For back-to-back weeks, Mountaineer grapplers have earned wrestler of the week honors from the conference office as redshirt junior #22 Austin Trotman (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) was named wrestler of the week last week. This marks consecutive seasons that Trotman and Blevins have shared the honor behind each other. Last season, Trotman was tabbed wrestler of the week on Jan. 20 and Blevins followed the week after and received the nod on Jan. 27.
Blevins, who comes into the week ranked at #17, earns the award after he tallied a match-changing 2-0 decision at 165 against UNC’s Thomas Scotton, who was ranked #15. The win gave the Apps a 12-11 advantage after the match was a back and forth effort by both teams. The dual eventually ended in a 19-19 tie.
With his decision, Blevins currently carries a team-high 28 victories on the season against seven defeats and needs two wins to join the most wins in a season list. He has 74 career wins and needs just eight wins to become a member of the career wins list.
The Mountaineers clash tonight at 7 p.m. in a SoCon match at defending SoCon Tournament champion UNCG.
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