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Following their defeat of the then No. 7 Missouri Tigers, but before the Christmas holiday, the Virginia Tech Hokies traveled out to Palo Alto, CA to take on the Lindenwood Lions and Stanford Cardinal.
FINAL FROM PALO ALTO!
— Virginia Tech Wrestling (@HokiesWrestling) December 19, 2022
Hokies go 2-0 on the day. Business in California ✅#Team100 #Hokies #ALLINALLTHETIME pic.twitter.com/o1Ue9rH30g
The Hokies first took on Lindenwood and absolutely liquified the Lions, 52-0, before taking down Stanford, 22-12. Virginia Tech Freshmen phenom, No. 12 Caleb Henson (149 lbs.), once again earned ACC Wrestler of the Week after dominating Lindendwood’s Ben Bohr (19-3) before dispatching Stanford’s No. 13 Jaden Abas (11-1). Ya’ll… Caleb Henson is good at wrestling. That’s his second victory over a top-15 grappler, and Abas is an All-American. Also crushing face, although not surprisingly, No. 3 Mekhi Lewis (174) went undefeated, including Cardinal’s No. 25 Tyler Eischens. No. 7 Hunter Bolen (184) win both his matches with a combined score of 27-2 (whoa!). No. 12 Sam Latona (133) and No. 22 Hunter Catka (285) also went undefeated in California.
— Virginia Tech Wrestling (@HokiesWrestling) December 20, 2022
✔ Another win over top-15, past All-American
✔ Dominating 2-0 weekend out West
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Work's not done, young fella. It's just begun.#Team100 #Hokies #ALLINALLTHETIME pic.twitter.com/yqysbUx2es
The Hokies suffered no defeats against the Lions but did lose four matches to the Cardinal. Cooper Flynn (125) lost to No. 31 Nico Provo; Clayton Ulrey (157) lost to No. 19 Daniel Cardenas; No. 22 Connor Brady (165) lost to Stanford’s highest ranked athlete, No. 2 Shane Griffith; and No. 19 Andy Smith (197) lost to Nick Stemmet. The Hokies went 16-4, during the weekend’s matchups, and now look to Chattanooga, TN where they will ring in the new year, from 1-2 January 2023, participating in the Southern Scuffle. Fantastic work gentlemen!
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