LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Wrestling capped off its home slate with a dominating 29-10 victory over Presbyterian Thursday night at Cormack Hall.
The Keydets (6-11, 2-6 SoCon) pick up their second Southern Conference victory and snap a four-match skid after putting up 30 unanswered points against the Blue Hose.
Presbyterian started the match hot, scoring 10 points as VMI went into the 149-pound bout with negative one point after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Despite the slow start, the Keydets kicked into gear, tallying the next 30 points.
It started with a forfeit at 149 pounds and followed with a
Ray Cmil 7-6 decision at 157 pounds that came down to the wire, cutting the Blue Hose lead to just two.
Logan Chambers secured a massive win at 165 pounds, earning a 9-1 major decision. It took just under four and a half minutes for 184-pounder
Braxton Lewis to record a 16-0 technical fall right before 197-pounder
Toby Schoffstall turned it up a notch, earning a 15-0 technical fall in 1:27.
Seniors
Luke Hart and
Josh Evans each picked up victories in their final bouts at Cormack Hall. Hart earned a 12-4 major decision before Evans ended the night with a 10-3 decision.
Results vs. Presbyterian (W, 29-10)
125: Brayden Adams (PRES) over
Waylon Rogers (VMI) (Dec 4-1)
133: TJ Rodier (PRES) over
Cody Tanner (VMI) (MD 16-3)
141: Ryan Luna (PRES) over
Wayne Rold (VMI) (Dec 5-1)
149: Patrick Jordon (VMI) over (PRES) (For.)
157: Ray Cmil (VMI) over Jamison Colongione (PRES) (Dec 7-6)
165: Logan Chambers (VMI) over Joshua Roe (PRES) (MD 9-1)
174: Luke Hart (VMI) over Brandon Jacoby (PRES) (MD 12-4)
184: Braxton Lewis (VMI) over Caleb Roe (PRES) (TF 16-0 4:20)
197: Toby Schoffstall (VMI) over Toler Hornick (PRES) (TF 15-0 1:27)
285: Josh Evans (VMI) over Morvens Saint-Jean (PRES) (Dec 10-3)
(VMI Unsportsmanlike Conduct - post match -1.0)
Next Up for the Keydets
The Keydets finished the 2024-25 campaign on Sunday at Sacred Heart in Fairfield, Connecticut. The match will begin at Noon.
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