Hokie Club Matt Epperly Class: r-Sophomore
Weight: 165 lbs.
High School: Christiansburg
Hometown: Christiansburg, Va.
2007-08: The 2008 ACC Champion at 165 pounds after storming through the tournament ... Just weeks after having his appendix removed, beat Nos. 2, 3 and 1 seeds for the title ... Upset top-seeded Keegan Mueller of UNC 8-2 in sudden victory to claim the title ... Was named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships, where he went 0-2 ... Went 23-12 on the season with seven major decisions, one technical fall and a team-high seven pins ... Fastest pin came in just 23 seconds ... Went 7-6 in dual meets and 1-2 in ACC matches ... Won the East Stroudsburg Open, going 6-0.
2006-07: Was the starter at 157 pounds early in the season before suffering a season-ending back injury ... Was granted a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA ... Went 3-1 before sustaining the injury ... Had two major decisions and a fall at 46 seconds.
High School: Lettered four times for Coach Kevin Dresser ... A four-time Virginia Group AA state champion ... Placed sixth at 160 pounds at the Junior Nationals, earning All-America honors ... Placed fifth at the 2005 Walsh Jesuit-ASICS Ironman Wrestling Tournament, one of the top tournaments in the country ... Was ranked the No. 55 overall national prospect and the No. 7 160-pounder in the country by InterMat.
Personal: Matthew Scott Epperly was born June 25, 1987, in Christiansburg, VA ... The son of Jeff and Elise Epperly ... Has two brothers, Brady and Zack ... Majoring in history.
| Year | Overall | Dual | Leag. | M.Dec. | T.Fall. | Falls | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0:46 | 14 |
| 2007-08 | 23-12 | 7-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0:23 | 26 |
| 2008-09 | 23-14 | 14-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1:32 | 56 |
| 2009-10 | 20-10 | 16-6 | 4-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0:36 | 65 |
| 2010-11 | 16-15 | 10-11 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0:20 | 43 |
| 2014-15 | 24-8 | 13-3 | 4-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2:11 | 56 |
| 2015-16 | 17-3 | 9-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3:26 | 39 |
| 2016-17 | 21-3 | 17-1 | 5-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4:53 | 74 |
| Career | 147-66 | 89-36 | 22-8 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 0:20 | 373 |
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