ACC Weekly Recap (1/30/2024)

We had an exciting opening week of ACC action on Friday. While the team scores went as expected, there were some big individual upsets. We saw several wrestlers return to the lineup after being out with injuries and making an immediate impact. It seems that most teams have settled on a lineup for the rest of the season, but we will see a few wrinkles be thrown in along the way to spice it up a little (I love the rule allowing five dates for true freshmen…).

All three duals on Friday were lopsided affairs but left us with a lot of good takeaways. 

1. NC State and Virginia Tech are the early favorites for the dual title.

The Wolfpack traveled to Pitt and took eight of ten bouts; their only losses were upsets at 141 and 184. The Hokies hosted the Tar Heels and after losing the opening match in sudden victory, they reeled off nine straight wins. Thankfully the ACC scheduling is better this year and their dual will be the final match instead of the opening dual as it was last year.

2. 141 is bonkers. 

#27 Cole Matthews beat #4 Ryan Jack. #17 Tom Crook beat #5 Lachlan McNeil. Jack Gioffre has been in and out of the rankings this year and has the potential to hang with any of these guys. Jack and McNeil will meet this week. I have no idea how this is going to shake out in dual matchups, but suffice to say, that the ACC tournament is going to be fire at 141. 

3. Virginia looks rejuvenated with five (?!?!) starters back in the lineup after returning from injury.

The Hoos have dealt with a wild run of injuries but returned half of their lineup in time for ACC duals. Those five were a combined 7-1 on the weekend. They shut out Duke 45-0 in a dominant showing on Friday and dispatched American 36-6 on Sunday. The Cavaliers will face a much tougher test when they host Virginia Tech on Friday, but I’m glad to see them healthy and getting back on track.

4. Do we learn anything from early upsets?

There were a lot of upsets on paper, I’m interested to see how those line up over the next four weeks. The Wolfpack will have a tough choice to make at 125 between Jarrett Trombley and Jakob Camacho. 
 

125: Jarrett Trombley over #31 Colton Camacho
141: #27 Cole Matthews over #4 Ryan Jack
        #14 Tom Crook over #5 Lachlan McNeil
165: #16 Derek Fields over #14 Holden Heller
174: #31 Alex Faison over #17 Luca Augustine
184: #12 Reece Heller over #7 Dylan Fishback
197: #26 Andy Smith over #19 Max Shaw

Virginia 45 Duke 0

125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) tech Logan Agin (Duke)  18-0
133 - Marlon Yarbrough (Virginia) tech Raymond Adams (Duke)  20-5
141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) fall Christian Colman (Duke)  2:48
149 - Michael Gioffre (Virginia) tech Sean O’Donnell (Duke)  23-5
157 - Nick Sanko (Virginia) maj Logan Ferraro (Duke)  11-1
165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) maj Gaetano Console (Duke)  14-5
174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) tech David Hussey (Duke)  18-2
184 - Griffin Gammel (Virginia) dec Conor Becker (Duke)  4-2
197 - Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) tech Kwasi Bonsu (Duke)  18-2
285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) dec Connor Barket (Duke)  12-8

NC State 31 Pittsburgh 6

125 - Jarrett Trombley (NC State) maj Colton Camacho (Pittsburgh)  14-4
133 - Kai Orine (NC State) maj Vince Santaniello (Pittsburgh)  10-1
141 - Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh) dec Ryan Jack (NC State)  15-10
149 - Jackson Arrington (NC State) dec Finn Solomon (Pittsburgh)  4-2
157 - Ed Scott (NC State) maj Jared Keslar (Pittsburgh)  16-3
165 - Derek Fields (NC State) dec Holden Heller (Pittsburgh)  7-1
174 - Alex Faison (NC State) dec Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh)  7-5
184 - Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) dec Dylan Fishback (NC State)  4-3
197 - Trent Hidlay (NC State) tech Mac Stout (Pittsburgh)  20-4
285 - Owen Trephan (NC State) tech Geoff Magin (Pittsburgh)  20-4

Virginia Tech 33 North Carolina 3

125 - Cooper Flynn (Virginia Tech) dec Spencer Moore (North Carolina)  4-2
133 - Sam Latona (Virginia Tech) tech Jace Palmer (North Carolina)  19-3
141 - Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) dec Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)  5-4
149 - Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) tech Wil Guida (North Carolina)  19-3
157 - Clayton Ulrey (Virginia Tech) dec Sonny Santiago (North Carolina)  4-1
165 - Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) dec Isaias Estrada (North Carolina)  4-2
174 - Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) maj Tyler Eischens (North Carolina)  11-3
184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec TJ Stewart (Virginia Tech)  11-8 SV
197 - Andy Smith (Virginia Tech) dec Max Shaw (North Carolina)  4-2
285 - Hunter Catka (Virginia Tech) maj Cade Lautt (North Carolina)  14-5

Virginia 36 American 6

125 - Kyle Montaperto (Virginia) tech Shamil Kalmatov (American)  15-0
133 - Gable Porter (Virginia) dec Max Leete (American)  4-1
141 - Jack Gioffre (Virginia) tech Cael McIntyre (American)  20-5
149 - Jack Nies (American) dec Michael Gioffre (Virginia)  5-4
157 - Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) tech Ryan Zimmerman (American)  23-4
165 - Nick Hamilton (Virginia) maj Breon Phifer (American)  12-2
174 - Justin McCoy (Virginia) tech Mervin Mancia (American)  15-0
184 - Lucas White (American) dec Griffin Gammell (Virginia)  12-7
197 - Krystian Kinsey (Virginia) tech Caleb Beaty (American)  21-4
285 - Ryan Catka (Virginia) maj Will Jarrell (American)  14-6

North Carolina 20 Navy 17

125 - Spencer Moore (North Carolina) tech Hayden Benter (Navy)  19-4
133 - Brendan Ferretti (Navy) dec Jace Palmer (North Carolina)  8-5
141 - Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec Josh Koderhandt (Navy)  9-6
149 - Kaemen Smith (Navy) dec Wil Guida (North Carolina)  13-9
157 - Sonny Santiago (North Carolina) dec Jonathan Ley (Navy)  4-2
165 - Andrew Cerniglia (Navy) fall Isaias Estrada (North Carolina)  :42
174 - Tyler Eischens (North Carolina) dec Danny Wask (Navy)  15-12 SV
184 - Gavin Kane (North Carolina) dec David Key (Navy)  9-6
197 - Max Shaw (North Carolina) dec Daniel Williams (Navy)  5-3
285 - Grady Griess (Navy) tech Cade Lautt (North Carolina)  17-2