Virginia Tech

The crowd was good. There were lots of high school kids at the match due to a high school tournament. Spratley, Jamison, and Hamiti all made a big statement with convincing wins over good competition. The team is fun to watch. Bring someone new to a match if you can because they will likely leave as a new wrestling fan.
 
The impressiveness of this win cannot be overstated. This was a statement team victory. VT is a really good squad. Should we have won, yes……but did anyone see a 34-9 curb stomping, I don’t think so.

The Hamiti dual was massively impressive! I agree with the poster that said he is capable of beating anyone this year if he wrestles like that!

Probably still not at the point we can beat PSU at nationals this year but 2nd is very possible and PSU won’t be having any 100 point team margin this year. Heck, if this team continues to get better at the pace they have, I don’t put anything beyond their ability to achieve!
 
These are important duals because they help to show what the staff can do with development. We will still need the portal a lot, and this shows that someone can come here, have good partners, and improve. Bringing in zahid, RBY, etc. matters to recruits and portal wrestlers who want high level competition daily. Vantresca has been an all American and Spratley has not; however, the trajectory looks much better for Spratley at OSU than for vantresca. RBY, Gilman, and Fix are a big part of that.
 
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