The 285-pound field continues to feature high-level wrestlers with high-level credentials. Six of eight All-Americans from the 2024 NCAA Championships return this season.
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Below is a partial list of NCAA D1 middleweight wrestlers (149, 157, 165, 174) returning and will contest for a varsity spot after at least a one-year interval.
Sep 23
Virginia Tech fell eight points short of North Carolina State in the Feb. 23 dual meet season finale, but the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Championships provides the Hokies with an opportunity to put an end to the Wolfpack’s five-year tournament reign.
Mar 6
It's a top 10 dual for the ACC regular season championship. #9 Virginia Tech takes on #5 NC State inside a hostile, sold-out Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina!
Feb 23
NC State will play host to Virginia Tech on Friday, February 23 at 7:00 pm (ET) with the ACC dual title on the line. This incredible rivalry has the potential to feature 19 ranked wrestlers with amazing head-to-head matchups throughout. You can watch this dual on ESPN + but before it goes down, check out the probable lineups and a full preview with predictions for the dual in the below article.
Feb 21
Things can change quickly when you’re wrestling, and Virginia Tech’s Cooper Flynn learned that plans can be altered just as rapidly even when you’re not.
Feb 7
As one of just three college wrestling teams that hold the same spot in Flo’s dual meet rankings and team tournament ratings, Virginia Tech may well be — in the paraphrased words of former New York Giants football coach Bill Parcells — what its record says it is.
Jan 25
Virginia Tech and Missouri are set to wrestle the first big dual of 2024 on Tuesday, January 2 at 6:30 pm (ET). Check out the below article for a full preview of the dual along with predictions for every match.
Dec 29, 2023
The kid’s only a sophomore but his name has been in the rankings and in the news for so long that one could believe he’s a senior.
Dec 27, 2023
The 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is currently underway with over half of the country's ranked wrestlers in the field. With so much talent in one tournament, we're keeping track of all of the upsets in the below article.
Dec 2, 2023
The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational has been packed with landscape shifting upsets. One of the most recent, and perhaps the unexpected, occurred in the semifinals at 165 lbs when Cornell's two-time round-of-12 finisher Julian Ramirez took out Iowa State NCAA champion David Carr.
The 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational is underway. Full brackets and match archives can be found on FloArena. Quarterfinals will be wrestled Friday night with semis and finals occurring Saturday. You can find the full detailed schedule HERE.
Dec 1, 2023
Lorenzo Norman was a bit of an unknown at the NCAA level entering the 2023 CKLV. That changed when Norman, who entered the tournament with a 1-0 record, beat high-powered Oklahoma State freshman Brayden Thompson in his opening bout and followed that up with a 4-2 victory over 2021 NCAA champion Shane Griffith.
Bryce Andonian vs Meyer Shapiro may have been the most anticipated second-round match in the history of the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational. Andonian, seeded #3, is a two-time All-American for Virginia Tech, while Shapiro, seeded #14, is a promising true freshman and the winner of two age-level World Championships.
The best regular season college tournament of the year is here! We've compiled all the best matches for you in one convenient place here in this article. Refresh it throughout Friday and Saturday to stay on top of all the craziest matches.