VIRGINIA TECH WRESTLING RECORD BOOK

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1 VIRGINIA TECH WRESTLING RECORD BOOK

2 195-5 Al Motley (10): 0-1 Jack McNicol (UNL): Alfred Carson (10): - Armand Taylor (17): 1- Sherman Vandevender (17): 0-1 John Wright (167): Armand Taylor (17): 0-1 Don Vaughn (157): 0-1 John Wright (167): Joe Heller (17): 0-1 Sherman Vandevender (17): (1) Bob Bowman (1): 0-1 Brandon Glover (10): -1, rd Mike Grandstaff (115): 0-1 Joe Heller (17): Walt Sanders (167): Mike Grandstaff (115): Mike Grandstaff (115): 1- Bob Hatcher (157): Neil Fink (115): 0-1 Lonny Gallagher (15): 1-1 George Stover (17): 0-1 Jim Weeks (1): Luther Blair (160): 0-1 Lonny Gallagher (15): 0-1 Mike Jarrell (1): 0-1 George Stover (10): Russell Reid (10): 0-1 George Stover (17): Russell Reid (1): Pat Rheam (177): Bill Pfeffer (UNL): Mark Miller (190): Chuck Broderick (158): 0- Mark Miller (190): Mark Miller (190): Jason Diggs (1): Rick Stageberg (158): 1- The Hokies turned in a fourth place finish at the 016 NCAA Championships, the highest finish in program history Rob Fair (167): Dante Winslow (150): Josh Feldman (75): Josh Feldman (75): (1) Josh Feldman (75): -, 7th Dante Winslow (158): John Dattalo (177): John Dattalo (167): - Eric Hall (158): 0- Chris Martin (150): Eric Hall (158): 1- Chris Martin (150): 1- Sean Gray (1): - David Inkman (1): () Mike Akers (15): 0- Sean Gray (11): 6-, 7th^ Eric Hall (17): - Scott Justus (18): 1- Chris Martin (165): -, th (1) Sean Gray (11): -, 6th^ Eric Hall (17): 1- Scott Justus (18): - Chris Martin (165): Sean Gray (11): - Scott Justus (18): 1- David Hoffman (1): Scott Justus (18): David Hoffman (1): - Chris Stith (165): Steve Borja (18): 1- Reed Carpenter (157): 0- Mike Faust (85): 0- David Hoffman (1): 1- Tyde Prater (19): () Mike Faust (85): 5-, 5th David Hoffman (11): -, 8th Justin Staylor (15): Jon Bonilla-Bowman (157): 0- Eric Decker (165): Matt Epperly (165): D.J. Bruce (197): 0- Chris Diaz (11): - Jesse Dong (157): 0- Jarrod Garnett (15): - David Marone (85): - Tommy Spellman (18): 1- Anthony Trongone (17): 1- Pete Yates (19): (1) Matt Epperly (165): 0- Chris Diaz (11): -, 8th Jesse Dong (157): - Jarrod Garnett (15): - Tommy Spellman (18): 1- Brian Stephens (19): Chris Diaz (11): 1- Jesse Dong (157): - Jarrod Garnett (15): - David Marone (85): 1- Pete Yates (165): 1- Brian Stephens (19): 0- Devin Carter (1): () Pete Yates (165): 5-, 5th^ Devin Carter (1): 5-, 5th + Nick Brascetta (19): 1- Chris Moon (17): 0- Zach Neibert (11): - Erik Spjut (15): 1- NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS 1956 Stillwater, Okla. T-19th 5.0 pts 1959 Iowa City, Iowa T-19th 7.0 pts 196 Stillwater, Okla. T-0th.0 pts 1967 Kent, Ohio T-th.0 pts 1968 State College, Pa. T-67th 1.0 pt 1970 Evanston, Ill. T-0th.0 pts 1977 Norman, Okla. T-51st 1.0 pt 198 Princeton, N.J. T-66th.5 pts 1986 Iowa City, Iowa T-7rd 1.0 pt 199 Norman, Okla. T-60th 1.5 pts 199 Ames, Iowa T-6nd 1.0 pt 199 Chapel Hill, N.C. T-7th.5 pts 1998 Cleveland, Ohio T-8th 7.0 pts 000 St. Louis, Mo. 19th 7.5 pts 001 Iowa City, Iowa T-rd 19.0 pts 00 Albany, N.Y. th 6.5 pts 00 Kansas City, Mo. T-6th.0 pts 00 St. Louis, Mo. 1st 7.5 pts 005 St. Louis, Mo. T-nd 7.0 pts 006 Oklahoma City, Okla. 9th 18.5 pts 007 Auburn Hills, Mich. T-60th 1.0 pt 009 St. Louis, Mo. 9th 1.5 pts 010 Omaha, Neb. th 16.5 pts 011 Philadelphia, Pa. rd 16.0 pts 01 St. Louis, Mo. T-11th 9.0 pts 01 Des Moines, Iowa 10th.5 pts 01 Oklahoma City, Okla. 8th 9.0 pts 015 St. Louis, Mo. 10th 5.0 pts 016 New York, N.Y. th 8.0 pts 017 St. Louis, Mo. 6th 6.5 pts 018 Cleveland, Ohio 8th 7.5 pts TOP 10 NCAA RECORDS 1. Devin Carter 19-6 (.760) 011-1, Zach Epperly 1-5 (.7) Nick Brascetta 15-7 (.68) 01-1, Ty Walz 15-8 (.65) Pete Yates 11-6 (.67) 009, Joey Dance 1-8 (.66) Jared Haught 1-8 (.66) Sean Gray 15-9 (.65) 1998, Jarrod Garnett 11-9 (.550) , David Hoffman 10-9 (.56) 00, 0-06 *minimum 15 matches Devin Carter became the first Hokie to wrestle for an NCAA title when he reached the national final at 11 pounds in 01. 1

3 01-1 () Jesse Dong (157): - Jarrod Garnett (15): 5-, 6th David Marone (85): 1- Nick Brascetta (19): -, 8th + Zach Neibert (11): -, 8th Pete Yates (165): -, th^ Austin Gabel (17): - Nick Vetterlein (18): 0- Derrick Borlie (197): - Erik Spjut (1): () Devin Carter (11): -1, nd + Chris Moon (165): - Zach Neibert (19): - Austin Gabel (17): 1- Nick Vetterlein (18): 0- Joey Dance (15): 6-1. th^ Dennis Gustafson (1): 1- Chris Penny (197): -, 6th Ty Walz (85): () Devin Carter (11): 6-1, rd + Nick Brascetta (157): 5-, th + Joey Dance (15): - Ty Walz (85): 5-, 7th + Kevin Norstrem (1): 1- Sal Mastriani (19): - Zach Epperly (17): -, 7th Jared Haught (197): (6) Joey Dance (15): 1- Nick Brascetta (157): 6-1, rd + Ty Walz (85): -, th + Zach Epperly (17): 7-1, rd^ Jared Haught (197): 5-, 6th + Solomon Chishko (11): -, 6th^ David McFadden (165): 5-, 6th^ Zack Zavatsky (18): (5) Joey Dance (15): 5-, 5th^ Solomon Chishko (19): -, 6th^ Sal Mastriani (157): -, 8th Zach Epperly (17): - Zack Zavatsky (18): 1- Jared Haught (197): -, th + Ty Walz (85): -, th (9) Kyle Norstrem (15): 1- Dennis Gustafson (1): 1- Brent Moore (11): 1- Ryan Blees (19): 1- David McFadden (165): -, 5th^ Hunter Bolen (17): 0- Zack Zavatsky (18): -, 6th Jared Haught (197): -1, nd + Andrew Dunn (85): Three-time All-American ^ - Two-time All-American ALL-TIME TOP 5 NCAA SEEDS Wrestler Year Seed Scott Justus Joey Dance Joey Dance David McFadden Brandon Glover Sean Gray Jesse Dong Peter Yates 01-1 Ty Walz Ty Walz Jared Haught Sherman Vandevender Sean Gray Devin Carter 01-1 Devin Carter Zach Epperly Jared Haught Mike Grandstaff Jesse Dong Jarrod Garnett Zack Zavatsky Zack Zavatsky ACC AWARDS AND HONORS ACC CHAMPIONSHIP MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER Jon Bonilla-Bowman 007 (co) 157 Matt Epperly Pete Yates Jarrod Garnett Devin Carter Brent Moore ACC COACH OF THE YEAR Kevin Dresser 01-1 Kevin Dresser 01-1 Kevin Dresser Kevin Dresser Kevin Dresser/Tony Robie ACC WRESTLER OF THE YEAR Mike Faust Devin Carter 01 1 Pete Yates ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Jarrod Garnett Brian Stephens Devin Carter 011 (co) 1 Nick Brascetta Joey Dance David McFadden Hunter Bolen ACC DUAL MEET CHAMPIONS INDIVIDUAL ACC CHAMPIONS 005 () Mike Faust, 85^ Tyde Prater, () Mike Faust, 85^ David Hoffman, 11 Justin Staylor, (1) Jon Bonilla-Bowman, (1) Matt Epperly, 165^ 010 () Jesse Dong, Matt Epperly, 165^ Jarrod Garnett, 15 + Brian Stephens, () Devin Carter, 1 Jesse Dong, Jarrod Garnett, () Nick Brascetta, 19 + Devin Carter, 1 Pete Yates, 165^ 01 (5) Nick Brascetta, 19 + Jesse Dong, Jarrod Garnett, 15 + David Marone, 85 Pete Yates, 165^ 01 () Devin Carter, 11 Dennis Gustafson, 1^ Zach Neibert, 19 Chris Penny, () Nick Brascetta, Devin Carter, 11* Joey Dance, () Joey Dance, 15 + Zack Zavatsky, 18^ 017 (6) Solomon Chishko, 19 Joey Dance, 15 + Zach Epperly, 17 Jared Haught, 197^ Ty Walz, 85 Zack Zavatsky, 18^ 018 () Dennis Gustafson, 1^ Brent Moore, 11 David McFadden, 165 Jared Haught, 197^ * - Four-time ACC Champion + - Three-time ACC Champion ^ - Two-time ACC Champion ACC TOURNAMENT TEAM RESULTS 005 Second 66.5 pts 006 Fifth.5 pts 007 Fifth.5 pts 008 Fourth 0.0 pts 009 Third 57.5 pts 010 Third 78.5 pts 011 Second 8.5 pts 01 Third 70.5 pts 01 First 95.5 pts 01 First 87.0 pts 015 Third 59.5 pts 016 Second 81.5 pts 017 First 9.0 pts 018 First 81.0 pts - Four-time NCAA qualifier - Three-time NCAA qualifier - Two-time NCAA qualifier Virginia Tech won its second consecutive ACC championship and the fourth in program history in

4 NATIONAL HONORS JUNIOR WORLD TEAM MEMBERS Sean Gray 1999 (Sydney) Joey Dance 01 (Thailand) Mekhi Lewis 018 (Slovakia) U WORLD TEAM MEMBERS Ty Walz Bronze, 57kg 017 (Poland) NWCA ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM Michael Faust 005 Michael Faust 006 Devin Carter 01 Zach Epperly 015 Jared Haught Zack Zavatsky NWCA COACH OF THE YEAR Kevin Dresser 016 CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Ty Walz lbs. Joey Dance lbs. David McFadden lbs. MIDLANDS CHAMPIONS Joey Dance lbs. Jarrod Garnett lbs. Nick Brascetta lbs. Devin Carter lbs. CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 01 Mike Faust rd Team 01 Devin Carter nd Team 015 Devin Carter 1st Team INTERMAT - NO. 1 RANKINGS 00 Scott Justus 18 lbs. 01 Devin Carter 1 lbs. 018 Jared Haught 197 lbs. Devin Carter was a four-time ACC champion, three-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American. OTHER CONFERENCE HONORS EWL TOURNEY TEAM RESULTS 1999 Eighth 5.5 pts 000 Third 91.0 pts 001 Fifth 85.0 pts 00 Seventh 8.5 pts 00 Seventh.5 pts 00 Eighth.5 pts EWL COACH OF THE YEAR Keith Mourlam EWL TOURNEY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Chris Martin Sean Gray Sean Gray Sean Gray Scott Justus CAA TOURNEY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS points points CAA COACH OF THE YEAR Jerry Cheynet Keith Mourlam CAA TOURNEY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Josh Feldman 199, 9, 9 85 lbs. Dante Winslow lbs. John Dattalo lbs. John Dattalo lbs. Eric Hall 1997, lbs. Sean Gray lbs. David Inkman lbs. CAA WRESTLER OF THE YEAR John Dattalo lbs. CAA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Eric Hall lbs. Sean Gray lbs. SoCON TOURNEY TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 1955 Lexington, Va Lexington, Va Blacksburg, Va Davidson, N.C Morgantown, W. Va Blacksburg, Va Morgantown, W. Va. 7 SoCON TOURNEY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Nelson Waldrop lbs. John McCarthy lbs. Stewart Oliver lbs. Jack McNicol 195 HWT Al Motley lbs. Al Carson lbs. Jim Lock 1955 HWT Armand Taylor 1955, lbs. Ernie Piercy lbs. Joe Heller 1956, lbs. Armand Taylor lbs. John Wright lbs. Sherman Vandevender 1956, lbs. Sherman Vandevender lbs. Brandon Glover lbs. Tom Westfall lbs. Don Vaughan lbs. Tom Burrus lbs. Bob Bowman lbs. Buddy Sanders lbs. Mike Grandstaff lbs. Mike Grandstaff lbs. Frank Kirk lbs. Bob Robinson lbs. Gene Breen 196 HWT Don Ellerman lbs. Bob Hatcher lbs. Ernie Venturino lbs. Charles Callahan lbs. Don Marks 196 HWT Henry Seymour lbs. Mickey Jarrell lbs. Ken Cole lbs. Ken Jenkins lbs. SoCON TOURNEY OUTSTANDING WRESTLER Henry Seymour lbs. NCAA EASTERN REGIONAL FINISHES nd Place 1979, 1980 rd Place 197, 1978 th Place th Place 1981, 198 NCAA EASTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS Bill Pfeffer 1977 Mark Miller 1978, 79, 80 Chuck Broderick 1979 Jason Diggs 198 Rick Stageberg 198 Kevin Dresser was named the 016 NWCA Coach of the Year after leading the Hokies to a fourth place finish at the NCAA Championships. Virginia Tech Wrestling Conference Affiliations : Independent : Southern Conference : Independent : Colonial Athletic Association : Eastern Wrestling League 00-present: Atlantic Coast Conference

5 SEASON RECORDS Wins , Losses All-Americans ACC Champions Individual Wins Individual Dual Wins Major Decisions ; Technical Falls Falls Points Points at ACCs Points at NCAAs CAREER INDIVIDUAL WINS 1. Sean Gray (1997-0) Pete Yates (008-1) Chris Martin ( ) Jarrod Garnett (008-1) Devin Carter (010-15) David Hoffman (001-06) Joey Dance (01-17) Eric Hall ( ) Jesse Dong (008-1) Ty Walz (01-17) Chris Diaz (007-11) Scott Justus (1998-0) Jared Haught (01-18) Rob Fair ( ) David Marone (007-1) CAREER DUAL MEET WINS 1. Joey Dance (01-17) Jesse Dong (008-1) Pete Yates (008-1) Jarrod Garnett (008-1) Ty Walz (01-17) Sean Gray (1997-0) Chris Martin ( ) Devin Carter (010-) Chris Diaz (007-11) David Hoffman (001-06) SINGLE SEASON WINS 1. John Dattalo ( ) Eric Hall ( ) Sean Gray ( ) Jarrod Garnett (008-09) Mike Faust (005-06) Devin Carter (011-1) Rob Fair (198-85) 5--0 Devin Carter (010-11) David McFadden (017-18) Chris Martin ( ) -5-0 SINGLE SEASON DUAL MEET WINS 1. Devin Carter (010-11) Chris Diaz (009-10) Baird Kilpatrick ( ) Mike Faust (00-05) John Dattalo ( ) David Hoffman (001-0) Joey Dance (01-1) Nick Vetterlein (01-1) Joey Dance (015-16) Joey Dance (016-17) Jared Haught (016-17) Zack Zavatsky (016-17) CAREER PIN LEADERS 1. Sean Gray ( ) 5. Devin Carter (011-15) 8. David Hoffman (00-06) 7. Steve Brown (197-77) 9 5. Mark Miller ( ) 6 6. Chris Martin ( ) 5 7. Jarrod Garnett (008-1) 8. Josh Feldman (1989-9) Justin Staylor (00-08) 10. Scott Justus (1998-0) Baird Kilpatrick ( ) Jesse Dong (008-1) SINGLE SEASON PIN LEADERS 1. Steve Ratley (006-07) 18. Sean Gray (001-0) 15 David Hoffman (001-05) 15. Sean Gray ( ) 1 5. Justin Staylor (00-05) 1 6. Steve Borja (00-05) 1 7. Steve Brown (197-75) 11 Devin Carter (010-11) 11 Devin Carter (011-1) Bill Pfeffer ( ) 10 Jarrod Garnett (008-09) 10 FASTEST FALL 9 seconds, Tomas Ovalle vs. Chris Cottrell (Navy) Nov. 1, 00 (197 pounds) CAREER WINNING PCT. Name Years Pct. Record 1. Devin Carter (011-15) Sean Gray (1997-0) John Dattalo ( ) Joey Dance (01-17) Mike Faust (00-06) Chris Martin ( ) Zach Epperly (01-17) Jarrod Garnett (008-1) Pete Yates (008-1) Nick Brascetta (011-16) Ty Walz (01-17) David Hoffman (00-05) Josh Feldman (1989-9) Mark Miller ( ) Scott Justus (1998-0) SINGLE SEASON WINNING PCT. Name Year Pct. Record 1. David McFadden (017-18) Scott Justus (001-0) Sean Gray ( ) Dante Winslow (199-9) Rob Fair (198-85) Pete Yates (01-1) Devin Carter (01-15) Sean Gray (000-01) Joey Dance (016-17) Jared Haught (017-18) Jesse Dong (009-10) John Dattalo ( ) Devin Carter (011-1) Joey Dance (01-15) Jared Haught (016-17) (minimum 5 matches) *BOLD denotes active wrestler

6 VIRGINIA TECH ALL-AMERICANS BRANDON GLOVER 10 POUNDS ALL-AMERICAN, 1959 RD PLACE Tech s first All-American in wrestling... Took third place in the 10-pound weight class at the 1959 NCAA Championships in Iowa City... Four-time Southern Conference champion ( )... Went undefeated in his career except in the semifinals of those championships... Went 6-0 in career dual meets inductee into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame... Native of Norfolk, Granby HS graduate. SEAN GRAY 11 POUNDS Redshirt th th Career Tech s first two-time All-American... Finished sixth at 11 pounds at the 001 NCAA Championships in Iowa City... Earned his first All-America honor when he placed seventh at the 000 Championships in St. Louis... Three-time EWL Champion... Holds the school record for career wins (1). JOSH FELDMAN HEAVYWEIGHT Redshirt th Career Tech s second All-American... Took seventh place in the 199 NCAA Championships at the heavyweight division in Chapel Hill, N.C.... Three-time Colonial Athletic Association champion (199-9)... Dropped a tough 5- decision to Clarion s Kurt Angle in the second round of the 199 NCAAs... Tied for seventh all-time at Tech in career pins with and 15th in all-time wins at time of graduation... Posted a career record of for the Hokies. MIKE FAUST HEAVYWEIGHT th Career Tech s fifth All-American... Took fifth place at the 006 NCAA Championships at the heavyweight class in Oklahoma City... Went 5- at the 006 NCAA Championships, wrestling four overtime matches, including three that went all six overtimes... Wrestled in over 61 minutes, the most minutes of any wrestler at the 006 event... Two-time ACC Champion (005-06) ACC Wrestler of the Year... Wrestled for two seasons after transferring from Penn. CHRIS MARTIN 165 POUNDS Redshirt th Career Virginia Tech s third All-American... Took fourth place at the 000 NCAA Championships at 165 pounds in St. Louis... Eastern Wrestling League Champion in 000, the native of Norfolk, Va., posted a career record of 16-5, second-best all-time at Tech. The graduate of Granby High is also fourth in career winning percentage, finishing with a.8 clip. DAVID HOFFMAN 11 POUNDS Redshirt th Career Virginia Tech s sixth All-American... Took eighth place at the 006 NCAA Championships at 11 pounds in Oklahoma City... Dropped his opening match at the Championships before bouncing back to win four straight, including a last-second win, to earn All-America honors ACC Champion... Four-time NCAA qualifier... Ranks sixth in program history with 116 wins. 5

7 CHRIS DIAZ 11 POUNDS th Career Tech s seventh All-American... Took eighth place at the 010 NCAA Championships at 11 pounds in Omaha, Neb.... Went on a four-match winning streak to reach the podium after dropping his first match... Dominated second-seeded Jamal Parks of Oklahoma State, 7-, to clinch the spot in the top eight... Three-time NCAA Qualifier... His 0 dual meet wins in ranks second alltime in program history. DEVIN CARTER 1/11 POUNDS th (1) 01-1 Redshirt nd (11) rd (11) Career Three-time All-American... Four-time ACC Champion... One of three wrestlers in program history to reach the podium in two different weight classes ACC Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler ACC Wrestler of the Year NCAA finalist at 11 pounds... Won his third ACC Championship in 01 after tearing his hamstring earlier in the season... Tech s all-time leader with a.88 career winning percentage... Ranks second all-time with 8 career pins. PETE YATES 165 POUNDS th th Career 11- Two-time All-American... Two-time ACC Champion ACC Wrestler of the Year ACC Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler... Finished fourth at the 01 NCAA Championships in Des Moines, becoming Tech s first semifinalist since Ranks second in program history with 11 career wins... Four-time NCAA qualifier... Ranks seventh in program history with a.79 career winning percentage. JARROD GARNETT 15 POUNDS Redshirt th Career 16-9 Earned his spot on the 15-pound podium by winning five matches in a row at the 01 NCAA Championships... Won 16 career matches, tied for the third-most in program history... Three-time ACC Champion ACC Tournament Most Valuable Wrestler ACC Freshman of the Year... Fourtime NCAA Qualifier. ZACH NEIBERT 11 POUNDS th Career 88-9 Rebounded from a second-round loss at the 01 NCAA Wrestling Championships by winning his next three matches to capture All- America honors at 11 pounds... Upset ninth-seeded Richard Durson of Franklin & Marshall, 6-, to capture the spot on the podium ACC Champion ACC runner-up at 11 pounds... Three-time NCAA Qualifier. NICK BRASCETTA 19/157 POUNDS th (19) 01-1 Redshirt th (157) rd (157) Career Three-time All-American... Three-time ACC Champion ACC runner-up ACC Freshman of the Year... Entered the 015 NCAA Championships in St. Louis unseeded and went on to defeat the No. 9, 8 and 5 seeds en route to a four-place finish... Compiled a 6-1 record at the 016 NCAAs at Madison Square Garden despite again battling injuries his senior season. 6

8 CHRIS PENNY 197 POUNDS Redshirt th Career One of the great Cinderella stories of the 01 NCAA Championships... Advanced to the semifinals of the 197-pound weight class as the No. 1 seed... Eventually finished sixth after dropping down in wrestlebacks ACC Champion at ACC runner-up at heavyweight All-ACC selection. JOEY DANCE 15 POUNDS th th Career 11-0 Two-time All-American... Three-time ACC Champion... Fell in the quarterfinals at the 017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis but won his next two matches in the consolation bracket to earn a spot on the podium... Tech s first true freshman to earn All-America honors... Stormed through the wrestlebacks at 15 pounds to place fourth at the 01 NCAA Championships... Came back to win four in a row, including victories over the Nos. 7, 6 and 5 seeds to make it to the third-place match. The Christiansburg, Va., native finished his rookie campaign with a 8-10 record. ZACH EPPERLY 17 POUNDS 01-1 Redshirt th rd Career 6-1 Two-time All-American ACC Champion... Went 7-1 at the 016 NCAA Championships in New York City to finish third... Dropped his first round match but went on to win seve straight on the back side to reach the podium ACC runner-up... Pinned Virginia s Blaise Butler in the blood round to earn All-American honors as a redshirt freshman... Finished third at the 015 ACC Championship NWCA All- Academic. TY WALZ 85 POUNDS 01-1 Redshirt th th th Career Three-time All-American ACC Champion... Went - and finished fourth at the 017 NCAA Championships in St. Louis... Went -1 in the main bracket with an appearance in the semifinals... The third heavyweight in program history to earn All-America honors... Won three matches in a row at the 015 NCAAs, including a -1 win over fourth-seeded Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State in the round of 1, to earn a spot on the podium Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite Champion. JARED HAUGHT 197 POUNDS 01-1 Redshirt th th nd Career 97-5 Three-time All-American... Two-time ACC Champion NCAA finalist at 197 pounds... Went -1 at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland... The first West Virginia native to wrestle for a national title... Reached the semifinals and finished fourth overall at the 017 NCAA Tournament in St. Louis... Finished sixth at the 016 NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden ACC runner-up at Four-time NCAA qualifier. SOLOMON CHISHKO 11/19 POUNDS Redshirt th th Career 6-0 Two-time All-American ACC Champion... The third Hokie to All-American at two different weight classes All-American at 11 pounds... Advanced to the quarterfinals and finished with a - record to place sixth. 7

9 DAVID McFADDEN 165 POUNDS th Redshirt th Career 6-1 Two-time All-American ACC Champion ACC Freshman of the Year... Reached the semifinals at the 018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland... Pinned Iowa s Alex Marinelli in the fifth place bout... Went 5- at Madison Square Garden to earn All-American honors as a true freshman at the 016 NCAA Championships... Went -1 in wrestlebacks to place sixth. SAL MASTRIANI 157 POUNDS 01-1 Redshirt th Career 65-8 Went - at nationals in St. Louis to take eighth place Fell in the second round to eventual NCAA runner-up Joey Lavalle of Missouri, but battled back with three-straight victories to reach the podium for the first time Defeated Rider s Bryant Clagon, 8-7, to clinch All-American status. ZACK ZAVATSKY 18 POUNDS Redshirt th Career All-American... Two-time ACC Champion... Defeated the No. seed Ryan Preisch of Lehigh in sudden victory overtime to clinch a spot on the podium at the 018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. YEAR-BY YEAR RESULTS YEAR RECORD COACH Robie Dresser/Robie Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Dresser Brands Brands Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Mourlam Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Cheynet Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Teske Learned Learned Learned Altman Altman 19-6 No Team Altman Altman Altman Altman Tilson Tilson Tilson Tilson Tilson Tilson Herring Herring Herring Herring Anderson Herring Herring Herring Herring Herring Cubbage Sutton Herring 8

10 ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS (BY WINS) JERRY CHEYNET All-Time Virginia Tech Wrestling Record (91 seasons): (.51) RECORD COACH YEARS YEARS COACHED WIN % BEST YEAR Jerry Cheynet / Kevin Dresser / Frank Teske / Keith Mourlam / George Herring , -8, / Tom Brands / Allan Learned / Tony Robie / William Altman / C.E. Tilson /19,5,8 --0 G.C. Anderson S.B. Sutton Ben Cubbage VIRGINIA TECH SPORTS HALL OF FAME The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame was established in 198 to honor and preserve the memory of athletes, coaches, administrators and staff members who have made outstanding contributions to athletics at the university. A total 157 individuals have been inducted into the Tech Hall of Fame during special ceremonies held each fall. Some of the following were inducted for other sports, but all have ties to Virginia Tech wrestling. MILTON ANDES (inducted in 199) A 15-pound wrestling champion of the 190s who went on to fame as a National AAU champion. BRANDON GLOVER (inducted in 1988) An All-America wrestler, he was a four-time SoCon champion who lost only one match in his career. FRANK TESKE (inducted in 1995) He led Tech to seven Southern Conference wrestling championships in a -year coaching stint. SHERMAN VANDEVENDER (inducted in 001) A four-time SoCon wrestling champion who advanced to the final Olympic tryouts in GENE BREEN (inducted in 00) DON OAKES (inducted in 001) ARMAND TAYLOR (inducted in 005) KEN WHITLEY (inducted in 1990) A heavyweight champion of the Southern Conference in the 1960s. A wrestler for Tech in the late 1950s who went on to a successful career as a pro football player. A three-time SoCon champion who helped Tech to a 19th-place finish in the 1956 NCAA Tournament. A dynamic football star and heavyweight wrestler of the 1960s. JOSH FELDMAN (inducted in 011) A 199 All-American for Tech who wrestled his way to an career record at heavyweight. SEAN GRAY (inducted in 015) A two-time All-American in wrestling who set school records for wins and pins. 9

11 VIRGINIA TECH VS. ALL OPPONENTS TEAM RECORD FIRST LAST American Anderson Appalachian State Arizona State Army Ashland Auburn Ball State Binghamton Bloomsburg Brockport Brown Bucknell Cal-Davis Cal-Poly California (PA) Camp Lejeune Campbell Carson-Newman Central Florida Central Michigan Central Oklahoma Chattanooga Cincinnati Clarion Clemson Cleveland State Colgate Coppin State Cornell Cumberland (KY) Cumberland (TN) Davidson Dayton Delaware Delaware State Drexel Duke Duquesne East Carolina Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Edinboro Elon Ferrum Findlay Florida International Franklin & Marshall Furman TEAM RECORD FIRST LAST Gannon Gardner-Webb George Mason George Washington Georgia Georgia Tech Hampden-Sydney Harvard Hofstra Howard Illinois State Indiana Iowa Iowa State Ithaca James Madison Kansas State Kent State Lafayette Lehigh Liberty Livingstone Lock Haven Longwood Loyola Manchester (IN) Marshall Maryland Maryville Massachusetts Michigan Middle Tennessee State Millersville Minnesota Missouri Morehead State Morgan State Navy Nebraska Nebraska-Kearney Newberry N.N. Apprentice Norfolk State North Carolina North Carolina A&T NC Greensboro NC Preflight School NC State North Dakota State TEAM RECORD FIRST LAST Northern Iowa Notre Dame Old Dominion Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oregon State Oswego State Pembroke State Penn Penn State Pfeiffer Pitt Pitt-Johnstown Princeton Purdue Quantico Marines Richmond Rider Rutgers Salisbury State Shippensburg Slippery Rock South Carolina State Southern Connecticut South Dakota State Stanford Stetson Tennessee The Citadel Towson Troy University of the South Virginia VCU VMI Virginia State Wake Forest Washington & Lee West Chester State West Virginia Western Maryland William & Mary Wilkes Wisconsin Wyoming Virginia Tech had no wrestling squad from 19-6 due to World War II No results or incomplete data exists for the , 196-6, , and seasons 10