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    Alvarenga tabbed SoCon Wrestler of the Week

    SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- After capturing his second individual title of the season at the All-Academy Championships last Saturday, senior Sam Alvarenga has been named Southern Conference Wrestler of the Week, as announced by the League office on Wednesday afternoon. Alvarenga becomes the second VMI grappler to be so honored in as many weeks, after classmate Scott Buhman earned the award last week.

    Alvarenga (Springfield, Va./Thomas Edison) went 3-0 in the 149 lb. weight class to capture the first All-Academy Championship of his career. On Saturday, Alvarenga first pinned Merchant Marine's Matt Dolby in 3:47 before scoring a major decision against Coast Guard's Bryan Radik (15-7). In the championship, Alvarenga defeated Navy's Joel Ahern for the second time this season, this time by a 7-2 count.

    Earlier this season, Alvarenga won the 149 lb. weight class of the Nittany Lion Open, and was ranked as high as 18th at 149 in the Intermat Rankings thanks to a 15-match win streak.

    With a 28-5 record this season, Alvarenga leads the team in wins, while only two more wins would make him the fourth VMI wrestler to post multiple 30-win seasons at the Institute. Two more wins would also move him into fifth-place in career wins at VMI, as he currently sports a 106-42 overall mark.

    Alvarenga and the VMI wrestling team returns to the mats on Friday night, as they travel to Harrisonburg to take on James Madison in a 7 p.m. match. Just two days later, the Keydets square off with Southern Conference foe Chattanooga on the road at 2 p.m.

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