Go Hokies

I know some of you will laugh at my post, but I think my Hokies could get to the podium: 125 Ventresca- previous AA 133- McGonagle- decent chance at AA 141- Latona- 2x AA 149- Henson- Champ 157- Hipolito- could go 2-2 at big meet, very dangerous like Andonian 165- Brady/Amine- 174- Wolak- AA 184- Stewart- AA as a freshman 197 Sasso/Smith- possible AA 285- Catka/Mullen The ceiling for this lineup is probably a finalist and 7 other AA. Is that enough to hit the podium???

125- DeAugustino 133- Chlebove 141- Matthews 149- Abas 157- Mauller 165- Fish 174- Mocco 184- Rogotzke 197- Stemmett 285- Pitzer Go Hokies!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been around Virginia high school wrestling for 52 years, lol. My father was a very successful coach from 1968-1993. Here would be some of my candidates during my lifetime. Obviously, Coach Simon would be the best ever from Virginia: Best High Schooler- Jody Staylor- I do believe that Jody was a 3 or 4 time state champ. Cannot remember if he was at Great Bridge as a Freshman. I believe Jody won multiple gold medals in Fargo and was a NCAA finalist as a true freshman at UNC. Best Collegian: You could split hairs here.......Bubba, Carl Perry, Byron Tucker. If I had to give one name, it would be Bubba based on his resume.

I was a three year starter at Virginia Tech. I had the pleasure/displeasure of Kevin Dresser being our GA, lol. With me being a 134/142 lber, Coach Dresser beat the crap out of me everyday for one year. On a serious note, Coach Dresser is a great man and did apologize years later for the "lessons" he taught me, lol. I grew up in the Hampton Roads area, it was a very good area for high school wrestling in the 70s/80s/90s.