Thursday, January 7, 2010

STOP THE PRESSES: WRESTLING NEWS!!

*Buoyed by eight place-winners, Virginia led all ACC teams with a fifth-place finish in the Southern Scuffle, held Dec. 29-30 at Greensboro, N.C. The Cavaliers recorded 96.5 points, just one point outside of fourth place, held by No. 20 Edinboro. Fourth-ranked Chris Henrich notched UVa's top finish with a runner-up standing at 174 pounds. (Pictured is Mike Salopek who finished third in his division, T.A.H. owes his parents money. Just kidding.)

*Maryland scored a sixth-place finish in the Midlands Championships at Evanston, Ill., its best-ever finish in the prestigious tournament. Alex Krom won the individual championship at 141 pounds The Terps had three wrestlers place, as Steven Bell finished runner-up at 133 pounds and Hudson Taylor took fifth at 197 pounds.

*Three ACC teams remain among the Top 25 in the latest InterMat College rankings, with Maryland holding the No. 7 spot, Virginia at No. 18 and Virginia Tech at No. 24. Duke's Konrad Dudziak continues to hold the No. 1 ranking in the individual heavyweight division, while North Carolina's Scotton (157), Virginia's Henrich (174) and Maryland's Taylor (197) are all ranked fourth in their respective weight classes.

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