Virginia closes regular season
By Zack Bartee | February 16, 2012The No. 21 Virginia wrestling team returns home Sunday to close out its stellar regular season with a pair of dual matches against in-state foes, No.
The No. 21 Virginia wrestling team returns home Sunday to close out its stellar regular season with a pair of dual matches against in-state foes, No.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team took to the road Saturday for the first time since its Jan. 13 defeat of N.C.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling team travels to Boone, N.C. tomorrow to face Appalachian State (10-3, 4-0 SoCon) with the goal of winning its seventh consecutive dual meet. The last time Virginia (8-1, 4-1 ACC) took to the mat, the Cavaliers defeated a scrappy Rutgers squad 24-12 even while wrestling without two of their nationally ranked stalwarts, No.
Virginia sophomore Gus Sako earned the title of ACC Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career after upsetting Rutgers No.
The No. 20 Virginia wrestling squad looks to capture its sixth straight win as it takes the mat against Rutgers at Memorial Gymnasium tomorrow.
Virginia head coach Steve Garland fist-pumped his way across the mat at Memorial Gymnasium in a defining moment Sunday as the No.
[caption id="attachment_49226" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="In just his second match since returning from injury, redshirt freshman Derek Papagianopoulos will take on No.
[caption id="attachment_49115" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="In his first contest since being sidelined as a result of injury, No.
The red-hot Virginia wrestling team, coming off a sixth-place finish at the Southern Scuffle and a 33-12 win against N.C.
[caption id="attachment_48764" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior Ryan Malo will see action this weekend as coach Steve Garland plans to adjust his lineup and play less experienced wrestlers.
The Big Ten claimed its third consecutive victory in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge as eight of its 12 teams bested their respective ACC opponents.
[caption id="attachment_48513" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt sophomore Jon Fausey drew raucous applause from the 1,652 fans at John Paul Jones Arena and rave reviews from coach Steve Garland after recording a dominating 11-3 major decision win against Virginia Tech.
After another dominant performance last weekend at the Wolfpack Open, the Virginia wrestling team looks to perpetuate its early season success this weekend as it travels to Ithaca, N.Y.
[caption id="attachment_48234" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior Matt Snyder kicked off his 2011-12 season with four individual victories at last weekend's Wolfpack Open.
[caption id="attachment_48040" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Redshirt senior Nick Nelson, who ranks No.
[caption id="attachment_47909" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt senior Matt Nelson, who remained sidelined with concussion symptoms during his first three seasons at Virginia, victoriously pinned both of his opponents during his return to the mat.
As the No. 17 Virginia wrestling team prepares for tomorrow's season opening tri-meet against Campbell and Anderson, coach Steve Garland's approach to a brand new regular season ultimately remains unchanged. "The regular season is always a means to an end," Garland said.
[caption id="attachment_47619" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redshirt junior Matt Snyder headlines the corps of eight starters that Virginia will return this season.
[caption id="attachment_42081" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="With a sixth place finish at last weekend's NCAA Championship meet, senior Chris Henrich became the first wrestler in program history to collect three All-America titles.