LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI wrestling team hosts both The Citadel and Queens University of Charlotte Saturday in Cormack Hall to close out the 2022-23 regular season. The program's seven seniors will be recognized prior to the match against The Citadel.
The first match is slated for 3:30 p.m., while the VMI/Queens bout is tentative set for 5 p.m.
The Keydets have been off for two weeks since defeating Davidson College 39-3 on Feb. 4. VMI won nine of the 10 matches, including four by pin. Freshman
Ryan Vigil (149 pounds, 1:47), senior
Zach Brown (184, 5:37), junior Tyler
Mousaw (197, 1:53) and sophomore
Josh Evans (285, 6:13) all won by fall. The Keydets are 8-7 overall and 2-5 in the Southern Conference.
About The Citadel:
The Bulldogs are 6-5 on the year and 2-5 in the Southern Conference. The Citadel defeated Davidson 22-15 before dropping matches to Campbell (27-9) and Bellarmine (22-14).
About Queens:
The Royals are 4-15 on the year and opened the season with a 45-0 defeat vs. The Citadel. Queens defeated Allen University (S.C.) 31-9 Sunday on Senior Day.
Probable Lineups:
VMI
125:
Tony Burke
133:
Dyson Dunham
141:
Freddy Junko
149:
Ryan Vigil
157:
Job Chishko/
Josh Yost
165:
Braxton Lewis
174:
River Carroll/
Jon Hoover
184:
Zach Brown
197:
Tyler Mousaw
285:
Josh Evans
The Citadel
125 – Blair Orr
133 – George Rosas or Caelan Riley
141 – Dillon Roman or Jacob Silka
149 – Ethan Willis
157 – Tucker Allen or Thomas Snipes
165 – Aidan Lenz or Brodie Porter
174 – Ben Haubert
184 – Micah DiCarlo or Will Rogers
197 – Mark Chaid
285 – John Chesser
Queens
125: Ashton Thompson
133: Ananth Manibushan
141: Melvin Rubio
149: Nico D'Amico
157: Toure Moore
165: Vladimir Sukhikh
174: JT Skalecki
184: D'Andre Hunt
197: Stephen Falkner
HWT: Joshua Voelkel