Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – The Hokies finished the regular season ranked eighth in the country after posting a 10-2 record to go along with a share of the ACC Regular title in Tony Robie’s eighth season at the helm. With the 2025 ACC Championship Tournament on the near horizon, Tech will take to the mat on Sunday, March 9 with four top-seeded wrestlers in Durham, NC.
2025 ACC Championship
Cameroon Indoor | Durham, NC
Stream - First Round-Semifinals on ACCNX; Finals ACCN
Top-Seeded Hokies
Eddie Ventresca (125-pounds), Sam Latona (141-pounds), Caleb Henson (149-pounds), and Rafael Hipolito, Jr. (157-pounds) headline the Hokies as the top-seeds in their respective weight classes as determined by criteria and voting by the conference’s head coaches. The No. 1 seeds all earn a bye in the opening round of competition and automatically advance to the semifinals of Sunday’s tournament.
- Ventresca stands at 16-3 on the year with six wins over previously higher ranked opponents and stands at 5-1 against the conference field
- Latona enters his final conference championship looking for his second career ACC title with a 22-6 record and undefeated against conference, 6-0
- Riding a 21-match win streak dating back to last season’s NCAA tournament – 16-0 this season and 4-0 in the conference – ranked No. 1 in the country, Henson will look for his second ACC crown on Sunday
- The redshirt freshman from Manaus, Brazil has thrived in his first year in the lineup with a 14-3 with two wins over two All-Americans to add to his resume
Two at No. 2
Graduate transfer Connor McGonagle and redshirt freshman Jimmy Mullen snag the two seeds at 133-pounds and 285-pounds, respectively.
- McGonagle stands at 12-1 with a 62% bonus rate in his first and final year in orange and maroon. McGonagle is 5-0 against the conference field including a win over a two-time All-American
- At heavyweight, Mullen has stepped into the lineup and hasn’t looked back with a 17-4 record including eight ranked wins in his debut season. Mullen’s lone conference blemish is to the conference’s top-seed
Rounding Out the Hokies
- Andy Smith is tabbed with the three seed at 197-pounds after going 2-2 in conference competition
- At 184-pounds, Thomas Stewart, Jr. will take the mat as the four seed after going 4-2 against the conference and will look to defend his ACC title in his sophomore campaign
- Both Mac Church (165-pounds) and Lennox Wolak (174-pounds) were given the five seed to round out the Hokies. The redshirt freshman Church is 2-4 against the field while grad transfer Wolak will enter his first and last ACC appearance with a 5-2 conference dual record.
Full 2025 ACC Championship Seeds
125
- Eddie Ventresca, VT
- Vincent Robinson, NCSU
- Spencer Moore, UNC
- Nick Babin, PITT
- Keyveon Roller, UVA
- STAN – No Entry
- DUKE – No Entry
133
- Ethan Oakley, UNC
- Connor McGonagle, VT
- Tyler Knox, STAN
- Kai Orine, NCSU
- Gable Porter, UVA
- Tyler Chappell, PITT
- Raymond Adams, DUKE
141
- Sam Latona, VT
- Dylan Cedeno, UVA
- Jason Miranda, STAN
- Troy Hohman, NCSU
- Jayden Scott, UNC
- Briar Priest, PITT
- Christian Colman, DUKE
149
- Caleb Henson, VT
- Lachlan McNeil, UNC
- Jaden Abas, STAN
- Koy Buesgens, NCSU
- Jack Gioffre, UVA
- Finn Solomon, PITT
- SP O’Donnell, DUKE
157
- Rafael Hipolito, Jr., VT
- Ed Scott, NCSU
- Dylan Evans, PITT
- Sonny Santiago, UNC
- Grigor Cholakyan, STAN
- Michael Gioffre, UVA
- Nick Tattini, DUKE
165
- Hunter Garvin, STAN
- Nick Hamilton, UVA
- Derek Fields, NCSU
- Jared Keslar, PITT
- Mac Church, VT
- Aidan Wallace, DUKE
- Charlie Darracott, UNC
174
- Josh Ogunsanya, UNC
- Lorenzo Norman, STAN
- Luca Augustine, PITT
- Matty Singleton, NCSU
- Lennox Wolak, VT
- Rocco Contino, UVA
- Gaetano Console, DUKE0
184
- Reece Heller, PITT
- Dylan Fishback, NCSU
- Gavin Kane, UNC
- Thomas Stewart, Jr.
- Tye Monteiro, STAN
- Justin Phillips, UVA
- David Hussey, DUKE
197
- Mac Stout, PITT
- Nick Stemmet, STAN
- Andy Smith, VT
- Cade Lautt, UNC
- Christian Knop, NCSU
- Steven Burrell, UVA
- Kwasi Bonsu, DUKE
285
- Isaac Trumble, NCSU
- Jimmy Mullen, VT
- Nolan Neves, UNC
- Dayton Pitzer, PITT
- Peter Ming, STAN
- Connor Barket, DUKE
- Gabe Christenson, UVA