A fair amount of turnover from last year with 4 new starters (3 being transfers).
125 – Norstrem (So)
A NCAA qualifier last year with a 12-16 season record. I’m not sure how he qualified (0-2 in the ACC tourney), but he did and got a win so good for him, going 1-2 in the tournament.
133 – Myers (Jr)
A transfer from Edinboro going 1-2 last year in the tournament (from the 14 seed). Myers takes over for Gustafson who went 1-2 (from the 9 seed) for VT last year.
141 – Moore (So)
Moore had a 20-11 season record and went 1-2 in the tournament last year (unseeded).
149 – Blees (Sr)
A past transfer from Oklahoma State, Blees went 23-9 for VT last year and 1-2 in the tournament (from the 12 seed).
157 – Mekhi Lewis (Fr)
He will most likely take over the starting spot from LaPrade (So) who went 12-12 last year and did not qualify for the tournament. (LaPrade had replaced an injured Solomon Chishko, a 2 time AA who went 6th @141 in 2016 and 6th @149 in 2017. Per Flo, Chishko will not be wrestling this year.) Lewis had a busy redshirt freshman year going 28-2 in open tournaments @165. His 2 loses were both against Marstellar.
165 – McFadden (Jr)
Two-time AA McFadden is back, coming off a 5th place finish last year (from the 2 seed). He finished 6th as a true freshman in 2016.
174 – Bolen (So)
Bolen qualified as a true freshman going 0-2 in the tournament (20-12 season record). Cody Hughes (Jr) also returns and could be in the mix here (he made some starts @174 last year and had a 17-14 season record).
184 – Zavatsky (Sr)
Zavatsky returns for his final season at VT. He is a 3-time qualifier and 1-time AA, finishing 6th last year from the 6 seed (1-2 in 2017, 2-2 in 2016).
197 – Sleigh (Sr)
A 2-time qualifier transfers in from Bucknell (0-2 @197 in 2017, 2-2 @184 in 2016). Sleigh takes over for 3-time AA Jared Haught (2nd in 2018, 4th in 2017, 6th in 2016, 1-2 in 2015).
H – Miller (Sr)
Three-time qualifier Billy Miller transfers in from Edinboro (2-2 in 2018 from the 13 seed, 1-2 in 2017, 1-2 in 2016). He replaces Andrew Dunn (who transferred out). Dunn went 1-2 in the tournament last year for VT (19-15 season record).
Virginia Tech returns 2 AAs (McFadden, Zavatsky) and loses 1 (Haught). Sleigh is not likely to replace Haught’s points but VT has some upside potential at Heavy and 157 compared to last year. I would expect a similar finish to last year (8th/47.5 points).
125 – Norstrem (So)
A NCAA qualifier last year with a 12-16 season record. I’m not sure how he qualified (0-2 in the ACC tourney), but he did and got a win so good for him, going 1-2 in the tournament.
133 – Myers (Jr)
A transfer from Edinboro going 1-2 last year in the tournament (from the 14 seed). Myers takes over for Gustafson who went 1-2 (from the 9 seed) for VT last year.
141 – Moore (So)
Moore had a 20-11 season record and went 1-2 in the tournament last year (unseeded).
149 – Blees (Sr)
A past transfer from Oklahoma State, Blees went 23-9 for VT last year and 1-2 in the tournament (from the 12 seed).
157 – Mekhi Lewis (Fr)
He will most likely take over the starting spot from LaPrade (So) who went 12-12 last year and did not qualify for the tournament. (LaPrade had replaced an injured Solomon Chishko, a 2 time AA who went 6th @141 in 2016 and 6th @149 in 2017. Per Flo, Chishko will not be wrestling this year.) Lewis had a busy redshirt freshman year going 28-2 in open tournaments @165. His 2 loses were both against Marstellar.
165 – McFadden (Jr)
Two-time AA McFadden is back, coming off a 5th place finish last year (from the 2 seed). He finished 6th as a true freshman in 2016.
174 – Bolen (So)
Bolen qualified as a true freshman going 0-2 in the tournament (20-12 season record). Cody Hughes (Jr) also returns and could be in the mix here (he made some starts @174 last year and had a 17-14 season record).
184 – Zavatsky (Sr)
Zavatsky returns for his final season at VT. He is a 3-time qualifier and 1-time AA, finishing 6th last year from the 6 seed (1-2 in 2017, 2-2 in 2016).
197 – Sleigh (Sr)
A 2-time qualifier transfers in from Bucknell (0-2 @197 in 2017, 2-2 @184 in 2016). Sleigh takes over for 3-time AA Jared Haught (2nd in 2018, 4th in 2017, 6th in 2016, 1-2 in 2015).
H – Miller (Sr)
Three-time qualifier Billy Miller transfers in from Edinboro (2-2 in 2018 from the 13 seed, 1-2 in 2017, 1-2 in 2016). He replaces Andrew Dunn (who transferred out). Dunn went 1-2 in the tournament last year for VT (19-15 season record).
Virginia Tech returns 2 AAs (McFadden, Zavatsky) and loses 1 (Haught). Sleigh is not likely to replace Haught’s points but VT has some upside potential at Heavy and 157 compared to last year. I would expect a similar finish to last year (8th/47.5 points).
