Ohio (8-8) and Virginia Tech will battle it out Saturday at the Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., starting at 2 p.m. Heading into a Thursday night dual against North Carolina, the Hokies are 0-13 this season but are led by two nationally ranked competitors - ninth-ranked Mike Faust (26-6) at heavyweight and 16th-ranked David Hoffman (22-6) at 141 pounds.
The Bobcats will then travel to Memorial Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Va., to face James Madison at noon and host Virginia at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. Senior heavyweight Chris Cvitan leads the JMU Dukes (4-10) with a 20-3 record this season. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, are 7-4 going into a Friday night dual at Old Dominion. They are led by 133-pounder Eric Albright (22-7) and 197-pounder Brent Jones (18-7).
"Virginia and Virginia Tech are generally pretty good but the Hokies are down a little bit and are having a rough year," said Ohio head coach Joel Greenlee, who holds a career record of 97-68-4 in dual meets. "Our goal is just to wrestle every match the same. As you get better, you get a little more consistent in what you do and you do it each and every time out."
The Bobcats defeated Virginia 18-15 in the opening round of the Virginia Duals last season and lost a home dual to Virginia Tech by a 24-12 score four weeks later. Ohio and James Madison have never faced each other on the mats.
Complete results of all three Bobcat dual meets will be posted at ohiobobcats.com as soon as they become available.
Ohio's tentative lineup for this weekend:
125 - Caleb Metcalf (16-12)
133 - Terry Jackson (10-7)
141 - Albert Madsen (7-9) or Frank Brown (6-6)
149 - Aaron Gomoll (11-15)
157 - Jake Frerichs (10-5) or Mike Grandominico (2-8)
165 - Kent Smith (5-15)
174 - Ryan Knapp (15-15)
184 - Brian Cesear (18-11)
197 - Nick Terbay (12-9) or Larry Reichard (10-7)
HWT - Marcus Adelman (9-6)
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