Virginia Tech wrestling signee Andrew Clement took third place at the National High School Coaches Association senior nationals at the Virginia Beach Convention Center this past weekend to earn All-America status in the top folkstyle tournament in the country.

Clement, from Grassfield High in Chesapeake, beat two opponents ranked in the top 10 nationally – two-time New Jersey champion Brendan Ard and Pennsylvania champ Caleb Kolb – to finish third in the 171-pound class. Clement recently won a Virginia Group AAA state title to make him a three-time state champion (two AA titles at Christiansburg High).

Other signees competing at the prestigious tournament that featured almost 600 state champions included Eric Spjut of Texas (130 pounds) and John Hayden Countryman of Alabama (152 pounds). Football signee Andrew Miller of Bassett, Va., also participated. Several invited walk-ons for Tech also participated.

Countryman won his fifth Alabama state title this year, capping a 267-9 career record with 182 pins. Miller won a Virginia Group AA title to cap a 47-2 season. Spjut recently won his third Texas state championship.

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