Virginia
Last season, Virginia competed in 22, yes 22, duals going 12-10 (1-4 in the ACC) as they attended the Journeyman, South Beach and Virginia Duals. Their biggest wins came against Arizona State, Lock Haven and Utah Valley. Virginia didn't wrestle against Rutgers. In addition to the duals, the Cavaliers went to Cliff Keen, placing 16th. Virginia finished dead last (6th) at the ACC Championship but still qualified four wrestlers to the NCAAs. Almost completely on the strength of Jack Mueller's runner up finish, Virginia finished 23rd (20.5 points) at the NCAA Championship.
Virginia has a lighter dual schedule this season. In addition to their 5 ACC duals, the Cavaliers matchup with Southern Virginia, Maryland, ASU, LIU Post, Chattanooga and VMI. They will also be again be at the Virginia Duals. For tournaments, the Keystone Classic, Cliff Keen and Midlands are on their slate. Virginia should see improvement this year with Courtney and Love back from injury and Hayes settling in at 133.
125
Jack Mueller (Sr) <Trinity Christian, TX>
Mueller burned his redshirt last December to replace Louie Hayes at 125 who moved up to take over 133 after Brian Courtney’s injury. Mueller went on a tear, winning 20 straight matches (17 by bonus) and the ACC Championship before running into Spencer Lee in the 125 NCAA Championship match. He didn’t really face top competition until the NCAA championship where he had big wins against 4 seed Ronnie Bresser (Ore St) and 1 seed Sebastian Rivera (NW). <Bonus: 77.3%, RPI: .676>
133
Louie Hayes (Jr) <Carl Sandburg, IL>
Hayes was 7-2 at 125 with a couple of wins against NCAA qualifiers before moving up to 133. At 133, Hayes went 11-11 and was unable to qualify for the NCAAs, going 0-2 at the ACC Championship. <Bonus: 41.9%, RPI: .567>
141
Brian Courtney (Fr) <Athens Area, PA>
Courtney was 8-3 last season at 133 before his injury. He was 1-2 against NCAA qualifiers.
149
Samuel Krivus (Sr) <Hempfield Area, PA>
Krivus is moving up from 141 where he went 16-12 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship last season. Krivus did have several high-level wins at the beginning of last season, defeating Chad Red (Neb), Sam Turner (Wyo) twice, and Nicholas Gil (Navy). <Bonus: 21.4%, RPI: .592>
Last season, Michael Murphy (Jr) was the starter at 149 and went 12-14 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship. He didn’t have any wins against NCAA qualifiers.
157
Justin McCoy (Fr) <Chestnut Ridge, PA>
McCoy had a solid redshirt season going 25-3. His three losses were to Jacori Teemer (ASU), Vean Barczak (Drex) and Hunter Ladnier (Harv). He didn’t wrestle any NCAA qualifiers.
Last season, Jake Keating was the starter as a true sophomore at 157 and went 17-13 and didn’t qualify for the NCAA Championship (5th at ACC – 4 allocations). He had several wins against NCAA qualifiers, including against eventual AA Christian Pagdilao (ASU).
165
Cam Coy (So) <Penn Trafford, PA>
Coy is looking to improve upon last season where he went 0-2 at the NCAA Championship from the 25 seed. Coy went 19-16 overall and grabbed the last automatic allocation, placing 4th at the ACC Championship. <Bonus: 20.0%, RPI: .597>
174
Victor Marcelli (Fr) <Jackson, OH>
Marcelli went 21-6 during his redshirt season at 184. He was 0-1 against NCAA qualifiers (Tanner Harvey) and had a couple of losses to Trent Hidlay (NCSt).
Last season, Robert Patrick (So) went 9-19 as the starter, 0-2 at the ACC Championship. His biggest win came against Andrew Berreyesa (Corn).
184
Tyler Love (Sr) <Centreville, VA>
Last season, Tyler Love wrestled up at Heavyweight going 13-10 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship. He’ll be trying to qualify for the NCAA Championship for a second time at his more natural weight class this season (he actually qualified as a heavyweight in 2018).
Last season, outgoing senior Will Schany qualified for the NCAA Championship a second time after placing 5th at the ACC Championship (5 allocations). He went 1-2 from the 29 seed and 16-16 overall.
197
Jay Aiello (Jr) <Westfield, VA>
Aiello placed 2nd at the ACC Championship and was the 7 seed at the NCAA Championship last season. He went 1-2 at the NCAAs after losing to (10) Tom Sleigh (VT) and (9) Benjamin Honis (Corn). Aiello was 24-8 overall. <Bonus: 25.0%, RPI: .641>
Heavy
Quinn Miller (So) <Archer, GA>
Miller went 5-4 before a season ending injury. He had a couple of wins against NCAA qualifiers, Zach Elam (Mizzu) and Joey Goodhart (Drex).
New Faces:
Virginia has 12 incoming freshman, highlighted by James Whitaker (#8 at 152 by InterMat).
Link to Virginia press release
Last season, Virginia competed in 22, yes 22, duals going 12-10 (1-4 in the ACC) as they attended the Journeyman, South Beach and Virginia Duals. Their biggest wins came against Arizona State, Lock Haven and Utah Valley. Virginia didn't wrestle against Rutgers. In addition to the duals, the Cavaliers went to Cliff Keen, placing 16th. Virginia finished dead last (6th) at the ACC Championship but still qualified four wrestlers to the NCAAs. Almost completely on the strength of Jack Mueller's runner up finish, Virginia finished 23rd (20.5 points) at the NCAA Championship.
Virginia has a lighter dual schedule this season. In addition to their 5 ACC duals, the Cavaliers matchup with Southern Virginia, Maryland, ASU, LIU Post, Chattanooga and VMI. They will also be again be at the Virginia Duals. For tournaments, the Keystone Classic, Cliff Keen and Midlands are on their slate. Virginia should see improvement this year with Courtney and Love back from injury and Hayes settling in at 133.
125
Jack Mueller (Sr) <Trinity Christian, TX>
Mueller burned his redshirt last December to replace Louie Hayes at 125 who moved up to take over 133 after Brian Courtney’s injury. Mueller went on a tear, winning 20 straight matches (17 by bonus) and the ACC Championship before running into Spencer Lee in the 125 NCAA Championship match. He didn’t really face top competition until the NCAA championship where he had big wins against 4 seed Ronnie Bresser (Ore St) and 1 seed Sebastian Rivera (NW). <Bonus: 77.3%, RPI: .676>
133
Louie Hayes (Jr) <Carl Sandburg, IL>
Hayes was 7-2 at 125 with a couple of wins against NCAA qualifiers before moving up to 133. At 133, Hayes went 11-11 and was unable to qualify for the NCAAs, going 0-2 at the ACC Championship. <Bonus: 41.9%, RPI: .567>
141
Brian Courtney (Fr) <Athens Area, PA>
Courtney was 8-3 last season at 133 before his injury. He was 1-2 against NCAA qualifiers.
149
Samuel Krivus (Sr) <Hempfield Area, PA>
Krivus is moving up from 141 where he went 16-12 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship last season. Krivus did have several high-level wins at the beginning of last season, defeating Chad Red (Neb), Sam Turner (Wyo) twice, and Nicholas Gil (Navy). <Bonus: 21.4%, RPI: .592>
Last season, Michael Murphy (Jr) was the starter at 149 and went 12-14 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship. He didn’t have any wins against NCAA qualifiers.
157
Justin McCoy (Fr) <Chestnut Ridge, PA>
McCoy had a solid redshirt season going 25-3. His three losses were to Jacori Teemer (ASU), Vean Barczak (Drex) and Hunter Ladnier (Harv). He didn’t wrestle any NCAA qualifiers.
Last season, Jake Keating was the starter as a true sophomore at 157 and went 17-13 and didn’t qualify for the NCAA Championship (5th at ACC – 4 allocations). He had several wins against NCAA qualifiers, including against eventual AA Christian Pagdilao (ASU).
165
Cam Coy (So) <Penn Trafford, PA>
Coy is looking to improve upon last season where he went 0-2 at the NCAA Championship from the 25 seed. Coy went 19-16 overall and grabbed the last automatic allocation, placing 4th at the ACC Championship. <Bonus: 20.0%, RPI: .597>
174
Victor Marcelli (Fr) <Jackson, OH>
Marcelli went 21-6 during his redshirt season at 184. He was 0-1 against NCAA qualifiers (Tanner Harvey) and had a couple of losses to Trent Hidlay (NCSt).
Last season, Robert Patrick (So) went 9-19 as the starter, 0-2 at the ACC Championship. His biggest win came against Andrew Berreyesa (Corn).
184
Tyler Love (Sr) <Centreville, VA>
Last season, Tyler Love wrestled up at Heavyweight going 13-10 overall and 0-2 at the ACC Championship. He’ll be trying to qualify for the NCAA Championship for a second time at his more natural weight class this season (he actually qualified as a heavyweight in 2018).
Last season, outgoing senior Will Schany qualified for the NCAA Championship a second time after placing 5th at the ACC Championship (5 allocations). He went 1-2 from the 29 seed and 16-16 overall.
197
Jay Aiello (Jr) <Westfield, VA>
Aiello placed 2nd at the ACC Championship and was the 7 seed at the NCAA Championship last season. He went 1-2 at the NCAAs after losing to (10) Tom Sleigh (VT) and (9) Benjamin Honis (Corn). Aiello was 24-8 overall. <Bonus: 25.0%, RPI: .641>
Heavy
Quinn Miller (So) <Archer, GA>
Miller went 5-4 before a season ending injury. He had a couple of wins against NCAA qualifiers, Zach Elam (Mizzu) and Joey Goodhart (Drex).
New Faces:
Virginia has 12 incoming freshman, highlighted by James Whitaker (#8 at 152 by InterMat).
Link to Virginia press release
