What to Watch in Week 2 in the ACC?

We have another full weekend on tap in ACC country with a good split between duals and tournaments. Let’s take a look at a few things to keep your eyes on this weekend. 

Big Dual Weekend for #15 Stanford 

Being a west coast school in a sport that is midwest/east coast dominated provides scheduling challenges. Being a Pacific coast school in the ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE provides its own logistical nightmares. The Cardinal squad does well with scheduling multiple events when they make bigger road trips, this weekend is no exception. They are making a trip to Iowa this weekend and will see #8 Iowa State and #2 Iowa. 

#8 Iowa State

125 #10 Nico Provo v Osmany Diversent 

133 #23 Tyler Knox v #5 Evan Frost

141 #32 Jason Miranda v #12 Casey Swiderski

149 #12 Jaden Abas v #7 Anthony Echemendia

157 Grigor Chalokyan v #11 Paniro Johnson

165 #7 Hunter Garvin v #10 MJ Gaitan

174 #17 Lorenzo Norman v Aiden Riggins

184 #27 Luke Duthie v #16 Evan Bockman

197 #17 Nick Stemmet v #32 Christian Carroll

285 Jackson Mankowski v #6 Yonger Bastida

#2 Iowa 

125 #10 Nico Provo v #31 Kale Peterson

133 #23 Tyler Knox v #7 Drake Ayala

141 #32 Jason Miranda v #31 Ryder Block

149 #12 Jaden Abas v #4 Kyle Parco

157 Grigor Chalokyan v #1 Jacori Teemer

165 #7 Hunter Garvin v #2 Michael Caliendo 

174 #17 Lorenzo Norman v #6 Nelson Brands

184 #27 Luke Duthie v #9 Gabe Arnold 

197 #17 Nick Stemmet v #2 Stephen Buchanan 

285 Jackson Mankowski v #11 Ben Keuter 

Throwdown on the Yorktown

Virginia will head south to Charleston, South Carolina for a non-traditional dual setting on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown. The Hoos will look to continue their hot dual start against The Citadel and Gardner-Webb. The event is the brainchild of SOCON official and SC House of Representatives member Neil Collins. The matches will take place on the flight deck of the WWII aircraft that is moored in Charleston Harbor. The event will feature both women’s and men’s duals and should be a pretty awesome evening of wrestling. The biggest thing to watch for the Hoos is the lineup at the lower weights - I’ve told you there will be some fluctuations throughout the semester as they figure out their optimal lineup. I’m listing the starters from last week, but don’t be surprised if you see appearances from Marlon Yarbrough (#21 at 141) and Jack Gioffre. I’m also keeping an eye on Rocco Contino at 174; I’ve been super impressed by what I’ve seen from him this year.

 

The Citadel

125 Keyveon Roller v Gylon Sims

133 #33 Gable Porter v George Rosas

141 Kyren Butler v Thomas Termini

149 Erik Roggie v Jacob Silka

157 Michael Gioffre v Hayden Watson

165 #12 Nick Hamilton v Thomas Snipes

174 Rocco Contino v Benjamin Haubert

184 Hadyn Danals v #28 Billy Danzer

197 Max Shulaw v #28 Patrick Brophy

285 Gabe Christensen v Adam Ortega

Gardner-Webb 

125 Keyveon Roller v Tyson Lane

133 #33 Gable Porter v TK Davis

141 Kyren Butler v #33 Todd Carter 

149 Erik Roggie v Joseph Giordano

157 Michael Gioffre v Drew Pepin

165 #12 Nick Hamilton v Tyler Brignola

174 Rocco Contino v Andrew Wilson

184 Hadyn Danals v Brixan Burgess 

197 Max Shulaw v Joshua McCutchen

285 Gabe Christensen v Peyton McComas

Journeymen

Several squads will make their way to Bethlehem, PA for the Journeymen Wranglemania on Saturday and the Collegiate Classic on Sunday. Duke will face LIU and Rutgers in the early rounds and NC State will square off with Campbell in the final round of duals. Keep an eye on the upper weights for the Duke duals. Vincent Lee and Connor Barket will both face some tough tests, especially against Rutgers. 

The NC State versus Campbell dual has some sneaky good matches to keep up with. The highlight will be a top-10 showdown at 285 between All-American Taye Ghadiali and Isaac Trumble.

#8 NC State v Campbell

125 #7 Jakob Camacho v #27 Anthony Molton

133 Jacob Cox v #22 Dom Zaccone

141 #6 Kai Orine v #30 Shannon Hanna

149 Koy Buesgens v Eugene Harney

157 #6 Ed Scott v Seth Larson

165 #21 Derek Fields v Kendrick Hodge

174 #24 Matt Singleton v #25 Dom Baker

184 #10 Dylan Fishback v Cole Rees

197 #27 Christian Knop v #19 Levi Hopkins

285 #10 Isaac Trumble v #7 Taye Ghadiali 

The Sunday pools at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic are always top tier. There is some stout competition this year, but we won’t know specific matchups until this weekend. Duke and NC State will participate, as will Pittsburgh. There are multiple top-20 teams that are sending wrestlers including Cornell, Illinois, Lehigh and Arizona State. Keep an eye on the InterMat socials for pool breakdowns when they are announced. 

Sunday Duals

North Carolina will look to build on their strong start at the Southeast Open when they travel to Annapolis on Saturday for duals against Drexel and Navy. 
 

Navy

125 #26 Spencer Moore v Nick Treaster

133 #17 Ethan Oakley v Brendan Ferretti

141 Jayden Scott v #9 Josh Koderhandt

149 #6 Lachlan McNeil v Kaemen Smith

157 #26 Sonny Santiago v Jonathan Ley

165 Nick Fea v Tyler Sagi

174 #11 Josh Ogunsanya v #22 Danny Wask 

184 #22 Gavin Kane v Zyan Hall 

197 Cade Lautt v Payton Thomas

285 #33 Aydin Guttridge v Alistair Larson

Drexel

125 #26 Spencer Moore v Desmond Pleasant

133 #17 Ethan Oakley v Kyle Waterman

141 Jayden Scott v Malachi Bordovski

149 #6 Lachlan McNeil v Dominic Findora 

157 #26 Sonny Santiago v Luke Nichter

165 Nick Fea v #31 Cody Walsh 

174 #11 Josh Ogunsanya v Jasiah Queen

184 #22 Gavin Kane v #32 Guiseppe Hoose 

197 Cade Lautt v #21 Michael O’Malley

285 #33 Aydin Guttridge v Shane Whitney 

Mountaineer Invite

The Hokies will send a limited squad across the mountains to West Virginia for the Mountaineer Invite. They won’t have their full starting lineup, but expect some familiar faces getting some mat time in Morgantown.