LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Wrestling completed its rich tradition of Wrestling in Barracks on Thursday night.
With a packed crowd mat-side and all four stoops filled with cadets, the Keydets put on a show for the faithful that ended in a 23-13 victory for the red team.
The evening kicked off at 149 with a dominant technical fall from last year's standout
Patrick Jordon, giving the black team an early 5-0 advantage. Red team quickly rebounded, getting three-straight bout victories, including decisions from
Ray Cmil at 157 and
Logan Chambers at 174, along with a 17-0 technical fall from 165-pounder
Ryan Vigil to take a 9-5 lead.
However, the black squad picked up a huge comeback triumph from 184-pounder
Gideon Gerber, who took a 14-13 decision. Preseason All-SoCon honoree
Toby Schoffstall landed a 17-0 technical fall for the black team to regain the lead, 13-9.
Despite the momentum switch, the red team went on to take the next four matchups, getting decisions from
Cole Will at heavyweight (6-0),
Kyle Gibson at 133 (8-1), and
Eli Cramer at 141 (3-0). The most exciting match of the evening was during 125, when
Malachi Ortiz earned an escape point to go up 2-1 in the second tiebreaker round and give the red team decision points.
Full Results
125: Malachi Ortiz (Red) over
Tony Burke (Black) (TB-2 2-1)
133: Kyle Gibson (Red) over
Cody Tanner (Black) (Dec 8-1)
141: Eli Cramer (Red) over
Nate Shippey (Black) (Dec 3-0)
149: Patrick Jordon (Black) over
Jackson Stroud (Red) (TF 16-1)
157: Ray Cmil (Red) over
Tyler Berish (Black) (Dec 4-2)
165: Ryan Vigil (Red) over
Christian Leonard (Black) (TF 17-0)
174: Logan Chambers (Red) over
Beau Lewis (Black (Dec 8-3)
184: Gideon Gerber (Black) over
Andrew Barford (Red) (Dec 14-13)
197: Toby Schoffstall (Black) over
Caleb Patterson (Red) (TF 17-0)
285: Cole Will (Red) over
Drake Garrison (Black) (Dec 6-0)
The Keydets open the season at the Southeast Open on the campus of Roanoke College on November 2.
For more information, visit VMIKeydets.com or follow us on social media at VMI Athletics.
