When it comes to college wrestling there’s been a strong showing season to season by NC State and Virginia Tech with both squads swapping dominance. While fans focused on the top two contenders the likes of Pitt, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia began building their programs as well. Now, with the addition of Stanford there’s even more gas on the fire as evidenced by the latest InterMat Rankings.
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The list is impressive and for this adventure we’ll take a look at the top dogs by weight within the ACC but don’t let the lack of numbers mislead you. There are two wrestlers ranked number one, three in the top 5 and yet another four in the top 10. But since we’re only listing the leaders you may find even more when you take a look at the complete InterMat Rankings.
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InterMat Weight Class Rankings – ACC Top Performers
WEIGHT | RANK | WRESTLER | TEAM |
125 | #4 | EDDIE VENTRESCA | VIRGINIA TECH |
133 | #8 | TYLER KNOX | STANFORD |
141 | #10 | KAI ORINE | NC STATE |
149 | #1 | CALEB HENSON | VIRGINIA TECH |
157 | #10 | ED SCOTT | NC STATE |
165 | #13 | HUNTER GARVIN | STANFORD |
174 | #4 | LENNOX WOLAK | VIRGINIA TECH |
184 | #11 | REECE HELLER | PITT |
197 | #9 | ANDY SMITH | VIRGINIA TECH |
285 | #4 | ISAAC TRUMBLE | NC STATE |
The new year will see the return of ACC Friday Night Duals with 5 straight weeks of top notched wrestling matchups on the ACC Network.
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There’s plenty of action ahead with the regular season concluding with the ACC Wrestling Championships held at North Carolina on March 10.