VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

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1 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Roster...2 Head Coach Steve Garland...3 Coaching Staff...4 Cavalier Profiles Newcomer Profiles Season Review...16 History and Honors Dual-Meet Records...19 All-Time Records...19 NCAA Championships History ACC Championships History...22 Year-by-Year Results UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location... Charlottesville, Va Founded by Thomas Jefferson Enrollment...20,897 (14,291 undergraduate) President... Dr. Jim Ryan Athletics Director...Carla Williams Nicknames... Cavaliers, Wahoos, Hoos Colors... Orange and Blue Song... Good Old Song Affiliations... NCAA Division I/ Atlantic Coast Conference Athletics Web Site...VirginiaSports.com University Web Site...Virginia.edu WRESTLING INFORMATION Head Coach... Steve Garland Alma Mater... Virginia, 2000 Years at School... 13th Dual Record at UVa/Career , 31-30ACC Assistant Coach...Travis Paulson Years at School... Second ... Assistant Coach... Trent Paulson Years at School... Second Volunteer Assistant Coach...Shelton Mack Years at School...Fourth Office Location... Onesty Hall Wrestling Office Phone Home Facility...Memorial Gymnasium TEAM INFORMATION Dual-Meet Record ACC Dual Record ACC Championships Finish... 5th 2018 NCAA Championship Finish... T31st All-Americans Returning/Lost...0/ NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...5/0 Total NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost...5/0 Starters Returning/Lost...8/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 16/3 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Assistant AD/Media Relations... Jim Daves Wrestling Media Relations Contact...Bill Bunting Office Phone...(434) Media Relations Phone... (434) MEDIA INFORMATION Virginia no longer produces printed wrestling media guides. Please use this file for historical reference information on Cavalier wrestling. Virginia s wrestling fact book was prepared by the staff of the Virginia Athletics Media Relations Office to assist the news media in its coverage of the Cavaliers. Requests for interviews, feature materials, photographs and additional information should be made to the Athletics Media Relations Office. Additional information is available on the UVa Athletics Department s official web site, VirginiaSports.com. The UVa Athletics Media Relations Office is located in John Paul Jones Arena. Regular business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number is (434) All interviews must be arranged through the UVa Athletics Media Relations Office. It is requested that you allow the staff at least one day to arrange an interview. Please contact wrestling SID Bill Bunting with interview requests SCHEDULE Nov. 3 INDIANA 12 p.m. Nov. 11 at Journeymen Duals 1 All Day vs. Wyoming TBA vs. Ithaca College TBA vs. Nebraska TBA Nov. 30 -Dec. 1 at Cliff Keen Invitational 2 All Day Dec. 7 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 p.m. Dec. 8 PRINCETON 1 p.m. Dec. 20 vs. Missouri 3 TBA Dec at South Beach Duals 4 All Day vs. Lehigh TBA vs. West Virginia TBA vs. SIU-Edwardsville TBA vs. Utah Valley TBA Jan at Virginia Duals 4 All Day Jan. 18 at VMI 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 OHIO 1 p.m. Jan. 26 at North Carolina* 6 p.m. Feb. 1 NC STATE* 7 p.m. Feb. 9 DUKE* 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at Virginia Tech* 7 p.m. Feb. 22 PITTSBURGH* 7 p.m. March 3 at ACC Championships 6 All Day March at NCAA Championships 7 All Day * ACC Dual Home matches in CAPS 1 Albany, N.Y.; 2 Las Vegas, Nev.; 3 Kansas City, Mo. 4 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; 5 Hampton, Va.; 6 Blacksburg, Va.; 7 Pittsburgh, Pa. SOCIAL Facebook.com/

2 VIRGINIA WRESTLING ROSTER Name Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School Jay Aiello 197 R-So. Chantilly, Va./Westfield Corbin Allen 174 R-jr. Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover High School Michael Battista 174 So. Ashburn, Va./Broad Run Sam Book 125 So. Fairfax, Va./J.W. Robinson Brian Courtney 133/141 R-Fr. Sayre, Pa./Athens Area Cam Coy 149/157 R-Fr. Jeannette, Pa./Penn Trafford Alex Cruz 149 Fr. Orting, Wash./Orting Cam Harrell 157/165 R-Jr. Arnold, Md./McDonogh School Gray Hart 141 Fr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s School Louie Hayes 125 R-So. Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg Yamin Kamali 125/133 Fr. Lansing, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central Jake Keating 149/157 So. Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central Brian Kennerly 197/HWT So. Drexel Hill, Pa./Upper Darby Krystian Kinsey 165 Fr. Havelock, N.C./Havelock Scott Kiyono 133 So. Poway, Calif./Poway Sam Krivus 141/149 R-Jr. Greensburg, Pa./Hempfield Area Tyler Love HWT R-Jr. Clifton, Va./Centreville High School Victor Marcelli 184 Fr. Massillon, Ohio/Jackson Sam Martino 141/149 R-So. Colonial Heights, Va./McDonogh Chance McClure 184/197 R-Sr. Commerce, Ga./Commerce Patrick McCormick 133 Fr. Poquoson, Va./Poquoson Justin McCoy 157 Fr. New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge Quinn Miller HWT R-Fr. Lilburn, Ga./Archer Jack Mueller 133 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy Michael Murphy 157 R-So. Lookout Mountain, Tenn./Baylor School Robby Patrick 174 Fr. Ligonier, Pa./Ligonier Valley Drew Peck 184 So. Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg Will Schany 184 R-Sr. Blair, Neb./Blair Robert Scherer HWT R-So. Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell Jack Walsh 197 R-So. Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy Head Coach: Steve Garland (Virginia, 00), 12th season Assistant Coach: Travis Paulson (Iowa State, 07), first season Assistant Coach: Trent Paulson (Iowa State, 07), first season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Trevor Paulson (Iowa State, 17), first season PRONUNICATION GUIDE Aiello - eye-ell-oh Battista - Buh-TEE-stuh Harrell - HUH-rell Kiyono - KEY-own-oh Krivus - KREE-vuhs Martino - mar-tee-no Mueller - MEW-ler Schany - SHANE-ee Scherer - SHARE-er BREAKDOWN BY STATE California...1 Georgia...3 Illinois...2 Maryland...1 Michigan...1 Pennsylvania...8 Nebraska...1 North Carolina...1 Ohio...1 Tennessee...1 Texas...1 Virginia...8 Washington VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

3 Head Coach STEVE GARLAND Former Cavalier All-American Steve Garland is serving in his 13th season as head wrestling coach at Virginia. A master motivator, recruiter and coach, Garland has worked diligently to push the Cavaliers among the nation s elite. The results of Garland s perseverance are evident. In Garland s first 12 seasons at Virginia, the Cavaliers earned 10 All- America honors and 17 ACC individual titles while qualifying 71 to the NCAA Championships and recording Top-25 team finishes at NCAAs in six of the last nine years. He also led the Cavaliers to two ACC Championships, claiming the title in 2010 and Virginia has had at least one All-American in six of the last nine seasons. UVA has a dual record during Garland s tenure, as he ranks second in dual wins in school history. The Virginia wrestling program also has been a standout in the classroom; in 2013 UVA was honored by the NWCA as one of the top academic teams in the nation. Garland and his staff have brought in 12 straight Top-25 recruiting classes, including a programbest No. 5 ranking for the 2015 class. His 2007 recruiting class, which included UVA s first three-time NCAA All-American, Chris Henrich, was ranked No. 5 nationally by W.I.N. Magazine and No. 8 by InterMat. In the most recent season,, Garland coached six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships, including three first-time qualifiers in Louie Hayes (125), Will Schany (174) and Tyler Love (Hwt). In the season, Garland coached George DiCamillo (141 pounds) and Jack Mueller (125 pounds) to All-America honors. DiCamillo became the third NCAA finalist in program history, while Mueller advanced to the semifinals and became the program s first freshman to earn All-America honors. DiCamillo was named the ACC Wrestler of the Year, while Mueller was named the ACC Freshman Wrestler of the Year.In his 10th season, Garland coached five wrestlers to NCAA Championship appearances, including three-time ACC Champion George DiCamillo (133 pounds) who became only the seventh wrestler in UVA history to earn three ACC Championships in his career. Virginia won its second ACC Championship under Garland in 2015 and earned a 19th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Three Cavaliers made the NCAA Round of 12 and seven qualified for NCAAs, with Nick Sulzer (165 pounds) advancing through to claim All-America honors for the third straight year as he became the second three-time All-American in program history. Virginia rolled to the ACC Championship by 14.5 points over Pitt as Sulzer and George DiCamillo each won titles while all 10 Cavaliers finished in the top four at their respective weight classes. UVa defeated four ranked opponents during the dual season, including a pair of top-10 foes, Edinboro and Pitt. Eight Virginia wrestlers qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2014, with a program-record five Cavaliers earning national seeds. With a fourth-place finish at 165, Nick Sulzer notched All- America honors for the second straight season. Sulzer and Blaise Butler (157) each claimed ACC championships as well. UVa went 18-3 in the regular season - the second-most dual wins in program history - and reached as high as No. 11 in the national polls. Virginia set program records with nine NCAA qualifiers and four national seeds in Jedd Moore (157 pounds) and Nick Sulzer (165) each earned All-America honors while Matt Snyder (125) and George DiCamillo (133) reached the All-America round. DiCamillo was crowned the ACC champion at 133 pounds, becoming the first UVa freshman to win an ACC title since The Cavaliers recorded a program-best No. 11 national ranking during the season and defeated then-no. 9 Central Michigan at the Virginia Duals, marking the first top-10 opponent that Virginia has ever beaten. UVa posted a 16-4 record in dual matches before narrowly finishing second at the ACC Championships and taking 21st at the NCAA Championships. Virginia also was honored as one of the top academic teams in college wrestling in 2013 as UVa recorded the fifth-best GPA nationally (3.239), while a national-best eight Cavaliers wrestlers were named to the NWCA All-Academic Team. Matt Snyder was named an Academic All- American for the second straight year. Virginia had another standout year in as three Cavaliers won ACC championships, while the team went 11-1 in dual matches. In recording a 91.7 winning percentage, the Cavaliers set a program record. Matt Snyder (125 pounds), Nick Nelson (141) and Jon Fausey (184) all won ACC titles, while Snyder also was honored as an Academic All-American. A league-high seven Cavaliers were named to the All-ACC Wrestling Academic Team. Virginia recorded a strong season as the Cavaliers posted their second straight Top 25 finish at the NCAA Championships after taking 23th place. UVa produced a pair of All-Americans, as Derek Valenti (149) and Chris Henrich (174) each reached the podium at NCAAs, while seven Cavaliers qualified for the national championships. As a team, UVa won a school-record 19 dual meets during the season, including a victory over then-no. 14 Kent State, which at the time was the highest ranked opponent that Virginia had defeated. Garland won ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2010 as the Cavaliers won the ACC title for the GARLAND YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Dual Record ACC Duals ACC Finish/Pts NCAA Finish/Pts All-Americans th/ th/ nd/ th/ nd/68 34th/ st/ th/ rd/69 T23rd/ nd/73.5 T28th/ nd/ st/ rd/61.5 T23rd/ st/ th/ th/44.0 T48th/ th/ th/ th/34 T31/ Totals first time since UVa took 15th place at the NCAA Championships the second-best NCAA finish in program history. A school-record eight Cavaliers qualified for the NCAA event. At the ACC Championships, Henrich and freshman Mike Salopek won individual championships but the championship was a total team effort. All 10 competing Cavaliers reached the semifinal round and posted finishes of fourth place or better. Henrich finished 35-3, while Brent Jones earned the Gorrarian Trophy at the NCAA Championships. Virginia qualified seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in 2009, despite an injury-riddled season. Henrich was named an All-American at 174 pounds after taking seventh place at the national championship. He went 40-3 during a dominating season. For the second straight year, Virginia took second place at the ACC Championship, again falling just two points shy of the title. Henrich, Caponi (184) and Brent Jones (197) all earned ACC titles, and Jones was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Wrestler. In , the Cavaliers went THE STEVE GARLAND FILE Family: Wife, English; two daughters, Sarah and Grace High School: Middletown H.S. (N.Y.) College: Virginia, 2000 (B.A.) Wrestling Experience University of Virginia Wrestling Accolades ACC Wrestler of the Year Member of the 50th Anniversary ACC Team All-American, National Runner-up at 125 pounds Coaching Experience Cornell University (Assistant Coach) 2006-present University of Virginia (Head Coach) Coaching Record at Virginia 2006-present (31-30 ACC) Coaching Accolades National Assistant Coach of the Year ACC Coach of the Year in dual meets (3-2 ACC) in setting the then school record for dual-meet wins. Chris Henrich was named ACC Freshman of the Year and joined Michael Chaires on the Amateur Wrestling News All- Rookie Team. In January 2008, Virginia earned its first-ever national ranking in the W.I.N. rankings at No. 25. With a young lineup including four freshmen and three sophomores, UVa made major waves at the ACC Championships in taking runner-up honors to Maryland, falling short of the title by just two points. UVa wrestlers finished in the top three in nine of 10 weight classes, with Ross Gitomer (125) and Rocco Caponi (184) earning championships. Both were named All-ACC, as were Henrich and freshman Nick Nelson. Gitomer, Caponi and Henrich all advanced to the NCAA Championships. Garland s Cavaliers notched an 8-10 overall mark in his opening campaign in Under Garland s tutelage, Caponi captured the ACC title at 184 pounds, while Eric Albright was the league runner-up at 133. Both earned a berth in the NCAA Championships, where Albright won three matches. The duo also earned All-ACC honors, as did freshman Kellon Balum. PRIOR TO VIRGINIA Garland was appointed to his post on April 20, 2006, after serving the previous six seasons as an assistant coach at Cornell, where he helped the Big Red to four-consecutive top-11 finishes at the NCAA Championships. He spent his final four seasons at Cornell as the top assistant under 2005 NCAA Coach of the Year Rob Koll. Garland was named the NCWA Assistant Coach of the Year after helping the Big Red to a top-five finish at the NCAA Championships. During his six seasons at Cornell, Garland helped the Big Red wrestling program move into the national spotlight. He coached 17 All-Americans, four NCAA finalists and 46 NCAA qualifiers. The Cornell wrestling team finished in the top five at the NCAA Championships two years in a row ( ) and the top 11 at the NCAA Tournament for four straight seasons. The Big Red won the Ivy League title in five of Garland s six seasons. He worked closely with and was integral in the development of four-time All-American ( ) and two-time NCAA Champion Travis Lee and true freshman NCAA finalist Troy Nickerson (2006). As the recruiting coordinator his last four years, Garland helped bring in two top-five recruiting classes, which included three high school national champions, four junior national champions and numerous state champions. His class was ranked second nationally and included the No. 1 recruits at their weight classes in Nickerson (125 pounds) and Adam Frey (130 pounds). VIRGINIA WRESTLING CAREER Garland, a 2000 Virginia graduate, was a three-time Atlantic Coast Conference finalist and winner of the ACC championship at 125 pounds in He qualified for the NCAA championships in each of his three years of competition. At the 2000 NCAA Championships, Garland earned All-America honors, falling in the national title match after he upset the top seed, Jody Strittmatter of Iowa, 9-7 in overtime, in the quarterfinals. Garland currently is tied for 14th all-time in career wins at UVa (91). In 2000, Garland was named the ACC Wrestler of the Year. In his career, he compiled 91 wins, including a 30-5 mark during his senior season, when he competed in the NWCA All-Star meet. He also was a member of the 50th Anniversary Atlantic Coast Conference Team. PERSONAL Garland is currently on the Board of Directors for the National Wrestling Coaches Association and has served on the NCAA Division I Wrestling Rules Committee. Garland and his wife, English, are the proud parents of two daughters, Sarah and Grace. VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 3

4 Assistant Coach TRAVIS PAULSON Travis Paulson, a three-time All-American at the NCAA Division I level, is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Virginia wrestling program. Paulson joined the Cavaliers after spending the last eight seasons at his alma mater Iowa State. He served as an assistant coach for the Cyclones from 2009 through 2017 before being named the interim head coach at Iowa State in February after the resignation of then-head coach Kevin Jackson. Travis has succeeded at every level in this sport, Garland said. His accomplishments, both on and off the mat, and as both a coach and competitor, are impressive. But, that s not the most exciting thing about him. What drew me to Travis was the reputation he has in the wrestling community, especially with his student-athletes. I was first interested in the opportunity at Virginia because of Steve Garland and what he represents as a leader, Paulson said. I had an opportunity to hear him speak at an FCA event during the NCAA Championships and was blown away. After visiting Charlottesville and seeing what UVA offered academically and athletically, it was an opportunity I could not pass up. I m excited to get settled and hit the ground running. In his time at Iowa State, Paulson coached the middleweights and had a key role in the development of several wrestlers for the Cyclones. He served as the individual coach for two NCAA champions in Jon Reader in 2011 and Kyven Gadson in 2015, and helped develop five NCAA champions in his time as an assistant coach. Paulson coached 15 All-Americans with the Cyclones, including coaching All-American Mike Moreno to the biggest turnaround in Iowa State history. Moreno went from a 4-17 record in 2012 to All-America honors in 2013 with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and a record. A tireless recruiter, Paulson brought in the third-ranked recruiting class in 2016 and the second-ranked recruiting class in 2017 at Iowa State. The young men he has mentored truly love him and believe in him, Garland said. That type of impact is what we want in our program. We aren t just bringing in a world team member who can help our wrestlers technically. We are bringing in a mentor and leader they can look up to. He is someone they will have a relationship with for years to come. Prior to his coaching position at Iowa State, Paulson spent a season as an assistant coach at Nebraska. During that season, he helped develop four All- Americans and one NCAA Champion in Jordan Burroughs. Paulson also helped coach Nebraska to the Big 12 championship that season and a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. A four-year letterwinner at Iowa State, Paulson redshirted during the season. He was a three-time All-American for the Cyclones, a U.S. Open National Champion and a senior level World Team member. Paulson also earned first-team Academic Big 12 Conference honors, first team Academic All-America honors and was named to the Dean s List. Following his collegiate wrestling career, Paulson was twice selected as an alternate to the U.S. Olympic Team (2008, 2012) and was a four-time National Team member. He served as a freestyle coach for the University World Championships and was a two-time coach for the U.S. freestyle FILA Cadet Team in the Pan Am Games in 2014 and TRENT PAULSON Assistant Coach Trent Paulson is in his second season as an assistant coach with the Virginia wrestling program. Paulson, who most recently served as an assistant coach at Iowa State over the past three seasons, joins his brother Travis on the Virginia coaching staff. I m excited for our student-athletes to learn and work with Trent, Garland said. He has a passion for teaching and a heart for impacting those he mentors. Perhaps the biggest plus is that he and I share the same foundational beliefs. This is going to be huge for us moving forward personally and professionally. Trent has high goals and big dreams for this program, so that s exciting. I could not be happier that he chose to come to Virginia. I have never heard a single person say anything negative about Coach Garland, Paulson said. The first time we hung out, we clicked personality wise. Instantly I knew we could feed off each other. Steve is a man of character, wants to win the right way and is serious about developing champions on and off the mat. How could you not want to help a man like that build a dynasty? I could not be more excited to get to work. Paulson helped coach the middleweights at Iowa State over his three seasons. During his time on the Cyclone staff, Iowa State produced four All-Americans and an NCAA champion at 197 pounds in Kyven Gadson. In addition to working with the middleweights, he also assisted in recruiting, helping secure the third-ranked recruiting class in 2016 and the second-ranked recruiting class in In addition to his coaching and recruiting responsibilities, Trent Paulson also served as a fundraiser and the head coach of the Cyclone Wrestling Club. He served on the staff of the Cyclone Wrestling Club beginning in 2009 before taking over head coaching responsibilities for the club in Prior returning to Iowa State in 2009, Trent Paulson served as a volunteer assistant coach at Nebraska. In that season, the Huskers produced four All-Americans, including NCAA champion Jordan Burroughs at 157 pounds. Trent s resume and accomplishments as a competitor are incredible, Garland said. He brings a wealth of knowledge to our program in terms of technique and development for our student-athletes, and frankly, for me as well. I m excited to mentor him as well, because after 17 years in this profession I feel I have some things I can help him with also. A successful wrestler himself, Trent Paulson claimed the NCAA Championship at 157 pounds in He earned All-America honors three times in his career ( ) and he twice claimed the Big 12 championship, placing first in 2006 and Paulson also earned Academic All-America honors twice. Following his collegiate wrestling career, Trent Paulson continued to wrestle. He was a four-time National Team member ( ) and a World Team member in He was a US Open National Champion in 2009 and was a Pan American Champion in Volunteer Assistant Coach TREVOR PAULSON Trevor Paulson is in his first season with the Virginia wrestling program as a volunteer assistant coach. A 2017 graduate of Iowa State with a bachelor s degree in Economics and a minor in coaching, Paulson was a five-year letterwinner for the Cyclones. As a senior, he was awarded the Perseverance Award after battling back from two reconstructive surgeries during his collegiate career. He was a member of the Dean s List at Iowa State and graduated with honors. A native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Paulson is the nephew of Virginia assistant coaches Travis and Trent Paulson. 4 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

5 JAY AIELLO CORBIN ALLEN 197 RS Sophomore Chantilly, Va. Westfield HS Posted a record, including a 7-7 mark in duals at 197 pounds Tallied four bonus-point victories on the season, including a fall, a tech fall and two major decisions Went 2-2 at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2), including a win over then No. 16 Nathan Traxler of Stanford Posted a record competing unattached as a redshirt at 197 pounds Went 8-1 in wins by fall, 1-0 in tech falls and 3-2 in major decisions Finished fourth at the Clarion Open (11/6), falling to teammate Tyler Love Finished third at the Cyclone Open (12/4) with a 4-1 record Finished third at the Cleveland State Open (12/17) with a 4-1 record Also competed at the Wolfpack Open (11/20), the Mat Town Open (11/27), the Southern Scuffle (1/1) and the National Collegiate Open (2/26) Westfield High School Lettered four years at Westfield High School Wrestled at 195 pounds as a senior in Class 6A State Champion at 195 pounds Ranked No. 19 nationally by Flo Wrestling and Intermat First wrestler at Westfield High School to win all matches by pin on the way to state champion Claimed the Conference 5 championship and Northern Region Championship for Class 6A Fifth place at Beast of the East at 195 pounds as a senior Flo National Runner Up as a senior NHSCA Senior National Champion Washington Post first-team All-Met at 195 pounds Served as team captain as a senior Flo National All-American as a junior in 2015 NHSCA Junior All-American Finished in sixth place at 160 pounds in 2014 in Virginia Class 6A championships Earned NHSCA Sophomore All-America honors in 2014 Lettered three years in football, playing defensive end and full back Lettered one year in baseball as a pitcher and third baseman 174 RS Junior Mechanicsville, Va. Hanover HS Did not see action Did not see action Redshirt season Competed at 174 pounds in an unattached capacity with a 5-4 record Posted 3-2 record competing at the F&M Open (12/30) Posted a fall in 15 seconds over Andrew Price of Lehigh Went 2-2 at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/16) Hanover High School Ranked No. 18 nationally at 160 pounds by Flowrestling and No. 19 by Intermat 2014 Beast of the East Runner-Up (160 pounds) 2015 Virginia Class 4A state champion NHSCA Sophomore National Champion (145 pounds) Finished career with 92-9 record, including 33-2 as senior ALLEN BY THE NUMBERS /0 0/0 0/ Total /0 0/0 0/0 * Redshirt Son of Jenni and Steve Aiello Has three brothers who all wrestle at Wheaton College Brother, Stephen, was an All-American in 2014 AIELLO BY THE NUMBERS /1 1/0 3/ /1 1/1 2/1 Total /1 1/1 2/1 * Redshirt season does not count in career totals VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 5

6 MICHAEL BATTISTA 174/184 Sophomore Ashburn, Va. Broad Run HS Competed at 174 and 184 pounds on the season Saw his first action at the Clarion Open (11/5) Wrestled in his first dual against No. 4 Missouri (11/26) Picked up first win over Connor Alshouse of American at the Journeymen Classic (11/12) Finished fourth at the National Collegiate Open (2/225) with a 5-1 record Wrestled with Prestige Worldwide Wrestling that finished top 8 at National Duals Son of Steve and Paige Book Has one sister, Hannah BOOK BY THE NUMBERS 125/ /1 5/1 1/3 Total /1 5/1 1/3 BRIAN COURTNEY Broad Run High School Four-year letterwinner at Broad Run under head coaches James Totaro and Josh Costa Two-time state champion for class 5A Member of Prestige Worldwide Wrestling Team finished top 8 at National Duals Runner-Up finish at NHSCA s 2017 All-Met selection by the Washington Post VAWA Hall of Fame Wrestler of the Year for Division 5A-6A Two-time team captain Three-time Most Valuable Wrestler selection Set Broad Run record for most points (1,578) and takedowns (583) in a career Also lettered one year in football Son of LeeAnn and Michael Battista Has a brother and sister, Brandon and Brittany Volunteered to coach youth basketball and worked wrestling camps BATTISTA BY THE NUMBERS 174/ /2 0/3 0/5 Total /2 0/3 0/5 SAM BOOK 125 Sophomore Fairfax, Va. J.W. Robinson HS Wrestled at 125 and 133 pounds on the season Posted a record, including a 1-1 record in duals both in ACC action Dual match win came over Ryan Haskett of No. 9 Virginia Tech a sudden victory decision Placed at four open tournaments on the season Took sixth at the Wolfpack Open (11/19) with a 4-2 record Finished fifth at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) with a 3-1 record Finished third at the Mat Town Open II (2/17) after going 2-1 Finished fifth at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) with a 2-2 performance J.W. Robinson High School Four-year letterwinner at J.W. Robinson High School under head coach Bryan Hazard 2016 Virginia state champion in class 6A Also placed fifth (2014) and third (2015) in the Virginia state championships Team captain as a senior at J.W. Robinson 2016 First Team All-Met by the Washington Post Two-time District Champion Two-time Mayhem at Millbrook Champion 2015 Mayhem Holiday Tournament runner-up finish 141 RS Freshman Sayre, Pa. Athens Area HS Posted a 21-9 record in his redshirt season wrestling at 141 pounds Tallied 13 bonus-point wins, including nine pins, two tech falls and two major decisions Went 13-2 in matches decided by bonus points including 9-0 in wins decided by fall Turned in a third-place finish at the Mat Town Open (11/17) with a 4-1 record Posted a first-place finish at the Appalachian Open (1/27) Took first at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) with three pins and a decision Went 3-2 at the Southern Scuffle with two pins and a major decision Athens Area High School Four-year letterwinner at Athens Area High School under Dale Jarvis Ranked the No. 8 wrestler at 132 pounds by InterMat Ranked the No. 40 overall wrestler by FloWrestling Two-time Pennsylvania state champion (2016, 2017) Also turned in third-place finish (2014) and second-place finish (2015) at PA state championships 2016 FloNationals Champion 2015 NHSCA Champion in the sophomore division Son of Brian and Kelly Courtney Has three brothers, Matt, Jake and Josh, and a sister, Michaela COURTNEY BY THE NUMBERS * /0 2/0 2/2 Total /0 0/0 0/0 * Redshirt season that does not count toward career totals 6 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

7 CAM COY 149/157 RS Freshman Jeanette, Pa. Penn Trafford HS Posted a 14-9 record in his redshirt season, wrestling at 157 and 165 pounds Tallied seven bonus-point wins, with two pins, three tech falls and two majors Turned in a second-place finish at the Wolfpack Open (11/19) going 4-1 Dropped the title match at the Wolfpack Open to Mitch Finesilver of Duke in a 2-1 decision Moved up to 165 pounds prior to the Appalachian Open in January Third-place finish at Appalachian Open (1/27) with a 4-1 record at 165 Penn Trafford High School Four-year letterwinner at Penn Trafford High School under Rich Ginther Posted a career record at Penn Trafford Ranked as high as No. 1 nationally at 152 pounds Ranked No. 13 overall by FloWrestling Three-time Pennsylvania State Champion (2014, 2016, 2017) Finished as state runner-up in Powerade Champion 2015 King of the Mountain Champion Two-time WPIAL Champiom Three-time Team Captain NHSCA All-American Son of Chad and Kimberly Coy Has two brothers, Nick and Hayden, and a sister, Anna Uncle, Rick Jeletic, wrestled at UVA COY BY THE NUMBERS * /0 2/0 2/2 Total /0 0/0 0/0 * Redshirt season that does not count toward career totals CAM HARRELL 157/165 RS Sophomore Arnold, Md. McDonogh School Did not see action Posted a 7-6 record on the season, competing at 165 pounds Finished third at the Cleveland State Open (12/17) with a 4-1 record Went 1-2 at Southern Scuffle, opening with a win over Justin Lampe of UTC Went 2-2 in duals, including a pin of Lampe at No. 24 UTC (12/4) Redshirt season Wrestled at 157 and 165 pounds in an unattached capacity at four events Posted a 10-7 record Finished third at the Clarion Open (11/1) with his only loss to Andrew Atkinson Went 2-2 at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/16) McDonogh School Ranked No. 4 nationally at 152 pounds by Flowrestling and InterMat Won three state championships -- two 3A-4A crowns at Broadneck HS before capturing MIS championship at 152 pounds in 2015 Runner-up at 145 pounds in 2014 MIS state championship Posted record with 36 pins while at McDonogh Placed third at 2014 Beast of the East HARRELL BY THE NUMBERS * /2 0/0 0/ /1 0/0 1/ /0 0/0 0/0 Total /1 0/0 1/2 * Redshirt season does not count toward career totals LOUIE HAYES 125 RS Sophomore Orland Park, Ill. Sandburg HS 2018 NCAA Qualifier pounds 2018 ACC Runner-Up pounds 2018 NWCA Scholar All-American 2018 ACC Wrestling All-Academic Team NCAA Qualifier at 125 pounds and advanced to the quarterfinals Advanced to NCAA quarterfinals with 10-4 decision over No. 5 seed Sean Fausz (NCSU) Finished one round short of All-America honors at NCAA Championships All-ACC selection at 125 pounds with runner-up finish at ACC Championships Posted a 31-8 record, including a 12-2 mark in dual matches tallied 56 dual points for the season Went 5-0 in ACC duals and led the league in dual points scored across all weight classes with 22 points Claimed the championship at the Clarion Open (11/5) with win over No. 19 Jake Gromacki (Clarion) Seventh-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2) with a 6-2 record Defeated No. 14 Luke Welch (Purdue) at the Cliff Keen Invitational One of his two losses at the Cliff Keen came to No. 3 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota), a two-time All-American Third-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) with a 5-1 record Only Scuffle loss came to No. 4 Darian Cruz (Lehigh) a three-time All-American and 2017 NCAA Champ Posted 16 bonus-point wins, including seven pins, six tech falls and three major decisions Went 7-0 in matches decided by fall and 6-1 in matches decided by tech fall Named to the ACC Wrestling All-Academic Team Named an NWCA Scholar All-American Competed unattached at 125 pounds with an 18-8 record during a redshirt season Went 7-1 in matches decided by fall, 2-0 in tech falls and 3-1 in major decisions Finished third at the Clarion Open (11/6) losing only to teammate Jack Mueller Finished third at the Cleveland State Open (12/17) with a 4-1 record Finished third at the Wilkes Open (12/22) with a 5-1 record Went 1-2 at the Southern Scuffle with a win over No. 3 Dylan Peters of N. Iowa (1/1) Finished fourth at the Appalachian Open (1/28) Carl Sandburg High School Lettered four years at Carl Sandburg High School under Eric Sebert Three-time team captain, serving in the role his sophomore through senior years IHSA State Champion Ranked No. 13 at 113 pounds as a senior VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 7

8 Junior Freestyle National Champion Junior Greco-Roman National Champion Four-time Honor Roll Athlete Son of Lori and Phil Hayes Has nine siblings, five brothers and four sisters Father, Phil, played golf at St. Norberts HAYES BY THE NUMBERS * /1 2/0 3/ /0 6/1 3/3 Totals /0 6/1 3/3 * Redshirt JAKE KEATING 157 Sophomore Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central Posted a record while wrestling at 149 and 157 pounds Tallied a team-leading 10 wins by fall, going 10-4 in matches decided by fall Posted a fourth-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/5) to start the season Pulled his redshirt to see first dual action at the Journeymen Duals vs. Kent State (11/11) The match against No. 18 Casey Sparkman (Kent State) was his only at 157 Turned in a second-place finish at the Mat Town Open (11/17) Sixth-place finish at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) with a 5-1 record Claimed the championship at the Mat Town Open II (2/17) Turned in a fourth-place finish at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) Naperville Central Four-year letterwinner at Naperville Central under Rob Porter and Noah Fitzenreider Two-time team captain, serving as a junior and a senior All-State selection Named Team Most Valuable Wrestler Place-winner at Illinois State Championships DVC Champion Illinois Freestyle National Team Member Son of John and Ann Keating Has three brothers: Nick, Leo and Owen KEATING BY THE NUMBERS 157/ /4 4/1 5/2 Totals /4 4/1 5/2 BRIAN KENNERLY 197/HWT RS Freshman Drexel Hill, Pa. Upper Darby HS Wrestled at 197 pounds and heavyweight, posting a 12-8 record Turned in a fourth-place finish at the Mat Town Open (11/17) at 197 pounds Moved up to heavyweight prior to the Cleveland State Open (12/16) Turned in a fourth-place finish at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) Claimed the Championship at the Mat Town Open II (2/17) with a 4-0 record Upper Darby High School Four-year letterwinner at Upper Darby High School Career record of at Upper Darby HS No. 11 wrestler at 220 pounds as ranked by InterMat No. 81 overall wrestler as ranked by FloWrestling 2017 PIAA Southeast Region Outstanding Wrestler pound champion at Sun Valley Invitational, Northeast Junior Freestyle pound champion PA Central League, PA Central District SE Regional 2017 PIAA Southeast Region Outstanding Wrestler 2017 Freestyle FloNationals second-place finisher 2017 Northeast Junior Greco Roman 220-pound, third-place finisher 2017 Delaware County Athlete Hall of Fame Mickey Vernon Most Outstanding 2017 USA Wrestling High School Honorable Mention All-America 2016 AAU Junior Olympics Gold Medalist pound champion at GM Tournament, King of the Mountain, Super Northeast Junior Greco Roman 220-pound, second-place finisher Son of Gregory and Tracie Roberts KENNERLY BY THE NUMBERS 197/HWT /4 0/0 1/1 * Redshirt season does not count in career totals SCOTT KIYONO 133 Sophomore Poway, Calif. Poway HS Posted a 6-9 record at 133 pounds before his season was cut short due to injury Wrestled in three open tournaments, two dual matches and the Southern Scuffle Saw dual action against Kent State and No. 12 Rutgers at Journeymen Duals Won opening match at the Southern Scuffle (1/1) with pin of Colton Landers (Chattanooga) Poway High School Four-year letterwinner at Poway High School under Wayne Branstetter Served as team captain as a senior Four-time state qualifier at Poway Four-time first all All-Palomar League Four-Time California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) champion Two-time state place winner Two-time San Diego Union Tribune scholar athlete Son of Glenn and Van Kiyono Has one sister, Kari 8 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK KIYONO BY THE NUMBERS /1 0/1 0/2 Totals /1 0/1 0/2

9 SAM KRIVUS TYLER LOVE 149 RS Junior Greensburg, Pa. Hempfield Area 2017 & 2018 NCAA Qualifier pounds 2017 & 2018 ACC Third-Place Finish pounds NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds after posting a record on the season Finished third at the ACC Championships to lock up his automatic bid to the NCAA Championships Defeated No. 2 seed Beau Donahue (NC State) to take the third-place finish at the ACC Championships Went 2-2 at the NCAA Championships with wins over Taylor Ortz (Clarion) and Ryan Blees (Va. Tech) Turned in a third-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/5) to start the season with a 4-1 record Went 3-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2) with his two losses coming to nationally-ranked wrestlers Losses came to No. 6 Justin Oliver (C. Michigan) and No. 18 Zander Wick (Wisconsin) Posted a fourth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) with a 4-2 record NCAA qualifier at 149 pounds Third-place finish at the ACC Championships (3/4) with a 3-1 record Defeated No. 8 ranked Sam Speno of NCSU to lock up NCAA bid with third-place finish Posted a record on the season 149-pound champion at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the year Third-place finish at the Cleveland State Open (12/17) Champion at 149 pounds at the U.S. Collegiate Championships (2/19) Redshirt season Posted a record while competing unattached at four tournaments at 141 pounds Competed at the Clarion Open (11/1), Hokie Open (11/8),Mat Town Open (11/22), Nittany Lion Open (12/7), Southern Scuffle (1/1) and Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/16) Finished second at the Clarion Open, going 5-1 Finished in third place at the Mat Town Open, going 4-1 Finished in sevent place at the Nittany Lion Open, going 5-2 Hempfield Area High School Ranked No. 2 nationally at 138 pounds by InterMat and No. 6 by Flowrestling 2013 Pennsylvania Class AAA state champion at 120 Two-time state champion and four-time state placewinner Three-time Super 32 Challenge Champion (sixth wrestler to win 3+ titles in tournament history) Three-time FloNationals Champion KRIVUS BY THE NUMBERS * /1 1/1 4/ /0 4/0 6/ /1 1/1 10/1 Totals /1 5/1 16/1 *Redshirt season does not count toward career records HWT RS Junior Clifton, Va. Centreville HS 2018 NCAA Qualifier - Heavyweight NCAA qualifier at heavyweight with fifth-place finish at ACC Championships Posted a 9-19 record on the season with a 4-10 mark in dual matches Dual wins came against Gardner-Webb, Bloomsburg, Arizona State and Old Dominion Tallied 12 dual points for the Cavaliers on the season Went 2-2 at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) with wins over Matt Wagner (Air Force) and Andrew Piehl (Navy) Posted a record, moving up to heavyweight mid-season Finished third at the Clarion Open (11/6) to open the season at 197 pounds Moved to heavyweight prior to the Cavalier Duals (11/20) Finished third at the Wilkes Open (12/22) with a 4-1 mark Redshirt season Wrestled unattached at 184 and 197 pounds at five open tournaments Posted a record Competed at the Clarion Open (11/1), Hokie Open (11/8), Mat Town Open (11/22), Nittany Lion Open (12/7), Wilkes Open (12/28), F&M Open (12/30) and Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/16) Finished seventh at the Nittany Lion Open, posting a 4-2 record Centreville High School Two-time Virginia 6A state champion at 195 pounds, three-time state placer 2014 Runner-up Beast of the East (195 pounds) 2015 Runner-up NHSCA Senior Nationals (195 pounds ) and four-time NHSCA All-American Two-time Flo Nationals All-American (195 pounds) Two-time Virginia 6A Northern Region Outstanding Wrestler Two-time 1st team All-Met at 195 pounds (Washington Metropolitan area) Holds Centreville High School most career wins record at 169 Coached by John Belyea In football, was a three-year varsity starting middle linebacker and won Virginia 6A state football title in 2014 and was state runner-up in 2015 Two-time first-team Virginia 6A All-State Linebacker, and three-time 1st team Virginia 6A All-Conference Linebacker LOVE BY THE NUMBERS * /2 5/0 5/2 197/Hwt /1 2/2 3/6 Hwt /1 0/2 1/4 Totals /2 2/4 4/10 *Redshirt VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 9

10 SAM MARTINO CHANCE MCCLURE 141 RS Sophomore Colonial Heights, Va. McDonogh Posted a 7-18 record at 141 pounds, including a 4-10 mark in dual matches Posted his first dual win with a 2-0 decision over Nick Nasenbury of No. 4 Missouri Also posted dual wins against Bloomsburg (12/17), Fresno State (1/13) and No. 9 Virginia Tech (2/11) Tallied 15 dual points for the Cavaliers on the season Nine of his losses were decided by three points or fewer on the season Posted a record competing unattached at 149 in a redshirt season Fourth-place finish at the Mat Town Open (11/27) with a 4-2 record Went 3-1 in matches decided by fall Went 3-2 at the Wilkes Open (12/22) Fourth-place finish at the Franklin & Marshall Open Also finished fourth at the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial (1/14) McDonogh School Lettered four years at the McDonogh School Served as team captain as a senior Finished in fifth at the Beast of the East in 2016 Two-time All-Conference selection in Maryland Independent Athletics Association (MIAA) Two-time MIAA Conference Champion Three-time National Preps place winner Four-time State place winner Son of Chuck and Sandra Martino Has two brothers and a sister Co-founder of the Big Brother Club at McDonogh Served as dorm prefect as a senior at McDonogh MARTINO BY THE NUMBERS * /1 1/0 0/ /1 0/0 1/1 Totals /1 0/0 1/1 *Redshirt 184/197 RS Senior Commerce, Ga. Commerce HS Saw action in two weekends before his season was cut short due to injury Wrestled at 184 pounds, dropping down from 197 the previous season Posted two wins at the Clarion Open (11/5) before medically forfeiting his next two matches Wrestled against Kent State and No. 12 Rutgers at Journeymen Duals (11/11) Did not see action after the Journeymen Duals Wrestled at 197 pounds, posting a record Claimed the championship at the Clarion Open (11/6) to open the season Claimed the championship at the U.S. Collegiate Championship (2/19) Went 2-2 at the ACC Championships with decisions over John Rizzo (Pitt) and Luke Fairnaro (Duke) Also defeated both Fairnaro and Rizzo in the regular season meetings Redshirt season Wrestled at the NWCA Classic in an unattached capacity Posted a 4-2 record after wrestling at the Hokie Open (11/8) unattached Finished sixth at the Hokie Open Also competed at the Wolfpack Open Posted 8-10 record during freshman season at 197 Competed in UVa s dual with Ohio State, falling to national runner-up Kyle Snyder Took runner-up honors at Lock Haven Invitational (12/29) Also competed for UVa at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/5) in place of injured Zach Nye Commerce High School Four-time Georgia state champion Won state title at 189 pounds his freshman year, then won three straight 220 championships Posted record in high school Coached by Kendal Love at Commerce High Won Greco national championship at Fargo (2013) Named Freestyle All-American at Fargo (2013) Placed third at NHSCA Championship as freshman Also played football (linebacker/fullback) for four years Was all-state linebacker his junior and senior seasons and was named the region s Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 Was four-time all-region selection at linebacker Parents are Tracie and the late Chip McClure Father played football at West George; great uncle Red Barron, played football at Georgia Tech Has one sister, Sydney MCCLURE BY THE NUMBERS /1 0/0 0/ * /0 0/0 0/ /1 1/1 1/ /0 0/0 0/0 Totals /2 1/1 1/1 * Redshirt 10 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

11 QUINN MILLER JACK MUELLER HWT RS-Freshman Lilburn, Ga. Archer HS Redshirted while wrestling at heavyweight for the Cavaliers Posted a 13-9 record and competed in six open tournaments and Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) Wrestled at the Clarion Open (11/5), Wolfpack Open (11/19), Mat Town Open (11/26), Cleveland State Open (12/16), Appalachian Open (1/27) and the National Collegiate Open (2/25) Finished second at the National Collegiate Open (2/25) with a 4-1 record Went 7-3 in matches decided by bonus points, including three falls, two tech falls and two major decisions Westfield HS Four-year letterwinner at Archer High School under head coach Keith Jannett Posted a record at Archer High School No. 6 ranked wrestler at 220 pounds by InterMat No. 71 ranked wrestler overall by FloWrestling NHSCA Junior Nationals Runner-Up Two-time state champion at 220 pounds (2015, 2017) and one runner-up finish (2016) Also turned in a runner-up finish at 182 pounds in the state championships (2014) Dapper Dan winner Also lettered four years in football 2017 first-team selection at linebacker by the Georgia Sports Writers Association 2017 Archer High School Tiger Award winner and Male Athlete of the Year Set school records for tackles (364), tackles for loss (31) and sacks (15) Son of Perry and Dagney Miller Has two brothers, Jesse and Garrett Brother, Jesse, wrestled at Newberry College and Shorter University Two-year peer leader for church group working with special needs students Active in community outreach, including Imagine as a teen facilitator in grief support for children who have experienced the death of a family member MILLER BY THE NUMBERS * HWT /2 2/0 2/1 Totals /0 0/0 0/0 *Redshirt season does not count toward career records 133 Junior Dallas, Texas Trinity Christian 2017 All-American 2017 NCAA Sixth-Place Finish pounds 2018 NCAA Qualifier pounds NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds, bumping up a weight class from All-ACC selection at 133 pounds with a runner-up finish at the ACC Championships Posted a 3-2 record at the NCAA Championships, finishing one round shy of All-America honors Tallied a 24-7 record on the season, including an 8-2 mark in dual matches Missed time due to injury at the beginning of the season and end of the regular season Third-place finish at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2) with a 6-1 record Two wins over Austin DeSanto (Drexel) and a win over No. 11 Korbin Meyers (Edinboro) at Cliff Keen Champion at the Southern Scuffle (1/1-2) going 4-0 with three shutout wins on the way to the title 10-2 record in matches decided by bonus points with two falls, three tech falls and five major decisions Tallied 33 dual points NCAA Semifinalist at 125 pounds to earn All-America honors First freshman to earn All-America honors in Virginia program history Sixth-place finish at NCAA Championships after injury forced medical forfeit following semifinal match No. 10 seed at NCAA Championships, going 3-1 before injury forced his withdrawl Defeated No. 7 Sean Russell (Edinboro) and No. 2 Joey Dance (Va. Tech) on the way to the semifinals Posted a 27-5 record, including a 14-2 mark in dual matches National leader in technical falls with 12 Posted bonus-point wins in 19-of-27 victories, including 4-0 in falls and 12-0 in tech falls Went 4-1 in ACC dual matches to earn the No. 2 seed at ACC Champioships Third-place finisher at the ACC Championships 125-pound champion at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the season Runner-up at 125 pounds at the Southern Scuffle (1/2) Trinity Christian Academy Lettered three years at Trinity Christian Academy (2013, 2014, 2016) Lettered one year at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania (2015) Served as team captain in 2016 and named MVP Named Academy All-State selection in Dream Team Member that won 21-6 Four-time Prep National Champion Four-time Prep state champion Ranked No. 3 at 126 pounds by Flo Wrestling as a senior Ranked No. 13 by Flo Wrestling pound-for-pound Won the Freestyle Cadet Nationals Won the Freestyle Junior Nationals Son of Michael and Shelly Mueller Has three siblings Brother, Garrett, played rugby at Western State Brother, Keegan, wrestled at North Carolina Brother, McKenzie, played golf at Odessa Junior College MUELLER BY THE NUMBERS /0 12/0 3/ /0 3/0 5/2 Totals /0 15/0 8/4 * Redshirt VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 11

12 MICHAEL MURPHY 157 RS Sophomore Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Baylor School Wrestled at 157 pounds, competing in three open tournaments, four duals and the Southern Scuffle Went 2-2 at the Clarion Open (11/5) to open the season Posted his first dual win with a 4-0 decision over Brett Donner of No. 12 Rutgers (11/11) Also picked up a win by forfeit in a dual meet at Bloomsburg (12/17) Wrestled at the Clarion Open (11/5), Journeymen Northeast Classic (11/12) and Mat Town Open II (2/17) Also saw action in the dual against No. 4 Missouri (11/26), dropping his match with No. 2 Joey Lavallee Competed unattached at 149 pounds, posting an record in a redshirt season Saw action in eight open tournaments on the season Went 3-2 at the Wilkes Open (12/22) Went 2-2 at the Mat Town Open (11/27) and Franklin & Marshall Open (1/7) Baylor School Five-year letterwinner for head coach Ben Nelson at The Baylor School Four-time Tennessee state champion Team captain for the season Three-time Fargo All-American Finished third at National Preps in 2015 Finished fifth at 2015 KC Stampede Finished seventh at 2016 Senior National All-American Son of Pat and Mary Margaret Murphy MURPHY BY THE NUMBERS * 149/ /0 1/0 0/ /1 0/0 0/3 Totals /1 0/0 0/3 *Redshirt DREW PECK 184 Sophomore Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg HS Wrestled at 174 and 184 pounds for the Cavaliers Battled injury for most of the season on his way to a 6-7 record Opened the year at the Clarion Open (11/5) before injury forced him to miss the fall Returned to action at No. 6 NC State (1/16), bumping to 184 pounds Posted his first win in a dual match at Duke (2/3) with a 6-2 decision over Luke Farinaro Champion at the Mat Town Open II (2/17) with 5-0 record Chambersburg HS Four-year letterwinner under head coach Matt Mentzer at Chambersburg Career record of at Chambersburg HS with a school-record 61 pins Second in school history for wins Ranked as high as No. 10 nationally by WIN Magazine Two fourth-place finishes at the PIAA State Championships (2016, 2017) Two fourth-place finishes (2014, 2016) and a fifth-place finish (2015) at Beast of the East Twice finished second at Escape The Rock (2015, 2017) finished fifth (2016) and seventh (2014) Finished second (2014), third (2015) and sixth (2016) at the NHSCA Nationals Finished sixth (2015) and third (2016) at the Super 32 Son of David and Teri Peck Has an older brother, Dawson, and an older sister, Tessa Older brother, Dawson, wrestled at Maryland and was a 2014 NCAA qualifier Father, David, played football at Shippensburg University PECK BY THE NUMBERS HWT /0 0/1 2/3 Total /0 0/1 2/3 * Redshirt WILL SCHANY 174/184 RS Senior Blair, Neb. Blair HS 2018 NCAA Qualifier pounds NCAA qualifier at 174 pounds as an at-large selection to the tournament Posted an record, including an 8-6 record in dual matches Opened the season with eight straight wins, including the championship at the Clarion Open (11/5) Defeated No. 18 Devin Skatzka (Indiana) to claim the Clarion Open title Also defeated No. 18 Jordan Pagano of No. 12 Rutgers in a dual meet as part of that opening-streak Went 4-2 at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/1-2) Tallied 22 dual points for the Cavaliers on the season Graduated with a degree in Foreign Relations Third-place finisher at the ACC Championships at 184 pounds Posted a record on the season Fifth-place finish at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the season Went 4-0 in competition at the Virginia Duals (1/13-14) Finished third at the Edinboro Open (2/4) Claimed the championship at the U.S. Collegiate Championships (2/19) Went 3-1 for the third-place finish at the ACC Championships Posted a 9-13 record wresting at 184 pounds Wrestled in eight dual meets and three tournaments for the Cavaliers Went 3-5 in dual meets Advanced to day two at the Cliff Keen Invitational (12/4-12/5), going Redshirt season Went 6-4 while competing unattached at 184 in open tournaments Recorded four wins at Wolfpack Open (11/16) Blair High School Four-time state champion Set state record for takedowns Was first wrestler to earn a state championship at Blair HS Was Dave Schultz Award winner for state of Nebraska in 2014 Earned championship at NHSCA Junior Nationals in 2013 Two-time champion at Rocky Mountain Nationals Coached by Erich Warner at Blair HS Also was four-year letterwinner in golf and three-year letterwinner in football (linebacker) 12 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

13 Was an all-state honoree in in football and golf his senior year Placed 13th at state golf tournament his senior year Four-year member of school s honor roll Parents are Kelly and Carol Schany Has one brother, Jake, and one sister, Katelyn Brother plays football at Ohio University SCHANY BY THE NUMBERS * /1 1/0 1/ /1 1/0 1/ /1 0/0 6/ /2 0/1 4/1 Totals /4 1/1 11/9 * Redshirt ROBERT SCHERER HWT RS Sophomore Lower Burrell, Pa. Burrell HS Competed in five open tournaments and the Southern Scuffle at heavyweight Went 2-2 at the Clarion Open (11/5) to open the season Also went 2-2 at the Mat Town Open (11/26) Finished fifth at the Cleveland State Open (12/16) with a win over Jacob Parker of Pitt Posted a 6-11 record while competing unattached in a redshirt season Went 2-2 at the Clarion Open (11/6) to start the season Also went 2-2 at the Lock Haven Classic (12/29) Burrell High School Three-year letterwinner for head coach Josh Shields at Burrell High School Posted a career record 2015 WPIAL Champion and placed at Powerade Two-time PIAA State qualifier Three-time Valley News Dispatch All-Star selection Two-time Academic All-State first team selection Team captain Also lettered three years in football Two-time All-Conference selection at center and defensive end First two-time team captain in school history Son of Christian and Lisa Scherer Has three siblings, Nicole, Michael and Sydney Sister, Nicole, claimed the Pennsylvania state championship in 100m in track Member of the National Honor Society and graduated as salutatorian SCHERER BY THE NUMBERS * Hwt /4 0/2 0/0 Hwt /0 0/0 1/1 Totals /0 0/0 1/1 * Redshirt JACK WALSH 197 RS Sophomore Atlanta, Ga. Pace Academy Competed at four open tournaments and two duals at 184 pounds Wrestled at the Clarion Open (11/5), Journeymen Northeast Classic (11/12), Franklin & Marshall Classic (1/6) and the National Collegiate Open (2/25) Went 2-2 a the National Collegiate Open Posted a 5-12 record while competing unattached in a redshirt season Fourth-place finish at the Cyclone Open (12/4) with a 4-2 record Competed in six open tournaments on the season Pace Academy Lettered four years at Pace Academy Served as team captain all four years and four-time team MVP Placed four times in the state championships, finishing as high as second Holds the record for wins at Pace Academy Named a Prep Slam All-America Georgia champion at 195 pounds Also lettered four years in lacrosse and football, serving as team captain Helped lead pace to the 2015 state championship in football Named an All-Region selection as a linebacker Son of Leigh and Tim Walsh Has two siblings, a brother and a sister Volunteered with the Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption Center Volunteered with the Atlanta Food Bank WALSH BY THE NUMBERS * /0 1/5 2/ /4 0/2 0/3 Totals /4 0/2 0/3 * Redshirt VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 13

14 ALEX CRUZ BENYAMIN KAMALI 149 Freshman Orting, Wash. Orting HS Orting High School Four-time Washington State Champion Two-time All-State selection (2017, 2018) Fargo Nationals Runner-up Six-time Fargo All-American Ranked No. 8 at 132 pounds by FloWrestling Team captain as a senior in 2018 Two-time Academic State Champion Four-time letterwinner at Orting under head coach Jody Coleman Son of Brandon and Falicia Cruz Has two younger brothers, Apollo and Arcadius Has been active as a Junior League Wrestling Program Coach 125/133 Freshman Lansing, Mich. Detroit Catholic Detroit Catholic Central Three-time Michigan State Champion Ranked No. 8 at 120 pounds by InterMat 2017 FloNationals Champion Fargo Greco and Freestyle All-American 2016 FloNational Runner-up Helped lead Detroit Catholic Central to a No. 9 National Ranking by InterMat Son of Mehrdad Kamali and Farahnaz Zarifian Has two older brothers, Ali and Kamyab Ali wrestled at Olivet College while Kamyab currently wrestles for Olivet Volunteered with local homeless shelters in Michigan GRAY HART 141 Freshman Richmond, Va. St. Christopher s St. Christopher s School Third-place finish at Prep Nationals 2018 Prep Nationals All-American Two-time VISAA State Champion Four-time Virginia State Finalist Ranked No. 4 at 138 pounds by National Prep Wrestling Three-time letterwinner under Ross Gitomer at St. Christopher s School after transferring from Hanover HS Served as team captain in 2018 Also lettered in soccer Son of Ashley and David Hart Has two younger brothers, Luke and Will Father, David, wrestled at VMI Mother, Ashley, played basketball at Randolph-Macon Grandfather, Jack, played baseball for Hampden Sydney Uncle, John, boxed at VMI Active community volunteer at local animal shelters, church youth soccer coach for youngsters with disabilities and a summer wrestling camp counselor KRYSTIAN KINSEY 165 Freshman Havelock, N.C. Havelock HS Havelock High School 52-4 record as a senior 2018 NHSCAA State Championships Third Place Finish 2018 Coastal 3A Conference Wrestler of the Year 2017 Beast of the East Champion at 152 pounds Three-time NCHSAA state championship qualifier Served as team captain Son of Jonathan and Shamar Kinsey Has one sister, Olivia 14 VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK

15 VICTOR MARCELLI JUSTIN MCCOY 184 Freshman Massillon, Ohio Jackson HS Jackson High School 2018 Ohio State Champion Three-time state place-winner Two-time FloNationals All-American Six-time Fargo All-American Fila Cadet All-American Ranked No. 11 at 182 pounds by InterMat Son of Angela and Brian Marcelli Has two older sisters, Michaela and Marissa Sister, Marissa, played softball at Cleveland State Older brother, Lucas, wrestled at Case Western Reserve before his passing Active in Younglife through high school 157 Freshman New Paris, Pa. Chestnut Ridge Chestnut Ridge High School Four-time letterwinner under Greg Lazor Four-time PIAA State Place Winner 2018 Pennsylvania State Runner-Up 2017 Pennsylvania State Champion 2018 Runner-Up at FloNationals 2016 Fargo All-American Ranked No. 15 at 152 pounds by InterMat Served as team captain three years Also lettered in football and baseball Son of Greg and Diane McCoy Has three older sisters, Janelle, Brooke and Stefanie Janelle played softball at Saint Francis Stefanie played softball at Indiana (Pa.) Active as a counselor with youth wrestling camps PATRICK MCCORMICK 133 Freshman Poquoson, Va. Poquoson HS Poquoson High School Four-time Virginia State Champion Posted a record for his career and 84 pins 2016 and 2018 Daily PressWrestler of the Year Helped lead Poquoson to the 2018 state championship Team captain for three years (2016, 2017, 2018) Virginia recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Virginia 1A/2A Wrestler of the Year by the Virginia Chapter of National Wrestling Hall of Fame Son of Mike and Carrie McCormick Has two younger brothers, Cole and Ryan Father, Mike, wrestled for UVA ( ) Mother, Carrie, was a cheerleader at Maryland ROBERT PATRICK 174 Freshman Ligonier Valley, Pa. Ligonier Valley Ligonier Valley High School Four-time letterwinner under head coach Tom Brown Three-time Pennsylvania State Finalist Ranked No. 18 at 170 pounds by InterMat Set the school record for most wins with 145 Two-time NHSCA Runner-up Four-Time All-State selection by the Indiana Gazette Also lettered in Cross Country and Track Son of Bob and Cheryl Patrick Has two older brothers, Josh and Justin Has an older sister, Hannah, who runs track at Lehigh Brother, Justin, wrestles at SUNY VIRGINIA WRESTLING FACT BOOK 15