LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Wrestling will open the weekend slate against Gardner-Webb in Richmond, Virginia on Friday night for Alumni Weekend before traveling to Louisville, Kentucky to battle Bellarmine on Sunday.
VMI Probables
125: Cody Tanner \ Waylon Rogers
133: Dyson Dunham
141: Phoenix Alyea \ Wayne Rold
149: Patrick Jordon
157: Eric Doran \ Tyler Berish
165: Ryan Vigil
174: Luke Hart
184: Braxton Lewis
197: Toby Schoffstall
285: Josh Evans
Gardner-Webb Probables
125: Jeffery Jacome \ Tyson Lane
133: TK Davis \ Tyler Lamon
141: Todd Carter \ Ty Edwards
149: Joseph Giordano \ Sam Harris
157: Drew Pepin
165: Tyler Brignola \ Grant Kress
174: Andrew Wilson
184: Edison Flores \ Jackson Potts
197: Josh McCutchen
285: Mason Blue \ Rocky Files \ Peyton McComas
Bellarmine Probables* (based on latest dual)
125: Damion Ryan
133: Trayce Eckman
141: AJ Rallo
149: Zac Cowan
157: Jeb Prechtel
165: Cole Nance
174: Grant O'Dell
184: Devan Hendricks
197: Andrew Liber
285: Will Muckler
The Keydets (4-7, 0-2 SoCon) dropped its first conference dual of 2025 to Chattanooga, 28-10, last weekend. Three Keydets picked up bout victories including
Patrick Jordon who took his opponent into a first-round tiebreaker and tallying a 2-1 victory at 149 pounds. Following up was 197-pounder
Toby Schoffstall who has been stellar since his return, recording a 21-3 technical fall in 5:41. Claiming VMI's final win of the day was
Josh Evans at 285 pounds with a solid 5-2 decision.
Leading the charge this season has been
Braxton Lewis at 184 pounds and 149-pounder Jordon. Lewis boasts a 16-4 record, going 6-1 in duals and 1-0 in SoCon action. Jordon has been crucial to the Keydets success, going 18-3 overall with 12 wins by fall and 33 dual points.
VMI is 9-13 against Gardner-Webb with last year's result ending in a 28-10 loss in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is a near-fresh matchup between the Keydets and the Knights of Bellarmine with this Sunday's match being the fifth all-time in program history. Last season, VMI took down Bellarmine, 25-11, at Cormack Hall, leading to a 3-1 series record.
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