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Seven Hokies unscathed at Journeymen Collegiate Classic highlighted by Gaj over No. 9 in the countrySeven Hokies unscathed at Journeymen Collegiate Classic highlighted by Gaj over No. 9 in the country
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Seven Hokies unscathed at Journeymen Collegiate Classic highlighted by Gaj over No. 9 in the country

Tech wraps up road trip weekend with impressive showing in Bethlehem with seven first places finishes

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BETHLEHEM, PA – The No. 5 Virginia Tech wrestling team put a bow on action in Bethlehem with seven undefeated performances at the 2026 Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Sunday, November 8 to wrap up the second week of the season. Alex Rozas, Bo Bassett, Drew Gorman, Collin Gaj, Mac Church, Sergio Desiante, and Jonathan Rocha went 21-0 as a group, stacking a total of 15 bonus point victories.

  • Freshman Alex Rozas continues to impress at 125-pounds with two undefeated weekends in a row, collecting two tech falls and a pin in Bethlehem to improve to 8-0 on the season.
  • 5 Bo Bassett was all gas and no brakes to tally three tech falls less than 48 hours after unseating 141-pound No. 1 Luke Stanich on Friday night. Bassett has outscored opponents 78-21 while only surrendering six total offensive points in four matches.
  • After starting the season 0-2 at the Southeast Open, 149-pounder Drew Gorman went 4-0 on the weekend to remain undefeated with two bonus victories on Sunday at 149-pounds.
  • At 157-pounds, No. 8 Collin Gaj responded to his Friday night loss in a big way with three wins including a thrilling 6-5 victory in a 2026 NCAA blood round rematch over No. 9 Jaxon Joy of Cornell.
  • Mac Church continues his hot start to improve to 7-0 after a gritty performance on Sunday which included a come from behind victory with just under :10 to remain undefeated at 165-pounds.
  • At 174-pounds, Sergio Desiante went 3-0 with two major decisions and a convincing 11-4 decision to improve upon a fourth-place finish in the season’s opening weekend.
  • Freshman Jonathan Rocha impressed with a three bonus wins – two major decisions and one tech fall – in his second week representing the Hokies.

 

No. 5 Virginia Tech at 2026 Journeymen Collegiate Classic

Individual Results

125 |

Alex Rozas TECH FALL Blaine Frazier (INDI), 16-1, 3:27

Alex Rozas TECH FALL Carmine Sipper (NAVY), 20-2, 4:51

Alex Rozas FALL Cooper Foster (AS), 6:30

 

141 |

No. 5 Bo Bassett TECH FALL Joey Buttler (INDI), 19-4, 2:12

No. 5 Bo Basett TECH FALL Coleman Nogle (HARV), 23-4, 1:46

No. 5 Bo Bassett TECH FALL No. Zach Redding (NCSU), 19-4, 2:34

 

149 |

Drew Gorman (VT) DEC No. 31 Jack Crook (HARV), 16-9

Drew Gorman (VT) MAJ DEC No. 32 Noah Tapia (HOFS), 17-6

Drew Gorman (VT) MAJ DEC Brayden Fahrbach (APP ST), 11-1

 

157 |

No. 8 Collin Gaj (VT) MAJ DEC Tyler-Xavier McKnight (DAVI), 18-6

No. 8 Collin Gaj (VT) DEC No. 9 Jaxon Joy (CORN), 6-5

No. 8 Collin Gaj (VT) DEC No. 31 Kayden Keiser (APP ST), 9-5

 

165 |

Mac Church (VT) DEC Jake Slotnick (HOFS), 10-8

Mac Church (VT) MAJ DEC Declan Bligh (HARV), 15-4

Mac Church (VT) DEC Ryan Bennett (ILL), 7-6

 

184 |

Sergio Desiante (VT) MAJ DEC Lucas Alvan (F&M), 15-3

Sergio Desiante (VT) MAJ DEC Gavin Hannah (BLOOM), 12-2

Sergio Desiante (VT) DEC Matt Furman (CORN), 11-4

 

197 |

Jonathan Rocha (VT) MAJ DEC Dylan Shelton (F&M), 12-3

Jonathan Rocha (VT) TECH FALL Cayden Bevis (BING), 16-1 3:52

Jonathan Rocha (VT) MAJ DEC Adam Haselius (COLU), 15-7

 

133 |

Nicholas Garcia (VT) MAJ DEC Ciao Aron (MARY), 13-3

Nicholas Garcia (VT) MAJ DEC Guage Shipp (HOFS), 13-2

Nicholas Garcia (VT) loss via dec Joe Fongaro (APP ST), 4-5

 

157 |

Mitchell Faglioni (VT) DEC Michael Boulanger (DUKE), 5-3

Mitchell Faglioni (VT) FALL Charlie Scanlan (COLU), 2:40

Mitchell Faglioni (VT) loss via maj dec Eric Aldefer (BLOO), 1-12

 

184 |

Kyle Scott (VT) TECH FALL Dom Kraemer (SAC H), 22-6 1:59

Kyle Scott (VT) MAJ DEC Tavio Hoose (LEH), 17-4

Kyle Scott (VT) loss via dec Adrian Gacek (CLAR), 3-7

 

197 |

No. 8 Sonny Sasso (VT) TECH FALL Hudson Skove (HARV), 18-2 5:51

No. 8 Sonny Sasso (VT) MAJ DEC Devin Downes (MARY), 15-4

No. 8 Sonny Sasso (VT) loss via maj dec No. Jude Correa (CORN), 3-13

 

133 |

Owen McMullen (VT) loss via dec Marco Loss (DAVI), 4-7

Owen McMullen (VT) loss via fall Billy Townson (RUTG), 0:50

Owen McMullen (VT) MAJ DEC Scotty Moreau (COLU), 12-0

 

184 |

Ben Weader (VT) loss via dec Jordan Chapman (RUTG), 1-8

Ben Weader (VT) loss via dec Kingston Daniels Silva (COLU), 4-5

Ben Weader (VT) loss via med for Matt Walsh (HARV)