ranked Vic Avery of Edinboro, 5-3; win over the Tar Heels at the Pitt Duals in Pitts- sixth-ranked Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh, 6-4; burgh, Pa., in Pitt’s fi rst ACC win of the season. and third-ranked Lorenzo Thomas of Penn, 5-3. Forys then defeated Thayer Atkins of Duke by Thomusseit took home individual honors in the a major decision, 14-4 as the Panthers downed Keystone Classic and helped lead the Panthers to the Blue Devils, 20-15 to take fi rst place in the a dual meet win over former ACC foe Maryland. ACC. Forys fi nished out his day last Sunday, Sulzer, ranked No. 2 nationally at 165 pounds downing Tanner Shoap of Drexel by major deci- by Intermat, has gotten off to a 10-0 start, in- Joey Dance, Virginia Tech sion, 10-2, as the Panthers recorded their third cluding wins over 12th-ranked Cooper Moore of dual match win of the weekend with a 27-12 vic- Virginia Tech sophomore Joey Dance is the Northern Iowa and ninth-ranked Taylor Walsh of tory over Drexel. Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week Indiana. He captured the 165-pound crown at The trio of wins pushed his overall record for after winning the individual title at 125 pounds the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, defeating the year to 11-2 and led the ninth-ranked Pan- at the prestigious Midlands Championships in Walsh in the title bout. Of his 10 victories this thers to an overall 7-2 record as he accounted for Evanston, Ill. last week. year, seven have been by major decision, techni- 14 team points in the three matches. Dance, from Christiansburg, Va., won fi ve cal fall or fall. Forys earned selection over a quartet of ACC straight matches to take the title, the fi rst for a wrestlers in Duke’s Jake Faust (Belleville, Ohio), Virginia Tech grappler since 2012. Dance de- ACC Wrestler of the Week NC State’s Joe DeAngelo (Burlington, N.C.), December 23, 2015 feated 14th-ranked Josh Rodriguez of San Diego North Carolina’s Chip Ness (Duluth, Ga.) and Vir- State, 7-1, in the semifi nals and Iowa’s Thomas ginia Tech’s Devin Carter (Christiansburg, Va.). Gillman, the nation’s fourth-ranked wrestler, Faust captured three straight matches at 165 3-1, in the second sudden victory in the cham- pounds including a win over 15th-ranked Max pionship. Reiskopf of NC State in the Blue Devils’ dual The fi ve wins pushed his overall record for the match win over the Wolfpack. Faust, a redshirt year to 16-2 and led Virginia Tech to a fi fth-place sophomore, also downed Devan Murray of East- fi nish in the Midlands. Dance is now ranked ern Michigan and Cody Wiercioch of Pitt. fourth nationally at 125 pounds by InterMat. DeAngelo won four straight matches at 125 Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech Dance earned selection over a trio of ACC pounds and led the Wolfpack to wins over Lock wrestlers in Pitt’s Max Thomusseit (St. Paris, Haven, Eastern Michigan and Bloomsburg. DeAn- Ohio), Duke’s Connor Hartmann (Port Orchard, Virginia Tech redshirt freshman Zach Epperly gelo recorded a major decision over Thayer At- Wash.) and North Carolina’s Joey Ward (Cleve- is the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the kins of Duke (14-4) and three technical falls over land, Ohio). He becomes the second straight Week for Dec. 23, after leading the sixth-ranked Kaleb LeMaire of Lock Haven (22-7), Blake Cau- Tech wrestler to earn ACC Wrestler of the Week Hokies to a near upset at fourth-ranked Penn dill of East Michigan (19-4) and Eliot Zackoski of State last week. 15 Bloomsburg. The one-point loss to Virginia was Pitt’s fi rst Ness, a freshman at 197 pounds, defeated ACC dual match defeat, snapping an eight-match ACC Wrestler of the Week 14th-ranked Nick Bonaccorsi of Pitt and Phil Sp- winning streak since it began competing in the February 10, 2015 renkle of Lock Haven. league in 2013-14. Carter, a senior who was the 2013 NCAA Wilps becomes the third Pitt wrestler to be hon- runner-up at 141 pounds captured four straight ored as ACC Wrestler of the Week this season join- matches in leading the sixth-ranked Hokies to the ing 184-pound Max Thomusseit on Dec. 16 and championship of the Virginia Duals. Carter defeat- 125-pound Dom Forys on Jan. 13. ed Chance Driscoll of Kent State, Matt Krauss of Wilps earned selection over North Carolina Arizona State, ninth-ranked Chris Mecante of Old freshman Ethan Ramos (Hawthorne, N.J.) who Dominion and Justin VanHoose of Virginia. defeated three opponents in the 165-pound weight class, including 13th-ranked Peyton Walsh of Navy ACC Wrestler of the Week in leading the Tar Heels to wins over Navy, 25th- January 20, 2015 ranked Rider and George Mason; NC State junior Ethan Ramos, North Carolina heavyweight Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.) who set an NC State school mark with his 42 con- North Carolina redshirt freshman Ethan Ramos secutive wins in boosting his record to 20-0 on the (Hawthorne, N.J.) was named the ACC Wrestler year with a pin of 30th-ranked Mimmo Lytle (4:43) of the Week for his upset of Virginia’s Nick Sulzer, in a 26-13 win over Kent State; and Duke’s Trey a key victory in the Tar Heels’ 17-16 upset win Adamson (Riverton, Utah), who recorded four in- over nationally 12th-ranked Virginia last Saturday dividual wins in the 174 pound weight class in the in Chapel Hill. Appalachian State Open in Boone, N.C. The ACC Wrestler of the Week honor is the fi rst Blaise Butler, Virginia in Ramos’ career. ACC Wrestler of the Week Ranked 15th nationally at 165 pounds, Ramos Virginia junior Blaise Butler (Belvidere, Ill.) February 3, 2015 scored a dramatic sudden victory win over Sul- is the Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the zer, the nation’s No. 2-ranked grappler, providing Week after leading the Cavaliers to a 30-9 ACC what proved to be the winning points for UNC. dual match win over Duke last Friday. The win for the Tar Heels was their fi rst over the Butler pinned Duke’s Trey Adamson at the 2:00 Cavaliers since 2009. mark of their 174-pound match, to give the Cava- Ramos scored a takedown in the fi rst sudden liers six team points. With the win, Butler, who is victory overtime session to secure a 6-4 decision. ranked 5th nationally by InterMat at 174, improved The loss for Sulzer was only his second of the to 14-1 on the season. The pin was his fourth fall year and his fi rst in conference play since 2013. of the year. Ramos improved his overall record to 24-6 Virginia, ranked 14th nationally this week, im- and has won his last 10 bouts. Earlier this week, proved to 9-3 overall and 1-0 in the ACC. he was named the Flowrestling national wrestler Butler earned selection over Pitt senior Tyler of the week. Wilps (Oakdale, Pa.), who recorded a major de- He was selected from among a group of three cision (17-8) over 18th-ranked Jordan Rogers of nominees that also included NC State heavy- Oklahoma State in the Panthers’ 25-13 loss to Blaise Butler, Virginia weight Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.), the the Cowboys in Stillwater, Ola. Wilps, ranked 8th nation’s No. 1-ranked wrestler at 285 pounds, nationally at 174 pounds, improved his overall re- who recorded a pair of falls last week against cord to 8-2, including a 4-0 mark in dual matches. Virginia redshirt junior Blaise Butler (Belvidere, 27th-ranked Jacob Henderson of Old Dominion IIl.) became the fi rst Atlantic Coast Conference and 7th-ranked Ty Walz of Virginia Tech; and Pitt ACC Wrestler of the Week wrestler to be named the ACC Wrestler of the sophomore Mikey Racciato (Pen Argyl, Pa.), who January 27, 2015 Week for the second time this season when he was also scored a pair of falls for the Panthers against honored for his performance this past weekend. Brent Waterman of Virginia Tech and Brodie Butler, ranked seventh nationally at 174 pounds, Zacherf of Clarion. scored a 3-2 win over Virginia Tech’s Zach Epperly Sunday at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, Va. ACC Wrestler of the Week Epperly was ranked 12th nationally. Butler scored February 17, 2015 a fi rst period take down and never trailed in the win in the opening bout of Sunday’s match. Virginia, ranked 12th nationally, dropped a close, 18-16 decision to the 9th-ranked Hokies. Butler improved his record on the year to 15-2 Tyler Wilps, Pitt with the win, his second 3-2 decision over Epperly in 22 days. His record against wrestlers in the Top Pitt senior Tyler Wilps (Oakdale, Pa.) is the 25 is 5-2. He was earlier named ACC Wrestler of Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestler of the Week the Week on Jan. 20. He captured the 2014 ACC after recording a win of Virginia’s 5th-ranked title wrestling at 157 pounds, but is competing at Blaise Butler Sunday as the 10th-ranked Panthers 174 this year. dropped a narrow, 17-16, decision to the 14 th- Butler earned selection over NC State junior Michael Boykin, NC State ranked Cavaliers in Charlottesville. Nick Gwiazdowski (Delanson, N.Y.) at 285, who Wilps, ranked seventh nationally at 174 pounds, had a match-winning pin of North Carolina’s Frank NC State freshman Michael Boykin (Coast- scored a 6-2 win over Butler, recording two take- Abbondanza at 3:48 of their bout as the Wolf- esville, Pa.) was named the ACC Wrestler of the downs and allowing Butler to escape twice. The pack downed UNC 22-18; North Carolina’s John Week for his upset of Pitt’s Nick Bonaccorsi, a key win was Wilp’s second against a Top 20 opponent Michael Staudenmayer (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), victory in the Wolfpack’s 27-12 upset win over in as many matches and also his fi rst against a foe who downed 14th-ranked Pete Renda of NC State the nationally 14th-ranked Panthers last Saturday ranked in the Top Five nationally. and Stephen Loiseau of Drexel at 174 pounds; and in Raleigh. Since returning to the lineup this winter, Wilps Duke sophomore Jacob Kasper (Lexington, Ohio), The ACC Wrestler of the Week honor is the fi rst is 9-2 overall and is unbeaten in dual matches who defeated three wrestlers in leading the Blue in Boykin’s career. (5-0) and in ACC dual matches (3-0). He is 3-1 Devils to a trio of dual match wins over Drexel, Unranked, Boykin downed the nationally 19th- against opponents ranked in the Top 20 this year. 16 three matches, all against nationally-ranked op- ranked Bonaccorsi at 197 pounds to help secure North Carolina. Pitt, though, fi nished second ponents, and his last four matches against ranked the Wolfpack’s upset victory. Boykin decisioned twice and third twice prior to joining the ACC, Bonaccorsi, 6-1, allowing only an escape point in foes overall. the second period. Boykin improves to 17-8 on The wins for DeAngelo boosted his record this 7 Duke senior Conner Hartmann was ranked the season, 13-6 in duals and 2-2 in ACC compe- year to 15-9 and 13-7 in dual matches. He fi n- seventh nationally in the 197-pound weight class. tition. ished 4-1 in ACC competition this year. He earned All-American honors last year with a The win for Boykin marked his second straight DeAngelo was selected from among a group of 5th-place fi nish. This year, he fi nished 6th to earn over a ranked opponent as two weeks ago he four nominees that also included North Carolina All-American honors for the second straight year. downed 21st-ranked Kevin Beazley of Old Do- junior Christian Barber (Westfi eld, N.J.), who up- minion (4-2). set Virginia Tech’s Sal Mastriani, 5-3. Mastriani is 8 Pitt, which sent six wrestlers to the NCAA Boykin was selected from among a group of the nation’s ninth-ranked wrestler at 149 pounds; Championships, including two who are seeded four nominees that also included Virginia’s Nick Virginia Tech senior Devin Carter (Christians- among the top eight in their weight classes in Sulzer (Cleveland, Ohio), the nation’s fourth- burg, Va.), who defeated 19th-ranked Joey Ward 2nd-seeded Max Thomusseit and 8th-seeded ranked wrestler at 165 pounds, who defeated of North Carolina, 7-4, at 141 pounds as Carter Tyler Wilps, has had eight wrestlers win national seventh-ranked Nick Moore of Iowa in the Cava- and the Hokies fi nished unbeaten in ACC com- championships prior to joining the ACC. Those liers’ loss to the No. 1-ranked Hawkeyes; Duke’s petition; and Duke senior Marcus Cain (Winston- eight wrestlers captured a total of 13 national Conner Hartmann (Port Orchard, Wash., the Salem, N.C.), who defeated both Nick Trimble of titles as Hugh (1952-54) and Ed Peery (1955-57) nation’s No. 7-ranked wrestler at 197 pounds, Michigan State and Angelo Latora of 15th-ranked each won three individual titles. Pitt’s last na- who recorded a pair ACC wins last week, defeat- Michigan as the Blue Devils split a pair of matches tional champion was Pat Santoro in 1989. Wilps ing Chip Ness of North Carolina (6-0) and Jared against Big Ten foes. came within seconds of winning his match, be- Haught of Virginia Tech (7-4) to fi nish with a fore falling 5-4 on a two penalty points with three perfect 5-0 mark in ACC dual match competition; seconds remaining. and North Carolina redshirt freshman Ethan Ra- mos (Hawthorne, N.J.), ranked 11th nationally, 10 The ACC had an all-time league high 10 who recorded a major decision over Duke’s Brian ACC Wrestling By-The Numbers wrestlers earn All-American honors at this Dorsey (19-7) at 165 pounds, giving the Tar year’s NCAA Championships. They were Devin Heels what proved to be the match-winning point 1 NC State junior Nick Gwiazdowski is Carter (141), Nick Brascetta (157), Zach Epperly in a 16-15 victory. the No. 1-rated wrestler in the nation in the 285-pound category. Gwiazdowski is also the (174) and Ty Walz (285) of Virginia Tech; Nick ACC Wrestler of the Week two-time defending national champion in the Gwiazdowski (285) and Kevin Jack (141) of NC 285-pound weight class. State; Ty Wilps (174) of Pitt; Conner Hartmann February 24, 2015 (197) of Duke; Nick Sulzer (165) of Virginia and 2 The ACC had two freshmen earn All- Ethan Ramos (165) of North Carolina. American honors at this year’s NCAA Cham- pionship. NC State’s Kevin Jack, a true fresh- 13 NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski became only man, fi nished fi fth at 141 pounds and North the 13th ACC wrestler to win a national champi- Carolina’s Ethan Ramos, a redshirt freshman, onship last year. He became only the third ACC was sixth at 165. grappler to win multiple NCAA titles this year. An eighth-place fi nisher as a freshman at Binghamp- 3 Virginia Tech sophomore Joey Dance ton, he will have a chance to be a four-time All- ranked third nationally in the 125-pound American in 2015-16. weight class at the end of the regular season. Dance is also one of three former ACC Fresh- 20 In this year’s NCAA Championships, ACC men of the Year who participated n this year’s wrestlers recorded a total of 20 upset wins over NCAA Championship. He is joined by Tech’s higher-seeded wrestlers in the Championship, Joe DeAngelo, NC State Devin Carter (2011) and Nick Brascetta (2012) including fi ve by unseeded Nick Brascetta (157) as previous ACC Freshmen of the Year honor- and four by unseeded Kevin Jack (141), who fi n- NC State senior Joe DeAngelo (Burlington, ees. ished fourth and fi fth nationally, respectively. N.C.) was named the ACC Wrestler of the Week after a pair of wins over nationally-ranked oppo- 4 Virginia Tech’s Devin Carter became only 28 This year at the 2015 NCAA Championships nents, including a crucial win in the Wolfpack’s the third wrestler in ACC history to win four in St. Louis, all six ACC schools fi nished 28th or 22-20 upset of 13th-ranked Virginia last Thursday ACC wrestling championships in multiple clas- better including Virginia Tech (10th), NC State night. sifi cations. Carter captured ACC titles at 133 (16th), Virginia (19), Pitt (21), North Carolina With Virginia leading 20-19 and heading into pounds in 2011 and 2012, redshirted in 2013, (24) and Duke (28). the 125-pound competition, which was the fi - and won last year and this year at 141 pounds. nal match of night, DeAngelo decisioned 29th- In all, only eight wrestlers in league history 55 By the end of this year’s NCAA Champion- ranked Nick Herrman of Virginia, 7-6, to give the have captured four individual wrestling titles. ship. NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski had won 55 Wolfpack a 22-20 win over the Cavaliers. The win Carter also became a three-time All-American consecutive matches, including a perfect 35-0 by DeAngelo snaped UVa’s 32-match home win- at this year’s wrestling championships, fi nish- mark this year. He will enter next season with the ning streak. ing in third place. He was the national runner- longest current win streak of any wrestler in Divi- The victory allowed NC State to fi nish second up in 2014. sion 1 in the nation. in the ACC in the regular season, its highest fi nish since 2007. 5 Virginia captured its fi fth ACC Wrestling Then, on senior night in Raleigh on Saturday, title this year with its win at Pitt. The Cavaliers, DeAngelo defeated the Eddie Klimara of Oklahoma ranked 18th nationally prior to the ACC Cham- State, 3-2. Klimara is the nation’s eighth-ranked pionship, fi nished in a tie for third place dur- wrestler at 125 pounds. Since Jan. 7 of this year, ing the ACC regular season. DeAngelo has won 11 of his last 13 matches, losing only to the second-ranked (Alan Waters, Mis- souri) and fourth-ranked (Joey Dance, Virginia 5th The highest national team fi nish for an Tech) wrestlers in the nation. He has won his last ACC school is a tie for 5th place in 1982 by

17 ACC Wrestling Individual Records (ACC Dual Matches Only)

125 Pounds 165 Pounds Wrestler, School ...... MD...... TF ...... F ...... W-L ...... Pct. Wrestler, School ...... MD ...... TF ...... F...... W-L .....Pct. Joey Dance, Virginia Tech ...... 1...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 5-0 ...... 1.000 Ethan Ramos, North Carolina ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 5-0 .. 1.000 Joe DeAngelo, NC State ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 4-1 ...... 800 Nick Sulzer, Virginia ...... 3 ...... 1 ...... 0...... 4-1 .... .800 Nick Herrman, Virginia ...... 2...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3-1 ...... 750 Chad Strube, Virginia Tech ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 3-2 .... .600 Dom Forys, Pitt ...... 1...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-3 ...... 400 Jake Faust, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 2-1 .... .667 Thayer Atkins, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-4 ...... 200 Max Rohskopf, NC State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 Alex Rinaldi, North Carolina ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Troy Rearguard, Pitt ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-1 .... .000 Will Mason, Virginia ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Brian Dorsey, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-2 .... .000 Cody Karns, North Carolina ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-4 ...... 000 Cody Wiercioch, Pitt ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-4 .... .000

133 Pounds 174 Pounds Wrestler, School ...... MD...... TF ...... F ...... W-L ...... Pct. Wrestler, School ...... MD ...... TF ...... F...... W-L .....Pct. George DiCamillo, Virginia ...... 1...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 5-0 ...... 1.000 Tyler Wilps, Pitt ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 4-1 .... .800 Troy Heilman, North Carolina ...... 0...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 4-1 ...... 800 Blaise Butler, Virginia ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 1...... 4-1 ....800* Bryce Meredith, NC State ...... 1...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 2-2 ...... 500 Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech ...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 0...... 4-1 .... .800 Kevin Norstrem, Virginia Tech ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-2 ...... 500 John Michael Staudenmayer, UNC ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 2-3 .... .400 Mitch Finesilver, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-3 ...... 250 Pete Renda, NC State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 Nick Zanetta, Pitt ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-3 ...... 333 Randy Roden, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-1 .... .000 Ben Ross, Pitt ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Trey Adamson, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-4 .... .000 Bailey Jack, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Jamel Morris, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 184 Pounds 141 Pounds Wrestler, School ...... MD ...... TF ...... F...... W-L .....Pct. Wrestler, School ...... MD...... TF ...... F ...... W-L ...... Pct. Max Thomusseit, Pitt ...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 0...... 5-0 .. 1.000 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech ...... 0...... 1 ...... 1 ...... 4-0 ...... 1.000 Jacob Kasper, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 3-2 .... .600 Kevin Jack, NC State ...... 1...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 2-0 ...... 1.000 Nicky Hall, NC State ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 2...... 3-2 .... .600 Nick Zanetta, Pitt ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-0 ...... 1.000 Austin Gabel, Virginia Tech ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-2 .... .333 Joey Ward, North Carolina ...... 0...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 2-2 ...... 500 Tyler Askey, Virginia ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-2 .... .333 Evan Botwin, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-2 ...... 500 Scott Marmoll, North Carolina ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 2-3 .... .400 Sam Speno, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-2 ...... 333 Tae Leary, Virginia Tech ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-1 .... .000 Justin Van Hoose, Virginia ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-3 ...... 250 Brooks Morrison, Virginia Tech ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-1 .... .000 Ben Ross, Pitt ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-2 ...... 000 James Suvak, Virginia ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-2 .... .000 Joe Spisak, Virginia ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Gerald Ronnau, Virginia Tech ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 197 Pounds Pitt Forfeit vs. Duke, UNC ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-0 ...... 000 Wrestler, School ...... MD ...... TF ...... F...... W-L .....Pct. Conner Hartmann, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 5-0 .. 1.000 149 Pounds Zach Nye, Virginia ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 4-1 .... .800 Wrestler, School ...... MD...... TF ...... F ...... W-L ...... Pct. Jared Haught, Virginia Tech ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 3-2 .... .600 Mikey Racciato, Pitt ...... 1...... 0 ...... 1 ...... 5-0 ...... 1.000 Michael Boykin, NC State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 2-3 .... .400 Sal Mastriani, Virginia Tech ...... 1...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-0 ...... 1.000 Chip Ness, North Carolina ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 Joey Moon, North Carolina ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-0 ...... 1.000 Nick Bonaccorsi, Pitt ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 0-5 .... .000 Marcus Cain, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3-2 ...... 600 Beau Donahue, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-1 ...... 500 285 Pounds Christian Barber, North Carolina ...0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-3 ...... 250 Wrestler, School ...... MD ...... TF ...... F...... W-L .....Pct. T.J. Miller, Virginia ...... 1...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 1-2 ...... 333 Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 5...... 5-0 .. 1.000 Brian Hamann, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Ty Waltz, Vrginia Tech ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 4-1 .... .800 Chris Yankovich, Virginia ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Ryan Solomon, Pitt ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 3-2 .... .600 Sam Melikian, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-2 ...... 000 Frank Abbondanza, North Carolina ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 Brent Waterrman, Virginia Tech ....0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-2 ...... 000 Patrick Gillen, Virginia ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 Brendan Walsh, Duke ...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0...... 1-4 .... .200 157 Pounds Wrestler, School ...... MD...... TF ...... F ...... W-L ...... Pct. Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech ...... 1...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 5-0 ...... 1.000 Immanuel Kerr-Brown, Duke ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3-2 ...... 600 Andrew Atkinson, Virginia ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 3-2 ...... 600 Chris Mears, North Carolina ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-3 ...... 400 Boldface denotes 2014 ACC Champion Ronnie Garbinsky, Pitt ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 2-3 ...... 400 *Butler was the 2014 ACC Champion at 157. Sam Melikian, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-1 ...... 000 Chad Pyke, NC State ...... 0...... 0 ...... 0 ...... 0-4 ...... 000

18 ACC Wrestling Dual Meet Results

Duke at NC State ...... January 7 Pitt at Virginia ...... January 25 149 #19 Marcus Cain (DU) dec. Brian Hamann (NCS), 5-3 ...... 3-0 125 Nick Herrman (UVa) dec. Dom Forys (P) ...... 3-0 157 Immanuel Kerr-Brown (DU) dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 4-3 ...... 6-0 133 #13 George DiCamillo (UVa) major dec. Ben Ross (P), 22-10 ....7-0 165 Jake Faust (DU) dec. #15 Max Rohskopf (NCS), 3-2 ...... 9-0 141 Nick Zanetta (P) dec. Justin VanHoose (UVa), 5-4 ...... 7-3 174 Pete Renda (NCS) dec. Trey Adamson (DU), 6-5 ...... 9-3 149 Mickey Racciato (P) dec. T.J. Miller (UVa), 10-4 ...... 7-6 184 Jacob Kasper (DU) dec. Nicky Hall (NCS), 3-2 ...... 12-3 157 Andrew Atkinson (UVa) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 5-3 ...... 10-6 197 #5 Conner Hartmann (DU) dec. #19 Michael Boykin (NCS), 9-4 ...... 15-3 165 #2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) major dec. Troy Reaghard (P), 14-5 ...... 14-6 285 #3 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall Bredan Walsh (DU), 1:07 ...... 15-9 174 #7 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. #5 Blaise Butler (UVa), 6-2 ...... 14-9 125 Joe DeAngelo (NCS) major dec. Thayer Atkins (DU), 14-4 ...... 15-13 184 #2 Max Thomusseit (P) tech fall Tyler Ashley (UVa), 21-6 ...... 14-13 133 Bryce Meredith (NCS) major dec. Bailey Jack (DU), 12-1 ...... 15-17 197 #19 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Nick Bonaccoursi (P), 2-1 ...... 17-13 141 Evan Botwin (DU) dec. #17 Sam Speno (NCS), 6-4 ...... 18-17 285 Ryan Solomon (P) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVa), 4-3 ...... 17-16 SCORE: Duke 18 d. NC State 17 SCORE #14 Virginia 17 d. #9 Pitt 16

North Carolina at Pitt ...... January 11 #12 Virginia at #9 Virginia Tech ...... February 1 125 Dom Forys (P) fall Cody Karns (UNC), 4:22 ...... 6-0 174 #7 Blaise Butler (UVa) dec. #12 Zach Epperly (VT), 3-2 ...... 0-3 133 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Nick Zanetta (P) ...... 6-9 184 Austin Gabel (VT) maj. dec. James Suvak (UVa), 11-2 ...... 4-3 141 197 #18 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Jared Haught (VT), 3-2 ...... 4-6 149 Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Christian Barber (UNC), 10-3 ...... 9-9 285 #9 Ty Waltz (VT) dec. Patrick Gillen (UVa), 3-2 ...... 7-6 157 Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 4-3 ...... 12-9 125 #4 Joey Dance (VT) major dec. Will Mason (UVa), 14-4 ...... 11-6 165 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. Cody Wiercioch (P), 5-1 ...... 12-12 133 #13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 4-0 .. 11-9 174 #8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 2-1 TB) 15-12 141 Justin Van Hoose (UVa) dec. Gerald Ronnau (VT), 8-4 ...... 11-12 184 #2 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Scott Marmoll (UNC), 7-3 ...... 18-12 149 #12 Sal Mastriani (VT) major dec. Chris Yankovich (UVa), 19-6.. 15-12 197 Chip Ness (UNC) dec. $14 Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 8-5 ...... 18-15 157 #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 8-3 ...... 18-12 285 Ryan Solomon (P) dec. Frank Abbodanza (UNC), 4-2 (SV) ...... 21-15 165 #2 Nick Sulzer (UVa) maj. dec. Chad Strube (VT), 12-3 ...... 18-16 SCORE: #9 Pitt 21, North Carolina 15 SCORE: #9 Virginia Tech 18, #12 Virginia 16

Duke at Pitt ...... January 11 NC State at North Carolina ...... February 1 125 Dom Forys (P) mdec.Thayer Atkins (C), 14-4 ...... 4-0 125 Joe DeAngelo (NCS) major dec. Alex Rinaldi (UNC), 15-5 ...... 4-0 133 Nick Zanetta (P) dec. Mitch Finesilver (D), 5-3 ...... 7-0 133 Troy Heilman (UNC) fall Jamel Morris (NCS), 6:39 ...... 4-6 141 Evan Botwin (D) wins by forfeit ...... 7-6 141 Sam Speno (NCS) dec. #15 Joey Ward (UNC), 9-3 ...... 7-6 149 Mikey Racciato (P) mdec.#18 Marcus Cain (D), 12-4 ...... 11-6 149 Christian Barber (UNC) dec. Sam Melikian (NCS), 4-3 ...... 7-9 157 Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 8-2 ...... 11-9 157 Chris Mears (UNC) dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 5-3 ...... 7-12 165 Jake Faust (D) dec. Cody Wiercioch (P), 11-9 (SV) ...... 11-12 165 #21 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #17 Max Rohskopf, 3-1 ...... 7-15 174 #8 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 7-5 ...... 14-12 174 John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC) d. #17 Pete Renda (NCS), 8-2 ....7-18 184 #2 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Jacob Kasper (D), 5-2 ...... 17-12 184 Nick Hall (NCS) fall Scott Marmoli (UNC), 1:35 ...... 13-18 197 #5 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. #14 Nick Bonaccorsi (P) ...... 17-15 197 Michael Boykin (NCS) d. Chip Ness (UNC), 10-5 ...... 16-18 285 Ryan Solomon (P) dec. Brendan Walsh (D), 2-1 (TB) ...... 20-15 285 #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 3:48 ..22-18 SCORE: #9 Pitt 20, Duke 15 SCORE NC State 22, North Carolina 18

Duke at Virginia ...... January 16 #13 Pitt at #9 Virginia Tech ...... February 7 125 Nick Herrman (V) major dec. Thayer Atkins (D), 14-5 ...... 4-0 165 Chad Strube (VT) dec. Cody Weircioch (P), 6-4 ...... 3-0 133 #13 George DiCamillo (V) tech fall Mitch Finesilver (D), 19-4 (5:19) ....9-0 174 #12 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. #6 Tyler Wilps (P), 3-2 ...... 6-0 141 Evan Botwin (D) dec. Justin Van Hoose (V), 9-8 ...... 9-3 184 #2 Max Thomusseit (P) maj. dec. Austin Gabel (VT), 10-2 ...... 6-4 149 T.J.Miller (V) major dec. Marcu Cain (D), 12-3 ...... 13-3 197 Jared Haught (VT) dec. #20 Nick Bonaccoursi (P), 3-2 ...... 10-4 157 Andrew Atkinson (V) d. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D), 4-3 ...... 16-3 285 #8 Ty Waltz (VT) dec. Ryan Solomon (P), 4-3 ...... 13-4 165 #2 Nick Sulzer (V) tech. fall Jake Faust (D), 24-7, (6:28) ...... 21-3 125 #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Dom Forys (P), 10-3 ...... 16-4 174 #5 Blaise Butler (V) pinned Trey Adamson (D), 2:00 ...... 27-3 133 #17 Kevin Norstrem (VT) dec. Nick Zanetta (P), 3-2 ...... 19-4 184 Jacob Kasper (D) dec. Tyler Askey (V), 5-3 ...... 27-6 141 #3 Devin Carter (VT) tech falll Ben Ross (P), 21-6 (5:11) ...... 23-4 197 #7 Connor Hartman (D) dec. #20 Zach Nye (V), 5-3 ...... 27-9 149 #20 Mikey Racciato (P) fall Brent Waterman (VT), 5:30 ...... 23-10 285 Patrick Gillen (V) dec. Brendan Walsh (D), 6-1 ...... 30-9 157 #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Ronnie Garbinsky (P), 12-5 ...... 26-10 FINAL SCORE: Virginia 30, Duke 9 SCORE: #9 Virginia Tech 26, #13 Pitt 10 19 ACC Wrestling Dual Meet Results

#12 Virginia at North Carolina ...... February 7 Duke at Virginia Tech ...... February 14 125 Nick Herrman (UVa) maj. dec. Cody Karms (UNC), 13-3 ...... 0-4 125 #4 Joey Dance (VT) tech fall Thayer Atkins (D), 22-7, 6:35 ...... 5-0 133 #13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. Troy Heilmann (UNC), 10-3 ... 0-7 133 Mitch Finesilver (D) dec. #17 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 12-6 ...... 5-3 141 #12 Joey Ward (UNC) tech fall Justin Van Hoose (UVa), 15-0 ...5-7 141 #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. Evan Botwin (D), 12-5 ...... 8-3 149 Joey Moon (UNC) dec. Chris Yankovich (UVa), 8-2 ...... 8-7 149 Marcus Cain (D) dec. Brent Waterman (VT), 6-1 ...... 8-6 157 Chris Mears (UNC) dec. Andrew Atkinson (UVa), 9-7 ...... 11-7 157 #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D), 5-3 .....11-6 165 #13 Ethan Ramos (UNC) dec. #2 Nick Sulzer (UVa), 6-4 (SV-1) ...... 14-7 165 Chad Strube (VT) dec. Brian Dorsey (D), 5-4 ...... 14-6 174 #7 Blaise Butler (UNC) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 3-1 ...... 14-10 174 #7 Zach Epperly (VT) tech fall Randy Roden (D), 17-2, 5:30 .... 19-6 184 Tyler Askey (UVa) dec. Scott Marmoil (UNC), 4-2 ...... 14-13 184 Jacob Kasper (D) inj. def. Austin Gabel, 3:48 ...... 19-12 197 #19 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 5-3 (SV-1) ...... 14-16 197 #7 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. Jared Haught (VT, 7-4 ...... 19-15 285 Frank Abbondanza (UNC) dec. Pat Gillen (UVa), 5-2 ...... 17-16 285 #8 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Brendan Walsh (D), 5-2 ...... 22-15 SCORE: North Carolina 17, #12 Virginia 16 SCORE: #9 Virginia Tech 22, Duke 15

NC State at Virginia Tech ...... February 9 #20 NC State at #13 Virginia ...... February 19 133 #17 Kevin Norstrem (VT dec. Bryce Meredith (NCS), 8-2 ...... 3-0 133 #14 George DiCamillo (UVa) fall Bryce Meredith (NCS), 2:56 .....0-6 141 #3 Devin Carter (VT) fall Sam Speno (NCS), 2:40 ...... 9-0 141 Kevin Jack (NCS) maj. dec. #13 Joe Spisak (UVa), 19-6 ...... 4-6 149 #10 Sal Mastriani (VT) dec. Sam Melikian (NCS), 7-6 ...... 12-0 149 Beau Donahue (NCS) dec. T.J. Miller (UVa), 4-3 ...... 7-6 157 #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) maj. dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 14-5 ...... 16-0 157 Andrew Atkinson (UVa) dec. Chad Pyke (NCS), 7-3 ...... 7-9 165 Chad Strube (VT) maj. dec. #19 Max Rohskopf (NCS), 14-4 .... 20-0 165 #4 Nick Sulzer (UVa) maj. dec. Max Rohskopf (NCS), 12-4 ...... 7-13 174 #12 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. Pete Renda (NCS), 8-4 ...... 23-0 174 #6 Blaise Butler (UVa) maj. dec. Pete Renda (NCS), 17-6 ...... 7-17 184 Nick Hall (NCS) maj. dec. Brooks Morrison (VT), 10-2 ...... 23-3 184 Nicky Hall (NCS) fall James Suvak (UVa), 6:17 ...... 13-17 197 Jared Haught (VT) dec. Michael Boykin (NCS), 8-3 ...... 26-3 197 #19 Zach Nye (UVa) dec. Michael Boykin (NCS), 4-3 (TB-2) .. 13-20 285 #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall #8 Ty Walz (VT), 5:24 ...... 26-9 285 #1 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall Patrick Gillen (UVa), 1:41 .....19-20 125 #4 Joey Dance (VT) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NCS), 11-5 ...... 29-9 125 Joe DeAngelo (NCS) dec. Nick Herrman (UVa), 7-6 ...... 22-20 SCORE: #9 Virginia Tech, 29, NC State 9 SCORE: #20 NC State 22, #13 Virginia 20

North Carolina at Duke ...... February 11 #9 Virginia Tech at North Carolina ...... February 21 125 Thayer Atkins (D) dec. Cody Karns (UNC), 7-2 ...... 0-3 125 #4 Joey Dance (VT) fall Cody Karns (UNC), 5;27 ...... 6-0 133 Troy Heilmann (UNC) dec. Mitch Finesilver (D), 4-2 ...... 3-3 133 Ttory Heilmann (UNC) dec. #19 Kevin Norstrem (VT), 5-4 ...... 6-3 141 #19 Joey Ward (UNC) dec. Evan Botwin (D), 3-1 ...... 6-3 141 #3 Devin Carter (VT) dec. #19 Joey Ward (UNC), 7-4 ...... 9-3 149 Marcus Cain (D) dec. Christian Barner (UNC), 6-4 ...... 6-6 149 Christian Barber (UNC) dec. #9 Sal Mastriani (VT), 5-3 ...... 9-6 157 Immanuel Kerr-Brown (D) dec. Christopher Mears (UNC), 3-2, TB-1 ...9-5* 157 #5 Nick Brascetta (VT) dec. Chris Mears (UNC), 7-2 ...... 12-6 165 #12 Ethan Ramos (UNC) maj. dec. Brian Dorsey (D), 18-7 ...... 9-9 165 #12 Ethan Ramos (UNV) dec. Chad Strube (UNC), 402 ...... 12-9 174 John Staudenmayer (UNC) dec. Trey Adamson (D), 5-1 ...... 12-9 174 #7 Zach Epperly (VT) dec. John Michael Staudenmayer (UNC), 2-1 .15-9 184 Scott Marmoll (UNC) maj. dec. Jacob Kasper (D), 11-2 ...... 16-9 184 Scott Marmoll (UNC) dec. Tae Leary (VT), 3-0 ...... 15-12 197 #7 Conner Hartmann (D) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 6-0 ...... 16-12 197 Jared Haught (VT) dec. Chip Ness (UNC), 10-5 ...... 18-12 285 Brendan Walsh (D) dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 5-0 ...... 16-15 285 #8 Ty Walz (VT) dec. Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 5-3 ...... 21-12 SCORE: North Caroilina 16, Duke 15 FINAL SCORE; Virginia 21, North Carolina 12 * Penalty Point Assesed UNC bench for team bench warning

#14 Pitt at #25 NC State ...... February 14 125 Joe DeAngelo (NCS) dec. Dom Forys (P), 4-2 ...... 0-3 133 Bryce Mereditch (NCS) fall Nick Zanetta (P), 4:10 ...... 0-9 141 Kevin Jack (NCS) fall Ben Ross (P), 5:31 ...... 0-15 149 Mikey Racciato (P) dec. Beau Donahue (NCS), 7-2 ...... 3-15 157 Ronnie Garbinsky (P) dec. Sam Melikian (NCS), 9-7 ...... 6-15 165 Max Rohskopf (NCS) dec. Cody Wiecioch (P), 3-2 ...... 6-18 174 Tyler Wilps (P) dec. Pete Renda (NCS), 11-4 ...... 9-18 184 Max Thomusseit (P) dec. Nicky Hall (NCS), 10-4 ...... 12-18 197 Michael Boykin (NCS) dec. Nick Bonaccorsi (P), 6-1 ...... 12-21 285 Nick Gwiazdowski (NCS) fall Ryan Solomon, 1:56 ...... 12-27 SCORE: #25 NC State 27, #14 Pitt 12 20 ACC RPI Ratings, February 27

38 ACC Wrestlers Ranked in Latest RPI 174 Pounds Virginia’s Butler Ranked No. 1 at 174; #1 Blaise Butler, Virginia NC State’s Gwiazdowski Ranked 2nd #4 Zach Epperly, Virginia Tech #16 John Staudenmayer, North Carolina A total of 38 ACC Wrestlers are ranked in the latest RPI rankings #17 Pete Renda, NC State released by the NCAA last Friday. Eight ACC grapplers were ranked in the 184 Pounds Top 10 of their respective weight classes. Some of the differences from #3 Max Thomusseit, Pitt the coaches rankings are: #23 Jacob Kasper, Duke #30 Tyler Askey, Virginia 1. Virginia’s Blaise Butler is ranked No. 1 in the RPI in the 174-pound weight class with Virginia Tech’s Zach Epperly rated fourth na- 197 Pounds tionally. Pitt’s Tyler Wilps, who is 8th in the coaches rankings, is not in the #11 Conner Hartmann, Duke RPI because he has not participated in the required number of matches #17 Jared Haught, Virginia Tech (17). #21 Zach Nye, Virginia 2. Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta, who is ranked 9th in the coaches #32 Nick Bonaccoursi, Pitt ranking is not ranked in the RPI because he has not participated in enough matches. 285 Pounds 3. NC State’s Nick Gwiazdowski, who is the defending national #2 Nick Gwiazdowski, NC State champion at 285 pounds and is unbeaten in 48 straight matches is ranked #6 Ty Walz, Virginia Tech 2nd in the RPI, while he is rated No. 1at 285 by both the coaches rankings and Intermat Magazine.

125 Pounds # 3 Joey Dance, Virginia Tech #22 Joe DeAngleo, NC State #27 Dom Forys, Pitt

133 Pounds #11 George DiCamillo, Virginia #14 Troy Heimann, North Carolina #15 Kevin Norstrem, Virginia Tech #31 Nick Zanettta, Pitt #32 Mitch Finesilver, Duke

141 Pounds #7 Devin Carter, Virginia Tech #9 Joey Ward, North Carolina ACC Champonship Seeding #12 Joe Spisak, Virginia #21 Sam Speno, NC State

149 Pounds #7 Sal Mastriani, Virginia Tech #17 Christian Barber, North Carolina #18 Mike Racciato, Pitt #26 Marcus Cain, Duke #33 Beau Donahue, NC State

157 Pounds #13 Immanuel Kerr-Brown, Duke #31 Andrrew Atkinson, Virginia #32 Ronnie Garbinsky, Pitt

165 Pounds #5 Nick Sulzer, Virginia #13 Ethan Ramos, North Carolina #20 Max Rohskopf, NC State #32 Chad Strube, Virginia Tech #33 Brian Dorsey, Duke

21 ACC Sending 36 Wrestlers to 2015 NCAA Championship

icans (top eight fi nish), led by Hartmann and including Dance and Carter from Virginia Tech, Sulver of Virginia, Wilps of Pitt and Gwi- azdowski of NC State. Virginia Tech’s Nick Brascetta earned All- American honors in 2013, but redshirted last year. Gwiazdowski enters the Championship having won 50 consecutive matches, including winning his six of his seven ACC matches by fall. The Delanson, N.Y., native became the 13th ACC wrestler to win a national title last year. He is seeking to become only the third ACC wrestler to win multiple championships and national titles back-to-back. North Carolina’s T.J. Jaworsky (1993-94-95) and Clemson’s Sam Henson (1993-94) are the only ACC wrestlers to win back-to-back titles, doing so 20 years ago in 1994-95. Jaw- rosky and Clemson’s Sam Henson are the also only ACC wrestlers Atlantic Coast Conference Sending 36 Wrestlers to to win more than one NCAA championship. NCAA Championships; Virginia Tech’s Carter, who became only the ninth wrestler in NC State’s Gwiazdowski Looks ACC history to win four conference titles and only the second to to Defend Title; Seeded First at 285; win four titles in multiple weight classes, is seeking his third All- Pitt’s Thomusseit Seeded Second at 184 America citation after fi nishing runner-up at 141 pounds last year. The Atlantic Coast Conference will have 36 wrestlers compet- Carter was a fi fth-place fi nisher at 133 pounds as as sophomore in ing at the NCAA National Championships March 19-21 at the 2012. Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. ACC NCAA Wrestling Championship Qualifi ers In all, the ACC received 29 automatic bids and seven at-large Duke (5) invitations for the Championship. Mitch Finesilver (133) The Conference also had 15 wrestlers receive national seeds Marcus Cain (149) in their respective weight classes, led by top-seeded Nick Gwiaz- @Immanuel Kerr-Brown (157) dowski of NC State at 285 pounds; No. 2 seed Max Thomusseit Jacob Kasper (184) of Pitt at 184; No. 3 seed Joey Dance of Virginia Tech at 125; and *Conner Hartmann (197)--#10 Seed a pair of No. 4 seeds in Devin Carter of Virginia Tech at 141 and North Carolina (5) Nick Sulzer of Virginia at 165. Troy Heilmann (133) Virginia Tech led all ACC schools with eight invitees, includ- Joey Ward (141)—#12 Seed ing fi ve seeded wrestlers led by 125-pound Dance and Carter; Christian Barber (149) 149-pound Sal Mastriani (seventh seed), 174-pound Zach Epper- Ethan Ramos (165)--#15 Seed ly (seventh seed) and Ty Walz (10th seed). Also earning invita- John Michael Staudenmayer (174) tions for Tech included Kevin Norstrem at 133 and Jared Haught NC State (5) at 197. @Joe DeAngelo (125) ACC Champion Virginia was next with seven wrestlers head- Kevin Jack (141) ed to the NCAA National Championships, including three who @Max Rohskopf (165) Pete Renda (174) earned national seeds in Sulver, Blaise Butler (fi fth seed) at 174 *Nick Gwiazdowski (285)--#1 Seed and George DiCamillo (12th seed) at 133. The Cavaliers also had Nick Herrman (125), Joe Spisak (141), Andrew Atkinson (157) Pitt (6) and Zach Nye (197) earn NCAA invites, Dom Forys (125) *Mikey Racciato (149)--#16 Seed Pitt, which fi nished second at this year’s ACC Championship, Troy Reaghard (165) had six wrestlers selected, including three who were nationally *Tyler Wilps (174)--#8 Seed seed in Thomusseit at 184, Tyler Wilps (eighth seed) at 174 and *Max Thomusseit (184)--#2 Seed Mikey Racciato (16th Seed) at 149. Joining them are Dom Forys Ryan Solomon (285) at 125, Troy Reaghard at 165, and Ryan Solomon at 285. Virginia (7) NC State, North Carolina, and Duke each had fi ve wrestlers Nick Herrman (125) selected. *George DiCamillo (133)—#12 Seed The Wolfpack is led by No. 1-seed and defending national Joe Spisak (141) champion Nick Gwiazdowski at 285, but also has Joe DeAngelo Andrew Atkinson (157) at 125, Kevin Jack at 141, Max Rohskopf at 165 and Peter Renda *Nick Sulzer (165)--#4 Seed at 174 earn bids. Blaise Butler (174)--#5 Seed The Tar Heels have two seeded wrestlers in 12th-seed Joey Zach Nye (197) Ward at 141 and 16th seed Ethan Ramos at 165. Joining them in Virginia Tech (8) St. Louis will be Troy Heilmann at 133, Christian Barber at 149 *Joey Dance (125)--#3 Seed and John Michael Staudenmayer at 174. @Kevin Norstrem (133) The Blue Devils are led by 2014 All-American Conner Hart- *Devin Carter (141)--#4 Seed mann at 197. Hartmann enters this year’s Championship as the @Sal Mastriani (149)--#7 Seed No. 10 seed at 197. He is joined by Mitch Finesilver at 133, Mar- *#Nick Brascetta (157) cus Cain at 149, Immanuel Kerr-Brown at 157 and Jacob Kasper Zach Epperly (174)--#7 Seed @Jared Haught (197) at 184. @Ty Walz (285)--#10 Seed A total of six ACC wrestlers are seeking to repeat as All-Amer- *Denotes 2015 ACC Champion 22