Hokie ClubRALEIGH, N.C. – Ten members of the Virginia Tech wrestling team opened their seasons Saturday at the Wolfpack Open, hosted by NC State at Reynolds Coliseum. Per NCAA rules, only six wrestlers were allowed to represent Tech while the rest had to compete unattached, meaning their results do not count.
Several Hokies had impressive days, highlighted by Jarrod Garnett at 125 pounds and Will Livingston at 133 pounds. Garnett was perfect on the day in capturing the title while Livingston took second place. At 149 pounds, Nick Murray made it to the semifinals before falling to No. 5 Lance Palmer of Ohio State. He fell in the third-place match to finish fourth.
Garnett, who lost out to teammate Brock LiVorio in the team’s wrestle-offs last week, bounced back nicely in his first collegiate action. The Newark, Del., native went 5-0 on the day, highlighted by a 7-1 upset over No. 12 Nikko Triggas of Ohio State in the semifinals. Garnett started his career with a technical fall and then picked up a decision, a forfeit and then the upset Triggas to reach the finals. There, he downed fellow ACC competitor Taylor Cummings of NC State, 8-6, to claim the title.
Livingston, who is sitting out this semester after transferring from Ohio State, opened with a technical fall before picking up three decisions to reach the championship. Wrestling unattached, he took on former OSU teammate and fifth-ranked Reece Humphrey in the finals and was downed 9-4.
Freshman Schuyler Swanton went 4-2 on the day. After losing his first match, the Spring Hill, Fla., native ripped off four wins in the consolation brackets. Freshman walk-on Scott Chene, from Irvine, Calif., also had a good day as he went 3-2. He put up a good fight against defending national champion and current No. 1 J Jaggers of Ohio State, falling 3-0.
Matt Rosen went 4-1 at 149 pounds. He won his first two matches before losing to No. 5 Darrion Caldwell. He bounced back to win two matches in the consolations before forfeiting to fellow Hokie Nick Murray. Murray wrestled unattached and went 4-2 on the day.
The Tech team will open up its season Sunday with a dual meet against George Mason at Cassell Coliseum. Match time is set for 5 o’clock.
Below are the full results from Saturday for all Tech wrestlers who competed, both attached and unattached.
Jarrod Garnett (125; 5-0; Champion)
Round 1: Jarrod Garnett TF Kyle Craver (St. Andrews), 16-1
Round 2: Jarrod Garnett dec. Lou Ruland (Maryland), 11-4
Quarterfinals: Jarrod Garnett win by forfeit over Russell Weakley (UNCP)
Semifinals: Jarrod Garnett dec. #12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State), 7-1
Finals: Jarrod Garnett dec. Taylor Cummings (NCSU), 8-6
Schuyler Swanton (125; 4-2)
Round 1: CJ Hamilton (Anderson) dec. Schuyler Swanton, 6-1
Consolations: Schuyler Swanton fall Max Arnold (unattached), 0:46
Consolations: Schuyler Swanton maj. dec. Wes Heavener (Campbell), 11-2
Consolations: Schuyler Swanton dec. Manuel Ramirez (UNCG), 5-1
Consolations: Schuyler Swanton dec. Daniel Pipkin (UNCP), 9-4
Consolations: Lou Ruland (Maryland) fall Schuyler Swanton, 1:56
Will Livingston (133; 3-1; Second Place; UNATTACHED)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Will Livingston TF Joshua Sandoval (UTC), 17-1
Quarterfinals: Will Livingston dec. Jeremy Shaw (UNC), 6-4
Semifinals: Will Livingston dec. Darrius Little (NCSU), 5-1
Finals: #9 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State) dec. Will Livingston, 9-4
Scott Chene (141; 3-2)
Round 1: Scott Chene dec. Deral Brown (Newberry), 6-5
Round 2: Scott Chene fall Daniel Helena (UNC), 5:37
Quarterfinals: #1 J Jaggers (Ohio State) dec. Scott Chene, 3-0
Consolations: Scott Chene dec. Ben Johnson (UTC), 6-4
Consolations: Deral Brown (Newberry) dec. Scott Chene, 5-3
Colin MacDermott (141; 0-2)
Round 1: Jake Vanderbruegge (UNC) dec. Colin MacDermott, 11-4
Consolations: T.J. Hannah (UTC) dec. Colin MacDermott, 9-6
Eddie Obendorfer (141; 1-2; UNATTACHED)
Round 1: Louis Johnson (ODU) fall Eddie Obendorfer, 1:28
Consolations: Eddie Obendorfer dec. Chris Wolz (UNC), 5-4
Consolations: Daniel Helena (UNC) fall Eddie Obendorfer, 0:39
Adam Broda (149; 1-2)
Round 1: Adam Broda win by forfeit over Rico Diaz (UNC Pembroke)
Round 2: Kyle Packer (Newberry) dec. Adam Broda, 6-4
Consolations: Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG) dec. Adam Broda, 8-2
Nick Murray (149; Fourth Place; UNATTACHED)
Round 1: Nick Murray TF Marcus Hannah (UNCG), 15-0
Round 2: Nick Murray maj. dec. Ron Lofton (Anderson), 12-3
Quarterfinals: Nick Murray TF Dean Pavlou (UTC), 18-2
Semifinals: #5 Lance Palmer (Ohio State) dec. Nick Murray, 8-2
Consolations: Nick Murray win by forfeit over Matt Rosen (Virginia Tech)
Third Place Match: Nick Stabile (UNC) dec. Nick Murray, 9-2
Matt Rosen (149; 4-1)
Round 1: Matt Rosen dec. Ivan Lopouchanski (UNCG), 10-3
Round 2: Matt Rosen TF Carlos Baron (UTC), 18-2
Quarterfinals: #4 Darrion Caldwell (NCSU) TF Matt Rosen, 15-0
Consolations: Matt Rosen dec. Nicholas DiCarlo (Anderson), 2-1
Consolations: Matt Rosen fall Rashad Saunders (UNCP), 2:21
Andre Johnson (157; 1-2; UNATTACHED)
Round 1: Bye
Round 2: Andre Johnson TF Noel Mueller (UNC Pembroke) 20-5
Quarterfinals: Kody Hamrah (NCSU) dec. Andre Johnson, 3-1
Consolations: Travis Sheehy (UNCG) dec. Andre Johnson, 10-8